Anticoagulant Treatment May Decrease the Relapse Rate of Pulmonary Arterial Involvement in Behçet's Disease.

Objectives: Pulmonary arterial involvement (PAI) is one of the most common causes of mortality in Behçet's disease (BD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, course, and recurrence risk factors of BD-associated PAI.

Methods: BD patients who were followed up in Marmara University BD outpatient clinic between 1990 and 2023 were included.

Computed Tomography-Assessed Sarcopenia Predicts Mortality in Kidney Transplant Candidates.

Objectives: Sarcopenia is common in chronic kidney disease and associated with increased mortality. We investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia, defined as low muscle mass by the psoas muscle index, in endstage renal disease patients on waiting lists for kidney transplant and determined its association with prognostic nutritional index, C-reactive protein-toalbumin ratio, cardiovascular events, and mortality.

Materials And Methods: Our study included 162 patients with end-stage renal disease and 87 agematched healthy controls.

Evaluating therapeutic efficacy of extended shelf-life 90 Y glass microspheres in transarterial radioembolization for colorectal cancer: a quantitative FDG PET/CT analysis.

Objectives: There is a lack of sufficient evidence regarding the use of extended shelf-life (ExSL) Yttrium-90 ( 90 Y) glass radiomicrospheres in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of ExSL 90 Y glass radiomicrospheres with a personalized treatment approach by analyzing 18 F-FDG PET/CT quantitative parameters [metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG)] separately before and after the treatment.

Methods: A total of 93 radioembolization sessions involving 77 patients were included.

The Novel OMERACT Ultrasound Scoring System for Salivary Gland Changes in Patients With Sjögren Syndrome Is Associated With MRI and Salivary Flow Rates.

Objective: To assess the construct validity of the novel Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) ultrasound (US) semiquantitative scoring system for morphological lesions in major salivary glands by comparing it with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and unstimulated whole salivary flow rates (U-WSFRs) in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS).

Methods: Nine sonographers applied the OMERACT 0-3 grayscale scoring system for parotid (PGs) and submandibular glands (SMGs) in 11 patients with pSS who also had MRIs performed. These were evaluated by 2 radiologists using a semiquantitative 0-3 scoring system for morphological lesions.

Retrospective Analysis of Serology and Radiology Results in Patients with Suspected Cystic Echinococcosis Through 3 Years Period.

Objective: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of sensu latu, is one of the neglected zoonotic infectious diseases and Türkiye is among the endemic countries. This study was designed to analyze serology results for patients who were diagnosed as CE by clinical symptoms and radiological methods over a three-year period.

Methods: Sera were analyzed for Anti- IgG by a chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) (HYDATIDOSIS VIRCLIA IgG MONOTEST, Vircell) using the VIRCLIA (CLIA; Vircell, Granada, Spain) and results processed by the dedicated software.

Pre-existing Immunocompromised Status as a Preventer of Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: Friend or Foe?

Objective COVID-19 has been negatively impacted by a number of comorbidities. Aside from that, some conditions or treatments that cause immunosuppression can alter the course of the disease, leading to worse outcomes. The primary goal of this study is to compare the clinical presentation, laboratory analysis, radiological findings, and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 with and without immunosuppression.

Radiological Quantification of Sarcopenic Obesity and its Role in Chronic Liver Disease Severity.

Rationale And Objectives: To define sarcopenic obesity (SaO) among chronic liver disease (CLD) patients via CT and MRI, and assess its impact on liver disease severity.

Materials And Methods: CLD patients referred from the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department diagnosed as chronic hepatitis B (N:101), cirrhosis (N:110), and hepatocellular carcinoma (N:169) with available information on body height, weight, Child-Pugh and MELD scores within 2 weeks of CT or MRI scanning were included in the study. Cross-sectional examinations were retrospectively evaluated for skeletal muscle index (SMI) and visceral adipose tissue area (VATA).

Radiation pneumonitis in relation to pulmonary function, dosimetric factors, TGFβ1 expression, and quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving post-operative radiotherapy: a prospective 6-month follow-up study.

Purpose: To investigate development of radiation pneumonitis (RP) in relation to pulmonary function, dosimetric factors, and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFβ1) expression in irradiated breast cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 49 breast cancer patients who received post-operative radiotherapy (RT) were evaluated in terms of pulmonary function tests (PFTs), quality of life (QoL), development of RP, dosimetric factors, cytokine levels, and lung high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) before and after RT. ROC analysis was performed for performance of dosimetric factors in predicting RP, while frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped for TGFβ1 (rs11466345 and rs1800470) were also evaluated.

The evaluation of DLCO changes in patients with relatively higher lung shunt fractions receiving TARE.

Objective: Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with Yttrium-90 (Y) labeled microspheres is an effective locoregional treatment option for patients with primary and metastatic liver cancer. However, TARE is also associated with radiation-induced lung injury due to hepatopulmonary shunting. If a large proportion of the injected radionuclide microspheres (more than 15%) is shunted, a rare but lethal complication may develop: radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP).

