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Steinmann A, Alvarez P, Lee H, Court L. MRIgRT head and neck anthropomorphic QA phantom: Design, development, reproducibility, and feasibility study. Med Phys 2020; 47:604-613. [PMID: 31808949 PMCID: PMC7796776 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper was to design, manufacture, and evaluate a tissue equivalent, dual magnetic resonance/computed tomography (MR/CT) visible anthropomorphic head and neck (H&N) phantom. This phantom was specially designed as an end-to-end quality assurance (QA) tool for MR imaging guided radiotherapy (MRIgRT) systems participating in NCI-sponsored clinical trials. METHOD The MRIgRT H&N phantom was constructed using a water-fillable acrylic shell and a custom insert that mimics an organ at risk (OAR) and target structures. The insert consists of a primary and secondary planning target volume (PTV) manufactured of a synthetic Clear Ballistic gel, an acrylic OAR and surrounding tissue fabricated using melted Superflab. Radiochromic EBT3 film and thermoluminescent detectors (TLDs) were used to measure the dose distribution and absolute dose, respectively. The phantom was evaluated by conducting an end-to-end test that included: imaging on a GE Lightspeed CT simulator, planning on Monaco treatment planning software (TPS), verifying treatment setup with MR, and irradiating on Elekta's 1.5 T Unity MR linac system. The phantom was irradiated three times using the same plan to determine reproducibility. Three institutions, equipped with either ViewRay MRIdian 60 Co or ViewRay MRIdian Linac, were used to conduct a feasibility study by performing independent end-to-end studies. Thermoluminescent detectors were evaluated in both reproducibility and feasibility studies by comparing ratios of measured TLD to reported TPS calculated values. Radiochromic film was used to compare measured planar dose distributions to expected TPS distributions. Film was evaluated by using an in-house gamma analysis software to measure the discrepancies between film and TPS. RESULTS The MRIgRT H&N phantom on the Unity system resulted in reproducible TLD doses (SD < 1.5%). The measured TLD to calculated dose ratios for the Unity system ranged from 0.94 to 0.98. The Viewray dose result comparisons had a larger range (0.95-1.03) but these depended on the TPS dose calculations from each site. Using a 7%/4 mm gamma analysis, Viewray institutions had average axial and sagittal passing rates of 97.3% and 96.2% and the Unity system had average passing rates of 97.8% and 89.7%, respectively. All of the results were within the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core in Houston (IROC-Houston) standard credentialing criteria of 7% on TLDs, and >85% of pixels passing gamma analysis using 7%/4 mm on films. CONCLUSIONS An MRIgRT H&N phantom that is tissue equivalent and visible on both CT and MR was developed. The results from initial reproducibility and feasibility testing of the MRIgRT H&N phantom using the tested MGIgRT systems suggests the phantom's potential utility as a credentialing tool for NCI-clinical trials.
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- A. Steinmann
- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Steinmann A, O'Brien D, Stafford R, Sawakuchi G, Wen Z, Court L, Fuller C, Followill D. Investigation of TLD and EBT3 performance under the presence of 1.5T, 0.35T, and 0T magnetic field strengths in MR/CT visible materials. Med Phys 2019; 46:3217-3226. [PMID: 30950071 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) and radiochromic EBT3 film inside MR/CT visible geometric head and thorax phantoms in the presence of: 0, 0.35, and 1.5 T magnetic fields. METHODS Thermoluminescent Dosimeters reproducibility studies were examined by irradiating IROC-Houston's TLD acrylic block five times under 0 and 1.5 T configurations of Elekta's Unity system and three times under 0 and 0.35 T configurations of ViewRay's MRIdian Cobalt-60 (60 Co) system. Both systems were irradiated with an equivalent 10 × 10 cm2 field size, and a prescribed dose of 3 Gy to the maximum depth deposition (dmax). EBT3 film and TLDs were investigated using two geometrical Magnetic Resonance (MR)-guided Radiation Therapy (MRgRT) head and thorax phantoms. Each geometrical phantom had eight quadrants that combined to create a centrally located rectangular tumor (3 × 3 × 5 cm3 ) surrounded by tissue to form a 15 × 15 × 15 cm3 cubic phantom. Liquid polyvinyl chloride plastic and Superflab were used to simulate the tumor and surrounding tissue in the head phantom, respectively. Synthetic ballistic gel and a heterogeneous in-house mixture were used to construct the tumor and surrounding tissue in the thorax phantom, respectively. EBT3 and double-loaded TLDs were used in the phantoms to compare beam profiles and point dose measurements with and without magnetic fields. GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations were performed to validate the detectors for both Unity 0 T/1.5 T and MRIdian 0 T/0.35 T configurations. RESULTS Average TLD block measurements which, compared the magnetic field effects (magnetic field vs 0 T) on the Unity and MRIdian systems, were 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively. The average ratios between magnetic field effects for the geometric thorax and head phantoms under the Unity system were -0.2% and 1.6% and for the MRIdian system were 0.2% and -0.3%, respectively. Beam profiles generated with both systems agreed with Monte Carlo measurements and previous literature findings. CONCLUSIONS TLDs and EBT3 film dosimeters could potentially be used in MR/CT visible tissue equivalent phantoms that will experience a magnetic field environment.
