Biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion using a large polyetheretherketone cage: preliminary results by Sang-Min Park, Hyun-Jin Park, Ki-Han You, Ho-Joong Kim, Jin S. Yeom

“…The technique offers enhanced visualization and enables direct neural decompression while minimizing tissue trauma. …”
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Surgical treatment of the inferior vena cava (IVC) leiomyosarcoma by V. І. Rusin, S. O. Boiko, V. V. Rusin, F. V. Gorlenko, S. Sh. S. Boiko, O. V. Syma

“…To propose and introduce a diagnostic-treatment algorithm for the inferior vena cava (IVC) leiomyosarcoma into clinical practice. Materials and methods. During last 30 years in Zakarpattya Regional Clinical Hospital Named After Andriy Novak and Zakarpattya Antitumoral Centre were operated 8 patients, suffering the IVC leiomyosarcoma - 7 (87.5%) women and 1 (12.5%) man. …”
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Experience with bioresorbable splints for treatment of airway collapse in a pediatric populationCentral MessagePerspective by Ali Kamran, MD, Charles J. Smithers, MD, Christopher W. Baird, MD, Russell W. Jennings, MD

“…Objective: To report our experience with novel external tracheal and bronchial placed bioresorbable splints in children with severe symptomatic airway collapse. Methods: Retrospective review of patients undergoing bioresorbable splint placement. …”
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Cybercrime as a New Object of Statistical Analysis by A. E. Lyapin

“…For visual display of statistical data, graphical and tabular methods of data visualization were used. …”
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Scientific support for strength sports: analysis of scientific resources from the Web of Science Core Collection by Leonid Podrigalo, Kostiantyn Tymchenko, Volodymyr Perevoznyk, Bogdan Semeniv, Volodymyr Paievskyi, Olexandr Halashko

“…A total of 589 sources published between 2021 and 2025 that met the search criteria were selected for primary analysis. Bibliometric methods were applied to process the data. VOSviewer 1.6.18 software was used for keyword analysis and direct citation analysis, including the construction of bibliometric maps, cluster density visualization, and weighted citation analysis. …”
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Comparison of clinical nasal endoscopy, optical biopsy, and artificial intelligence in early diagnosis and treatment planning in laryngeal cancer: a prospective observational study by Ruifang Hu, Xianping Liu, Yong Zhang, Clement Arthur, Dongguang Qin

“…Diagnostic performance was calculated using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).ResultsThe study revealed superior sensitivity (95.2%) and specificity (96.5%) with AI-enhanced endoscopy compared to conventional endoscopy (89.6%, 92.4%), respectively. Optical biopsy methods provided better visualization of lesions; however, not all patients had all three modalities in a single procedure. …”
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Mild Acute Biliary Pancreatitis by Reiti A., Golovin A., Yatsyk I.

“…L., 2006), biliary pancreatitis genesis was confirmed by the visualization of the calculus or biliary sludge in gallbladder, using ultrasonography and severity of pancreatitis patients was determined by the criteria of J. …”
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Sensory integration research: priority scientific directions based on the analysis of Web of Science Core Collection resources by Olha Podrihalo, Wladyslaw Jagiello, Guo Xiaohong, Leonid Podrigalo, Tetiana Yermakova, Miroslawa Cieslicka

“…Bibliometric methods were used for processing the obtained information. …”
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Three-dimensional digitalized virtual planning for saphenous artery flap: a pilot study by Yuan Z. Zhang, Shu Z. Wen, Hui Q. Zhang, Ya G. Li, Jian M. Zhao, Yong Yang

“…The purpose of this study was to discuss the methods in the visualization of saphenous artery flap by digitalized technique and its applications by digitalized technique.Methods: Two adult fresh cadaver specimens, one male and one female, were subject to radiographic computerized tomography (CT) scanning before and after perfused with lead oxide–gelatine mixture, whose collimation are 0.625 mm (120 kV, 110 mA, 512 × 512 matrix). …”
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Diagnostic Benefit of Simultaneous Capsule Endoscopy Using Two Different Systems by Seung Han Kim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Hoon Jai Chun, Eun Sun Kim, Bora Keum, Yeon Seok Seo, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Chang Duck Kim

“…Methods. Dual CE procedures were prospectively conducted. …”
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Revolutionizing Cardiac Risk Assessment: AI-Powered Patient Segmentation Using Advanced Machine Learning Techniques by Joan D. Gonzalez-Franco, Alejandro Galaviz-Mosqueda, Salvador Villarreal-Reyes, Jose E. Lozano-Rizk, Raul Rivera-Rodriguez, Jose E. Gonzalez-Trejo, Alexei-Fedorovish Licea-Navarro, Jorge Lozoya-Arandia, Edgar A. Ibarra-Flores

