Classification of Melanoma Cancer Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks by Emrah Dönmez, Ali Güneş

“…This iterative enhancement aimed to improve the model’s capability to extract and analyze features from skin images. Each model configuration was meticulously evaluated through a series of experiments to determine its diagnostic performance. …”
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Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O’Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

“…However, SCIWORA can also be seen in adults and, in rare cases, the thoracolumbar spinal cord can be affected too. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a valuable diagnostic tool in patients with SCIWORA because of its superior ability to identify soft tissue lesions such as cord edema, hematomas and transections, and discoligamentous injuries that may not be visualized in plain radiographs and CT. …”
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Atypical pulmonary manifestations suggestive of lung cancer in behçet’s disease with spontaneously regressing lymphadenopathy and a lung mass: a case report by So-yun Kim, Min-kyung Yeo, Subin Im, Chaeuk Chung

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 56-year-old East Asian male with a 27-year history of BD, who had no respiratory symptoms, such as hemoptysis, cough, or fever. Chest imaging revealed lymph node enlargement and a lung mass, initially raising concerns of malignancy. …”
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Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors by Costantino Errani, Francesco Traina, Fabrizio Perna, Carlotta Calamelli, Cesare Faldini

“…On occasion, diagnosis can be made by careful history, physical examination, and images alone. However, the ultimate diagnosis usually depends on histologic analysis by an experienced pathologist. …”
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Full-space trifunctional metasurface with independent control of amplitude and phase for circularly polarized waves by Li Xi Ming, Zhao Yuan, Lu Ren Pan, Sun Xiao Feng, Yang Zhao, He Hai Dan, Liu Yan Hui, Du Guo Hong

“…The finding paves the way for attaining multifunctional metadevices with amplitude and phase modulation in full space, which have potential applications in high-quality imaging and high-capacity communication systems.…”
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Liver Abscess after Common Hepatic Artery Embolization for Delayed Hemorrhage Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Case Report by Yuichi Sanada, Hiroki Kondo, Satoshi Goshima, Masayuki Kanematsu, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Yasuharu Tokuyama, Shinji Osada, Kazuhiro Yoshida

“…The patient was discharged 101 days after embolization. Imaging and the clinical course demonstrate a unique mechanism of abscess formation after embolization.…”
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Preparation of SiO2-Capped Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu,Dy Nanoparticles with Laser Ablation in Liquid by Mika Ishizaki, Takao Katagiri, Takao Sasagawa, Yoshitaka Kitamoto, Osamu Odawara, Hiroyuki Wada

“…The SiO2 capping was performed using the Stöber method with ultrasonication. The TEM images indicated that the Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu,Dy nanocrystal was capped with amorphous SiO2, and the shape of the completely capped nanoparticle was an elliptical nanorod, which aggregated after a long SiO2 capping reaction time. …”
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Fusing Depth and Silhouette for Scanning Transparent Object with RGB-D Sensor by Yijun Ji, Qing Xia, Zhijiang Zhang

“…Joint Grabcut segmentation is operated on multiple color images to extract the silhouette. The initial constraint for Grabcut is automatically determined. …”
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Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Charalampos Potsios, Panagiota Xaplanteri, Vasileios Zoitopoulos, Panagiotis Patrinos, Iro Ioanna Giannakopoulou, Ilektra Tzivaki, Theodora Kafentzi, Konstantina Samanta, Konstantina Filioti, Panagiotis Sideris, Konstantinos Letsas, Konstantinos Koukios

“…The patient had poor oral hygiene. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed lumbar spondylodiscitis, and blood cultures revealed Streptococcus constellatus. …”
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Extremely Rare Intraoral Presentation of Localized Amyloidosis by Luka Morelato, Igor Smojver, Sven Seiwerth, Dragana Gabrić

“…The nodular formation had a reddish color, solid consistency, and an approximate size of 40×15 mm. Orthopantomographic imaging excluded bone resorption and defects. Histopathological assessments of the biopsy specimen showed that the stroma was occupied by a multiplied, partially hyalinized connective tissue. …”
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New Record of the Egg-larval Parasitoid, Chelonus formosanus Sonan of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in the Philippines by Orlando Adona Calcetas, Ravindra Chandra Joshi, Ankita Gupta, Avinjikkattu Parambil Ranjith, Mary Ann Madrid, Joash Fameronag

