Voluminous Intrapericardial Lipoma Mimicking Pericardial Effusion by Fabíola Prado de Morais, Noah Romero Nakajima, Olívia Félix Marconi Andalécio, Pedro de Santana Prudente, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Andrea de Martino Luppi, Fernando Costa Mundim, Olga Maria Lima Aguiar, Juliana Salomão Daud Melo, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas

“…A voluminous mass resembling fat within the pericardial sac was revealed by transesophageal echocardiography and a computed tomography scan. The tumor was removed successfully by a subxiphoid surgical approach. …”
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Generation of deep learning based virtual non-contrast CT using dual-layer dual-energy CT and its application to planning CT for radiotherapy. by Jungye Kim, Jimin Lee, Bitbyeol Kim, Sangwook Kim, Hyeongmin Jin, Seongmoon Jung

“…This paper presents a novel approach for generating virtual non-contrast planning computed tomography (VNC-pCT) images from contrast-enhanced planning CT (CE-pCT) scans using a deep learning model. …”
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Recurrent Thymic Carcinoma Treated With Median Sternotomy, Innominate Vein Replacement for Superior Vena Cava, and Iodide Implantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zhong‐zheng Chen, Wen‐dong Qu, Xing‐shu Zhang, Yong‐xiang Song

“…Diagnostic imaging, including positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), revealed a malignant anterior mediastinal mass with possible metastasis. …”
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Ensemble Learning for Three-dimensional Medical Image Segmentation of Organ at Risk in Brachytherapy Using Double U-Net, Bi-directional ConvLSTM U-Net, and Transformer Network by Soniya Pal, Raj Pal Singh, Anuj Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: The dataset comprised computed tomography (CT) scans of 60 patients obtained from our own institutional image bank and 10 patients from the other institute, all in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine format. …”
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Clinical value of motor function of digestive system investigation: past, present and future by A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…С13-octanoic acid breath test, ultrasound investigation, single-photon emission computed tomography, magnetic-resonance tomography are widely applied as well. …”
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Emerging of Fatal Colitis with Multidrug-Resistant Candida glabrata after Small Bowel Transplantation by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Hamed Nikoupour, Hasti Nouraei, Hamid Morovati, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…Ileoscopy and colonoscopy did not show neither pathological change and rejection nor cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection posttransplantation. Abdomen computed tomography showed diffuse moderate small bowel wall thickening. …”
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Assessing Dentinal Microcracks using Micro-CT after Root Canal Preparation with Different Rotary Endodontic File Systems by Mohammed Mustafa, Kailash Attur, Sidharth S. Menon, Shylaja Attur

“…Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the propagation of dentinal microcracks in the mesiobuccal (MB) and mesiolingual (ML) canals following root canal preparation using two different rotary endodontic file systems, TruNatomy (continuous rotation) and MicroMega ONE RECI (reciprocating motion), using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). Materials and Methods: Fifty freshly extracted human mandibular first and second molars were selected based on specific inclusion criteria. …”
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Mitigation of human factor in tomographic post processing of additive manufactured critical parts for aviation application by Stefano Benuzzi, Davide Borghi, Maria Grazia Righi, Natanaele Galavotti, Fabio Esposito

“…Inspection by Industrial Computed Tomography (ICT), thanks to the ability to inspect the reconstructed volume using arbitrarily sliding planes (optimized according to the manufacturing strategy) combined with the complete scanning of the specimen, removes many of the limitations of traditional NDT, becoming the typically required control for inspection of components produced by Additive Manufacturing in aerospace. …”
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Blunt Isolated Small Bowel Perforation Intervention: Does a Delay in Management Matter? by Sung Yong Hong, Se Hun Kim, Ki Hoon Kim

“…The study was performed between March 2010 and December 2018 in adults (age >18 years) who initially underwent computed tomography and small bowel surgery only and survived more than one day postoperatively. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal by Utsav Joshi, Roshan Subedi, Amar Jayswal, Vishakha Agrawal

“…Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography scan were the major imaging studies used to establish a diagnosis. …”
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Measurement of breast artery calcification using an artificial intelligence detection model and its association with major adverse cardiovascular events. by Suzanne J Rose, Josette Hartnett, Zachary J Estep, Daniyal Ameen, Shweta Karki, Edward Schuster, Rebecca B Newman, David H Hsi