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- A Steinmann
- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 770304, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Kry S, Glenn M, Peterson C, Branco D, Mehrens H, Steinmann A, Followill D. OC-0606 IMRT QA: comparing independent recalculation against measurement based methods. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Steinmann A, Followill D. SP-0703 MR Linac anthropomorphic end-to-end QA phantoms: IROC-Houston’s experience. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Parkin A, Steinmann A, Froio D, Drury A, Vogel N, Murphy K, Deng N, Gill A, Timpson P, Pajic M. PO-046 Dual inhibition of JAK and Src: a novel and promising therapeutic combination for pancreatic cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Diederichs S, Bartsch L, Berkmann JC, Fröse K, Heitmann J, Hoppe C, Iggena D, Jazmati D, Karschnia P, Linsenmeier M, Maulhardt T, Möhrmann L, Morstein J, Paffenholz SV, Röpenack P, Rückert T, Sandig L, Schell M, Steinmann A, Voss G, Wasmuth J, Weinberger ME, Wullenkord R. The dark matter of the cancer genome: aberrations in regulatory elements, untranslated regions, splice sites, non-coding RNA and synonymous mutations. EMBO Mol Med 2016; 8:442-57. [PMID: 26992833 PMCID: PMC5126213 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201506055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cancer is a disease of the genome caused by oncogene activation and tumor suppressor gene inhibition. Deep sequencing studies including large consortia such as TCGA and ICGC identified numerous tumor‐specific mutations not only in protein‐coding sequences but also in non‐coding sequences. Although 98% of the genome is not translated into proteins, most studies have neglected the information hidden in this “dark matter” of the genome. Malignancy‐driving mutations can occur in all genetic elements outside the coding region, namely in enhancer, silencer, insulator, and promoter as well as in 5′‐UTR and 3′‐UTR. Intron or splice site mutations can alter the splicing pattern. Moreover, cancer genomes contain mutations within non‐coding RNA, such as microRNA, lncRNA, and lincRNA. A synonymous mutation changes the coding region in the DNA and RNA but not the protein sequence. Importantly, oncogenes such as TERT or miR‐21 as well as tumor suppressor genes such as TP53/p53,APC,BRCA1, or RB1 can be affected by these alterations. In summary, coding‐independent mutations can affect gene regulation from transcription, splicing, mRNA stability to translation, and hence, this largely neglected area needs functional studies to elucidate the mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis. This review will focus on the important role and novel mechanisms of these non‐coding or allegedly silent mutations in tumorigenesis.
