Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Challenges of a Complex Disease by Diana Calaras, Aliona David, Eirini Vasarmidi, Katerina Antoniou, Alexandru Corlateanu

“…This review emphasizes the main diagnostic issues arising from the high variability of clinical presentation and the broad spectrum of causal antigens. …”
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Biomarkers: A Definite Plus in Pneumonia by Hanssa Summah, Jie-Ming Qu

“…During the past few years, biomarkers have emerged as an indispensible tool in the diagnosis of pneumonia. To find an ideal diagnostic biomarker for pneumonia is not an easy task. …”
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MaterniCode: New Bioinformatic Pipeline to Detect Fetal Aneuploidies and Rearrangements Using Next-Generation Sequencing by Federico Gabrielli, Filomena Tiziana Papa, Fabio Di Pietro, Andreu Paytuví-Gallart, Daniel Julian, Walter Sanseverino, Cinzia Alfonsi

“…Its robust capability to effectively detect a wide range of complex chromosomal aberrations, including rare and subtle variations, positions it as a promising and valuable addition to prenatal diagnostic technologies. This enhancement to diagnostic precision significantly aids clinicians in making informed decisions during pregnancy management.…”
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Autoimmune/autoinflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants: what is it and why the controversy? by Sajal Ajmani

“…The current article attempts at reviewing the clinical features, diagnostic criteria, and evidence for/against the existence of the disease.…”
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Ureteroarterial Fistula from Ureteral Stump: A Challenging Case by Pietro Pozzilli, Massimo Lenti, Stefano Mosca, Elisabetta Nunzi, Luigi Mearini

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Chylothorax from Bilateral Primary Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Ovaries: A Case Report by A. C. Etonyeaku, O. O. Akinsanya, O. Ariyibi, A. J. Aiyeyemi

“…Diagnosis was made at histology of specimens obtained after an exploratory (diagnostic) laparotomy. Disease was advanced at presentation and complicated with both chylothorax and chylous ascites. …”
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Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome by Sarah Gander, Daniel J Mulder, Sarah Jones, John D Ricketts, Don A Soboleski, Christopher J Justinich

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A case of mania presenting with hypersexual behavior and gender dysphoria that resolved with valproic acid by Michelle R. Heare, Maria Barsky, Lawrence R. Faziola

“…Hypersexuality is listed in the <em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5</em> as part of the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. …”
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Dataset and analysis of automated and manual methods to differentiate wide QRS complex tachycardiasDataverse by Sarah LoCoco, Anthony H. Kashou, Abhishek J. Deshmukh, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Christopher V. DeSimone, Krasimira M. Mikhova, Sandeep S. Sodhi, Phillip S. Cuculich, Rugheed Ghadban, Daniel H. Cooper, Thomas M. Maddox, Peter A. Noseworthy, Adam M. May

“…However, direct comparison of the methods’ diagnostic performances has not been undertaken. A recent publication (LoCoco et al., 2024) compared the diagnostic performance between traditional manual ECG interpretation approaches (i.e. …”
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Comparison of positive BioFire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panels, CSF cultures, CSF parameters, clinical presentation and in-patient mortality among patients with bacte... by Thein Myint, Jaime Soria, Yuanzheng Gao, Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Vaneet Arora, Julie A. Ribes

“…This study highlights the importance of using MEP as a diagnostic tool, especially in patients who have already received antibiotics, where traditional culture-based methods may not be diagnostic. …”
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The search for a blood-based biomarker for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): from biochemistry to electrophysiology by Krista S. P. Clarke, Caroline C. Kingdon, Michael Pycraft Hughes, Eliana Mattos Lacerda, Rebecca Lewis, Emily J. Kruchek, Robert A. Dorey, Fatima H. Labeed

“…Increasing evidence demonstrates acetylcholine receptor and transient receptor potential ion channel dysfunction in ME/CFS, though how these findings could translate to a diagnostic biomarker are yet to be explored. Conclusion Different biochemical and electrophysiological properties which differentiate ME/CFS have been identified across studies, holding promise as potential blood-based quantitative diagnostic biomarkers for ME/CFS. …”
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Plant-Based Antigen Production Strategy for SARS-CoV-2 Nucleoprotein and RBD and Its Application for Detection of Antibody Responses in COVID-19 Patients by Katerina Takova, Valeria Tonova, Ivan Minkov, Eugenia S. Mardanova, Nikolai V. Ravin, Stanislav Kotsev, Maria Pishmisheva, Gergana Zahmanova

