Comparison of Low-Pass Filters for SPECT Imaging by Inayatullah S. Sayed, Siti S. Ismail

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The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, especially in cases of blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNIE). …”
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Role of Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scan in Reaching Definite Diagnosis in Patients With Fever of Unknown Origin and Inflammation of Unknown Origin in Rheumato... by Koreli UY, Torun ES, Adaş M

“…Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) is being used in the diagnostic workup of patients with FUO and/or IUO. This study aims to evaluate the clinical utility and diagnostic performance of PET/CT in the rheumatology outpatient clinic among FUO and IUO patients.Methods: Patients admitted to Prof. …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of an Intra-Abdominal Esophageal Duplication Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ikuo Watanobe, Yuzuru Ito, Eigo Akimoto, Yuuki Sekine, Yurie Haruyama, Kota Amemiya, Fumihiro Kawano, Shohei Fujita, Satoshi Omori, Shozo Miyano, Taijiro Kosaka, Michio Machida, Toshiaki Kitabatake, Kuniaki Kojima, Asumi Sakaguchi, Kanako Ogura, Toshiharu Matsumoto

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Penerapan Logika Fuzzy Dan Metode Profile Matching Pada Sistem Pakar Medis Untuk Diagnosis Covid-19 Dan Penyakit Lain by Rusliyawati Rusliyawati, Agus Wantoro, Erliyan Redy Susanto

“…Misdiagnosis leads to errors in treatment attempts. Various kinds of diagnostic efforts have been made, such as Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), RT-PCR, CT-Scan Image, and machine learning, but still have some weaknesses. …”
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Regulation of reactive oxygen species and the role of mitochondrial apoptotic-related genes in rheumatoid arthritis by Conghui Gao, Chengqiang Zhang, Lixing Wen, Gailian Zhang, Xiaoping Liu, Jie Wang, Luping Cui, Rui Li, Tingting Nie, Jiaoniu Duan, Yingying Guo

“…Three ML algorithms screened diagnostic biomarkers. A nomogram was built and validated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. …”
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Will the increase of medical equipment affect medical expenditure? Empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in China by Qiwei Deng, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Dan Cao, Dantong Zhao, Yaxin Zhao, Jianmin Gao

“…Our complex difference in differences model illustrates that the increase in the number of large-scale medical equipment by 1 — regardless of the initial configuration—results in an increase in the average diagnostic cost per outpatient visit and the average diagnostic cost per inpatient visit by 27. 3% (p < 0.01) and 25. 5% (p < 0.01), respectively. …”
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Comparison between ELISA and PCR for Detection of Epstein - Barr virus in children with acute cervical lymphadenitis by Nazim Khan, Neeraj Narayan Mathur, Sunil Kumar Singh Bhadouriya, Balvinder Singh Arora, Nidhi Chaudhary, Dhriti Khullar

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the diagnostic utility of EBV DNA detection as an adjunct to serological diagnosis of primary EBV infection. …”
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Identification of mitophagy-related biomarkers and immune infiltration in polycystic ovarian syndrome by bioinformatic study by Hongjuan Ye, Xicheng Wang, Zhiying He

“…Results: Five hub genes: CTSD, IGF2R, ATP13A2, NAPA and GRN were identified as the potential diagnostic biomarkers of immune-mitophagy-related PCOS through five algorithms. …”
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Identification of GBN5 as a molecular biomarker of pan-cancer species by integrated multi-omics analysis by Qian Guo, Xinxin Zhong, Zihan Dang, Baiquan Zhang, Zixin Yang

“…Results We found that GBN5 was differentially expressed in multiple tumors and showed early diagnostic value. Mutations, somatic copy number alterations, and DNA methylation lead to its aberrant expression. …”
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Two-step-7-Pink Rule: A Practical Tool for the Dermoscopic Evaluation of Fully Amelanotic Skin Lesions by Riccardo Pampena, Stefano Migliorati, Giovanni Paolino, Michela Lai, Nicola Lippolis, Stefania Guida, Stefania Borsari, Sebastiano Pellerone, Sofia Maria Di Ciaccio, Elvira Moscarella, Giovanni Pellacani, Giuseppe Argenziano, Caterina Longo

