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    Hepatic tumor diagnosis by analysing dense transport fields in contrast-enhanced ultrasound

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    International audienceDynamic contrast agent enhanced ultrasound (DCEUS) is considered as a safe, noninvasive, accurate, and economic tool for analysing blood perfusion of various organs [1]. Gas-filled mi-crobubble contrast agents are used as intravascular flow tracers. In this study, a new methodology is proposed to quantify the divergence (i.e sources, sinks), curl (i.e sheering) and amplitude in the apparent microbubble transports during the bolus arrival. The efficiency of proposed methodology is evaluated in-vivo, for the classification of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and inflammatory hepatic adenomas (I-HCA)

    Hepatic tumor diagnosis by analysing dense transport fields in contrast-enhanced ultrasound

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    International audienceDynamic contrast agent enhanced ultrasound (DCEUS) is considered as a safe, noninvasive, accurate, and economic tool for analysing blood perfusion of various organs [1]. Gas-filled mi-crobubble contrast agents are used as intravascular flow tracers. In this study, a new methodology is proposed to quantify the divergence (i.e sources, sinks), curl (i.e sheering) and amplitude in the apparent microbubble transports during the bolus arrival. The efficiency of proposed methodology is evaluated in-vivo, for the classification of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and inflammatory hepatic adenomas (I-HCA)

    Hepatocellular adenoma: what is new in 2008

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    Patients (85%) with hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) are women taking oral contraceptives. They can be divided into four subgroups according to their genotype/phenotype features. (1) Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α (HNF1α) biallelic somatic mutations are observed in 35% of the HCA cases. It occurs in almost all cases in women. HNF1α-mutated HCA are most of the time, highly steatotic, with a lack of expression of liver fatty acid binding protein (LFABP) in immunohistochemistry analyses. Adenomatosis is frequently detected in this context. An HNF1α germline mutation is observed in less than 5% of HCA cases and can be associated with MODY 3 diabetes. (2) An activating ÎČ-catenin mutation was found in 10% of HCA. These ÎČ-catenin activated HCAs are observed in men and women, and specific risk factors, such as male hormone administration or glycogenosis, are associated with their development. Immunohistochemistry studies show that these HCAs overexpress ÎČ-catenin (nuclear and cytoplasmic) and glutamine synthetase. This group of tumours has a higher risk of malignant transformation into hepatocellular carcinoma. (3) Inflammatory HCAs are observed in 40% of the cases, and they are most frequent in women but are also found in men. Lesions are characterised by inflammatory infiltrates, dystrophic arteries, sinusoidal dilatation and ductular reaction. They express serum amyloid A and C-reactive protein. In this group, GGT is frequently elevated, with a biological inflammatory syndrome present. Also, there are more overweight patients in this group. An additional 10% of inflammatory HCAs express ÎČ-catenin, and are also at risk of malignant transformation. (4) Currently, less than 10% of HCAs are unclassified. It is hoped that in the near future it will be possible with clinical, biological and imaging data to predict in which of the 2 major groups (HNF1α-mutated HCA and inflammatory HCA) the patient belongs and to propose better guidelines in terms of surveillance and treatment

    Adénomes hépatocellulaires et échographie de contraste (corrélation avec la classification IRM et patho-moléculaire)

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    BORDEAUX2-BU Santé (330632101) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Traitement par radiofréquence des métastases hépatiques (résultats et facteurs influençant la récidive locale à propos de 106 patients)

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    OBJECTIFS : Evaluer le taux de rĂ©cidive locale dans la population des patients ayant bĂ©nĂ©ficiĂ© d'un traitement par radiofrĂ©quence pour des mĂ©tastases hĂ©patiques. Mettre en Ă©vidence les facteurs influençant la rĂ©cidive locale et en dĂ©duire la place de la radiofrĂ©quence dans la prise en charge des patients. MATERIELS ET METHODES : Etude rĂ©trospective de 106 patients traitĂ©s entre 2002 et 2008 par radiofrĂ©quence hĂ©patique pour un total de 157 localisations secondaires dont 77,5 % de mĂ©tastases d'origine colorectale. RESULTATS : Mise en Ă©vidence d'un taux de rĂ©cidive locale de 32,1 % dans l'ensemble de la population et de 35,4 % chez les patients suivis pour une nĂ©oplasie colorectale. Le taux de rĂ©cidive Ă  distance du site traitĂ© par radiofrĂ©quence est de 72 %. Les facteurs pour lesquels il existe une diffĂ©rence significative entre le groupe des patients ayant rĂ©cidivĂ© et le groupe sans rĂ©cidive locale sont : la taille des lĂ©sions et le rapport entre la taille de la zone traitĂ©e et la taille de la cible. Le groupe des patients suivis pour une nĂ©oplasie colorectale mĂ©tastatique ayant rĂ©cidivĂ© localement uniquement, ayant pu bĂ©nĂ©ficier d'un traitement Ă  visĂ©e curatrice dans 76,9 % des cas et le groupe des patients ayant rĂ©cidivĂ© localement et Ă  distance traitĂ©s de façon palliative dans 73,3 % des cas. CONCLUSION : La radiofrĂ©quence percutanĂ©e des localisations hĂ©patiques est une technique permettant d'obtenir une stĂ©rilisation locale des lĂ©sions dans prĂšs de 68 % des cas. Nos rĂ©sultats montrent Ă©galement son intĂ©rĂȘt comme traitement d'attente : cette approche consiste Ă  proposer la radiofrĂ©quence hĂ©patique des mĂ©tastases en premiĂšre intention pour apprĂ©cier l'Ă©volutivitĂ© de la maladie.BORDEAUX2-BU SantĂ© (330632101) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Sémiologie radiologique des hypeplasies nodulaires focales (HNFs) télangiectasiques (comparaison avec les HNFs de forme classique et les adénomes hépatocellulaires)

