Small Magnets, Big Future: Low-Field MRI Technology and Clinical Utility by Mohamamdreza Elhaie, Abolfazl Koozari, Iraj Abedi, Mahmoud Mohammadi-Sadr, Abbas Monsef

“…One study found that 0.55T MRI had an accuracy similar to 1.5T for microbleed detection, suggesting its potential as an efficient alternative for stroke diagnosis. The literature has demonstrated the utility of low-field MRI in applications such as musculoskeletal, breast, and abdominal imaging. …”
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Association between diabetes mellitus and total hip arthroplasty outcomes: an observational study using the US National Inpatient Sample by Jasvinder A Singh, Sumanth Chandrupatla, Kranti Rumalla

“…Primary THA hospitlizations were analysed as the overall group and also stratified by the underlying primary diagnosis for THA.Outcome measures Outcome measures of interest were the length of hospital stay>the median, total hospital charges>the median, inpatient mortality, non-routine discharge, need for blood transfusion, prosthetic fracture, prosthetic dislocation and postprocedural infection, including periprosthetic joint infection, deep surgical site infection and postprocedural sepsis.Results Among 2 467 215 patients who underwent primary THA, the mean age was 68.7 years, 58.3% were female, 85.7% were white, 61.7% had Medicare payer and 20.4% had a Deyo-Charlson index (adjusted to exclude diabetes mellitus) of 2 or higher. 416 850 (17%) patients had diabetes. …”
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Disparities in surgical treatments for stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence: Evidence from the 2019 National Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) by Christabel Egemba, Edie Duncan, Katherine Amin, Alan Wein, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Raveen Syan

“…Chi-square analysis was used to compare surgical treatments for each diagnosis, with significance assessed at <0.05. Multivariable logistic regression models estimated the associations between socioeconomic factors of receiving the indicated treatment for OAB, SUI, or MUI. …”
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Rebiopsy Enhances Survival with Afatinib vs. Osimertinib in EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Study in Taiwan by Jerry Shu-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Yu Chang, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yu-Feng Wei, Chung-Yu Chen

“…This multicenter retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of first-line Afatinib and Osimertinib in NSCLC patients with EGFR 19del and no brain metastases at diagnosis. Methods: The primary endpoints were time on treatment (ToT) and overall survival (OS). …”
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Identification of a pathogenic founder variant in the WFS1 gene that causes Wolfram syndrome in the Druze population by Inbal Halabi, Inbal Halabi, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren

“…The identified variant should be considered for genetic testing in individuals of Druze ancestry diagnosed with young-onset non-autoimmune diabetes. Early diagnosis of WS is important for therapeutic approaches, especially since novel medications are becoming available.…”
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INTRAOPERATIVE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR METASTATIC PERITONEAL TUMORS by E. A. Suleimanov, V. M. Khomyakov, L. G. Serova, L. I. Moskvicheva, E. V. Filonenko, A. D. Kaprin

“…The actuality of the issue is determined both by increase of the incidence of abdominal cancer in Russia and in majority of developed countries and by high rate diagnosis on late stages of disease. The methods of treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis, based on possible effects on the secondary peritoneal tumors after surgical cytoreduction to reduce the risk of local recurrence and disease progression are described. …”
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Case report: A rare case of a long-term survivor of glioblastoma who underwent two courses of hypofractionated radiotherapy as part of her care by Midhad Mrvoljak, Midhad Mrvoljak, Shubhendu Mishra, Liam Chen, Liam Chen, Elizabeth Neil, Elizabeth Neil, Eric Ehler, Stephanie Terezakis, Stephanie Terezakis, Lindsey Sloan, Lindsey Sloan

“…The 3-year overall survival (OS) of patients with this diagnosis has stayed the same since 2005. The patient is a 75-year-old woman who presented with progressive aphasia and was diagnosed with GB (WHO grade 4, IDH1/IDH2 wild type, ATRX intact, p53 and PTEN mutant, BRAF non-mutated, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase promoter methylated) and who underwent surgical resection, hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) (4,005 cGy in 15 fractions) alone, and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ). …”
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Anlotinib as Maintenance Therapy After First-Line Chemotherapy Combined with Consolidation Radiation for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer by Jinbo Ma MD, Xiaoyan Ma MS, Wei Zhang MD, Shanliang Hu MS, Rukun Zang MS, Xiaolong Wu MS, Jie Song MD

“…The primary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) after the first diagnosis, and the secondary endpoints were prognostic factors and safety. …”
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Professional propaedeutic council in the university by N. N. Malyarchuk, G. M. Krinitzyna, E. V. Pashchenko, V. V. Pivnenko

