Consumer preferences for scanning modality to diagnose focal liver lesions [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: Differences in the process of using liver imaging technologies might be important to patients. This study aimed to investigate preferences for scanning modalities used in diagnosing focal liver lesions.
Adam B Smith +7 more
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Borderline Personality Disorder: To diagnose or not to diagnose? That is the question
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2020 AbstractThere is considerable controversy around psychiatric diagnosis generally and personality disorders specifically. Since its conception, borderline personality disorder has been controversial because of the stigma associated with the diagnosis and the therapeutic nihilism held by practitioners who encounter people with this high prevalence ...
Katrina Campbell +3 more
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Case Report: Diagnosis of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis via Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Introduction: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare parasitic disease caused by the infection of Echinococcus multilocularis. AE may mimic malignancy both in clinical presentation and radiological imaging, which is often misdiagnosed as metastatic tumor.
Ke Li, Yubao Ma, Rui Ban, Qiang Shi
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Temporary nutrient deficiency - a difficult case for diagnosis and prognosis by plant analysis [PDF]
, 2000 Plant analysis aims to either detect deficiency at the time of sampling (diagnosis) or predict its occurrence at a later stage of growth (prognosis). Its use is based on the presumption that the plant nutrient status will either be constant with plant ...
Bell, R.W.
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Advances in the Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Through Liquid Biopsy
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Pancreatic cancer refers to the development of malignant tumors in the pancreas: it is associated with high mortality rates and mostly goes undetected in its early stages for lack of symptoms.
Tian-Bao Yan +9 more
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Comparison of different diagnostic methods in detection of canine parvovirus infection [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Aim: The study is to compare sensitivity and specificity rates of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunochromatographic assay (IC) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests which are widely used to diagnose CPV-2 infections of dogs with ...
Irmak Dik, Atilla Şimşek
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Case report: Obturator hernia: Diagnosis and surgical treatment
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 BackgroundObturator hernia (OH) is a rare external abdominal hernia, accounting for only 0.07%–1% of all hernia cases. Because the female pelvis is wider and there is less preperitoneal adipose tissue, the obturator canal is larger, which can lead to ...
Han Li +3 more
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The roles of adenosine signaling in systemic lupus erythematosus
HeliyonSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with multiple etiological factors. Immune disorder contributes to SLE development and is an important clinical manifestation of SLE patients.
Ke Dong +6 more
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New Pathogenetic-Oriented Method of Treatment of the Dry Form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Galician Medical Journal, 2016 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible loss of central vision in people over 60 years of age. One of the most important risk factors for AMD is decrease in macular pigment optical density (MPOD). Search for new possible
N. O. Dziuba, A. M. Sergienko
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The different effects of four adenosine receptors in liver fibrosis
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundThe adenosine–adenosine receptor pathway plays important roles in the immune system and inflammation. Four adenosine receptors (i.e., A1R, A2AR, A2BR, and A3R) have been identified.
Lan Yang +6 more
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