Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma Diagnosed Preoperatively by Endovascular Biopsy and Treated via Right Pneumonectomy and Pulmonary Arterioplasty by Daiki Kato, Shohei Mori, Eriko Harada, Rintaro Shigemori, Takamasa Shibazaki, Hideki Matsudaira, Jun Hirano, Hirokazu Ashida, Hiroko Kimura, Michio Yoshitake, Takashi Kunihara, Takashi Ohtsuka

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Evaluation of prostheses retained zygomatic and dental implants in large defects in the maxilla due to tumors or major trauma by biomechanical 3- dimensional finite element analysi... by Hatice Yemenoglu, Melek Beder, Murat Yaylacı, Ayberk Dizdar, Murat Alkurt, Muhammed Enes Naralan, Ecren Uzun Yaylacı, Mehmet Emin Özdemir, Şevval Öztürk, Zeynep Yeşil

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Efficiency and safety of HAIC combined with lenvatinib and tislelizumab for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with high tumor burden: a multicenter propensity score matching analys... by Zhonghua Zhao, Xiongying Jiang, Shiping Wen, Yanzhang Hao

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Study of Radioclinical and Risk Factors of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Adam BA, Osman AA, Sheikh Hassan M, Sidow NO, Osman Hidig MF, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SA, Mohamed YG, Ahmed SA, Jeele MOO, Hassan MO

“…Bakar Ali Adam,1,2 Ahmed Adam Osman,3 Mohamed Sheikh Hassan,1,2 Nor Osman Sidow,1 Mohamed Farah Osman Hidig,1 Abdulkadir Ahmed Mohamed,1 Abdiwahid Ahmed Ibrahim,1 Said Abdi Mohamed,1 Yahye Garad Mohamed,3 Said Abdirahman Ahmed,4 Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele,5 Mohamed Omar Hassan4 1Department of Neurology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Mogadishu University, Mogadishu, Somalia; 3Department of Radiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 4Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaCorrespondence: Bakar Ali Adam, Email atiika2009@gmail.comBackground: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition characterized by the formation of a blood clot in the dural venous sinuses or cerebral veins. …”
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Association of Vitamin D Levels and Clothing Pattern in Women of Reproductive Age Group Having Chronic Back Pain by Shubham Saraswat, Anuj Rastogi, Farid Mohammad, Rachhanaa Pawaskar

“…Hence, the present study was planned to determine the association between Vitamin D levels and clothing habits in women of reproductive age group having chronic back pain without any apparent clinico-radiological pathology. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done from September 2022 to March 2024 following ethical clearance from the institutional ethics committee. …”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…All the patients underwent pre-operative clinical, radiological and endoscopic evaluation followed by FESS. …”
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Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) and major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC Class I) Expression Patterns and Their Pathologic Associations in triple-Negative Breast Ca... by Kaewkedsri P, Intarawichian P, Jessadapattarakul S, Kunprom W, Koonmee S, Thanee M, Somintara O, Wongbuddha A, Chadbunchachai P, Nawapun S, Aphivatanasiri C

“…Ponkrit Kaewkedsri,1 Piyapharom Intarawichian,1 Sirawich Jessadapattarakul,1 Waritta Kunprom,1 Supinda Koonmee,1 Malinee Thanee,1 Ongart Somintara,2 Anongporn Wongbuddha,2 Payia Chadbunchachai,3 Supajit Nawapun,3 Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri1 1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 3Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandCorrespondence: Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Email chaiap@kku.ac.thPurpose: This study aims to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in relation to programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC class I) expression, with a focus on their prognostic significance.Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples from 148 TNBC patients diagnosed between 2008 and 2021. …”
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Mapping and Summarizing the Research on AI Systems for Automating Medical History Taking and Triage: Scoping Review by Elin Siira, Hanna Johansson, Jens Nygren

“…Other clinical contexts included radiology (n=12, 14%) and primary care (n=6, 7%). Many (n=15, 17%) studies did not specify a clinical context. …”
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Is there a difference in bony stability at three months postoperatively between opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy and opening-wedge distal tuberosity osteotomy? by Suguru Koyama, Keiji Tensho, Kazushige Yoshida, Hiroki Shimodaira, Daiki Kumaki, Yusuke Maezumi, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Jun Takahashi

“…As a subgroup analysis, HTO and DTO patients were divided into Stable and Unstable groups respectively based on postoperative CT at 12 weeks; demographic and radiological data were compared. Results: Patients with DTO was significantly younger (median [range]; 59 [22, 73] vs 64 [45, 75], P = 0.02) and had a smaller preoperative deformity (%WBL: median [range]; 28.9 [12.8, 46.0] vs 24.3 [4.9, 44.3], P < 0.01, FTA: median [range]; 179.0 [173.0, 183.0] vs 180.0 [172.5, 186.2], P < 0.01, MPTA: median [range]; 84.0 [79.0, 87.1] vs 83.0 [78.2, 86.5], P = 0.04) and smaller correction angles (median [range]; 9 [6, 12] vs 10 [7, 15], P < 0.01). …”
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Evaluation of Metabolic Characteristics of Brain Tumours Utilising 31-Phosphorus MR Spectroscopy in 3T MRI: A Cross-sectional Study by Nivetha Kannan, Babu Peter Sathyanathan

