Dramatic Reduction in Tumour Size in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients on Thalidomide Therapy by Denny Demeria, Iain Birchall, Vincent G Bain

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Diagnosing and Treating ANCA-Associated Vasculitis within the COVID-19 Era: A Challenging Case Report by Erjola Likaj, Larisa Shehaj, Deniona Nunci, Lordian Nunci, Irda Rrugeja, Merita Rroji, Saimir Seferi, Nertila Gjonaj, Alma Idrizi, Arjana Strakosha

“…This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of differentiating AAV from conditions associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, as the clinical and radiological presentations of pulmonary-renal syndromes may overlap. …”
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Sex Differences in Lung Cancer Characteristics at Diagnosis: A Nationwide Register‐Based Study From the Faroe Islands (2015–2020) by Annika H. Lindenskov, Halla Potts, Marnar F. Kristiansen, Maria S. Petersen, Marin Strøm

“…Gender‐specific patterns also emerged: women hadlonger symptomatic periods, while men experienced longer diagnostic and treatment times, though with overlapping confidence intervals. …”
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Analysis of panel physician inquiries to U.S. TB Centers of Excellence, 2018–2022 by E. Leithead IV, S. Subramanian, K. Pimenta, N.D. Goswami, A. Patrawalla, A. Lardizabal, C. Haley, L. Chen, L. Armitige, B. Seaworth, B. Sylvester, R. Bhavaraju

“…Diagnostic questions (n = 104, 48.4%) included mycobacterial culture, smear, and radiology interpretation. …”
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Cutaneous Metastasis of Medullary Carcinoma Thyroid Masquerading as Subcutaneous Nodules Anterior Chest and Mandibular Region by Rahul Mannan, Jasmine Kaur, Jasleen Kaur, Sanjay Piplani, Harjot Kaur, Harleen Kaur

“…A systematic application of clinical and diagnostic skills will eventually lead to such a diagnosis even when not suspected clinically at its primary presentation. …”
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Dose Optimization with mAs Reduction of 15% using Computed Radiography on Radiographic Examinations Pelvic Ap Projection by Intan Cahya, Muhammad Irsal, Nursama Heru A., Shinta Gunawati S., Mahfud Edy Widiatmoko

“…Background: Routine pelvic radiograph examination commonly performed in diagnostic radiology services is a pelvic examination of anteroposterior projection (AP). …”
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Plastic deformation of anterior cruciate ligament: listen to the patient, do not just rely on imaging by Sérgio Rocha Piedade, Daniel Miranda Ferreira, Carlos Górios, Nicola Maffulli

“…Level of Evidence IV Diagnostic studies – Investigating a diagnostic test.…”
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Rib suppression-based radiomics for diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in chest X-rays by Yudong Wang, Zongjin Qu, Zhengjun Dai, Yuhong Li, Yanyan Liu, Wei Wang, Lianxiang Xiao, Yi Zhang

“…Abstract This study aims to refine a radiomics-based diagnostic approach for detecting neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) and examines the influence of rib suppression on the diagnostic precision of radiomics models using neonatal chest X-ray (CXR) images. …”
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A Study on the Classification of Atopic Dermatitis by Spectral Features of Hyperspectral Imaging by Eun Bin Kim, Yoo Sang Baek, Onseok Lee

“…However, the subjectivity of the diagnostic process remains limited. Hyperspectral cameras can detect optical signals to simultaneously generate morphological information and collect spatial information. …”
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Enhanced Brain Tumor MRI Classification Using Stationary Wavelet Transform, ResNet50V2, and LSTM Networks by Oussama Abda, Hilal NAIMI

“…Early and accurate detection of brain tumors is necessary for effective treatment and improved patient outcomes. The principal diagnostic technology that shows highly detailed visualization of brain structures is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); however, the interpretation of these images can be time-consuming and require expertise and highly specialized manpower. …”
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Application of large language models in disease diagnosis and treatment by Xintian Yang, Tongxin Li, Qin Su, Yaling Liu, Chenxi Kang, Yong Lyu, Lina Zhao, Yongzhan Nie, Yanglin Pan, Yuanyuan Ji

