WORLD’S CLINICAL NEWS LEADER ISSN 0898-7270 Vol.41 No.2 • 5-6/2023 ®
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Imaging Tool Detects High Risk Pregnancies
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uring the labor and delivery process, the uterus contracts to expel the fetus. Irregularities in these contractions can result in premature delivery or labor arrest, creating the need for a Cesarean (C-section) delivery. Both preterm birth and C-sections can
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Ultra-Powerful MRI Merged with Microscopy Offers 64 Million Times Sharper Brain Images
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RI technology is utilized to visualize soft, water-rich tissues that are difficult to image using X-rays. Although conventional MRI can detect brain tumors, higher resolution is required to observe the microscopic details within the brain that reveal its
organization. In a groundbreaking achievement coinciding with the first MRI’s 50th anniversary, researchers have now significantly enhanced MRI resolution, resulting in the clearest images of a mouse brain ever captured. In decades-long research ef-
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Artificial Intelligence System Improves Surgical Outcomes
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PET-MRI Technique Aids Crohn’s Treatment
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rohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, often results in painful bowel constrictions known as intestinal strictures. These strictures commonly cause cramping pain and digestive issues in patients with Crohn’s disease and typically require treatment. While drug therapies effectively treat purely inflammatory strictures, surgical intervention is Cont’d on page 9
Troponin Bracelet Predicts Heart Attack
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y conducting video evaluations of surgical procedures, the Surgical AI System (SAIS) can analyze the performance of surgeons down to individual motions such as handling a needle or manipulating tissue, thereby enhancing their training and improving surgical outcomes.
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hen the arteries supplying blood to the heart become blocked, it restricts the supply of oxygen to the heart and the body, leading to a heart attack. Due to high volumes of patients and personnel shortages, many emergency rooms can face challenges in quickly determining which patients are experiencing a heart attack. Troponin-I, a protein that enters the bloodstream when the heart muscle is dam-
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Wearable Wireless Doppler Helps Sepsis Management
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iming is crucial when caring for patients with sepsis. Upon a patient’s arrival at a hospital suffering from sepsis, the initial course of action is to provide them with intravenous (IV) fluids. However, not all patients benefit from this method, and in fact, some may
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Bio-Printed Patches Can Repair Damaged Heart Tissue
ardiovascular disease re- sitates life-long medication, and mains the leading cause of end-stage heart failure patients C death globally. One of the as- may subsequently be enrolled sociated complications of heart disease is heart failure, in which inadequate blood supply to an affected region causes the death of heart tissue. This often neces-
on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Now, researchers have demonstrated the potential of bio-engineered heart tissues in promoting the safe and effective Cont’d on page 15
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