“…This retrospective study included women who underwent chest computed tomography (CT) within one year of mammography. …”
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Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographic Imaging of the Early Time Course of Therapy-Induced Cell Death Using Technetium 99m Tricarbonyl His-Annexin A5 in a Colorectal Cancer Xe... by Christel Vangestel, Christophe Van de Wiele, Gilles Mees, Koen Mertens, Steven Staelens, Chris Reutelingsperger, Patrick Pauwels, Nancy Van Damme, Marc Peeters

“…Colo205-bearing mice were divided into six treatment groups: (1) control, (2) 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; 250 mg/kg), (3) irinotecan (100 mg/kg), (4) oxaliplatin (30 mg/kg), (5) bevacizumab (5 mg/kg), and (6) panitumumab (6 mg/kg). 99m Tc-(CO) 3 His-ann A5 was injected 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours posttreatment, and micro–single-photon emission computed tomography was performed. Immunostaining of caspase-3 (apoptosis), survivin (antiapoptosis), and LC3-II (autophagy marker) was also performed. …”
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Adult Intra-Thoracic Kidney: A Case Report of Bochdalek Hernia by Valeria Fiaschetti, Luca Velari, Eleonora Gaspari, Roberta Mastrangeli, Giovanni Simonetti

“…Abdominal ultrasound (US) showed the right kidney with many fluid and esophytic cysts; left kidney was unfeasible to study because of the impossibility to find it. Computed Tomography (CT) basal scan demonstrated a left-sided Bochdalek hernia with dilatated colon loops and the left kidney within the pleural space. …”
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Predictive instrument for rupture of intracranial aneurysms in patients from Sancti Spiritus, Cuba by Jorge Félix Companioni Rosildo, Gretel Mosquera Betancourt, Carlos Rafael Sebrango Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Lage Barroso

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a sample of 152 patients diagnosed by computed tomography angiography of ruptured (n=138) and unruptured (n=22) saccular intracranial aneurysms was included. …”
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Intuitive stent simulation with internal cavity airway models created by a consumer-grade three-dimensional printer: A case series by Naoya Kitamura, Toshihiro Ojima, Yoshifumi Shimada, Keitaro Tanabe, Ryo Yokoyama, Naru Kitade, Koichiro Shimoyama, Tomoshi Tsuchiya

“…However, traditional methods that use three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography images displayed on two-dimensional screens have limitations in accurately visualizing and simulating airway conditions. …”
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Nontyphi Salmonella Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Douglas Bretzing, Tasnim Lat, Andrew Shakespeare, Mary Lee, Salim Surani, Shekhar Ghamande

“…A 40-year-old African American male with HIV noncompliant with HAART therapy presented with complaints of generalized weakness, weight loss, cough, night sweats, and nonbloody, watery diarrhea of four weeks’ duration. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a bilobed large, thick-walled cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe communicating with the pleural space to form a bronchopleural fistula. …”
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Methodological insights into intervention and outcomes in randomised controlled trials of herbal medicine for obesity: a scoping review by Janice Sue Wen Chan, Mei Siu Lau, Siti Hajar Muhamad Rosli, Siti Khadijah Mustapha Kamal, Wan Nurul Nadia Wan Seman, Nurul Hidayah Ali, Terence Yew Chin Tan, Ida Farah Ahmad, Puspawathy Krishnan, Marisa Khatijah Borhan, Ami Fazlin Syed Mohamed, Xin Yi Lim

“…Radiological tools used include dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry ( n = 16), computed tomography scans ( n = 10) and ultrasound ( n = 2). …”
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An Incarcerated Colon Inguinal Hernia That Perforated into the Scrotum and Exhibited an Air-Fluid Level by Seisuke Ota, Toshio Noguchi, Tomoya Takao, Takumi Sakamoto, Yuichiro Kanie, Ken-ichi Omae, Shunji Fujie, Yoshiaki Kanaya, Akinori Kasahara, Tadashi Matsumra

“…Abdominal and inguinal computed tomography revealed that his transverse colon was incarcerated in the left inguinal canal. …”
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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

“…Imaging studies, including electrocardiogram, computed tomography angiography, and transthoracic echocardiogram, confirmed large pericardial effusion with signs of cardiac tamponade. …”
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis incidentally diagnosed by video-associated lung surgery for lung cancer: A case report by Katsuhiro Itogawa, Shintaro Sato, Hideaki Yamakawa, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Akiko Adachi, Hidekazu Matsushima

“…A 76-year-old male with a history of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and lumbar canal stenosis was presented with a 25mm right lower lobe nodule identified through a computed tomography conducted at an outpatient clinic. Lung cancer was suspected and the following thoracoscopic segmentectomy revealed a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in situ. …”
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