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from December 2019 to December 2021. …”
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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…Liting Zhong,1,2,&ast; Weiwei Peng,1,2,&ast; Jingyuan Sun,3 Yongyi Luo,3 Hailong Sheng,4 Yi Wu,5 Tonggang Zhou,5 Chaoming Zhou,1,2 Chuanhui Cao1,3 1Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuanhui Cao, Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email huichuancao@163.comPurpose: The optimal timing for combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain and affects treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. …”
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Characteristics and prognostic factors of chronic kidney disease patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia by Liu Xiao-hua, Wu Jing-jing, Zeng Ming, Ge Yi-fei, Zhang Bo, Wu Bu-yun, Mao Hui-juan

“…Compared with the cured group， the death group had higher oral glucocorticoid dose ［（28.6 ± 12.2）mg vs （18.1 ± 8.8）mg，P=0.039］， more patients required dialysis （7 cases vs 5 cases， P=0.031）， and more patients required mechanical ventilation （7 cases vs 3 cases， P=0.006）.ConclusionClinical symptoms， radiological findings， and laboratory testing should be combined to identify PJP in patients with CKD. …”
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Osteoarthritis and Degree of Fatigue are Associated with Pain Levels in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study of 394 Patients by Wang Z, Lan T, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Yu H, Sun G, Wang Z, Yan Z, Tao Q, Xu Y

“…Zihan Wang,1,2,&ast; Tianyi Lan,1,2,&ast; Yuqiao Zhang,1,2 Zijia Guo,3 Hongwei Yu,4 Guiyao Sun,5 Zhitian Wang,6 Zeran Yan,1 Qingwen Tao,1 Yuan Xu1 1Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Graduate School, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopedics, Shuangqiao Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 6Science Faculty, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingwen Tao; Yuan Xu, Email taoqg1@sina.com; xuyuan2004020@163.comObjective: To observe how osteoarthritis (OA) and degree of fatigue affect are associated with pain levels in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving FMS patients. …”
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Reimbursement policies of Swiss health insurances for the surgical treatment of symptomatic breast hypertrophy: a retrospective cohort study by Astrid Navarra, Daniel Schmauss, Reto Wettstein, Yves Harder

“…CONCLUSION: Patients with symptomatic breast hypertrophy who needed more than one request for cost approval (43%) had to undergo further outpatient visits and/or radiological examinations, as well as physiotherapy, despite a clear indication for surgery, resulting in a prolonged symptomatology and increasing healthcare costs. …”
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Investigating the Use of Generative Adversarial Networks-Based Deep Learning for Reducing Motion Artifacts in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Ma ZP, Zhu YM, Zhang XD, Zhao YX, Zheng W, Yuan SR, Li GY, Zhang TL

“…Ze-Peng Ma,1,2,&ast; Yue-Ming Zhu,3,&ast; Xiao-Dan Zhang,4 Yong-Xia Zhao,1 Wei Zheng,3 Shuang-Rui Yuan,1 Gao-Yang Li,1 Tian-Le Zhang1 1Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University/ Clinical Medical College, Hebei University, Baoding, 071000, People’s Republic of China; 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Precise Imaging of inflammation Tumors, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071000, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071002, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiao-Dan Zhang, Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, No. 212 of Yuhua East Road, Lianchi District, Baoding, 071000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 17325535302, Email xiaodanzhangzxd@126.comObjective: To evaluate the effectiveness of deep learning technology based on generative adversarial networks (GANs) in reducing motion artifacts in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cine sequences.Methods: The training and testing datasets consisted of 2000 and 200 pairs of clear and blurry images, respectively, acquired through simulated motion artifacts in CMR cine sequences. …”
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Experimental investigation on the effect of concentration on the resonance frequency of lipid coated ultrasonically excited microbubbles by Hossein Haghi, Mahshid Yaali, Agata A. Exner, Michael C. Kolios

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Kidney disease among adults on tenofovir-based second-line antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Sabina F. Mugusi, Grace A. Shayo, Philip G. Sasi, Lulu S. Fundikira, Eric A. Aris, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ferdinand M. Mugusi

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Multi-biofluid metabolomics analysis of allergic respiratory rhinitis and asthma in early childhood by Chih-Yung Chiu, MD, PhD, Meng-Han Chiang, MS, Chieh-Ni Kuo, BS, Mei-Ling Cheng, PhD, Gigin Lin, MD, PhD

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Enhancing the Therapeutic Effect and Bioavailability of Irradiated Silver Nanoparticle-Capped Chitosan-Coated Rosuvastatin Calcium Nanovesicles for the Treatment of Liver Cancer by Tamer Mohamed Mahmoud, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelfatah, Mahmoud Mohamed Omar, Omiya Ali Hasan, Saad M. Wali, Mohamed S. El-Mofty, Mohamed G. Ewees, Amel E. Salem, Tarek I. Abd-El-Galil, Dina Mohamed Mahmoud

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Comparison of the two treatment methods in primary hyperparathyroidism due to solitary parathyroid adenoma, Ultrasound-guided percutaneous alcohol ablation vs. parathyroidectomy: a... by Mohammad Eslamian, Babak Tavakoli, Alireza Firouzfar, Alireza Pouramini, Bijan Iraj, Mohsen Kolahdouzan, Marjan Mansourian

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