Effect of Model Parameters on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Finite Element Cervical Spine Model by Suzan Cansel Dogru, Yunus Ziya Arslan

“…To do so, we created a computed tomography-based FE model that consisted of C2-C3 vertebrae, intervertebral disc, facet joints, and ligaments. …”
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Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting by Raimondas Mozūraitis, Karsten Cirksena, Mohammad Raftari, Melika Hajkazemian, Musa Mustapha Abiodun, Juela Brahimi, Sandra Radžiutė, Violeta Apšegaitė, Rasa Bernotienė, Lech Ignatowicz, Tessy Hick, Andreas Kirschning, Annasara Lenman, Gisa Gerold, S. Noushin Emami

“…Here we show that mosquito host-seeking behaviour is impacted by viral infection of the vertebrae host and may be essential for the effective transmission of arboviruses like ZIKV. …”
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Vertebral Stenting and Vertebroplasty Guided by an Angiographic 3D Rotational Unit by Escobar-de la Garma Víctor Hugo, Jorge-Barroso Henry Luis, Padilla-Vázquez Felipe, Balderrama-Bañares Jorge Luis

“…Computed tomography revealed a wedge-shaped osteoporotic compression fracture of T10 vertebrae, which was treated successfully with the installation of vertebral stenting system and vertebroplasty with methacrylate guided with a rotational interventional imaging system. …”
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The Vertebral Column, Ribs, and Sternum of the African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse) by Matthew Ayokunle Olude, Oluwaseun Ahmed Mustapha, Temitope Kehinde Ogunbunmi, James Olukayode Olopade

“…The diameter of the vertebral foramen was the largest at C1 and the smallest at the S4; the foramina were negligibly indistinct caudal to the sacral vertebrae. There were 13 pairs of ribs. The first seven pairs were sternal, and six pairs were asternal of which the last 2-3 pairs were floating ribs. …”
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Full Endoscopic Surgery of Bullet Removal of The Spine: A Case Report by Wildan Malik, Nugroho Setyowardoyo

“…The CT scan imaging shown a retained projectile in the pedicle of S1 vertebrae without vascular injury or unstable vertebral fracture. …”
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Étude ethnobotanique, ethno-taxonomique et ethnoécologique de Anacyclus pyrethrum var. pyrethrum (L.) Link. (Asteraceae) dans la vallée d’Ait Mhamed (Région d’Azilal, Maroc)... by Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Abdelaziz Abbad

“…Ethnobotanical surveys of 28 collectors and 2 wholesalers showed that the root of A. pyrethrum var. pyrethrum is used as a dry powder to treat rheumatism of the lower limbs and lumbar vertebrae and gastroenteritis, and also used fresh against toothache and in the intimate hygiene of women. …”
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Osteocondroma cervical y mielopatía en niños: reporte de un caso y revisión de la bibliografía by Santiago Aguer, Javier Dal Lago, Matías Leonardo Cullari, Facundo Aguirre, Eduardo Levy, Ruy Lloyd

“…Las exostosis espinales surgen, con más frecuencia, de las vértebras cervicales, aparecen típicamente en la lámina. …”
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Is Lipid Profile Associated with Bone Mineral Density and Bone Formation in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury? by Hadis Sabour, Abbas Norouzi Javidan, Sahar Latifi, Mohammad Reza Hadian, Seyed-Hassan Emami Razavi, Farzad Shidfar, Mohammad Reza Vafa, Hamidreza Aghaei Meybodi

“…Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to assess BMD in femoral neck, trochanter, intertrochanteric zone, and lumbar vertebras. Blood samples were taken to measure serums lipids and bone biomarkers including osteocalcin, cross-linked type I collagen (CTX), and bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP). …”
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Clinical risk factors for sarcopenia in acute and chronic pancreatitis by Mitchell L. Ramsey, Andrew Lu, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Stacey Culp, David Bradley, Darwin L. Conwell, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, J. Royce Groce, Samuel Han, Somashekar G. Krishna, Peter Lee, Thomas Mace, Georgios I. Papachristou, Kristen M. Roberts, Zarine K. Shah, Phil A. Hart

“…TeraRecon software was used to calculate the cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle, visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat at the level of the L3 vertebrae. Sarcopenia was classified using sex-specific skeletal muscle index. …”
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Diagnóstico de mielomeningocele en un feto mediante resonancia magnética de bajo campo. Presentación de un caso by Félix González Pérez, Yarely Águila Hernández, Victor Ibáñez Palacio, Lázaro Jiménez Hernández

“…La malformación del tubo neural (mielomeningocele) es una enfermedad genética caracterizada por defecto del cierre posterior de las vértebras. El diagnóstico prenatal suele realizarse por ecografía. …”
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“May-Thurner syndrome as an underlying cause of unilateral left-sided deep vein thrombosis in a young healthy female: A case report” by Khaled Sawafta, Fadi Yousef, Hani Abu Hijleh, Wasef Abdat, Yousef Samara, Tasbeeh Al-Kharraz

