Current and Future Use of Long Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanners in Clinical Oncology

The latest technical development in the field of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has been the extension of the PET axial field-of-view. As a result of the increased number of detectors, the long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET systems are not only characterized by a larger anatomical coverage but also by a substantially improved sensitivity, compared with conventional short axial field-of-view PET systems. In clinical practice, this innovation has led to the following optimization: (1) improved overall image quality, (2) decreased duration of PET examinations, (3) decreased amount of radioactivity administered to the patient, or (4) a combination of any of the above. In this review, novel applications of LAFOV PET in oncology are highlighted and future directions are discussed.</p

Quick Guides for Use of the CompOSE Data Base

This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from “The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2021”.We present a combination of two quick guides aimed at summarizing relevant information about the CompOSE nuclear equation of state repository. The first is aimed at nuclear physicists and describes how to provide standard equation of state tables. The second quick guide is meant for users and describes the basic procedures to obtain customized tables with equation of state data. Several examples are included to help providers and users to understand and benefit from the CompOSE database.CompOSE would not be possible without the financial and organisatorial support from a large number of institutions and individual contributors. We gratefully acknowledge support by the CompStar network of the European Science Foundation (ESF), the birthplace of the CompOSE project, the COST actions NewCompStar, and PHAROS, a grant from the Polish Ministry for Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) supporting the “CompStar” activity, by the Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej of the Uniwersytet Wrocławski, the National Science Centre Poland (Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN) within the “Maestro” programme under contract No. DEC-2011/02/A/ST2/00306, by the “hadronphysics3” network within the seventh framework program of the European Union, by the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, by the Helmholtz International Center for FAIR within the framework of the LOEWE program launched by the state of Hesse via the Technical University Darmstadt, by the Helmholtz Association (HGF) through the Nuclear Astrophysics Virtual Institute (VH-VI-417), by the ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI in the framework of the Helmholtz Alliance “Cosmic Matter in the Laboratory”, by the DFG cluster of excellence “Origin and Structure of the Universe”, by the DFG through grant SFB 1245, by the SN2NS project ANR-10-BLAN-0503. L.T. also acknowledges support from CEX2020-001058-M (Unidad de Excelencia “María de Maeztu”), PID2019-110165GB-I00 financed by the spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/, as well as by the EU STRONG-2020 project, under the program H2020-INFRAIA-2018-1 grant agreement no. 824093, and the CRC-TR 211 “Strong-interaction matter under extreme conditions”- project No. 315477589—TRR 211. V.D. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation under grants PHY1748621, MUSES OAC-2103680, and NP3M PHY-2116686. C.P. acknowledges support from the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia under the Projects UIDP/04564/2020 and UIDB/04564/2020.Peer reviewe

Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator (ICD) Lead Performance: A Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies

Background: Despite the widespread use of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) in clinical practice, concerns exist regarding ICD lead durability. The performance of specific lead designs and factors determining this in large populations need clarification. Methods and Results: The Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Collaboration databases were searched for studies including ≥2 of the most commonly implanted leads. The Mantel‐Haenszel random‐effects model was used. Seventeen studies were selected, including a total of 49 871 patients—5538 implanted with Durata (St. Jude Medical Inc), 10 605 with Endotak Reliance (Boston Scientific), 16 119 with Sprint Quattro (Medtronic Corp), 11 709 with Sprint Fidelis (Medtronic Corp), and 5900 with Riata (St. Jude Medical Inc)—with follow‐up of 136 509 lead‐years. Although the Durata lead presented a numerically higher rate, no statistically significant differences in the mean incidence of lead failure (0.29%–0.45% per year) were observed in comparison of the 3 nonrecalled leads. A higher event rate was documented with the Riata (1.0% per‐year increase) and Sprint Fidelis (>2.0% per‐year increase) leads compared with nonrecalled leads. An indication of increased incidence of Durata lead failure versus Sprint Quattro and Endotak Reliance leads was observed in 1 of 3 included studies, allowing for comparison of purely electrical lead failure, but this requires further evaluation. Conclusions: Endotak Reliance (8F), Sprint Quattro (8F), and Durata (7F) leads displayed low annual incidence of failure; however, long‐term follow‐up data are still scarce. More data are needed to clarify the performance and safety of the Durata lead

cDf International Congress : proceedings : actes, actas : actes, Barcelona Jun. 2013

El Congrés Internacional coupDefouet Barcelona 2013 ha estat una iniciativa de l'Art Nouveau European Route – Ruta Europea del Modernisme, organitzada per l'Institut del Paisatge Urbà de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona i el grup de recerca GRACMON de la Universitat de BarcelonaCoordinació: Lluís Bosch, Mireia Freixa.[eng] In 2013 the magazine coupDefouet reached its first decade of existence. As a way of celebrating this, the Art Nouveau European Route – the association of cities and other local institutions for the promotion and diffusion of Art Nouveau heritage that created the magazine – organised a magnificent international congress as a framework for scientific exchange and raising public awareness. The first coupDefouet International Congress on Art Nouveau was held in Barcelona, the city from which coupDefouet is published and one of the undisputable world capitals of Art Nouveau. This volume of the Singularitats series comprises the proceedings of that event.[cat] L’any 2013 va fer deu anys de l’aparició de coupDefouet, la revista de la Ruta Europea del Modernisme, una associació de municipis i altres entitats locals per a la promoció i la difusió del patrimoni modernista o Art Nouveau. Per commemorar-ho, s’organitzà un congrés internacional amb l’objectiu de contribuir al coneixement científic i la difusió d’aquest moviment artístic. El primer Congrés Internacional coupDefouet se celebrà a Barcelona, la ciutat en què s’edita coupDefouet i una de les capitals indiscutibles de l’Art Nouveau. En aquest volum de Singularitats s’apleguen les actes d’aquell esdeveniment