Serum neurofilament heavy chains as a biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis relapse by P. Beliaziūnas, R. Godelienė, L. Malcienė, V. Natkevičius, V. Gintauskienė, B. Šitkauskienė, M. Malciūtė

“…We found higher serum neurofilament heavy chains levels in patients with 3 and more functional systems affected, radiological disease activity, positive oligoclonal bands, and prolonged visual evoked potentials. …”
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Osteoarthritis of the knee joint and its association with metabolic syndrome: A case control study by Rohini Motwani, Arvind Kumar Bodla, Shravan Kumar Peddamadyam, Mrudula Chandrupatla, Nagesh Cherukuri, Maheshwar Lakkireddy, Gunvanti Rathod, Sai Ram Challa, Chowdavarapu Raghavendra Rao, Abhishek Arora, Srikanth Eppakayala, Arcot Reddy Vamsi Krishna

“…OAK (≥grade 2 Kellgren-Lawrence) and severe OAK (≥grade 3 Kellgren-Lawrence) were evaluated based on radiological findings. Statistical Analysis: Mean, standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages were calculated for baseline characteristics. …”
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Biomarkers of pembrolizumab efficacy in advanced anal squamous cell carcinoma: analysis of a phase II clinical trial and a cohort of long-term responders by Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, Sunil Kumar, Jessica A Zerillo, Aparna Parikh, James M Cleary, Scott Rodig, Benjamin Schlechter, Kimmie Ng, Stephanie K Dougan, Nora Horick, Glenn J Hanna, Andrew L Coveler, Anuj K Patel, Nadine J McCleary, Douglas A Rubinson, Jeffrey W Clark, Kent Mouw, Kathleen Pfaff, Thomas A Abrams, Matthew B Yurgelun, Eliezer M Van Allen, S Jennifer Wang, Leah H Biller, Harshabad Singh, Emma L Welsh, Brandon M Huffman, Lestat R Ali, Megan T Hoffman, Katherine A Metayer, Shayla Murray, Alexandra Bird, Jennifer A Chan, Wolfram Goessling, Jeffrey S Wisch, Brendan Reardon, Robert J Mayer, Catherine Del Vecchio Fitz, Charlotte Kuperwasser

“…Long-term responders had HPV-positive tumors, lacked liver metastases, and achieved a radiological complete response.Conclusions Pembrolizumab has durable efficacy in a rare subset of anal cancers. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test and resistance pattern in new and previously treated tuberculosis cases: A prospective observational study by Ranjit Suva, Gaurang Khadiya, Kinjal D. Rami, Urvashi Modh, Firoz Ghanchi, Yogesh Murugan

“…Data were collected through a self-structured questionnaire that included detailed clinical history, radiological, biochemical, and microbiological investigations. …”
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Integration of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Application in Hydroxyapatite-Based Scaffolds in the Treatment of Vertebral Bone Defect due to Spondylitis Tuberculosis: A Trans... by Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim, Ahmad Nugroho, Muhammad Luqman Labib Zufar, Irfan Fathurrahman, Tri Kurniawati

“…Postoperative alkaline phosphatase level, quality of life, and radiological healing were evaluated at one-month, three-month, and six-month follow-up. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Hemodialysis Patients Six Months after Infection Compared to Healthcare Workers by Henri Boulanger, Salima Ahriz Saksi, Jedjiga Achiche, Florence Batusanski, Nicolas Stawiarski, Ali Diddaoui, Luc Fromentin, Mokhtar Chawki

“…We also investigated associations between the patients diagnosed as infected during the first wave and several clinical, biological, and radiological parameters of COVID-19. Finally, we compared these circulating levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with those of a control group of healthcare workers infected during the same period. …”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…Results: All six cases had good radiological and functional outcomes in terms of kyphotic correction and neurological recovery. …”
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Prevalence Rates and an Evaluation of Reported Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis) in Crohn’s Disease by Hugh J Freeman, Katy J Freeman

“…All patients had typical radiological, magnetic resonance imaging or pathological changes of osteonecrosis involving the femoral heads, while two also had superimposed avascular necrosis involving the humeral heads. …”
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Triple Endobutton with Coracoacromial Ligament Transfer: A Modified Technique for Fixation of Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation by Vikas Kesari, Jatin Prakash, Jyoti Garg, Divesh Jalan, Karan Maggo, Naval Bhatia

“…Patients were evaluated based on clinical, radiological, and patient-reported outcomes. Results: In this study, 38 patients underwent ACJ dislocation repair using the triple Endobutton and CAL transfer technique. …”
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Analysis of intracranial lesions in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis by Wei Song, Li Liu, Tangkai Qi, Zhenyan Wang, Yang Tang, Jianjun Sun, Shuibao Xu, Junyang Yang, Jiangrong Wang, Jun Chen, Renfang Zhang, Yinzhong Shen

