Study of non-alcoholic fatty pancreatic disease among the Egyptian population and the value of serum fatty acid binding protein-1 (FABP-1) as a non-invasive biomarker.

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease (NAFPD) can be detected using various imaging techniques, but accurately measuring the amount of fat in the pancreas remains difficult. Fatty acid binding protein-1 (FABP-1) is a marker specific to certain tissues and can aid in diagnosing NAFPD. However, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of NAFPD among obese and non-obese people with and without diabetes mellitus (DM).

The Relationship of Circulating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 With TSH and Lipid Profile in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Subclinical and Overt Hypothyroidism.

Introduction: Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism are mostly associated with dyslipidemia, an essential cardiovascular risk factor. Recently, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was identified to have a direct role on lipid metabolism via increased expression of hepatic proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). PCSK9 plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism via regulating LDL-C levels.

Role of EUS in detection of liver metastasis not seen by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging during staging of pancreatic, gastrointestinal, and thoracic malignancies.

Background And Objectives: Liver metastases might not be detected by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to their small size, but they can be detected by EUS. Furthermore, EUS-FNA has a significant impact on improving the diagnostic accuracy of EUS. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of EUS in detection of occult small hepatic focal lesions at the time of primary tumor staging, not seen by CT or MRI.

Role of elastography strain ratio and TIRADS score in predicting malignant thyroid nodule.

Objective: Ultrasonography (US) is the most accurate and cost-effective imaging method in diagnosis of thyroid nodules. A practical thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TIRADS) for thyroid nodules has been proposed to classify nodules of the thyroid gland to solve the problem of nodule selection for fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Real-time elastography and strain ratio (SR) is a method used to assess the stiffness and predict the malignancy of thyroid nodules.