{"title":"Predatory publishing, hijacking of legitimate journals and impersonation of researchers via special issue announcements: a warning for editors and authors about a new scam.","authors":"Jamie Trapp","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00835-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13246-019-00835-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37464233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational comparison of bone cement and poly aryl-ether-ether-ketone spacer in single-segment posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a pilot study.","authors":"Chih-Wei Chang, Yu-Hsuan Chung, Chia-Jung Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Chun-Ting Li, Chih-Han Chang, Yao-Te Peng","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00832-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13246-019-00832-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with a spacer and posterior instrument (PI) via minimally invasive surgery (MIS) restores intervertebral height in degenerated disks. To align with MIS, the spacer has to be shaped with a slim geometry. However, the thin spacer increases the subsidence and migration after PLIF. This study aimed to propose a new lumbar fusion approach using bone cement to achieve a larger supporting area than that achieved by the currently used poly aryl-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) spacer and assess the feasibility of this approach using a sawbone model. Furthermore, the mechanical responses, including the range of motion (ROM) and bone stress with the bone cement spacer were compared to those noted with the PEEK spacer by finite element (FE) simulation. An FE lumbar L3-L4 model with PEEK and bone cement spacers and PI was developed. Four fixing conditions were considered: intact lumbar L3-L4 segment, lumbar L3-L4 segment with PI, PEEK spacer plus PI, and bone cement spacer plus PI. Four kinds of 10-NM moments (flexion, extension, lateral bending, and rotation) and two different bone qualities (normal and osteoporotic) were considered. The bone cement spacer yielded smaller ROMs in extension and rotation than the PEEK spacer, while the ROMs of the bone cement spacer in flexion and lateral bending were slightly greater than with the PEEK spacer. Compared with the PEEK spacer, peak contact pressure on the superior surface of L4 with the bone cement spacer in rotation decreased by 74% (from 8.68 to 2.25 MPa) and 69.1% (from 9.1 to 2.82 MPa), respectively, in the normal and osteoporotic bone. Use of bone cement as a spacer with PI is a potential approach to decrease the bone stress in lumbar fusion and warrants further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37455472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of patient drapes for staff dose reduction in fluoroscopically-guided interventions.","authors":"Michael Lawson, Georgia Parry, Mohamed K Badawy","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00831-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13246-019-00831-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37453793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combination of reinforcement learning and bee algorithm for controlling two-link arm with six muscle: simplified human arm model in the horizontal plane.","authors":"Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad, Parisa Rangraz","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00828-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13246-019-00828-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to improve reinforcement learning algorithm by combining artificial bee colony algorithm. The traditional method of reinforcement learning algorithm has a very low convergence rate due to random choices. An ant algorithm will help to make random choices in reinforcement learning more appropriate. This hybrid algorithm called the bee colony reinforcement (BCR) algorithm. The tip of the arm must reach a predetermined purpose by BCR algorithm. The results show that the BCR algorithm in the model has been able to reduce the time to reach the goal than the reinforcement learning algorithm (In average 12 steps faster). Also, the path for reaching the goal in the BCR algorithm was far more direct and shorter than the reinforcement learning algorithm. This method also detects the optimal path towards the goal.</p>","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37445594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Winning images from the Photography in Medical Physics (PiMP) competition","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00823-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-019-00823-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"1191 - 1192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13246-019-00823-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42697577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Barca, R. Lamastra, G. Aringhieri, R. Tucciariello, A. Traino, M. Fantacci
{"title":"Comprehensive assessment of image quality in synthetic and digital mammography: a quantitative comparison","authors":"P. Barca, R. Lamastra, G. Aringhieri, R. Tucciariello, A. Traino, M. Fantacci","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00816-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-019-00816-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"1141 - 1152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13246-019-00816-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47811977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kejda, D. Cutajar, M. Weaver, M. Petasecca, A. Rosenfeld
{"title":"A novel quality assurance system for eye plaque brachytherapy","authors":"A. Kejda, D. Cutajar, M. Weaver, M. Petasecca, A. Rosenfeld","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00808-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-019-00808-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"1109 - 1115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13246-019-00808-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42094805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Image quality improvement for medium and large field of view Elekta XVI scans","authors":"D. Little","doi":"10.1007/s13246-019-00817-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-019-00817-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55430,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"1153 - 1164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13246-019-00817-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46840607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}