Intra-hospital patient-specific 3D printed surgical guide for patients with thoracic scoliotic deformities, the collaboration between engineer and surgeon by M. Suffo, M. Quiroga-De Castro, L Galán-Romero, P Andrés-Cano

“…The mechanical performance of the guides was evaluated under loads generated during pedicle screw penetration and threading. …”
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Risk Factors and Consequences of Cage Subsidence after Single-level Posterior or Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Retrospective Multicenter Study by Hoai T.P. Dinh, Hiroki Ushirozako, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Shigeto Ebata, Tetsuro Ohba, Hiroki Oba, Keijiro Mukaiyama, Yu Yamato, Go Yoshida, Tomohiro Banno, Hideyuki Arima, Shin Oe, Koichiro Ide, Tomohiro Yamada, Kenta Kurosu, Toshiyuki Ojima, Jun Takahashi, Hirotaka Haro, Yukihiro Matsuyama

“…CS was defined as >1 mm sinking of the intervertebral cage evaluated via computed tomography. The patients were divided into the CS and nonsubsidence (NS) groups. …”
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Added Value of Liver MRI in Patients Eligible for Surgical Resection or Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases Based on CT: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Burak Görgec, MD, Inez M. Verpalen, MD, PhD, Jasper P. Sijberden, MD, Mohammad Abu Hilal, MD, PhD, Shandra Bipat, PhD, Cornelis Verhoef, MD, PhD, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, MD, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, MSc, PhD, Jaap Stoker, MD, PhD

“…Background:. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) is the standard imaging modality for detection and staging in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Derived Electrocardiographic Age Predicts Mortality in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease by Scott Anjewierden, MD, Donnchadh O'Sullivan, MB, BCh, BAO, Kathryn E. Mangold, PhD, Itzhak Zachi Attia, PhD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, Paul A. Friedman, MD, Alexander C. Egbe, MBBS, MPH, Heidi M. Connolly, MD, William R. Miranda, MD, Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD, Jennifer Dugan, Katia Bravo-Jaimes, MD, Talha Niaz, MBBS, Malini Madhavan, MBBS, Luke J. Burchill, MBBS, PhD

“…A single ECG from each patient, collected during the first visit to the ACHD clinic, was analyzed to compute the delta-age. The relationship between the delta-age and mortality was evaluated using Cox proportional hazard models adjusting for influential clinical factors. …”
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Intermediate risk prostate tumors contain lethal subtypes by William L. Harryman, James P. Hinton, Rafael Sainz, Jaime M. C. Gard, John M. Ryniawec, John M. Ryniawec, Gregory C. Rogers, Gregory C. Rogers, Noel A. Warfel, Noel A. Warfel, Beatrice S. Knudsen, Raymond B. Nagle, Juan J. Chipollini, Benjamin R. Lee, Belinda L. Sun, Anne E. Cress, Anne E. Cress

“…Understanding the heterogeneity of intermediate risk primary PCa phenotypes, using computational pathology approaches to evaluate the fixed biopsy specimen, or video microscopy of the surgical specimen with AI-driven analysis is now achievable. …”
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Prognostic Role of Sarcopenia in High-grade Lymphoma: A Retrospective PET/CT-Based Study by Özlem Beyler, Yunus Güzel, Cengiz Demir, Serdar Yıldırım, Canan Can, Halil Kömek

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia and myosteatosis on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Nationwide Retrospective Multicenter Study by Donghyeok Kim, Gwanghui Ryu, Sang Duk Hong, Shin Hyuk Yoo, Sue Jean Mun, Eun Jung Lee, Sung-Jae Heo, Jin Hyeok Jeong, Dae Woo Kim, Hyung-Ju Cho, Min-Seok Rha, Yong Min Kim, Ki-Il Lee, Ji-Hun Mo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for CRS. …”
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Correlation between blood pressure control levels and long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective case-control study by Meng Deng, Didi Wen, Yujie Song, Linli Zhao, Yang Cui, Jialin Xin, Rui Liu, Yufeng Qiu, Dongxu Yan, Wei Yi, Minwen Zheng, Yang Sun

“…Among them, 311 patients with comorbid hypertension and underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) within three years postoperatively. …”
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CT-based machine learning model integrating intra- and peri-tumoral radiomics features for predicting occult lymph node metastasis in peripheral lung cancer by Xiaoyan Lu, Fan Liu, Jiahui E, Xiaoting Cai, Jingyi Yang, Xueqi Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Bingsheng Sun, Ying Liu

“…Model performance was evaluated by discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility. …”
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Trust in healthcare and perceived discrimination in Sweden: a fixed effects analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy by Maria Wemrell, Maria Wemrell, Mariam Hassan, Mariam Hassan, Mariam Hassan, Raquel Perez-Vicente, Martin Lindström, Martin Lindström, Johan Öberg, Johan Öberg, Juan Merlo, Juan Merlo

“…The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was computed to evaluate the discriminatory accuracy (DA) of the intersectional strata.ResultsThe overall prevalence of low trust in healthcare was 25.9%. …”
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Comparison of marker-based and center-of-pressure-based approaches for calculating the margin of stability by Cloé Dussault-Picard, Cloé Dussault-Picard, Romain Tisserand, Romain Tisserand, Claire Robidou, Yosra Cherni, Yosra Cherni, Yosra Cherni, Yosra Cherni

