Risk factors for low back pain after oblique lumbar interbody fusion in patients with low-grade degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a retrospective study by Shuanchi Wang, Jiabao Chen, Zhe Lu

“…Demographic, clinical, surgical, and radiological characteristics of this population were analyzed to determine the relationship between these characteristics and the degree of low back pain relief after OLIF.ResultsA total of 116 patients (average age 58.61 ± 7.01 years) were included in this study. …”
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Giant Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma Involving Parapharyngeal Space by Sukri Rahman, Bestari J Budiman, Yurni Yurni

“…Kesimpulan: Biopsi Aspirasi Jarum Halus (BAJAH) dan radiologi merupakan pemeriksaan yang penting untuk menegakkan diagnosis. …”
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Efficacy and predictors of response to somatostatin analogues in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome by Olga O. Golounina, Zhanna E. Belaya, Alla A. Markovich, Liudmila Y. Rozhinskaya, Galina A. Mel`nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Patients were conditionally divided into “responders” and “non-responders” at time points of 6, 12 and 24 months. Radiological efficacy was performed according to the RECIST 1.1. …”
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Investigating Brain Structure and Functional Alterations in the Transition from Acute to Chronic Neck Pain: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Gao Z, Cui MJ, Wang HJ, Zhang J, Xu C, Ji LX

“…Zhen Gao,1,* Meng-Jie Cui,2,* Hai-Jun Wang,2 Jing Zhang,3 Cheng Xu,4 Lai-Xi Ji2 1Experimental Management Center, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024, People’s Republic of China; 2Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024, People’s Republic of China; 3Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department II, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024, People’s Republic of China; 4Radiology Department, Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030012, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lai-Xi Ji, Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinci Road Section 1, No. 89, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024, People’s Republic of China, Email jlx@sxtcm.edu.cnPurpose: The objective of this research is to delve into the central pathological mechanisms involved in the transformation from acute to chronic pain.Patients and Methods: This study enrolled 86 individuals with acute neck pain and 89 with chronic neck pain. …”
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SARS-CoV2 pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU: Analysis according to clinical and biological parameters and the extent of lung parenchymal lesions on chest CT scan, a monocentri... by Abed Al Hadi Krisht, Kévin Grapin, Romain Chauvot de Beauchene, Benjamin Bonnet, Lucie Cassagnes, Bertrand Evrard, Mireille Adda, Bertrand Souweine, Claire Dupuis

“…The prediction of death at day 60 was improved when considering simultaneously biological and radiological markers obtained on ICU admission (AUC = 0.78).…”
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Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Management of Mucoid Degeneration of Anterior Cruciate Ligament by Madan Mohan Ballal, K. J. C. Chidanand, Vijendra Yadav, Akshay Dhanda, Chetan Nagaraja, Sachin K. Gowda

“…This study involves clinic-radiological presentation of patients with mucoid ACL, arthroscopic de-bulking of ACL and outcomes. …”
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Utilisation of the Innovative [18F]-Labelled Radiotracer [18F]-BIBD-071 Within HR+ Breast Cancer Xenograft Mouse Models by Di Fan, Xin Wang, Xueyuan Ling, Hongbin Li, Lu Zhang, Wei Zheng, Zehui Wu, Lin Ai

“…<b>Methods:</b> [18F]BIBD-071 was synthesised, radiolabelled, and then subjected to in vitro stability testing. …”
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Biopsy location and tumor-associated macrophages in predicting malignant glioma recurrence using an in-silico model by Pejman Shojaee, Edwin Weinholtz, Nadine S. Schaadt, Friedrich Feuerhake, Haralampos Hatzikirou

“…The current standard-of-care (SoC) for HGG includes follow-up neuroradiological imaging to detect recurrence as early as possible and relies on several clinical, neuropathological, and radiological prognostic factors, which have limited accuracy in predicting TTR. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with highly active MS: TOPAZ clinical trial and interim analysis of TREAT-MS real-world study by Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Sara Eichau, Stephan Richter, Frank Hoffmann, Nicole M. Armstrong, Magdalena Chirieac, Janete Cunha-Santos, Barry A. Singer

“…Conclusion: Sustained efficacy of alemtuzumab was observed for clinical and radiological outcomes in participants with HAD in the TOPAZ clinical trial and real-world TREAT-MS study with no new safety signals. …”
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Advancements in Hyaluronic Acid Effect in Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Narrative Review by Paul Andrei Nistor, Andreea Cândea, Iulia Cristina Micu, Andrada Soancă, Carmen Silvia Caloian, Alina Bârdea, Alexandra Roman

“…Combining HYA with a bone graft and a free palatal graft resulted in significantly greater amounts of newly formed and mature bone, reduced clinical bone width changes, lower radiographic crestal bone loss (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and diminished radiological volumetric and linear bone resorption (<i>p</i> = 0.018). …”
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Large Language Models in Healthcare: A Bibliometric Analysis and Examination of Research Trends by Gencer G, Gencer K

