Coronary CT angiography: First comparison of model-based and hybrid iterative reconstruction with the reference standard invasive catheter angiography for CAD-RADS reporting.

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare CCTA images generated using HIR and IMR algorithm with the reference standard ICA, and to determine to what extend further improvements of IMR over HIR can be expected.

Methods: This retrospective study included 60 patients with low to intermediate CAD risk, who underwent coronary CTA (with HIR and IMR) and ICA. ICA was used as reference standard.

Additional Guidance on the Use of the PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt in the Treatment of Glaucoma: Insights from a Second Delphi Consensus Panel.

Introduction: The PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt (PMS) has been proven to significantly lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma and has been available for use since 2019. With increasing published evidence and growing experience of glaucoma surgeons, the aim of this modified Delphi panel was to build on the findings of a previous Delphi panel conducted in 2021 and provide further guidance on the role of the PMS to treat patients with glaucoma in Europe.

Methods: Thirteen European glaucoma surgeons experienced in the PMS procedure participated in a 3-round modified Delphi panel.

[Tonometry and pachymetry to evaluate fluctuations of intraocular pressure in the context of SCUBA diving].

Background: It is currently still not clarified whether diving using a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCUBA) is associated with intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuations of clinical relevance and whether intensive diving could exacerbate the damage in glaucoma patients.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of SCUBA diving on IOP in healthy volunteers without prior eye injuries or surgery.

Hypothesis: recreational diving does not lead to significant increases or fluctuations of the IOP.

Expert Consensus on the Use of the PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt Device in the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Modified Delphi Panel.

Introduction: The implantation of the PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt (PMS) device has been shown to significantly lower increased intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). However, guidelines on best practice for patient selection and pre-/peri-/postoperative care management are lacking. The aim of this modified Delphi panel was to achieve expert consensus on the role of the PMS to treat patients with glaucoma in Europe.

Standardized 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomic features provide information on PD-L1 expression status in treatment-naïve patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Purpose: To study the relationship between standardized 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomic features and clinicopathological variables and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression status in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Methods: 58 NSCLC patients with preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT scans and postoperative results of PD-L1 expression were retrospectively analysed. A standardized, open-source software was used to extract 86 radiomic features from PET and low-dose CT images.

Bacterial contamination of nonsterile gloves versus hands after hand hygiene.

Background: Nonsterile gloves (NSG) are often overused, while the emphasis should lie in hand hygiene (HH). Furthermore, improper HH leads to contamination of NSG in glove boxes. The aim of this study was to compare microbial loads on hands from health-care workers (HCW) after HH to NSG and to study the influence of position and filling level of glove boxes on contamination rates.

An exploratory randomized controlled trial comparing wood-composite and synthetic fibreglass splint systems for the immobilization of paediatric upper limb fractures.

Aims: This exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to determine the splint-related outcomes when using the novel biodegradable wood-composite splint (Woodcast) compared to standard synthetic fibreglass (Dynacast) for the immobilization of undisplaced upper limb fractures in children.

Methods: An exploratory RCT was performed at a tertiary paediatric referral hospital between 1 June 2018 and 30 September 2019. The intention-to-treat population consisted of 170 patients (mean age 8.

Evaluation of superficial femoral artery-lesions after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: color-coded summation images vs. monochromatic digital subtraction angiography.

Background: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is increasingly requested in the therapy of peripheral arterial occlusive disease. The evaluation of the technical result after balloon angioplasty with regard to bailout stenting is highly dependent on the operators´ subjective assessment and mainly based on the monochromatic digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images. The aim of this study was to compare color-coded single image as a novel diagnostic tool with monochromatic DSA for the analysis of flow limitation and need for stent implantation after PTA of superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenoses.

Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of the WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) criteria in Middle Eastern children under two years over three respiratory seasons.

Objective: The World Health Organization created the Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) criteria in 2011 to monitor influenza (flu)-related hospitalization. Many studies have since used the SARI case definition as inclusion criteria for surveillance studies. We sought to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the SARI criteria for detecting ten different respiratory viruses in a Middle Eastern pediatric cohort.

Correction to: Differing X-ray patterns in seronegative and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

The first and family names of the authors were interchanged and are now presented correctly. The original article has been corrected.

