CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CHARACTERIZATION OF WATCHMAN LEAK: TO PLUG OR NOT TO PLUG

To plug or not to plug?

Coronary artery disease remains a common problem in industrialized countries. Percutaneous coronary interventions are usually performed utilizing the femoral approach. Arterial puncture-closing devices have been developed in hope to avoid manual compression and shortening the period of rest. In a recent meta-analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association these devices have shown on...

To plug or not to plug: a cost-effectiveness analysis for complex anal fistula.

BACKGROUND Complex anal fistulas are unsuitable for fistulotomy because of the risk of fecal incontinence. The anal fistula plug (AFP) has demonstrated fistula healing without sphincter division. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the AFP compared to the endoanal advancement flap (EAAF) as an alternative sphincter-preserving option for complex anal fistulas. METHODS The stu...

AMPLATZERTM Cardiac Plug

Use of Reference Ear Plug to improve accuracy of lateral cephalograms generated from cone-beam computed tomography scans

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of Reference Ear Plug (REP) during cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan for the generation of lateral cephalograms from CBCT scan data. METHODS Two CBCT scans were obtained from 33 adults. One CBCT scan was acquired using conventional methods, and the other scan was acquired with the use of REP. Virtual late...

Demonstration of a foamy plug in the main bronchus using chest computed tomography.

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