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Leodante da Costa

Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery and Department of Medical Imaging
Verified email at sunnybrook.ca
Cited by 3517

Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) after spine stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): analysis of predictive factors

…, E Yu, P Howard, F Lochray, LB da Costa… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are increasingly observed after spine
stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The aim of this study was to determine the risk of …

Microencapsulation of oregano essential oil in starch-based materials using supercritical fluid technology

…, I Delgadilho, SB da Costa, LB da Costa… - Innovative food science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil (EO), besides its flavoring characteristics, is well
known for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, which make it a …

Percutaneous sclerotherapy for facial venous malformations: subjective clinical and objective MR imaging follow-up results

J Spence, T Krings, LB Da Costa… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Venous malformations are the most common of all
vascular anomalies, 40% of which are found in the head and neck. We discuss results of …

Deep semantic segmentation for detecting eucalyptus planted forests in the Brazilian territory using sentinel-2 imagery

LB da Costa, OLF de Carvalho… - Geocarto …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This research aims to analyze the use of deep semantic segmentation to detect eucalyptus
afforestation areas using Sentinel-2 images. The study compared six architectures (U-net, …

Overview of the current role of endovascular and surgical treatment in spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas

AR Dehdashti, LB Da Costa, RA Willinsky… - Neurosurgical …, 2009 - thejns.org
Dural arteriovenous fistulas are the most common vascular malformations of the spinal cord.
These benign vascular lesions are considered straightforward targets of surgical treatment …

Using infrared thermography to detect subclinical mastitis in dairy cows in compost barn systems

NAF Machado, LBS Da Costa, JAD Barbosa-Filho… - Journal of thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the use of thermal imaging obtained by infrared thermography (IRT)
to detect cases of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows under commercial conditions of …

Spinal intraoperative three-dimensional navigation: correlation between clinical and absolute engineering accuracy

…, S Gupta, NM Alotaibi, D Cadotte, LB da Costa… - The Spine Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
… Translational error is computed as (d 1 −d); angular error is computed as (∅ 1 −∅). … screw
trajectory, leading to inversely signed translational and angular errors (d 2 −d 1 >0; ∅ 2 −∅ 1 <0…

Intraoperative biplanar rotational angiography during neurovascular surgery

AR Dehdashti, L Thines, LB Da Costa… - Journal of …, 2009 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the authors' initial experience with the
integration of high-resolution rotational and biplanar angiography during neurovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: natural history and management decisions

LB da Costa, T Gunnarsson, MC Wallace - Neurosurgical Focus, 2004 - thejns.org
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) carries a grim prognosis, with high mortality
and morbidity rates. The mortality rate in the first 30 days postrupture is estimated to be in the …

Using a bacterial fucose-rich polysaccharide as encapsulation material of bioactive compounds

…, E Fortunato, M Moldão-Martins, LB da Costa… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
… Particles with OEO were prepared based on preliminary tests taking into account the work
of Beirão da Costa et al. [23]. FucoPol solution was prepared at a concentration of 2 wt.%, by …