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ArticleOphthalmology science

High-Dose-Rate Yttrium-90 (

Paul T Finger

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Article in Ophthalmology science. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Palladium-103 plaque radiation therapy for retinal angioma.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2025
    Article
  2. Yttrium-90 (American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2024
    Article
  3. Innovations in brachytherapy.Taiwan journal of ophthalmology
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Paul T FingerThe Department of Ocular Tumor, Orbital Disease, and Ophthalmic Radiation Therapy, The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York, New York.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a pilot study on the use of single-session, high-dose-rate, Food and Drug Administration-cleared, yttrium-90 (Y Design: A single-center, clinical case series. Participants: Six consecutive patients were included in this study. Each was diagnosed with an iris or iridociliary melanoma based on clinical examination with or without biopsy. Methods: Each tumor was staged according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer criteria and received Y Main Outcome Measures: Local and systemic cancer control, tumor regression, visual acuity, as well as radiation-related normal tissue toxicity. Results: High-dose-rate Y Conclusions: High-dose-rate Y Financial Disclosures: Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.

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Ciliary bodyIrisMelanomaPlaqueYttrium-90

Identifiers

PMID38840779
PMCPMC11152663

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