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Diagnostic indices for vertiginous diseases [PDF]

BMC Neurology, 2010
Background Vertigo and dizziness are symptoms which are reported frequently in clinical practice. We aimed to develop diagnostic indices for four prevalent vertiginous diseases: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Menière's disease (MD ...
Warninghoff Jan-Christian, Bayer Otmar, Straube Andreas   +2 more
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Continuous indices to assess the phenotypic spectrum of kidney transplant rejection [PDF]

Nature Communications
The Banff classification for kidney transplant pathology dichotomizes the rejection continuum into distinct diagnostic categories, introducing artificial cutoff points and threshold effects.
Thibaut Vaulet, Priyanka Koshy, Karolien Wellekens, Olivier Aubert, Charlotte Bottomley, Jasper Callemeyn, Evert Cleenders, Maarten Coemans, Lynn Cornell, Aiko P. J. de Vries, Gillian Divard, Marie-Paule Emonds, Sandrine Florquin, Mark Haas, Philip F. Halloran, Jesper Kers, Dirk Kuypers, Thangamani Muthukumar, Angelica Pagliazzi, Steven Salvatore, Olivier Thaunat, Surya V. Seshan, Elisabet Van Loon, Thomas Vanhoutte, Georg A. Böhmig, Friedrich A. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Michelle Willicombe, Aravind Cherukuri, Alexandre Loupy, Candice Roufosse, Maarten Naesens   +30 more
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Diagnostic value of non-invasive indices for assessing liver fibrosis in Chinese children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Introduction and objectivesThe rising prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in Chinese children necessitates non-invasive fibrosis assessment.
Juan Zhou, Min Liu, Jun Qiu, Wenxian Ouyang, Guanghui Zhu, Weijian Chen, Shuangjie Li, Hongmei Zhao   +7 more
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Diagnostic value of peripheral blood inflammatory indices for breast cancer grade and immunohistochemical markers: a retrospective observational study [PDF]

BMC Cancer
Introduction Breast cancer remains a leading global health burden with rising incidence, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Emerging evidence suggests that systemic inflammatory indices may correlate with malignancies’ prognostic features.
Nahid Nafissi, Mohammad Rezazadeh, Ahmadreza Kheradpishe, Hanieh Radkhah, Maedeh Bayani, Bahareh Shateri Amiri, Ghazal Tavakoli, Mohammad Mehdi Hasheminezhad, Maryam Khalili, Asma Mousavi   +9 more
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The association between different lipid indices and hyperuricemia in older adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Lipids in Health and Disease
Background Lipid-derived composite indices demonstrate robust epidemiological associations with diverse metabolic and cardiovascular disorders due to their integrative nature; however, their relationship with hyperuricemia (HUA) in older adults remains ...
Yingkai Shen, Shihao Wang, Jinghan Qiu, Yinghao Li, Yufang Wang   +4 more
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Petrogenic and Biogenic Inputs of n-alkanes along Shoreline of the Caspian Sea in the Mazandaran Province, North of Iran

Applied Environmental Research, 2022
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world and is facing an increasing risk of contamination. Sea-based and land-based hydrocarbons inputs are the most critical pollutants of the Caspian Sea.
Seyed Raheb Hosseini Bizaki, Ahmad Reza Rabbani, Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari, Mitra Cheraghi, Parisa Babaie   +4 more
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Quantitative assessment of graves’ ophthalmopathy activity using 99mTc-DTPA SPECT/CT orbital imaging: a feasibility study with multiple indicators [PDF]

EJNMMI Research
Background Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is a challenging autoimmune manifestation of Graves' disease, whose management relies on accurate assessment of inflammatory activity in the extraocular muscles (EOMs). The Clinical Activity Score (CAS), the current
Yan Li, Rui Cheng, Zhongyang Yang, Bo Ma, Jiafu Peng, Jinfeng Wang, Haiyan Liu, keyi Lu, Sijin Li, Bao Li, Hua Wei   +10 more
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DRIS Norms and Sufficiency Ranges for Persimmon ‘Rojo Brillante’ Grown under Mediterranean Conditions in Spain

Agronomy, 2022
The aim of this study was to establish DRIS (Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System) norms and Nutritional Optimal Ranges (NOR) for ‘Rojo Brillante’ Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) ‘Ribera del Xúquer’.
Julia Morales, Isabel Rodríguez-Carretero, Belen Martínez-Alcántara, Rodolfo Canet, Ana Quiñones   +4 more
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Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity of Platelet Indices in Sepsis

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: to determine the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of platelet indices [platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), MPV/PLT ratio] in sepsis. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.
Aamna Latif, Lubna Zaffar, Sarah Fatimah, Hina Zaib, Maria Khan, Rabia Latif   +5 more
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Novel volumetric capnography indices measure ventilation inhomogeneity in cystic fibrosis

ERJ Open Research, 2022
Background Volumetric capnography (VCap) is a simpler alternative to multiple-breath washout (MBW) to detect ventilation inhomogeneity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its diagnostic performance is influenced by breathing dynamics.
Sotirios Fouzas, Anne-Christianne Kentgens, Olga Lagiou, Bettina Sarah Frauchiger, Florian Wyler, Ilias Theodorakopoulos, Sophie Yammine, Philipp Latzin   +7 more
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