Effect of antithrombotic therapies on small bowel bleeding: an European multicenter retrospective study by Lucia Scaramella, Stefania Chetcuti Zammit, Reena Sidhu, Maurizio Vecchi, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Nicoletta Nandi, Matilde Topa, Luca Elli

“…Background/Aims Small bowel bleeding (SBB) is the main indication for videocapsule endoscopy (VCE); the diagnostic yield (DY) could be influenced by antithrombotic therapies. …”
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Multimodal Screening for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Scleroderma: Current Methods and Future Directions by Ioan Teodor Dragoi, Ciprian Rezus, Alexandra Maria Burlui, Ioana Bratoiu, Elena Rezus

“…Currently, well-known serum biomarkers (NT-proBNP, uric acid) are used in screening; however, in recent years, researchers have highlighted new biomarkers that can enhance diagnostic accuracy for SSc patients. Pulmonary involvement can also be assessed through pulmonary function tests, which, using established thresholds, can provide additional information and help select patients requiring RHC. …”
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Diagnosing gastrointestinal infections based on cycle threshold cut-offs of PCR by Rania Karam, Peter Kechker, Shifra Ken-Dror, Avi Peretz, Maya Azrad

“…Thus, PCR result should be considered along with clinical presentation and with Ct value consideration.IMPORTANCEGII diagnostic procedures have shifted from traditional- to molecular-based assays, which may increase missdiagnosis due to the high PCR sensitivity and false positives. …”
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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and influencing factors associated with false-positive treponemal tests in patients, so as to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of syphilis and mitigate misdiagnosis-induced incorrect treatment.Methods From January 2017 to December 2023, a total of 759 cases with false-positive results for treponema were screened for blood transfusion, surgery, or other medical interventions at Jinling hospital. …”
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Reduced Numbers and Impaired Function of Regulatory T Cells in Peripheral Blood of Ischemic Stroke Patients by Johanna Ruhnau, Juliane Schulze, Bettina von Sarnowski, Marie Heinrich, Sönke Langner, Christian Pötschke, Anika Wilden, Christof Kessler, Barbara M. Bröker, Antje Vogelgesang, Alexander Dressel

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Race to the Moon or the Bottom? Applications, Performance, and Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry by Amal Alfaraj, Toshiki Nagai, Hawra AlQallaf, Wei-Shao Lin

“…The review highlighted AI’s significant role in improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and prosthesis design. …”
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Analysis of occupational health examination results among medical radiation workers in Hangzhou City by GUAN Fuqiang, ZHOU Qihong, ZHANG Tianxi, YU Huijuan

“…There were 2 039 (51.39%), 821 (20.69%) and 1 108 (27.92%) workers with 1-<6, 6-<10 years and 10 years and above of work, respectively. Diagnostic radiology was the predomenant type of exposure, with 2 240 workers accounting for 56.45%. …”
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Linear Epidermal Nevus of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Diagnosis by Mariana Dutra de Cássia Ferreira Santos, Alexandre Scalli Mathias Duarte, Guilherme Machado Carvalho, Alexandre Caixeta Guimarães, Carlos Eduardo Monteiro Zappelini, Ana Cristina Coelho Dal Rio, Maria Elvira Pizzigatti Corrêa, Albina Messias de Almeida Milani Altemani, Ester Maria Danielli Nicola

“…The histopathological studies and detailed description are the center of the diagnostic and clinical evolution.…”
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Serum HDL and their subfractions are impaired in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) by Antonietta Giannattasio, Alice Castaldo, Michela Grieco, Monica Gelzo, Gustavo Cernera, Giuseppe Castaldo, Vincenzo Tipo

“…Conclusions These data confirm the severe impairment of reverse cholesterol transport in MIS-C and indicate serum HDL and HDL-SUB as potential useful diagnostic biomarkers of MIS-C.…”
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Prospects of the vacuum aspiration biopsy in terms of making the diagnoosis of malignant neoplasms of the mammary glands in patients categorised 3 and 4 according to BIRADS scale by S. S. Skurikhin, I. A. Bolotin, O. L. Chagunava, A. B. Guslev

“…The data obtained suggest that vacuum aspiration biopsy has a high diagnostic accuracy and certain advantages in this category of patients, in particular cases of urgent need to conduct more precise invasive diagnostics without performing the excisional biopsy examination.…”
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Circulating Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins and Antibodies against Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins as Potential Biomarkers of Colorectal Cancer by Dorota Diakowska, Krzysztof Grabowski, Mirosław Nienartowicz, Paweł Zarębski, Kamila Fudalej, Krystyna Markocka-Mączka

