Protocol for Rhapsody: a longitudinal observational study examining the feasibility of speech phenotyping for remote assessment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders by Allan H Young, Rebecca Strawbridge, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Dag Aarsland, Aleksandra Podlewska, Ray Chaudhuri, Elliot Hampsey, Marton Meszaros, Caroline Skirrow, Rosie H Taylor, Lazarus Chok, Jack Weston, Emil Fristed, Olabisi Awogbemila

“…New, remotely delivered diagnostic assessments that can detect early stage NPDs by profiling speech could enable earlier intervention and fewer missed diagnoses. …”
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A deep learning approach for automatic 3D segmentation of hip cartilage and labrum from direct hip MR arthrography by Malin Kristin Meier, Ramon Andreas Helfenstein, Adam Boschung, Andreas Nanavati, Adrian Ruckli, Till D. Lerch, Nicolas Gerber, Bernd Jung, Onur Afacan, Moritz Tannast, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Simon D Steppacher, Florian Schmaranzer

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Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics using multi-phase contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosis of renal oncocytoma and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective st... by Yongsong Ye, Bei Weng, Yan Guo, Lesheng Huang, Shanghuang Xie, Guimian Zhong, Wenhui Feng, Wenxiang Lin, Zhixuan Song, Huanjun Wang, Tianzhu Liu

“…The clinical reports alone had no diagnostic value.ConclusionCMP intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics models reliably distinguished RO from CRCC.…”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…Aim To assess the external diagnostic validity of a blood-based test using an RNA epigenetic signature for the differential diagnosis of BD versus MDD in patients with depression. …”
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Vaccination with Delta-PGM in the control of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) brucellosis by Alfredo Sánchez-Villalobos, Leandro Salas, Hengelbert Fuenmayor, Omaira Contreras, Enmanuel Machado

“…It also showed that Delta-PGM allows differentiation between infected, vaccinated, and healthy animals (DIVA); therefore, its use does not lead to any diagnostic confusion when using BPA and/or FPA. …”
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C1q/TNF-Related Protein5 (CTRP5) as a Biomarker to Predict Metabolic Syndrome and Each of Its Components by Feiyu Jiang, Min Yang, Xili Zhao, Rui Liu, Gangyi Yang, Dongfang Liu, Hua Liu, Hongting Zheng, Zhiming Zhu, Ling Li

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The International Vitreoretinal B-Cell Lymphoma Registry: a protocol paper by David J Wilson, Valérie Touitou, Justine R Smith, Manabu Mochizuki, Hiroshi Takase, Steven Yeh, Alexandra L Farrall, H Nida Sen, Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos, Joke H de Boer, Ninette H ten Dam-van Loon, Janet L Davis, Anthony J Hall, Mark H B Radford

“…Outcomes of the project will include: (1) descriptions of clinical presentations, and diagnostic and therapeutic preferences; (2) associations between clinical presentations, and diagnostics and treatments, and between diagnostics and treatments (assessed by ORs with 95% CIs); and (3) estimations of rates of vision loss, and progression-free and overall survival (assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimates).Ethics and dissemination The registry has received Australia-wide approval by a national human research ethics committee. …”
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Bayesian Estimation of the True Bovine Brucellosis Prevalence in Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Ecuadorian Cattle Populations, and the Sensitivity and Specificity of a Competitive a... by Ana Dolores Garrido Haro, Margoth Yolanda Barrionuevo Samaniego, Paola Moreno-Caballeros, Alexandra Burbano-Enríquez, Verónica Alexandra Salas Torres, María Cristina Galante Mulki, Constance Wielick, Jorge Ron-Román, Claude Saegerman

“…As serology is a convenient method for detecting antibodies against <i>Brucella</i>, evaluating the diagnostic performance and discriminative ability of such tests in various epidemiological settings is required. …”
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Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study by Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong

“…Methods: This study aimed to establish a weighted risk scoring system to examine VAP risk among a two-stage VAP case-control study, and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of risk factor score (RFS) for VAP. …”
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Efficacy of i-Scan Imaging for the Detection and Diagnosis of Early Gastric Carcinomas by Junichi Nishimura, Jun Nishikawa, Munetaka Nakamura, Atsushi Goto, Kouichi Hamabe, Shinichi Hashimoto, Takeshi Okamoto, Masato Suenaga, Yusuke Fujita, Yoshihiko Hamamoto, Isao Sakaida

“…No significant differences were found in diagnostic accuracy between white light and i-Scan moving images for tumor detection rate (91.7% versus 90.8%, P=0.777). …”
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Fetal Rhesus D Genotyping and Sex Determination from Maternal Plasma of Rhesus D-Negative Antenatal Population: The Usefulness of Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction in Resource... by Otchere Addai-Mensah, Edward Y. Afriyie, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Christian Obirikorang, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Francis A. Amponsah, Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Evans Asamoah Adu

“…There was a perfect agreement between the fetal RhD genotype and neonatal RhD phenotyping after delivery for exons 5 and 7 (concordance = 100%, κ = 100.0%, diagnostic accuracy = 100%, p<0.0001) while exon 10 presented with an almost perfect agreement (concordance = 93.3%, κ = 76.2%, diagnostic accuracy = 93.3%, p<0.0001). …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to the Preadoption of a Computer-Aided Diagnosis Tool for Cervical Cancer: Qualitative Study on Health Care Providers’ Perspectives in Western Cameroon by Magali Jonnalagedda-Cattin, Alida Manoëla Moukam Datchoua, Virginie Flore Yakam, Bruno Kenfack, Patrick Petignat, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Klaus Schönenberger, Nicole C Schmidt

“…Facilitators encompassed the perceived improved patient care, the potential for enhanced diagnostic accuracy, and the integration of CAD tools into routine clinical practices, provided that infrastructure and training were adequate. …”
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Transient Elastography for Significant Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Meta-Analysis by Xiaolong Qi, Min An, Tongwei Wu, Deke Jiang, Mengyun Peng, Weidong Wang, Jing Wang, Chunqing Zhang, on behalf of the CHESS Study Group

“…We performed the meta-analysis describing diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (TE) for predicting CHB-related fibrosis. …”
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Digital Ultrasonography for the Horse by Alison Morton

“…This series of one-page full color fact sheets describes various diagnostic and imaging services available for diagnosing and treating lameness issues in horses. …”
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Digital Ultrasonography for the Horse by Alison Morton

“…This series of one-page full color fact sheets describes various diagnostic and imaging services available for diagnosing and treating lameness issues in horses. …”
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Syncope and Oropharyngeal Malignancy – An Unusual Presentation by Megha Madhu, Vadisha Bhat, Shubha P. Bhat

“…We report a case of a head-and-neck malignancy presenting with syncope, posing diagnostic dilemmas in the initial stages.…”
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Horse by Alison Morton

“…This series of one-page full color fact sheets describes various diagnostic and imaging services available for diagnosing and treating lameness issues in horses. …”
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Horse by Alison Morton

“…This series of one-page full color fact sheets describes various diagnostic and imaging services available for diagnosing and treating lameness issues in horses. …”
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Lameness Locator for the Horse by Alison Morton

“…This series of one-page full color fact sheets describes various diagnostic and imaging services available for diagnosing and treating lameness issues in horses. …”
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Cavitating Lung Nodule and Lytic Spinal Lesions in an Adolescent Male by Jennifer M Graham, Saleh Al-Azri, Pierre Schmit, Tim Mailman

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