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- Sven Diederichs
- Division of Cancer Research, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Division of RNA Biology & Cancer (B150), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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- German Academic Scholarship Foundation - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany
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Steinmann A, Adamovics J, Followill D, Ibbott G. SU-E-T-171: Characterization of the New Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy Source Using PRESAGE Dosimeters. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Steinmann A, Stafford R, Yung J, Followill D. SU-E-J-210: Characterizing Tissue Equivalent Materials for the Development of a Dual MRI-CT Heterogeneous Anthropomorphic Phantom Designed Specifically for MRI Guided Radiotherapy Systems. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Steinle T, Neubrech F, Steinmann A, Yin X, Giessen H. Mid-infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy with a high-brilliance tunable laser source: investigating sample areas down to 5 μm diameter. Opt Express 2015; 23:11105-13. [PMID: 25969206 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.011105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We demonstrate highly sensitive infrared spectroscopy of sample volumes close to the diffraction limit by coupling a femtosecond fiber-feedback optical parametric oscillator (OPO) to a conventional Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. The high brilliance and long-term stable infrared radiation with 1e(2)-bandwidths up to 125 nm is easily tunable between 1.4 μm and 4.2 μm at 43 MHz repetition rate and thus enables rapid and low-noise infrared spectroscopy. We demonstrate this by measuring typical molecular vibrations in the range of 3 μm. Combined with surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy, where the confined electromagnetic near-fields of resonantly excited metal nanoparticles are employed to enhance molecular vibrations, we realize the spectroscopic detection of a molecular monolayer of octadecanethiol. In comparison to conventional light sources and synchrotron radiation, our compact table-top OPO system features a significantly improved performance making it highly suitable for rapid analysis of minute amounts of molecular species in life science and medicine laboratories.
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Kedenburg S, Gissibl T, Steinle T, Steinmann A, Giessen H. Towards integration of a liquid-filled fiber capillary for supercontinuum generation in the 1.2-2.4 μm range. Opt Express 2015; 23:8281-8289. [PMID: 25968666 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.008281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We demonstrate supercontinuum generation in unspliced as well as in integrated CS(2)-filled capillary fibers at different pump wavelengths of 1030 nm, 1510 nm, and 1685 nm. A novel method for splicing a liquid-filled capillary fiber to a standard single-mode optical fiber is presented. This method is based on mechanical splicing using a direct-laser written polymer ferrule using a femtosecond two-photon polymerization process. We maintain mostly single-mode operation despite the multi-mode capability of the liquid-filled capillaries. The generated supercontinua exhibit a spectral width of over 1200 nm and 1000 nm for core diameters of 5 μm and 10 μm, respectively. This is an increase of more than 50 percent compared to previously reported values in the literature due to improved dispersion properties of the capillaries.
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Chaitanya Kumar S, Krauth J, Steinmann A, Zawilski KT, Schunemann PG, Giessen H, Ebrahim-Zadeh M. High-power femtosecond mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator at 7 μm based on CdSiP(2). Opt Lett 2015; 40:1398-1401. [PMID: 25831342 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.001398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the mid-infrared (mid-IR), generating a record average power of 110 mW at 7 μm. The OPO, based on CdSiP(2) (CSP) as the nonlinear crystal, provides idler wavelength tuning across 6540-7186 nm with spectral bandwidths >400 nm at -10 dB level over the entire range, and a maximum bandwidth of 478 nm at 6.9 μm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest average power generated from a femtosecond OPO in the deep mid-IR. The OPO also provides near-IR signal wavelengths tunable across 1204-1212 nm with a usable power of 450 mW in 418-fs pulses at 1207 nm. The simultaneously measured signal and idler power exhibit a passive stability better than 1.6% rms and 3% rms, respectively. A mid-IR idler spectral stability with a standard deviation of the frequency fluctuations better than 40 MHz over 15 min, limited by the measurement resolution, is realized. Using the mid-IR idler from the CSP OPO, we perform Fourier-transform spectroscopy to detect liquid phase organic solvent, toluene (C(7)H(8)), in the molecular fingerprint region.
