Publications by authors named "Karlo Pintaric"
Objective: Radiographic assessment of sacroiliac joints (SIJs) according to the modified New York (mNY) criteria is key in the classification of axial spondyloarthritis but has moderate interreader agreement. We aimed to investigate the improvements of the reliability in scoring SIJ radiographs after applying an online real-time iterative calibration (RETIC) module, in addition to a slideshow and video alone.
Methods: Nineteen readers, randomized to 2 groups (A or B), completed 3 calibration steps: (1) review of manuscripts, (2) review of slideshow and video with group A completing RETIC, and (3) re-review of slideshow and video with group B completing RETIC.
Article Synopsis
- A retrospective study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of multilayer flow modulators (MFMs) in treating aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients who are not candidates for conventional treatments, involving 17 patients from 2011 to 2019.
- The study found a 100% technical success rate for the procedures, but a 30-day complication rate of 17.6%, with 11 out of 17 patients exhibiting decreased flow volume in the aneurysm sac post-treatment.
- Despite these favorable hemodynamic changes, most aneurysms showed an increase in size, indicating that while MFMs may stabilize blood flow, they do not effectively reduce aneurysm dimensions, suggesting the need for careful long-term patient monitoring.
Background: The Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) developers have created web-based calibration modules for the SPARCC MRI sacroiliac joint (SIJ) scoring methods. We aimed to test the impact of applying these e-modules on the feasibility and reliability of these methods.
Methods: The SPARCC-SIJ e-modules contain cases with baseline and follow-up scans and an online scoring interface.
Background: Computer-aided diagnosis (, texture analyses) tools are becoming increasingly beneficial methods to monitor subtle tissue changes. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate short-term effect of platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment in supraspinatus and common extensor of the forearm tendinosis by using texture analysis of ultrasound (US) images as well as by clinical questionnaires.
Patients And Methods: Thirteen patients (7 male and 6 female, age 36-60 years, mean age 51.
Background: Advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) are incurable diseases with conventional treatment. The high dose treatment (HDT) with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), however, offers a certain proportion of these patients the prospect of a prolonged disease-free and overall survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with FL and MCL treated with ASCT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the fertility rates following treatment by means of the BEACOPP regimen (regular and escalated) (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone) as compared to the ABVD regimen (doxorubicin, vinblastine, dacarbazine, bleomycin) in Hodgkin lymphoma patients under the age of 40 at the time of treatment.
Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 180 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients. The questionnaire was composed of questions concerning reproduction and also menopausal and aging symptoms in females and males.