Verification of image quality improvement by deep learning reconstruction to 1.5 T MRI in T2-weighted images of the prostate gland.

This study aimed to evaluate whether the image quality of 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate is equal to or higher than that of 3 T MRI by applying deep learning reconstruction (DLR). To objectively analyze the images from the 13 healthy volunteers, we measured the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of the images obtained by the 1.

Development of lightweight and high-strength hollow titanium-plated denture material using three-dimensional printing.

Owing to its desirable ability to fabricate complex shapes, three-dimensional printing is preferred over casting for manufacturing dentures. Furthermore, titanium is widely used in dental implants and dentures because of its high corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, strength, and low density. In this study, we aimed to develop a new metal denture material from three-dimensional-printed (3DP) to achieve lighter weight and greater strength than those of PMMA dentures.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its preventive measures on the glycemic and lipid control in people with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Materials And Methods: We conducted this retrospective cohort study from April 2019 to March 2021; we termed the period from April 2019 to March 2020 as the pre-COVID-19 period, and the period from April 2020 to March 2021 as the COVID-19 period, and divided each of these two periods into four quarters.

Results: In the 1st quarter of the COVID period, when the Japanese government declared the first public health emergency, 3,465 people with diabetes mellitus were receiving treatment, which was 10.

Diagnostic accuracy of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 for fetal inflammatory response syndrome.

Aim: This study aimed to clarify the diagnostic accuracy of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 for fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in a single institution and targeted cases of preterm birth within 24 h after amniocentesis among singleton cases that underwent amniocentesis at our hospital for suspected intraamniotic inflammation (IAI) from gestational ages of 22-36 weeks between August 2014 and March 2020. FIRS was defined as >11.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glycemic control, eating habits, and body compositions of people with diabetes mellitus: A retrospective longitudinal observational study.

Aims/introduction: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glycemic control, eating habits, and body composition of people with diabetes mellitus; to identify the determinants of worsening glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective, longitudinal observational study was performed in outpatients with diabetes mellitus who visited our hospital between April 2019 and March 2020 (pre-COVID-19 period) and continued for follow up from April 2020 to March 2021 (COVID-19 period). We compared the glycemic control, nutritional intakes, and body composition of people with diabetes mellitus between the two periods.