Complex and severe infection in a 67-year-old liver transplant recipient due to Cunninghamella elegans, Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Pneumocystis jirovecii by Muyun Wei, Kangyi Gu, Juanxiu Qin, Xinhua Lu, Junqi Feng, Shaowei Mao, Min Li, Zhilan Li, Changsheng Wang

“…The routine culture also identified several of the above pathogens, but the results were reported much later than those of mNGS. Eventually, imaging findings and symptoms of the patient improved with comprehensive antibiotic coverage, and he was transferred to a lower-level hospital for rehabilitation treatment. …”
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Tumor volume changes after stereotactic, hypofractionated and conventional radiotherapy in paragangliomas of head and neck by Paweł J. Polanowski, Agnieszka R. Kotecka‐Blicharz, Andrzej Tukiendorf, Natalia J. Amrogowicz, Aleksandra M. Nasiek, Agnieszka Pietruszka, Katarzyna M. Polanowska, Krzysztof A. Składowski

“…The volumes of irradiated tumors were measured and compared based on diagnostic images performed before and after the treatment. Results The mean tumor volume after the treatment with the lowest fractional dose (≤2 Gy) was decreased by 14.4 cm3. …”
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The Analysis of Spatiotemporal Changes in Vegetation Coverage and Driving Factors in the Historically Affected Manganese Mining Areas of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province by Jinbin Liu, Zexin He, Huading Shi, Yun Zhao, Junke Wang, Anfu Liu, Li Li, Ruifeng Zhu

“…This paper takes the manganese mining area in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province as a case study and selects multiple periods of Landsat satellite images from 2000 to 2023. By calculating the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Fractional Vegetation Coverage (FVC), the spatiotemporal changes and driving factors of vegetation coverage in the Yongzhou manganese mining area from 2000 to 2023 were analyzed. …”
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Reorganization of Anatomical Connectome following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder by Jinkun Zeng, Qinghua Luo, Lian Du, Wei Liao, Yongmei Li, Haixia Liu, Dan Liu, Yixiao Fu, Haitang Qiu, Xirong Li, Tian Qiu, Huaqing Meng

“…We collected longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging in the first-episode, drug-naïve major depressive disorder (MDD) patients n=24 before and after a predefined time window ECT treatment. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT assessment of metabolic tumor burden predicts survival in patients with metastatic posterior uveal melanoma by Tine Gadegaard Hindso, Torben Martinussen, Camilla Wium Bjerrum, Sune Høgild Keller, Annika Loft, Mette Bagger Sjøl, Kristoffer Nissen, Carsten Faber, Marco Donia, Inge Marie Svane, Eva Ellebaek, Steffen Heegaard, Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Karine Madsen

“…Abstract The prognostic value of metabolic tumor burden parameters obtained from 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging was evaluated in this retrospective national multicenter study of patients with metastatic posterior uveal melanoma (PUM) and compared to the largest diameter of the largest metastatic lesion (LDLM) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. …”
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Increased Accuracy of Emotion Recognition in Individuals with Autism-Like Traits after Five Days of Magnetic Stimulations by Pingping Liu, Guixian Xiao, Kongliang He, Long Zhang, Xinqi Wu, Dandan Li, Chunyan Zhu, Yanghua Tian, Panpan Hu, Bensheng Qiu, Gong-Jun Ji, Kai Wang

“…Eye tracking data and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were acquired on the first and sixth days. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Obstructive Nephropathy by Jonathan S Chávez-Iñiguez, Goretty J Navarro-Gallardo, Ramón Medina-González, Luz Alcantar-Vallin, Guillermo García-García

“…The diagnosis consists of a complete medical history and should include changes in urinary voiding and urgency and enuresis, history of urinary tract infections, hematuria, renal lithiasis, prior urinary interventions, and constipation. Imaging studies included tomography or ultrasound in which hydronephrosis can be seen. …”
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A Giant Parasitic Leiomyoma with Blood Supply from Omental Branches: A Case Report by Mustafa Ulubay, Fahri Burçin Fıratlıgil, Uğur Keskin, Ulaş Fidan, Nuri Yiğit, Rıza Efendi Karaca, Ali Ergün

“…It is crucial to maintain specific diagnosis, careful imaging and serious planning in preoperative preparations.Although parasitic leiomyomas are rarely seen cases, because of abnormal vascularization and adhesion to other organs, one should be careful in preoperative examinations and sufficient blood supply should be maintained in case of bleeding. …”
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Clinical and dosimetric feasibility of sparing submandibular gland in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma by Yi-Peng He, Ping Zhou, Li-Mei Guan, San-Gang Wu

“…The median dose of PTV54 D95% was 53.8 Gy, which met the prespecified allowable coverage goal.Conclusions Our study suggests that SMG involvement is rare in OSCC. With strict imaging and clinical evaluation, sparing SMG during radiotherapy is feasible.…”
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Combined MSC and GLP-1 Therapy Modulates Collagen Remodeling and Apoptosis following Myocardial Infarction by Elizabeth J. Wright, Nigel W. Hodson, Michael J. Sherratt, Moustapha Kassem, Andrew L. Lewis, Christine Wallrapp, Nadim Malik, Cathy M. Holt