“…Two dermatologists jointly assessed a validation set of images for dermoscopic criteria and constructed a diagnostic algorithm, the 2-step 7-pink rule (2S-7PR). …”
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Diffused Multi-scale Generative Adversarial Network for low-dose PET images reconstruction by Xiang Yu, Daoyan Hu, Qiong Yao, Yu Fu, Yan Zhong, Jing Wang, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang

“…This method offers a potential balance between minimizing radiation exposure and preserving diagnostic performance.…”
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Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Detected by CT Examination by Masamitsu Hirano, Yutaka Yonemura, Emel Canbay, Masumi Ichinose, Tuyoshi Togawa, Takayuki Matsuda, Nobuyuki Takao, Akiyoshi Mizumoto

“…Eleven patients were managed by diagnostic laparoscopy followed by laparoscopic HIPEC (LHIPEC). …”
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A novel ready-to-use loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for detection of Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei by Mitsuru Nakase, Jeewan Thapa, Vanaabaatar Batbaatar, Ochirbat Khurtsbaatar, Batchuluun Enkhtuul, Jugderkhorloo Unenbat, Baasansuren Lkham, Sachiho Fujita, Ai Koshikawa, Apichai Tuanyok, Vannarat Saechan, Hideaki Higashi, Kyoko Hayashida, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Chie Nakajima, Takashi Kimura

“…This study provided a simple, rapid, cost-effective, and sensitive diagnostic tool for glanders and melioidosis.…”
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals by B. Muriithi, M.M. Bundi, T. Moriyasu, A. Ahmed, M. Mwamzuka, M. Karama, S. Kaneko

“…This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the TB-LAMP assay in individuals with and without HIV infection. …”
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The Estimates of Retinal Ganglion Cell Counts Performed Better than Isolated Structure and Functional Tests for Glaucoma Diagnosis by Bruno L. B. Esporcatte, Andrea C. Kara-José, Luiz Alberto S. Melo, Luciano M. Pinto, Ivan M. Tavares

“…Purpose. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) counts as estimated by combining data from standard automated perimetry (SAP) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). …”
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Intrauterine death from placental abruption: influence of labor duration and mode of delivery on maternal outcomes by Louis Van Hees, Louis Van Hees, Robin Danger, Caroline Turbelin, Caroline Turbelin

“…IntroductionIntrauterine fetal death (IUFD) caused by retroplacental hematoma (RPH) can lead to serious maternal complications including coagulopathies and hemorrhage. A prolonged diagnostic-to-expulsion delay may increase coagulation risks. …”
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Increasing TB/HIV Case Notification through an Active Case-Finding Approach among Rural and Mining Communities in Northwest Tanzania by R. Abeid, C. Mergenthaler, V. Muzuka, A. Goodluck, T. Nkwabi, J. Bigio, Aguilera Vasquez N, T. Pande, F. Haraka, J. Creswell, T. Rahman, M. Straetemans

“…Providing integrated TB and HIV screening and diagnostic services during evening hours (Moonlight Events) in and around mining settlements can yield a large number of people with undiagnosed TB and HIV. …”
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CXCL-10 in Cerebrospinal Fluid Detects Neuroinflammation in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy with High Accuracy by Samya Jezine Da Silva, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Luiz Claudio Faria, Carolina Rosadas, Maria Fernanda Lopes de Araújo, Ana Caroline Soares Dutra, Yoshihisa Yamano, Graham Taylor, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler

“…This study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the neuroinflammatory biomarkers neopterin and cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL-10) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for HAM. …”
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Calcium to magnesium ratio as a superior biomarker for nephrolithiasis detection in primary hyperparathyroidism by Nazif Yalçın, Ayşegül Ertınmaz Özkan, Elif Güneş, Nizameddin Koca

“…Nephrolithiasis was diagnosed via imaging, and the diagnostic performance of the Ca/Mg ratio and urinary calcium excretion was assessed through receiver operating characteristic analysis. …”
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