BACKGROUND: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD), such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are severe, progressive pulmonary disorders with a poor prognos...
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
Jun 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is valuable for determining presence of viable tumor, but is limited by geographical restrictions, radiation exposure, and high cost.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
May 31, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Scanning protocols for lung ultrasound often include 8 or more lung zones, which may limit real-world clinical use. We sought to compare a 2-zone, anterior-superior thoracic ultrasound protocol for B-line artifact detection with an 8-zone ...
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
May 29, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Some studies claim that functional changes in TMD affect the stomatognathic system (SS) and could contribute to the emergence of pain and changes in postural control.
PURPOSE: To compare the inter-camera performance and consistency of various deep learning (DL) diagnostic algorithms applied to fundus images taken from desktop Topcon and portable Optain cameras.
Physical and engineering sciences in medicine
May 28, 2023
In chest computed tomography (CT), the breasts located within the scan range receive a substantial radiation dose. Due to the risk of breast-related carcinogenesis, analyzing the breast dose for justification of CT examinations seems necessary. The m...
BACKGROUND: Although transoral thyroidectomy has become popular in thyroid surgery, transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) has only been successfully applied in a very small number of medical centers worldwide. In this video, we show a three-port TOR...
OBJECTIVE: Adult age estimation (AAE) is a challenging task. Deep learning (DL) could be a supportive tool. This study aimed to develop DL models for AAE based on CT images and compare their performance to the manual visual scoring method.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
May 24, 2023
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of rotator cuff tears is essential for appropriate and timely treatment. Although radiography is the most used technique in clinical practice, it is difficult to accurately rule out rotator cuff tears as an initial imaging...
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