Top Five Reasons Why Having an ORCID iD is a Good Thing!

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Open Researcher and Contributor iD (ORCID) is a registry of persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars from around the world. When you register with ORCID, or better yet, with ORCID@MSK, you’ll be assigned a unique 16-digit identifier and a profile page (ORCID record) that you can populate with your Biography, Employment History, Education & Qualifications, Works (publications), Funding information and links to other profile pages.

Why is this a good thing? Here are the library’s top five reasons:

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Aspirin May Extend the Lives of Some Liver Cancer Patients

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Patients treated for the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, may benefit from post-procedural aspirin.

Dr. F. Edward Boas

Dr. F. Edward Boas. Photo by Ethan Kavet.

During transarterial embolization (TAE), physicians block blood flow to a tumor or other growth. It is often used in liver cancer patients who cannot have surgery. In a retrospective review published recently by the American Journal of Roentgenology, MSK’s Dr. F. Edward Boas and colleagues concluded that taking aspirin after TAE can lengthen life. The 42 patients included in the review who took the drug averaged 57 months of overall survival; the 262 who did not averaged 23 months.

In an article in Cure Today, Dr. Boas said he aims to follow the retrospective review with a clinical trial. He also noted that due to potential side effects of aspirin, patients need to consult with their doctors prior to taking the drug.

NEW! IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging

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You want(ed) it, we got it!

The Library now has access going back to 2010 for IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging!  The focus of the journal is on unifying the sciences of medicine, biology, and imaging. The journal is indexed in both Pubmed® and Medline®.

The journal publishes original contributions on medical imaging achieved by modalities including ultrasound, X-rays, magnetic resonance, radionuclides, microwaves, and optical methods. More detailed submissions guidelines may be found at the IEEE Author Center.

You can access IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging via OneSearch.