Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Is hepatocellular carcinoma viability important when using intraoperative blood salvage during liver transplantation?
(Scopus, 2023-07-31)Background: Intraoperative blood salvage and autotransfusion (IBS) is considered safe in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about the potential impact of the viable tumor ... -
Plugging the Leak: Addressing the Mid-career Pipeline Challenge in Radiology
(Sage Journals, 2023-08-07)No abstract available -
Can we rely on contrast-enhanced CT to identify pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma? A population-based study in sensitivity and factors associated with false negatives
(Springer, 2023-06-02)Abstract Objectives: To determine the sensitivity of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and identify factors associated with false negatives (FNs). Methods: ... -
A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
(American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2023-06)Abstract Background and purpose: Surgical clipping and endovascular treatment are commonly used in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. We compared the safety and efficacy of the 2 treatments in a randomized ... -
Actor-network theory and ethnography: Sociomaterial approaches to researching medical education
(2019-06-03)Medical education is a messy tangle of social and material elements. These material entities include tools, like curriculum guides, stethoscopes, cell phones, accreditation standards, and mannequins; natural elements, like ... -
Teaching and Learning with Videoconferencing at Regional Medical Campuses: Lessons from an Ethnographic Study
(2019)Distributed medical education and instruction at regional medical campuses is becoming more prevalent. With its focus on connecting learners in multiple environments outside of traditional classroom or clinical environments, ... -
Technologies of Exposure: Videoconferenced Distributed Medical Education as a Sociomaterial Practice
(Association of American Medical Colleges, 2018-11-21)Purpose Videoconferencing—a network of buttons, screens, microphones, cameras, and speakers—is one way to ensure that undergraduate medical curricula are comparably delivered across distributed medical education (DME) ... -
Diagnostics and prospective outcome of a diffuse glioneuronal tumor with oligodendroglioma-like features and nuclear clusters after surgical resection (DGONC): a case report
(Oxford University Press, 2022-10-25)Diffuse glioneuronal tumors with oligodendroglioma-like features and nuclear clusters (DGONC) are rare tumors of the central nervous system, having been added as a provi-sional diagnosis in the ... -
A survey of local diagnostic reference levels for the head, thorax, abdomen and pelvis computed tomography in Norway and Canada
(Sage Journals, 2022-10-07)Background Computed tomography (CT) contributes to 60% of the collective dose in medical imaging. Literature has demonstrated that patient dose varies across regions and countries. Establishing diagnostic reference levels ... -
Canadian Association of Radiologists Prostate MRI White Paper
(Sage Journals, 2022-11)Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy and the third most common cause of death in Canadian men. In light of evolving diagnostic pathways for prostate cancer and the increased use of MRI, which now includes its use ... -
Endometrial osseous metaplasia with secondary infertility
(CMAJ Group, 2022-06)A 32-year-old woman with a history of an early pregnancy loss followed by a term birth presented to her gynecologist with difficulty conceiving and amenorrhea. Her second pregnancy, the live birth, had resulted in a vaginal ... -
Resting state functional connectivity in SLE patients and association with cognitive impairment and blood–brain barrier permeability (Postprint)
(Oxford Acadmic, 2022-06-14)Objective Extensive blood–brain barrier (BBB) leakage has been linked to cognitive impairment in SLE. This study aimed to examine the associations of brain functional connectivity (FC) with cognitive impairment and BBB ... -
Comparison of Bolus Versus Dual-Syringe Administration Systems on Glass Yttrium-90 Microsphere Deposition in an In Vitro Microvascular Hepatic Tumor Model
(Elsevier, 2023-01)Purpose To utilize an in vitro microvascular hepatic tumor model to compare the deposition characteristics of glass yttrium-90 microspheres using the dual-syringe (DS) and traditional bolus administration methods. Materials ... -
Systematic review of diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant: Outcomes and associated clinical factors
(Oxford Academic, 2022-08-19)Background: A comprehensive review and description of the clinical features that impact prognosis for patients with diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant (G34-DHG) is needed. Understanding survival and prognostic ... -
Transabdominal ultrasound of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A multi-centered population-based study in sensitivity, associated diagnostic intervals, and survival (preprint)
(Elsevier, 2022-11)Abstract Objectives To determine the sensitivity of ultrasound (US) in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in our region, to identify factors associated with US test result, and assess the impact on the diagnostic ... -
No difference in cerebral perfusion between the wild-type and the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
(Nature Research, 2022-12)Abstract Neuroimaging with [2,2-dimethyl-3-[(2R,3E)-3-oxidoiminobutan-2-yl]azanidylpropyl]-[(2R,3E)-3-hydroxyiminobutan-2-yl]azanide;oxo(99Tc)technetium-99(3+) ([99mTc]HMPAO) single photon emission computed tomography ... -
Assessing the frequency with which primary care providers address sleep of infants and young children
(Wiley Online Library, 2022-03-07)Sleep problems during early development are common and associated with negative health outcomes. Earlier recognition of poor sleep health permits earlier intervention and improved outcomes. This retrospective cohort study ... -
Uptake of slow-release oral morphine as opioid agonist treatment among hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
(Wiley, 2021)Introduction: Buprenorphine and methadone are highly effective first-line medications for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) but are not acceptable to all patients. We aimed to assess the uptake of slow-release oral morphine ... -
Cesarean Delivery and Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Offspring: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(Elsevier, 2019)Objective: To examine the association between Caesarean section (CS) and health care utilization and costs in offspring from birth until age 7 years. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of singleton term births in the ... -
Maternal pre-pregnancy weight status and health care use for mental health conditions in the offspring
(Springer, 2019)Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between pre-pregnancy maternal weight status and offspring physician visits for mental health conditions in childhood and adolescence. Methods: We ...
