Modern options of endoscopic retrograde stenting of bile ducts in treatment of obstructive jaundice at malignant pancreatobiliary tumors by S. A. Budzinsky, S. G. Shapovalyants, Ye. D. Fedorov, A. G. Mylnikov, D. V. Bakhtiozina

“…With the help of the comprehensive diagnostic program providing ultrasound investigation, computer tomography, endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, it was possible to determine in 207 (72,1%) cases the distal block of biliary tract due to tumors of MDP, terminal CBD portion, distal part of common bile duct and pancreatic head, and the proximal block in 80 (27,9%) cases at lesions of gallbladder, hepatico-choledochal duct, lobar hepatic ducts or compression of proximal biliary tree by lymph nodes of hepatoduodenal ligament.Results. …”
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Are Saudi Radiological Sciences Students Prepared for Emergencies? Exploring Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Alshamrani KM, Alkhayyat AA, Arif RN, Alahmadi AAS, Aldahery ST, Alsharif WM, Qurashi AA

“…Khalid M Alshamrani,1– 3 Alaa A Alkhayyat,1 Rimaz N Arif,1 Adnan AS Alahmadi,4 Shrooq T Aldahery,5 Walaa M Alsharif,6 Abdulaziz A Qurashi6 1College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Radiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Applied Radiologic Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 6Diagnostic Radiology Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Khalid M Alshamrani, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, P. …”
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Rapid response electroencephalography decreases time to seizure diagnosis in pediatric acute care patients by Nevedha Rajan, Toni Kavanagh, Maite LaVega‐Talbott, Sandeep Gangadharan

“…TDEA (time to diagnosis of electrographic activity) and setup time were recorded and compared using Welch's T‐test. Diagnostic specificity and sensitivity for SE using the Brain Stethoscope were calculated against the epileptologist's assessment. …”
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Increased aqueous humor levels of endothelin-1 in patients with open angle glaucoma by Adam Hedberg-Buenz, Erin A. Boese, Angela W. Nyunt, Nathan C. Sears, Andrew E. Pouw, Kai Wang, John H. Fingert

“…Patients Open angle glaucoma patients (n=62 total) from the ophthalmology clinics of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics were enrolled in this study and organized into three distinct cohorts based on their diagnostic criteria, including those with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG, n=25 patients), normal tension glaucoma (NTG, n=17 patients), exfoliation glaucoma (XFG, n=8 patients), and normal controls (n=12 patients). …”
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Implications of hormonal carcinogenesis for transgender and gender-diverse people undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy: an up-to-date review by Matteo Lambertini, Filippo Pietrantonio, Dario Trapani, Francesco Perrone, Rossana Berardi, Saverio Cinieri, Chiara Cassani, Amelia Barcellini, Filippo Ghelardi, Alberto Giovanni Leone, Stefania Bonadonna, Marianna Sirico, Barbara Tagliaferri, Stefano Maccarone, Davide Dalu, Lorenzo Ruggieri, Simone Nardin, Nicla La Verde

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tiRNA-Gln-CTG is Involved in the Regulation of Trophoblast Cell Function in Pre-eclampsia and Serves as a Potent Biomarker by Yixiao Wang, Xiaohong Ji, Hengmei Shi, Sicong Liu, Hong Yu

“…Methods: High-throughput sequencing of tsRNA in plasma from PE cases was performed to evaluate its potential as a diagnostic or therapeutic biomarker. The function of tsRNA in trophoblasts was explored using the HTR-8/SVneo cell line. …”
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Ultrasound-based radiomics and clinical factors-based nomogram for early intracranial hypertension detection in patients with decompressive craniotomy by Zunfeng Fu, Lin Peng, Laicai Guo, Chao Qin, Yanhong Yu, Jiajun Zhang, Yan Liu

“…A combined nomogram was developed by integrating radiomics features with clinical-ultrasound variables, and its diagnostic performance was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…The most studied conditions, using multiple diagnostic tools, were Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, n = 19) and depression (n = 17). …”
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The association between serum fructosamine and random spot urine fructose levels with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – an analytical cross-sectional study by H Kamuzinzi, M Kgomo, P Rheeder, N Dada, P Bester

“…Patients identified at the departments of gastroenterology, general internal medicine and diagnostic radiology were invited to participate. …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Genotyping revealed the HFE 845G > A variant diagnostic of haemochromatosis type 1. Clinical diagnosis: Primary disease: haemochromatosis (homozygous variant HFE 845G > A (A/A)): liver cirrhosis, Child-Pugh class C. …”
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Application of Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for the Detection of Pathogens in Pulmonary Infections by Dai X, Xu K, Tong Y, Li J, Dai L, Shi J, Xie H, Chen X

