D-dimer as a predictor of severity and outcome in acute pancreatitis by Joseph A, Harikrishnan CP, Oommen AN, Nair A

“…A total of 60 patients diagnosed through clinical, biochemical, and imaging criteria were included. The study demonstrated a significant correlation between elevated D-dimer levels and the severity of acute pancreatitis, classified according to the Atlanta criteria. …”
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Lifelong cardiovascular care in Turner syndrome: two cases with review of literature by Shun Moriguchi, Yuri Mukoyama, Fumihiko Takizawa, Atsushi Ogawa, Tetsushi Ogawa, Junko Ito, Yukishige Yanagawa, Chinatsu Komiyama, Rieko Niitsu, Tsuyoshi Isojima

“…The first case patient was diagnosed with aortic crank deformity and left subclavian artery aneurysm at 14 years based on the report of cardiac catheterization, computed tomography angiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which had remained undetected by annual evaluations using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). …”
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Mapping the extent of unhealthy food advertising around schools in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland by Karolina Kneller, Kelly Garton, Daniel J. Exeter, Victoria Egli

“…To achieve this, we developed a simple advertising exposure score using images of advertising collected from Google Street View, and investigated its spatial correlation with indicators of neighbourhood deprivation. …”
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A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades by Patricia L. Earl, Jeffrey L. Americo, Sara Reynolds, Wei Xiao, Catherine Cotter, Bernard Moss

“…Virulence was determined by live animal imaging in addition to weight loss and survival. Although there were statistical differences in survival and viral luminescence between the clade Ia and clade IIa MPXVs, no significant difference was found by replacing individual or multiple genes of clade Ia Z-79 with corresponding genes of clade IIa USA-2003. …”
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Diagnostic Algorithm for Joint Pain in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disorders by A. I. Dolgushina, G. M. Khusainova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, N. V. Kirsh, O. V. Solovieva, E. A. Bogdanova

“…A clinically verified algorithm coupled with laboratory tests and instrumental imaging facilitates diagnosis and optimal therapy selection in IBD patients with complaints of joint pain.…”
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The Treatment Effect of Plantago Major on Lung Cancer Based on the Computed Tomography and Pathological Findings: A Case Report Study by Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Bashar Mudhaffar Abdullah, Patricio Yánez-Moretta, Wesam R. Kadhum, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, Enas R. Alwaily, Munther Abosoda, Ali Alsalamy, Sada Ghalib Al-Musawi, Alaa A. Omran

“…Results: The volume of the tumor was reduced by about 62% (based on CT imaging findings) after the treatment with PM. In addition, the laboratory examinations illustrate that ESR and CRP levels reduced remarkably (from 97 mm/h to 24 mm/h for ESR; from 36.8 mg/L to 1.2 mg/L for CRP) after the treatment. …”
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Pediatric pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with a non-canonical BRAF-KMT2C fusion and a classic SND1-BRAF fusion: a case report and literature review by Yaqin Wang, Jiasi Zhang, Dimin Nie, Ai Zhang, Qun Hu, Aiguo Liu

“…Case presentation We report a case of pediatric PACC in a 7-year-old male presenting with a large, non-tender abdominal mass (11 cm x 11 cm) on the right side. Pathological and imaging evidence confirmed the diagnosis of PACC, with no lymph node infiltration or distant metastasis. …”
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OW-YOLO: An Improved YOLOv8s Lightweight Detection Method for Obstructed Walnuts by Haoyu Wang, Lijun Yun, Chenggui Yang, Mingjie Wu, Yansong Wang, Zaiqing Chen

“…To address this issue, we collected a dataset comprising 2379 walnut images from these regions, with detailed annotations for both obstructed and non-obstructed walnuts. …”
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SAPHO Syndrome Mimicking Infectious Spondylodiscitis and Bone Metastasis by S. Biuden, K. Maatallah, H. Riahi, H. Ferjani, M. D. Kaffel, W. Hamdi

“…MRI and scintigraphy eliminated malignancy and confirmed the diagnosis of SAPHO. In our cases, imaging findings could facilitate differentiating SAPHO syndrome from other diseases.…”
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NON-FUNCTIONING SPORADIC PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENCE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT by Estela Regina Ramos Figueira, André Luis Montagnini, Jessica Okubo, Ana Gabriela Vivarelli Fernandes, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Paulo Herman, José Jukemura

