Association between serum levels of 12 different cytokines and short-term efficacy of chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Yaping Zhang, Qiufeng Qi, Ming Zhu, Yun Peng, Yanqing Bao, Jun Liu, Yanzhi Bi, Min Xiao, Shaohua Chi, Yongping Liu

“…The duration of progression-free survival was assessed through imaging studies and telephone follow-ups. Kaplan–Meier survival plots, analyzed with the log-rank test, were utilized to depict survival trends. …”
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Non-contact tracking of shoulder bones using ultrasound and stereophotogrammetry by Ahmed Sewify, Ahmed Sewify, Maxence Lavaill, Maxence Lavaill, Dermot O’Rourke, Dermot O’Rourke, Maria Antico, Maria Antico, Peter Pivonka, Peter Pivonka, Davide Fontanarosa, Davide Fontanarosa, Saulo Martelli, Saulo Martelli

“…PurposeWe explored the integration of 3D ultrasound (US) imaging with motion capture technology for non-invasively tracking bones of the shoulder district during normal activity. …”
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Brain Functional Network in Chronic Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Occlusion: Changes and Compensation by Shihao He, Ziqi Liu, Zongsheng Xu, Ran Duan, Li Yuan, Chu Xiao, Zhe Yi, Rong Wang

“…In this prospective study, 27 patients with CAO, 29 patients with CAS, and 15 healthy controls matched for age, sex, education, handedness, and risk factors underwent neuropsychological testing and resting-state functional magnetic resonance (rs-fMRI) imaging simultaneously; graph theoretical analysis of brain networks was performed to determine the relationship between changes in brain network connectivity and the progression from internal CAS to CAO. …”
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated with aspergillus endocarditis and multiple organ infarctions after glucocorticoid treatment in an immunocompetent man: a cas... by Yuxi Zhao, Xiaoxin Wu, Xinyu Wang, Lanjuan Li

“…Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple cerebral embolisms and abscess. …”
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ESTIMACIÓN DE EROSIÓN HIDRICA DE SUELOS PARA PLAN DE MANEJO DEL CAMPO FORESTAL AGUAS FRÍAS, PATAGONIA ARGENTINA by Ana C. Dufilho, María C. Frugoni, Pablo Macchi, Alan Toth

“…Paper presents, pedology map by interpreting and georreferencing satellite images by a Geographical Information System. (GIS). …”
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Supra-Acetabular Brown Tumor due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Chronic Renal Failure by Rosaria M. Ruggeri, Emanuele Calamoneri, Antonia Russo, Alessandro Sindoni, Baldassarre Mondello, Maurizio Monaco, Michele A. Rosa, Sergio Baldari, Salvatore Benvenga, Alfredo Campennì, Francesco Trimarchi

“…Three months after parathyroidectomy, the imaging studies showed complete recovery of the osteolytic lesion, thus avoiding any orthopedic surgery. …”
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Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis of the Anterior Capsulotomy Edge: A Comparative Study between Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Capsulotomy and Manual Capsulorhexis by Daniele Tognetto, Chiara De Giacinto, Alberto Armando Perrotta, Tommaso Candian, Alessandro Bova, Silvia Rinaldi, Gianluca Turco

“…Methods. 150 anterior capsules were collected and divided into three groups as follows: Group 1 (50 capsules) obtained with manual CCC, Groups 2 and 3 (each with 50 capsules) obtained with the Catalys Laser and the LenSx Laser, respectively. All samples were imaged by means of SEM and regularity of the cut surface, and thickness of the capsule edge were evaluated and compared. …”
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New Echocardiographic Findings Correlate with Intramyocardial Inflammation in Endomyocardial Biopsies of Patients with Acute Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy by Felicitas Escher, Mario Kasner, Uwe Kühl, Johannes Heymer, Ursula Wilkenshoff, Carsten Tschöpe, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss

“…N=25 patients with clinically diagnosed AMC who underwent endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) were studied prospectively. Speckle tracking imaging was examined at the beginning and during a mean follow-up period of 6.2 months. …”
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Therapeutic reduction of neurocan in murine intracerebral hemorrhage lesions promotes oligodendrogenesis and functional recovery by Hongmin Li, Samira Ghorbani, Olayinka Oladosu, Ping Zhang, Frank Visser, Jeff Dunn, Yunyan Zhang, Chang-Chun Ling, V. Wee Yong, Mengzhou Xue

“…Tissue structural changes were assessed using brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Results The adeno-associated virus (AAV)-reduction of neurocan increased oligodendrocyte numbers and functional recovery in ICH. …”
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<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm{D}^{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>T: Deep Denoising Dictionary Tensor for Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection by Qiangqiang Shen, Zonglin Liu, Hanzhang Wang, Yanhui Xu, Yongyong Chen, Yongsheng Liang

