Feuerwehr Dortmund

Impact of on-site mobile CT imaging on prehospital patient management during the Munich Oktoberfest: a retrospective observational before–after study at a mass gathering

Abstract Background Mass gatherings such as the Munich Oktoberfest increase demand on Emergency Medical Services (EMS), particularly for trauma patients requiring imaging. Suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often necessitates hospital referral and diagnostic imaging, pl...

Optical genome mapping improves structural variant detection and characterization in syndromic and neurogenetic disorders

Abstract Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) offers superior resolution compared to standard diagnostic methods such as karyotyping and FISH, enabling the detection of nearly all types of chromosomal aberrations with non-centromeric breakpoints. This study evaluated OGM’s potential to e...