“…The BALF of the patients was analyzed using tNGS, and the diagnostic efficacy of tNGS was subsequently compared with that of conventional testing methods (CTs) for pathogen detection.Results: Through the analysis of tNGS from the cohort, the pathogen detection rate in BALF using tNGS was significantly higher than that of CTs (90.22% VS 57.26%, P=0.001). …”
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Genetic Biomarkers and Circulating White Blood Cells in Osteoarthritis: A Bioinformatics and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Yimin Pan, Xiaoshun Sun, Jun Tan, Chao Deng, Changwu Wu, Georg Osterhoff, Nikolas Schopow

“…Key biomarkers, including <i>CD4</i>, <i>CSF1R</i>, and <i>TYROBP</i>, were upregulated in OA samples and exhibited strong diagnostic potential. MR analysis findings provided evidence of a genetic association between elevated neutrophil counts and a reduced risk of OA across sites (IVW: OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.93–1.00, <i>p</i> = 0.047). …”
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High prevalence of multidrug resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urinary tract infections in the West reg... by Solomon Bayaba, Raspail Carrel Founou, Flaurant Thibau Tchouangueu, Brice Davy Dimani, Lethicia Danaëlle Mafo, Omer Aurelle Nkengkana, Luria Leslie Founou, Michel Noubom

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Clinical Value of Renal Function Markers Combined with Blood Lipid Levels during Late Pregnancy to Predict Preeclampsia: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Jindi Zhang, Pei Wang, Jie Liu

“…Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a common complication of pregnancy and there is currently a lack of valuable diagnostic and predictive methods for it. This study aimed to explore the association between renal function markers, blood lipid levels in late pregnancy and PE, then assess the combined predictive value for PE. …”
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EPIGENETICS TODAY AND TOMORROW by B. F. Vanyushin

“…Changes in the DNA methylation profile accompany carcinogenesis, being a reliable diagnostic marker of various cancer species even at early stages of tumor formation. …”
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A Novel, Patient-Specific Mathematical Pathology Approach for Assessment of Surgical Volume: Application to Ductal Carcinoma in situ of The Breast by Mary E. Edgerton, Yao-Li Chuang, Paul Macklin, Wei Yang, Elaine L. Bearer, Vittorio Cristini

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Dietary supplementation of Astragalus polysaccharide or its nanoparticles enhances testicular hemodynamics, echotexture, scrotal circumference, concentration of testosterone, estra... by Eman Fayez, Ali Salama, Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Fady Sayed Youssef, Zaher Mohamed Rawash, MR Oshba, Haney Samir

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Intestinal protozoa infections and associated factors among diarrheal under-five children in Borena district, central Ethiopia by Alebie Mesfin, Woynshet Gelaye, Getaneh Alemu

“…Among 380 participants, 136 (35.8 %) were tested positive for one or more intestinal parasite species at least by one of the diagnostic methods. 118 (31.1 %; 95 % CI: 26.6–36.1) children were infected by intestinal protozoans.The parasites detected were: G. lamblia 71 (18.7 %) and E. histolytica/disar 54 (14.2 %), E. vermicularis 3 (0.8 %), A. lumbricoides 2 (0.5 %), H. nana 2 (0.5 %) and T. trichiura 1 (0.3 %). …”
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Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Does Not Differentiate Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Pain Conditions in a Tertiary Referral Setting by K. D. Bharwani, M. Dirckx, D. L. Stronks, W. A. Dik, F. J. P. M. Huygen

“…In order to further validate this marker in the diagnostic workup of CRPS, we conducted this prospective cohort study in which we determined sIL-2R levels in patients that were referred to our tertiary referral center with a suspicion of CRPS in a limb, and subsequently compared sIL-2R levels between the patients that were diagnosed with CRPS (CRPS group) and those who were not (no CRPS group). …”
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Impact of Cordyceps sinensis on coronary computed tomography angiography image quality and renal function in a beagle model of renal impairment by Peiji Song, Peiji Song, Kun Li, Xiaodie Xu, Guifeng Zhang, Zengkun Wang, Linbing Sun, Zekai Zhao, Ting Li, Ximing Wang, Zhangyong Xia, Zhangyong Xia, Zhangyong Xia, Zhangyong Xia

“…Laboratory renal function markers were measured multiple times before and after the intervention, and their correlation with fMRI parameters was analyzed.ResultsCCTA imaging revealed that the CT values of the major coronary artery branches in all groups met the international diagnostic criteria for coronary arteries. No statistically significant differences in image quality were observed among the four groups (P &gt; 0.05). …”
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