Methods In a prospective study involving 12 Swedish HIV clinics, all newly diagnosed patients, >18 years, are invited to participate to explore what characterize a late presenters (LP), defined by CD4 <350 and/or AIDS diagnosis, from those diagnosed earlier. Demographic and biomedical data are collected as well as HIV-related symptoms and AIDS diagnosis. Four questionnaires are completed; medic...

Terahertz waves provide a better contrast in imaging soft biomedical tissues than X-rays, and unlike X-rays, they cause no ionisation damage, making them a good option for biomedical imaging. Terahertz absorption imaging has conventionally been used for cancer diagnosis. However, the absorption properties of a cancerous sample are influenced by two opposing factors: an increase in absorption du...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of volume determinations using the commercially available Seattle ShapeMaker CAD/CAM system for production of prosthetic sockets and to compare it with the commercially available CAPOD system. We used three types of reference objects for volumetric determinations: steel tubes, plaster of Paris casts, and residual limb models. Th...

As a task requiring strong professional experience as supports, predictive biomedical intelligence cannot be separated from the support of large amount external domain knowledge. By using transfer learning to obtain sufficient prior massive text data, it is essential promote performance specific downstream and decision-making models. This an efficient convenient method, but has not been fully d...

To the Editor, As discussed in our paper, positioning the VivaSight DLT 34 sec faster than positioning a conventional doublelumen tube is of marginal clinical importance. Then again, faster insertion is consistent with the fact that the tube is easy to use. Furthermore, the ability to obtain immediate assurance of at least an approximately correct position with the VivaSight camera likely facil...

Objective: To help care providers understand the current status of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Options: The most effective and practical options for cervical screening and treatment in low-resource countries are evaluated. Outcomes: Improvement in rates of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Evidence: PubMed or Medline, CINAHL, and The Coc...

Differential spectral interferometry (DSI), a novel method of biomedical imaging that combines the high dynamic range of optical coherence tomography (OCT) with inherently parallel low-bandwidth image acquisition of spectral interferometry (SI), is described. DSI efficiently removes the deleterious dc background inherent in SI measurements while maintaining the parallel nature of SI. We demonst...