The Development of Methods of BLOTCHIP^®-MS for Peptidome: Small Samples in Tuberous Sclerosis by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Kotaro Yuge, Hitomi Sasaki, Tadashi Shiohama, Kyoichi Asada, Hidehisa Tachiki

“…PMEL and SAM were significantly changed as diagnostic effects.…”
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Clinical and CT Features, Clinical Management, and Decision on Sport Eligibility of Professional Athletes with Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A Case Series Study by Gianluca Guarnieri, Edoardo Conte, Davide Marchetti, Matteo Schillaci, Eleonora Melotti, Andrea Provera, Marco Doldi, Maria Rosaria Squeo, Antonio Pelliccia, Viviana Maestrini, Daniele Andreini

“…Their prevalence varies with diagnostic modalities and may present as asymptomatic or with life-threatening ischemic or arrhythmic events. …”
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miRNA-451a and miRNA-125a Expression Levels in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Impact on Disease Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Outcomes by Dina Salem Fotoh, Rasha Ibrahim Noreldin, Mohamed Soliman Rizk, Maha Mohamed Elsabaawy, Heba Ahmed Esaily

“…Early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is yet not elucidated, with a potential diagnostic glance of microRNAs (miRNAs). Aim. Study the expression profile of miRNA-451a and miRNA-125a in AS patients and their impact on disease activity and prognosis. …”
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Case study: Stomach ulcers in the context of tricuspid atresia—“I can barely stomach it” by Thomas C. Varkey, Chloe-Marie Lee Roeder, Rachel Elizabeth Daum, Sajana Ravi, Emily C. Courtois, Kyle Simtion, Caitlyn Simtion, Cheney E. Merhavy, Zachary I. Merhavy, Teresa C. Frohman, Elliot M. Frohman, Christie Spann

“…Based on the history, a standardized diagnostic approach can be employed, given the likelihood of certain diagnoses. …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 37 patients had PCOM as per the diagnostic criteria for PCOS (Group 1), while 33 patients did not have PCOM on USG and were designated as Group 2. …”
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New method for cytological evaluation using direct nipple discharge without aspiration by Jiang Zhu, Han Cong, Xiaotong Zhang, Xiaoya Dong, Song Zhao, Chaolu Hu, Jude Ranchu Maimo, Yawen Wang, Kai Zhang, Jianli Wang, Pengyu Li, Rong Ma

“…Our results showed LBC has better diagnostic sensitivity than CSC (40.00% vs. 22.22%, $$\chi^{2}$$  = 6.636, P = 0.01). …”
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Cauda Equina Syndrome Without Perineal Sensory Changes or Lower Extremity Neurological Deficits Following Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Revie... by Guanyi Liu, Qing Li, Hongfeng Ruan, Bingke Zhu, Weihu Ma, Yong Hu

“…Furthermore, this case highlights the need for continued research into the prevention of SEH and the development of more robust diagnostic criteria for CES in postoperative patients. …”
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Prednisolone pharmacokinetics in dogs with protein‐losing enteropathy by Sara A. Jablonski, Jessica L. Strohmeyer, John P. Buchweitz, Andreas F. Lehner, Daniel K. Langlois

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Precision Imaging for Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer by Po-Chun Yang, Chien-Wei Huang, Riya Karmakar, Arvind Mukundan, Tsung-Hsien Chen, Chu-Kuang Chou, Kai-Yao Yang, Hsiang-Chen Wang

“…Integrating these models with endoscopic diagnostic systems in healthcare settings could offer faster and more accurate results, thereby improving overall detection performance.…”
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Identification of biomarkers associated with coronary artery disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by bioinformatics analysis and machine learning by Chuan Lu, Mei Han, Qiqi Ma, Li Ying, Yue Zhang

“…This study aims to explore the common signature genes, potential mechanisms, diagnostic markers, and therapeutic targets for CAD and NAFLD. …”
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness as a Non-Invasive Tool for Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Related Chronic Liver Disease by Munir Ahmed, Maliha Aziz, Shahzad Riyaz, Mohammad Salih, Rashed Nazir, Muslim Atiq

