Utility of Computed Tomographic Enteroclysis/Enterography for the Assessment of Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease by Shinichi Hashimoto, Kensaku Shimizu, Hiroaki Shibata, Satoko Kanayama, Ryo Tanabe, Hideko Onoda, Naohumi Matsunaga, Isao Sakaida

“…CTE appeared to be a useful diagnostic method for assessment of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease.…”
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Reliability of Ultrasound Based Compressibility of the Lower Leg Anterior Tibial Muscle Compartment in Healthy Volunteers by Kay van Heeswijk, Daniëlle Spek, Jesse Muijsenberg, Loes Janssen, Michiel Winkes, Adwin R. Hoogeveen, Marc Scheltinga

“…As intracompartmental muscle pressure measurements are invasive with suboptimal test characteristics, other diagnostic tools are needed. Recently, ultrasound-based muscle compartment thickness analysis at 10mmHg (d10) and 80mmHg (d80) external pressure was introduced for this purpose. …”
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Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Richard Dadzie Ephraim, Anthony Enimil, Venus Frimpong, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Esther Love Darkoh

“…There is a high prevalence of nocardiosis especially in HIV patients. PCR is a better diagnostic method that detects both Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis and should be incorporated into routine diagnosis for pulmonary infections.…”
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Interventricular septal dissection secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction: case series and literature review by Ping Chen, Xiuqin Wang, Yun Mou

“…By exploring the etiology, pathogenesis, and key diagnostic points of IVSD, this study aims to provide valuable insights for clinical practice.…”
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“Gleaning a lot from the history and physical exam,” and “reasonably confident without imaging”: a qualitative study of primary care clinicians' management of patients with low bac... by Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Kathleen E. Norman, Andrea M. Patey, Isabella M. Thomas, Michael E. Green, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Jill A. Hayden, Jan Hartvigsen, Noah M. Ivers, Hazel Jenkins, Simon D. French

“…Abstract Background Routine seeking of imaging for patients with low back pain is not concordant with the evidence-based recommendation that imaging is rarely of diagnostic value. Inappropriate imaging is a waste of resources and can lead to undesirable downstream effects for individuals and health systems. …”
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Screening of Aβ and phosphorylated tau status in the cerebrospinal fluid through machine learning analysis of portable electroencephalography data by Masahiro Hata, Yuki Miyazaki, Kohji Mori, Kenji Yoshiyama, Shoshin Akamine, Hideki Kanemoto, Shiho Gotoh, Hisaki Omori, Atsuya Hirashima, Yuto Satake, Takashi Suehiro, Shun Takahashi, Manabu Ikeda

“…This study suggests that portable EEG combined with machine learning is a promising noninvasive and cost-effective tool for early AD-related pathological marker screening, which could enhance neurophysiological understanding and diagnostic accessibility.…”
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Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women. by Jing Sheng, Chun-Fang Ma, Xiao-Fei Wu, Xiang-Xiang Li

“…Compared with traditional lipid markers, including LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, TC, and the emerging marker RC, the RC/HDL-C exhibited higher diagnostic efficacy.<h4>Conclusion</h4>There is an increased risk of GDM associated with higher levels of the RC/HDL-C ratio between 12 and 14 weeks of gestation, independent of traditional risk factors. …”
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Predominant polarity in bipolar affective disorder and its impact on cognition and quality of life by Shashank Bhardwaj, Deoraj Sinha, Ami Pawar, Astik Mane

“…All of those characteristics entail a significant economic impact due to both direct and indirect costs and require an effective diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Lifetime prevalence of BPAD is approximately 4% worldwide. …”
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Enhanced Fetal Arrhythmia Classification by Non-Invasive ECG Using Cross Domain Feature and Spatial Differences Windows Information by Gede Angga Pradipta, Putu Desiana Wulaning Ayu, Made Liandana, Dandy Pramana Hostiadi

“…With further development, this method is expected to serve as a foundational model for the advancement of diagnostic tools for physicians.…”
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Large soluble CD18 complexes with exclusive ICAM-1-binding properties are shed during immune cell migration in inflammation by Alexey Ferapontov, Anders Mellemkjær, Helen M. McGettrick, Thomas Vorup-Jensen, Tue W. Kragstrup, Kristian Juul-Madsen

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Liver diseases: epidemiology, causes, trends and predictions by Can Gan, Yuan Yuan, Haiyuan Shen, Jinhang Gao, Xiangxin Kong, Zhaodi Che, Yangkun Guo, Hua Wang, Erdan Dong, Jia Xiao