“…Three adults from the emerged parasitoids, each male and female, were initially preserved and labeled. Color images of habitus and other morphological characters of the parasitoid were taken using a DSLR camera attached to an Olympus SZ61-60 microscope. …”
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Transition from hypothyroidism to Graves’ disease, development of thyroid eye disease, progression to optic neuropathy after inpatient pulse therapy, and long-term administration o... by Koichiro Mizuochi, Yuji Hiromatsu, Yui Nakamura, Aya Sonezaki, Ayaka Adachi, Tamotsu Kato, Nobuhiko Wada, Tomohiro Kurose, Shiho Watanabe

“…Orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the enlarged extraocular muscles were compressing the optic nerve in the area of the cones. …”
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Guest editorial: Advanced signal processing for integration of radar and communication (IRC) by Bin Liao, Wei Liu, Ziyang Cheng, Tianyao Huang

“…For instance, radar was mainly employed for sensing (target detection, localization, recognition, imaging, etc.) in the military field, while wireless communication was mainly for information delivery. …”
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A Testing Framework for Joint Communication and Sensing in Synthetic Aperture Radars by Alex Piccioni, Roberto Alesii, Fortunato Santucci, Fabio Graziosi

“…Besides, code transparency reduces the contribution of the target with low additive interference into the final SAR images. However, ISAC testing in real SAR systems poses numerous challenges. …”
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GIS Analysis of Land Cover Changes on the Territory of the Prokuplje Municipality by Aleksandar Valjarević, Dragica Živković, Dragana Valjarević, Vladica Stevanović, Jelena Golijanin

“…Topographic maps are developed by aerial campaign, and today they are replaced by satellite images. Topographic maps were scanned, and raster form was transformed to vector data with Geo Media Professional 6.1 and Global Mapper software. …”
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Sinistroporomonorchis bolini n. sp. (Trematoda: Monorchiidae) from the Ocellated killifish, Floridichthys polyommus (Cyprinodontidae) in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico based on an i... by Leopoldo Andrade-Gómez, Juan F. Espínola-Novelo, Brenda Solórzano-García, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León

“…After a detailed morphological examination including scanning electron microscopy images and a principal component analysis, the specimens collected represented a new species, Sinistroporomonorchis bolini n. sp. …”
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Investigation into UAV Applications for Environmental Ice Detection and De-Icing Technology by Qingying Li, Zhijie Chai, Rao Yao, Tian Bai, Huanyu Zhao

“…Firstly, the latest developments in UAV-based external ice detection technology are examined, with a focus on the unique capabilities of sensors such as multispectral cameras, infrared imagers, and LiDAR in capturing specific ice features. …”
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Gastroduodenal Emphysema with Portal Venous Air due to Congenital Duodenal Web in a Child: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Mihiri Chami Wettasinghe, Shanthini Rosairo, Samantha Kiriwattuduwa, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe

“…This case illustrates that although rare, proximal duodenal obstruction due to duodenal web may present in early childhood and that alarming imaging features such as gastric emphysema and portal venous air could be associated with benign conditions.…”
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Metastatic Cerebellar Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Arising from the Small Intestine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kunitomo Sato, Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Takuya Ishii, Toru Terao, Yuichi Murayama

“…An 80-year-old man presented with nausea and vomiting with disturbance of consciousness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed tumor in the cerebellar vermis causing obstructive hydrocephalus. …”
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Photo-Induced Cell Damage Analysis for Single- and Multifocus Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy by Takeo Minamikawa, Yoshinori Murakami, Naokazu Matsumura, Hirohiko Niioka, Shuichiro Fukushima, Tsutomu Araki, Mamoru Hashimoto

“…In this study, we investigated photo-induced damage to living cells during single- and multifocus excitations for coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) imaging. A near-infrared pulsed laser (709 nm) was used to induce cell damage. …”
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