“…This study aims to analyze the prevalence, origins, radiological characteristics, treatments, and prognosis of intracranial lesions in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, thereby providing references for future clinical decision-making.MethodsThe clinical data of patients diagnosed with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis and admitted to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre between 2013 and 2019 were collected. …”
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Effect of the Pes Planus on Vertical Jump Height and Lower Extremity Muscle Activation in Gymnasts by Tamer Çankaya, Nurcan Contarlı

“…For the diagnosis of pes planus; clinical measurement and examination, radiological and ultrasonographic methods are used. In addition, it was evaluated with methods such as ink footprint methods, digital pressure measurements and podoscope (22,24). …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis for Identifying Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs Derived from Plasma Exosomes Associated with Radiotherapy Resistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Lirong Zeng, Guilin Zeng, Zhong Ye

“…The patients were divided into 3 groups based on the tumor regression grade criteria, assessed by radiological imaging after radiotherapy. TRG1 referred to tumor shrinkage of ≤30% after radiotherapy, TRG2 as 30%<TRG<50%, and TRG3 as TRG≥50%. …”
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Is middle East pain syndrome (MEPS) a variant of fibromyalgia syndrome or a distinct disease? by Mona H. Elhamamy, Adel A. Elbeialy, Maha S. Mohamed, Sabah E. Abdelraheem, Hala M. Elzomor

“…Middle East pain syndrome (MEPS) is a newly described pollution-induced syndrome of hyperparathyroidism and fibromyalgia mimicking rheumatoid arthritis, characterized by the radiological presence of spur-like excrescences in terminal phalanges. …”
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Reliability of mpMRI in diagnosing cancer prostate following intravesical BCG for bladder cancer by Arjun Pon Avudaiappan, Pushan Prabhakar, Rachel Siretskiy, Andrew Renshaw, Ahmed Eldefrawy, Murugesan Manoharan

“…Patients with GP after intravesical BCG may have clinical, biochemical, and radiological features similar to CaP. In our study, we evaluate the reliability of mpMRI in diagnosing CaP after intravesical BCG therapy. …”
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Comparison of bioabsorbable screw versus metallic screw fixation for tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents: a retrospective cohort study by Tian Chen, Yuwei Wen, Danjiang Zhu, Wei Feng, Baojian Song, Qiang Wang

“…Data collected included patient demographics, fracture details, treatment strategies, radiological and clinical rehabilitation outcomes, and postoperative complications. …”
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Impaired fracture healing is associated with callus chondro-osseous junction abnormalities in periostin-null and osteopontin-null mice by Marc Teitelbaum, Marc Teitelbaum, Maya D. Culbertson, Charlene Wetterstrand, J. Patrick O’Connor, J. Patrick O’Connor

“…To identify potential pathways, a detailed radiological, histological, and immunohistochemical analysis of femur fracture healing in Postn-null (PostnKO), Spp1-null (Spp1KO), and normal (WT) mice was performed. …”
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Association of Pneumatosis Intestinalis With Surgical Outcomes and Mortality: A Matched, Retrospective Cohort Study and Literature Review by Kyle D. Klingbeil, MD, MS, Hila Zelicha, PhD, RD, Yijun Chen, MD, Douglas S. Bell, MD, Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF

“…Patients were initially identified using encounter diagnostic codes for “other specified diseases of intestine.” A radiologic diagnosis of PI was then assessed using natural language processing techniques followed by confirmation using manual chart review. …”
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Adenoviral Pneumonia Outbreak in Immunocompetent Adults—A Missed Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunity? by Branimir Gjurasin, Lorna Stemberger Maric, Tvrtko Jukic, Leona Radmanic Matotek, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Marko Kutlesa, Neven Papic

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Since AdV CAP in immunocompetent patients is clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from bacterial CAP, it is associated with prolonged clinical course and lack of clinical response to antibiotics. …”
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Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial as... by Ian A Harris, Samuel J MacDessi, Aziz Bhimani, Darren B Chen, Ian Harris, Michelle Lorimer, David Parker, Tamara Hooper, Richard Boyle, Jonathan Mulford, Daniel Franks, Gregory C Wernecke, Durga Bastiras, Emma Heath, Anthony Leong, Brett Fristch, David Penn, George Kirsh, John Limbers, Julian Yu, Maurice Guzman, Peter McEwen

“…Secondary outcomes will include other knee-specific and general health patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), intraoperative pressure loads as a measure of soft tissue balance, 6-month postoperative functional outcomes, radiological precision using CT imaging, complications and long-term prosthetic survivorship. …”
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Grisel’s Syndrome in Children: Two Case Reports and Systematic Review of the Literature by Nicole Pini, Martina Ceccoli, Patrizia Bergonzini, Lorenzo Iughetti

“…Review of the literature shows how early diagnosis based on clinical and radiological evaluation is crucial in order to avoid surgical treatment and neurologic sequelae.…”
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