This study compared the collateral tissue damage and incisional bridging with granulation tissue via histopathological examination following feline onychectomy performed by radiofrequency (RF) and carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser. Two cats were euthanized, and their digits were harvested for histopathological evaluation on days 1, 3, and 7 post-onychectomy. Each digit was evaluated for total lesion...

BACKGROUND Radiofrequency (RF) energy has been used for ablation and resection of liver tumors. PURPOSE To present a new technique for the treatment of liver hydatid cyst disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two patients with liver hydatid disease treated with RF energy cauterization and surgical resection are presented. Cystectomy was performed in a female patient aged 35 years and pericystectomy...

Background: Airport workers are continuously exposed to different levels of radiofrequency microwave (RF/MW) radiation emitted by radar equipments. Radars are extensively used in military and aviation industries. Over the past several years, our lab has focused on the health effects of exposure to different sources of electromagnetic fields such as cellular phones, mobile base stations, mobile ...

background: drug resistance is widely believed to be an increasingly serious threat to global public health. we have previously reported that short term exposure of microorganisms to diagnostic ultrasound waves could significantly alter their sensitivity to antibiotics. in our previous studies, klebsiella pneumoniae showed major differences in the sensitivity to antibiotics in exposed and non-e...

Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) at the operating frequencies of different communication devices can cause various biological effects. However, there is a lack studies on oxidative stress response and genotoxicity in honey bee (Apis mellifera) after exposure RF-EMF. In this study, we investigated DNA damage larvae situated waxcomb cells, exposed modulated RF-EMF 23 Vm-...

AIMS We determined late atrial function following a surgical linear endocardial radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedure that aimed to restore and maintain sinus rhythm (SR) in atrial fibrillation (AF). We tested the hypothesis that successful restoration of SR is accompanied by measurable mechanical atrial function that is at normal or near normal levels. METHODS Forty-seven patients who under...

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome occurs due to an accessory atrioventricular bypass tract. The prevalence of WPW electrocardiographic pattern has been estimated to be 0.1%-0.3% in the general population, with the annual incidence of new cases reported to be 4 per 100,000 population per year (l). While the commonest age of presentation is the second decade of life (2)/ unusually tachycardia ...

A combined treatment of alpha interferon (INF), 8 MHz radiofrequency (RF) hyperthermia using Thermotron-RF Model 8 and/or irradiation was performed on a patient with advanced renal cancer. The patient was a 52-year-old male, who had received arterial embolization with a gelatin sponge and 60 mg of adriamycin for the right renal tumor in January, 1985. He was referred to our clinic in April, 198...

Exposure of workers to electric and magnetic fields from radiofrequency dielectric heaters (RF heaters) to process polyvinyl chloride material was surveyed. Measurements of electric and magnetic field strengths were made in 10 workers operating 7 RF heaters at 3 plants in Japan. Six of the RF heaters are of the sewing machine type and the other is of the shuttle tray type. In all the RF heaters...