© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Leonard Berliner and Heinz U. Lemke (eds.)An Information Technology Framework for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised MedicineAdvances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine810.1007/978-3-319-12166-6_7 7. Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Smruti Mohanty1, 2 ,…
Clinical Task Radiological findings Preprocedural assessment (a) number and size of HCC nodules; (b) number and size of nodules considered at risk for neoplastic degeneration; (c) presence and extension of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Leonard Berliner and Heinz U. Lemke (eds.)An Information Technology Framework for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised MedicineAdvances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine810.1007/978-3-319-12166-6_1 1. Introduction Leonard Berliner1, 2 and Heinz U. Lemke3, 4 …
Fig. 6.1 The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system for Hepatocellular Carcinoma—revised 2011 [8] The current recommendations based on the BCLC Staging System include: 1. Patients who have a…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Leonard Berliner and Heinz U. Lemke (eds.)An Information Technology Framework for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised MedicineAdvances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine810.1007/978-3-319-12166-6_5 5. Imaging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: PET/CT Giuseppe Esposito1 (1)…
. A monomer must have one or more reactive sites to form bonds with other monomers in order to prepare a polymer and may or may not be equivalent to…
Fig. 3.1 Intramolecular and Intermolecular forces in polymers for biomedical use Intra and Inter Polymer Molecular Interactions A correct understanding of many physical and chemical properties of polymeric materials is linked…
Polymer name Manufacturer Reason Cuprophan®, Hemophan® Membrana GmbH Loss of market share, alleged lack of biocompatibility Polycarbonate (PC) Gambro Only as flat sheet membrane available Cellulose acetate (CA) Cordis Dow…
Fig. 12.1 Stimuli of SR polymers The responses are manifested as variations in the shape, surface, solubility, degree of intermolecular association and others [17]. Particularly, the subsequent polymer structure and property…
Function Purpose Examples Binding Fixation Fractured bone fixation Adhesion Adhesion of tissue pieces Closure Suturing Tissue approximation and vascular and intestinal anastomosis Covering Wound cover Sealing Topical hemostasis and air…