“…Additionally, this review offers updates on innovative diagnostic techniques, current treatments, and potential therapeutic targets presently under clinical evaluation. …”
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Expert decision-making in clinicians: An auto-analytic ethnographic study of operational decision-making in urgent care. by Nicola Irvine, Robert Van Der Meer, Itamar Megiddo

“…Previous research has focused on diagnostic decision-making and rarely studied clinicians in the field.…”
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Pulmonary Nuclear protein in Testis (NUT) carcinoma: clinical, molecular characteristics, and treatment strategies by Jingjing Qu, Zhen Chen, Yanping Zhu, JinYan Huang, Qian Shen

“…Distant metastases to bones, pleura, and lungs were confirmed in 60% of cases. Diagnostic confirmation was achieved through NUT protein positivity via IHC and FISH rearrangements in all five patients. …”
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Genetic screening strategy for children with hereditary spherocytosis in Jiangxi Province of China by Chongjun Wu, Chongjun Wu, Zhongjin Xu, Zhongjin Xu, Qian Wan, Qian Wan, Feng Chen, Feng Chen, Yao Ye, Yao Ye, Hong Wang, Hong Wang

“…Statistical analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical characteristics of children with HS.ResultsA total of thirty children with unexplained anemia were included in the study, resulting in a gene detection diagnostic rate of 80%. This included the identification of five non-HS-related congenital anemia genes (16.66%, 5/30) and nineteen cases of hereditary spherocytosis (HS). …”
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Amyloids in bladder cancer hijack cancer-related proteins and are positive correlated to tumor stage by Diego Alem, César X. García-Laviña, Francisco Garagorry, Dardo Centurión, Joaquina Farias, Hany Pazos-Espinosa, María Noel Cuitiño-Mendiberry, Carolina Villadóniga, Susana Castro-Sowinski, Martín Fló, Federico Carrión, Brenda Iglesias, Kevin Madauss, Lucía Canclini

“…Abstract Despite the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to bladder cancer being widely accepted, there have been few significant advancements in this field over the past decades. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Symptomatic Multiple Sacral Perineural Cysts-Technical Note by Masashi Tsujino, Akinobu Suzuki, Hidetomi Terai, Minori Kato, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Shinji Takahashi, Koji Tamai, Hiroaki Nakamura

“…Conclusions: This case series reports the diagnostic and surgical methods for multiple sacral perineural cysts and their outcomes. …”
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IL-6-Inducing Peptide Prediction Based on 3D Structure and Graph Neural Network by Ruifen Cao, Qiangsheng Li, Pijing Wei, Yun Ding, Yannan Bin, Chunhou Zheng

“…IL-6-inducing peptides are critical for the development of immunotherapy and diagnostic biomarkers for some diseases. Most existing methods for predicting IL-6-induced peptides use traditional machine learning methods, whose feature selection is based on prior knowledge. …”
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Correlation between MDA Level and Chitotriosidase-1 Activity in Seminal Fluid of Iraqi Infertile Males by Ali S. Abdul Aziz, Hedef D. Elyaseen, Hussain K. Kadhem

“…Conclusion: There is a correlation between seminal fluid Chitotriosidase-1 activity and malondialdehyde level in the Asthenospermia Group. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the treatment of male infertility may result from our growing understanding of the roles played by Chitotriosidase-1 and malondialdehyde in male reproductive health. …”
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Evaluation of targeting accuracy of cone beam CT guided histotripsy in an in vivo porcine model by Martin G. Wagner, Grace M. Minesinger, Katrina L. Falk, Ayca Z. Kutlu, Meridith A. Kisting, Michael A. Speidel, Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, J. Louis Hinshaw, John F. Swietlik, Fred T. Lee, Paul F. Laeseke

“…Purpose The application of histotripsy, an emerging noninvasive, non-ionizing, and non-thermal tumor treatment, is currently limited by the inherent limitations of diagnostic ultrasound as the sole targeting modality. …”
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Multiple rare abdominal aortic branch variations in the case of a centenarian woman. Case report and review of the literature by Michela Vincis, Claire Lewis, Denis Barry, Marcello Trucas

“…Background: Anatomical variations of the abdominal aorta are crucial when considering the success of clinical procedures including diagnostic imaging, oncologic resections, organ transplantations, laparoscopic surgeries, management of penetrating abdominal injuries, and interventional radiological procedures. …”
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