Immediate management of a cirrhosis-induced severe pericardial effusion: a case report and review of the literature by Maryam Taheri, Arash Hassanpour Dargah, Pedram Ramezani, Mohsen Anafje, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…Laboratory tests indicated severe hepatic and renal dysfunction, with elevated liver enzymes, bilirubin, and blood urea nitrogen. Imaging studies, including electrocardiogram, computed tomography angiography, and transthoracic echocardiogram, confirmed large pericardial effusion with signs of cardiac tamponade. …”
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Pain Catastrophizing Is Related to Static Postural Control Impairment in Patients with Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study by Chanjuan Zhang, Zhou Zhang, Yuelong Li, Chenyang Feng, Haiqi Meng, Yang Gao, Wai Leung Ambrose Lo, Chuhuai Wang

“…Bilateral transversus abdominis (TrA) activation was evaluated by ultrasound imaging-measured percent change in muscle thickness. …”
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Molecular profiling of bladder cancer xenografts defines relevant molecular subtypes and provides a resource for biomarker discovery. by Sharada Mokkapati, Ganiraju Manyam, Alexis R. Steinmetz, Côme Tholomier, Alberto Martini, Woonyoung Choi, Bogdon Czerniak, Byron H Lee, Colin P Dinney, David J McConkey

“…Tumor growth was monitored using bioluminescence imaging and mRNA-based molecular classification was used to characterize xenografts into molecular subtypes. …”
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Cognitive Deficit-Related Interhemispheric Asynchrony within the Medial Hub of the Default Mode Network Aids in Classifying the Hyperthyroid Patients by Mengmeng Zhi, Zhenghua Hou, Yuqun Zhang, Yingying Yue, Ling Li, Yonggui Yuan

“…Thirty-three hyperthyroid patients and thirty-three matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited, and they received resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans and neuropsychological evaluation. …”
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New System for the Classification of Epiphyseal Separation of the Coracoid Process: Evaluation of Nine Cases and Review of the Literature by Takamitsu Mondori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Shimpei Kurata, Shuhei Fujii, Takuya Egawa, Kazuya Inoue, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…Our new classification system reflects the clinical features, imaging findings, and surgical management of epiphyseal separation of the CP. …”
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Dark Matter Halos of Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei from Galaxy–Galaxy Lensing with the HSC Subaru Strategic Program by Wentao Luo, John D. Silverman, Surhud More, Andy Goulding, Hironao Miyatake, Takahiro Nishimichi, Chiaki Hikage, Lalitwadee Kawinwanichakij, Junyao Li, Qinxun Li, Xiangchong Li, Elinor Medezinski, Masamune Oguri, Taira Oogi, Cristobal Sifon

“…We assess the dark matter halo masses of luminous active galactic nuclei (AGNs) over the redshift range 0.2–1.2 using galaxy–galaxy lensing based on imaging data from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP). …”
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Hypogonadism in a Man With Cystic Fibrosis and an Unusually Low Serum Testosterone: A Cautionary Tale by Khemaporn Lertdetkajorn, MD, Crystal Cobb, DO, Rebecca J. Kapolka, MD, William R. Hunt, MD, Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD

“…A brain magnetic resonance imaging was obtained, which revealed a 1 cm hypoenhancing left sellar lesion. …”
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ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): Nested Morphological and Kinematic Structures of Outflows Revealed in SiO and CO Emission by Chun-Fan Liu, Hsien Shang, Doug Johnstone, Tsung-Han Ai, Tsz Ming Lee, Ruben Krasnopolsky, Naomi Hirano, Somnath Dutta, Shih-Ying Hsu, Jesús Alejandro López-Vázquez, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Tie Liu, Ken’ichi Tatematsu, Qizhou Zhang, Mark G. Rawlings, David Eden, Zhiyuan Ren, Patricio Sanhueza, Woojin Kwon, Chang Won Lee, Yi-Jehng Kuan, Somdeb Bandopadhyay, Miikka S. Väisälä, Chin-Fei Lee, Indrani Das

“…More complex, nested bubble-like and filamentary structures in the images and channel maps, triangle-shaped regions near the base of the parallel PVDs, and regions composed of rhombus/oval shapes in the transverse PVDs are also evident. …”
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Revealing complexity: segmentation of hippocampal subfields in adolescents with major depressive disorder reveals specific links to cognitive dysfunctions by Yixin Zhang, Xuan Liu, Ying Yang, Yihao Zhang, Qiang He, Feiyu Xu, Xinjuan Jin, Junqi Gao, Yuan Yao, Dexin Yu, Bernhard Hommel, Xingxing Zhu, Kangcheng Wang, Wenxin Zhang

“…All participants underwent T1 and T2 imaging, completed depressive severity assessments, and performed cognitive assessments on memory, emotional recognition, cognitive control, and attention. …”
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy at a health centre in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by Ntokozo Zulu, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M. Webb, Wezi G. Maphenduka, Steve Cook, Paul Rheeder

“…Individuals with diabetes were screened for eye complications using visual acuity testing, intraocular pressure measurement, and fundoscopy with a non-mydriatic digital fundus camera. Fundus images were analysed by an optometrist and an artificial intelligence (AI) programme. …”
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High serum CA19-9 predicts severe cholecystitis in calculous cholecystitis patients by Shouwen Wang, Dachen Zhou, Wanjin Chen, Qi Guo, Liujin Hou, Ruolin Wu, Wei Wang, Muhammad Annus Khan, Muhammad Ahmad, Fan Huang, Meijuan Zheng, Guobin Wang, Hongchuan Zhao, Xiaoping Geng, Xiaojun Yu

