Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes by David Aranovich, Karen Meir, Michal M. Lotem, Liat Appelbaum, Hadar Merhav

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A Novel Fault Diagnosis Method for Diesel Engine Based on MVMD and Band Energy by Cheng Gu, Xinyong Qiao, Ying Jin, Yanbin Liu

“…In order to obtain the best diagnostic working conditions, six working conditions are set for testing. …”
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Chronic active lesions in multiple sclerosis: classification, terminology, and clinical significance by Assunta Dal-Bianco, Jiwon Oh, Pascal Sati, Martina Absinta

“…PRLs are highly specific to MS and therefore have recently been incorporated into the MS diagnostic criteria. They also have prognostic potential as biomarkers to identify patients at risk of early and severe disease progression. …”
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Comparing the Urine Ketone Strip Test and the Handheld Ketone Meter to Diagnose Ketosis in Early Lactation Dairy Cows by Klibs N. Galvão, Achilles Vieira Neto, Gustavo Peña, Joao Bittar, Lucas Ibarbia

“…Measuring BHBA in serum or plasma is considered the gold standard diagnostic test for subclinical ketosis, because this method has stability, but the price for ketone strips is approximately $0.08/strip while the price for the electronic BHBA measuring system is approximately $1.00. …”
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A Rare Case of Tracheal Schwannoma Successfully Treated With Endoscopic Resection and Cryoablation Under Rigid Bronchoscopy by Ming Chiu Chan, Cheuk Cheung Derek Leung, Yu Hong Chan, Man Ying Ho, Chun Hoi Chen, Ching Man Ngai, Hiu Ching Christy Chan, Yiu Cheong Yeung

“…We present a rare case of tracheal schwannoma, the first reported in Hong Kong, emphasizing the diagnostic challenges and treatment outcomes. A 54-year-old woman with respiratory symptoms underwent evaluations revealing a tracheal mass causing luminal narrowing. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Agent-Loaded Bacterial Microbots by Yifan Chen, Panagiotis Kosmas, Sylvain Martel

“…Finally, we use an anatomically realistic numerical breast phantom as a platform to demonstrate the feasibility of this tumor diagnostic method.…”
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The Extent of Lymphadenectomy at the Time of Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer and its Impact on Prognosis and Survival by David Y. Josephson, John P. Stein

“…Although the absolute limits of the lymph node dissection remain to be determined, there is an evolving body of data to support that an extended lymphadenectomy provides further diagnostic and therapeutic benefit.…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Spotlight on Spinal Involvement by Patrizia Tosi

“…Although whole body skeletal X-ray is considered mandatory for multiple myeloma staging, magnetic resonance imaging is presently considered the most appropriate diagnostic technique for the evaluation of vertebral alterations, as it allows to detect not only the exact morphology of the lesions, but also the pattern of bone marrow infiltration by the disease. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Novel Self Disinfectant Solution in Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material - An Experimental Study by Sunantha Selvaraj, Alarmelu, Dorairaj Jayachandran, Shanmuga Priya

“…Background: Irreversible hydrocolloid materials are widely used for both diagnostic and definitive impression procedures. Impressions can be disinfected by immersion or spraying in any compatible disinfectant. …”
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Involvement in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome by Vijay Letchuman, Charles D. Donohoe

“…Clinical awareness that Ramsay Hunt syndrome may also involve the brainstem and cerebellum is critical in evaluating the clinical neurologic findings and expanding the diagnostic workup to include brain magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis, including varicella zoster polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Colocolic Intussusception in an Adult Patient Secondary to Caecal Adenocarcinoma by Hicham Elmajdoubi, Marouane Baiss, Mohamed El Absi, El Hassan El Faricha El Alami, Mohamed El Ouanani, El Mahjoub Echarrab, Mohamed El Amraoui, Abdelkader Errougani

“…By review of literature, we discuss diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in emergency.…”
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Early CBC Screening for Detecting Subclinical Anemia in Adolescent Females by Saadia Saad, Raheela Pyar Ali, Uzma Najam, Uzma Shahid, Asaad Javaid Mirza

“…Demographics, medical history, and vital signs were recorded and CBC and peripheral blood smear tests were performed at Husaini Diagnostic Laboratory.  Using SPSS v.25, frequency and percentages for prevalence and Chi-square for association were employed with p<0.05 as significant. …”
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Meralgia Paresthetica Review: Update on Presentation, Pathophysiology, and Treatment by Yanet de la Caridad Gomez, Edgar Remotti, Deandra Uju Momah, Emily Zhang, Daniel D. Swanson, Rosa Kim, Ivan Urits, Alan D. Kaye, Christopher L Robinson

“…When diagnosis remains a challenge, diagnostic modalities such as ultrasound, MRI, electromyography, and nerve conduction studies have been utilized as an adjunct. …”
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Le PCF et l’Union de la gauche vus par le PCI by Marco Di Maggio

“…La mise à l’écart des mouvements gauchistes et la quasi-autonomie (malgré l’Union de la gauche) vis-à-vis du Parti socialiste témoignent principalement de la peur du PCF de perdre le leadership à gauche. Le diagnostic de Pajetta, qui annonce la crise future du PCF, pointe enfin l’absence de questionnement sur les institutions et le retard concernant la politique étrangère.…”
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The Frequency of Langerhans Islets β-Cells Autoantibodies (Anti-GAD) in Georgian Children and Adolescents with Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Mariam Balakhadze, Elene Giorgadze, Marina Lomidze

“…We evaluated the concentration of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) which are widely used as a diagnostic and predictive tool for type 1 diabetes mellitus, in school-aged Georgian children with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. …”
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Performance of classification criteria for Behcet's disease in an Egyptian cohort by Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, Mona I Ellawindi, Gaafar Ragab

“…Performance of the revised Japanese criteria, ISG, ICBD 2006, and the revised ICBD 2010 was evaluated evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive predictive value (PPV), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), diagnostic odd ratio (DOR), and Youden's index (YI). …”
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Evolution of Frozen Section in Carcinoma Breast: Systematic Review by Manjit Kaur Rana, Amrit Pal Singh Rana, Uttam Sharma, Tushar Singh Barwal, Aklank Jain

“…The analysis of frozen section was done as a diagnostic tool in breast lesions, margin status in breast conservative surgery in carcinoma breast, and sentinel lymph node and use of immunohistochemistry for sentinel lymph node FS. …”
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Personality structure assessment of people with opiate addiction and people with internet addiction disorder by Milinović Milica, Tepšič-Ostojić Vesna

“…Conclusion The obtained results serve to suggest that Internet Addiction Disorder should be included in the diagnostic category of behavioural addictions.…”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Purtscher Retinopathy after Severe Traffic Accident in 16-Year-Old Boy by Hassan Hamoudi, Marie Krogh Nielsen, Torben Lykke Sørensen

“…OCTA is a valuable noninvasive diagnostic examination in Purtscher retinopathy, and fluorescein angiography became redundant in this case.…”
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DNA Extraction from Bronchial Aspirates for Molecular Cytology: Which Method to Take? by Hans Jürgen Grote, Viola Schmiemann, Mario Sarbia, Alfred Böcking

“…Objective: To date, there are only few systematic reports on the quality of DNA extracted from routine diagnostic cytologic specimens. It was the aim of the present study to evaluate the ability of 50% ethanol/2% carbowax (Saccomanno fixative) to preserve bronchial secretions with high quality genomic DNA as well as to compare different DNA extraction methods. …”
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