“…The study highlights that neural network applications in diagnostic imaging, natural language processing for clinical documentation, and patient data in the field of general internal medicine, radiology, medical informatics, health care services, surgery, oncology, ophthalmology, neurology, orthopedics and psychiatry have seen significant growth in publications over the past two years. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…This study aims to evaluate the risk factors, clinical features, radiological presentation, microbiology, diagnosis, complications, and outcomes of patients with pulmonary mucormycosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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An early lung cancer diagnosis model for non-smokers incorporating ct imaging analysis and circulating genetically abnormal cells (CACs) by Ran Ni, Yongjie Huang, Lei Wang, Hongjie Chen, Guorui Zhang, Yali Yu, Yinglan Kuang, Yuyan Tang, Xing Lu, Hong Liu

“…Furthermore, our results indicated that the model built using random forest (RF) method, which integrates clinical characteristics (age, extra-thoracic cancer history, gender), radiological characteristics of pulmonary nodules (nodule diameter, nodule count, upper lobe location, malignant sign at the nodule edge, subsolid status), the artificial intelligence analysis of LDCT data, and liquid biopsy achieved the best diagnostic performance in the independent external non-smokers validation cohort (sensitivity 92%, specificity 97%, area under the curve [AUC] = 0.99). …”
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Sex-related functional outcome after periacetabular osteotomy in mild to severe hip dysplasia by Maximilian Fischer, Lars Nonnenmacher, Andre Hofer, Alexander Zimmerer, Andreas Nitsch, Rico Großjohann, Sabrina Erdmann, Georgi I. Wassilew

“…Methods: A single-centre study was conducted, enrolling patients undergoing PAO and completing a preoperative and postoperative radiological and clinical outcome assessment. The PROMs were assessed using the modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS), the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) with the subscales for pain, sport, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QoL), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score. …”
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Predicting the effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps comorbid with asthma based on inflammatory biomarkers by Yutong Sima, MD, Ming Zheng, MD, Yan Zhao, PhD, Siqi Ge, PhD, Chengyao Liu, MD, Ping Wang, BS, Xiangdong Wang, MD, PhD, Luo Zhang, MD, PhD

“…Methodology: Patients received an endoscopic and radiological evaluation, a visual analogue scale (VAS) assessment, and a 22-item sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22). …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…An electrocardiogram (ECG) examination was done routinely for all patients above 40 years old. Radiological examination included the following: preoperative CT nose and paranasal sinus, axial and coronal soft tissue cuts, and bone windows. …”
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Efficacy of latissimus dorsi and teres major tendon transfer in anterosuperior irreparable rotator cuff tears and posterosuperior irreparable rotator cuff tears by Chang Hee Baek, Chaemoon Lim, Jung Gon Kim, Bo Taek Kim, Seung Jin Kim

“…Clinical and functional outcomes were evaluated based on pain, patient-reported outcome scores, active range of motion (aROM) and strength of aROM. Radiological outcomes were evaluated using arthritic changes in the glenohumeral joint and transferred tendon integrity. …”
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Laminoplasty vs laminectomy in the surgical management of spinal intradural extramedullary tumors by Deepak Kumar Singh, Prevesh Kumar Sharma, Vipin Kumar Chand, Kaif Mohammad, Kuldeep Yadav, Neha Singh

“…Materials and method The clinical and radiological data of patients who underwent laminectomy or laminoplasty for spinal cord tumors were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Viable Ileosigmoid Knotting, A Very Phenomenon Finding and Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review by Beyene SA, Bogale NT, Abdinasir MM, Desalegne AZ, Wossen MA

“…Sintayehu Asrat Beyene,1 Nahom Tadesse Bogale,1 Mahad Mohammed Abdinasir,1 Addisu Zegeye Desalegne,2 Megdelawit Ayalew Wossen3 1General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia; 2Department of Radiology, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia; 3School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Sintayehu Asrat Beyene; Nahom Tadesse Bogale, Email sintayehubeyene54@gmail.com; Tadnahi2@gmail.comIntroduction: Ileosigmoid knotting is the wrapping of an active component of either the ileum or the sigmoid colon over each other. …”
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Age- and sex-adjusted CT-based reference values for temporal muscle thickness, cross-sectional area and radiodensity by Emilia K. Pesonen, Otso Arponen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Nicole Hernández, Lasse Pikkarainen, Sami Tetri, Tommi K. Korhonen

“…Using the protocol, we produced quantile regression models for the detection of reduced TMT, TMA and radiodensity at the lowest 5th, 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th and 50th percentiles as well as the EWGSOP compliant criteria cut-off values for reduced muscle mass to facilitate generalizable radiological sarcopenia research.…”
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