Publications by authors named "M Boesen"
Background: The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI) is a novel questionnaire of global functioning for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA).
Objective: The objective was to assess the construct validity, discriminatory ability and responsiveness of ASAS HI in relation to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), MRI and radiography.
Methods: Data from two longitudinal studies with tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) initiation (novel MRI And biomarkers in Golimumab-treated patients with axial spondyloarthritis (MANGO): n=45) respectively tapering (Dose adjustment of Biological treatment in patients with SpA (DOBIS): n=106) were used.
Characteristics of eligible patients with knee osteoarthritis accepting versus declining participation in a randomised trial investigating the effect of weight loss versus knee arthroplasty to explore generalisability: A cross-sectional study.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
January 2025
Background: The INtensive diet versus Knee Arthroplasty (INKA) trial is a randomised trial assessing weight loss as an alternative to knee arthroplasty (KA) in obese patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) awaiting KA (NCT05172843). The external validity of the INKA trial may be hampered if the patients who participate differ from those who decline participation.
Objective: To compare baseline characteristics between patients who enrol in the INKA trial and those who decline participation (i.
Background: Good outcomes in stroke care require swift diagnostics, for which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as first-line brain imaging is superior to computed tomography scans. Reduced length of stay (LOS) in hospital and emergency departments (ED) may optimize resource use. Fast-track stroke MRI was implemented as the primary imaging technique for suspected stroke, in the ED at Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte in 2020.
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- The study aimed to examine how lumbar positions change in patients with low back pain (LBP) who have hypermobile joints, using weight-bearing MRI scans.
- Among the 257 LBP patients, 48 with hypermobility were mostly younger females and displayed greater lumbar lordosis angles compared to others, but showed no significant differences in degenerative findings like herniations or disc issues.
- Results suggest that while hypermobility is linked to certain demographic and postural traits, it doesn't correlate with heightened back pain or more severe spinal changes when comparing positions.
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- This study explored how various acquisition, reconstruction, and postprocessing parameters affect Virtual Non-Calcium (VNCa) images from dual-energy CT (DECT) scans.
- Scanning a human cadaver leg with different settings revealed that while tube current and reconstruction kernels had minimal impact on VNCa values, adjustments to the tube voltage and postprocessing parameters significantly influenced the results.
- The findings highlight the importance of careful selection of acquisition and processing settings to avoid false positives in bone marrow edema assessments, underscoring the need for standardization in DECT imaging techniques.