First-line combination therapy of immunotherapy plus anti-angiogenic drug for thoracic SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated tumors in AIDS: a case report and review of the literature by Xiaoling Wei, Xiangju Xing, Wei Yao, Changzheng Wang, Yajie Xiao, Xianzhi Du

“…These tumors are generally resistant to conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy, thereby limiting the availability of effective treatment options.Case presentationWe describe a 69-year-old AIDS patient who initially presented with a fused, enlarged lymph node on the right clavicle and mild, unexplained pain under the right axilla that worsened with severe coughing episodes. An initial chest CT scan revealed multiple nodular and mass shadows in the mediastinum and multiple nodules in both lungs, as well as a small amount of pericardial effusion. …”
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Demographics, Presenting Features, and Outcomes of Adult Patients with Ocular Trauma by Leanne M. Clevenger, Jessica L. Cao, Megan S. Steinkerchner, Amy S. Nowacki, Alex Yuan

“…The most commonly reported finding on initial CT scan was globe deformity (30%), on B-scan was choroidal detachment (20%), and on ultrasound biomicroscopy was intraocular foreign body, ciliochoroidal effusions, or angle recession (21% each). …”
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Tin prefiltration in computed tomography does not significantly alter radiation-induced gene expression and DNA double-strand break formation. by Simone Schüle, Carsten Hackenbroch, Meinrad Beer, Patrick Ostheim, Cornelius Hermann, Razan Muhtadi, Samantha Stewart, Matthias Port, Harry Scherthan, Michael Abend

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The current ex-vivo study indicates no changes regarding transcriptional and post-transcriptional DGE and DNA DSB induction when using the tin prefilter technique and even a significant tendency to lower radiation-induced DGE-changes due to the dose reduction of the tin prefilter with equal image quality compared to classical CT scan protocols was found.…”
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A Reproducible Method for Donor Site Computed Tomography Measurements in Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction by Damini Tandon, MD, Arthur Sletten, MD, PhD, Austin Ha, MD, Gary B. Skolnick, BA, MBA, Paul Commean, BEE, Terence Myckatyn, MD

“…We present an approach for evaluating abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans that generates reproducible measures relevant to donor site morbidity after abdominally based breast reconstruction. …”
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Characteristics and Dynamics of Full Arch Distalization Using Transpalatal Arches with Midpalatal and Interradicular Miniscrews as Temporary Anchorage Devices: A Preliminary Finite... by Mashallah Khanehmasjedi, Sepideh Bagheri, Vahid Rakhshan, Mojtaba Hasani

“…A 3D model of maxilla with all permanent dentition was created from a CT scan volume. Tissues were segmented and differentiated. …”
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Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo by Pilakimwe Egbohou, Tabana Mouzou, Pikabalo Tchetike, Hamza Doles Sama, Sarakawabalo Assenouwe, Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, Lonlongnon Randolph, Kadjika Tomta

“…The most common brain injuries found in the CT scan were brain edema (72.9%), skull fracture (69.5%), and brain contusion (55.9%). …”
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Efficacy of bolus injections of landiolol hydrochloride as premedication in coronary artery CT angiography by Mark Barwig, Michael Janisch, Johannes Gessl, Wolfgang Kübler, Christopher König, Gerold Schwantzer, Helmut Schöllnast

“…Heart rates routinely displayed continuously on the CT scanner before the start of the landiolol hydrochloride injection (HRPRE), after each partial dose (HR1–6), during the CT scan (HRCT), and after the examination before moving from the CT table (HRPOST) were recorded. …”
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Supra-Acetabular Brown Tumor due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Chronic Renal Failure by Rosaria M. Ruggeri, Emanuele Calamoneri, Antonia Russo, Alessandro Sindoni, Baldassarre Mondello, Maurizio Monaco, Michele A. Rosa, Sergio Baldari, Salvatore Benvenga, Alfredo Campennì, Francesco Trimarchi

“…Physical examination revealed deep pain in the iliac region and severe restriction of the right hip's articular function in the maximum degrees of range of motion. X-rays and CT scan detected an osteolytic and expansive lesion of the right supra-acetabular region with structural reabsorption of the right iliac wing. 99mTc-MDP whole-body bone scan showed an abnormal uptake in the right iliac region. …”
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Synchrotron X-ray imaging study on the mechanism of solids transfer to bitumen froth during oil sands flotation 1: True flotation by Hanyu Zhang, Liuyin Xia, Ning Zhu, Sergey Gasilov, Iris He, Xiaofan Ding

“…This characterization method can finish a typical CT scan with 2000 projections in less than 3 min, and thus allows for in-situ imaging of freshly prepared bitumen froth without the need for special arrangements, such as freezing. 14, 234 unwanted solids carried over into bitumen froth were visualized, 98.9 wt% of them were sand particles, which is consistent with mineral liberation analysis (MLA) results. …”
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G-UNETR++: A Gradient-Enhanced Network for Accurate and Robust Liver Segmentation from Computed Tomography Images by Seungyoo Lee, Kyujin Han, Hangyeul Shin, Harin Park, Seunghyon Kim, Jeonghun Kim, Xiaopeng Yang, Jae Do Yang, Hee Chul Yu, Heecheon You

