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Cenyi Yang
Summary: This paper proposes a postoperative hearing preservation prediction model based on extreme gradient boost tree (XGBoost) for class-imbalanced hospital real data. The synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) is applied to address sample imbalance. Multiple machine learning models are used to accurately predict surgical hearing preservation in acoustic neuroma patients. Experimental results show that the proposed model outperforms existing research. In summary, this paper's method contributes significantly to the development of personalized preoperative diagnosis and treatment plans, allowing for effective judgment of hearing retention in patients with acoustic neuroma following surgery, simplifying the lengthy medical process, and saving medical resources.
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Summary: This retrospective study analyzed the long-term outcomes of 106 patients with unilateral sporadic acoustic neuromas who underwent gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) as an initial treatment. The results showed that GKS could effectively control tumors, preserve serviceable hearing, and prevent cranial neuropathy.
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(2023)
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Yin Ren, Kareem O. Tawfik, Bill J. Mastrodimos, Roberto A. Cueva
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(2021)
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Vera Ong, Ashley B. Zhang, Bayard Wilson, Nolan J. Brown, Brian V. Lien, Shane Shahrestani, Isaac Yang
Summary: This study provides a bibliometric analysis of hearing preservation in treating vestibular schwannomas, revealing a lack of prospective studies and novel treatment options in the current literature.
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Katherine P. Wallerius, Robert J. Macielak, Skye K. Lawlor, Christine M. Lohse, Brian A. Neff, Jamie J. Van Gompel, Colin L. W. Driscoll, Michael J. Link, Matthew L. Carlson
Summary: The study showed that tumor size is the strongest predictor of hearing preservation after microsurgical resection of sporadic vestibular schwannomas. Approximately 10% of patients with tumors >= 15 mm of cerebellopontine angle extension will retain serviceable hearing after microsurgery, indicating the importance of preoperative assessment and patient counseling.
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Summary: A novel scoring system based on functional tests was designed to predict the nerve of origin for vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients, improving prediction abilities in clinical practice. The scoring system can provide valuable information for treatment decisions and counseling based on its improved predictive capabilities for nerve of origin.
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Daniel Fogerty, Jayne B. Ahlstrom, Judy R. Dubno
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(2021)
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Summary: Soft conducting polymer electrodes were developed for continuous and precise localization of a target nerve during microsurgeries, leading to improved post-operative prognoses after tumour-resection surgeries in rats. The electrodes offered higher signal-to-noise ratios and reduced invasiveness compared to handheld clinical probes, allowing for continuous recording of near-field action potentials. The system enabled precise identification of neural anatomy throughout the procedure, enhancing the overall outcomes of the surgeries.
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Summary: Minimally traumatic surgical techniques and advances in cochlear implant (CI) electrode array designs have allowed patients to preserve their acoustic hearing after surgery. However, a significant percentage of patients experience partial hearing loss postoperatively. This study demonstrates that electrocochleography (ECoG) can be used as an objective tool to monitor residual hearing and understand the pathophysiology of delayed hearing loss in EAS CI users.
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