Publications by authors named "M C de Groot"
Brain white matter disruptions have been implicated in contributing to fatigue, brain fog and other central symptoms commonly reported in inflammatory diseases. In this study, we included 252 RA patients with 756 age and sex matched controls and 240 UC patients with 720 age and sex matched controls using the UK Biobank imaging dataset. We looked for differences in total volume of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) between patients compared to controls.
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- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are autoimmune diseases linked to increased fatigue, pain, and depression, potentially due to brain inflammation.
- A study analyzed neuroanatomical differences using MRI scans from RA and UC patients compared to age- and sex-matched controls, focusing on brain regions like the hippocampus and amygdala.
- Findings revealed UC patients had smaller hippocampi, while RA patients had smaller amygdala volumes, suggesting different brain structures are affected by these diseases and hinting at varied neurodegenerative processes.
Objective: Patient data is subject to missingness and errors. Patient portals enable patients managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to review and correct data to avoid retesting, medication errors, and diagnostic mistakes. We examined whether patient portal use was associated with electronic health record (EHR) data timeliness in T2DM care.
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- White matter hyperintensities (WMH) increase with age and vary significantly between individuals, prompting the need for age- and sex-specific data for better assessment.
- This study pooled data from nearly 15,000 healthy individuals aged 18-97 to analyze WMH volumes using MRI and established centile curves based on age and sex.
- Findings reveal that WMH volumes increase significantly with age, with females having larger volumes, and these changes follow different patterns based on specific white matter locations, providing valuable normative data for clinical interpretations.
Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent and lethal cancers. To improve health outcomes while reducing health care burden, it becomes crucial to move toward early detection and cost-effective workflows. Currently, there is no method for the on-site rapid histologic feedback on biopsies taken in diagnostic, endoscopic, or surgical procedures.
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