Osteoporosis is a common disease of the skeletal system that increases the risk of fracture. The prevalence of osteoporosis has been increasing as the aging population increases, affecting more than 200 million people worldwide. This study aimed to shed light on the clinical impact of osteoporosis on women's health and quality of life by evaluating the prevalence and risk factors for this disease among postmenopausal women, using a 10-year dataset from a tertiary center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale And Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate demographic and radiological characteristics of breast incidentalomas found on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (F-FDG PET-CT) performed for extramammary indications.
Materials And Methods: A total of 12633 F-FDG PET-CT scans performed between January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2024, were retrospectively reviewed. Breast incidentalomas that had undergone breast imaging, tissue diagnosis, or at least 2-year radiological follow-up were included.
'Opponent channels model' (OCM) is the widely accepted model for cortical representation of sound lateralization. Stimulus-specific 'release from adaptation' (RFA) in cortical responses has been used in previous studies to test the predictions of this model. However, these attempts were shown to be prone to confounds of spurious responses such as those to auditory motion and sound onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med
September 2024
Objectives: This study aimed to predict the diagnosis of adenomyosis by revised definitions of morphological uterus sonographic assessment (MUSA) features in individuals who had hysterectomy.
Methods: This was retrospective cohort research conducted at a tertiary facility. Between January 2022 and January 2023, 196 individuals who had hysterectomy were analyzed in the research.
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.
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August 2024
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the severity of oral mucositis and the contributing factors among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: This study was planned cross-sectional. The study was conducted at a medical oncology clinic between January and July 2022.
Objectives: Using histopathological and immunohistochemical methods, we aimed to examine the dose-dependent effects of chronic caffeine consumption on the recovery of burn wounds in an rat model.
Materials And Methods: Forty-five rats were randomly assigned to a high-dose group (20 mg/kg per day for eight weeks; n=15), a low-dose group (10 mg/kg per day for eight weeks; n=15), or a control group (n=15). The burn model was created in rats.
Introduction: Nurses are now more likely to leave their current role in direct patient care than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Country culture and the organization of health care systems drive nurses' decisions to leave or stay in the profession.
Methods: In a fall 2020 survey of nurse professional quality of life, a content analysis of responses to the open-ended question, " was performed.
Research groups have identified 4 groups [polymerase epsilon (POLE) mutant, mismatch repair-deficient, p53-abnormal, and no specific molecular profile)] reflecting the Tumor Cancer Genomic Atlas Research Network subgroups in endometrial carcinomas, improving the clinical applicability of molecular classification. We have analyzed the histopathologic and prognostic characteristics of our cases based on the ProMisE classification, supported by growing data on recommended treatment regimens. The study included 118 cases of endometrial carcinoma diagnosed between 2016 and 2020, which underwent mismatch repair and p53 immunohistochemistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe fate of deprived sensory cortices (visual regions in the blind and auditory regions in the deaf) exemplifies the extent to which experience can change brain regions. These regions are frequently seen to activate during tasks involving other sensory modalities, leading many authors to infer that these regions have started to process sensory information of other modalities. However, such observations can also imply that these regions are now activating in response to any task event, regardless of the sensory modality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We aimed to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the clinical presentation of tubal ectopic pregnancies.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary center and included 76 cases of tubal ectopic pregnancies. The study period was divided into two groups: the pre-coronavirus disease group (January 2018 to February 2020, Group 1; n=47, 61.
mRNA vaccines are likely to become widely used for the prevention of infectious diseases in the future. Nevertheless, a notable gap exists in mechanistic data, particularly concerning the potential effects of sequential mRNA immunization or preexisting immunity on the early innate immune response triggered by vaccination. In this study, healthy adults, with or without documented prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, were vaccinated with the BNT162b2/Comirnaty mRNA vaccine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The preoperative prediction of intraperitoneal adhesion (IPA) before repeated cesarean deliveries (CD), which are becoming more prevalent, is crucial for maternal health.
Aim: The aim of the study was to preoperatively predict IPA in repeated CD with the stria gravidarum (SG) scoring system.
Methods: A total of 167 patients with at least one previous CD at or beyond 37 weeks of gestation were analyzed.
Motivation: Copy number variations (CNVs) are common genetic alterations in tumour cells. The delineation of CNVs holds promise for enhancing our comprehension of cancer progression. Moreover, accurate inference of CNVs from single-cell sequencing data is essential for unravelling intratumoral heterogeneity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale And Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of machine learning-based clinical, radiomics, and combined models in differentiating idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) from malignancy, both presenting as non-mass enhancement (NME) lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to compare these models with radiological evaluation.
Material And Methods: A total of 178 patients (69 IGM and 109 breast cancer patients) with NME on breast MRI evaluated between March 2018 and April 2022, were included in this two-center study. Age, skin changes, presence of fistula, and abscess were recorded from hospital records.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
June 2024
Aim: Our aim is to investigate the effect of uterine lower segment involvement on prognosis of early-stage endometrial cancer cases diagnosed and treated in our clinic.
Materials And Methods: The file records of 316 cases reviewed retrospectively.Only stage I (a and b, n=209) cases were investigated, because they were more homogeneous group.
Objective: Differences in individual muscle/fat volumes may change the effectiveness of chemotherapy. In this study, the relationship between trunkal muscle and fat volume and body mass index (BMI) obtained before receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) in patients with breast cancer and complete pathological response (pCR) was investigated.
Materials And Methods: The volumes of psoas, abdominal and paraspinal muscles, and trunkal subcutaneous and visceral fat were calculated using CoreSlicer AI 2.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the synergy between the diaphragm and pelvic floor muscles (PFM) according to different exercise positions in women with pelvic floor dysfunction. Our secondary aim was to determine the short-term effects of single-week pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) program on diaphragmatic function.
Methods: The cross-sectional study included 64 women with pelvic floor dysfunction.