Diagnostic Performance of Grayscale Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Mass-forming Breast Lesions.

In our study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of grayscale ultrasonography (USG) in risk stratification of mass-forming breast lesions. Our study included 90 cases, in which 88 were females and 2 cases were male with age ranging from 16 to 73 years. Out of 90 lesions, 51 (58%) lesions were benign and 39 (39%) lesions were malignant.

Identifying the Burden and Predictors of Diabetes Distress among Adult Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Background: Diabetes is a psychologically challenging medical condition. Diabetes distress (DD) refers to the unique, often hidden emotional burdens and worries that the patient experiences when managing diabetes.

Objective: The objective of the study was to find the burden and identify the predictors of DD in adult Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.

Localization of Impacted Canines - A Comparative Study of Computed Tomography and Orthopantomography.

Our aim was to evaluate the location of impacted canines and their proximity to the lateral and central incisor to assess the prognosis of the impacted canine and compare the reliability of 2D versus 3D imaging solutions. We carried a prospective study on 17 subjects with impacted maxillary canines. Later, the patients underwent radiologic examination, i.

Association of CD14 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphisms with inflammatory microRNAs expression levels in ankylosing spondylitis and polyarthralgia.

This study aimed to investigate the genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and polyarthralgia (PA) conditions among Indian subjects through genotyping two immune regulatory genes CD14 (-159C>T) and MIF (-173G>C) and find their association with the expression levels of three circulating inflammatory miRNAs. This investigation may provide early genetic cause of these two forms of arthritis and more optimal biological targets to predict early therapeutic outcomes. A total of 140 patients (AS: 70 and PA: 70) and 156 controls were recruited from Indian population.