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Detection of Thoracic Diseases using Deep Learning [PDF]

ITM Web of Conferences, 2020
The study of using deep learning for detection of various thoracic diseases has been an active and challenging research area. Chest X-rays are currently the most common and globally used radiology practices for detecting thoracic diseases.
Palani Salome, Kulkarni Arya, Kochara Abishai, M Kiruthika   +3 more
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Guanylyl cyclase activation reverses resistive breathing–induced lung injury and inflammation [PDF]

, 2015
Inspiratory resistive breathing (RB), encountered in obstructive lung diseases, induces lung injury. The soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC)/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway is down-regulated in chronic and acute animal models of RB, such as ...
Brouckaert, Peter, Dettoraki, Maria, Giannis, Athanassios, Glynos, Constantinos, Karavana, Vassiliki, Kotsikoris, Vasilis, Loverdos, Konstantinos, Magkou, Christina, Papapetropoulos, Andreas, Pavlidou, Athanasia, Perlikos, Fotis, Theocharis, Stamatios E, Topouzis, Stavros, Toumpanakis, Dimitris, Vassilakopoulos, Theodoros, Zhou, Zongmin   +15 more
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The Efficacy of Physical Therapy to Alleviate Symptomatic Thoracic Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Narrative Analysis [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
To evaluate the efficacy of physical therapy (PT) to alleviate symptomatic thoracic radiculopathy (TR) without the use of invasive procedures. Database search was conducted by an experienced medical librarian from inception until January 27, 2023, in ...
Karson A Mostert, Jacob Perera, Jennifer Dens Higano, Patrick T Davis, Ryan J Buus, Danielle Gerberi, James Meiling, Cara Prideaux   +7 more
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Predictive significance of the six-minute walk distance for long-term survival in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure [PDF]

, 2007
Background: The 6-min walk distance ( 6-MWD) is a global marker of functional capacity and prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD), but less explored in other chronic respiratory diseases.
Aida A, Andre P. Hitzl, ATS Committee on Proficiency Standards for Clinical Pulmonary Function Laboratories, Barreiro E, Bittner V, Bowen JB, Budweiser S, Budweiser S, Cano NJ, Cano NJ, Carter R, Casanova C, Chailleux E, Criee CP, Enright PL, Fabbri L, Farre R, Felix Heidtkamp, Frank Heinemann, Fuschillo S, Gustafson T, Highcock MP, Kathrin Schmidbauer, Koechlin C, Kossler W, Lederer DJ, Lloyd-Owen SJ, Marquis K, Mascolo MC, Michael Arzt, Michael Pfeifer, Miyamoto S, Quanjer PH, Rudolf A. Jörres, Sauleda J, Schols AM, Sciurba F, Stephan Budweiser, Stephan Schroll, Vestbo J   +39 more
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Perspectives on the revised Ghent criteria for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome [PDF]

, 2015
Three international nosologies have been proposed for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MFS): the Berlin nosology in 1988; the Ghent nosology in 1996 (Ghent-1); and the revised Ghent nosology in 2010 (Ghent-2).
Bannas, Peter, Behzadi, Cyrus, Bernhardt, Alexander M, Blankenberg, Stefan, De Backer, Julie, Fuisting, Bettina, Hillebrand, Mathias, Kölbel, Tilo, Püschel, Klaus, Robinson, Peter N, Rybczynski, Meike, Schüler, Helke, Sheikhzadeh, Sara, von Kodolitsch, Yskert   +13 more
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Giant Cavernous Haemangioma of the Anterior Mediastinum

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Cavernous hemangiomas of the anterior mediastinum is rare. We present a case of a 56-year-old male patient with a giant cavernous hemangioma of the anterior mediastinum, 18 cm in diameters, approached by left posterolateral thoracotomy.
Seyda Ors Kaya, Ozgur Samancılar, Ozan Usluer, Tuba Acar, Ali Galip Yener   +4 more
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Expanded CURB-65: A new score system predicts severity of community-acquired pneumonia with superior efficiency [PDF]

, 2016
Aim of this study was to develop a new simpler and more effective severity score for communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) patients. A total of 1640 consecutive hospitalized CAP patients in Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University were included ...
Dong, Xiao Jun, Falcone, Marco, Farcomeni, Alessio, Liu, Jin Liang, Lu, Rui Qing, Luo, Shu Ya, Shi, Ling Xian, Venditti, Mario, Wu, Xue Jie, Xu, Feng, Zhao, Ying Li, Zhou, Hui   +11 more
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Endoscopic removal of a chondromatous hamartoma by bronchoscopic electrosurgical snare and argon plasma coagulation

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
A 31-year-old woman presented with a cough, pain on the left side on deep inspiration, dyspnea, and fever. A chest x-ray showed pneumonic infiltration of the left middle and lower lung and decreased left hemithorax volume.
B.T. Uskul, R. Baran, F.E. Turan, O. Sogukpinar, F. Aksoy, H. Turker   +5 more
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Microbial Antigens Stimulate Metalloprotease-7 Secretion in Human B-Lymphocytes Using mTOR-Dependent and Independent Pathways

Scientific Reports, 2017
Metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute to tissue remodeling and acute inflammation not only by degrading extracellular matrix proteins but also by controlling the influx of chemokines through the regulation and shedding of syndecans.
Mohamed F. Ali, Harika Dasari, Virginia P. Van Keulen, Divi Cornec, George Vasmatzis, Tobias Peikert, Eva M. Carmona   +6 more
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Local expression profiles of vitamin D-related genes in airways of COPD patients

Respiratory Research, 2020
Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is based on bronchodilation, with inhaled corticosteroids or azithromycin associated when frequent exacerbations occur.
Carolien Mathyssen, Celine Aelbrecht, Jef Serré, Stephanie Everaerts, Karen Maes, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Wim Janssens   +7 more
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