“…May-Thurner syndrome (MTS), iliac vein compression syndrome, also called Cockett syndrome, is a vascular disease caused by the compression of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) by the right common iliac artery (RCIA) against the lumbar vertebrae. This anatomical defect can lead to venous stasis especially in the left lower limb, and this increases the risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). …”
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Health-related quality of life following bisphosphonate therapy in individuals with Paget’s disease of bone – A study from a teaching hospital in Southern India by Fibi K. Ninan, Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, Remya Rajan, Felix Jebasingh, Nitin Kapoor, Hesarghatta S. Asha, Nihal Thomas, Thomas V. Paul

“…The most frequently involved skeletal sites were the pelvis (69%), vertebrae and sacrum (68%), followed by the skull (48%) and lower limb (48%). …”
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Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Secreting Thyroid Hormone and Radioiodine Avid without Stimulation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Syed A. Abid, Brendan C. Stack, Donald L. Bodenner

“…Despite I-131, new metastatic lesions were noted in the left thyroid bed and large destructive lesion to the first cervical vertebrae four months after the second I-131 dose. …”
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A Surgical Case of Bow Hunter’s Syndrome Diagnosed by Cervical Rotational MRA by Hidenori Matsuoka, So Ohashi, Michihisa Narikiyo, Ryo Nogami, Keita Hashimoto, Hirokazu Nagasaki, Yoshifumi Tsuboi

“…In early reports, VA stenosis at the craniovertebral junction was the main cause, but later, symptoms due to VA occlusion at the middle and lower cervical vertebrae were also included in this pathology. Although the confirmed diagnosis is usually determined by dynamic digital subtraction angiography (DSA), we have experienced a method of minimally invasive MR angiogram (MRA) that provides the same diagnostic value as DSA and would like to present it here. …”
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Prevalence of low bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis, correlation with disease activity, and serum sclerostin levels by Anupam Wakhlu, Akhil Pawan Goel, Puneet Kumar

“…Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) involves pathological new bone formation in the cortical zone of vertebrae and excessive loss of trabecular bone in the center of the vertebral body causing osteoporosis (OP). …”
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Differences in Pain Intensity of Tumors Spread to the Anterior versus Anterolateral/Lateral Portions of the Vertebral Body Based on CT Scans by Hui-Ching Hsu, Tzu-Yao Liao, Long-Sun Ro, Yu-Hsiang Juan, Chuang-Chi Liaw

“…In conclusion, patients with tumor spread to the anterolateral/lateral portion of vertebrae bodies based on CT scan diagnosis experienced severe cancer pain. …”
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A realistic human head phantom for electromagnetic detection of brain diseases by Zelin Bai, Diyou Chen, Ke Ma, Gui Jin, Jinlong Qiu, Quanquan Li, Haocheng Li, Mingsheng Chen

“…This article combines high-precision computed tomography (CT) images and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images to establish an electromagnetic numerical model of the human head with a real anatomical structure. (1) It had Asian characteristics and encompassed 14 different structures, including skin, muscles, cranial bones, cerebrospinal fluid, cerebral veins, cerebral arteries, gray matter, white matter of the brain, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, brainstem, eyeballs, and vertebrae. (2) The model used a combination of 0.625 mm-resolution CT and 1 mm-resolution MRI image data for reconstruction, with a smooth surface and high accuracy. (3) Within the simulation environment, this model enabled the generation of various brain disease scenarios, such as different types and degrees of cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral ischemia. …”
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Deep imaging of LepR+ stromal cells in optically cleared murine bone hemisections by Yuehan Ni, Jiamiao Wu, Fengqi Liu, Yating Yi, Xiangjiao Meng, Xiang Gao, Luyi Xiao, Weiwei Zhou, Zexi Chen, Peng Chu, Dan Xing, Ye Yuan, Donghui Ding, Ge Shen, Min Yang, Ronjie Wu, Ling Wang, Luiza Martins Nascentes Melo, Sien Lin, Xiaoguang Cheng, Gang Li, Alpaslan Tasdogan, Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Hu Zhao, Shentong Fang, Bo Shen

“…Our method preserves the 3D tissue architecture and is extendable to other hematopoietic sites such as calvaria and vertebrae. The protocol entails tissue fixation, decalcification, and cryosectioning to reveal the marrow cavity. …”
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Comparison of sagittal measurements of cervical spine in spondylosis patients between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiograph [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Saikiran Pendem, Varsha R, Tancia Pires, Surbhi Gupta Aggarwal, Shailesh S Nayak, Priyanka -, Maria Nicolet

“…Background Cervical spondylosis is the common degenerative disease of the vertebrae in adults which can lead to change in sagittal alignment of cervical spine. …”
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Agenesis of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) with Habitual Patellar Dislocation in Adolescent Woman with Cerebral Palsy – A Case Report by Nurul Hidayah, Felix Giovanni Hartono, Bramta Putra Manyakori, Agus Sari Budaya

“…Radiologic examination of the vertebrae and left knee shows scoliosis left thoracolumbar curved with 43 cobb angle and patellar shift. …”
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