Opportunistic Diagnostics of Dental Implants in Routine Clinical Photon-Counting CT Acquisitions by Maurice Ruetters, Holger Gehrig, Christian Mertens, Sinan Sen, Ti-Sun Kim, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Christian H. Ziener, Stefan Schoenberg, Matthias Froelich, Marc Kachelrieß, Stefan Sawall

“…This study evaluates the diagnostic utility of PCCT for visualizing peri-implant structures in routine clinical photon-counting CT acquisitions and assesses the influence of metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms on image quality. …”
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Individual-level characteristics and geospatial factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study by Jessica Law, Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Amanda Alberga Machado, Linan Xu, Bonnie Chiang, Huiming Yang, Lisa Allen Scott, Rizwan Shahid, Curtis Mabilangan, Alvin Li, Kamala Adhikari, Gary Teare

“…Geospatial analyses including heat maps were used to visualize variation in screening participation across the province. …”
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Rethinking timing residuals: advancing PET detectors with explicit TOF corrections by Stephan Naunheim, Stephan Naunheim, Luis Lopes de Paiva, Luis Lopes de Paiva, Vanessa Nadig, Yannick Kuhl, Yannick Kuhl, Stefan Gundacker, Stefan Gundacker, Florian Mueller, Volkmar Schulz, Volkmar Schulz, Volkmar Schulz, Volkmar Schulz

“…PET is a functional imaging method that can visualize metabolic processes and relies on the coincidence detection of emitted annihilation quanta. …”
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Monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2 evolution by V. V. Miasoiedov, P. V. Nartov, K. V. Yurko, V. M. Lesovoy, V. A. Kapustnyk, A. V. Bondarenko, M. Ye. Cherniak, V. A. Yakushchenko, V. V. Kucheriavchenko, V. S. Maslova, O. V. Bondarenko

“…All patients had signs of respiratory failure, community-acquired pneumonia was visualized instrumentally (computed tomography, radiography, ultrasound) at the first study in 90 % of cases, and at the second – in 100 %. …”
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Comparison of Different 3D Surface Registration-Based Methods to Assess Facial Asymmetry by Annalisa Cappella, Riccardo Solazzo, Luisa Gigante, Alice Gervasoni, Daniele Maria Gibelli, Claudia Dolci, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Chiarella Sforza

“…The additional similarity percentage model provided visual support for the complete interchangeability of the two trigeminal methods, as evidenced by the lower Coefficient of Variation value. …”
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Comparison of Cemented Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty versus Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation in Patients with Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: A Prospective Interventional... by Aditya Kumar Singh, Akshat Mittal, Manvendra Singh Rawat, Sanjay Dalakoti, Anil Kumar Joshi, Pavneesh Kumar Lohan, Chandra Shekhar, Indrajit Das Bhoumik

“…Outcomes assessed included Harris Hip Score (HHS), pain using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), operative time, blood loss, time to weight-bearing, hospital stay and complications. …”
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Assessing the Use of BotulinumtoxinA for Hyperactive Urinary Tract Dysfunction a Decade After Approval: General Versus Local Anesthesia for BotulinumtoxinA Detrusor Injection by Heinrich Schulte-Baukloh, Apostolos Apostolidis, Catarina Weiss, Thorsten Schlomm, Sarah Weinberger, Dirk Höppner, Kathrin Haberecht, Carsten Waskow, Hendrik Borgmann, Jörg Neymeyer, Bernhard Ralla

“…Intra- and postoperative pain was determined using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Various established questionnaires (including the Urinary Distress Inventory UDI-6), as well as a postoperative satisfaction questionnaire, were used to evaluate the success of the therapy. …”
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Focal liver lesions: multiparametric microvasculature characterization via super-resolution ultrasound imaging by Qian-Qian Zeng, Shi-Zhe An, Chao-Nan Chen, Zhen Wang, Jia-Cheng Liu, Ming-Xi Wan, Yu-Jin Zong, Xiao-Hua Jian, Jie Yu, Ping Liang

“…We investigated the feasibility of using super-resolution ultrasound (SR-US) imaging for visualizing and quantifying the microvasculature of intraparenchymal FLLs. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Formula Dingkun Pill on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Xuesong Ding, Shiyang Zhu, Yan Deng, Xiao Ma, Jingwen Gan, Yanfang Wang, Aijun Sun

“…Changes in pain intensity were measured by a visual analog scale (VAS) and were compared between groups using repeated measures analysis. …”
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Combinations of polymorphisms in the regulatory regions of cytokine genes are associated with diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients by V. I. Konenkov, A. V. Shevchenko, V. F. Prokof`ev, V. V. Klimontov, N. V. Tyan, V. V. Chernykh, D. V. Chernykh, A. V. Eremina, A. N. Trunov

“…The networks between genes and quartiles of glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were visualized with Cytoscape.Results. We revealed 36 combinations of SNPs with different frequencies in the groups of patients with and without DR. …”
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Risk predictors of severe adverse maternal outcomes in pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Anish Keepanasseril, Farid Foroutan, Rohan D’Souza, Lindsay Hales, Kara Nerenberg, Isabelle Malhamé, Harika Dasari, Meriem Hammache, Bérengère Deveaux-Cattino, Sophia Bourgeois, Sonia M. Grandi, Stella S. Daskalopoulou

“…Heterogeneity will be primarily assessed through visual inspection of forest plots, supported by statistical measures, such as the I² test, with further exploration through sensitivity, subgroup, and meta-regression analyses.Ethics and dissemination This systematic review will be based on published data and will not require ethics approval. …”
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Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment comparison of multisegmental spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis by Zongqiang Yang, Zongqiang Yang, Zhangui Gu, Zhangui Gu, Qiang Liu, Qiang Liu, Long Ma, Le Fei, Le Fei, Ningkui Niu, Ningkui Niu, Jiandang Shi