“…Following that, we build the TLRR model based on the denoising dictionary tensor to explore the latent representation of the input hyperspectral images, and hence, each background pixel is represented by the other clear background pixels in place of the anomaly pixels. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dispersant on Dynamics of Impact of Al₂O₃ Nanofluid Droplet by Dandan Liang, Ruichao Guo, Zichun Sun, Haizhen Zhao, Guohua Qin, Yongxin Zhang

“…Droplet impacting behaviors are observed by high-speed imaging techniques. The other effects, i.e., the nanofluid particle volume fraction and the Weber number on droplet impact dynamics, are also systematically investigated. …”
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Multiomics unravels the complexity of male obesity: a prospective observational study by Georgios E. Papadakis, Lucie Favre, Yassine Zouaghi, Nathalie Vionnet, Nicolas J. Niederländer, Michela Adamo, James S. Acierno, Dassine Berdous, Alexia Boizot, Jenny Meylan, Julijana Ivanisevic, Emmanuelle Paccou, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Tim Reyns, Elise Van Caeneghem, Bruno Lapauw, Jérôme Pasquier, Yasser Aleman, Styliani Mantziari, Olivier Salamin, Raul Nicoli, Tiia Kuuranne, Tom Fiers, Patric Hagmann, Federico Santoni, Andrea Messina, Nelly Pitteloud

“…Deep phenotyping, including targeted metabolomics, transcriptomics, and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was performed. Results Testosterone emerged as a key contributor to phenotypic variability via principal component analysis and was therefore used to further categorize obese patients as having or not having hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). …”
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Changes in liver and kidney function, red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels 1 day after ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for uterine fibroids by Xiao-Yu Huang, Qin-Sheng Lu, Shao-Ping Wu, Han-Ming Huang, Yong-Fa Zhang

“…The maximum fibroid diameter ranged from 18 to 140 mm, with an average of 68.3 mm. Ultrasound imaging was used to confirm that the blood flow signal within the mass had disappeared in all patients, indicating that the ablation was effective. …”
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Risk factors affecting long-term efficacy of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for multiple uterine fibroids by Zhenjiang Lin, Feng Xu, Yuan Yuan, Jiaojiao Peng, Jin Luo, Chunmei Gong, Dayong Chen, Yangyang Wang, Donghong Wang, Bing Yang, Lian Zhang

“…The patients were asked to undergo pre- and post-USgHIFU magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and complete routine follow-up after USgHIFU. …”
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Blood biochemistry changes in a minipig infarction model by Dénes Kőrösi, Ágoston Göcző, Noémi Varga, Rita Garamvölgyi, Nándor Balogh, Kornélia Farkas, András Vorobcsuk, András Vorobcsuk

“…Blood samples were taken before AMI, and immediately after the reperfusion, during the cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) on days 3 and 30. Aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and high-sensitivity troponin I were determined.ResultsWhile the parameters measured at baseline remained within physiological ranges, a notable elevation was seen in comparison with the results observed on day 30. …”
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The Association between the Activin A Serum Level and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Ade Yonata, Zulkhair Ali, Taufik Indrajaya, Erial Bahar, Ian Effendi, Novadian Suhaimi, Suprapti Suprapti

“…Meanwhile, cIMT measurements were collected by B-mode ultrasound imaging. Results. A total of 55 patients with CKD were included in this investigation. …”
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Screening of breast cancer in higher-risk Taiwanese women using contrast-enhanced mammography by Chen-Pin Chou, Yu-Ting Hong, Yun Lin, Pei-Ying Lin

“…Methods: We conducted a prospective study at a Taiwanese medical center from 2019 to 2021. The study compared imaging techniques for breast cancer screening in women with a personal history of precancer or cancer, or a family history (first-degree relatives). …”
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Gastrointestinal System Involvement in Pediatric Patients with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Ozlem KALAYCIK SENGUL, Burcin BEKEN, Zehra OZTURK, Seyma OZPINAR, Gizem OZKAN, Gizem GUNGOR

“…These groups were compared in terms of demographic data, clinical characteristics, laboratory and imaging findings, and hospitalization. Results: A total of 223 pediatric patients were included in the study. …”
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Evaluation of Root Canal Morphology of Mandibular First and Second Premolars Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography in a Defined Group of Dental Patients in Iran by Neda Hajihassani, Neda Roohi, Karim Madadi, Mahin Bakhshi, Maryam Tofangchiha

“…One hundred and forty-five cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were used to assess the anatomy and morphology of mandibular premolars based on Vertucci’s classifications in a defined group of dental patients in Iran. …”
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Correlation of Computed Tomography Angiography and Fractional Flow Reserve Features with Symptoms in Patients with Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left Coronary Sinus by Liang MAO, Xiaoqiang WANG, Xiaolong LIU, Ning ZHAI, Yueqin CHEN

“…Patients were divided into the symptomatic (n=87) and asymptomatic (n=64) groups. CCTA images were used to compare anatomical differences of the RCA between both groups. …”
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