“…After four weeks, infarcted areas were imaged using atomic force microscopy, demonstrating significant alterations between groups in the structure of collagen fibrils and resulting scar. …”
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Effectiveness of breathing exercises on urinary symptoms, muscle activity, and strength in women with multiple sclerosis and urinary incontinence—a study protocol for a randomized... by Atieh Nazem, Shabnam ShahAli, Mehdi Dadgoo, Holakoo Mohsenifar, Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani, Laleh Abadi Marand

“…The severity of UI symptoms, PFM activity, diaphragm activity, and PFM strength will be evaluated using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire–Urinary Incontinence Short Form, ultrasound imaging, and modified Oxford grading scale, respectively before and after the intervention. …”
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Brain mapping, biomarker identification and using machine learning method for diagnosis of anxiety during emotional face in preschool children by Samira Jafari, Hamid Sharini, Aliakbar Foroughi, Afshin Almasi

“…Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data were taken in fearful and angry conditions. …”
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Discovering Large-scale Structure at 2 < z < 5 in the C3VO Survey by Denise Hung, Brian C. Lemaux, Olga Cucciati, Ben Forrest, Ekta A. Shah, Roy R. Gal, Finn Giddings, Derek Sikorski, Emmet Golden-Marx, Lori M. Lubin, Nimish Hathi, Giovanni Zamorani, Lu Shen, Sandro Bardelli, Letizia P. Cassarà, Gabriella De Lucia, Fabio Fontanot, Bianca Garilli, Lucia Guaita, Michaela Monika Hirschmann, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Andrew B. Newman, Vandana Ramakrishnan, Daniela Vergani, Lizhi Xie, Elena Zucca

“…The Charting Cluster Construction with VUDS and ORELSE (C3VO) survey is an ongoing imaging and spectroscopic campaign aiming to map out the growth of structure up to z  ∼ 5 and was born from the combination of the Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph Ultra Deep Survey and the Observations of Redshift Evolution in Large-Scale Environments (ORELSE) survey. …”
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Análise da dinâmica temporal da cobertura vegetal na microrregião de Umarizal (2000 a 2022), semiárido do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil by Islânia dos Santos Nunes, Alfredo Marcelo Grigio, Marco Antônio Diodato

“…The methodological procedures used were satellite images from the Landsat series, specifically Landsat 5, Landsat 8, and Landsat 9, for both the dry and rainy periods of the years 2000, 2007, 2014, 2017, and 2022. …”
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Optimal Pore Size of Honeycomb Polylactic Acid Films for In Vitro Cartilage Formation by Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Misaki Yagi, Mitsuru Mizuno, Ryota Fujisawa, Hisako Katano, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuriko Sakamaki, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya

“…One day after plating, the medium was switched to chondrogenic induction medium, and the films were time-lapse imaged and observed histologically. Results. The 5 μm pore film showed MSCs with pseudopodia that extended between several pores, while the 20 μm pore film showed MSC bodies submerged into the pores. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Extract of Seaweed, Turbinaria conoides, and Their Antimicrofouling Activity by Sri Ramkumar Vijayan, Prakash Santhiyagu, Muthukkumarasamy Singamuthu, Natarajan Kumari Ahila, Ravindran Jayaraman, Kannapiran Ethiraj

“…The macrotube dilution method inferred the MIC (20–40 µL mL−1) and MBC (40–60 µL mL−1) of Ag NPs. The CLSM images clearly showed the weak adherence and disintegrating biofilm formation of marine biofilm bacterial strains treated with Ag NPs. …”
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Reliability of Endoscopic Ultrasound Using Miniprobes and Grayscale Histogram Analysis in Diagnosing Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions by Samiullah Khan, Rui Zhang, Weili Fang, Tao Wang, Shu Li, Danna Wang, Yixiang Chang, Lanping Zhu, Bang-mao Wang, Wentian Liu

“…The EUS findings of SELs and pathological results after endoscopic resection were compared. The EUS images of SELs, particularly, leiomyoma and GIST, were further analyzed via a grayscale histogram to differentiate between the two tumors. …”
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Perioperative Management of a Patient with Hereditary Angioedema and Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to an Ileal Tumor: A Case Report by Antony Peter Gatheru, Anne Kasyoka Barasa, Isaac Karogo Mwangi, Stanley Ngare, Dan Kiptoon, Edwin Oloo Walong

“…We describe the successful management of a 41-year-old female with HAE presenting with features of intestinal obstruction, which only partially resolved with the administration of C1-INH and conservative bowel decompressive management. Imaging revealed a small bowel tumor necessitating surgical intervention. …”
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Cerebral Reorganization in Subacute Stroke Survivors after Virtual Reality-Based Training: A Preliminary Study by Xiang Xiao, Qiang Lin, Wai-Leung Lo, Yu-Rong Mao, Xin-chong Shi, Ryan S. Cates, Shu-Feng Zhou, Dong-Feng Huang, Le Li

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a promising method for quantifying brain recovery and investigating the intervention-induced changes in corticomotor excitability after stroke. …”
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Left Gastric Vein Direct Anastomosis as Alternative to Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation by Raquel Lima Sampaio, MD, Gustavo Rego Coelho, MD, PhD, Denissa Ferreira Gomes Mesquita, MD, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Soares, BM, José Huygens Parente Garcia, MD, PhD

“…This retrospective observational study reviewed laboratory and imaging tests, a description of the surgical technique, and outpatient follow-up of patients with portal system thrombosis undergoing LT with portal flow reconstruction using the LGV. …”
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