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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537204/18f-fdg-pet-ct-in-lupus-enteritis-presenting-with-fever-and-abdominal-pain
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Komal Preet, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Harmandeep Singh, Rajender Kumar, Aravind Sekar, Kailash Kurdia
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with various manifestations. Here, we report a compelling case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with lupus enteritis as a sole manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. The resected bowel segment revealed vasculitis, and subsequent workup revealed positive antinuclear and anti-double-stranded antibody levels, confirming lupus enteritis, thus highlighting the diagnostic role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in reaching the final diagnosis...
March 25, 2024: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537188/multimodal-ultrasonography-evaluation-in-thyroid-nodule-characterization-what-is-the-ideal-algorithm
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Başak Erdemli Gürsel, Barış Çağlar, Rıfat Özpar, Özlem Saraydaroğlu, Gökhan Gökalp, Naile Bolca Topal
AIMS: The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic performances of Ultrasonography (US), Shear-wave Elastography (SWE), and Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) findings in the diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules (MTNs) and to determine the US algorithm with the best diagnostic performance. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-one nodules in 77 patients who had underwent multimodal US with biopsy results, were evaluated. Echogenicity, nodule components, contours, presence and type of calcification, and size were analyzed with US...
March 27, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537184/multiparametric-ultrasound-evaluation-of-liver-fibrosis-steatosis-and-viscosity-in-patients-with-chronic-liver-disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Iulia Minciuna, Madalina Taru, Andreea Fodor, Oana Nicoara Farcau, Petra Fischer, Corina Radu, Monica Lupsor-Platon, Horia Stefanescu, Bogdan Procopet
AIMS: This study assessed the effectiveness of three ultrasound-based techniques (2D-SWE.PLUS, Att.PLUS, Vi.PLUS) for non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis, steatosis, and inflammation in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients.Materials and methods: Involving 209 consecutive compensated CLD patients, the study compared these ultrasound methods from Aixplorerwith standard Vibration-controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) and Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) from Fibroscan, alongside non-invasive serological markers...
February 7, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537183/a-radiomics-model-based-on-transrectal-ultrasound-for-predicting-prostate-cancer
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yanhua Huang, Hongwei Qian, Yuanyuan Zheng, Huiming Song, Xiatian Liu
AIM: Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common neoplasms in men. However, the value of ultrasound-based radiomics for diagnosing PCa remains uncertain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed ultrasonic and clinical data from 373 patients. Patients were divided into two groups according to the pathological results. Radiomics features wereextracted from TRUS, and we screened the optimal features to construct radiomics models. Relationships between clinical characteristics and prostate lesions were identified by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis...
February 7, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537182/diagnostic-and-prognostic-efficacy-of-optic-nerve-sheath-diameter-in-patients-with-dysnatremia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Berika Kavaz Kuru, Ahmet Baydın, Metin Ocak, İskender Aksoy
AIM: This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic value of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement in patients with dysnatremia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective clinical study included patients aged ≥18 years who were diagnosed with dysnatremia on admission to the emergency department. RESULTS: The present study included 65 patients (35 with hypernatremia [hypernatremia group] and 30 with hyponatremia [hyponatremia group]) and 14 healthy volunteers (control group)...
February 13, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537181/comparison-between-combined-ultrasounds-and-magnetic-resonance-imaging-in-the-differentiation-of-benign-and-malignant-breast-lesions-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chaoxi Li, Dehui Wen, Haiyong Lu
AIM: To explore the performance of single or combined ultrasound (US) in diagnosing malignant breast lesions, and then compare the results with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) aspect. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients' demographics, tumor markers, and imaging examination were collected. Diagnostic models based on B-mode, color Doppler ultrasounds (CDU), strain elastography (SE), MRI, B-mode US + CDU, B-mode US + SE, and B-mode US + CDU + SE were developed using logistic regression analysis...
February 13, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537180/perfluorobutane-sonazoid-contrast-enhanced-ultrasound-to-diagnose-hepatocellular-carcinoma-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Yujia Chen, Wenjun Zhu, Yunyun Yi, Huali Cao, Fan Chen, Qinling Zhu
AIM: This meta-analysis aimed to assess the precision of Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to distinguish hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from focal liver lesions (FLLs). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and checked for studies using Sonazoid CEUS to characterize HCC. A comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted, involving data pooling, subgroup analyses, meta-regression, and investigation of publication bias...
February 25, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537150/prediction-of-occult-hemorrhage-in-the-lower-body-negative-pressure-model-initial-validation-of-machine-learning-approaches
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Navid Rashedi, Yifei Sun, Vikrant Vaze, Parikshit Shah, Ryan Halter, Jonathan T Elliott, Norman A Paradis
INTRODUCTION: Detection of occult hemorrhage (OH) before progression to clinically apparent changes in vital signs remains an important clinical problem in managing trauma patients. The resource-intensiveness associated with continuous clinical patient monitoring and rescue from frank shock makes accurate early detection and prediction with noninvasive measurement technology a desirable innovation. Despite significant efforts directed toward the development of innovative noninvasive diagnostics, the implementation and performance of the newest bedside technologies remain inadequate...
