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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jae-Hyuk Shim, Woo Seok Kim, Kwang Gi Kim, Gi Taek Yee, Young Jae Kim, Tae Seok Jeong
Summary: Segmentation of the cervical spine and cranial bones using X-ray images is crucial for diagnosing TAOD. Previous studies have limited segmentation to only parts of the cervical spine and have not included cranial bone segmentations. This study trained a U-Net model to automatically segment important features for diagnosing TAOD, achieving high accuracy as measured by accuracy and dice coefficient values.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Orthopedics
Long Gong, Hao-ning Ma, Ping Yi, Ming-sheng Tan
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the association between atlanto-occipital radiographic alignment in flexion and cervical spondylosis (CS). Results showed that the stiffness of the atlanto-occipital joint, as represented by a specific angle, was closely related to the occurrence of CS and could serve as a potential risk factor.
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
(2021)
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Rheumatology
Melike Cengiz, Sebnem Ataman, Ismihan Sunar, Ayse Peyman Yalcin, Gurkan Yilmaz, Atilla Halil Elhan
Summary: In this study comparing cervical spine structural changes in patients with AS and nr-axSpA, it was found that cervical mSASSS values were higher than lumbar mSASSS values, indicating potential early occurrence of cervical spine structural changes in axSpA.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sung-Kyu Kim, Dong-Gune Chang, Jong-Beom Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Yun Hwan Kim
Summary: This is the first reported case of traumatic AARS, dens fracture, TAL rupture, and subaxial SCIWORA of Brown-Sequard syndrome in a child. Prompt treatment and appropriate management strategy led to significant improvement in clinical symptoms.
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Rheumatology
Aurore Le Quellec, Thibaut Guyard, Guillermo Carvajal Alegria, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Bruno Fautrel, Rene Marc Flipo, Florent Garrigues, Alain Saraux
Summary: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of radiographic anterior atlanto-axial subluxation (AAS) after 12 years in patients with early polyarthritis. The results showed that 4.6% of the patients developed AAS after 12 years. Some factors were associated with AAS, but the clinical relevance is limited due to the low occurrence rate.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Pierre de Marini, Pierre Auloge, Pierre Alexis Autreausseau, Guillaume Koch, Danoob Dalili, Pramod Rao, Julien Garnon, Afshin Gangi
Summary: Cervical vertebroplasty performed via a CT-guided posterior trans-pedicular approach is technically feasible, safe, and results in effective pain relief.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Nur Beyza Tukek, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu, Gulen Hatemi, Elif Buse Caliskan, Yilmaz Ozyazgan, Didar Ucar, Yesim Ozguler, Emire Seyahi, Melike Melikoglu, Ugur Uygunoglu, Aksel Siva, Zekayi Kutlubay, Ibrahim Hatemi, Aykut Ferhat Celik, Serdal Ugurlu, Izzet Fresko, Sebahattin Yurdakul, Hasan Yazici, Vedat Hamuryudan
Summary: By reviewing patient data, we found that about 7% of patients with Behcet's syndrome developed new manifestations during treatment with IFX. Vascular involvement was more common in patients with new manifestations. For the majority of these patients, intensifying IFX treatment or adding other agents proved effective in managing the symptoms.
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Clinical Neurology
Tian Xia, Yu Sun, Shaobo Wang, Fengshan Zhang, Li Zhang, Shengfa Pan, Yinze Diao, Xin Chen, Feifei Zhou, Yanbin Zhao
Summary: This study aimed to explore the incidence and type of vertebral artery (VA) variation in patients with congenital cervical scoliosis. The dominance of VA was found to be related to a larger Cobb angle in these patients, and the incidence of variant in V2 and V3 segments was higher. Thorough evaluation of bilateral VAs is necessary before surgery, and extra cautions must be taken during the operation.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zhenwei Zhang, Shitong Mao, James Coyle, Ervin Sejdic
Summary: A novel machine learning algorithm has been shown to detect key anatomical points needed for swallowing assessments in real-time with high accuracy, offering speech language pathologists more choices for efficient and accurate anatomic landmark localization.
MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lydia Schoretsaniti, Anastasia Mitsea, Kety Karayianni, Iosif Sifakakis
Summary: The study demonstrates that the Cervical Vertebral Maturation method has high reliability and can provide a rough estimation of age, but cannot accurately predict the pubertal growth spurt. The third Cervical Maturation Stage shows lower reproducibility.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Arghya Chattopadhyay, Siddharth Jain, G. S. R. S. N. K. Naidu, Varun Dhir, Bharath Chhabria, Nupoor Acharya, Valliappan Muthu, Manphool Singhal, Ajay Savlania, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Sanjay Jain, Aman Sharma
Summary: Arterial involvement in Behcet's disease is predominantly seen in males and has a high mortality rate, with pulmonary artery being the most commonly involved vessel. Early detection and aggressive treatment with immunosuppression and surgical or endovascular interventions are crucial for good outcomes.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Mustafa Efendioglu, Ezgi Akar
Summary: This study reviewed the safe surgery limits by measuring anatomical parameters at the vertebral levels adjacent to the intervertebral discs, providing guidance for surgeons to choose appropriate implant sizes and reduce perioperative complications during decompression and instrument procedures for cervical vertebrae.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biology
Luisa J. F. Merten, Armita R. Manafzadeh, Eva C. Herbst, Eli Amson, P. Sebastian Tambusso, Patrick Arnold, John A. Nyakatura
Summary: The aberrant cervical count in tree sloths seems to have some impact on the rotational ability of their necks, but it plays a secondary role in overall neck mobility. The rotational capacity of the neck is primarily determined by the anatomy of the vertebrae.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Immunology
Alessandra Bettiol, Giacomo Emmi, Liying Low, Francesco Sofi, Graham R. Wallace
Summary: This article will discuss the role of microbiomes in Behcet's Syndrome, their impact on immune response and disease, and potential future research studies.
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
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Immunology
Gillen Hatemi, Yusuf Yazici
Summary: Disease assessment in Behcet syndrome is challenging due to its heterogeneous disease course and involvement of multiple organs with varying treatment response. Recent improvements have been made in outcome measures, including the development of a Core Set of Domains and novel instruments for assessing specific organs and overall damage. This review focuses on the current state of outcome measures in Behcet syndrome, unmet needs, and a research agenda for the development of standardized and validated assessment tools.
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
