Fig. 24.1 The most investigated nanoparticles include Iron Oxide, Liposomes, Gold nanoshells, and carbon nanotubes Imaging Contemporary imaging like MRI and CT has already improved our ability to detect anatomical…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_27 27. Future Directions Sutchin R. Patel1 , Michael E. Moran2 and Stephen Y. Nakada1 (1) Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_26 26. A Physician’s Guide to Navigating the Patent Process Hannah Koyfman1 (1) Lando and Anastasi LLP,…
Fig. 9.1 Microsecond flash photography showing plasma and acoustic wave generation by a flashlamp pumped tunable dye laser at 504 nm [14] Watson and Wickham performed the first in vivo…
Fig. 10.1 Time line of laser development. Outline of laser conception to current clinical use Laser Developments While numerous lasers have been develop since the 1960s, both for clinical and…
Year Procedure Approach References 2006 Appendectomy Transgastric Rao & Reddy [13] 2007 Cholecystectomy Transvaginal Zorron et al. [14] 2008 Colectomy Transvaginal Lacy et al. [15] 2008 Peritoneoscopy Transgastric Hazey et…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_18 18. History of Laparoscopic Renal Surgery Louis R. Kavoussi1 (1) Smith Institute for Urology, Hofstra Northwell…
bDFS (%) Ref. (with actuarial data) No. patients Median follow-up in months (range) Technique PSA threshold Low risk Intermediate risk High risk nADT (%) Bahn et al. [37] (7-year…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Sutchin R. Patel, Michael E. Moran and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)The History of Technologic Advancements in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_8 8. History of the Development of Guidewires, Access Sheaths, Baskets, and Ureteral Stents Natalia Hernandez Bustos1 , Alan Yaghoubian1,…
Fig. 8.1 The detrusor muscle. Tryptase in mast cells visualized by immunohistochemistry. Mastocytosis with a relatively high number of mast cells within the muscle bundle (arrows), in this case >50…
