Commentary on “The Feasibility of Hybrid IMRT treatment planning for Left-sided Chest wall irradiation: A Comparative Treatment Planning Study” by Gautam Sarma, Hrishikesh Kashyap, Partha Medhi

“…It would have been better if the authors had provided more detailed information regarding the primary diagnosis of the selected patients. This is important to know as the treatment volume will differ in different groups and whether the results obtained in the study will remain valid for any of the patient groups.Secondly, the volume of the right lung and left lung mentioned in the text are 963.14 ± 175.16 cc and 871.25 ± 171.57 cc, respectively. …”
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography in Pure Neuritic Leprosy: First Experience Report and Review of the Literature by Michele R. Colonna, Giuseppe Tallarida, Francesco Stagno d’Alcontres, Salvatore Noto, Aurora Parodi, Alberto Tagliafico

“…Skin tests were negative, but Schwann cells resulted as positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), leading to the diagnosis of Pure Neuritic Leprosy (PNL). The patient was given PB multidrug therapy and recovered from pain in two months. …”
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Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome in a Young Girl from Northern Tanzania by Jay Lodhia, David Msuya, Abdallah Msemo, Huda Akrabi, Patrick Amsi, Deborah Mchaile, Kondo Chilonga

“…It is important for early screening and diagnosis and hence management in its early stages as there are no specific standard guidelines for children.…”
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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyelopyelostomy for Retrocaval Ureter without Excision of the Retrocaval Segment: Experience on Three Cases by Y. El Harrech, O. Ghoundale, E. H. Kasmaoui, D. Touiti

“…Three symptomatic patients underwent laparoscopic repair for RCU in our department. The diagnosis was suspected on the computed tomography scan (CT) and confirmed on ascending pyelography. …”
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Endoscopic Detection of Gastric Metastases in Skin Melanoma by M. Yu. Kabanov, K. V. Sementsov, D. B. Degterev, M. Ya. Belikova, D. K. Savchenkov, T. E. Koshelev, A. K. Stechishina

“…Endoscopic verification of the metastases confirmed the correct diagnosis of primary skin melanoma.Conclusion. Metastatic melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract has non-specific symptoms and most often occurs during the dissemination process. …”
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A rare case report of primary ovarian carcinoid presenting with constipation by Xiaofeng Deng, Qian Huang, Bangfang Xie, Hailong Huang, Jianguo Chen

“…The patient was diagnosed with stage Ia, T1aN0M0 primary ovarian mixed insular and trabecular carcinoid.ConclusionsDiagnosis of carcinoids predominantly relies on postoperative histopathological examination. …”
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Extremely serious maternal morbidity by María Laura Gutiérrez Alba, Mireya Cepero Montalván

“…We worked with the entire population, defined by patients with a diagnosis of extremely severe maternal morbidity in the aforementioned context. …”
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Cephalometrics of Pharyngeal Airway Space in Lebanese Adults by Antoine Daraze, Myriam Delatte, Giuseppe Liistro, Zeina Majzoub

“…The upper airway space is significant in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. The objectives of this study are to assess the dimensions of soft tissue elements of the upper pharyngeal space and evaluate potential correlations with modifying variables such as gender, skeletal class, and anthropometric parameters. …”
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Auditory Hallucinations as a Rare Presentation of Occipital Infarcts by Firas Ido, Reina Badran, Brandon Dmytruk, Zain Kulairi

“…Familiarity with this rare presentation is important, as it prevents a delay in diagnosis, which may negatively impact the outcome.…”
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Spontaneous Cervical Intradural Disc Herniation Associated with Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament by Dachuan Wang, Haifeng Wang, Wun-Jer Shen

“…It is difficult to make a definite diagnosis of intradural herniation preoperatively; however, the clinical findings and radiographic signs mentioned above are suggestive and should alert the surgeon to look for an intradural fragment.…”
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An Integrated Microfluidic Microwave Array Sensor with Machine Learning for Enrichment and Detection of Mixed Biological Solution by Sen Yang, Yanxiong Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Tian Qiang

