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Luterstein E, Raldow A, Cao M, Lamb J, Low D, Steinberg M, Lee P. Clinical Outcomes Using Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Low D, Wu M, Spira A. 1020 Association of Sleep Duration with Cognitive Function in U.S. Older Adults. Sleep 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Davies AR, Zylstra J, Baker CR, Gossage JA, Dellaportas D, Lagergren J, Findlay JM, Puccetti F, El Lakis M, Drummond RJ, Dutta S, Mera A, Van Hemelrijck M, Forshaw MJ, Maynard ND, Allum WH, Low D, Mason RC. A comparison of the left thoracoabdominal and Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus 2018; 31:4566196. [PMID: 29087474 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dox129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the oncological outcomes of a large multicenter series of left thoracoabdominal esophagectomies, and compare these to the more widely utilized Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. With ethics approval and an established study protocol, anonymized data from five centers were merged into a structured database. The study exposure was operative approach (ILE or LTE). The primary outcome measure was time to death. Secondary outcome measures included time to tumor recurrence, positive surgical resection margins, lymph node yield, postoperative death, and hospital length of stay. Cox proportional hazards models provided hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusting for age, pathological tumor stage, tumor grade, lymphovascular invasion, and neoadjuvant treatment. Among 1228 patients (598 ILE; 630 LTE), most (86%) had adenocarcinoma (AC) and were male (81%). Comparing ILE and LTE for AC patients, no difference was seen in terms of time to death (HR 0.904 95%CI 0.749-1.1090) or time to recurrence (HR 0.973 95%CI 0.768-1.232). The risk of a positive resection margin was also similar (OR 1.022 95%CI 0.731-1.429). Median lymph node yield did not differ between approaches (LTE 21; ILE 21; P = 0.426). In-hospital mortality was 2.4%, significantly lower in the LTE group (LTE 1.3%; ILE 3.6%; P = 0.004). Median hospital stay was 11 days in the LTE group and 14 days in the ILE group (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, this is the largest series of left thoracoabdominal esophagectomies to be submitted for publication and the only one to compare two different transthoracic esophagectomy strategies. It demonstrates oncological equivalence between operative approaches but possible short- term advantages to the left thoracoabdominal esophagectomy.
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Werner R, Ehrhardt J, Frenzel T, Säring D, Lu W, Low D, Handels H. Motion Artifact Reducing Reconstruction of 4D CT Image Data for the Analysis of Respiratory Dynamics. Methods Inf Med 2018; 46:254-60. [PMID: 17492109 DOI: 10.1160/me9040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Summary
Objectives:
Respiratory motion represents a major problem in radiotherapy of thoracic and abdominal tumors. Methods for compensation require comprehensive knowledge of underlying dynamics. Therefore, 4D (= 3D + t) CT data can be helpful. But modern CT scanners cannot scan a large region of interest simultaneously. So patients have to be scanned in segments. Commonly used approaches for reconstructing the data segments into 4D CT images cause motion artifacts. In orderto reduce the artifacts, a new method for 4D CT reconstruction is presented. The resulting data sets are used to analyze respiratory motion.
Methods:
Spatiotemporal CT image sequences of lung cancer patients were acquired using a multi-slice CT in cine mode during free breathing. 4D CT reconstruction was done by optical flow based temporal interpolation. The resulting 4D image data were compared with data generated bythe commonly used nearest neighbor reconstruction. Subsequent motion analysis is mainly concerned with tumor mobility.
Results:
The presented optical flow-based method enables the reconstruction of 3D CT images at arbitrarily chosen points of the patient’s breathing cycle. A considerable reduction of motion artifacts has been proven in eight patient data sets. Motion analysis showed that tumor mobility differs strongly between the patients.
Conclusions:
Due to the proved reduction of motion artifacts, the optical flow-based 4D CT reconstruction offers the possibility of high-quality motion analysis. Because the method is based on an interpolation scheme, it additionally has the potential to enable the reconstruction of 4D CT data from a lesser number of scans.
