Deep learning models reveal the link between dynamic brain connectivity patterns and states of consciousness by Chloé Gomez, Lynn Uhrig, Vincent Frouin, Edouard Duchesnay, Béchir Jarraya, Antoine Grigis

“…By clustering dFC matrices from resting-state fMRI, we previously described “brain patterns” that underlie different functional configurations of the brain at rest. …”
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Sex differences in the relationship between body composition and MASLD progression in a murine model of metabolic syndrome by Laura Manjarrés, Aline Xavier, Leticia González, Camila Garrido, Flavia C. Zacconi, Katherine Rivera, Laura Parra, Alkystis Phinikaridou, Cecilia Besa, Marcelo E. Andia

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessed body composition and liver and skeletal muscle fat fraction, revealing greater visceral fat, liver volume, and liver-to-muscle fat ratios in males. …”
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Intratesticular Angiolipoma: A Rare Case of Adipose Tissue Presence in the Testis by V. Kalyvas, C. Gkekas, D. Papadopoulos, A. Malioris, S. Milias, M. Papathanasiou, N. Kalinderis, K. Moysidis, K. Hatzimouratidis

“…Testicular ultrasound however depicted an isoechoic lesion on the upper pole of the right testis measuring 1.8 cm×0.8 cm×1 cm and exhibiting intense arterial flow. After sonographic and MRI investigation, the patient was referred for semen analysis and cryopreservation. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the aqueous humor, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) of the nasopharyngeal swab specimen, chest computed tomography (CT), and fundus photography were performed for the patient. …”
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Study protocol for an observational study of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy undergoing surgical deCOMPression of the spinal CORD: th... by Armin Curt, Carl Moritz Zipser, Nikolai Pfender, Jose Miguel Spirig, Michael Betz, Jose Aguirre, Markus Hupp, Mazda Farshad, Martin Schubert

“…When suspected, cervical MRI helps to reveal spinal cord compression and rules out alternative diagnoses. …”
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Safety and efficacy of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for real-time guidance of laparoscopic thermal ablation in patients with liver cancer by Qitao Hu, Zhou Tian, Yongji Sun, Bo Zhang, Zhe Tang

“…Technical effectiveness is defined by the complete necrotic lesions of the local tumor tissue during follow-up. According to the CT/MRI one month after FLRFA or FLMWA, the technical efficacy rate was 92.5% (37/40) and local tumor progression occurred in 7.5% (3/40) of the enrolled lesions. …”
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A 23-Year-Old Female with a Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Pituitary Infundibulum: The Challenge of Differentiating Neoplasm from Lymphocytic Infundibuloneurohypophysitis—A Case Repo... by Sann Yu Mon, Hussain Mahmud, Munira Abbasi, Geoff Murdoch, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Paul A. Gardner, Sue M. Challinor

“…The two diagnoses are difficult to distinguish based on MRI imaging, CSF findings, and histopathological examination. …”
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Magnetic Colloidal Particles in Combinatorial Thin-Film Gradients for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hyperthermia by Sumera Khizar, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad, Hassan Saleem, Muhammad Asif Hamayun, Sadia Manzoor, Noureddine Lebaz, Abdelhamid Elaissari

“…The developed gradient films and colloids were explored in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and hyperthermia. T1- and T2-weighted images and their corresponding signal intensities were obtained at 1.5 T. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges and Innovations in Thoracic Endometriosis (TE) by Julia Bałoniak, Zofia Szymańska, Agnieszka Leszyńska, Zuzanna Bałoniak, Aleksandra Jonkisz, Gabriela Skurzyńska, Aleksandra Stremel, Michalina Doligalska

“…High-resolution imaging modalities, such as high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provide detailed visualization of pleural and pulmonary lesions and leverage hormonal responsiveness for dynamic imaging during the menstrual cycle. …”
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Repeated 5-aminolevulinic acid mediated sonodynamic therapy using magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound in rat brain tumour models by Sheng-Kai Wu, Chia-Lin Tsai, Aisha Mir, Stuart L. Marcus, Kullervo Hynynen

“…We stereotactically implanted brain tumour cells in rats and monitored tumour volume via MRI. SDT was conducted weekly using a 60 mg/kg dose of 5-ALA, injected intravenously 6 h before sonication. …”
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Deep learning solutions for inverse problems in advanced biomedical image analysis on disease detection by Amal Alshardan, Hany Mahgoub, Nuha Alruwais, Abdulbasit A. Darem, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi, Abdullah Mohamed