“…Consequently, the proposed integrated chip can be employed for the clinical diagnosis of WBCs and <i>E. coli</i>, providing a novel approach for medical and biological research involving cells and bacteria.…”
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Complete Cervical Avulsion with Intravaginal Misoprostol for Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination by G. R. Sajjan, Neelamma Patil, Manpreet Kaur, Shobha Shirgur, Suvarna Nandi, V. Ashwini

“…Incidence of II trimester pregnancy termination has also increased in the present days, because of prenatal diagnosis of pregnancies with serious fetal abnormalities like cardiovascular and skeletal malformations. …”
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Canadian Helicobacter pylori Consensus Conference Update: Infections in Adults by RH Hunt, CA Fallone, ABR Thomson, Canadian Helicobacter Study Group

“…Key changes included the following: the recommendation for testing and treating H pylori infection in patients with known peptic ulcer disease was extended to testing and treating patients with ulcer-like dyspepsia; it was decided that the urea breath test (not serology) should be used for routine diagnosis of H pylori infection unless endoscopy is indicated for another reason; and recommended therapies were a twice daily, seven-day regimen of a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole 20 mg, lansoprazole 30 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg) or ranitidine bismuth citrate 400 mg, plus clarithromycin 500 mg and amoxicillin 1000 mg, or plus clarithromycin 500 or 250 mg and metronidazole 500 mg. …”
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Dystrophic Adipocytes Mimicking Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma: A Diagnostic Pitfall in a Cachectic Patient by Xin Zhang, Jennifer J. Findeis-Hosey

“…Here we examine dystrophic adipocytes in a cachetic patient, examining the differential diagnosis and potential ancillary studies.…”
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Perspectives in Molecular Imaging Using Staging Biomarkers and Immunotherapies in Alzheimer’s Disease by Benoît Leclerc, Abedelnasser Abulrob

“…The most promising diagnostic strategies in today’s world would consist in performing high diagnostic accuracy of combined modality imaging technologies using beta-amyloid 42 peptide-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) positron emission tomography (PET), Pittsburgh compound B-PET, fluorodeoxyglucose-PET, total and phosphorylated tau-CSF, and volumetric magnetic resonance imaging hippocampus biomarkers for criteria evaluation and validation. Early diagnosis is the challenge task that needs to look first at plausible mechanisms of actions behind therapies, and combining them would allow for the development of efficient AD treatment in a near future.…”
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Intestinal organoids: The path towards clinical application by Hady Yuki Sugihara, Ryuichi Okamoto, Tomohiro Mizutani

“…Despite significant contributions to basic research, challenges remain to develop intestinal organoids into clinical tools for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. In this review, we outline the current state of translational research involving adult stem cell and pluripotent stem cell derived intestinal organoids, highlighting the advances and limitations in disease modeling, drug-screening, personalized medicine, and stem cell therapy. …”
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Image-Based Face Recognition Techniques Used in Disease Detection Approaches: A Survey by Ghalib Ahmed Salman, Inas Jawad Kadhim, Ahmed Husham Al-Badri

“…This field of recognition holds promising potential for optimizing facial diagnosis approaches and supporting medical staff in evaluating detections. …”
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Role of CT in Assessment of Unresectable Wilms' Tumor Response after Preoperative Chemotherapy in Pediatrics by Huda Refaie, Mohamed Sarhan, Ashraf Hafez

“…All patients were subjected to fine-needle biopsy (FNB) to confirm the diagnosis and to define the histopathological type before preoperative chemotherapy. …”
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tRNA-derived small RNAs: their role in the mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies of colorectal cancer by Bo Zhang, Yanru Pan, Zhe Li, Kefeng Hu

“…Emerging research has revealed dysregulation of tsRNAs in CRC, implicating their role in CRC initiation and progression, and highlighting their potential in early diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies. Although the clinical application of tsRNAs is still in its early stages, recent findings highlight a close relationship between the biogenesis and function of tsRNAs, tRNA chemical modifications, and the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). …”
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Teaching-learning of the "family" content in the General Practitioner’s training from education at work by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Josè Aurelio Dìaz Quiñones, Norma Mur Villar

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the designed strategy is derived from the results obtained in the diagnosis and was valued by specialists as useful, inclusive, systemic and applicable, all of which supports its relevance.…”
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