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Thomas P, Stauner K, Schraml A, Mahler V, Banke IJ, Gollwitzer H, Burgkart R, Prodinger PM, Schneider S, Pritschet M, Mazoochian F, Schopf C, Steinmann A, Summer B. [Characteristics of 200 patients with suspected implant allergy compared to 100 symptom-free arthroplasty patients]. Orthopade 2014; 42:607-13. [PMID: 23907451 DOI: 10.1007/s00132-012-2038-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data on implant allergies are incomplete; therefore, we compared the data on allergy history, patch test (PT) and lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) results in a patient series from the Munich implant allergy outpatient department with symptom-free arthroplasty patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study 200 arthroplasty patients with complaints involving the prosthesis (130 female, 187 knee and 13 hip prostheses) and in parallel 100 symptom-free patients (75 female, 47 knee and 53 hip prostheses) were investigated. A questionnaire-aided history including implant type, cementing, intolerance of dental materials, atopy, cutaneous metal intolerance (CMI) and PT, including a standard series with Ni, Co, Cr, seven bone cement components, including gentamicin and benzoyl peroxide and LTT for Ni, Co and Cr. RESULTS In the knee arthroplasty patients with complaints 9.1% showed dental material intolerance, 23.5% atopy, 25.7% CMI, 18.2% metal allergies, 7.4% gentamicin allergy and 27.8% positive metal LTT (mostly to Ni). In symptom-free patients 0% showed dental material intolerance, 19.1% atopy, 12.8% CMI, 12.8% metal allergy, 0% gentamicin allergy and 17% positive metal LTT. CONCLUSIONS Characteristics of the patients with complaints were increased intolerance of dental materials, higher rates of atopy, CMI, metal and gentamicin allergy and LTT reactivity.
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- P Thomas
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 80337, München, Deutschland.
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- Amé Pictet
- Chemisch‐pharmaceutisches Universitätslaboratorium, Genf
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- Chemisch‐pharmaceutisches Universitätslaboratorium, Genf
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Steinmann A, Winkler P, Köpke P, Kerscher G, Liebl B, Volkenandt M. Hautkrebsprävention in Bayern – die Aktion „Sonne(n) mit Verstand“. Akt Dermatol 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-832534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The article demonstrates the importance of prevention and early detection of skin cancer as a consequence of the increasing morbidity and mortality of these tumours. Epidemiology, clinical appearance, diagnosis and therapy of the three most important and also most frequent malignant tumours of the skin, i.e. malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, are summarised. Subsequently the resulting means for primary and secondary prevention of these tumours are discussed. Finally the possibilities of the public health service for the prevention and early detection of skin cancer in Germany are shown with emphasis on the Bavarian prevention campaign "Sonne(n) mit Verstand" ("Sun with Sense").
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/prevention & control
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/surgery
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/prevention & control
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Melanoma/diagnosis
- Melanoma/epidemiology
- Melanoma/mortality
- Melanoma/prevention & control
- Melanoma/surgery
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Primary Prevention
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Skin Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Skin Neoplasms/mortality
- Skin Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Skin Neoplasms/surgery
- Time Factors
- Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
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- A Steinmann
- Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz.
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Steinmann A, Volkenandt M, Winkler P, Lieb B, Glocker A, Kerscher G. Sonne(n) mit Verstand – eine Präventionskampagne stellt sich vor. Akt Dermatol 2003. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-822269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Becker JC, Terheyden P, Kämpgen E, Wagner S, Neumann C, Schadendorf D, Steinmann A, Wittenberg G, Lieb W, Bröcker EB. Treatment of disseminated ocular melanoma with sequential fotemustine, interferon alpha, and interleukin 2. Br J Cancer 2002; 87:840-5. [PMID: 12373596 PMCID: PMC2376169 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2002] [Revised: 07/01/2002] [Accepted: 07/15/2002] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Malignant melanoma of the uvea is remarkable for purely haematogenous dissemination and its tendency to metastasise to the liver. Although the liver is involved in up to 95% of patients, 50% of these also develop extrahepatic metastases, most often in the lungs, bone, skin, and brain. The only effective treatments reported to date relied on hepatic arterial chemoembolisation or -perfusion. The objective of this study was to establish a therapy protocol addressing patients with both sole liver involvement and systemic disease. Forty-eight patients with metastatic ocular melanoma received fotemustine 100 mg m(-2) either as 60-min infusion into the hepatic artery or as 15-min infusion via a peripheral vein, depending on the metastatic sites involved, i.e., restriction to the liver or hepatic together with extrahepatic disease. For the first treatment cycle this infusion was repeated after one week. For all cycles, subsequent to a three week resting period, patients received an immunotherapy consisting of subcutaneous interleukin 2 and interferon alpha(2). Although objective responses were more frequent within the cohort receiving intraarterial fotemustine (21.7 vs 8%), this difference did not translate into a significant benefit in overall survival, i.e., 369 and 349 days, respectively. Of note, this overall survival is much longer than that repeatedly reported for stage IV uveal melanoma not treated with fotemustine, suggesting a therapeutic activity of this cytostatic drug even after systemic administration.
