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Open AccessPotato Consumption Forecasting Based on a Hybrid Stacked Deep Learning Model
Potato consumption forecasting is crucial for several stakeholders in the food market. Due to the market flexibility, the farmers can manipulate the volumes planted for a given type of produce to reduce costs ...
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Open AccessThe added value of using artificial intelligence in adult chest X-rays for nodules and masses detection in daily radiology practice
Pulmonary nodule detection in CXR is challenging. Recently, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a major attraction. The current study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the AI in the ...
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Open AccessARG1-expressing microglia show a distinct molecular signature and modulate postnatal development and function of the mouse brain
Molecular diversity of microglia, the resident immune cells in the CNS, is reported. Whether microglial subsets characterized by the expression of specific proteins constitute subtypes with distinct functions ...
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Open AccessIn-house protocol: spin-based viral RNA purification
A worldwide shortage of molecular biology consumables is in surge. This includes filter tips, nucleic acid purification kits, polymerases, reverse-transcriptase, and different types of reagents which are inclu...
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Open AccessComparison of the RSNA chest CT classification system and CO-RADS system in reporting COVID-19 pneumonia in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new infection with three pandemic waves up till now. CT plays an important role in diagnosis with multiple reporting systems that can be used during CT analysis. We aimed to...
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Open AccessFDG-PET/CT tumor to liver SUV ratio (TLR), tumor SUVmax, and tumor size: can this help in differentiating squamous cell carcinoma from adenocarcinoma of the lung?
PET/CT plays an essential role in the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of lung cancer. We aimed to assess the ability of PET/CT to differentiate between adenocarcinomas (AC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC)...
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Open AccessAn overlooked subset of Cx3cr1wt/wt microglia in the Cx3cr1CreER-Eyfp/wt mouse has a repopulation advantage over Cx3cr1CreER-Eyfp/wt microglia following microglial depletion
Fluorescent reporter labeling and promoter-driven Cre-recombinant technologies have facilitated cellular investigations of physiological and pathological processes, including the widespread use of the Cx3cr1CreER...
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Open AccessCOVID-19 pandemic: CT chest in COVID-19 infection and prediction of patient’s ICU needs
With the tremendous rise in COVID-19 infection and the shortage of real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, we aimed to assess the role of CT in the detection of COVID-19 inf...
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Strain analysis using feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (FT-CMR) in the assessment of myocardial viability in chronic ischemic patients
The purpose of this study is to test the capability of a commercially available feature tracking-cardiac magnetic resonance (FT-CMR) strain analysis software module in differentiating between viable and non-vi...
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Open AccessCT pulmonary angiography in COVID-19 pneumonia: relationship between pulmonary embolism and disease severity
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the known sequels of COVID-19 infection. We aimed to assess the incidence of PE in patients with COVID-19 infection and to evaluate the relationship between the CT severity of...
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Open AccessLongitudinal assessment of chest computerized tomography and oxygen saturation for patients with COVID-19
COVID-19 is a pandemic disease and is important to know the nature of the disease during follow-up. We aimed to study different imaging signs and changes that occurred during the initial scan, follow-up, and c...
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Open AccessThe battle against Covid-19: the experience of an Egyptian radiology department in a university setting
The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked and rapid changes to the standing policies of radiology departments globally. The aim of this review article is to describe the various processes implemente...
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Open AccessCranial irradiation at early postnatal age impairs stroke-induced neural stem/progenitor cell response in the adult brain
Cranial irradiation (IR) is commonly used to treat primary brain tumors and metastatic diseases. However, cranial IR-treated patients often develop vascular abnormalities later in life that increase their risk...
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Open Access2D shear wave elastography (SWE) performance versus vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE/fibroscan) in the assessment of liver stiffness in chronic hepatitis
The assessment of liver stiffness and the degree of fibrosis are important factors affecting the management strategy. Multiple non-invasive tools are now available to offer an adequate alternative to biopsy. I...
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Open AccessPET/CT implication on bronchogenic carcinoma TNM staging and follow-up using RECIST/PERCIST criteria: a comparative study with CT
To evaluate the role of PET/CT on bronchogenic carcinoma staging as well as treatment response evaluation on follow-up compared to CT study alone.
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Open AccessRole of ultrasound in airway assessment in the respiratory ICUs
Airway evaluation and its management remain an emerging clinical science. Ultrasound (US) provides point-of-care dynamic views of the airway in perioperative, emergency, and critical care settings. Identificat...
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Open AccessImpact of integrated use of diagnostic ultrasound examinations in respiratory intensive care units
Implementing point-of-care multiorgan ultrasound (POCUS) to the initial assessment of ICU patients allows intensivists to immediately integrate ultrasound findings with the patient history, physical, and labor...
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Association of Toll-like receptor 3 and Toll-like receptor 9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with hepatitis C virus persistence among Egyptians
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) give the innate immune system a considerable specificity for a large range of pathogens. TLR3 detects dsRNA of viruses while TLR9 recognizes bacterial and viral unmethylated CpG moti...
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Value of CT pulmonary angiography to predict short-term outcome in patient with pulmonary embolism
To evaluate the role of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the assessment of pulmonary embolism (PE) severity and the related CT cardiac changes, reflecting the clinical status of the patients and predicting t...
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Open AccessUpdates in computed tomography assessment of emphysema using computed tomography lung analysis
Computed tomography (CT) lung analysis is a new CT technique that allows assessment of emphysema in a quantitative pattern to avoid subjective analysis.