“…Their incidence is rising, largely due to the widespread use of high-resolution imaging techniques, particularly influencing the diagnosis of sporadic non-functioning tumors, which account for up to 80% of cases. …”
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Combined detection of inflammatory proteins is beneficial for diagnosing the papillary thyroid carcinoma and nodular goiter by Yongqin Pan, Mingxi Xu, Tsz Hong Chong, Siping Xie, Kunsong Huang, Guanghao Wang, Yuhua Ma, Jinyi Li, Wah Yang

“…Abstract Fine‐needle aspiration cytology and imaging examinations are commonly used diagnostic tools for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). …”
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Voxel-Wise Brain-Wide Functional Connectivity Abnormalities in Patients with Primary Blepharospasm at Rest by Pan Pan, Shubao Wei, Huabing Li, Yangpan Ou, Feng Liu, Wenyan Jiang, Wenmei Li, Yiwu Lei, Yanqing Tang, Wenbin Guo, Shuguang Luo

“…A total of 48 subjects, including 24 untreated patients with BSP and 24 healthy controls, were recruited to undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The method of global-brain FC (GFC) was adopted to analyze the resting-state fMRI data. …”
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The Transcription Factor SOX18 Inhibitor Small Molecule 4 Is a Potential Treatment of Cancer‐Induced Lymphatic Metastasis and Lymphangiosarcoma by Katja K. Koll, Martin M. Zimmermann, Patrick A. Will, Ulrich Kneser, Christoph Hirche

“…Sm4 treatment decreased the Sox18 expression level at the mRNA and protein levels in both HDLEC and MO‐LAS significantly, a phenomenon confirmed through immunofluorescence images. Additionally, Sm4 treatment suppressed the expression of key lymphatic phenotype markers (Prox1, Flt4, and Lyve1) and hindered migration in both HDLEC and MO‐LAS, all while maintaining cell viability. …”
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Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma with internal jugular vein tumor thrombus - A case report and review of the literature by Zaina Adnan, Edmond Sabo, Sameer Kassem

“…At the one-year follow-up, imaging studies indicated a recurrence of the disease. …”
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ReLTER: An R interface for environmental observation in long term ecological research by Alessandro Oggioni, Micha Silver, Paolo Tagliolato, Arnon Karnieli

“…More than forty functions have been implemented that allow the retrieval of species occurrence data from third-party online networks, such as GBIF, iNaturalist, and OBIS, as well as earth observation images from various internet archives, and to harmonize the downloaded data (in terms of structure, semantics, taxonomy, etc.) for combining and linking them in subsequent analyses. …”
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Clinical Management and Surgical Outcomes of Wandering Spleen with Splenic Torsion in Pediatric Patients: A Case Report by Shaban Memeti, Saimir Kuci, Toni Ristevski, Lazar Todorovic, Marijan Kamilovski, Blagica Krsteska, Haris Sulejmani

“…This case report outlines the clinical presentation and management of a 10-year-old female patient who presented at our clinic with acute abdominal pain, vomiting episodes, and a severe fever. Imaging tests, such as abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography, confirmed the diagnosis of splenic torsion by showing a hemorrhagic infarction and a large spleen. …”
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Unified Visual-Aware Representations for Data Analytics by Ladislav Peska, Ivana Sixtova, David Hoksza, David Bernhauer, Jakub Lokoc, Tomas Skopal

“…Hence, processing of visualizations (images) by generic deep learning models results in deep feature vectors that could be uniformly used in standard data retrieval/analytics tasks. …”
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Clinical Features of Ischemic Enteritis Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Endoscopy by Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Keiko Maeda, Tsunaki Sawada, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Eri Ishikawa, Naomi Kakushima, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Takashi Honda, Hiroki Kawashima, Masatoshi Ishigami, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, endoscopic imaging features, and treatments for IE at our center. …”
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Recurrent Thymic Carcinoma Treated With Median Sternotomy, Innominate Vein Replacement for Superior Vena Cava, and Iodide Implantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zhong‐zheng Chen, Wen‐dong Qu, Xing‐shu Zhang, Yong‐xiang Song

“…Case A 51‐year‐old male with no significant medical history presented with eyelid edema and a mediastinal mass. Diagnostic imaging, including positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), revealed a malignant anterior mediastinal mass with possible metastasis. …”
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Colostomy Takedown: Ischemic Complication following Anorectal Malformation Surgery by Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Justin Sobrino, Grace S. Mitchell, Rebecca M. Rentea

“…We present a case and imaging findings of a child who developed issues following colostomy closure due to segmental colonic ischemia. …”
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