“…Accurate liver segmentation from computed tomography (CT) scans is essential for liver cancer diagnosis and liver surgery planning. …”
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De Novo Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Kidney Allograft 20 Years after Transplant by Masataka Banshodani, Hideki Kawanishi, Seiji Marubayashi, Sadanori Shintaku, Misaki Moriishi, Fumio Shimamoto, Shinichiro Tsuchiya, Kiyohiko Dohi, Hideki Ohdan

“…This tumor had not been detected on a surveillance noncontrast CT scan. Needle biopsy showed that the tumor was an RCC. …”
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Adult Ileo-Ileo-Caecal Intussusception: Case Report and Literature Review by Sanjeev Singhal, Anu Singhal, Pankaj K. Arora, Rahul Tugnait, Bishwanath Tiwari, Pawan Malik, Ankur Subhash Dhuria, Vineet Varghese, Mriganka Deuri Bharali, Singh Chandrakant, Pushkar, Vishnu Panwar, Amit Ballani, Neeti Gupta, Vijay Kumar Ramteke

“…We present an unusual case of adult intussusception which was not diagnosed on any investigation including computerized tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It was a case of ileo-ileo-cecal intussusception caused by a large lipoma 38 mm×43 mm×61 mm. …”
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Left hemiparesis due to space-occupying lesion in pregnancy by Luminto, Ekarini Aryasatiani, Mahendro Aji Panuntun, Bobby Wirawan Hassan, Tania Sananta, Arya Elbert Neil

“…Computed Tomography (CT) Scan examination showed a picture of hydrocephalus. …”
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Bellini Duct Carcinoma Misdiagnosed with Urothelial Papillary Carcinoma by Joey El Khoury, Maher Abdessater, Rami Halabi, Fadi Nasr, Johnny Boustany, Anthony Kanbar, Charbel El Hachem, Raghid El Khoury

“…Three years after establishing the diagnosis, the patient presented again for chronic abdominal pain, with a recent history of weight loss. CT scan showed a left paraaortic mass infiltrating the left psoas muscle over a length of 12 cm. …”
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The Essential Role of Monte Carlo Simulations for Lung Dosimetry in Liver Radioembolization—Part B: ¹⁶⁶Ho Microspheres by Edoardo d’Andrea, Andrea Politano, Bartolomeo Cassano, Nico Lanconelli, Marta Cremonesi, Vincenzo Patera, Massimiliano Pacilio

“…This study compares dosimetric approaches for lung dosimetry in ¹⁶⁶ radioembolization (Ho-TARE) with direct Monte Carlo (MC) simulations on a voxelized anthropomorphic phantom derived from a real patient’s CT scan, preserving the patient’s lung density distribution. …”
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Gene mutation, clinical characteristics and pathology in resectable lung adenocarcinoma by Ji’an Zou, Wei Han, Yan Hu, Chao Zeng, Jina Li, Weixuan Lei, Jieming Cao, Quanming Fei, Mengqi Shao, Junqi Yi, Zeyu Cheng, Li Wang, Fang Wu, Wenliang Liu

“…Abstract Objective With the wide use of CT scan in clinical practice, more lung cancer was diagnosed in resectable stage. …”
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Unusual Presentation of Recurrent Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma 28 Years after Primary Surgery by Alessandro Franchello, Gianruggero Fronda, Giacomo Deiro, Alessia Fiore, Davide Cassine, Luca Molinaro, Luigi Chiusa, Sara Galati, Andrea Resegotti, Stefano Silvestri

“…Twenty-eight years after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoovariectomy, a rectal wall mass was detected during routine colonoscopy. Patients underwent CT scan, pelvic MRI, and rectal EUS with FNA: histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed differentiated carcinoma cells of endometrial origin. …”
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Left Diaphragmatic Herniation following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in an Adult by Adriá Rosat, Ayaya Alonso, Javier Padilla, Pablo Sanz, M. Aránzazu Varona, Javier Méndiz, Enrique Moneva, Manuel Barrera

“…The diagnosis was made by an oesophagogastroduodenal transit with barium and an abdominal CT scan that showed a left diaphragmatic herniation with the gastric fundus into the thorax. …”
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Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscess in an Infant: An Unusual Presentation of Sore Throat by Mariana Manzoni Seerig, Letícia Chueiri, Janaina Jacques, Maria Fernanda Piccoli Cardoso de Mello, Martin Batista Coutinho da Silva, Daniel Buffon Zatt, Rosana Cristine Otero Cunha, Andre Souza de Albuquerque Maranhão

“…Examination of the oral cavity and oropharynx revealed enlarged and inflamed tonsils and a bilaterally congested and bulging soft palate. CT scan confirmed the hypothesis of bilateral peritonsillar abscess. …”
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Third or fourth branchial pouch sinus lesions: a case series and management algorithm by Yun Li, Kexing Lyu, Yihui Wen, Yang Xu, Fanqin Wei, Haocheng Tang, Siyu Chen, Zhangfeng Wang, Xiaolin Zhu, Weiping Wen, Wenbin Lei

“…Effective preoperative examination included administering contrast agent prior to a computed tomography (CT) scan and in-office laryngoscopy during the quiescent period of inflammation. …”
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