Type a botulinum toxin in the management of spontaneous salivary otorrhea: a case report by Teffran J. Chan, Trevor A. Lewis, Doron D. Sommer

“…Conclusion BTA injection was well tolerated under ultrasound guidance and has led to long-term resolution of the patient’s symptoms. …”
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Enhanced Viscosity of Aqueous Palygorskite Suspensions through Physical and Chemical Processing by Feng-shan Zhou, Tian-qi Li, Yun-hua Yan, Can Cao, Lin Zhou, Yang Liu

“…The effects of different physical and chemical processing methods on the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of the palygorskite suspensions such as pressing, ultrasound scattering, acidification, and chemical additives have been released. …”
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The Largest Tubal Pregnancy: 14th Week by Amr Elmoheen, Waleed Salem, Mahmoud Eltawagny, Rehab Elmoheen, Khalid Bashir

“…The conventional ultrasound showed 14 weeks of an extrauterine gestational sac with visible early pregnancy. …”
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Mini-open transosseous repair with bursal augmentation improves outcomes in massive rotator cuff tears by Yasser El Safoury, Ahmed O. Sabry

“…Plain X-rays were performed to evaluate the CSA and MRI was done to confirm the diagnosis of MRCT and determine the degree of fatty degeneration. Ultrasound was done at 1 year post-operative to determine any retears. …”
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Exploring the association between air pollution and the incidence of liver cancers by Xin Wu, Xin Zhang, Xiaopeng Yu, Hongyuan Liang, Shaoshan Tang, Yao Wang

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Prediction Efficiency of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Patients with Renal Resistive Index and Semiquantitative Color Doppler by Huai Qin, Yaqiong Li, Nan Zhang, Tiezhu Wang, Zhanming Fan

“…Both postoperative RRI and SQC Doppler grade can be obtained rapidly by bedside ultrasound, which is a good tool for early prediction for postoperative PAKI.…”
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Bibliometric analysis of the research landscape of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the treatment of bowel cancer by Qingwei Luo, Yang Zhao, Zhihong Li

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Isolated Spherophakia and Glaucoma by Joseph Pikkel, Epstein Irena

“…We report a case of spherophakia that caused glaucoma and describe the characteristics and the ultrasound biomicroscopy findings as well as the mechanism and management of glaucoma in spherophakia. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial: Comparison of 4% Articaine versus 0.5% Bupivacaine for Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery under Supraclavicular Block by Simon H. Armanious, Gamal A. Abdelhameed

“…Articaine has been used in many dental and ophthalmic outpatient procedures. In the era of ultrasound-guided regional techniques, we searched for short and potent local anesthetic for patients undergoing ambulatory upper limb procedures. …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Guided Only by Transesophageal Echocardiography by Jinlong Zhao, Feng Li, Yueli Zhang, Zhongyun Zhuang, Man Wang, Liang Fu, Yinkai Ni, Zhexin Lu, Zonghui Chen, Cheng Zhang

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The Use of a Novel Quantitative Marker of Echogenicity of Pleural Fluid in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions by Charalampos Varsamas, Alexandros Kalkanis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Foteini Malli

“…Background. Thoracic ultrasound is an essential tool in the daily clinical care of pleural effusions and especially parapneumonic pleural effusions (PPEs), in terms of diagnosis, management, and follow-up. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Cholecystitis with Septic Shock in Immunocompetent Patient by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Ahmed Taha, Ahmed Qasim, Jill Frost, Tarek Naguib

“…Liver and gallbladder ultrasound was performed, revealing multiple nonmobile stones with shadowing noted within the gallbladder sac, a thickened gallbladder wall, and a moderate amount of pericholecystic fluid. …”
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Pedicled Radial Forearm “Free” Flap for Intraoral Reconstruction Based on an Unexpectedly High Origin of the Radial Artery—Case Report by Marino Lupi-Ferandin, Dinko Martinovic, Ante Pojatina, Ante Mihovilovic, Ema Puizina, Sasa Ercegovic, Ivana Stula, Josko Bozic, Slaven Lupi-Ferandin

“…<b>Results:</b> The preoperative Allen test showed normal blood flow, and the ultrasound did not recognize any blood vessel abnormalities in the left arm. …”
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A New Model for Providing Cell-Free DNA and Risk Assessment for Chromosome Abnormalities in a Public Hospital Setting by Robert Wallerstein, Andrea Jelks, Matthew J. Garabedian

“…Patients underwent follow-up genetic counseling and detailed ultrasound at 18–20 weeks to review first trimester testing and finalize decision for amniocentesis. …”
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Outcomes of a Clinical Pathway for Pleural Disease Management: “Pleural Pathway” by Srinivas R. Mummadi, Peter Y. Hahn

“…Results. 54 unique consults were performed. A total of 55 ultrasound examinations and 60 pleural procedures were performed. …”
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Nomogram for Predicting Postoperative Portal Venous Systemic Thrombosis in Patients with Cirrhosis Undergoing Splenectomy and Esophagogastric Devascularization by Miao Chen, Jian-Bo Han, Jia-Kang Zhang, Qing-Hua Shu, Yu-Feng Zhang, Yong-Xiang Yi

“…A color Doppler abdominal ultrasound examination on a postoperative day (POD) 7 (38.97%) revealed that 76 patients had PVST. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography by Pier Alberto Testoni

“…The physical principle of OCT is similar to that of B-mode ultrasound imaging, except that it uses infrared light waves rather than acoustic waves. …”
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Sharp needle reconstructs peripheral outflow for patients with malfunctional arteriovenous fistula by Yong Xu, Shu-Yuan Zhu, Yuan-Ming Li, Xin-Xin Liu, Hao Zhang, Lu-Fang Wang

“…They underwent ultrasound-guided sharp needle intervention followed by PTA. …”
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The spectrum of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: a longitudinal prospective study to assess for subclinical giant cell arteritis in new onset polymyalgia rheumatica by Yasser El Miedany, Maha El Gaafary, Mathias Toth, Sami Bahlas, Waleed Hassan, Safaa Mahran, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Ali El Miedany, Walaa Elwakil

“…Physicians should be attentive to the presence of mural inflammatory changes at the time of diagnosis and monitoring of the ultrasound composite scores in the follow-up course.…”
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A Square Wave Voltammetry Study on the Antioxidant Interaction and Effect of Extraction Method for Binary Fruit Mixture Extracts by Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña, Sebastián Pizarro, Vilbett Briones-Labarca, Álvaro Delgadillo

“…Square wave voltammetry (SWV) analysis was used to assess the antioxidant interactions (synergism, addition, and antagonism) of fruit mixture extracts from grape (G), lemon (L), and blueberry (B) obtained by conventional extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and high hydrostatic pressure extraction. …”
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