Clinical effect of unilateral biportal minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of patients with spinal degenerative diseases based on intelligent multimodal reconstruction tech... by Quan Sun, Lei Wang, Jun Ma, Fei He, Dongyu Wei, Chunming Si

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of unilateral biportal minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of patients with spinal degenerative diseases based on intelligent multimodal reconstruction technology.MethodsA total of 100 patients with spinal degenerative diseases treated with unilateral biportal endoscopy during 2023–2024 in Orthopedics Center of our hospital were selected as research objects. …”
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Comparing functional state of retina, macula, and optic nerve in preterm children and full-term children at school age by Mai A. Mohammed, Amr M. Elhady

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the retinal, macular, and optic nerve functions, using electrophysiological tests, in preterm children at school age to healthy controls. Patients and methods This is a prospective cross-sectional observational study that was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. …”
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Eye-hand coordination during upper limb motor tasks in individuals with or without a neurodevelopmental disorder: a systematic review by Manel Abid, Manel Abid, Isabelle Poitras, Isabelle Poitras, Martine Gagnon, Catherine Mercier, Catherine Mercier

“…This systematic review aimed to characterize the differences between individuals with and without NDD in spatiotemporal eye-hand coordination when performing upper limb (UL) motor tasks.MethodsThe following databases were systematically searched: CINAHL Plus with Full Texts (EBSCOhost), EMBASE.com, WEB OF SCIENCE core collection, All Ovid MEDLINE(R) and ERGONOMICS ABSTRACTS (EBSCOhost) in December 2022 and re-searched in April 2024. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of an Enhanced and Conventional Monofocal IOL in Patients with Early and Intermediate Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Venter JA, Berry CW, Hannan NC, Raju D, Kiss HJ, Belovari M, Hannan SJ, Cooper DR, Schallhorn JM

“…Outcome measures were monocular and binocular uncorrected distance (UDVA), intermediate (UIVA) and near (UNVA) visual acuity, monocular corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and refractive outcomes. …”
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Causal role of oxidative stress in age-related macular degeneration: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Li-Yun Yuan, Wang-Ming Su, Liang-Pin Li, Xiao-Feng Tian, Xue-Li Zheng, Xiao-Yong Yuan

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Neurocognitive deficits in clinical polymorphism of schizophrenia: typology, expression and syndromal overlaps by A. N. Kornetov, E. G. Kornetova, A. V. Golenkova, S. M. Kozlova, M. B. Arzhanik, Zh. A. Samoylenko, A. S. Boiko, A. V. Semke

“…The authors tried to identify the typology, severity and overlap of neurocognitive deficits with positive/negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Materials and methods. Fifty patients aged 22–55 years (25 women (50%) and 25 men (50%)) with schizophrenia diagnosed according to ICD-10 were examined. …”
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Intraoperative OCT-Guided Selective Epiretinal Membrane (ERM) Peeling Versus ERM and Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Tractional Macular Edema in Diabetic Eyes by Francesco Pignatelli, Alfredo Niro, Pasquale Viggiano, Giacomo Boscia, Giuseppe Addabbo, Francesco Boscia, Cristiana Iaculli, Ermete Giancipoli

“…Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were compared over a 12-month follow-up. …”
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Clinical characteristics of posterior segment penetrating eye injuries treated in tertiary referral hospital in Serbia by Kovačević Igor, Radosavljević Aleksandra, Karadžić Jelena, Stefanović Ivan, Vukadinović Jovana

“…Methods. The retrospective study enrolled medical records of consecutive patients hospitalized in a five year period (2012–2016) in a tertiary referral center in Serbia. …”
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Results of anti-VEGF therapy in patients with uveal melanoma by V.A. Yarovaya, E.O. Malakshinova, V.A. Pismenskaya, R.A. Loginov, A.A. Yarovoi

“…ME is the main reason for the decrease in visual acuity (VA) after RT. By reducing visual acuity, ME reduces the quality of life of such patients. …”
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Glaucoma Clinic Monitoring Over 6 Months Using Online Circular Contrast Perimetry in Comparison with Standard Automatic Perimetry: The Developing-World Setting by Hoang TT, Mai TQ, Pham DT, Nguyen XT, Nguyen DA, Vu DT, Hoang HT, Nkurunziza M, Bigirimana D, Skalicky SE

“…At baseline, OCCP mean deviation (MD) (R2 = 0.804, p < 0.001) and visual index (VI) (R2 = 0.892, p < 0.001) were strongly correlated with SAP MD and visual field index (VFI) respectively. …”
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Clinical Findings following Treatment with Antiangiogenic Drugs by Ricardo Casaroli-Marano, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Clemencia Torrón Fernández-Blanco, Marta S. Figueroa, Begoña Pina Marín, Gustavo Fernández-Baca Vaca, Antonio Piñero-Bustamante, Juan Donate López, José García-Arumí, Jordi Farrés Martí

