PLACE OF ECHOGRAPHY IN SPECIFYING APPROACHES TO TREATING OVARIAN CANCER

The results of ultrasound study and surgical treatment in 248 patients aged 20 to 78 years who had ovarian epithelial malignancies were the subject of this investigation that has provided evidence that ultrasonic tomography is currently the leading imaging technique that allows specification of the ovarian cancer spread pattern and, depending on this, elaboration of adequate treatment policy

VALUE OF ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPHY IN THE STAGING OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

Based on the results of preoperative examination in 180 patients, the investigators studied and analyzed the specific features of ultra- sonic images of endometrial cancer in detail. The comprehensive study comprising color Doppler and energy mapping, three-dimen- sional echography with standard and variable-frequency transducers was conducted using the expert-class ultrasound equipment. A close analysis revealed the high informative value of complex ultrasonic tomography in the preoperative staging of cancer of the cor- pus uteri, in its early stages in particular

Effect of the Composition of Copolymers Based on Glycidyl Methacrylate and Fluoroalkyl Methacrylates on the Free Energy and Lyophilic Properties of the Modified Surface

This study proposes to use reactive copolymers based on glycidyl methacrylate and fluoroalkyl methacrylates with a low fluorine content in the monomer unit as agents to reduce the surface free energy (SFE). This work reveals the effect of the structure and composition of copolymers on the SFE and water-repellent properties of these coatings. On a smooth surface, coatings based on copolymers of glycidyl methacrylate and fluoroalkyl methacrylates with fluorine atoms in the monomer unit ranging from three to seven are characterized by SFE values in the range from 25 to 13 mN/m, which is comparable to the values for polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes and perfluoroalkyl acrylates. On textured aluminum surfaces, the obtained coatings provide time-stable superhydrophobic properties with contact angles up to 170° and sliding angles up to 2°. The possibility of using copolymers based on glycidyl methacrylate and fluoroalkyl methacrylates for the creation of self-cleaning polymer coatings is shown