Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critical care, yet traditional diagnostic methods face limitations, especially in critically ill patients. This ...
Background Recurrence after pediatric catheter ablation often reflects limited lesion durability. The SmartTouch Surround Flow (STSF) contact‑force–sensing, open‑irrigated catheter is designed to prov...
Purpose What is the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) contamination in reproductive specimens from patients infected during controlled ovarian stimulation?Methods Th...
Background To quantitatively evaluate bone mineralization following bifocal (BF), trifocal (TF), tetrafocal (TBT), and pentafocal (PBT) bone transport using the pixel value ratio (PVR), and to compare...
Background Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is the standard treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), but the high rates of residual tumor and recurrence remain major c...
Objective To delineate the distinct immunometabolic perturbations in HIV-associated acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HIV-AECOPD) and to identify circulating biomarkers pred...
The detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is crucial for cancer management but remains challenging due to their rarity and heterogeneity. Alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity, particularly from ca...
Background Predicting the need for early postnatal surgery in severe fetal unilateral hydronephrosis remains challenging. Traditional fetal urinary electrolyte thresholds, derived from end-stage renal...
Vertebra instance segmentation from computed tomography (CT) images is a fundamental and critical task in clinical practice, serving as the basis for various spinal-related applications such as verteb...
Background There is a scarcity of longitudinal, population-level evidence on the association between chronic diseases and tooth loss. This study aimed to determine the association between chronic dise...
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