“…This study demonstrates the effectiveness of combining Machine Learning (ML) techniques with dimensionality reduction methods to enhance risk stratification accuracy in cardiology. …”
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Machine learning and artificial intelligence in type 2 diabetes prediction: a comprehensive 33-year bibliometric and literature analysis by Mahreen Kiran, Ying Xie, Nasreen Anjum, Graham Ball, Barbara Pierscionek, Duncan Russell

“…It highlights the growing complexity of the field and identifies key trends, methodologies, and research gaps.MethodsA systematic methodology guided the literature selection process, starting with keyword identification using Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and expert input. …”
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Development of positive behavior and mental toughness skills in young athletes by Eimantas Pocius

“…The aim of this dissertation is to reveal the characteristics of young athletes’ positive behavior and mental toughness skill development. Methods: The dissertation employed a mixed methods convergent design (one-phase design) research strategy (Creswell & Creswell, 2023). …”
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Clinical and economic constituents of the application of dexamethasone and tocilizumab in the therapy for severe conditions in patients with COVID-19 by O. V. Zhukova, A. L. Khokhlov

“…For the visualization of the clinical efficiency of the compared drugs, the authors applied beta-distribution. …”
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AI-assisted anatomical structure recognition and segmentation via mamba-transformer architecture in abdominal ultrasound images by Shih-Fang Chang, Shih-Fang Chang, Po-Yi Wu, Ming-Chang Tsai, Ming-Chang Tsai, Vincent S. Tseng, Chi-Chih Wang, Chi-Chih Wang

“…Recent artificial intelligence (AI) segmentation methods employing deep neural networks (DNNs) and transformers encounter computational efficiency challenges to balance the preservation of feature dependencies information with model efficiency, limiting their clinical applicability.MethodsThe anatomical structure recognition framework, MaskHybrid, was developed using a private dataset comprising 34,711 abdominal ultrasound images of 2,063 patients from CSMUH. …”
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Analysis of cognitive status of Alzheimer’s disease’s subjects and its association with biomarkers (amyloid beta and tau proteins) using NACC data by Vaghawan Prasad Ojha, Sheida Riahi, Richard Hunt Bobo, Seyedadel Moravveji, Lucien Meteumba, Shantia Yarahmadian

“…We utilized statistical techniques (ANOVA, Seive Plot, Logistic Regression) and visualization methods (Boxplot, Barplot, Violin Plot) to understand the relationships. …”
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Applying Augmented Reality to Convey Medical Knowledge on Osteoclasts to Users of a Serious Game: Vignette Experiment by Jascha Grübel, Julia Chatain, Claudio Schmid, Violaine Fayolle, Fabio Zünd, Reinhard Gruber, Bernd Stadlinger

“…While we could not confirm AR’s impact on visual tasks overall (H2b), we noted an interesting interaction between curiosity and visual task outcomes (H2c), as well as how game design influences student perception of the material (H2d). …”
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Economic Logistics Optimization in Fire and Rescue Services: A Case Study of the Slovak Fire and Rescue Service by Martina Mandlikova, Andrea Majlingova

“…<i>Objective</i>: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the structure, performance, and reform potential of the logistics system supporting HaZZ, with a focus on procurement efficiency, lifecycle costing, digital integration, and alignment with EU civil protection standards. <i>Methods</i>: A mixed-methods design was applied, comprising the following: (1) Institutional analysis of governance, budgeting, and legal mandates based on semi-structured expert interviews with HaZZ and the Ministry of Interior officers (<i>n</i> = 12); (2) comparative benchmarking with Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands; (3) financial analysis of national logistics expenditures (2019–2023) using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) principles, completed with the visualization of cost trends and procurement price variance through original heat maps and time-series graphs. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a triage assessment model for patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: mixed retrospective and prospective observational study by Xuan Zhou, Gangren Jian, Yuefang He, Yating Huang, Jie Zhang, Shengfang Wang, Yunxian Wang, Ruofei Zheng

“…A nomogram was built based on the predictors, and an internal evaluation was performed using bootstrap resampling methods. The model was also externally validated in this center. …”
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Driving innovations in cancer research through spatial metabolomics: a bibliometric review of trends and hotspot by Shupeng Chen, Yuzhe Zhang, Xiaojian Li, Ye Zhang, Yingjian Zeng

“…Despite its growing significance, a systematic and visualized analysis of spatial metabolomics in cancer research remains lacking, particularly in the integration of multi-omics data and the standardization of methodologies for comprehensive tumor metabolic mapping.ObjectivesThis study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to systematically evaluate the development trends, key contributors, research hotspots, and future directions of spatial metabolomics in cancer research.MethodsA bibliometric approach was employed using data retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. …”
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