An appraisal and comparative analysis of superb microvascular imaging with conventional ultrasound and MRI for greater trochanteric pain syndrome management.

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a common cause of hip pain and is often associated with chronic lower back pain and lower extremity osteoarthritis. Its diagnosis is clinical; however, imaging has been shown to aid in the differential diagnosis of challenging cases. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a new technique that may be more effective than power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) in the detection of inflammation-related vascularity in patients.

Assessing the Influence of Long-Term Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Cardiovascular Risk in Transgender Men through Carotid Intima-Media Thickness.

Transgender men use exogenous androgen for male pattern virilization. Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (HBSO) is performed to stop the endogenous estrogen secretion. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has been shown to increase with long-term use of androgens and the removal of estrogen.

Machine learning and radiomics for ventricular tachyarrhythmia prediction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from an MRI-based analysis.

Background: Myocardial fibrosis is often detected in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which causes left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and tachyarrhythmias.

Purpose: To evaluate the potential value of a machine learning (ML) approach that uses radiomic features from late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and cine images for the prediction of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) in patients with HCM.

Material And Methods: Hyperenhancing areas of LV myocardium on LGE images were manually segmented, and the segmentation was propagated to corresponding areas on cine images.

Role of Combining Grayscale Findings With Superb Microvascular Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography in Standardization and Management of NON-MASS Breast Lesions.

The non-mass breast lesions on ultrasound (US) are a group of challenging pathology. We aimed to standardize these grayscale findings and investigate the effectiveness of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and shear wave elastography (SWE). A total of 195 lesions were evaluated by B-mode US, SWE, and SMI in the same session.

Carotid artery ultrasonography and shear wave elastography in Takayasu's arteritis: a comparative analysis with diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is a chronic inflammatory large vessel vasculitis with a grim prognosis due to the excessive risk for cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Its diagnosis relies on radiographic imaging and its differentiation particularly from atherosclerosis could be challenging. Hypothesising that vascular morphology observed in TAK would be comparable to that found in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a prototype for advanced atherosclerosis, we compared two disease groups using carotid artery B mode US and shear wave elastography (SWE).

Clinical characteristics and perinatal outcome of fetuses with ventriculomegaly.

Purpose: To assess the incidence of associated structural anomalies, chromosomal/genetic abnormalities, infections, and perinatal outcomes of fetuses with ventriculomegaly (VM), also to evaluate the role of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting associated intracranial anomalies.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 149 prenatally diagnosed pregnancies with fetal VM. VM was classified as mild (Vp = 10-12 mm), moderate (Vp = 12.

A novel objective evaluation method, shear wave elastography, in the treatment of atrophic vaginitis by nonablative intravaginal Er:YAG laser, a randomized-sham controlled pilot study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of intravaginal Er:YAG laser for treating atrophic vaginitis in postmenopausal women utilizing shear wave elastography.

Methods: In this prospective randomized sham-controlled double-blind pilot study, 20 participants were included (laser group [n = 12] / sham-control group [n = 8]). A nonablative (Smooth mode) Er:YAG laser with a wavelength of 2,940 nm was used.

Preoperative Role of Superb Microvascular Imaging and Shear-Wave Elastography for Prediction of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Breast Cancer.

This study aims to evaluate the role of shearwave elastography (SWE) and superb microvascular imaging (SMI) for preoperative prediction of axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in patients with breast cancer. In a cohort of 214 women with breast cancer, B-Mode ultrasonography (US), SMIvascular-index (SMIvi), and SWE (E-mean, E-ratio) values were recorded before tru-cut biopsy. Axillary fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and sentinel lymph node sampling results were collected.

Retinal Microvascular Changes in Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis.

We aimed to analyze retinal microvascular parameters, measured by optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis compared to healthy individuals. A total of 41 eyes from 30 patients who had varying degrees of carotid stenosis, and 42 eyes from 42 healthy controls, were enrolled in this study. Depending on the degree of stenosis evaluated by Doppler ultrasonographic imaging, the patient group was further subclassified into mild, moderate, and severe carotid artery stenosis.

Accuracy Rate of Shear Wave Elastography in Detecting the Liver Fibrosis in Overweight and Obese Children with Hepatosteatosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy rate of liver stiffness calculated by shear wave elastography with liver biopsy results in obese and overweight children.

Materials And Methods: Obese and overweight children between 3 and 18 years of age, who had hepatic steatosis and a healthy control group were included in this study. A blood sample was obtained for laboratory tests and shear wave elastography was performed for all subjects.

The Diagnostic Role of Shear Wave Elastography and Superb Microvascular Imaging in the Evaluation of Suspicious Microcalcifications.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and shear wave elastography (SWE) in the prediction of malignancy and invasiveness of isolated microcalcifications (MC) that can be visualized by ultrasonography (US).

Material And Methods: Sixty-seven women with MC, who were considered suspicious on mammography were evaluated. Only those lesions that could be visualized by US and presented as non-mass lesion were included.

Increased arterial stiffness and accelerated atherosclerosis in Takayasu arteritis.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Arterial stiffness and accelerated atherosclerosis have been reported in TAK, however, morphological changes in the arterial wall have not been adequately addressed. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a new, non-invasive, direct and quantitative method of ultrasonography (US) that evaluates elasticity of biological tissues.