“…Regarding disease detection, this technique has played a critical role in optimizing diagnostic efficiency by extracting meaningful insights from different imaging modalities like molecular imaging, MRI, and CT scans. Inverse problems contribute to uncovering subtle abnormalities by employing iterative optimization techniques and sophisticated algorithms, enabling precise and early disease detection. …”
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Imaging study of adult coccygeal morphology using direct digital radiography technology in China by Yingsen Pan, Feipeng Qin, Yi Shen, Ndalyolusha Tileinge Hapulile, Haoyang Zhang, Xin Ye, Shuailin Li, Xiaoming Li, Chao Yang, Xiang Zhou, Xiaoming Ying

“…Abstract Extensive studies on the morphological characteristics of the coccyx, using CT or MRI techniques, have been conducted in some European and Asian countries. …”
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Cerebellar Volume Measures Differentiate Multiple Sclerosis Fallers from Non-Fallers by Taylor N. Takla, Jennie Feldpausch, Erin M. Edwards, Shuo Han, Peter A. Calabresi, Jerry Prince, Kathleen M. Zackowski, Nora E. Fritz

“…Methods: Thirty-one PwMS and twenty-nine age- and sex-matched controls underwent an MRI scan and motor and cognitive testing. The parcellation algorithm was applied to all images and divided the cerebellum into 28 regions. …”
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Treatment for Metastatic Melanoma of the Trigeminal Nerve and Brainstem: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Halloran E. Peterson, Erik W. Larson, Robert K. Fairbanks, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Alexander R. Mackay, Jason A. Call, John J. Demakas, Barton S. Cooke, Christopher M. Lee

“…This patient presented 5 years after the removal of a lentigo maligna melanoma from her left cheek with left sided facial numbness and paresthesias with no reported facial weakness. Initial MRI revealed a mass on the left trigeminal nerve that appeared to be a trigeminal schwannoma. …”
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White matter hyperintensities and cholinergic degeneration as Lewy body disease by Sungwoo Kang, Seun Jeon, Yeoju Kim, Su‐Hee Jeon, Minsun Choi, Young‐gun Lee, Mijin Yun, Byoung Seok Ye

“…All participants underwent 3T MRI, dopamine transporter (DAT) positron emission tomography, neuropsychological tests, and assessments for parkinsonism, cognitive fluctuation, visual hallucination, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD). …”
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A Case Report of Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome Type 7 Caused by IFIH1 Gene Mutation and a Literature Review by ZHAO Min, SHU Zhou, HAN Tongxin, FU Yanhua, GAO Tianji, MAO Huawei

“…As the condition was progressive, the boy has paraplegia of the lower limbs. The first brain MRI showed no lesions.Rehabilitation therapy in the past several years has shown no improvement.Recent brain CT revealed multiple intracranial calcifications. …”
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Impact of strict IGF1 control on quality-of-life scores in patients with acromegaly by Chaitanya Gandhi, Marie-Claire Denis, Daniel Holmes, Juan Rivera, Stan van Uum, Shereen Ezzat, Constance Chik

“…Hemoglobin A1c and liver enzymes did not differ and repeat MRI of the sella at 6 months showed no change.ConclusionsIn this pilot study, stricter control of modest IGF1 elevations led to symptomatic improvement as measured by the PASQ score. …”
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Automated skin melanoma diagnostics based on mathematical model of artificial convolutional neural network by D. A. Gavrilov, E. I. Zakirov, E. V. Gameeva, V. Yu. Semenov, O. Yu. Aleksandrova

“…Among the most promising applica ons: automated recogni on and classifi ca on of skin diseases, detec on of pathologies on X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound imaging. In the proposed project, we will focusour a en on on the diagnosis of human skin diseases.At the moment, melanoma is one of the most dangerous types of malignant tumors of the skin with a lot of deaths due to rapid metastasis, which is difficult to treat. …”
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Retinal assessment in 143 patients with white matter lesions: the potential of OCTA as an evaluation tool by Dong Zhang, Xueying Jiang, Yan Zhang, Jingcui Qin

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the association between retinal status and white matter lesions (WMLs) in 143 patients aged 50–80 years, utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) and the Fazekas Visual Scale for assessment.MethodsA total of 143 subjects underwent MRI scanning to assess the degree of WMLs using the Fazekas scale. …”
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Costs and Resource Use Among Patients with Cervical Cancer, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Genital Warts in Algeria by Ali-Chakib Bennacef, Aomar Ammar Khodja, Fadl Allah Abou-Bekr, Tidiane Ndao, Ryan Holl, Goran Benčina

“…**Results:** Diagnosis of CIN was obtained by cytology tests or lesion biopsies; for cervical cancer, lesion biopsies, MRI, and CT scans were the most common diagnostic tests. …”
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