Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease and biliary lithiasis in children with Down Syndrome: a retrospective study by Renato Nisihara, Nayane Hiba Fuga, Liete Maia, Marcelo Gasparin Mansur, Fernanda Liberatti, Maiana Rossasi, Nanci Oliveira

“…Methods: This is a retrospective study using medical charts involving Down syndrome patients, diagnosed by karyotype, aged over 5 years, who underwent abdominal ultrasound and were monitored by the same professional in a clinic in Curitiba, Brazil. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid to HDL-Cholesterol Ratio and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Chinese Adults by Ya-Nan Zhang, Qin-Qiu Wang, Yi-Shu Chen, Chao Shen, Cheng-Fu Xu

“…NAFLD was diagnosed based on hepatic ultrasound examination, with exclusion of other etiologies. …”
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An atypical case of infective endocarditis initially diagnosed as myopericarditis by Negin Ceraolo, Rachel Dietz, Spencer Prete, Erin L Simon

“…Twelve days later, the patient was readmitted with recurring chest pain. A bedside cardiac ultrasound showed mild mitral regurgitation. The patient was found to have bacteremia with Streptococcus anginosus which was concerning for endocarditis. …”
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The Role of Imaging in Patient Selection, Preoperative Planning, and Postoperative Monitoring in Human Upper Extremity Allotransplantation by Eira S. Roth, David G. Buck, Vijay S. Gorantla, Joseph E. Losee, Daniel E. Foust, Cynthia A. Britton

“…Postsurgical angiography and ultrasound were used to monitor for endothelial proliferation or thrombosis as signs of rejection and vascular complication. …”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jie Yang, Chuanmei Liu, Lingling Li, Xiongwen Tu, Zhiwei Lu

“…Clinical data including demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and results of ultrasound scans, imaging examinations, and laboratory tests were recorded. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A scoping review. by Isabella Campanini, Maria Chiara Bò, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Mirco Lusuardi, Andrea Merlo

“…TS spasticity was assessed by manual maneuvers performed by clinicians (mainly using the Ashworth Scale), functional tests, mechanical evaluation through robotic devices, or instrumental analysis and imaging (such as the torque-angle ratio, the H-reflex, and ultrasound images). A thorough critical appraisal of the construct validity of the scales and of the statistics employed was provided, particularly focusing on the choice of parametric and non-parametric approaches when using ordinal scales. …”
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Optical approaches for neurocritical care: Toward non-invasive recording of cerebral physiology in acute brain injury by Austen T. Lefebvre, Nicole E. Steiner, Carissa L. Rodriguez, Joseph P. Angelo, Eyal Bar-Kochba, Rohan Mathur, Marek Mirski, David W. Blodgett

“…Current established approaches for monitoring cerebral physiology include the neurologic physical examination, traditional brain imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and bedside modalities such as invasive parenchymal probes and transcranial doppler ultrasound. Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS), diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are non-invasive optical techniques that have shown promise in measuring clinically relevant changes in cerebral physiology. …”
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Angiographic and Clinical Impact of Novel Revascularization for Occluded Femoropopliteal Prosthetic Bypass Graft: A Combination of Surgical Thrombectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Ang... by Tatsuro Takei, Takashi Kajiya, Keisuke Yamamoto, Junichiro Takaoka, Yoshihiko Atsuchi, Nobuhiko Atsuchi

“…Four years after surgery, a duplex ultrasound scan revealed stenosis of the proximal anastomosis site; hence, medical therapy was continued. …”
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Oxidative stress and inflammation in hemodialysis: a comparison of patients with or without advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by Vanja Kalacun, Robert Ekart, Sebastjan Bevc, Pavel Skok, Radovan Hojs, Nina Vodošek Hojs

“…Seventy-seven HD patients were included (65.14 ± 12.34 years, 59.2% male) and divided according to abdominal ultrasound and two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) measurements into two groups: 1) no NAFLD or no advanced NAFLD (2D-SWE <9 kPa) and 2) advanced NAFLD (2D-SWE ≥9 kPa). …”
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Red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio is associated with increased depression: the mediating role of atherogenic index of plasma by Tingting Shangguan, Jing Xu, Xiaochun Weng, Hao Lin

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Results of 1‑year follow‑up after umbilical hernia with rectus abdominis muscle diastasis repair using endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) by Mindaugas Kiudelis, Matas Pažusis, Linas Venclauskas, Eglė Kubiliūtė, Algirda Venclauskienė

