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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Kate Hanneman, Christian Houbois, Tiffanie Kei, Dakota Gustafson, Babitha Thampinathan, Maala Sooriyakanthan, Jason E. Fish, Kathryn L. Howe, Angela M. Cheung, Bernd J. Wintersperger, Wayne L. Gold, Anna Woo, Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan
Summary: Patients who recovered from mild COVID-19 reported increased cardiac symptoms 3-6 months after diagnosis compared with controls, but the prevalence of abnormalities at echocardiography and cardiac MRI did not differ between groups. Elevated native T1 was associated with cardiac symptoms.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elham Shiezadeh, Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, Elham Bakhtiari, Alireza Mojarrad, Mehrdad Motamed Shariati
Summary: This study investigates the clinical characteristics and management outcomes of PCR-positive Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN) patients. The study finds that presenting visual acuity and occurrence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) are important prognostic factors for final blindness in ARN.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christine Farrell, Aparna Balasubramanian, Allison G. Hays, Steven Hsu, Steven Rowe, Stefan L. Zimmerman, Paul M. Hassoun, Stephen C. Mathai, Monica Mukherjee
Summary: Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality. Early identification and monitoring of the disease using multimodality imaging can improve outcomes and assess the severity of right ventricular dysfunction.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Neel Patel, Kyle K. Jensen, Akram M. Shaaban, Elena Korngold, Bryan R. Foster
Summary: Cholecystectomy is a common surgery in the United States, and complications may arise in the immediate postoperative period or can be delayed for weeks, months, or years after surgery. Clinical diagnosis is challenging due to vague and nonspecific symptoms, making multimodality imaging important in postoperative evaluation. Biliary complications, stone-related complications, iatrogenic complications, and gallbladder complications are discussed in this article.
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Haoyu Zhu, Yupeng Zhang, Shikai Liang, Chao Ma, Fei Liang, Longhui Zhang, Chuhan Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The results showed that pediatric patients were more likely to present with intracranial hemorrhage, particularly if they had a small nidus, exclusively deep drainage, and deep AVM location. Additionally, pediatric patients with ruptured AVMs had a higher risk of follow-up hemorrhage compared to those with unruptured AVMs.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anna Zisberg, Ksenya Shulyaev, Nurit Gur-Yaish, Maayan Agmon, Dorit Pud
Summary: Hospital care in medical patients mainly relies on objective measures with limited evaluation of subjective symptoms. The study identified three subgroups of hospitalized older adults with medical diagnoses based on severity of distressing symptoms, showing different cognitive and mental outcomes but not physical health status between subgroups. Patients in the subgroup with moderate levels of dyspnea had significantly lower risk of decline in post-discharge instrumental activities of daily living compared to other subgroups, highlighting the importance of understanding symptom profiles in older hospitalized adults for health condition and recovery.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Mitesh Naik, Sairah R. Khan, Desmond Owusu, Ali Alsafi, Fausto Palazzo, James E. Jackson, Chris J. Harvey, Tara D. Barwick
Summary: Primary hyperparathyroidism is characterized by hypercalcemia and elevated or normal parathyroid hormone levels, often asymptomatic or with non-specific neurocognitive changes. The most common cause is a solitary adenoma, while surgery is curative and imaging is crucial for localization of adenomas to determine the surgical approach. Various localization techniques are available, with a multimodality approach recommended for challenging cases.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, Matthias Gutberlet
Summary: Myocarditis refers to inflammation of the myocardium based on various findings. It can be caused by infectious agents, autoimmune diseases, vaccines, environmental factors, toxins, and drug hypersensitivity. Sarcoid myocarditis is recognized as an important cause of cardiomyopathy in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. The clinical presentation and involvement of the myocardium vary depending on the cause and stage of the disease. Imaging techniques, such as cardiac magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography, are crucial for diagnosis and prognosis. This review focuses on multimodality imaging approaches for the diagnosis and management of myocarditis and cardiac sarcoidosis, discussing current knowledge and future directions.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elzbieta Matulyte, Edita Davidaviciene, Zavinta Kancauskiene, Saulius Diktanas, Aidas Kausas, Daiva Velyvyte, Jurgita Urboniene, Vilnele Lipnickiene, Megan Laurencikaite, Edvardas Danila, Dominique Costagliola, Raimonda Matulionyte
Summary: This study analyzed the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of TB-HIV co-infected patients in Lithuania and their relationship with TB treatment outcomes. The study found that unemployment, imprisonment, intravenous drug use, and alcohol abuse were common risk factors in the TB-HIV-infected adult population in Lithuania. Drug resistance was an undeniable risk factor for unsuccessful treatment outcome, and imprisonment was associated with drug-resistant TB.
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Chemistry, Physical
Heqi Gao, Xinwen Qi, Jingtian Zhang, Nan Wang, Jingrui Xin, Di Jiao, Kaining Liu, Ji Qi, Yong Guan, Dan Ding
Summary: This study develops a smart one-for-all nanoagent that can optimize photophysical energy transformation and related phototheranostic properties through light-driven structure switch, holding great potential for multifunctional biomedical applications.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
D. Palacio, N. Jo, M. del Pilar Gutierrez, V. Shponka, S. Betancourt
Summary: This article describes a case series of intrapericardial paragangliomas, providing detailed information on tumor characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathology correlation, management, and outcomes. It is the largest reported case series to date, with an emphasis on multimodality imaging findings.
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(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bo Xu, Duygu Kocyigit, Carlos Godoy-Rivas, Jorge Betancor, L. Leonardo Rodriguez, Venu Menon, Wael Jaber, Richard Grimm, Scott D. Flamm, Paul Schoenhagen, Lars G. Svensson, Brian P. Griffin
Summary: A 20-year cohort study on Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (SVAs) showed that proper selection of surgery and conservative management led to excellent outcomes. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was the primary imaging investigation for assessment of SVAs, despite many patients undergoing additional imaging studies.
CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew M. Blakely, Rebecca A. Nelson, Stanley A. Hamilton, Lily L. Lai
Summary: The incidence of colon medullary adenocarcinoma (MAC) is increasing while that of colon adenocarcinoma (AC) is declining. MAC patients have distinct clinical and molecular features compared to AC, which likely account for outcome differences. Left-sided MAC is associated with the shortest overall survival.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Maohua Huang, Ming Qi, Hongyan Yang, Zhi Peng, Shouguo Chen, Mingchao Liang, Youzhu Hu, Lijuan Deng, Min Hu
Summary: Surgical resection and ablation therapy have been effective in curing liver cancer with a size of less than 3 cm, but smaller lesions remain challenging. Optical molecular imaging combined with nanoprobes shows promise in detecting and killing tiny liver cancer cells in real time. The study presents multifunctional ICG-CuS-Gd@BSA-EpCAM nanoparticles with potent antineoplastic effects on tiny liver cancer, utilizing fluorescence imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and photoacoustic imaging. This approach may be a potential noninvasive method for detecting and radically curing tiny liver cancer using the photothermal effect.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sophia Lionaki, Evangelos Mantios, Ioanna Tsoumbou, Smaragdi Marinaki, George Makris, George Liapis, Chrysovalantis Vergandis, Ioannis Boletis
Summary: The study found that nearly 46% of adult MCD patients experienced at least one relapse, although renal progression was rare. Younger age of onset was identified as an independent risk factor for relapse in adult MCD patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)