Tyson Broberg

OBJECTIVE CircRNAs serve an essential role in regulating the development and progression of various tumors. The aim of this study was to examine the role and mechanism of circ_0009910 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of circ_0009910 and miR-335-5p in tissues and cell lines of HCC.…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Weight loss is often encouraged or required before open ventral hernia repair. This study evaluates the impact of weight change on total, intra-abdominal, subcutaneous, and hernia volume. METHODS Patients who underwent open ventral hernia repair from 2007 to 2018 with two preoperative computed tomography scans were identified. Scans…[Read more]

Proton computed tomography (CT) is an imaging modality investigated mainly in the context of proton therapy as a complement to x-ray CT. It uses protons with high enough energy to fully traverse the imaged object. Common prototype systems measure each proton’s position and direction upstream and downstream of the object as well as the energy loss…[Read more]