Deep-learning-based Attenuation Correction for Ga-DOTATATE Whole-body PET Imaging: A Dual-center Clinical Study.

Objectives: Attenuation correction is a critical phenomenon in quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with its own special challenges. However, computed tomography (CT) modality which is used for attenuation correction and anatomical localization increases patient radiation dose. This study was aimed to develop a deep learning model for attenuation correction of whole-body Ga-DOTATATE PET images.

Automatic detection and segmentation of lesions in 18 F-FDG PET/CT imaging of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma using 3D dense U-Net.

Objective: The accuracy of automatic tumor segmentation in PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) images is crucial for the effective treatment and monitoring of Hodgkin lymphoma. This study aims to address the challenges faced by certain segmentation algorithms in accurately differentiating lymphoma from normal organ uptakes due to PET image resolution and tumor heterogeneity.

Materials And Methods: Variants of the encoder-decoder architectures are state-of-the-art models for image segmentation.

Prevalence of Vitamin D Receptor Genes Polymorphisms in People with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) play an effective role in the susceptibility of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Given the importance of this polymorphism and its association with pulmonary TB, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of VDR polymorphisms in people with pulmonary TB.

Methods: The search process was performed from 2009 to 2023 according to PRISMA (Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses).

The global prevalence and associated risk factors of Eimeria infection in domestic chickens: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Eimeria is a protozoan parasite that affects poultry, particularly chickens, causing a disease known as coccidiosis. This disease imposes substantial significant economic challenges to the poultry sector.

Objectives: The current study aimed to estimate the global prevalence and associated risk factors of Eimeria in domestic chickens.

Hesperidin, vanillic acid, and sinapic acid attenuate atorvastatin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction via inhibition of mitochondrial swelling and maintenance of mitochondrial function in pancreas isolated mitochondria.

It has been reported that lipophilic statins such as atorvastatin can more readily penetrate into β-cells and reach the mitochondria, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, decrease in insulin release. Many studies have shown that natural products can protect mitochondrial dysfunction induced by drug in different tissue. We aimed to explore mitochondrial protection potency of hesperidin, vanillic acid, and sinapic acid as natural compounds against mitochondrial dysfunction induced by atorvastatin in pancreas isolated mitochondria.