Khan Harrell

The indications for external beam radiotherapy (RT) in differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) are still undefined. The objective of this study was to synthesize current evidence defining the role of postoperative RT in patients with DTC. A systematic review and meta-analysis were done. Included studies compared oncologic outcomes and toxicity of…[Read more]

ferior to OPD, and it is even more advantageous for EBL, wound infection rate, reoperation rate, hospital stay, intraoperative transfusion, overall complications and clinical POPF. However, these findings need to be further verified by high-quality randomized controlled trials.O-GlcNAcylation is an atypical, reversible, and dynamic glycosylation…[Read more]

Patients with greater psychological distress showed higher levels of nadir cortisol.

Results showed the importance of assessing patients’ perceptions of their illness, prior to chemotherapy, as well as promoting more self-efficacy for coping, in order to improve women’s emotional state and quality of life.

Results showed the importance…[Read more]

001) and lower Cramér-Rao lower bounds (CRLB) (p less then 0.001) for the combined glutamate and glutamine signal (Glx) in thalamus at 7T as compared to 3T. In pons, CRLB of Glx and SNR were lower at 7T (p = 0.002 and p = 0.006), with no differences in linewidth compared to 3T. Mean within-subject variability of Glx concentration estimates was…[Read more]