Quantitative Evaluation of Female Pattern Hair Loss in Chinese Women: A Preliminary Study.

Background: The common grading systems for female pattern hair loss (FPHL), such as Ludwig and Savin scales, are subjective to visual inspection. To provide a more objective evaluation of baldness, the authors have developed a method to calculate baldness quantitatively through a computer-aided imaging system (CAIS).

Objective: To investigate the use of CAIS on Chinese women with FPHL.

Coronary arteries segmentation based on the 3D discrete wavelet transform and 3D neutrosophic transform.

Purpose: Most applications in the field of medical image processing require precise estimation. To improve the accuracy of segmentation, this study aimed to propose a novel segmentation method for coronary arteries to allow for the automatic and accurate detection of coronary pathologies.

Methods: The proposed segmentation method included 2 parts.

DWT-based segmentation method for coronary arteries.

This work presents a new method for segmenting coronary arteries automatically in computed tomography angiography (CTA) data sets. The method automatically isolates heart and coronary arteries from surrounding structures and search for the probable location of coronary arteries by 3D region growing. Based on the dilation of the probable location, discrete wavelet transformation (DWT) and λ - mean operation complete accurate detection of coronary arties.

Middle meatus bacteriology of acute rhinosinusitis in patients after irradiation of nasopharynx.

Background: Patients who undergo radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tend to suffer from rhinosinusitis because irradiation causes damage to sinonasal tissue; however, their bacteriology is lacking in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine the bacteriology and antibiotic resistance in acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) of these patients.

Methods: We collected nasal purulent discharge for bacteriology and antibiotic susceptibility tests in irradiated NPC patients with ARS.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in acute rhinosinusitis.

Objective/hypothesis: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has recently become a serious problem in various fields of medicine. However, it has rarely been studied in acute rhinosinusitis. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical manifestations and treatment outcome of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S.