Objectives To determine knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) and antiviral therapy’s acceptance during pregnancy of pregnant women with hepatitis B and influencing factors.Design Case-comparison study.Setting The study was conducted in Zhejiang ...
Lanjuan Li+10 more
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History of development of the life-saving drug “Nusinersen” in spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder with an incidence of 1/6,000–1/10,000 and is the leading fatal disease among infants. Previously, there was no effective treatment for SMA.
Jiaying Qiu+8 more
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Local Factors Impact Accuracy of Garlic Tissue Test Diagnosis
The low productivity of garlic in Brazil requires more efficient nutritional management. For this, environmental and fertilization-related factors must be adjusted to a set of local conditions.
Leandro Hahn+8 more
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Imprint cytology: A boon in tissue diagnosis
Background: The technique of imprint cytology has provided great impetus to cytodiagnosis due to its simplicity, cost effectiveness, rapid results. It plays a significant role in the rapid diagnosis of the lesions.
Charusheela Rajesh Gore+6 more
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Brain tissue properties differentiate between motor and limbic basal ganglia circuits [PDF]
Despite advances in understanding basic organizational principles of the human basal ganglia, accurate in vivo assessment of their anatomical properties is essential to improve early diagnosis in disorders with corticosubcortical pathology and optimize ...
Accolla, EA+10 more
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Laser induced surface acoustic wave combined with phase sensitive optical coherence tomography for superficial tissue characterization:a solution for practical application [PDF]
Mechanical properties are important parameters that can be used to assess the physiologic conditions of biologic tissue. Measurements and mapping of tissue mechanical properties can aid in the diagnosis, characterisation and treatment of diseases.
Chan+32 more
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Insurance impacts survival for children, adolescents, and young adults with bone and soft tissue sarcomas. [PDF]
BackgroundWhile racial/ethnic survival disparities have been described in pediatric oncology, the impact of income has not been extensively explored. We analyzed how public insurance influences 5-year overall survival (OS) in young patients with sarcomas.
Goldsby, Robert E+5 more
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Evaluating diagnostic yield and accuracy as key performance metrics in pulmonary lung lesions
ObjectiveA conservative definition of diagnostic yields for assessing the performance of guided bronchoscopy has been proposed, but it has yet to be validated in practice.MethodsPatients who underwent radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) between ...
Junsu Choe+7 more
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Quantitative and qualitative features of tissue biopsy for successful diagnosis of oral cancer
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate quantitative and qualitative tissue features as factors associated with successful cancer diagnosis at the first attempt of oral biopsy.
Narawich Meemongkol+2 more
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Histopathological image analysis : a review [PDF]
Over the past decade, dramatic increases in computational power and improvement in image analysis algorithms have allowed the development of powerful computer-assisted analytical approaches to radiological data.
Boucheron, Laura E.+5 more
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