Cytokines in Endocrine Dysfunction of Plasma Cell Disorders by Eva Feigerlová, Shyue-Fang Battaglia-Hsu

“…We further discuss the broader impact of these tumor environment-derived molecules and proinflammatory state on systemic hormone signaling. The diagnostic challenges and clinical work-up are illustrated from the point of view of an endocrinologist.…”
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TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GIANT CELL BONE TUMOR IN NORTHERN BRAZIL, IN 2020 AND 2021 by Fernando Brasil do Couto Filho, Eduardo Sadao Yonamine, Felipe Guimarães Magno, Ana Beatriz Favacho-Silva, Carlos Rafael Alves de Brito, Thiago Raphael Brasil Brito

“…Result: A total of 19 patients were evaluated, with an average time of 10.5 months between diagnostic suspicion and the first consultation with the Orthopedic Oncology team. …”
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Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer – Current Practices and Recommendations by Jennifer N. Wu, Marc A. Dall'Era

“…Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed solid tumor in American men, due in part to widespread screening and aggressive diagnostic practices. Prostate cancer autopsy studies show the uniquely high prevalence rates of small, indolent tumors in men dying of other causes. …”
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Torsion-Induced Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (TITON): A physiologically relevant animal model of traumatic optic neuropathy. by Annie K Ryan, Brooke I Asemota, Tyler Heisler-Taylor, Claire Mello, Luis Rodriguez, William E Sponsel, Julie Racine, Tonia S Rex, Randolph D Glickman, Matthew A Reilly

“…Together, this evidence suggests the utility of our model for mimicking clinically relevant TON and that the PhNR may be an early diagnostic for TON. Future studies will utilize this animal model for evaluation of candidate treatments.…”
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Expert Consensus on Tiered Detection of Newly Emerging and Outbreak Respiratory Infectious Pathogens (2024) by Chinese Hospital Association Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Specialized Committee

“…It defines the target pathogens and recommends detection methods at different stages, providing guidance and reference for improving the diagnostic capacity for newly emerging and outbreak respiratory infectious diseases.…”
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A High-Performance Lossless Compression Scheme for EEG Signals Using Wavelet Transform and Neural Network Predictors by N. Sriraam

“…A compression ratio of 2.99 (with compression efficiency of 67%) is achieved with the proposed scheme with less encoding time thereby providing diagnostic reliability for lossless transmission as well as recovery of EEG signals for telemedicine applications.…”
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Accuracy-Improved Fault Diagnosis Method for Rolling Bearing Based on Enhanced ESGMD-CC and BA-ELM Model by Wei Yuan, Fuzheng Liu, Hongbin Gu, Fei Miao, Faye Zhang, Mingshun Jiang

“…The simulation and experiments demonstrate that the proposed method has a better degree of fault diagnostic accuracy and is effective at extracting the rich fault information from vibration signals.…”
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Detecting second mesiobuccal canal in maxillary first molars in Erbil citizens: CBCT Retrospective study. by Mustafa T. Mohamadamin, Karam A. Thiab, Ribwar F. Khalid, Khidir M. Khidir

“…These results indicate that CBCT is an effective, high-precision diagnostic tool for detecting canals. …”
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Proliferation Index and Karyometric Features of Pancreatic Intraductal Proliferative Lesions by Romana Tomaszewska, Krzysztof Okoń, Krystyna Nowak, Jerzy Stachura

“…A set of karyometric features correlates with Ki‐67 index but there is no single feature which would have a diagnostic value.…”
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The influence of incidental haptic sensations in evaluating consumer brands by Leigh Leo, Elizabeth Swinstead, Freddie Crous, Gideon Pieter de Bruin

“…Extant research has shown that incidental haptic sensations can, nonconsciously, influence the judgement of objects that are non-diagnostic (unrelated) for the actual qualities of the item being judged; this would include the perception customers have of products. …”
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Oral Topical Doxepin Rinse: Anesthetic Effect in Normal Subjects by Joel B Epstein, Edmond L Truelove, Hal Oien, Nhu D Le, Mathew S Epstein

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Diagnosis of a Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome in a Patient with Ischemic Stroke. Report of a Case by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University Hospital in Cienfuegos with dysarthria and right hemiparesis is presented. Diagnostic skull imaging studies were performed where the presence of extensive internal frontal hyperostosis, cortical atrophy and a left thalamic infarction was observed. …”
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Mistakes in the diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis by Monika Marko, Rafał Pawliczak

“…We emphasized that current diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines are recommended. …”
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Primary Bilateral Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Adrenal Gland Presenting as Incidental Adrenal Masses by Christopher Rizzo, David James Camilleri, Alexandra Betts, Andre’ Gatt, Stephen Fava

“…We present a case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of mild/moderate hereditary spherocytosis with a well-compensated baseline haemoglobin, who presented with rapidly progressive symptomatic anaemia. During the diagnostic workup, imaging revealed bilateral large adrenal masses and she was later diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCL), with the adrenal glands being the dominant site of the disease. …”
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Late Onset Atypical Pantothenate-Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration by Natalie Diaz

“…Follow-up MRI four years after presentation revealed the diagnostic “eye-of-the-tiger” sign. Genetic testing confirmed a homozygous missense mutation consistent with the diagnosis of PKAN. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulations in Nanomedicine: Advancing Cancer Imaging and Therapy by James C. L. Chow

“…This review explores the critical role of MC simulations in modeling complex biological interactions, optimizing NP designs, and enhancing the precision of therapeutic and diagnostic strategies. Key findings highlight the ability of MC simulations to predict NP bio-distribution, radiation dosimetry, and treatment efficacy, providing a robust framework for addressing the stochastic nature of biological systems. …”
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Leflunomide induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: A lesser known entity by Deepak Vashisht, Madhab Durga Tripathy, Sunmeet Sandhu, Rohit Kothari, Surbhi Vashisht, Arun Hegde

“…Features mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN), sepsis, Kawasaki disease andhyper-eosinophilic syndrome can cause immense diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of DRESS which is unique as the triggering drug being leflunomide that has rarely been reported and atypical presentation wherein exfoliative dermatitis and erythema multiforme like lesions which evolved sequentially. …”
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Outcome in Pre-COVID, COVID, and Post-COVID Eras by Pooja N. Ranpariya, Harsha M. Solanki, Rajesh K. Chudasama

“…Results: TB notifications and diagnostic services were significantly hampered during the COVID-19 period as compared to pre-COVID and post-COVID periods (P < 0.05). …”
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Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma by Soumaya Ben Abdelkrim, Colondane Belajouza, Wafa Jomaa, Nadia Beizig, Zeineb Ben Said, Moncef Mokni, Rafia Nouira, Badreddine Sriha

“…We discuss through this case and a review of the literature pathological and evolutive features and diagnostic difficulties of this entity.…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid leak-associated ventriculitis – a case report by Amir Waheed, Faryal Amir

“…The patient had surgical repair of bony defects to prevent recurrence.This highlights a rare case of ventriculitis associated with a spontaneous CSF leak, with no existing set diagnostic criteria, and high mortality. High clinical suspicion aided by appropriate imaging, and a multidisciplinary approach to management are imperative.…”
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