“…To survey the management of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) in Spain. Methods. An observational retrospective multicenter study was conducted. …”
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TV-SAM: Increasing Zero-Shot Segmentation Performance on Multimodal Medical Images Using GPT-4 Generated Descriptive Prompts Without Human Annotation by Zekun Jiang, Dongjie Cheng, Ziyuan Qin, Jun Gao, Qicheng Lao, Abdullaev Bakhrom Ismoilovich, Urazboev Gayrat, Yuldashov Elyorbek, Bekchanov Habibullo, Defu Tang, Linjing Wei, Kang Li, Le Zhang

“…This study presents a novel multimodal medical image zero-shot segmentation algorithm named the text-visual-prompt segment anything model (TV-SAM) without any manual annotations. …”
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Altered Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity in Unilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Jiawei Chen, Bo Hu, Peng Qin, Wei Gao, Chengcheng Liu, Dingjing Zi, Xuerui Ding, Ying Yu, Guangbin Cui, Lianjun Lu

“…This study is aimed at investigating brain functional changes in SSNHL via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods. Thirty-six patients with SSNHL and thirty well-matched normal hearing individuals underwent resting-state fMRI. …”
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Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments by Wu-Yang Jiang, Man-Hong Li, Hao Wang, Dong Niu, Yu-Sheng Wang, Zi-Feng Zhang

“…AIM: To compare the changes in preschool refractive status, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations in children with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after retinal laser photocoagulation or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment and explore their underlying factors. METHODS: This observational study involved 118 eyes of 59 children, aged 3 to 6y, with ROP followed up between March 2023 and October 2024. …”
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FEATURES OF LOCAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER by O. I. Keith, M. N. Tilliashaihov, P. V. Svetitsky, E. Yu. Zlatnik, G. I. Zakora, A. A. Ganiev, G. P. Nistratov

“…This makes it necessary to improve the methods of its diagnosis and treatment. Modern laboratory techniques allow predicting patient’s condition before and during the course of treatment; they were implemented into clinical practice for successful treatment correction. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative by Tao Ma, Xiaoshuang Tu, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Yongcun Geng, Jingwei Wu, Senlin Chen, Dengming Yan, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Ming Jiang, Gongming Gao, Luming Nong

“…ObjectiveTo study the clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases, and to compare perioperative indicators, radiological outcomes, and paraspinal muscle –atrophy resulting from these two different surgical methods.BackgroundTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is widely acknowledged as an efficacious surgical modality for alleviating low back pain. …”
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Metabolism and Microstructure of the Small Intestine Wall in Patients With Colorectal Cancer by M. V. Bagryantsev, M. G. Ryabkov, E. L. Bederina, M. M. Loginova, A. V. Bazayev, A. I. Abelevich, I. L. Dezortsev, S. S. Bunova, M. V. Shirmanova, V. I. Shcheslavskiy, E. B. Kiseleva

“…Bioimaging technologies, namely, methods of optical coherence tomography and fluorescence lifetime macroimaging, made it possible to objectively display microstructural and metabolic disorders in the ileum wall. …”
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Prevalence of Refractive Errors Among School-Age Children and Adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Al Khathami A, Baklola M, Alshehri AA, Alnasser LH, Alshehri RS, Salawi MA, Alwadai RH, Al Ghazwi M, Alanazi AAQ, Alshammari AM, Al-bawah N, Hafez M, Abu Melha A

“…While studies using cycloplegic refraction reported a slightly higher myopia prevalence (7.2%, 95% CI: 4.7% to 11%) than those using non-cycloplegic methods (6.7%, 95% CI: 2.4% to 17.5%), the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.9). …”
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Metabolomic Profiling of the Blood of Patients with Chronic Consciousness Disorders by A. A. Orlova, E. A. Kondrat'eva, Ya. A. Dubrovskii, N. V. Dryagina, E. V. Verbitskaya, S. A. Kondratev, A. A. Kostareva, A. N. Kondratev

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the main differences in metabolomic abnormalities in patients with VS / UWS and MCS, as well as to identify changes in metabolomics depending on sleep or wakefulness phase.   Materials and Methods. Untargeted metabolome analysis of blood plasma of 10 patients in VS / UWS (group 1) and 6 patients in MCS (group 2) was performed using reversed-phase and hydrophilic chromatography methods. …”
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Photon counting detector CT-derived virtual non-contrast images of the liver: comparison of conventional and liver-specific algorithms across arterial and portal venous phase scans by Anna-Katharina Gerstner, Franka Risch, Luca Canalini, Gerlig Widmann, Elke R. Gizewski, Stefanie Bette, Simon Hellbrueck, Thomas Kroencke, Josua A. Decker

“…Abstract Background The aim of this retrospective study is to compare photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD-CT) derived virtual non-contrast (VNC) images of the liver reconstructed from both arterial and portal venous phase using conventional and liver-specific VNC algorithm to true non-contrast images, in context of the body mass index (BMI). Methods VNC images reconstructed from multiphase (non-contrast, arterial and portal venous phase) PCD-CT scans performed between April 2021 and February 2023 were analysed retrospectively. …”
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