Three Prospective Case Studies Examining Mifepristone’s Efficacy in Patients with Treatment-Resistant PTSD by Agnes van Minnen, Lizelotte Vos, Pierre M. Bet, Ad de Jongh, Felix Linsen, Hein J. F. van Marle, Onno C. Meijer, Willem M. Otte, Marije Russcher, Christiaan H. Vinkers

“…Two of the three patients experienced a significant reduction in PTSD symptom severity after the intervention phase and no longer met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. These positive results were maintained during long-term follow-up. …”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…The proposed system can be used in hospitals for an early/quick diagnosis and to validate the results obtained by other diagnostic modalities.…”
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Classification and Regression Trees on Aggregate Data Modeling: An Application in Acute Myocardial Infarction by C. Quantin, L. Billard, M. Touati, N. Andreu, Y. Cottin, M. Zeller, F. Afonso, G. Battaglia, D. Seck, G. Le Teuff, E. Diday

“…For the 1011 (84, resp.) patients with a lower (higher) TIMI score, the pathway variable did not appear as a diagnostic variable until the third (second) stage of the tree construction. …”
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Causality Extraction from Medical Text Using Large Language Models (LLMs) by Seethalakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Luciana Garbayo, Wlodek Zadrozny

“…Some practical extensions of extracting causal statements from medical text would include providing additional diagnostic support based on less frequent cause–effect relationships, identifying possible inconsistencies in medical guidelines, and evaluating the evidence for recommendations.…”
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The Multifaceted Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Glioblastoma: microRNA Nanocarriers for Disease Progression and Gene Therapy by Natalia Simionescu, Radu Zonda, Anca Roxana Petrovici, Adriana Georgescu

“…In this review, we discuss the role of EVs and their miRNA content in GB progression and resistance to therapy, with emphasis on their potential as diagnostic, prognostic and disease monitoring biomarkers and as nanocarriers for gene therapy.…”
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Clinical Controversy Surrounding the Differential Diagnosis of Branchiogenic Carcinoma by Alexander Karatzanis, Kleanthi Mylopotamitaki, Eleni Lagoudaki, Emmanuel Prokopakis, Sofia Agelaki

“…Histopathological findings suggested the diagnosis of lymph node infiltration by squamous cell carcinoma of an unknown primary site, but differential diagnosis also included branchiogenic carcinoma arising in a branchial cleft cyst. A diagnostic algorithm for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of an unknown primary site was followed, including positron emission tomography with computed tomography. …”
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Generational Expression of Muir-Torre Syndrome in a Canadian Family by Kaitlin Alexandra Vanderbeck, R. Gary Sibbald, Nirosha Murugan

“…Affected relatives have presented at different ages throughout their lives with cutaneous neoplasms and visceral malignancies, including malignancies rarely associated with MTS. MTS presents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. The case demonstrates that the management of MTS, a potentially underreported syndrome, requires a multiprofessional approach incorporating vigilance, screening, and expert knowledge for successful diagnosis and potentially improved prognosis for patients and their families. …”
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Vision transformers for automated detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in corneal confocal microscopy images by Chaima Ben Rabah, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Rayaz A. Malik, Ahmed Serag

“…This study investigates the diagnostic utility of state-of-the-art Vision Transformer (ViT) models for the binary classification of CCM images to distinguish between healthy controls and individuals with DPN. …”
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Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions by Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca, Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez, José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna, Francisco J. González, Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen, Nadia P. Campos-Lara, Mauricio Pierdant-Perez

“…Infrared thermography has previously been used as a diagnostic tool for pain detection in animals; therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the presence of temperature changes during dental extractions and to evaluate its correlation with heart rate changes as markers of pain and discomfort. …”
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An Improved CEEMDAN Time-Domain Energy Entropy Method for the Failure Mode Identification of the Rolling Bearing by Fengfeng Bie, Yi Miao, Fengxia Lyu, Jian Peng, Yue Guo