March 27, 2024: Military Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537091/-not-available
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juan Pablo Ricarte-Bratti, Julio Oscar Emilio Bono, Matias Morsone, Hugo Jose Londero
describir un paciente con isquemia miocárdica con múltiples causas. Caso Clínico: En este caso clínico se describe a un hombre de 58 años con antecedentes de hipertensión, dislipidemia, EPOC e infarto de miocardio (IAM) previo. Acudió a urgencias con dolor torácico y disnea. Los hallazgos incluyeron crepitantes bibasales, electrocardiograma con fibrosis anterior antigua, NT-ProBNP elevado y ecocardiograma con acinesia septoapical. Durante la hospitalización, experimentó taquiarritmia y deterioro hemodinámico, siendo sometido a cardioversión eléctrica (CVE)...
March 27, 2024: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537059/an-mri-radiomics-approach-to-discriminate-hemorrhage-prone-intracranial-tumors-before-stereotactic-biopsy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yupeng Zhang, Tingliang Cao, Haoyu Zhu, Yuqi Song, Changxuan Li, Chuhan Jiang, Chao Ma
PURPOSE: To explore imaging biomarkers predictive of intratumoral hemorrhage for lesions intended for elective stereotactic biopsy. METHOD: This study included a retrospective cohort of 143 patients with 175 intracranial lesions intended for stereotactic biopsy. All the lesions were randomly split into a training dataset (n=121) and a test dataset (n=54) at a ratio of 7:3. 34 lesions were defined as "hemorrhage-prone tumors" as hemorrhage occurred between initial diagnostic MRI acquisition and the scheduled biopsy procedure...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537012/effect-of-composite-radiopacity-and-margin-location-of-the-restoration-on-the-diagnosis-of-secondary-caries
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Farzaneh Mosavat, Elham Ahmadi, Faezeh Aghajani, Saeed Ramezani
This research aimed to evaluate the effect of the radiopacity of a Bulk-Fill composite (X-TraFil, VOCO, Germany) and a Conventional composite (P60, 3M ESPE, USA) and assessment of the margin location in the enamel and dentin on the diagnosis of secondary caries. 76 intact premolars with MOD preparation were divided into two equal groups and filled with the conventional and bulk-fill composite. Four regions were considered to simulate carious lesions (two regions in enamel and two regions in dentin). In each group, half of the regions in the dentin and half in the enamel were randomly selected for secondary caries simulation and filled with a wax-plaster combination while the remaining regions stayed intact...
2024: Brazilian Dental Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536993/factors-associated-with-voice-related-quality-of-life-among-patients-with-temporomandibular-disorders
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rüdiger Emshoff, Magdalena Astl, Aris Ioannis Giotakis, Linus Christian Hupp, Andreas Kolk
BACKGROUND: Research would be important for obtaining a better understanding of voice complaints among patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). OBJECTIVE: The identification of predictors of voice disorders associated with TMD pain was made according to Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) Axis I. METHODOLOGY: Functional limitations were measured using the Jaw Functional Limitation Scales for mastication (JFLS-M), jaw mobility (JFLS-JM), and verbal and emotional expression (JFLS-VEE)...
2024: Journal of Applied Oral Science: Revista FOB
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536982/lung-cancer-screening-in-brazil-recommendations-from-the-brazilian-society-of-thoracic-surgery-brazilian-thoracic-association-and-brazilian-college-of-radiology-and-diagnostic-imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Luiz Fernando Ferreira Pereira, Ricardo Sales Dos Santos, Daniel Oliveira Bonomi, Juliana Franceschini, Ilka Lopes Santoro, André Miotto, Thiago Lins Fagundes de Sousa, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Bruno Hochhegger, Artur Gomes Neto, Airton Schneider, César Augusto de Araújo Neto, Dante Luiz Escuissato, Gustavo Faibischew Prado, Luciana Costa-Silva, Mauro Musa Zamboni, Mario Claudio Ghefter, Paulo César Rodrigues Pinto Corrêa, Pedro Paulo Teixeira E Silva Torres, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Irma de Godoy, Wanderley Marques Bernardo
Although lung cancer (LC) is one of the most common and lethal tumors, only 15% of patients are diagnosed at an early stage. Smoking is still responsible for more than 85% of cases. Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT (LDCT) reduces LC-related mortality by 20%, and that reduction reaches 38% when LCS by LDCT is combined with smoking cessation. In the last decade, a number of countries have adopted population-based LCS as a public health recommendation. Albeit still incipient, discussion on this topic in Brazil is becoming increasingly broad and necessary...
