A decision support system with data-driven methods is of great significance for the prognosis of scoliosis.However, developing an accurate and interpretable data-driven decision support system is challenging: 1) the scoliosis data collected from clinical environments is heterogeneous, unstructured, and incomplete; 2) the cause of adolescent idiopat
Perioperative management strategy of severe traumatic brain injury during the outbreak of COVID-19
Since December 2019, a pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus, i.e.COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Although the epidemic in China has been bought under control, the global COVID-19 situation is still grim.Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), as one of critical conditions in the department of neurosurgery, requires an early and Airl
Patterns of arterial vascularization in swine hearts
Abstract: This study aimed to characterize the patterns of arterial vascularization in swine hearts.Ninety swine hearts were submitted to the Spalteholz diaphanization technique in order to dissect the coronary arteries.Three types of arterial vascularization patterns were characterized through the behaviorof the rami circumflexus and interventricu
Proper training and use of ultrasonography facilitates lumbar puncture
Abstract With great interest, we read the study of Line Dussourd Airliner Model Kits et al.concluding that ultrasonography allows better identification of anatomical structures before performing a lumbar puncture.We cannot concur with the conclusions of the study because the authors did not visualize the conus medullaris directly, nor did they asse