Nowadays, 3D printing technologies are among the rapidly developing technologies applied to manufacture even the most geometrically complex models, however no techniques dominate in the area of craniofacial applications. This study included 12 differ...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term changes of sinus lift material. Materials and methods: We included a total number of 35 patients (20 men and 15 women), between 32 and 80 years old, evaluated on a timeframe of up to 11.6 years. Dive...
Introduction: Metallic mercury poisoning through intravenous injection is rare, especially as part of a suicide attempt. Diagnosis and treatment of the disease are challenging as clinical features are not specific. Material and metods: A 41-year-old...
The aim of this study is to introduce a new filament and novel 3D printing technique to adjust the density of a printing job in order to mimic the radiological properties of different tissues. We used a special filament, Light Weight PLA (LW-PLA), wh...
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the tarsal joint, also known as bone spavin, is a progressive joint disease that increases in severity with age. It is a significant cause of hind limb lameness, leading to a deterioration in the quality of life of horses, part...
In order to find a consistent, simple and time-efficient method of assessing mammographic breast density (MBD), different methods of assessing density comparing subjective, quantitative, semi-subjective and semi-quantitative methods were investigated...
Previous studies suggest that interventional ablative procedures on bone lesions may weaken the bone, especially when performed through the needle approach. Our purpose was to evaluate, through Computed Tomography (CT), the effects of Magnetic Resona...
Background: Breast density (BD) and background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) have long been considered related descriptors of breast tissue composition, yet growing evidence shows that they represent distinct and non-interchangeable physiological dom...
In medical institutions, the high weight of shielding clothing restrains the activities of medical workers. Although lightweight shielding clothing is being manufactured to solve this problem, the weight can only be reduced by 10%–20%. Flexible...
This work presents a physical, mechanical, durability, leaching, and radiological assay of three wastes (egg and scallop shells and olive pomace ash) as road-base binders. Two different waste/Portland-cement ratios (7.5/92.5 and 80/20) were studied....
Background: Volumetric evaluation is critical in living donor liver transplantation. Liver volume, depending on body weight and height, and radiological estimates have made important contributions, but some inconsistencies remain. We aimed to assess...
(1) Background: Condylar fracture healing pattern classification in children and adolescents is primarily based on the radiological assessment of condylar morphology; however, recent studies showed the presence of a poor correlation between post-trea...
Background: In healthcare institutions, radiologists play an essential role in patients’ care, enabling them to begin treatment and start their recoveries. However, data on the characteristics and distribution of the radiology workforce in Saud...
The primary aim of our study was to assess the main mammographic and ultrasonographic features of invasive male breast malignancies. The secondary aim was to evaluate whether a specific radiological presentation would be associated with a worse recep...
Background and Objectives: During osteopetrosis course, impaired bone remodeling induces skeletal osteosclerosis and abnormally dense bones, which, however, are brittle and susceptible to low-energy fractures. In this study, radiological evaluation a...
Background/Objectives: Postoperative recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) has been associated with several clinical, laboratory, and radiological factors. However, the biological differences between radiological types of CSDH remain poorly...
Background/Objectives: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) are frequently associated with progressive kyphotic deformity and vertebral height loss, adversely affecting spinal alignment and function. Although romosozumab and teriparatide are estab...
Osteopetrosis (from the Greek “osteo”: bone; “petrosis”: stone) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of rare diseases of the skeleton, sharing the same main characteristic of an abnormally increased bone density...
Radiopacity is a critical property of materials that are used for a range of radiological applications, including the development of phantom devices that emulate the radiodensity of native tissues and the production of protective equipment for person...
Background/Objectives: Chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a driver of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) progression, but the interplay between local immune surveillance and angiolymphatic remodeling remains incompletely ch...
This research analyzes whether a titanium dioxide waste (TiO2 waste) can be used as a source material for geopolymers with good fire resistance properties. Samples with different proportions were prepared, replacing fly ashes with titanium dioxide wa...
Radiology reports are one of the main forms of communication between radiologists and other clinicians, and contain important information for patient care. In order to use this information for research and automated patient care programs, it is neces...
Background: Mammographic microcalcifications (MCs) are a common early radiological finding in breast cancer, but their significance in relation to molecular subtypes, particularly HER2-positive tumors, remains under investigation. Objectives: To eval...
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between osteoarthritic bony alterations in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and general bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal edentulous females. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans for bot...
The concept of radiological sustainability has been reviewed using the possibility of the reutilization of NORMs regarding the 2050 sustainable development concepts. This study is reviewing the capability of re-production of NORM residues based on th...
