Multimodal machine learning enables AI chatbot to diagnose ophthalmic diseases and provide high-quality medical responses by Ruiqi Ma, Qian Cheng, Jing Yao, Zhiyu Peng, Mingxu Yan, Jie Lu, Jingjing Liao, Lejin Tian, Wenjun Shu, Yunqiu Zhang, Jinghan Wang, Pengfei Jiang, Weiyi Xia, Xiaofeng Li, Lu Gan, Yue Zhao, Jiang Zhu, Bing Qin, Qin Jiang, Xiawei Wang, Xintong Lin, Haifeng Chen, Weifang Zhu, Dehui Xiang, Baoqing Nie, Jingtao Wang, Jie Guo, Kang Xue, Hongguang Cui, Jinwei Cheng, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaxu Hong, Fei Shi, Rui Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Chen Zhao

“…This study developed and evaluated the ChatGPT-powered Intelligent Ophthalmic Multimodal Interactive Diagnostic System (IOMIDS) to enable patient self-diagnosis and self-triage. …”
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Liver Elastography for Liver Fibrosis Stratification: A Comparison of Three Techniques in a Biopsy-Controlled MASLD Cohort by Antonio Liguori, Giorgio Esposto, Maria Elena Ainora, Irene Mignini, Raffaele Borriello, Linda Galasso, Mattia Paratore, Maria Cristina Giustiniani, Laura Riccardi, Matteo Garcovich, Antonio Gasbarrini, Luca Miele, Maria Assunta Zocco

“…<b>Conclusion:</b> S-Shearwave Imaging is a useful and reliable non-invasive technique for staging liver fibrosis in patients with MASLD. Its diagnostic accuracy is non-inferior to other shear wave elastography techniques (TE and 2D-SWE by SSI).…”
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Epilepsy care pathway: The Finnish model by Reetta Kälviäinen, Zakarya Hadj‐Allal, Jarkko Kirjavainen, Reina Roivainen, Tarja Linnankivi, Jukka Peltola, Kai Eriksson, Salla Lamusuo, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Johanna Annunen, Päivi Vieira, Virpi Tarkiainen, Leena Jutila, Anni Saarela, Leena Kämppi, Liisa Metsähonkala, Eija Gaily, Niina Lähde, Jaana Antinmaa, Sini Erme, Anna‐Leena Pirttisalo, Jari Virolainen, Milla Ylijoki, Laura Kela, Jonna Komulainen‐Ebrahim, Paula Sorjonen, Finnish Severe Epilepsy Coordination Group

“…Methods In 2017, the Finnish government nominated Kuopio University Hospital to coordinate diagnostics and care for severe epilepsy in Finland. …”
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Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for classifying tuberculosis and pulmonary findings in chest radiographs by Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva, Luan Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Denise do Socorro Rodrigues da Silva, Mayler Olombrada Nunes de Santos, William Salibe Filho, Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa, Magdala de Araujo Novaes, Thiago Augusto Massarutto, Osvaldo Landi Junior, Elaine Yanata, Marcio Rodrigues da Cunha Reis, Gilberto Szarf, Pedro Vieira Santana Netto, Joselisa Peres Queiroz de Paiva

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Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by E. D. Fedorov, V. V. Veselov, S. V. Kashin, E. V. Tikhomirova, A. V. Veselov, D. V. Zavyalov, A. Kornowski, T. E. Gorskaya, M. Volteau, T. Ponchon

“…Men and women over the age of 18 scheduled to undergo routine diagnostic colonoscopy were randomly assigned either to the OSS group or to the Macrogol group with a fractional use mode before the colonoscopy. …”
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Predictive value of serum procalcitonin level for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections in hematological patients by Qi Sun, Qingsong Lin, Yanxia Lv, Zhiying Tian, Qiushuang Yan, Yaqing Yu, Xue Fu, Hongjing Yao, Fujun Sun, Yonghui Xia, Guoqing Zhu, Sizhou Feng

“…Abstract Objectives Procalcitonin (PCT) is a critical diagnostic biomarker for bacterial infections in patients. …”
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New proposal for a multimodal imaging approach for the subclinical detection of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ricard Cervera, Alfredo Adan, Gerard Espinosa, Jose Rios, Olga Araujo, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Laura Pelegrín, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Halbert Hernández-Negrín, Marc Figueras-Roca, Vanesa Budi, Montse Morató

“…Objective To compare multimodal structural and functional diagnostic methods in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treated with hydroxychloroquine, to identify the best complementary approach for detecting subclinical retinal toxicity.Methods A cross-sectional, unicentric study was conducted on patients with SLE treated with hydroxychloroquine. …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…However, critical evidence is still lacking regarding its diagnostic performance in distinguishing between pulmonary infections, tumors, and non-infectious, non-tumor conditions in real clinical settings. …”
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Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer by Liying Zhang, Jisen Hao, Jia Guo, Xin Zhao, Xing Yin