“…IntroductionThe margin of stability (MoS) is a widely used biomechanical measure of dynamic stability during gait, typically computed as the distance between the extrapolated center of mass (xCoM) and the center of pressure (CoP). …”
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Associations between brominated flame retardants exposure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mediation analysis in the NHANES by Yulan Cheng, Jingyi Su, Xiangdong Wang, Ruiyao Huang, Zixuan Zhao, Kai Tian, Tianxiang Gu, Xiaoke Wang, Lin Chen, Xinyuan Zhao

“…The quantile-based g-computation (QGC), weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) were applied to evaluate the overall correlation of BFRs mixtures with NAFLD and identify significant compounds. …”
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Associations of early life per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with body mass index and risk of overweight or obesity at age 2–18 years: Mixture analysis in the pro... by Zeyu Li, Guoying Wang, Joseph M. Braun, Xiumei Hong, Giehae Choi, Shawn P. O’Leary, Chang Ho Yu, Colleen Pearson, William G. Adams, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Jessie P. Buckley, Xiaobin Wang

“…The exposure-outcome associations were evaluated with linear and modified Poisson mixed-effects regression for individual PFAS and Bayesian kernel machine regression and quantile-based g-computation models for PFAS mixture. …”
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Three-step surgical management algorithm for annular rupture in transcatheter aortic valve replacementCentral MessagePerspective by Kizuku Yamashita, MD, PhD, Kazuo Shimamura, MD, PhD, Koichi Maeda, MD, PhD, Ai Kawamura, MD, PhD, Masaki Taira, MD, PhD, Daisuke Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD

“…However, owing to its rare incidence, the optimal treatment algorithm has not been established. Thus, we evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a 3-step algorithm to treat annulus rupture. …”
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Radiochemical and biological assessments of a PSMA-I&S cold kit for fast and inexpensive 99mTc-labeling for SPECT imaging and radioguided surgery in prostate cancer by Leonardo Lima Fuscaldi, Leonardo Lima Fuscaldi, Danielle Vieira Sobral, Ana Claudia Ranucci Durante, Fernanda Ferreira Mendonça, Ana Cláudia Camargo Miranda, Carla Salgueiro, Silvia Gomez de Castiglia, Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga, Marcelo Livorsi da Cunha, Luciana Malavolta, Marycel Figols de Barboza, Jorge Mejia

“…Various pre-clinical assays were conducted to evaluate the [99mTc]Tc-PSMA-I&S obtained by the cold kit. …”
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Management of biological waste of patients after radionuclide therapy by L. A. Chipiga, A. V. Vodovatov, I. A. Zvonova, A. A. Stanzhevsky, A. V. Petryakova, E. E. Anokina, K. S. Velichkina, S. A. Ryzhov

“…On the basis of findings, it is possible to evaluate the feasibility of the binding requirement for the availability of special sewerage in the departments of the radionuclide therapy. …”
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Dataset of air cargo supply chain conditions and fruit quality evolution: Case study of mango shipment from Thailand to FranceDataverse by Y. Paviet-Salomon, O. Laguerre, S. Duret, A. Denis, P. Mawilai, K. Srisawat, E. Derens-Bertheau, F.T. Ndoye, T. Pongsuttiyakorn, S. Rakmae, U.K. Pun, P. Sirisomboon, P. Pornchaloempong, N. Chaomuang

“…Key quality attributes such as mass loss, peel color, pH, sugar content, and visual appearance were evaluated at Day 3, Day 6, Day 9, and Day 15 to highlight the impact of storage conditions on fruit quality. …”
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Evidence linking phthalate exposure to alterations of hematologic parameters in Chinese children: A cross-sectional study by Mei-Ting Wei, Ying Wen, Zhu-Xia Zhang, Xiu-Ju Liu, Feng-Xiang Wei, Wei-Qiang Liu, Li Zhou, Ding-Yan Chen, Yao Yao

“…Nine phthalate metabolites (mPAEs) and four hematologic parameters (white blood cell [WBC] count, red blood cell [RBC] count, hemoglobin [Hb], and platelet [PLT] count) were measured at the same time. To evaluate the connections between mPAEs and hematologic indices, both individually and in combination, several analytical approaches were used, including the generalized linear model (GLM), the Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model, and the quantile g-computation (QGC) model. …”
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Integrated assessment of groundwater hydrogeochemistry and quality using multivariate statistical analysis, self-organizing maps, and water quality indices in District Bagh, AJK, P... by Usman Basharat, Wenjing Zhang, Arshad Abbasi, Sehrish Mahroof, Cuihong Han, Shoukat Husain Khan, Shuxin Li

“…Groundwater is a critical resource in the District Bagh, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, but its quality is deteriorating due to anthropogenic and natural impacts. This study evaluates the hydrochemistry and quality of groundwater using an integrated approach that includes Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Self-Organizing Maps, Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index, Multiple Linear Regression and Irrigation Water Quality Indices. …”
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Arterial stiffness, high fasting glucose, and fatty liver as risk factors for visceral obesity in middle-aged Chinese individuals: a cross-sectional study by Hajime Nawata, Li Ou, Xu Zhang, Qinglan Song, Jing Huang, Jin Hu, Kazue Ito, Shinichi Obo, Takeharu Fukushima, Kaori Iwami, Shizuka Iguchi, Ai Igarashi, Xiaoyang He, Jing Zhang, Yu Xia, Ken Takasaki

“…VFA and subcutaneous fat area were assessed using computed tomography, while arterial stiffness and fatty liver were evaluated via brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and abdominal ultrasonography, respectively. …”
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