“…The comparison proceeded with the other mainstream intelligent recognition techniques indicates the superiority of the method with the diagnostic accuracy of 100% as for the final validation.…”
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A deep learning ICDNET architecture for efficient classification of histopathological cancer cells using Gaussian noise images by Hui Zong, Wenlong An, Xin Chen, Zhanhui Yang, Heng Zhou, Xiangchao Liu, Jianchu Lin, Chuanyue Zong

“…The integration of deep learning technology has greatly improved diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. However, there are limitations when morphological features are not obvious in pathological sections, leading to difficulties in identifying deep cells and an increased risk of misdiagnosis. …”
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Intrathyroidal Clear Cell Tumor of Parathyroid Origin with Review of Literature by Daniela Pirela, Daniela Treitl, Siba El Hussein, Robert Poppiti, Thomas Mesko, Alex Manzano

“…The histologic appearance together with the immune profile was diagnostic of WCCA, with diffuse positivity for GATA3, focal weak positivity for parathyroid hormone, and negativity for PAX8, thyroglobulin, TTF1, synaptophysin, chromogranin, and S100p. …”
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Case report: a patient with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma recovered after conservative treatment by Jingge Cheng, Bo Li, Shuaiye Liu, Yiming Liu, Yipeng Zhao

“…This case report supports the diagnostic value of CT scans for spinal epidural hematoma and shares a conservative treatment plan for patients with high spinal cord lesions.…”
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Progress in the role of nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis by Yitong Ding, Baiyun Li, Yangfei Yi, Can Liu, Jie Wen, Jie Wen, Xiaohong Jian, Yufei Li

“…Recent advancements in nanotechnology have introduced novel solutions for the early detection and precise treatment of BJTB, leveraging unique physicochemical properties such as high specific surface area, targeted delivery capabilities, sustained drug release, and excellent biocompatibility. In diagnostic applications, nanomaterials markedly enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of detection methods while reducing testing time. …”
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Breast cancer metastases in central nervous system. Case report and review of literature by I. Radzevičiūtė, R. Pačinskaitė, R. Gleiznienė

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive diagnostic tool for the detection of brain metastases. …”
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The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Other Full Blood Count Indices in Retinal Diseases: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitrios Kazantzis, Genovefa Machairoudia, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Irini Chatziralli

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: The NLR and other indices can be used as diagnostic markers in retinal diseases and as prognostic factors of the response to treatment. …”
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Między oczekiwaniami a rzeczywistością – perspektywa zawodowa kandydatów do zawodu i początkujących nauczycieli wczesnej edukacji by Justyna Kosz-Szumska

“…The aim of this study was to determine the motives for choosing the profession of early childhood education teacher by students of early childhood pedagogy, graduating with a bachelor’s degree, and early childhood education teachers working in the profession for no more than five years. A diagnostic survey method was used, with a questionnaire technique. …”
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A Rapidly Enlarging Squamous Inclusion Cyst in an Axillary Lymph Node following Core Needle Biopsy by Cunxian Zhang, Jinjun Xiong, M. Ruhul Quddus, Joyce J. Ou, Katrine Hansen, C. James Sung

“…Our case demonstrates the diagnostic challenges related to a ruptured squamous inclusion cyst and serves to inform the readers to consider this lesion in the differential diagnosis for similar situations.…”
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Dental Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Exosomes by Peter Stanko, Ursula Altanerova, Jana Jakubechova, Vanda Repiska, Cestmir Altaner

“…The use of cellular exosomes as an important diagnostic marker and indicator of targeted cancer therapies is also discussed, while the importance of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth as a source of evolutionally young cells for future regenerative therapies is stressed. …”
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Screening of Trace Elements in Hair of the Female Population with Different Types of Cancers in Wielkopolska Region of Poland by Bogusław Czerny, Krzysztof Krupka, Marcin Ożarowski, Agnieszka Seremak-Mrozikiewicz

“…Thus, search for reliable and practical markers of the disease process remains the key issue of the diagnostic process. Objectives. The study aims at linking the trace element status of an organism, assessed by hair analysis, with the occurrence of cancer diseases. …”
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