Differing X-ray patterns in seronegative and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

Introduction: Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) status are important predictors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) erosivity. Qualitative differences on hand/feet radiographs have been described, indicating more carpal fusion in seronegative RA. This study explores these differences further using the total Sharp/van der Heijde score (TSS), digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR), and qualitative description.

Comparison of 2-year-results of mitomycin C-augmented trabeculectomy with or without cataract extraction in glaucoma patients.

Purpose: Comparison of the 2-year results of phacotrabeculectomy (CET) and trabeculectomy (TE), both augmented with mitomycin C.

Methods: This prospective study enclosed 246 eyes in 246 consecutive patients that had undergone trabeculectomy (n = 85) or phacotrabeculectomy (n = 161, hereof n = 10 phacoretrabeculectomy) augmented by mitomycin C. Endpoints were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and number of antiglaucomatous medications at baseline, 3 months, and 2 years postoperatively.

Motivational Advising Workshop: Utilizing Motivational Interviewing Theory to Facilitate and Engage Intrinsic Motivation to Change Learners' Behavior.

Introduction: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling method that utilizes a patient's own motivation to effect personal change. MI has been applied routinely and successfully to managing medical conditions (e.g.

Left Ventricular Structure in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate CKD-a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

Introduction: The high burden of left ventricular (LV) abnormalities in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) is well established. However, less is known about the prevalence, patterns, and determinants of LV abnormalities in patients with early CKD.

Methods: We examined LV structure in 290 patients with a median estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 51 ml/min per 1.

Interdisciplinary complication management of dislodged lumbar interbody spacer in pulmonary artery.

We report the case of an intraoperatively dislodged transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion spacer with creation of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula and device migration to the pulmonary artery. Successful minimally invasive angiographic retrieval of the spacer is discussed with special reference to angiographic and surgical treatment strategies and pitfalls.

Blood Pressure Pattern and Target Organ Damage in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

In patients with chronic kidney disease, data on blood pressure (BP) pattern and its association with target organ damage, which indicates elevated cardiovascular risk, are sparse. In 305 treated hypertensive chronic kidney disease patients, we assessed BP pattern, left ventricular mass (magnetic resonance imaging), intima-media thickness (ultrasound), 24-hour-pulse wave velocity and 24-hour-central augmentation index (Mobil-O-Graph). Controlled hypertension (normal office and ambulatory BP) was found in 41% and sustained uncontrolled hypertension (elevated office and ambulatory BP) in 30% of patients.

Increased myocardial sodium signal intensity in Conn's syndrome detected by 23Na magnetic resonance imaging.

Aims: Sodium intake has been linked to left ventricular hypertrophy independently of blood pressure, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA), a condition characterized by tissue sodium overload due to aldosterone excess, causes accelerated left ventricular hypertrophy compared to blood pressure matched patients with essential hypertension. We therefore hypothesized that the myocardium constitutes a novel site capable of sodium storage explaining the missing link between sodium and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Catheter-assisted 360-Degree Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma.

Purpose: To determine feasibility, efficacy, and safety of ab externo 360-degree trabeculotomy with illuminated microcatheter for congenital glaucoma.

Patients And Methods: The postoperative results of 36 eyes in 23 consecutive patients who underwent 360-degree trabeculotomy for primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) or secondary congenital glaucoma using an illuminated microcatheter were retrospectively analyzed. Success criteria were defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) ≤18 mm Hg without (complete success) and with medication (qualified success).

EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice.

To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) standardised operating procedures were followed. A systematic literature review was conducted to retrieve data on the role of imaging modalities including ultrasound, MRI, CT and [F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) in LVV.

Single-shot late Gd enhancement imaging of myocardial infarction with retrospectively adjustable contrast and heart-phase.

Object: To enable a retrospective adjustment of image contrast and heart phase in inversion recovery prepared late gadolinium enhancement (LE) imaging in the myocardium.

Materials And Methods: After one inversion pulse, unsegmented data were acquired over multiple cardiac cycles using a radial spoiled gradient-echo sequence with golden angle increments between subsequent readouts. Model-based acceleration of parameter mapping (MAP) was combined with an image registration technique ("MOCO-MAP") to enable the reconstruction of images with arbitrary inversion time TI.