Effectivity and safety of trifocal intraocular lenses and capsular tension rings implantation for cataract patients with axial high myopia.

Aim: To assess effectivity and safety of trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) and capsular tension rings in treating cataract patients with axial high myopia.

Methods: A prospective nonrandomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. Totally 98 eyes (74 patients) who underwent femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) with trifocal IOLs were enrolled in the study and followed up for 2y after surgery: 46 eyes (33 patients) with capsular tension ring implantation in the long axial lengths (AL) group (26 View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Detecting and Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Malignant Tumor Patients: A Comprehensive Review.

The accurate and timely assessment of lymph node involvement is paramount in the management of patients with malignant tumors, owing to its direct correlation with cancer staging, therapeutic strategy formulation, and prognostication. Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT), as a burgeoning imaging modality, has shown promising results in the diagnosis and prediction of preoperative metastatic lymph nodes in recent years. This article aims to explore the application of DECT in identifying metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) across various cancer types, including but not limited to thyroid carcinoma (focusing on papillary thyroid carcinoma), lung cancer, and colorectal cancer.

Global soil moisture data fusion by Triple Collocation Analysis from 2011 to 2018.

Surface Soil Moisture (SSM) information is needed for agricultural water resource management, hydrology and climate analysis applications. Temporal and spatial sampling by the space-borne instruments designed to retrieve SSM is, however, limited by the orbit and sensors of the satellites. We produced a Global Daily-scale Soil Moisture Fusion Dataset (GDSMFD) with 25 km spatial resolution (2011~2018) by applying the Triple Collocation Analysis (TCA) and Linear Weight Fusion (LWF) methods.

High-resolution NMR metabolomics of patients with subjective cognitive decline plus: Perturbations in the metabolism of glucose and branched-chain amino acids.

Background: "Subjective cognitive decline plus" (SCD plus) increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and this may be an early stage of AD that precedes amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). We examined alterations of serum metabolites and metabolic pathways in SCD plus subjects using H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H NMR) metabolomics.

Methods: Serum samples from subjects with SCD plus (n = 32), aMCI (n = 33), and elderly controls (ECs, n = 41) were analyzed using an 800MHz NMR spectrometer.

Myocardial extracellular volume fraction quantification based on T1 mapping at 3 T: quality optimization by contour-based registration and segmental analysis.

Background: Myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) assessment can be affected by various technical and subject-related factors.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of contour-based registration in quantification of ECV and investigate normal segment-based myocardial ECV values at 3T.

Material And Methods: Pre- and post-contrast T1 mapping images of the left ventricular basal, mid-cavity, and apical slices were obtained in 26 healthy volunteers.

Prediction of Treatment Response According to ASAS-EULAR Management Recommendations in 1 Year for Hip Involvement in Axial Spondyloarthritis Based on MRI and Clinical Indicators.

Background: To predict the treatment response for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) with hip involvement in 1 year based on MRI and clinical indicators.

Methods: A total of 77 axSpA patients with hip involvement (60 males; median age, 25 years; interquartile, 22-31 years old) were treated with a drug recommended by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society and the European League Against Rheumatism (ASAS-EULAR) management. They were prospectively enrolled according to Assessment in SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria.

One deep learning local-global model based on CT imaging to differentiate between nodular cryptococcosis and lung cancer which are hard to be diagnosed.

Objectives: We aim to evaluate a deep learning (DL) model and radiomic model for preoperative differentiation of nodular cryptococcosis from solitary lung cancer in patients with malignant features on CT images.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively recruited 319 patients with solitary pulmonary nodules and suspicious signs of malignancy from three hospitals. All lung nodules were resected, and one by one radiologic-pathologic correlation was performed.

Brain neurometabolites differences in individuals with subjective cognitive decline plus: a quantitative single- and multi-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

Background: Subjective cognitive decline plus could be an extremely early phase of Alzheimer's disease; however, changes of N-acetylaspartate, myoinositol, and N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol is still unknown at this stage. This study aimed to explore brain neurometabolic alterations in patients with subjective cognitive decline plus using quantitative single-voxel and multi-voxel H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Methods: A total of 91 participants were enrolled and underwent a GE 3.

Value of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Santorinicele and Wirsungocele.

Background: Former studies showed that magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is useful in diagnosing the presence of santorinicele; however, few studies have evaluated MRCP in diagnosing wirsungocele and the association between pancreatitis and santorinicele or wirsungocele. The purpose of the study was to explore the performance of MRCP in diagnosing santorinicele and wirsungocele and investigate the potential association among pancreatitis, pancreas divisum, and santorinicele or wirsungocele.

Methods: Sixty-five patients (mean age, 55.

Identification of cardiovascular abnormalities by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in end-stage renal disease patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate myocardial strain and tissue characteristics by multiparametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on peritoneal dialysis with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).

Methods: ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis with echocardiographic LVEF > 50% and age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers underwent multiparametric CMR at 3 T. LV function, LV myocardial native T1 and T2, and biventricular strain were measured and compared between the patients and controls.

Microstructural and Cerebral Blood Flow Abnormalities in Subjective Cognitive Decline Plus: Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging and Three-Dimensional Arterial Spin Labeling Study.

To explore microstructural and cerebral blood flow (CBF) abnormalities in individuals with subjective cognitive decline plus (SCD plus) using diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) and three-dimensional (3D) arterial spin labeling (ASL). Twenty-seven patients with SCD plus, 31 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and 33 elderly controls (ECs) were recruited and underwent DKI and 3D ASL using a GE 3.0-T MRI.

Abdominal visceral adipose tissue is associated with unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine CT scans in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

Objective: Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) has been increasingly diagnosed as an incidental finding on CT scans for routine staging in cancer patients. Previous studies suggest that obesity is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism in patients with malignant tumors. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between abdominal adipose tissue, especially visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and the occurrence of UPE in hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

The hollow adrenal gland sign: a newly described enhancing pattern of the adrenal gland on dual-phase contrast-enhanced CT for predicting the prognosis of patients with septic shock.

Objective: To investigate the incidence, CT appearance, and implication for prognosis of the hollow adrenal gland sign (HAGS).

Methods: A total of 194 patients with septic shock and 24 patients with hemorrhagic shock (as control group) were retrospectively included in this study and the patients with septic shock were further divided into four subgroups (digestive tract diseases, DTD, n = 49; biliary and pancreatic diseases, BPD, n = 41; postsurgical infection, PI, n = 64; and other diseases, OD, n = 40). All patients underwent a dual-phase contrast-enhanced CT within 1 week after diagnosis.

Acetylation improves thermal stability and transmittance in FOLED substrates based on nanocellulose films.

Bleached softwood pulp was used to prepare nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) by mechanical grinding and a high-pressure homogenization process. Acetylation improved the aspect ratio and dispersion of the NFC; however, highly acetylated NFC was not able to form a film by vacuum filtration if the NFC : acetic anhydride (AA) ratio was greater than 1 : 6. An NFC film prepared by acetylated NFC has potential as a flexible organic light-emitting device (FOLED) substrate.