Osteoid osteoma of the femoral head treated by radiofrequency ablation: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We present a case report highlighting the unusual location and atypical imaging characteristics of an osteoid osteoma in the juxta-articular region of the femoral head, and treatment of the condition with radiofrequency ablation. This treatment option is low in both risk and morbidity and is therefore the best option in lesions that are difficult to access surgically because of the risks involved.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 40-year-old Indian man from West Bengal presented to our facility with a history of progressively severe left hip pain of insidious onset, requiring analgesics. Imaging with plain radiographs, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed findings of osteoid osteoma in a subarticular location in the femoral head, although imaging features were atypical due to the intra-articular subchondral location.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Radiofrequency ablation is a newer treatment modality for osteoid osteoma that, being minimally invasive, offers comparable results to surgery with a significantly lower morbidity. To the best of our knowledge, treatment of osteoid osteoma in the foveal region of the femoral head with radiofrequency ablation has not been reported to date. We wish to highlight the successful outcome in our index case using this technique.</p

Технологические решения для строительства эксплуатационной наклонно-направленной скважины с горизонтальным участком на целевой пласт Ю1 нефтяного месторождения

Объектом исследования является эксплуатационная наклонно-направленная скважина с горизонтальным участком глубиной 3894 метров. Целью работы является- проектирование технологического решения для бурения эксплуатационной наклонно-направленной скважины с горизонтальным участком глубиной 3894 метров. Для достижения цели были поставлены следующие задачи: 1. Детальный анализ общей геологической части месторождения; 2. Проектирование актуальной конструкции скважины для данных геологических условий; 3. Проектирование оптимального оборудования для бурения скважины параметров и свойств бурового раствора; 4. Проектирование процессов закачивания скважины; 5. Финансовый расчёт сметной стоимости бурения и крепления скважины; 6. Анализ вредных факторов на производстве и их влияние на человека.The object of the research is an operational directional borehole with a horizontal section 3894 meters deep. The purpose of the work is to design a technological solution for drilling an operational directional borehole with a horizontal section with a depth of 3894 meters. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were set: 1. A detailed analysis of the general geological part of the field; 2. Designing the actual design of the hole for given geological conditions; 3. Designing optimal equipment for drilling borehole parameters and properties of the drilling fluid; 4. Design of well injection processes; 5. Financial calculation of the estimated cost of drilling and borehole fixing; 6. Analysis of harmful factors in the workplace and their impact on humans

Моделирование процесса синтеза в воздушной плазме оксидных композиций для дисперсионного плутоний-ториевого ядерного топлива

Целью работы являлось исследование процесса плазмохимического синтеза наноразмерных оксидных композиций для дисперсионного плутоний-ториевого ядерного топлива из водно-органических нитратных растворов (ВОНР). В результате было показано, что плазменная переработка диспергированных растворов ВОНР в воздушно-плазменном потоке позволяет осуществлять плазмохимический синтез наноразмерных порошков оксидных композиций с высокими физико-химическими и технологическими свойствами.The aim of this paper was to study the process of plasma-chemical synthesis of nanosized oxide compositions for dispersive plutonium-thorium nuclear fuel from water-organic nitrate solutions (WONS). As a result, it was shown that the plasma processing of dispersed WONS solutions in an air-plasma flow allows plasma-chemical synthesis of nanosized powders of oxide compositions with high physical, chemical and technological properties

Совершенствование системы подбора и отбора персонала предприятия

Объектом исследования является действующая система подбора и отбора персонала на предприятии АО "НПЦ "Полюс". Предметом исследования является совершенствование действующей системы подбора и отбора персонала на предприятии АО "НПЦ "Полюс". Цель работы – разработка рекомендаций по совершенствованию системы подбора и отбора персонала на предприятии АО "НПЦ "Полюс". Задачи: 1)рассмотреть понятие подбора и отбора персонала на предприятии; 2)дать краткую характеристику деятельности предприятия; 3)дать характеристику персоналу предприятия; 4)проанализировать действующую систему подбора и отбор персонала на предприятии; 5)выявить проблемы системы подбора и отбора персонала; 6)разработать рекомендации по совершенствованию подбора и отбора; 7)оценить эффективность от применения мероприятий.The object of research is the current system of selection and selection of personnel at the enterprise of JSC "Scientific and Production Center" Polyus ". The subject of the study is the improvement of the existing personnel selection and selection system at the enterprise of Polyus Scientific and Production Center JSC. The purpose of the work is to develop recommendations for improving the personnel selection and selection system at the enterprise of Polyus Scientific and Production Center JSC. Tasks: 1) to consider the concept of selection and selection of personnel in the enterprise; 2) to analyze the dynamics of the number, structure and movement of personnel; 3) to develop recommendations for improving the system of selection and selection of personnel in the enterprise

Encrypted federated learning for secure decentralized collaboration in cancer image analysis.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a multitude of applications in cancer research and oncology. However, the training of AI systems is impeded by the limited availability of large datasets due to data protection requirements and other regulatory obstacles. Federated and swarm learning represent possible solutions to this problem by collaboratively training AI models while avoiding data transfer. However, in these decentralized methods, weight updates are still transferred to the aggregation server for merging the models. This leaves the possibility for a breach of data privacy, for example by model inversion or membership inference attacks by untrusted servers. Somewhat-homomorphically-encrypted federated learning (SHEFL) is a solution to this problem because only encrypted weights are transferred, and model updates are performed in the encrypted space. Here, we demonstrate the first successful implementation of SHEFL in a range of clinically relevant tasks in cancer image analysis on multicentric datasets in radiology and histopathology. We show that SHEFL enables the training of AI models which outperform locally trained models and perform on par with models which are centrally trained. In the future, SHEFL can enable multiple institutions to co-train AI models without forsaking data governance and without ever transmitting any decryptable data to untrusted servers

Remote control of municipal solid waste

Percutaneous image-guided interventions, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), biopsy, seed implantation, and several types of drainage, employ needle shaped instruments which have to be inserted into the patient's body. Precise planning of needle placement is a key to a successful intervention. The planning of the access path has to be carried out with respect to a variety of criteria for all possible trajectories to the selected target. Since the planning is performed in 2D slices, it demands considerable experience and constitutes a significant mental task. To support the process of finding a suitable path for hepatic interventions, we propose a fast automatic method that computes a list of path proposals for a given target point inside the liver with respect to multiple criteria that affect safety and practicability. Prerequisites include segmentation masks of the liver, of all relevant risk structures and, depending on the kind of procedure, of the tumor. The path proposals are computed based on a weighted combination of cylindrical projections. Each projection represents one path criterion and is generated using the graphics hardware of the workstation. The list of path proposals is generated in less than one second. Hence, updates of the proposals upon changes of the target point and other relevant input parameters can be carried out interactively. The results of a preliminary evaluation indicate that the proposed paths are comparable to those chosen by experienced radiologists and therefore are suited to support planning in the clinical environment. Our implementation focuses on RFA and biopsy in the liver but may be adapted to other types of interventions