“…Our research validates the commercial potential of using plants as an expression system for recombinant protein production and their application as diagnostic reagents for serological detection of infectious diseases, hence lowering the cost of diagnostic kits.…”
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Iron deposition is associated with motor and non-motor network breakdown in parkinsonism by Fangda Leng, Yue Gao, Fan Li, Luhua Wei, Yunchuang Sun, Fang Liu, Ying Zhu, Jianxing Qiu, Zhaoxia Wang, Yiwei Zhang

“…BackgroundIron deposition has been observed in Parkinsonism and is emerging as a diagnostic marker for movement disorders. Brain functional network disruption has also been detected in parkinsonism, and is believed to be accountable for specific symptoms in parkinsonism. …”
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Validation of a data-driven motion-compensated PET brain image reconstruction algorithm in clinical patients using four radiotracers by Ole L. Munk, Anders B. Rodell, Patricia B. Danielsen, Josefine R. Madsen, Mie T. Sørensen, Niels Okkels, Jacob Horsager, Katrine B. Andersen, Per Borghammer, Joel Aanerud, Judson Jones, Inki Hong, Sven Zuehlsdorff

“…Within the clinical cohort, where standard images were deemed suboptimal or non-diagnostic, all MoCo images were classified as having acceptable diagnostic quality. …”
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Efficacy of non-surgical mechanical debridement with and without adjunct antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the treatment of peri-implantitis among patients undergoing chemother... by Asma Saleh Almeslet, Malak Mohammed ALOsaimi, Chitra Jhugroo, Abdullah Faraj Alshammari, Darshan Devang Divakar, Cristalle Soman

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The Role of Immunohistochemistry for AMACR/p504s and p63 in Distinguishing Prostate Cancer from Benign Prostate Tissue Samples in Botswana by Ramatlho P, Rugemalila MM, Tawe L, Pain D, Choga OT, Ndlovu AK, Koobotse MO, Lal P, Rebbeck TR, Paganotti GM, Narasimhamurthy M, Kyokunda LT

“…Furthermore, utilizing these markers in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, such as PSA levels and morphological evaluation, could improve the diagnostic accuracy, especially in challenging cases where histopathological examination alone may be inconclusive.Keywords: prostate cancer, AMACR/p504s, p63, benign prostatic hyperplasia, Botswana…”
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Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids by Xin-Ru Wen, Jia-Wei Tang, Jie Chen, Hui-Min Chen, Muhammad Usman, Quan Yuan, Yu-Rong Tang, Yu-Dong Zhang, Hui-Jin Chen, Liang Wang

“…The development of a novel diagnostic approach that integrates SERS with ML offers a promising solution. …”
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Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Cervical and Facial Massive Emphysema Secondary to Colonoscopy: A Rare Complication of Colonoscopy by Ruben Daniel Perez Lopez, Julian Vargas Flores, Lenin de Jesus Orbe Garibay, Hugo Fernando Narvaez Gonzalez

“…The incidence of perforation is 0.03%–0.65% in diagnostic colonoscopy; however, the incidence can be up to 10 times higher in therapeutic interventions, such as polypectomies, increasing the risk of complications up to 0.07–2.1%. …”
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Correlation of Color Doppler with Multidetector CT Angiography Findings in Carotid Artery Stenosis by Živorad N. Savic, Lazar B. Davidovic, Dragan Ž. Sagic, Milan D. Brajovic, Srdjan S. Popovic

“…The aim of this paper was to examine the correlation between the Color Doppler ultrasound (CD-US) and multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA) diagnostic methods, and to define the degree and extent of stenosis in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. …”
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Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes of dentists and dental students about oral cancer by Dicle Altındal, Filiz Acun Kaya

“…Results: While there is no significant difference between dentists and 5th-grade students in knowledge-risk factors and knowledge-diagnostic procedures total scores, the total score of the 4th-grade students was statistically significantly different from these groups (P =.001). …”
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