Limb Position Influences Peripheral Arterial Stiffness Reduction with Reactive Hyperemia by Ronald E. Jackson, Natalia S. Lima, Sara R. Sherman, Brooks A. Hibner, Philip S. Clifford

“…Brachial blood flow was monitored with doppler ultrasound. At 5 min after reactive hyperemia, both the absolute (2.31 ± 1.22 vs 1.19 ± 1.19 m/sec, p = 0.007) and relative (24% vs 15%; p = 0.043) changes in brachial to radial PWV were greater with the arm below the heart compared to above the heart. …”
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Quantifying Liver Cirrhosis by Extracting Significant Features from MRI T2 Image by Ming-Hong Hshiao, Po-Chou Chen, Jo-Chi Jao, Yung-Hui Huang, Chen-Chang Lee, Shih-Yu Chao, Li-Wei Lin, Tai-Been Chen

“…Most patients with liver cirrhosis must undergo a series of clinical examinations, including ultrasound imaging, liver biopsy, and blood tests. However, the quantification of liver cirrhosis by extracting significant features from a T2-weighted magnetic resonance image (MRI) provides useful diagnostic information in clinical tests. …”
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Left Gastric Vein Direct Anastomosis as Alternative to Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation by Raquel Lima Sampaio, MD, Gustavo Rego Coelho, MD, PhD, Denissa Ferreira Gomes Mesquita, MD, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Soares, BM, José Huygens Parente Garcia, MD, PhD

“…All patients had successful portal flow in Doppler ultrasound control evaluations. Discussion:. The goal was to reestablish physiological flow to the graft. …”
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Effect of ovarian functions on estrus sychronization and pregnancy rate in brown swiss heifers and non-lactating cows by Mehmet Köse, Tevfik Tekeli

“…Corpus luteum and follicle diameters were measured on days of PGF_2α and GnRH injection with ultrasound. Moreover, blood samples were collected to assess plasma progesterone concentration on days of PGF_2α injection and on AI day (day 0) and subsequently on 7, 14 and 21 days. …”
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Successful endoscopic treatment of diverticular disease complicated by paracolic abscess by A. I. Khripun, G. B. Makhuova, A. A. Izvekov, M. V. Monakhov

“…Attempts to carry out abscess drainage under ultrasound control were unsuccessful. To rule out potential neoplastic disease and determine the scope of surgical intervention videoassisted colonoscopy was carried out that revealed ascending colon diverticulum as a cause for paracolic abscess. …”
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Efficacy of Rg1-Oil Adjuvant on Inducing Immune Responses against Bordetella bronchiseptica in Rabbits by Xiao Chenwen, Ji Quanan, Huang Yee, Liu Yan, Wang Jiaoyu, Wei Qiang, Qiao Litao, Nan Li, Bao Guolian

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Lycopene and Other Bioactive Compounds’ Extraction from Tomato Processing Industry Waste: A Comparison of Ultrasonication Versus a Conventional Stirring Method by Konstantinos Mavridis, Nikolaos Todas, Dimitrios Kalompatsios, Vassilis Athanasiadis, Stavros I. Lalas

“…., polyphenols), the optimization of a green extraction method involving ultrasound-assisted bath extraction (UBAE) was carried out. …”
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Case Report: PCI of the left coronary artery after salvage operation in a comatose patient with an acute type A aortic dissection by Jan Bidovec, Jan Bidovec, Petar Risteski, Petar Risteski, Barbara E. Stähli, Omer Dzemali, Omer Dzemali, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hofmann, Julia Stehli

“…The patient underwent an intravascular ultrasound-guided stenting of the left main, resulting in total recovery of heart function. …”
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Comparison between Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Measured by Multidetector Row Computed Tomography Angiography and Intimae-Media Thickness Measured by Sonography by Živorad N. Savić, Ivan I. Soldatović, Milan D. Brajović, Aleksandra M. Pavlović, Dušan R. Mladenović, Vesna D. Škodrić-Trifunović

“…The purpose of our study was to assess the agreement between multidetector row computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) in measuring carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT) and color Doppler ultrasound (CD-US) in measuring intimae-media thickness (IMT). …”
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Relevance of Invasive Testing in Era of Non-Invasive Testing for Prenatal Chromosomal Abnormalities by Abhijeet Kumar, Madhusudan Dey, Devendra Arora

“…Conventional tools for prenatal screening included maternal age, maternal serum markers, ultrasound marker (nuchal thickness), and their combinations. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Concurrent Aldosterone-Producing Adrenal Carcinoma by Mario Molina-Ayala, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Analleli Manguilar-León, Pedro Paúl-Gaytán, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

