Introduction Tumor staging is essential for determining treatment strategies and predicting prognosis in cancer patients. Accurate imaging techniques are critical for staging, metastasis screening, treatment response assessment, and recurrence detection. Objective In this prospective study, we aimed to compare the sensitivity of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in detecting metastases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors have emerged as a powerful tool in biosensing applications due to their ability to provide sensitive and real-time detection of chemical and biological analytes. This review focuses on the development and application of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based SPR sensors for food analysis. By combining the high selectivity of molecular imprinting techniques with the sensitivity of SPR, these sensors offer significant advantages in detecting food contaminants and other target molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to describe the morphological characteristics and age structure of a population sampled from a high altitude. For this purpose, a total of 54 adult frogs (33 males and 21 females) were collected from Şavşat district, Artvin province, Türkiye. The samples were aged based on skeletochronology method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between volumetric measurements of residual tumor via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pathologic complete response (pCR) in rectal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).
Methods: Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who had pelvic MRI for clinical staging and completed nCRT followed by radical resection were included. Two experienced radiologists measured tumor volume on MRI obtained before and after nCRT.