2024: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia: Publicaça̋o Oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536866/diagnostic-findings-and-yield-of-investigations-for-children-with-developmental-regression
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kirsten Furley, Matthew F Hunter, Michael Fahey, Katrina Williams
Childhood conditions that feature developmental regression are poorly understood. Phenotype-genotype characterization and diagnostic yield data are needed to inform clinical decision-making. The aim of this study was to report the conditions featuring developmental regression and assess diagnostic yields of investigations. A retrospective chart review of children presenting with developmental regression to a tertiary pediatric genetic clinic between 2018 and 2021 was performed. Of 99 children, 30% (n = 30) had intellectual disability (ID), 21% (n = 21) were autistic, 39% (n = 39) were autistic with ID, and 9% (n = 9) did not have ID or autism...
March 27, 2024: American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536821/the-use-of-kudoh-method-for-culture-of-mycobacterium-tuberculosis-and-mycobacterium-africanum-in-the-gambia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tijan Jobarteh, Jacob Otu, Ensa Gitteh, Francis S Mendy, Tutty Isatou Faal-Jawara, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Binta Sarr, Abi Janet Riley, Abigail Ayorinde, Bouke C de Jong, Beate Kampmann, Ousman Secka, Florian Gehre
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis culturing remains the gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis remains a great public health problem in developing countries like The Gambia, as most of the methods currently used for bacterial isolation are either time-consuming or costly. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Kudoh swab method in a West African setting in Gambia, with a particular focus on the method's performance when culturing Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 (MAF2) isolates...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536739/a-scoping-review-of-the-mechanisms-underlying-developmental-anesthetic-neurotoxicity
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matthew Thomas Borzage, Bradley S Peterson
Although anesthesia makes painful or uncomfortable diagnostic and interventional health care procedures tolerable, it may also disrupt key cellular processes in neurons and glia, harm the developing brain, and thereby impair cognition and behavior in children. Many years of studies using in vitro, animal behavioral, retrospective database studies in humans, and several prospective clinical trials in humans have been invaluable in discerning the potential toxicity of anesthetics. The objective of this scoping review was to synthetize the evidence from preclinical studies for various mechanisms of toxicity across diverse experimental designs and relate their findings to those of recent clinical trials in real-world settings...
March 27, 2024: Anesthesia and Analgesia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536687/benchmarking-supervised-and-self-supervised-learning-methods-in-a-large-ultrasound-muti-task-images-dataset
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Peizhong Liu, Jiansong Zhang, Xiuming Wu, Shunlan Liu, Yanli Wang, Longxiang Feng, Yong Diao, Zhonghua Liu, Guorong Lyu, Yongjian Chen
Deep learning in ultrasound(US) imaging aims to construct foundational models that accurately reflect the modality's unique characteristics. Nevertheless, the limited datasets and narrow task types have restricted this field in recent years. To address these challenges, we introduce US-MTD120K, a multi-task ultrasound dataset with 120,354 real-world two-dimensional images. This dataset covers three standard plane recognition and two diagnostic tasks in ultrasound imaging, providing a rich basis for model training and evaluation...
March 27, 2024: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536679/multi-path-fusion-in-sfcf-net-for-enhanced-multi-frequency-electrical-impedance-tomography
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiang Tian, Jian'an Ye, Tao Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Xuechao Liu, Feng Fu, Xuetao Shi, Canhua Xu
Multi-frequency electrical impedance tomography (mfEIT) offers a nondestructive imaging technology that reconstructs the distribution of electrical characteristics within a subject based on the impedance spectral differences among biological tissues. However, the technology faces challenges in imaging multi-class lesion targets when the conductivity of background tissues is frequency-dependent. To address these issues, we propose a spatial-frequency cross-fusion network (SFCF-Net) imaging algorithm, built on a multi-path fusion structure...
March 27, 2024: IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536658/development-of-diagnostic-algorithm-for-cushing-s-syndrome-a-tertiary-centre-experience
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
A Efthymiadis, H Loo, B Shine, T James, B Keevil, J W Tomlinson, A Pal, R Pofi
PURPOSE: No consensus exists as the gold standard for Cushing's Syndrome (CS) screening. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and utility of late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) and cortisone (LNSE), overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ODST), and urinary free cortisol (UFC) in developing a screening algorithm for CS. METHODS: A retrospective, single-centre analysis on 93 adult patients referred to the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism for CS evaluation (2017-2022)...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536656/development-of-a-diagnostic-model-for-pre-washout-screening-of-primary-aldosteronism
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Q Wang, H Dong, H-W Li, Z-H Zheng, Y-Z Liu, Y-H Hua, Y-J Xiong, H-M Zhang, L Song, Y-B Zou, X-J Jiang
PURPOSE: Primary aldosteronism (PA) diagnosis is affected by antihypertensive drugs that are commonly taken by patients with suspected PA. In this study, we developed and validated a diagnostic model for screening PA without drug washout. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 1095 patients diagnosed with PA or essential hypertension. Patients were randomly grouped into training and validation sets at a 7:3 ratio. Baseline characteristics, plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC), and direct renin concentration (DRC) before and after drug washout were separately recorded, and the aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) was calculated...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
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