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Santhanam A, Neylon J, Hasse K, O'Connell D, Low D. 4DCT Based Lung Elastography for Regional Lung Functionality Preservation in Radiotherapy of Non–small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang C, Kaprealian T, Cao M, Hu P, Low D, Yang Y. Dose-Dependent Increase in Solid Tumor Heterogeneity Measured by the Standard Deviation of T2 Relaxation Time Constant. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yang L, Low D, Lee P, Steinberg M, Alexander S, Du D, Agazaryan N, Meisner D, Nguyen A, Qi X. Fast, Low-Dose Megavoltage-Topogram Localization in a Helical IGRT Unit: Initial Clinical Experience with Mesothelioma Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jiang N, Cao M, Lamb J, Sheng K, Mikaeilian A, Low D, Raldow A, Steinberg M, Lee P. Outcomes Utilizing MRI-Guided and Real-Time Adaptive Pancreas Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lee P, Cao M, Lamb J, Thomas D, Mikaeilian A, Kamrava M, Hernandez J, Agazaryan N, Low D, Steinberg M, Kishan A. Phase 1 Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors Utilizing an MRI-Guided Tri-Co Teletherapy System. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yang Y, Cao M, Gao Y, Kamrava M, Kalbasi A, Lamb J, Agazaryan N, Sheng K, Low D, Hu P. Longitudinal Diffusion MRI for Early Assessment of Treatment Response in Sarcoma Patients After Preoperative Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Low D, O'Connell D, Yang L, Lewis J, Lee P. PO-0883: Clinical Implementation Model-Based CT to Replace 4DCT for Lung Cancer Treatment Planning. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31320-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Low D, Elkind M. 1147 OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER INPATIENT OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH NON-TRAUMATIC SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.1146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Low D, Elkind M. 1146 OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER INPATIENT OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.1145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yang L, Low D, Qi X. BM3D Enhanced MV-Topogram for Fast and Accurate Patient Localization on TomoTherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.2186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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O'Connell D, Shaverdian N, Kishan A, Thomas D, Yang L, Lewis J, Lamb J, Cao M, Tenn S, Lee P, Low D. Clinical Validation and Implementation of the 5DCT Technique for Breathing-Gated Image Generation for Lung Cancer Treatment Planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.2348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wang C, Iwamoto K, Wang J, Low D, Steinberg M, Chen A. Trends in Radiation-Induced Second Malignancy With Increased Utilization of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kamrava M, Agazaryan N, Cao M, Low D, Thomas D, Yang Y, Lamb J. Assessment of Intrafraction Motion of the Vaginal Apex During Postoperative MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Qi X, Yang Y, Neylon J, Santhanam A, Yang L, Chen A, Low D. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Soft Tissue Alignment for Head and Neck Radiation Therapy: Margin Reduction and Its Clinical Feasibility. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Watkins Bruner D, Pugh S, Lee W, Dignam J, Low D, Swanson G, Shah A, D'Souza D, Michalski J, Dayes I, Seaward S, Nguyen P, Hall W, Pisansky T, Chen Y, Sandler H, Movsas B. NRG Oncology/RTOG 0415, Phase 3 Noninferiority Study Comparing 2 Fractionation Schedules in Patients With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Prostate-Specific Quality of Life Results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yu V, Tran A, Nguyen D, Woods K, Kaprealian T, Chin R, Low D, Sheng K. Significant Cord and Esophagus Dose Reduction by 4π Non-Coplanar Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.2246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Qi X, Wang J, Gomez C, Xu X, Shao W, King C, Low D, Steinberg M, Kupelian P. Patient-Reported Outcome After Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy—An Analysis of Dosimetric Correlation of Minimally Import Difference for the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite Short Form (EIPIC-26). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mendenhall IH, Borthwick S, Neves ES, Low D, Linster M, Liang B, Skiles M, Jayakumar J, Han H, Gunalan V, Lee BPYH, Okahara K, Wang LF, Maurer-Stroh S, Su YCF, Smith GJD. Identification of a Lineage D Betacoronavirus in Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) in Singapore and an Overview of Lineage D Reservoir Ecology in SE Asian Bats. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016; 64:1790-1800. [PMID: 27637887 PMCID: PMC7159162 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Coronaviruses are a diverse group of viruses that infect mammals and birds. Bats are reservoirs for several different coronaviruses in the Alphacoronavirus and Betacoronavirus genera. They also appear to be the natural reservoir for the ancestral viruses that generated the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreaks. Here, we detected coronavirus sequences in next‐generation sequence data created from Eonycteris spelaea faeces and urine. We also screened by PCR urine samples, faecal samples and rectal swabs collected from six species of bats in Singapore between 2011 and 2014, all of which were negative. The phylogenetic analysis indicates this novel strain is most closely related to lineage D Betacoronaviruses detected in a diverse range of bat species. This is the second time that coronaviruses have been detected in cave nectar bats, but the first coronavirus sequence data generated from this species. Bat species from which this group of coronaviruses has been detected are widely distributed across SE Asia, South Asia and Southern China. They overlap geographically, often share roosting sites and have been witnessed to forage on the same plant. The addition of sequence data from this group of viruses will allow us to better understand coronavirus evolution and host specificity.
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Qi X, Yang Y, Jack N, Santhanam A, Yang L, Chen A, Low D. SU-F-J-17: Patient Localization Using MRI-Guided Soft Tissue for Head-And-Neck Radiotherapy: Indication for Margin Reduction and Its Feasibility. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4955925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mutic S, Low D, Chmielewski T, Fought G, Hernandez M, Kawrakow I, Sharma A, Shvartsman S, Dempsey J. TU-H-BRA-08: The Design and Characteristics of a Novel Compact Linac-Based MRI Guided Radiation Therapy (MR-IGRT) System. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Santhanam A, Min Y, Beron P, Agazaryan N, Kupelian P, Low D. SU-D-201-05: On the Automatic Recognition of Patient Safety Hazards in a Radiotherapy Setup Using a Novel 3D Camera System and a Deep Learning Framework. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4955617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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