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Brand new norms for a good old test: Northern Italy normative study of MiniMental State Examination
AimMini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most used tests for the screening of global cognition in patients with neurological and medical...
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Left ventricular fibrosis in arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: quantification and comparison of semi-automated techniques assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance
PurposeLeft ventricular (LV) fibrosis has a key role in arrhythmogenesis in patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Cardiac magnetic resonance...
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Current Evidence for the Use of High-Sensitivity Troponin Assays in the Emergency Department
Purpose of ReviewThis paper will review the published literature on the implementation of high-sensitivity troponin in the diagnosis and treatment of...
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The Standardization of Outpatient Procedure (STOP) Narcotics after anorectal surgery: a prospective non-inferiority study to reduce opioid use
BackgroundPrescription of opioid medication after ambulatory anorectal surgery may be excessive and lead to opioid misuse. The purpose of this study...
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Preparing MSK radiologists of the future
The future will bring increasing demands for specialty training of MSK radiologists. These will include requirements for further standardization of...
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Interobserver Variability in Assessing Pathologic Response to Preoperative Treatment in Rectal Cancer: Standardization of an Evaluation Method and Comparisons Between Published Scales
BackgroundEvaluating tumor response of rectal cancer to preoperative chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has a prognostic value on overall survival; however,...
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Pediatric endoscopic subcutaneous mastectomy (pesma) with liposuction in adolescents with gynecomastia
BackgroundSurgical techniques for treatment of gynecomastia are increasingly less invasive. We described technical standardization of pediatric...
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Cycle threshold responses in SARS-COV2 PCR tests depend on the method by which the samples were obtained and require strict global standardization
PurposeSince 2020, a SARS-COV2 epidemic has been raging worldwide. The cycle of the PCR test in which the virus is detected is called cycle threshold...
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Automatic and standardized quality assurance of digital mammography and tomosynthesis with deep convolutional neural networks
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop and validate a commercially available AI platform for the automatic determination of image quality in...
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Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging for patients with periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to provide a critical systematic review of the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a noninvasive method...
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Inter-laboratory comparison of routine autoantibody detection methods for autoimmune neuropathies and myasthenia gravis
Serological tests are important to detect autoantibodies (autoAbs) in patients with autoimmune neuropathies (AN) and myasthenia gravis (MG) as they...
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Global comparison of cancer outcomes: standardization and correlation with healthcare expenditures
BackgroundCancer outcomes vary widely among different countries. However, comparisons of cost-effectiveness and cost-efficiency of different systems...
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Low prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes and current good glycemic control - one-center retrospective assessment
PurposeDespite progress in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) therapy, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is still a common complication. We analysed predictors and...
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CheckList for EvaluAtion of Radiomics research (CLEAR): a step-by-step reporting guideline for authors and reviewers endorsed by ESR and EuSoMII
Even though radiomics can hold great potential for supporting clinical decision-making, its current use is mostly limited to academic research,...
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Machine learning integration of multi-modal analytical data for distinguishing abnormal botanical drugs and its application in Guhong injection
BackgroundDetermination of batch-to-batch consistency of botanical drugs (BDs) has long been the bottleneck in quality evaluation primarily due to...
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A whirl of radiomics-based biomarkers in cancer immunotherapy, why is large scale validation still lacking?
The search for understanding immunotherapy response has sparked interest in diverse areas of oncology, with artificial intelligence (AI) and...
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The prevalence and management of chronic pain in the Chinese population: findings from the China Pain Health Index (2020)
BackgroundChronic pain is a common disease; about 20% of people worldwide suffer from it. While compared with the research on the prevalence and...
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Technical standardization of ICG near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for duplex kidney in pediatric patients
PurposeThis study aimed to standardize the operative technique of indocyanine green (ICG) near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) laparoscopic partial...
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Radiomics reproducibility challenge in computed tomography imaging as a nuisance to clinical generalization: a mini-review
BackgroundRadiomics has demonstrated striking potential in accurate cancer diagnosis but still needs strengthening of validity and standardization to...
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Automated identification of leukocyte subsets improves standardization of database-guided expert-supervised diagnostic orientation in acute leukemia: a EuroFlow study
Precise classification of acute leukemia (AL) is crucial for adequate treatment. EuroFlow has previously designed an AL orientation tube (ALOT) to...