“…The principles of PPC work and the offered structure of AVEP, taking into account the clinical diagnosis and physical disabilities of students, can be taken as the basis of realisation of inclusive education at university.…”
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Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscess in an Infant: An Unusual Presentation of Sore Throat by Mariana Manzoni Seerig, Letícia Chueiri, Janaina Jacques, Maria Fernanda Piccoli Cardoso de Mello, Martin Batista Coutinho da Silva, Daniel Buffon Zatt, Rosana Cristine Otero Cunha, Andre Souza de Albuquerque Maranhão

“…Although peritonsillar abscesses are considered common complications of acute tonsillitis bilateral cases are extremely rare, especially in early childhood. The diagnosis is based on history and physical examination and the treatment remains controversial among otolaryngologists. …”
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Assisting significance of lncRNA ASB16-AS1 in the early detection and prognosis prediction of patients with deep venous thrombosis by Menglan Li, Yingying Li, Dawei Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Meiying Yang, Xiuyin Zhang, Xinming Yu, Bo Lu, Min Wang

“…Due to the lack of obvious symptoms in the early stage, the rate of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis is high. This study evaluated the expression and significance of lncRNA ASB16-AS1 (ASB16-AS1) in DVT aiming to identify a novel biomarker for its screening and monitoring. …”
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The incidence of radiologically verified community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation in adults living in southern Sweden, 2016-2018: a population-based study by Elisabeth Rünow, Frida Valeur, Gustav Torisson, Karin Hansen, Christian Theilacker, Kristian Riesbeck, Jonas Ahl

“…Adults residing in Southern Sweden admitted between September 2016 and September 2018 with radiographically confirmed CAP and a primary discharge diagnosis consistent with pneumonia were identified by retrospective medical chart review. …”
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Decoding oral cancer: insights from miRNA expression profiles and their regulatory targets by Xin Wang, Xin Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Shuyi Wang, Tao Cao, Tao Cao, Hong Fan, Hong Fan

“…Oral cancer (OC) is a prevalent malignancy with high mortality rates, largely attributed to late diagnosis and limited therapeutic advancements. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as critical regulators of gene expression, have emerged as key players in modulating plethora of cellular mechanisms. …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of Disulfidptosis-Related Genes Affecting Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment by Jingyang SUN, Rongxuan JIANG, Liren HOU, Huanhuan DONG, Yihan LIN, Niuniu DONG, Guangjian ZHANG, Yanpeng ZHANG

“…ConclusionPan-cancer analysis of DRGs indicates that DRGs may serve as important biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of renal clear-cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma.…”
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A Rare Case of Severe Congenital RYR1-Associated Myopathy by Nicola Laforgia, Manuela Capozza, Lucrezia De Cosmo, Antonio Di Mauro, Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre, Francesca Mercadante, Anna Laura Torella, Vincenzo Nigro, Nicoletta Resta

“…This report confirms that early diagnosis and accurate study of genomic disorders are very important, enabling proper genetic counselling of the reproductive risk, as well as disease prognosis and patient management.…”
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Contrast-Enhanced CT May Be a Diagnostic Alternative for Gastroesophageal Varices in Cirrhosis with and without Previous Endoscopic Variceal Therapy by Qianqian Li, Ran Wang, Xiaozhong Guo, Hongyu Li, Xiaodong Shao, Kexin Zheng, Xiaolong Qi, Yingying Li, Xingshun Qi

“…Additionally, contrast-enhanced CT may be considered for diagnosis of GVNTs in primary prophylaxis population without previous endoscopic variceal therapy and secondary prophylaxis population.…”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Splenic Pleomorphic Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Overexpression of BCL1 Protein by Dominik Dabrowski, Roberto F. Silva, Michael Constantinescu, Rodney E. Shackelford, Nestor Dela Cruz, Eric X. Wei

“…This is an important feature that distinguishes MCL pathologically from two of its closest entities in the differential diagnosis: chronic lymphocytic leukemia and DLBCL, the latter of which mantle cells cannot transform into. …”
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Critical factors influencing live birth rates in fresh embryo transfer for IVF: insights from cluster ensemble algorithms by Zheng Yu, Xiaoyan Zheng, Jiaqi Sun, Pengfei Zhang, Ying Zhong, Xingyu Lv, Hongwen Yuan, Fanrong Liang, Dexian Wang, Jie Yang

“…Conversely, factors like basic information, diagnosis, and obstetric history have a lesser influence. …”
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Tren Kasus Tuberkulosis Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2014-2016 by Nurul Noviarisa, Finny Fitry Yani, Darfious Basir

“…Hasil: Terdapat 198 anak dengan diagnosis TB, 114 pasien rawat jalan dan 84 pasien rawat inap. …”
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Sistem Deteksi Dini Penyakit Preeklampsia Melalui Perubahan Warna Urine Berdasarkan Protein dengan Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes Classifier by Fakhrul Allaam, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Rizal Maulana

“…Namun, ketika penentuan status urin secara manual, sering mengalami kesalahan, karena proses diagnosis hanya menggunakan kasat mata sebagai indikator utama. …”
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