OBJECTIVE: This perspective describes the evolution of semi-quantitative (SQ) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in characterizing structural tissue pathologies in osteoarthritis (OA) imaging research over the last 30 years.
OBJECTIVES: To quantify regional manifestations related to COPD as anomalies from a modeled distribution of normal-appearing lung on chest CT using a deep learning (DL) approach, and to assess its potential to predict disease severity.
Journal of computer assisted tomography
Dec 18, 2023
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to assess the correlation between artificial intelligence (AI)-based low attenuation volume percentage (LAV%) with forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) and visual emphysem...
The British journal of clinical psychology
Dec 18, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Previous research on psychotherapy treatment response has mainly focused on outpatients or clinical trial data which may have low ecological validity regarding naturalistic inpatient samples. To reduce treatment failures by proactively scr...
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Dec 6, 2023
PURPOSE: Radiation-free systems based on dorsal surface topography can potentially represent an alternative to radiographic examination for early screening of scoliosis, based on the ability of recognizing the presence of deformity or classifying its...
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) is widely used in diagnosing small-bowel Crohn's disease (CD). However, CD misdiagnosis frequently occurs if inexperienced endoscopists cannot accurately detect the lesions. The CD evaluation may al...
Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
Nov 27, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric illness, experienced by approximately 10% of the population. Heterogeneous presentations that include heightened dissociation, comorbid anxiety and depression, and emotion ...
The American journal of gastroenterology
Nov 23, 2023
INTRODUCTION: We estimate the economic impact of applying risk assessment tools to identify very low-risk patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding who can be safely discharged from the emergency department using a cost minimization analysis.
Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
Oct 11, 2023
OBJECTIVES: Existing endoscopic scores for ulcerative colitis (UC) objectively categorize disease severity based on the presence or absence of endoscopic findings; therefore, it may not reflect the range of clinical severity within each category. How...