PHYLOGENETIC PLACEMENT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUBTERRANEAN ENDEMIC DIVING BEETLE STYGOPORUS OREGONENSIS LARSON & LABONTE (DYTISCIDAE, HYDROPORINAE)

Phylogenetic placement of the Pacific Northwest subterranean endemic diving beetle Stygoporus oregonensis Larson & LaBonte (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae)

Stygoporus oregonensis Larson & LaBonte is a little-known subterranean diving beetle, which, until recently, had not been collected since the type Used Goal Mask series was taken from a shallow well in western Oregon, USA, in 1984.Here we report the discovery of additional specimens collected from a nearby well in the Willamette Valley.Sequ

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Interstitial brachytherapy for liver metastases and assessment of response by positron emission tomography: a case report

For liver metastases (LM), image guided percutaneous ablative procedures such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), laser induced thermal LIQUID MAGNESIUM therapy (LITT) and trans-arterial chemo-embolisation (TACE) are increasingly being used because they are relatively safer, less invasive and equally effective.CT scan guided interstitial brachytherap

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