“…This paper highlights the rapid advancements in research on the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of LLMs across different medical disciplines and emphasizes the importance of policymaking, ethical supervision, and multidisciplinary collaboration in promoting more effective and safer clinical applications of LLMs. …”
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Comparison between Intestinal Behçet’s Disease and Crohn’s Disease in Characteristics of Symptom, Endoscopy, and Radiology by Tianyu Zhang, Liwen Hong, Zhengting Wang, Rong Fan, Maochen Zhang, Yun Lin, Mengmeng Cheng, Xiaolin Zhou, Peijun Sun, Xiaoyi Lin, Jie Zhong

“…A differentiation model was established by pooling all valuable parameters together. Diagnostic efficacy was evaluated, and a receiver operating curve (ROC) was plotted. …”
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MAEMC-NET: a hybrid self-supervised learning method for predicting the malignancy of solitary pulmonary nodules from CT images by Tianhu Zhao, Tianhu Zhao, Yong Yue, Hang Sun, Jingxu Li, Yanhua Wen, Yudong Yao, Wei Qian, Yubao Guan, Shouliang Qi, Shouliang Qi

“…This study aims to address this diagnostic challenge by developing a novel deep learning model.MethodsThis study proposes MAEMC-NET, a model integrating generative (Masked AutoEncoder) and contrastive (Momentum Contrast) self-supervised learning to learn CT image representations of intra- and inter-solitary nodules. …”
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The Diagnosis and Management of Meralgia Paresthetica: A Narrative Review by Mohammed S. Ahmed, Giustino Varrassi, Despina Hadjiconstanti, Panagiotis Zis

“…Diagnosis is typically made clinically, often utilising multiple diagnostic aids such as imaging and electrophysiology. …”
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SCOLIOSIS ASSESSMENT VIA TELEHEALTH USING PHOTOGRAMMETRY: DEVELOPMENT AND ACCURACY by ISIS JULIENE RODRIGUES LEITE NAVARRO, ERIC PARENT, JEFFERSON FAGUNDES LOSS, CLÁUDIA TARRAGÔ CANDOTTI

“…Level of Evidence III; Diagnostic Studies - Investigation of a Diagnostic Test.…”
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An Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade during Cardiac Catheterization Study by Deepanwita Das, Monalisa Datta, Somnath Dey, Jyotiranjan Parida, Rupesh Kumar, Arindam Pande

“…Introduction. Catheter-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are rapidly advancing. …”
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An Automated Clinical Laboratory Decision Support System for Test Utilization, Medical Necessity Verification, and Payment Processing by Safedin Beqaj, Rojeet Shrestha, Tim Hamill

“…In addition, many ordered tests are not reimbursed by Medicare because they are inappropriate for the medical condition or were ordered with the incorrect International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision diagnostic code, not meeting the medical necessity. …”
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The Serum Biomarkers in Ulcerative Colitis by Semih SEZER, Selim DEMIRCI, Melisa Irem KARA, Murat KORKMAZ

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the CLR and CAR had high sensitivity and specificity for detecting UC activity, whereas the PLR and NLR had low diagnostic value.…”
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Dysregulation of c-Jun (JUN) and FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (FOSB) in obese people and their predictive values for metabolic syndrome by Chenxi Yang, Yi Chen, Guangfeng Tang, Tongtong Shen, Li Li

“…This study aimed to identify new biomarkers for predicting MetS and provide a novel diagnostic approach. Herein, the expression profiles of c-Jun (JUN) and FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (FOSB) in individuals with obesity and patients with MetS from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. …”
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Reliability of Endoscopic Ultrasound Using Miniprobes and Grayscale Histogram Analysis in Diagnosing Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions by Samiullah Khan, Rui Zhang, Weili Fang, Tao Wang, Shu Li, Danna Wang, Yixiang Chang, Lanping Zhu, Bang-mao Wang, Wentian Liu

“…The diagnostic consistency of EUS with pathology was 80.1% (530/662). …”
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