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Diagnostics, Volume 11, Issue 12

December 2021 - 237 articles

Cover Story: Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow (OCD) is a rare intra-articular osteochondral lesion that is associated with overhead throwing sports. At present, no single imaging modality can adequately predict lesion severity, and therefore, surgery is the only means of conclusively confirming the severity of OCD lesions. To address this difficulty, we developed a method to create 3D MRI-CT fusion images (MCFIs) of OCD lesions. This computer-aided technique combines the advantages of CT and MRI and provides a minimally invasive, accurate preoperative evaluation of OCD lesions. In addition, detailed surgical simulation is possible, which could aid surgeons in intraoperative decision making. In this article, we introduce the use and clinical applicability of MCFIs as a method of OCD lesion evaluation and surgical simulation for OCD lesions. View this paper.
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Articles (237)

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,246 Views
11 Pages

Development of a Machine Learning Model to Distinguish between Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Using RNA Sequencing Data

  • Soo-Kyung Park,
  • Sangsoo Kim,
  • Gi-Young Lee,
  • Sung-Yoon Kim,
  • Wan Kim,
  • Chil-Woo Lee,
  • Jong-Lyul Park,
  • Chang-Hwan Choi,
  • Sang-Bum Kang and
  • Tae-Oh Kim
  • + 7 authors

15 December 2021

Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) can be difficult to differentiate. As differential diagnosis is important in establishing a long-term treatment plan for patients, we aimed to develop a machine learning model for the differentia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,315 Views
10 Pages

The Summarized Assessment of Endothelin A Receptor Expression in Renal Transplant Compartments Associated with Antibody-Mediated Rejection

  • Mirosław Banasik,
  • Magdalena Kuriata-Kordek,
  • Piotr Donizy,
  • Katarzyna Nowańska,
  • Krzysztof Wiśnicki,
  • Krzysztof Letachowicz,
  • Sławomir Zmonarski,
  • Dorota Kamińska,
  • Oktawia Mazanowska and
  • Tomasz Dawiskiba
  • + 7 authors

15 December 2021

The occurrence of anti-endothelin A receptor antibodies may be useful in diagnosis of transplant damage. We noticed that the presence of the endothelin A receptor (ETA receptor) in biopsy compartments is yet to be defined. We decided therefore to ana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,748 Views
27 Pages

COVLIAS 1.0 vs. MedSeg: Artificial Intelligence-Based Comparative Study for Automated COVID-19 Computed Tomography Lung Segmentation in Italian and Croatian Cohorts

  • Jasjit S. Suri,
  • Sushant Agarwal,
  • Alessandro Carriero,
  • Alessio Paschè,
  • Pietro S. C. Danna,
  • Marta Columbu,
  • Luca Saba,
  • Klaudija Viskovic,
  • Armin Mehmedović and
  • Samriddhi Agarwal
  • + 34 authors

15 December 2021

(1) Background: COVID-19 computed tomography (CT) lung segmentation is critical for COVID lung severity diagnosis. Earlier proposed approaches during 2020–2021 were semiautomated or automated but not accurate, user-friendly, and industry-standa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,264 Views
11 Pages

Uterine Artery Embolization Combined with Subsequent Suction Evacuation as Low-Risk Treatment for Cesarean Scar Pregnancy

  • Roxana Bohiltea,
  • Ionita Ducu,
  • Bianca Mihai,
  • Ana-Maria Iordache,
  • Bogdan Dorobat,
  • Emilia Maria Vladareanu,
  • Stefan-Marian Iordache,
  • Alexia-Teodora Bohiltea,
  • Nicolae Bacalbasa and
  • Cristiana Eugenia Ana Grigorescu
  • + 1 author

14 December 2021

Objective: The aim of this study is to propose a standardized management of care for patients diagnosed with cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP). There are two types of CSP: Type 1 (on the scar) vs. type 2 (in the niche). To date there is no international...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,433 Views
12 Pages

Large-Scale Tissue Microarray Evaluation Corroborates High Specificity of High-Level Arginase-1 Immunostaining for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Maximilian Lennartz,
  • Eva Gehrig,
  • Sören Weidemann,
  • Natalia Gorbokon,
  • Anne Menz,
  • Franziska Büscheck,
  • Claudia Hube-Magg,
  • Andrea Hinsch,
  • Viktor Reiswich and
  • Doris Höflmayer
  • + 15 authors

14 December 2021

Arginase-1 catalyzes the conversion of arginine to ornithine and urea. Because of its predominant expression in hepatocytes, it serves as a marker for hepatocellular carcinoma, although other tumor entities can also express arginase-1. To comprehensi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,938 Views
10 Pages

Pneumococcal Serotype Identification by Capsular Sequence Typing (CST): A Modified Novel Approach for Serotyping Directly in Clinical Samples

  • Nektarios Marmaras,
  • Athanasia Xirogianni,
  • Anastasia Papandreou,
  • Efthymia Petinaki,
  • Vana Papaevangelou,
  • Maria Tsolia and
  • Georgina Tzanakaki

14 December 2021

As almost 60–70% of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) is identified by nonculture methods in Greece, serotyping is of high importance for the better monitoring of pneumococcal serotypes due to the availability of conjugate vaccines. The aim o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,916 Views
11 Pages

14 December 2021

The emergence of multidrug resistant Gram-negative pathogens, particularly carbapenemase producers, has forced clinicians to use last line antibiotics, such as colistin. Since colistin susceptibility testing presents several challenges, this study ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,432 Views
11 Pages

14 December 2021

The successful management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) with proper screening and treatment methods could prevent cervical cancer progression. We propose a bioimpedance spectroscopic measurement device and a multi-electrode probe as an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,903 Views
9 Pages

Biomarkers of Cholestasis and Liver Injury in the Early Phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Their Pathophysiological Value

  • Lars-Olav Harnisch,
  • Sophie Baumann,
  • Diana Mihaylov,
  • Michael Kiehntopf,
  • Michael Bauer,
  • Onnen Moerer and
  • Michael Quintel

14 December 2021

Background: Impaired liver function and cholestasis are frequent findings in critically ill patients and are associated with poor outcomes. We tested the hypothesis that hypoxic liver injury and hypoxic cholangiocyte injury are detectable very early...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,264 Views
9 Pages

Semi-Quantitative and Quantitative [18F]FDG-PET/CT Indices for Diagnosing Large Vessel Vasculitis: A Critical Review

  • Olivier Gheysens,
  • François Jamar,
  • Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans,
  • Halil Yildiz and
  • Kornelis S. M. van der Geest

14 December 2021

To confirm the diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) with high accuracy, one of the recommended imaging techniques is [18F]Fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography ([18F]FDG-PET/CT). Visual assessment of [18...

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