“…The aim of the study was evaluation of the diagnostic utility of serum oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL), antibodies against oxLDLs (o-LAB), and CEA as risk markers of colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Geriatric rehabilitation in the Netherlands and their preparedness for the increase in older adults: a scoping review by Hanne Jacomijntje van de Haar, Maria Nordheim Alme

“…Policies influence funding and this is primarily governed by diagnostic treatment combinations (DBCs). The main challenges are the exclusion of certain conditions and limited flexibility. …”
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Rationalising blood tests in a resource-limited emergency unit: A quality improvement project by Renette Esterhuizen, Lilani I. Tribelhorn, Danielle M.J. Thomas, Eugenne Elliott, Talat Habib, Arun Nair

“…Background: In resource-limited emergency settings, blood testing is crucial for diagnostics but can lead to financial strain and diagnostic challenges if used indiscriminately. …”
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Characterization of Follicular Lymphoma in the Small Intestine Using Double-Balloon Endoscopy by Manzurul Chowdhury, Masaki Endo, Toshimi Chiba, Norihiko Kudara, Shuhei Oana, Kunihiko Sato, Risaburo Akasaka, Kazumitsu Tomita, Saori Fujiwara, Tomomi Mizutani, Tamotsu Sugai, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki

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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report and Review of 39 Japanese Cases by Manabu Kaneko, Shin Sasaki, Shuzo Teruya, Kosuke Ozaki, Kazuhiro Ishimaru, Emi Terai, Hiroshi Nakayama, Toshiyuki Watanabe

“…The results suggest that CT scan may be a useful diagnostic tool for detecting PCI. PCI in patients with SSc is usually benign and requires only conservative therapy. …”
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Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease by eliciting trait-specific eye movements in multi-visual tasks by Maosong Jiang, Yanzhi Liu, Yanlu Cao, Shufeng Xia, Fei Teng, Wenzhi Zhao, Yongzhong Lin, Wenlong Liu

“…After the tasks, eye movement features were extracted from the behaviors of fixations, saccades, and smooth pursuit to establish a PD diagnostic model. Results The performance of the models was evaluated through cross-validation, revealing a recall of 97.65%, an accuracy of 92.73%, and a receiver operator characteristic area under the curve (ROC-AUC) of 97.08% for the proposed model. …”
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Primary pulmonary diffuse large B cell lymphoma presenting with features of organizing pneumonia: a case report by Sunjie Li, Yige Huang, Linlin Wang, Jintao Zhou

“…This case underscores the importance of a comprehensive diagnostic approach, including histopathological confirmation, in patients with pulmonary lesions that do not respond as expected to empiric therapies on the basis of preliminary diagnoses.…”
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Dermoscopy of Vitiligo and Other Hypopigmented Skin Lesions in Indian Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ananya Sharma, Binod Khaitan, Vishal Gupta, M Ramam, Kanika Sahni

“… Introduction: Non-vitiligo hypopigmented skin lesions may be close clinical mimickers of vitiligo, resulting in a diagnostic dilemma. Dermoscopic features of vitiligo have been studied, but those of other hypopigmentation disorders are not well-characterized. …”
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Macrophage Activation Syndrome/Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adult‐Onset Still's Disease: An Uncommon Initial Presentation in a Young Nepalese Female: A Case Repo... by Kanchan Bishwakarma, Kajal Bishwakarma, Sunil Bogati, Saket Jha

“…Tropical disease screening, blood culture, viral serologies, imaging for malignancies, and autoimmune disease panels were negative. She met the diagnostic criteria for AOSD. MAS was suspected of abnormally high ferritin levels, and a bone marrow aspiration biopsy was done. …”
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Parathyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a rare association by Jardelina Brena Rocha Leite, Nicole Ramalho De Freitas, Rafaella Nelice de Holanda Cardoso, Erik Trovão Diniz, Gabriel Rodrigues de Assis Ferreira, Fernão Henrique Costa e Alvim, Camila Ribeiro Coutinho Madruga, Ana Carolina Thé Garrido, Luciano Albuquerque, Patricia Sampaio Gadelha, Ruy Lyra, Lucio Vilar

“…This case not only highlights the challenging diagnostic landscape of NF1 but also underscores the rarity of the co-occurrence of parathyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma within the context of NF1. …”
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