Introduction And Importance: Mesodermal mesenchymal polyps (Fibroepithelial stromal polyps) are mesenchymal embryological structures that remain and grow to be an apparent polyp-like lesion in females of reproductive age. We present this case of mesodermal mesenchymal polyp in a young female arising at the hymenal ring of the vagina making the introitus very wide. We highlighted in our case the importance of recognizing mesenchymal lesions and their differential diagnosis to provide the patients with optimal care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originating in China, has rapidly spread worldwide. Physicians must examine infected patients and make timely decisions to isolate them. However, completing these processes is difficult due to limited time and availability of expert radiologists, as well as limitations of the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing faced limitations, prompting the exploration of machine learning (ML) alternatives for diagnosis and prognosis. Providing a comprehensive appraisal of such decision support systems and their use in COVID-19 management can aid the medical community in making informed decisions during the risk assessment of their patients, especially in low-resource settings. Therefore, the objective of this study was to systematically review the studies that predicted the diagnosis of COVID-19 or the severity of the disease using ML.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Factors like parent satisfaction and expert opinion have been proposed as outcome measures related to craniosynostosis (CS) surgery. However, there is no real tangible score for CS surgery outcomes. In our study, we aimed to explore different factors considered as a tangible outcome measure of CS surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Although evaluating tissue elasticity has various clinical applications, spinal cord elasticity (SCE) in humans has never been well documented. In this study, the authors aimed to evaluate the impact of compression on human SCE in vivo.
Methods: The authors prospectively assessed SCE using intraoperative shear wave elastography (SWE).
Objective: To assess the correlation between craniovertebral junction (CVJ) abnormalities and syringomyelia in patients with Chiari malformation type-1 (CM1).
Methods: This was a retrospective study including patients with CM1. Identification of cases was done by searching a radiology database at a university hospital from 2012 to 2017.
Meningioma is among the most common primary tumors of the brain. The firmness of Meningioma is a critical factor that influences operative strategy and patient counseling. Conventional methods to predict the tumor firmness rely on the correlation between the consistency of Meningioma and their preoperative MRI findings such as the signal intensity ratio between the tumor and the normal grey matter of the brain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Evaluation of living tissue elasticity has wide applications in disease characterization and prognosis prediction. Few previous ex vivo attempts have been made to characterize spinal cord elasticity (SCE). Recently, tissue elasticity assessment has been clinically feasible using ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of mesenteric panniculitis. This rare and poorly-known disease is characterized by a nonspecific inflammatory process involving the adipose tissue of the mesentery. This case illustrates its computerized tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features and the value of imaging in differentiating it from other mesenteric diseases and thus, avoiding unnecessary surgery.
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