Radiomics-based machine learning models in STEMI: a promising tool for the prediction of major adverse cardiac events.

Objective: To evaluate the potential value of the machine learning (ML) models using radiomic features of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and cine images on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with relevant clinical information and conventional MRI parameters for the prediction of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.

Methods: This retrospective study included 60 patients with the first STEMI. MACE consisted of new-onset congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmia, and cardiac death.

Can biomarkers predict myocardial iron overload in children with thalassemia major?

Aim: Beta-thalassemia major requires regular blood transfusions throughout life, which in turn leads to iron accumulation in the body. While cardiac T2* MRI is the gold standard in determining cardiac iron accumulation, it is not always feasible, which has led to the search for new biomarkers. Herein, the value of growth differentiation factor-15, galectin-3, and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting cardiac iron accumulation is investigated in asymptomatic children with beta-thalassemia major.

Evaluation of left ventricular function and myocardial deformation in children with beta-thalassemia major by real-time three-dimensional (four-dimensional) and speckle tracking echocardiography.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the role of real-time three-dimensional (four-dimensional) and speckle tracking echocardiography for early detection of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and also for the relationship between myocardial deformation parameters and myocardial iron load which is measured by cardiac magnetic resonance relaxation time T2* values in asymptomatic children with beta-thalassemia major.

Material And Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study included 40 patients (mean age 15.4 ± 2.

Shear wave elastography evaluation of liver, pancreas, spleen and kidneys in patients with familial mediterranean fever and amyloidosis.

Objectives: Amyloid deposits in a visceral organ can contribute to tissue stiffness that could be measured with shear wave elastography (SWE). We aimed to investigate changes in organ stiffness in conjunction with laboratory parameters in patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) and amyloidosis.

Methods: This prospective study included 27 FMF patients, 11 patients with amyloidosis, and 38 healthy controls.

Evaluation of the relationship between ventricular function and serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels in patients with operated tetralogy of Fallot.

Aim: Growth differentiation factor-15 is a novel biomarker of increasing importance in cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between ventricular measurements assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels in children with surgically corrected tetralogy of Fallot.

Materials And Method: Serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels were measured in 40 patients (mean age: 15.

Efficacy of tolterodine in children with overactive bladder.

Aim: Tolterodine is an anticholinergic drug used for the treatment of overactive bladder. We evaluated the effects of tolterodine on clinical symptoms and compared its efficacy with that of oxybutynin in terms of bladder capacity, bladder wall thickness, and post-void residual volume in children with overactive bladder.

Material And Methods: Twenty-six patients who were treated with tolterodine for overactive bladder (20 girls, mean age 8.

Evaluation of the thyroid disorders in children with familial Mediterranean fever.

Although it is well-known that autoimmune thyroid diseases are more common in most of the autoimmune connective tissue diseases, the relationship between autoinflammatory diseases and autoimmune thyroid diseases has not well-evaluated yet and still remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland and to evaluate thyroid function tests in children with familial Mediterranean fever. Thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroid autoimmune markers such as thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies, and thyroid ultrasound findings of 133 patients with familial Mediterranean fever and 70 healthy controls were evaluated.

Evaluation of Periarticular Soft Tissues in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Superb Microvascular Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the vascularity and elasticity of periarticular soft tissues by superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and power Doppler (PD) ultrasound along with shear wave elastography (SWE) between children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and healthy children.

Patients And Methods: This prospective single center study, conducted between March 2018 and May 2018, included 22 children with JIA (14 males, 8 females; mean age 11.27±5 years; range, 5 to 17 years) and 24 healthy pediatric volunteers (12 males, 12 females; mean age 13±5.

Normative values of pancreas stiffness by shear wave elastography in healthy children and adolescents.

Purpose: To define normal pancreas elasticity and velocity values with shear wave elastography (SWE) in healthy children and assess associations with gender, age, and body mass index (BMI).

Methods: This prospective study included a total of 100 cases (male: 50; female: 50), aged 3-17 years. Preschool, school, and adolescent periods of 3-6 years (n = 27), 7-12 years (n = 30), and 13-17 years (n = 43), respectively, were created in addition to two groups representing prepubertal and postpubertal periods of 3-10 years (n = 50) and 11-18 years (n = 50), respectively.

Normative values of thymus in healthy children; stiffness by shear wave elastography.

Purpose: Thymus grows after birth, reaches maximal size after the first few years and involutes by puberty. Because of the postnatal developmental and involutional duration, we aimed toinvestigate normal stiffness values of mediastinal thymus by shear wave elastography (SWE) in different age groups of children and discuss imaging findings of thymus.

Methods: We prospectively examined 146 children (90 girls, 56 boys) who underwent a thyroid or neck ultrasound examination.

The Frequency of Familial Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Should We Screen Asymptomatic First-Degree Relatives Using Urinary Tract Ultrasonography?

Introduction: The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with a CAKUT diagnosis and to evaluate the benefits of such screening.

Methods: Files of patients who were followed up at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Outpatient Clinic, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa between 1998 and 2016 were examined retrospectively and those with CAKUT were identified. These patients, and their asymptomatic first-degree relatives, were invited to participate in this study.