for histocompatibility
4 Testing for histocompatibility Philip A. Dyer, Alison Logan, Kay Poulton, Karen Wood, Judith Worthington Introduction The immune system has evolved specifically to recognise and destroy hazardous infective agents such…
transplant dysfunction
13 Chronic transplant dysfunction Lorna P. Marson Introduction The success of organ transplantation is marred by the fact that some initially successful transplants have suboptimal function or deteriorate over time….
transplantation
11 Cardiothoracic transplantation Christopher H. Wigfield, Stephen C. Clark, Asif Hasan Introduction Within 40 years heart transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure to an effective therapeutic strategy for end-stage…
trends in kidney transplantation: a review
7 Recent trends in kidney transplantation a review Benjamin E. Hippen, Robert S. Gaston Introduction: the wages of success As kidney transplantation enters its sixth decade, the challenges facing the…
Epstein–Barr virus and BK virus infection following solid-organ transplantation
12 Cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus and BK virus infection following solid-organ transplantation Imran A. Memon, Daniel C. Brennan Cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a significant contributor to post-transplant morbidity and mortality….
islet transplantation
10 Pancreatic islet transplantation Juan L. Contreras, Devin E. Eckhoff Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) comprises a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycaemia and is caused…
of graft rejection
3 Immunology of graft rejection Rajesh Hanvesakul, Simon T. Ball, Margaret J. Dallman Introduction The optimal treatment of end-stage renal failure is transplantation, since it enhances both quality of life…
acute shortage of deceased donors in the UK – recommendations set in an international context
2 The acute shortage of deceased donors in the UK – recommendations set in an international context Christopher J. Rudge Introduction Although there has been a shortage of deceased donors…
in the ethics of organ transplantation
1 Controversies in the ethics of organ transplantation Stephen J. Wigmore, William D. Plant “Best practice in organ transplantation requires sensitivity to the ethical dimension within clinical situations, fluency in…
Bag-of-Features Approach for the Classification of Melanomas in Dermoscopy Images: The Role of Color and Texture Descriptors
93 % and Specificity 88 %. Furthermore it shows that color descriptors perform better than texture ones in the detection of melanomas. KeywordsMelanoma diagnosisDermoscopyBag-of-features Feature extractionFeature analysisColor features Texture features Introduction Dermoscopy…