New grading system for post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis based on computed tomography findings.

Background: There is currently no objective computed tomography (CT)-defined grading system for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related pulmonary fibrosis. We propose a CT-based radiological scale that adapts the histological fibrosis scale to pulmonary fibrosis CT findings, to evaluate possible predictive factors for the degree of fibrosis in these patients.

Methods: A new radiological fibrosis grading system was created based on existing histological fibrosis scales.

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients With Inoperable or Recurrent/Residual Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Centre Initial Experience.

Background: Patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are often treated with pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific drugs. However, most of these patients remain symptomatic, despite medical treatment. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging therapeutic intervention for patients with inoperable CTEPH.

Multimodal Approach of Isolated Pulmonary Vasculitis: A Single-Institution Experience.

Background: Isolated pulmonary vasculitis (IPV) is a single-organ vasculitis of unknown etiology and may mimic chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The aim of this study was to review our clinical experience with pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with CTEPH secondary to IPV.

Methods: Data were collected prospectively for consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy and had a diagnosis of IPV at or after surgery.

Assessment of peritoneal thickness using CT in relation to dialysis adequacy in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Studies assessing peritoneal thickness by CT in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are lacking. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between peritoneal thickness as measured by CT and dialysis adequacy with peritoneal membrane characteristics in PD patients. Ninety-four PD patients were enrolled.

Relationship of the cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction and total severity score of computerized tomography in patients with COVID 19.

Aim: Studies analyzing viral load in COVID-19 patients and any data that compare viral load with chest computerized tomography (CT) severity are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the severity of chest CT in reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-positive patients and factors associated with it.

Methodology: SARS-CoV-2 RNA was extracted from nasopharyngeal swab samples by using Bio-speedy viral nucleic acid buffer.

Tuberculosis and COVID-19: An overlapping situation during pandemic.

Introduction: The novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). First COVID-19 case was detected in March, 10, 2020 in Turkey and as of May, 18, 2020 148,067 cases have been identified and 4096 citizens have died. Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health concern, incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people) in Turkey was reported at 14, 1 in 2018.

Pleural effusion as an indicator of short term mortality in acute pulmonary embolism.

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is known as one of the major causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Identification of high risk patients for short term and long-term mortality is crucial. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the prognostic importance of simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI), radiological investigations and comorbidities in terms of short-term mortality by simultaneous assessment of sPESI score, pulmonary computed tomography (CT) angiography findings and underlying comorbidities in patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism.

Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction in Subjects at High-Risk for COPD Exacerbations.

Background: Ultrasound-based diaphragmatic thickness fraction is a reflection of the size and function of the diaphragm. This study aimed to examine the value of this measurement in identifying patients with COPD who are at high risk for the development of symptoms and exacerbations.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 53 subjects with COPD.

Parenchymal density changes in acute pulmonary embolism: Can quantitative CT be a diagnostic tool? A preliminary study.

Purpose: Determine the ability of quantitative CT (QCT) in defining parenchymal density changes in acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

Material & Methods: Mean lung density (MLD) and percentage distribution values (PDV) were calculated in 34 patients suspected of PE using software application based on computerized volumetric anatomical segmentation.

Results: Total, left, and right MLD differed significantly between emboli positive(n=23) and negative(n=11) groups(p<0.

Evaluation of sacroiliac joint MRI for pelvic venous congestion signs in women clinically suspected of sacroiliitis.

Background Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is a commonly overlooked condition which is a potential cause of chronic pelvic pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) may demonstrate unexpected conditions that can mimic sacroiliitis (SI). Awareness of MRI-defined pelvic venous congestion (PVC) may help in identifying PCS, where vascular abnormality may be the sole manifestation of SIJ pain.

Sciatic neuroendometriosis: Magnetic resonance imaging defined perineural spread of endometriosis.

Catamenial sciatic radiculopathy resulting from endometriosis is a rare presentation of a common disease in which the pathogenesis of pain is still under debate. A 32-year-old woman presented complaining of infertility, catamenial sciatica, and pelvic and gluteal pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed endometriotic infiltration of the left proximal lumbosacral plexus, sacral nerve track, sciatic nerve at the sciatic notch and pudendal nerve along the iliococcygeus muscle, together with left endometrioma and deep infiltrating endometriosis lesions.

Late Pulmonary Toxicity Associated With Everolimus in a Renal Transplant Patient and Review of the Literature.

The use of inhibitors of mammalian target of rapamycin is associated with adverse pulmonary effects. Although sirolimus-related pneumonitis has been well described, reports on pneumonitis with everolimus are scarce. We report a case of everolimus-induced pneumonitis in a renal transplant recipient 5 years after initiation of everolimus treatment, and we also review the literature regarding everolimus-induced pneumonitis in renal transplant patients.