Deep learning-based prediction of tumor aggressiveness in RCC using multiparametric MRI: a pilot study.

Objective: To investigate the value of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a non-invasive method to predict the aggressiveness of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) by developing a convolutional neural network (CNN) model and fusing it with clinical characteristics.

Methods: Multiparametric abdominal MRI was performed on 47 pathologically confirmed RCC patients between 2019 and 2023. Preoperative MRI was performed on all patients to assess their clinical characteristics.

Blood pressure is associated with knee pain severity in middle-aged and elderly individuals with or at risks for osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Background: Hypertension is a common comorbidity of osteoarthritis (OA). Joint pain is the main clinical manifestation of OA. Knowledge about the relationship between hypertension and OA pain is limited.

Lateral meniscal body extrusion is associated with MRI-defined knee structural damage progression over 4 years: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative.

Purpose: To investigate the association of lateral meniscal body extrusion (LMBE) with OA-related knee structural damage progression over 4 years and to obtain thresholds of LMBE in predicting knee structural damage progression.

Method: We studied 196 subjects (67 male) with a mean age of 59.5 ± 7.

Association of hepatic/pancreatic iron overload evaluated by quantitative T2* MRI with bone mineral density and trabecular bone score.

Background: Iron-overloaded patients are recognized as presenting an increased risk of osteoporosis. However, studies on the correlation between osteoporosis and organ iron overload are controversial or scarce. The aim of this study is to assess bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) in correlation with hepatic and pancreatic iron overload.

Case Report: Two Cases of Watershed Phenomenon in Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Computed Tomography Angiography Imaging and Literature Review.

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has become a processing technique used in end-stage heart failure (ESHF) because it can significantly improve survival and quality of life in patients with ESHF as either a transitional support therapy or a permanent replacement therapy before heart transplant. However, various potential complications associated with MCS need to be considered, especially aortic root thrombus formation. It's critical to have an appropriate diagnosis of aortic root thrombus and "watershed" because the prognosis and treatment are different.

Meniscal anterior and posterior horn heights are associated with MRI-defined knee structural abnormalities in middle-aged and elderly patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Meniscal morphological changes are associated with knee OA. However, the correlation of meniscal height and OA-related knee structural abnormalities is still not well understood. The purpose of present study is to investigate whether and how meniscal anterior and posterior horn heights are associated with structural abnormalities in knees with symptomatic OA.

The association of meniscal body height with knee structural changes in middle-aged and elderly patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Objectives: To investigate whether and how meniscal height is associated with osteoarthritis (OA)-related knee structural changes in symptomatic knee OA.

Methods: We studied 106 patients (61 female, aged 40-73 years) with symptomatic knee OA. X-ray was used for Kellgren-Lawrence score.

Lumbar Vertebrae Morphological Analysis and an Additional Approach for Vertebrae Identification in Lumbar Spine DXA Images.

Introduction: Bone mineral density measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, DXA interpretation can be influenced by analytic errors which can, in turn, interfere with diagnostic accuracy. One such source of potential error is the accurate identification of specific lumbar vertebrae on lumbar spine DXA images.

Association of Body Composition and Other Clinical Factors with Incomplete Immune Response after Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.

Objective To explore whether baseline body composition and other clinical factors are associated with incomplete immune response after highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART)in Chinese men with human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS).Methods A retrospective study was conducted among HIV/AIDS male patients who achieved viral suppression(maintained HIV-1 RNA levels<400 copies/ml)after a year of HAART between 2007 and 2015.Clinical,immunological,and virological data were collected from patients' files,including weight,height,and whole body composition measured within one month prior to staring HAART.

WITHDRAWN: Association of Baseline Body Composition With Incomplete Immune Response After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Chinese HIV-Infected Adults.

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Association of moderate aerobic exercise and rho-associated kinase 2 concentration in subjects with dyslipidemia.

Introduction: Dyslipidemia is associated with increased rho-associated kinase 2 (ROCK2) concentration. Whether moderate aerobic exercise could attenuate leukocyte ROCK2 concentration is unknown.

Material And Methods: One hundred subjects with dyslipidemia and without statin treatment were enrolled and assigned to exercise and control groups.