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    But de l'étude : l'objectif de ce travail rétrospectif a été de déterminer des critÚres radiologiques utiles au diagnostic des hyperplasies nodulaires focales (HNFs) atypiques, en particulier de la forme télangiectasique. Matériel et méthode : 60 patients chez qui un diagnostic histologique d'HNF ou d'adénome hépatocellulaire avait été posé entre 1994 et 2004ont été inclus. Les examens d'imagerie (échographie-Doppler, scanner et IRM) de chaque patient ont été relus par deux radiologues (un senior et un junior) selon une grille diagnostique pré-établie et en aveugle des résultats anatomo-pathologiques. Les caractéristiques radiologiques de trois groupes lésionnels ont été comparées : groupe HNF de forme classique (n=42 lésions), groupe HNF télangiectasique (n=20 lésions) et groupe adénome (n=18 lésions). Une confrontation anatomo-radiologique a été ralisée sur la base des archives du laboratoire d'anatomopathologie. Résultats : les lésions multiples sont plus fréquentes dans le groupe HNFs télangiectasiques (67% des patients), sans différence significative entre les 3 roupes. Un aspect hétérogÚne en IRM est significativement plus fréquent dans les groupes adénomes et HNFs télangiectasiques (p<0,01). En pondération T1, le comportement des HNFs télangiectasiques ne diffÚre pas significativement de celui des HNFs de forme classique. En pondération T2, 50% des HNFs télangiectasiques sont fortement hyperintenses (p<0,05 avec le groupe HNFs de forme classique et avec le groupe adénomes). AprÚs injection de gadolinium, 75% des HNFs télangiectasiques restent en hypersignal à la phase tardive contre 37% des adénomes et 35% des HNFs de forme classique (p=0,007 et p=0,02 respectivement). Pour l'ensemble des lésions, un hypersignal persistant à la phase tardive ainsi qu'un aspect fortement hyperintense en T2 sont statistiquement liés à la présence d'une distension sinusoïdale. Conclusion : la fréquence des lésions multiples, d'un fort hyper signal t2 et d'un rehaussement persistant à la phase tardive sont les caractéristiques les plus remarquables des HNFs télangiectasiques, ce qui les différencie à la fois des HNFs de forme classique et des adénomes. Un iso ou léger hyposignel T1 est habituel ainsi que le rehaussement massif à la phase vasculaire et l'absence de cicatrice centrale.BORDEAUX2-BU Santé (330632101) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Towards Alarm Flood Reduction

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    International audienceAlarm systems play critically important role for the safe and efficient operation of modern industrial plants. However, most existing industrial alarm systems suffer from poor performance due to too many alarms needing to be handled by operators in control rooms. This paper proposes a method to reduce the alarm flood by detecting redundant alarms so that they can be filtered later before being transmitted to operators. To do that, an approach based on pattern mining is selected. That method is then applied on an actual dataset coming from a General Electric power plant. The results show that removing redundant alarms allow significantly reducing alarm flood, without loss of efficiency nor safety

    Hepatic tumor diagnosis by analysing dense transport fields in contrast-enhanced ultrasound

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    Dynamic contrast agent enhanced ultrasound (DCEUS) is considered as a safe, noninvasive, accurate, and economic tool for analysing blood perfusion of various organs [1]. Gas-filled mi-crobubble contrast agents are used as intravascular flow tracers. In this study, a new methodology is proposed to quantify the divergence (i.e sources, sinks), curl (i.e sheering) and amplitude in the apparent microbubble transports during the bolus arrival. The efficiency of proposed methodology is evaluated in-vivo, for the classification of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and inflammatory hepatic adenomas (I-HCA)

    Use of supercritical carbon dioxide technology for fabricating a tissue engineering scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament repair

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    Tissue-engineered grafts may be useful in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) repair and provide a novel, alternative treatment to clinical complications of rupture, harvest site morbidity and biocompatibility associated with autografts, allografts and synthetic grafts. We successfully used supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO2) technology for manufacturing a "smart" biomaterial scaffold, which retains the native protein conformation and tensile strength of the natural ACL but is decellularized for a decreased immunogenic response. We designed and fabricated a new scaffold exhibiting (1) high tensile strength and biomechanical properties comparable to those of the native tissue, (2) thermodynamically-stable extra-cellular matrix (ECM), (3) preserved collagen composition and crosslinking, (4) a decellularized material milieu with potential for future engineering applications and (5) proven feasibility and biocompatibility in an animal model of ligament reconstruction. Because of the "smart" material ECM, this scaffold may have the potential for providing a niche and for directing stem cell growth, differentiations and function pertinent to new tissue formation. Sc-CO2-related technology is advanced and has the capability to provide scaffolds of high strength and durability, which sustain a lifetime of wear and tear under mechanical loading in vivo
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