“…No significant differences were observed between the groups regarding preoperative, 6-month postoperative, and final follow-up values of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, Cobb angle, or visual analog scale (VAS) scores (p > 0.05). Bone fusion rates were comparable between the two groups at 6 months, 1 year postoperatively, and at final follow-up, with complete fusion achieved in all patients (p > 0.05). …”
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Sub‐Acromioclavicular Decompression Increases the Risk of Postoperative Shoulder Stiffness after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair by Cheng Li, Zhiling Wang, Maslah Idiris Ali, Yi Long, Ymuhanmode Alike, Min Zhou, Dedong Cui, Zhenze Zheng, Ke Meng, Jingyi Hou, Rui Yang

“…Patient‐reported outcomes were evaluated using the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Score, the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) score, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores. Restricted shoulder mobility occurring within 6 months postoperatively, lasting more than 12 weeks, characterized by a passive forward flexion angle of <120° or an external rotation angle of <30°, with or without associated shoulder pain was identified as POSS. …”
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The Potential Benefits of a Novel Food Supplement Based on Cannabis Sativa, Boswellia, and Fish Oil for Pain and Inflammation in Physical Activity: Unraveling the Role of Orexin-A... by Antonietta Messina, Antonietta Monda, Valentina Vassallo, Girolamo Di Maio, Rita Polito, Marco La Marra, Salvatore Allocca, Maria Casillo, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Cristina Scavone, Francesco Taturi, Vincenzo Monda, Giovanni Messina, Chiara Schiraldi, Marcellino Monda

“…Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Metabolic parameters, inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10), and serum orexin-A levels were measured before and after the intervention. …”
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Basic research on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the past decade: a bibliometric analysis by Hongwei Wu, Jiannan Song, Jiannan Song, Zhanfei Hu, Zhanfei Hu, Haibo Li, Haibo Li, Qi Zhou, Qi Zhou, Congcong Dai, Congcong Dai, Yi Gao, WanLi Ma, WanLi Ma

“…The annual output of published papers and data on authors, countries/institutions, journals, keywords, co-cited journals, and co-cited literature were analyzed and visualized using Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace software.ResultsA total of 479 papers from 13 countries were included, with a noticeable upward trend in publications over the past decade, particularly in the last 3 years. …”
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The Swiss Endometriosis Database: a retrospective multicentre cohort study on pain levels and multimodal treatment needs of endometriosis patients by Sara Imboden, Selina Lang, Antonalla Martino, Peter Martin Fehr, Lea Duempelmann, Cloé Vaineau, Heike Willi, Nicolas Samartzis, Simone Kamm, Dimitri Sarlos, Stephanie Verta, Tina Rohrbach, Christian Polli, Alexandra Kochanowski, Michael Mueller

“…Data were collected by using questionnaires that were filled out by the patient and the physician at the first consultation, to evaluate parameters that included the main reason for consultation, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for pain, clinical findings and therapy recommendations. …”
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Automated Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Intracranial EEG Using the Combination of Short-Time Energy and Convolutional Neural Networks by Dakun Lai, Xinyue Zhang, Kefei Ma, Zichu Chen, Wenjing Chen, Heng Zhang, Han Yuan, Lei Ding

“…However, a significant challenge to the clinical use of HFOs is due to the time-consuming procedure of visually identifying them. A new methodology is presented in this paper for the automated detection of HFOs based on their 2D time&#x2013;frequency map employing the short-time energy (STE) estimation and the convolutional neural network (CNN) classification algorithm. …”
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<i>Fasciola hepatica</i> Soluble Antigen (<i>Fh</i>Ag)-Induced NETs Under Hypoxic Conditions Exert Cytotoxic Effects on Hepatic Cells In Vitro by Tamara Muñoz-Caro, Pamela Quiroz, Cristina Abarca, Marcela Gómez-Ceruti, Pablo Alarcón, Stefanie Teuber, Max Navarro, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla, Rafael A. Burgos

“…Here, isolated ovine PMNs were co-cultured with <i>Fh</i>Ag under hypoxia (5% O₂) and NETs were visualized via immunofluorescence analyses, confirming their classical characteristics. …”
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Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for identifying cholangiocyte phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma by interpretable machine learning: individual application of SHAP by Wei Liu, Zhiping Cai, Yifan Chen, Xingqun Guan, Jieying Feng, Haixiong Chen, Baoliang Guo, Fusheng OuYang, Chun Luo, Rong Zhang, Xinjie Chen, Xiaohong Li, Cuiru Zhou, Shaomin Yang, Ziwei Liu, Qiugen Hu

“…Finally, we selected the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model as the optimal predictive model, which achieved AUCs of 0.835, 0.830, 0.816 and 0.776 in training, internal validation, external validation, and prospective validation cohorts, respectively, for visual analysis via SHAP, in which T1rt-20 min made a significant contribution. …”
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Erector spinae plane block versus transversus abdominis plane block with rectus sheath block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomized clinical trial by Mengke Liu, Xuan Mo, Ruonan Zhan, Han Wang, Yangxi Zhao, Yi Zhang

“…Postoperative cumulative morphine consumption, the number of rescue analgesia, visual analog scale (VAS) scores at rest and during coughing, central venous pressure (CVP) values, Quality of Recovery Scale- 15 (QoR- 15) score, postoperative liver function, postoperative complications, duration of abdominal drain retention, and length of hospitalization were secondary outcomes. …”
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