“…GBWT at a cutoff value of 3 mm predicted EVs in patients with HCV-CLD with a sensitivity of 79.37%, specificity of 89.47%, PPV of 98.04%, NPV of 39.53%, diagnostic accuracy of 80.67% with AUC of 0.882. GBWT at 3.7mm predicted advanced/high-risk varices with a sensitivity of 80.65%, specificity of 75.76%, PPV of 90.36%, NPV of 58.15%, and diagnostic accuracy of 79.37% with AUC of 0.813. …”
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Reliability of Endoscopic Ultrasound Using Miniprobes and Grayscale Histogram Analysis in Diagnosing Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions by Samiullah Khan, Rui Zhang, Weili Fang, Tao Wang, Shu Li, Danna Wang, Yixiang Chang, Lanping Zhu, Bang-mao Wang, Wentian Liu

“…The diagnostic consistency of EUS with pathology was 80.1% (530/662). …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy of the Pleura: A Prospective Study by Chia-Hung Chen, Wen-Chien Cheng, Biing-Ru Wu, Chih-Yu Chen, Wei-Chun Chen, Wei-Chih Liao, Chih-Yen Tu

“…Each patient underwent pleural biopsy using flexible forceps and flexible cryoprobe through pleuroscope following diagnostic thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy (CPB). …”
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Impact of delayed pelvic imaging on the staging of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients using [18F]DCFPYL PET/CT: a retrospective evaluation by Ana Rodríguez-Pajuelo, Miriam Guerra-Gómez, Juan Ignacio Cuenca Cuenca, José María Freire-Macías, José Manuel Jiménez-Hoyuela García, Rosa María Álvarez-Pérez

“…Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the added diagnostic value of additional second stage pelvic scanning as part of the [18F]DCFPYL PET/CT procedure in patients treated for prostate cancer (PCa) who have biochemical recurrence (BR). …”
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review by Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, Yi Xiang Teo, Sharmitha Ravichandran, Amos Lal

“…The clinical presentation, diagnostic, and management strategies of VAP were summarized, and all authors reviewed the selection and decided which studies to include. …”
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Clinical significance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio on prognosis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury by Xiaoyun Shi, Lei Zhong, Jianhong Lu, Beiping Hu, Qikai Shen, Penghui Gao

“…ROC curve was used to determine the diagnostic efficacy of LAR on prognosis.Results A nonlinear relationship was observed between LAR and the risk of 30-day and 360-day all-cause mortality in AKI patients (p < 0.001). …”
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The impact of metabolic syndrome on hepatocellular carcinoma: a mendelian randomization study by Chendong Yuan, Xufeng Shu, Xiaoqiang Wang, Wenzheng Chen, Xin Li, Wenguang Pei, Xujie Su, Zhenzhen Hu, Zhigang Jie

“…To clarify the impact of metabolic syndrome and its diagnostic components on hepatocellular carcinoma, we conducted a preliminary mendelian randomization analysis with metabolic syndrome and its diagnostic components as exposures and hepatocellular carcinoma as the outcome. …”
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Retinal Thickness Asymmetry in Highly Myopic Eyes with Early Stage of Normal-Tension Glaucoma by Pei-Wen Lin, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Yi-Chieh Poon

“…In our study, HM NTG patients had retinal thickness asymmetry in cpRNFL, TML, and mGCL. The diagnostic capabilities for thickness asymmetry of TML and mGCL were comparable to the diagnostic capabilities for cpRNFL thickness, mRNFL thickness, and mGCL thickness. …”
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Protocol for development of an assessment tool for competency of ECG interpretation: expert consensus by the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and cross-sectional testing using mult... by Shinji Inaba, Toshi A Furukawa, Osamu Yamaguchi, Masatsugu Sakata, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kaga, Muhammad Wannous

“…Introduction Although the ECG is an important diagnostic tool in medical practice, the competency of ECG interpretation is considered to be poor. …”
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Predictive role of ABC transporters in the efficacy of enfortumab vedotin for urothelial carcinoma by Toshiki Kijima, Atsuko Takada‐Owada, Hiroki Shimoda, Hidetoshi Kokubun, Toshitaka Uematsu, Kohei Takei, Hironori Betsunoh, Masahiro Yashi, Kazuyuki Ishida, Takao Kamai

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