“…Hernia recurrence and postoperative seroma diagnosis were based on the patient’s physical examination and ultrasound assessment. The Carolinas Comfort Scale questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of life after the surgery. …”
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Ultrasonic preparation, structural characterization and functional enhancement of thyme essential oil-loaded microcapsules based on mannosylerythritol lipid-A by Shunjie Kang, Qihe Chen, Haorui Ma, Jiwei Ding, Changchun Hao, Qin Shu, Yongfeng Liu

“…The results showed the optimal preparation condition was the duration of 15 min and power intensities of 400 W/cm2 through ultrasound treatment, improving the solubility and applicability of TEO. …”
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Bound lipase: an important form of lipase in rice bran (Oryza sativa) by Chengwei Yu, Bin Peng, Ting Luo, Zeyuan Deng

“…Three physical treatments (grinding, homogenizing and ultrasound crush) and 6 enzymatic treatments (cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase, complex cellulase, glucoamylase and α-amylase) were applied to rice bran in order to investigate this bound lipase. …”
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The Determinants of Adolescent Glycolipid Metabolism Disorder: A Cohort Study by Xiao-Hua Liang, Lun Xiao, Jing-Yu Chen, Ping Qu, Xian Tang, Yuwei Wang

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An Interactive Computational Pipeline to Investigate Ventricular Hemodynamics with Real‐Time Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography and Computational Fluid Dynamics by Jan‐Niklas Thiel, Daniel Verhülsdonk, Ulrich Steinseifer, Katharina Linden, Ulrike Herberg, Ingeborg Friehs, Daniel Diaz‐Gil, Michael Neidlin

“…The results correspond well with clinical data on transvalvular Doppler ultrasound recordings and distinct flow features such as mitral jet and diastolic vortex formation can be observed. …”
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The Association between Intertwin Difference in First Trimester Crown-Rump Length, Nuchal Translucency, and Birth Weight Discordance in Twin Pregnancies: A Retrospective Cohort Stu... by Zachary Michael Ferraro, Tinghua Zhang, Felipe Moretti, Karen Fung-Kee-Fung

“…Although intertwin CRL and NT discordance measured via ultrasound between 11-14 weeks gestation are related to birth weight discordance, there is uncertainty as to whether twin birth weight differences are related to adverse pregnancy outcomes in this population.…”
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Diagnostic Algorithm for Joint Pain in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disorders by A. I. Dolgushina, G. M. Khusainova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, N. V. Kirsh, O. V. Solovieva, E. A. Bogdanova

“…IBD-associated arthritis was diagnosed in 41 (42.3%) cases, osteoarthritis — in 38 (39.2%) IBD patients with joint pain, arthralgia with no objective inflammation, impaired joint function or lesions in X-ray and/or ultrasound — in 13 (13.4%) patients.Conclusion. Joint pain complaints are common in IBD patients and require a multispecialty rheumatologists-involving approach to proceed with differential diagnosis and opting for treatment tactics. …”
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“Pure Fat Flap”—Perforator-based Adiposal Layer Only Flap for Lateral Ankle Reconstruction by Seok Joon Lee, Jeongmok Cho, Changsik Pak, Hyunsuk Suh, Joon Pio Hong

“…Flap perfusion was confirmed using indocyanine green video angiography and color duplex ultrasound. Patient had a successful recovery with minimal donor site morbidity. …”
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Detection of Antichlamydial Antibody in Patients With Ectopic Pregnancy and Normal Pregnancy by Srwa Jamal Murad

“…Blood sample (2 ml venous blood) collected to test for antibodies level for Chlamydia Trachomatis by Alegria test system for both studied groups and patients with ectopic pregnancy detected by beta human chorionic gonadotropin and ultrasound scanning. The collected data analyzed by SPSS program and for compare between means of two variables independent sample t-test was used while for comparison of categorical variables Chi square test was used with considering ? …”
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN INFERTILE WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRY OF INFERTILITY COUPLES IN THE TRANSBAIKAL REGION by Татьяна Евгеньевна Белокриницкая, Наталия Ивановна Фролова, Дмитрий Владимирович Малько

“…An equal number of comparison groups patients were previously examined for infertility, measured basal temperature, performed an ovulation test. But ultrasound monitoring of ovulation was performed more often in city residents: 32.0 % vs 14.1 % (p = 0.004). …”
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