“…Perioperative data including blood cell count, inflammatory markers, liver function, imaging and operation-related parameters from these patients were collected for analysis and verified with second group of 105 calculous cholecystitis patients from second hospital. …”
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Shifting vegetation phenology in protected areas: A response to climate change by Irina Ontel, Sorin Avram, Carmen Adriana Gheorghe, Mihaita Iulian Niculae, Ionuț Silviu Pascu, Steliana Rodino

“…Using high-resolution remote-sensing data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from Terra satellite (normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and leaf area index (LAI)) combined with climate data from ERA5-Land Climate Reanalysis (2001−2020), this study provides a robust assessment of long-term vegetation trends. …”
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A Population Analysis of 20 Exoplanets Observed from Optical to Near-infrared Wavelengths with the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Widespread Stellar Contamination by Arianna Saba, Alexandra Thompson, Kai Hou Yip, Sushuang Ma, Angelos Tsiaras, Ahmed Faris Al-Refaie, Giovanna Tinetti

“…We present a population study of 20 exoplanets, ranging from Neptune-like to inflated hot-Jupiter planets, observed during transit with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instruments on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). …”
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Data on hydrodynamic flow and aspiration mechanisms in a patient-specific pharyngolaryngeal model with variable epiglottis anglesMendeley Data by Amr Seifelnasr, Chen Sun, Peng Ding, Xiuhua April Si, Jinxiang Xi

“…This dataset comprises a comprehensive collection of videos and images illustrating the fluid dynamics of swallowing and aspiration in a patient-specific pharyngolaryngeal model with varying epiglottis angles. …”
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Successful thoracoscopic-assisted resection of a functional paraganglioma in the mediastinum with extracorporeal circulation: a case report by Zhihui Yang, Xiaojie Huang, Danting Zhou, Tao Tang, Hengxing Liang, Wenliang Liu, Fenglei Yu, Chen Chen

“…Based on clinical findings and imaging studies, she was preliminarily diagnosed with a mediastinal paraganglioma. …”
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Functional and structural connectivity of the subregions of the amygdala in ADHD children with or without ODD by Zhao-Min Wu, Peng Wang, Xue-Chun Liu, Qing-Chao Zhou, Xiao-Lan Cao, Li Sun, Lu Liu, Qing-Jiu Cao, Li Yang, Yu-Feng Wang, Ying Qian, Bin-Rang Yang

“…A subsample comprising 209 participants underwent a resting-state functional MRI scan and a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) scan. Functional connectivity and structural connectivity were calculated using bilateral subregions of the Amygdala as seeds. …”
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Late-onset first epileptic seizure and cerebral small vessel disease: role of juxtacortical white matter lesions by Adrian Nasca, Adrian Nasca, Leo Sokolovič, Leo Sokolovič, Oliver Koprda, Patrick Haage, Patrick Haage, Thorsten Schmidt, Juraj Kukolja, Juraj Kukolja

“…WML segmentation was performed on FLAIR images using the SPM based automated lesion prediction algorithm of the LST toolbox and careful manual adjustment. …”
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The sarcoma ring trial: a case-based analysis of inter-center agreement across 21 German-speaking sarcoma centers by Siyer Roohani, Jolina Handtke, Kamal Hummedah, Markus Albertsmeier, Dimosthenis Andreou, Leonidas Apostolidis, Marinela Augustin, Sebastian Bauer, Moritz Billner, Florian Bösch, Christoph K. W. Deinzer, Niklas Deventer, Anna Duprée, Franziska Eckert, Lars Engel, Katja Fechner, Hagen Fritzsche, Verena Gaidzik, Saeed Ghani, Robert Grützmann, Wiebke K. Guder, Rainer Hamacher, Judith S. Hecker, Anne Hendricks, Axel Hillmann, Philipp Houben, Georg Hübner, Philipp Ivanyi, Christina Jentsch, Maren Jordan, Peter Kappl, Moritz Kaths, Torsten Kessler, Johanna Kirchberg, Carolin Knebel, Robert Krempien, Burkhard Lehner, Ulrich Lenze, Lars H. Lindner, Alisa Martina Lörsch, Nadia Maguire, Sophie Müller, Pompiliu Piso, Vlatko Potkrajcic, Peter Reichardt, Stephan Richter, Simone Schewe, Lars M. Schiffmann, Felicitas Scholten, Jana Käthe Striefler, Matthias Schwarzbach, Katharina Seidensaal, Sabine Semrau, Joanna Szkandera, Christoph J. Szuszies, Beate Timmermann, Armin Tuscherer, Armin Wiegering, Moritz T. Winkelmann, David Kaul, Jens Jakob

“…Methods In this cross-sectional case-based survey study, 5 anonymized patient cases with imaging data of localized STS were presented to MTBs of 21 German-speaking tertiary referral hospitals. …”
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Iranian Pediatric COVID-19 Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics by Shahnaz Armin, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Marjan Tariverdi, Azadeh Jafrasteh, Noushin Marhamati, Armin Shirvani, Abdollah Karimi, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaei, SeyedAlireza Fahimzad, Fariba Shirvani, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi

“…Thus, this study aims to evaluate the epidemiological features, laboratory and imaging findings, and the type of treatments in children with novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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Increased Choroidal Thickness in Keratoconus Patients: Perspectives in the Disease Pathophysiology by João Pinheiro-Costa, João Viana Pinto, Sara Perestrelo, João Nuno Beato, Luís Torrão, Elisete Brandão, Ângela Carneiro, Maria Dulce Madeira, Fernando Falcão-Reis

“…A spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) using depth enhanced imaging was performed, and choroidal thickness in the center of the fovea and at 500 μm intervals along a horizontal section was measured and compared. …”
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