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- J C Becker
- Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Germany.
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Steinmann A, Funk JO, Schuler G, von den Driesch P. Topical imiquimod treatment of a cutaneous melanoma metastasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43:555-6. [PMID: 10954675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- M Pfeffer
- Sektion Schwingungsspektroskopie, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89069, Germany
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Steinmann A, Gummer M, Agathos M, Breit R. [Palpable migratory acriform erythema and lymphocytic infiltration of the skin--different presentations of the same entity?]. Hautarzt 1999; 50:270-4. [PMID: 10354919 DOI: 10.1007/s001050050900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Palpable arciform migratory erythema of Clark (PAME) has been described as a rare member in the group of T-cell pseudolymphoma. The clinical picture of infiltrated annular erythema developing into large migrating lesions with the trunk as predilection site is distinctive from other pseudolymphomas. Because of the very similar histology and immunohistochemistry in comparison to the more frequent lymphocytic infiltration of the skin of Jessner and Kanof (LIS) doubts have been raised about the existence of PAME as an unique entity. A 46-year old patient presented with the typical picture of PAME on his trunk while showing typical lesions of LIS on his neck and face. Both diseases showed synchronous intermittent remissions in response to different therapeutic modalities. Multiple biopsies were subsequently performed and histological, immunohistochemical and molecular biological examinations did not reveal relevant differences between PAME and LIS in this patient. We conclude that the findings in this key case suggest that the T-cell pseudolymphoma PAME is not an unique entity, but a special clinical presentation of LIS.
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- A Steinmann
- Abteilung für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Städt. Krankenhaus München-Schwabing, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus des Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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- A Steinmann
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, City Hospital Munich-Schwabing, Germany
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- A Steinmann
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, City Hospital Munich-Schwabing, Germany
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Bracken CA, Gurkowski MA, Naples JJ, Smith H, Steinmann A, Samuel J, Strickler FR, VanDenburgh J, Sheikh F, Lumb P. Case 6--1993. Cardiopulmonary bypass in two patients with previously undetected cold agglutinins. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1993; 7:743-9. [PMID: 8305667 DOI: 10.1016/1053-0770(93)90064-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- C A Bracken
- Department of Anesthesia, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
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Rosenthal M, Steinmann A. [Age and immunity. I. Lymphocyte populations in the peripheral blood in various age groups (author's transl)]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1978; 103:409-12. [PMID: 305839 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1104449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The total lymphocyte count and the different lymphocyte subpopulations were determined in peripheral blood of healthy probands aged 20 to 90 years. With increasing age there is a slow decrease of the total lymphocyte count and of the subpopulations. This was most evident in the decrease in thymus dependent lymphocytes (T cells) which carry cellular immunity. These results support the assumption that with increasing age cellular immunity is clearly reduced and may possibly be associated with an increased incidence of neoplasia, infection, and auto-immune disease. Estimations of lymphocytes and their subpopulations in peripheral blood allow some conclusions as to the immunological resistance which is largely dependent on these cells. Estimation of the number of circulating lymphocytes in relation to age is thus indispensable for the assessment of the immunological reactivity of patients.
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Kaufmann HJ, Steinmann A, Rösli A. Ghost cone shaped epiphyses in a new type of peripheral acromelic metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1978; 21:105-14. [PMID: 677735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The concepts of man's ideal woman and woman's ideal woman were evaluated for 45 married and 45 dating couples drawn from a university community. Responses on the Inventory of Female Values indicated that married couples did not have more male-female consensus than did the dating couples for either concept. For both married and dating couples the discrepancy focused on the issue of what a man looks for in a woman.
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Steinmann A, Fox DJ. Male and female physicians' perceptions of ideal feminine roles. J Am Med Womens Assoc 1967; 22:184-8. [PMID: 4227175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Steinmann A. Untersuchungen über Java-Kakao. Eur Food Res Technol 1933. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01664084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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