“…We present the case of a 40-year-old man with a history of hypertension that presented with an incidental left adrenal tumor during an ultrasound performed for nephrolithiasis. Biochemical assessment showed a mildly elevated calcium (11.1 mg/dL), high parathyroid hormone, and a plasma aldosterone concentration/plasma renin activity ratio of 124.5 (normal < 30), compatible with primary hyperparathyroidism with a concomitant primary hyperaldosteronism. …”
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Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia after Thoracotomy for Lung Transplantation in an Anticoagulated Patient by Mark Mudarth, Veena Satyapriya, John Coffman, Peter DeSocio, Alec Lawrence, Shana Schwartz, Michael Kushelev

“…Additionally, the use of anticoagulation or underlying clotting disorder limits the use of these regional blocks because of the concern of hematoma and subsequent neurologic injury. Ultrasound-guided continuous erector spinae plane (ESP) block has been shown to be efficacious for pain control following thoracotomy but has had minimal investigations following lung transplantation. …”
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The value of increasing sequencing depth for noninvasive prenatal screening for whole chromosomal aneuploidy by Dongmei Wang, Fangfang Guo, Yaping Hou, Haishan Peng, Tingting Hu, Jiexia Yang

“…This was a trisomy 18 confirmed by prenatal diagnosis due to multiple ultrasound abnormalities during pregnancy. The study shows that increasing sequencing depth can significantly improve the PPV performance of aneuploidies, with a statistically significant difference, particularly in trisomy 18. …”
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The effect of cervical length on procedure time and VAS pain score in office hysteroscopy by Cenk Soysal, Onur Ince, Yasemin Taşçı

“…Cervical length was measured via transvaginal ultrasound prior to the procedure. Procedure time and VAS pain scores were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Digital Image Analysis of Vertebral Body S1 and Its Ossification Center in the Human Fetus by Magdalena Grzonkowska, Katarzyna Bogacz, Andrzej Żytkowski, Monika Szkultecka-Dębek, Michał Kułakowski, Michał Janiak, Agnieszka Rogalska, Mariusz Baumgart

“…Conclusions: The numerical data obtained from computed tomography and the growth patterns of the body of the first sacral vertebra and its ossification center may serve as age-specific normative intervals relevant for gynecologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, and radiologists during fetal ultrasound screening. Our findings on the growth of the body of the first sacral vertebra and its ossification center may be useful in daily clinical practice, particularly in ultrasonic monitoring of normal fetal growth and in screening for congenital defects and skeletal dysplasias.…”
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Fetoplacental Discrepancy with Normal Karyotype in Amniotic Fluid and Two Different Cell Lines in Placenta by Veronica Ortega, Christina Mendiola, Eric Williamson, Kenneth Higby, Gopalrao V. N. Velagaleti

“…Parental chromosome analysis showed both parents to be carriers of inv(9) and the parents are not consanguineous. Fetal ultrasound was normal. The mother presented to the clinic 4 weeks later with intrauterine fetal demise. …”
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Purse string suture for rapid access hemostasis after removal of large-caliber femoral venous delivery sheaths in children with atrial septal defects by Gang Luo, Zhixian Ji, Bei Zhang, Yueyi Ren, Silin Pan

“…Two days post-catheterization, the sutures were taken out and a vascular ultrasound found the evidence of thrombosis, embolism, or venous narrowing. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasonography-based intratumoral and peritumoral machine learning ultrasomics model for predicting the pathological grading of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by Shuangyang Mo, Cheng Huang, Yingwei Wang, Shanyu Qin

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used for screening clinical and ultrasonic characteristics. Ultrasomics is ultrasound-based radiomics. Ultrasomics features were extracted from both the intratumoral and peritumoral regions of conventional EUS images. …”
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Sex Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Left Ventricular Remodeling: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study by Yongning Shang, Yulin Zhang, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Xiaoyue Zhou, Ziwen Liang, Jian Wang

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Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Federico Cappellacci, Fabio Medas, Gian Luigi Canu, Maria Letizia Lai, Giovanni Conzo, Enrico Erdas, Pietro Giorgio Calò

“…He came to our attention due to an increase in calcium and parathyroid hormone serum levels. Neck ultrasound (US) showed a solid hypodense mass, probably the right inferior parathyroid gland, with an estimated size of 25 × 15 × 13 mm; the 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT scan revealed a large radiotracer activity area in the right cervical region, compatible with a hyperfunctioning right inferior parathyroid gland. …”
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