Advancements in the Application of Ultrasound Elastography in the Cervix.

Ultrasound elastography is a modern imaging technique that has developed rapidly in recent years. It enables objective measurement of tissue stiffness, a physical property intuitive to the human sense of touch. This novel technology has become a hotspot and plays a major role in scientific research and academic practice.

Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Thyroid Tumor Grading using Ultrasound B-mode Images.

The performances of deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) modeling and transfer learning (TF) for thyroid tumor grading using ultrasound imaging were evaluated. This retrospective study included input patient data (ultrasound B-mode image sets) assigned to the training group (115 participants) or testing group (28 participants). DCNN (ResNet50) and TF (ResNet50, ResNet101, ResNet152, VGG16, Inception V3, and DenseNet201), which trains a convolutional neural network that has been pre-trained on ImageNet, were used for image classification based on thyroid tumor grade.

Grading Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in ex vivo Mouse Lungs Using Ultrasound Image Analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis on ex vivo mouse lungs using ultrasound image grading and texture analysis.

Methods: Excised mouse lungs were divided into 3 groups: control, mild fibrosis, and severe fibrosis based on the monitored indicators of health. B-mode ultrasound images were obtained via scanning the mouse lungs ex vivo.

Ultrasound vibro-elastography for assessing mechanical properties of porcine reproductive tissues in an ex vivo model.

Background: The aim of this study was to use ultrasound vibro-elastography (UVE) for measuring surface wave speed and assessing mechanical properties of ex vivo porcine reproductive tissues, including the uterus, bladder, cornua and cervix.

Methods: In UVE, a 0.1-s harmonic vibration at low frequency was generated on the tissue surface with a handheld shaker.

Ultrasound Vibroelastography for Evaluation of Secondary Extremity Lymphedema: A Clinical Pilot Study.

Background: Lymphedema treatment is an ongoing challenge. It impacts quality of life due to pain, loss of range of motion of the extremity, and repeated episodes of cellulitis. Different modalities have been used to evaluate lymphedema; some are more error-prone and some are more invasive.

Acupuncture Combined with Hydrotherapy in Diabetes Patients with Mild Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease: A Prospective, Randomized, Nonblinded Clinical Study.

BACKGROUND The aim of this pragmatic study was to explore the intervention of acupuncture combined with hydrotherapy and perceived effects in type 2 diabetic patients with recently diagnosed, mild, lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in comparison with a control group. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred twenty-six diabetes patients who were diagnosed mild LEAD according to ankle-brachial blood pressure index (ABPI) and peripheral neuropathy symptom were randomly assigned to either an experimental (n=64) or control group (n=62). The experimental group attended and completed (1) a 30-min session of acupuncture in certain selected points, and (2) a 30-min hydrotherapy exercise every 2 days for 15 weeks.

The relationship between body adiposity index and pregnancy-induced hypertension in third-trimester pregnant women.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body adiposity index (BAI) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in third-trimester pregnant women. This study included 126 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. All participants completed anthropometric measurements and ultrasonic testing.

The relationship between neck circumference and pregnancy-induced hypertension in the third trimester pregnant women.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neck circumference (NC) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in the third trimester pregnant women.

Methods: The study included 126 women who were in the third trimester pregnancy. All subjects completed a standard sleep questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and ultrasonic testing.