The Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype Classification (FSPC) scale is widely used to categorize skin types but has limitations such as the underrepresentation of darker skin phototypes, low classification resolution, and subjectivity. These limitations may c...
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Nov 20, 2024
BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of the hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle is essential for informed clinical decision-making in the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Knee OA is commonly associated with varus deformity, where the alignment of the knee ...
Brain metastases (BMs) in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) are often associated with poor survival rates and quality of life, making the timely identification of high-risk patients for BMs in ES-SCLC crucial. Patients diagnosed with E...
Disrupted cytokine networks and autoantibodies play an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. However, conflicting reports and non-reproducibility have hindered progress regarding the translational potential of cytokines ...
Hyponatremia can worsen the outcomes of patients with liver cirrhosis. However, it remains unclear about how to predict the risk of death in cirrhotic patients with hyponatremia. Patients with liver cirrhosis and hyponatremia were screened. Eligible ...
OBJECTIVES: During mandibular third molar (MTM) extraction surgery, preoperative analysis to quantify the proximity of the MTM to the surrounding inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is essential to minimize the risk of IAN injury. This study aims to propos...
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has set a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer, emphasizing the need for cervical cancer screening coverage to reach 70%. In response, China has developed an action plan to accelerate the elimination ...
BACKGROUND: To retrospectively assess the added value of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting pulmonary nodules on ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) performed at the emergency department (ED).
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Nov 20, 2024
BACKGROUND: Predicting the length of stay in advance will not only benefit the hospitals both clinically and financially but enable healthcare providers to better decision-making for improved quality of care. More importantly, understanding the lengt...
Laughing is ubiquitous in human life, yet what causes it and how it sounds is highly variable. Considering this diversity, we sought to test whether there are fundamentally different kinds of laughter. Here, we sampled spontaneous laughs ( = 887) fro...
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