CZ gave the technical advice concerning the write-up and advised on relevant corrections to be made before final submission.
So I have gone ahead and made the relevant corrections, leaving the original figures in brackets so any wonkish readers can follow the trail.
The images were reconstructed iteratively with ordered subset expectation maximisation (2 iterations, 21 subsets, 5 mm Gaussian post-filter), applying all relevant corrections according to the recommendations of the manufacturer, to a 128 × 128 matrix in a 50-cm FOV and fused with unenhanced CT.
In the theoretical part, the effect of particle shape, agglomeration of particles and hindered settling on the settling velocity of SiC particles was studied by using the Stokes equation with some relevant correction factors.
Logarithmic transformations (natural logarithm) were used, in analysis of body mass, IGF-1, IGF-1 receptor, myogenin, atrogin-1 and MuRF1, as relevant correction of original data.
In conclusion, there was no clinically relevant correction loss postoperatively and after implant removal, and there were no major complications.
There was no clinically relevant correction loss, and the majority of patients had no back complaints at the 2-year follow-up.
The study showed that Juvéderm® Ultra Plus presented a greater longevity, in the maintenance of this clinically relevant correction, than Perlane® at 6, 9, and 12 months after the procedure.
The saline reconstitution method, on the other hand, may be the most biologically relevant correction technique when examining stress-hemoconcentration effects on clotting time and clotting activity, whereas the Dill and Costill formula does not seem appropriate.
In summary, the effectiveness of JUP, relative to PER, in the long-term maintenance of a clinically relevant correction of severe NLFs was clearly demonstrated in this 12-month within-subject study.
At this clinic visit, this clinically relevant correction had been maintained in a significantly larger proportion of NLFs treated with JUP, as documented by the physicians (90% vs 65%; P < 0.0001), with a clear trend also evident based on the subjects' independent scoring (83.8% vs 72.5%; P = 0.06).