“…Pre-T1 showed the best diagnostic performance for predicting the Ki-67 expression level in patients with invasive ductal breast cancer (areas under the ROC curve (AUC), 0.711; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.609–0.813). …”
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Evaluation of Functional Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children: Are the Physicians Complying with the Current Guidelines? by Mesrur Selcuk Silay, Ahmet Ruknettin Aslan, Erim Erdem, Zafer Tandogdu, Serdar Tekgul

“…To elucidate whether the diagnostic and treatment approaches of the physicians for functional lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) in children is complying with the current guidelines. …”
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Phylogeny of the planthopper genus Megamelus (Hemiptera, Delphacidae), with the description of two new species from South America by Nicolas A. Salinas, Roxana Mariani, Ana M. Marino de Remes Lenicov, Marcela S. Rodriguero, Alejandro J. Sosa

“…Our combined findings support the monophyly of the genus and refine diagnostic features, including the importance of the pygofer’s lobed appearance. …”
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Recurrent venous thrombosis – an unusual first presentation of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 3B by N Letete, D Vaz, P H Malishi, J J Pogieter, P Rheeder

“… A 45-year-old female presented with unprovoked recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), in unusual sites, and pancytopenia, posing a complex diagnostic challenge. Work-up for inherited thrombophilia, antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) and paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria were unremarkable. …”
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Young Male Patients: Three Case Reports by Akira Aso, Eikichi Ihara, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Irina Sudovykh, Tetsuhide Ito, Masafumi Nakamura, Tetsuo Ikeda, Nobuyoshi Takizawa, Yoshinao Oda, Shuji Shimizu

“…EUS with EUS-FNA could be a useful diagnostic modality for SPNs even in young male patients.…”
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Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of cirrhosis – case study by Lidia Sierpińska, Małgorzata Januszek

“…Physical examination was presented, as well as epidemiological interview, medical history, course of diagnostics and treatment of the patient qualified for follow up ambulatory care in the outpatient hepatology department. …”
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Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Vibha Mehta, Aroop Mohanty, Suneeta Meena, J. S. Rahul, Nath Uttam Kumar, Debranjani Chattopadhyay, Anamika Bakliwal, Ranjana Choudhary, Pratima Gupta

“…Though this yeast is ubiquitous in nature, systemic infections from isolated cases and sporadic outbreaks with high mortality have been reported in ICUs, which emphasize the importance to consider this fungus within the diagnostic possibilities. Here, we report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) caused by W. anomalus in a leukemic immunosuppressed patient who was successfully treated by early detection and treatment of this emerging fungus.…”
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A systematic review of Gram-negative bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance in pediatric sepsis: Insights from pediatric intensive care units by Ghada Haidar Ali, Mohammed Abdullah Albariqi, Ahmed Hassan Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Hassan Alasmari, Saeed Mari Nasser

“…There is an urgent need for enhanced diagnostic practices, targeted infection control measures, and robust antimicrobial stewardship programs to manage and mitigate the impact of these infections. …”
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Designing a Web Page to Improve Tutors’ Role in Nursing Students Formation by Juan Carlos Alvarado Peruyero, Zulema Bos Rodríguez, Nancy Ester Sosa Botana, Lourdes Montenegro Arias, Ariel Barceló Bos

“…In order to identify tutors’ needs, a questionnaire and a diagnostic test were applied to 33,7 % of active-teaching tutors, randomly selected from a total of 169. …”
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Posterior Mediastinal Adenomatoid Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vishwas Parekh, Thomas Winokur, Robert J. Cerfolio, Todd M. Stevens

“…The lesional cells expressed cytokeratin, calretinin, and nuclear WT1 but were negative for PAX8, TTF1, p53, chromogranin, CD31, and CD34, and Ki67 showed <2% proliferation rate, diagnostic of adenomatoid tumor. Three years after resection, the patient is in good health without tumor recurrence. …”
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Classification of Myopathy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Electromyograms Using Bat Algorithm and Deep Neural Networks by A. Bakiya, A. Anitha, T. Sridevi, K. Kamalanand

“…The efficient discrimination of abnormal EMG signals, myopathy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, engage crucial role in automatic diagnostic assistance tools, since EMG signals are nonstationary signals. …”
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Federated Learning Approach for Breast Cancer Detection Based on DCNN by Hussain AlSalman, Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami, Taha Alfakih, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan

“…Additionally, we tested the proposed federated learning performance, showcasing the potential of our approach as a robust and privacy-preserving solution for future breast cancer diagnostic strategies.…”
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