6308 papers
This cross-sectional study of 126 patients found no statistically significant differences in efficacy, safety, or patient satisfaction between Botulinum Toxin Type A and Type B across various cosmetic and medical indications, suggesting that clinical choice should be guided by context and availability rather than expected performance disparities.
This study demonstrates the feasibility of using broadband diffuse reflectance spectroscopy combined with machine learning to accurately distinguish between tumor and healthy tissue in colorectal cancer specimens, achieving high sensitivity and specificity for potential intra-operative distal margin assessment.
This study developed and validated a Random Forest-based multimodal machine learning model integrating preoperative CT radiomics and clinicopathological features to accurately predict early extrahepatic recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients following hepatectomy, achieving an AUC of 0.836 in external validation and enabling effective risk stratification for personalized postoperative management.
This study demonstrates that both the MyotonPRO® and IndentoPRO devices exhibit acceptable intra- and inter-rater reliability for assessing abdominal wall viscoelastic and biomechanical properties in late postpartum women, with the MyotonPRO® showing superior consistency between raters and potential utility for clinical and research applications in postpartum rehabilitation.
This case report and literature review demonstrate that metformin-associated lactic acidosis can occur in chronic kidney disease patients even with appropriate renal-based dosing, highlighting the need for clinical vigilance, prompt discontinuation during illness, and the potential utility of continuous hemodiafiltration for treatment.
This study of a non-preselected general hospital population reveals that antisynthetase antibody positivity exhibits significant phenotypic heterogeneity with substantial diagnostic variability across criteria, where only a minority of patients present with prototypic antisynthetase syndrome features despite high rates of interstitial lung disease, inflammatory arthritis, and elevated mortality compared to the general population.
In a prospective observational study of patients over 75 with first-episode venous thromboembolism, discontinuing anticoagulation after the acute phase was associated with significantly reduced bleeding and composite adverse outcomes without increasing the risk of recurrence or mortality, supporting an individualized approach to treatment duration in the elderly.
This study demonstrates that established lumbar QCT thresholds are not directly transferable to the thoracic spine due to significant anatomical and biomechanical differences, necessitating the use of newly derived, region-specific cut-offs to prevent systematic misclassification of osteoporosis and improve surgical decision-making.
This prospective clinical study found that while a novel mobile health application significantly improved denture care knowledge and was highly accepted among first-time complete denture wearers compared to conventional education, it did not result in a statistically significant reduction in denture plaque accumulation after three months.
This study highlights that venous infarctions caused by cortical vein thrombosis can mimic intracranial tumors on MRI, but their diagnosis can be facilitated by recognizing the distinctive "Sulcal Tram-Track Sign" on T2-weighted imaging, along with associated gyriform diffusion restriction and susceptibility findings, thereby preventing unnecessary invasive procedures.