The diagnosis of Sever’s injury (apophysitis calcanei) has previously been partly based on radiographic findings in the calcaneal apophysis. Sclerosis and fragmentation have been supposed to represent signs of inflammation due to tractions from the A...
Introduction: Peri-implantitis is a serious complication in dental implantology that, if left untreated, may lead to implant loss and systemic diseases. Effective regeneration of bone defects resulting from peri-implantitis is crucial to maintaining...
Background and Objectives: The relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) has been analysed for over four decades. However, this relationship has remained controversial. Numerous observational and longitudinal studies have shown a...
Denosumab has proved effective at low doses in increasing bone mineral density in osteoporosis patients. In contrast to high-doses antiresorptive therapy, denosumab has a transient effect on the inhibition of the bone remodeling process, suggesting t...
Background and Aims: Recent reports suggest that results from imaging retinal microvascular changes with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in dementia patients reflect cerebral microcirculation changes that occur during dementia. Macula...
After tooth extraction, resorptive changes in extraction sockets and the adjacent alveolar ridge can affect subsequent tooth replacement and implantation. Several surgical concepts, including the application of autologous blood concentrate platelet-r...
Methods of ridge preservation following tooth extraction, aiming to maintain alveolar bone volume and support tissue regeneration, have been extensively researched. Continuously, new approaches and materials are being explored in this context. To sci...
Background/Objectives: Frontal sinus surgery remains one of the most challenging procedures in endoscopic sinus surgery due to the complex and variable anatomy of the frontal recess. While several radiological parameters have been proposed to guide s...
Objective: To develop an individual assessment for patients suffering from medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), we developed a scoring system that integrates anamnestic, clinical, and radiological parameters to facilitate the process...
Background: Seminoma is the most common subtype of testicular germ cell tumors in young men; however, the contribution of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to disease progression remains insufficiently understood. This study aimed to quantitatively...
Computerised tomography (CT) continues to be a corner stone medical and radiologic imaging modalities in radiology and radiotherapy departments. Its importance lies in its efficiency in low contrast detectability (LCD). The assessment of such capabil...
The majority of data collected and obtained from various sources over a patient’s lifetime can be assumed to comprise pertinent information for delivering the best possible treatment. Medical data, such as radiographic and histopathology images...
Background: The objective of this investigation was to examine whether determination of bone density (BD) with a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan could help predict the primary stability (PS) of the implants and to investigate whether associ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging across the entire imaging pathway. This narrative review summarizes current AI applications in MSK radiology across four domains: acquisition and reconstruction, det...
Three-dimensional printing technology has the advantage of facilitating the construction of complex three-dimensional shapes. For this reason, it is widely used in medical and radiological fields. However, few materials with high electron density sim...
Background: Breast reconstruction (BR) following mastectomy plays a critical role in restoring breast contour and improving patients’ quality of life. Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) have emerged as valuable adjuncts in BR, providing structura...
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) shows overlapping epidemiology with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast, sharing similar risk factorssuch as age, mammographic density, family history, and hormonal therapy as well as genetic factors such as BRCA1/...
(1) Background: Despite the complementarity between radiology and histopathology, both from a diagnostic and a prognostic perspective, quantitative analyses of these modalities are usually performed in disconnected silos. This work presents initial r...
Background/Objectives: Predictive tools are needed to assess the response to treatment and guide treatment decisions for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This study explores the value of combining the immunoscore (IS) and magnetic resonance ima...
Background: Recent advances in cancer biomarker development have led to a surge of distinct data modalities, such as medical imaging and histopathology. To develop predictive immunotherapy biomarkers, these modalities are leveraged independently, des...
Objectives: to assess the ability of high-performing open-weight large language models (LLMs) in extracting key radiological features from prostate MRI reports. Methods: Five LLMs (Llama3.3, DeepSeek-R1-Llama3.3, Phi4, Gemma-2, and Qwen2.5-14B) were...
Assessing bone density in prospective dental implant sites is crucial both for choosing the implant type and for planning a drilling procedure that will ensure the implant’s primary stability and osseointegration. This study aimed to investigat...
Objective: To define predictors for initial retrograde ureteral stenting (RUS) failure with the need for the percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) insertion as a drainage method in patients with complicated acute calculus obstructive uropathy. Methods: We u...
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) affect 1.4 million patients every year, especially among the globally aging population, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Often characterized with symptoms of sudden onset back pain, decreased verteb...
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) abnormalities occur in multiple sclerosis (MS) over the course of the disease. OCTA investigations at early MS stages are lacking. We aimed to investigate vessel density in macular and papillary regions...
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