Fig. 3.1 Schematic of sample processing to gene chip analysis. A schematic of the methodology involved to process an experimental tissue, hybridize the target cDNA to the gene chip, and…
Fig. 46.1 The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BC) from Ancient Egypt (Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PEbers_c41.jpg). By Einsamer Schütze [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Claudius Galenus (better known…
Fig. 12.1 Blunt abdominal trauma workup. (Used with permission from van der Vlies CH, Olthof DC, Gaakeer M, Ponsen KJ, van Delden OM, Goslings JC. Changing patterns in diagnostic strategies…
1. Gunshot injuries (ballistic trauma) 2. Other posttraumatic injuries 3. Burn deformity 4. Benign tumours (i.e., neurofibromatosis) 5. Post-oncological deformities (tumour free and risk free) The indication of facial transplantation…
Fig. 20.1 Intraoperative image of incision and instrumentation used for MIVAT Robotic assisted thyroid surgery through either a transaxillary or axillo-breast approach avoids a cervical incision altogether (Fig. 20.2a, b)….
Fig. 24.1 The daVinci® surgical cart (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA) during a procedure Although the daVinci surgical robot was originally marketed for cardiac surgical applications, it has found widespread…
Fig. 38.1 Stapled haemorrhoidopexy On the basis of the Thomson theory that proposes the deterioration of the anal supporting tissue and the consequent sliding downward of the anal lining as…
Fig. 44.1 Distal forearm level upper limb transplant (hand transplant) (used with permission. Copyright © The Johns Hopkins Health System and the authors) Fig. 44.2 Above-elbow upper limb transplant (used…
Screening parameters Diagnostic procedure TTE TEE (3D-TEE) CT R/L catheter Severity of the aortic valve stenosis ++ ++ + ++ Fixated vs. functional stenosis ++ (Dobutamine) − − Aortic valve…
Fig. 19.1 (a, b) CT scan. Tumor extension evaluation Compared to CT, PET is more accurate in staging or re-staging cancer of the head and neck. After surgery and/or medical…
