Exploring the potential of the combined diagnostic model of ADC value and bp-MRI VI-RADS in the evaluation of muscle invasion in bladder Cancer.

Objective: This study investigates the diagnostic value of Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) in biparametric MRI (bp-MRI) for the detection of muscular infiltration in bladder cancer, and to investigate whether apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value can function as a potential indicator of bp-MRI VI-RADS for patient benefit.

Materials And Methods: This single-center retrospective study enrolled 81 patients with pathologically confirmed bladder cancer from October 2019 to November 2021. Two readers independently scored the T2-weighted images and diffusion-weighted images of each index lesion based on the VI-RADS criteria, subsequently deriving the bp-MRI VI-RADS scores.

Drug sensitivity testing during dental pulp-dentin complex repair: its effect on treatment outcome and prognosis.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of targeted therapy based on drug sensitivity testing (DST) results in patients with acute pulpitis (AP).

Methods: A total of 80 cases of AP were included retrospectively and divided into two groups: control (Ctrl) group (conventional drug palliative therapy, n=40) and experimental (Exp) group (DST + non-resistant drugs, n=40). The clinical data and laboratory examination data of patients, including bacterial culture data, drug sensitivity test results, Ca and P contents in dental pulp, visual analogue scale (AVS), treatment satisfaction, and dental pulp incidence, were collected and analyzed.

Image quality evaluation of diffusion-weighted imaging in bladder cancer: a comparison between integrated slice-specific dynamic shimming and single-shot echo-planar imaging.

Background: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) image quality will affect how well radiologists detect lesions and judge muscular invasion. This study qualitatively and quantitatively compared the image quality of DWI with integrated slice-specific dynamic shimming (iShim) and single-shot echo-planar imaging (SS-EPI) in the diagnosis of bladder cancer (BC) using 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Multiple directional DWI combined with T2WI in predicting muscle layer and Ki-67 correlation in bladder cancer in 3.0-T MRI.

Objective: To investigate the value of 3.0T MRI multi-directional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) combined with T2WI morphological features and lesion distribution in preoperative prediction of muscle layer invasion of bladder cancer (BC) and the correlation with postoperative Ki-67.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients with BC between 2019 and 2021.

Feasibility of Early Evaluation for the Recurrence of Bladder Cancer after Trans-Urethral Resection: A Comparison between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multidetector Computed Tomography.

(1) Background: This study investigates the early evaluation value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in diagnosing the recurrence of bladder cancer (BC) after trans-urethral resection (TUR) alone or combined with intravesical perfusion chemotherapy. (2) Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 92 patients with BC who underwent MRI and MDCT after TUR. The time interval between MRI and MDCT was no more than 1 week.

A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of the Quantitative Parameters of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Enterography in the Assessment of the Activity of Intestinal Crohn's Disease.

Objective: To investigate the value of dual energy CT enterography (DECTE) in evaluating the activity of Crohn's disease (CD).

Methods: The endoscopy and imaging data of 29 patients with CD confirmed by clinic and pathology were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical CD activity index (CDAI) was used as the disease activity grouping standard, 29 patients with CD were grouped into activity groups, 18 patients in the active group (CDAI ≥ 150) with 36 intestinal segments, and 11 patients in the remission group (CDAI < 150) with 20 intestinal segments.

Influence of Different Marginal Forms on Endodontically Treated Posterior Teeth Restored with Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramic Onlays: Two-Year Follow-up.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical performance of endodontically treated (ET) teeth restored with two different marginal forms of lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LDG ceramic) onlays.

Materials And Methods: A total of 120 posterior teeth were prepared for onlays after ET. The occlusal surfaces of the teeth were removed 1.

Effects of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Implant Osseointegration in Ovariectomized Rats.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (US) on peri-implant bone healing and osseointegration under osteoporotic conditions.

Methods: Seventy-two 12-week-old female Sprague Dawley rats received bilateral ovariectomies. Twelve weeks later, titanium implants were bilaterally placed in the proximal tibial metaphysis.

Different performances of CXCR4, integrin-1β and CCR-2 in bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) migration by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation.

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is an established therapy for fracture healing where bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) migration is crucial to bone regeneration. This work focused on different performances of C-X-C-receptor 4 (CXCR4), integrin-1β and chemokine-chemokine receptor2 (CCR-2) in BMSCs migration by LIPUS stimulation. Single 20-min LIPUS treatment was applied to BMSCs during wound healing assay with or without the inhibitor AMD3100.

Effects of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Implant Osseointegration in Ovariectomized Rats.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (US) on periimplant bone healing and osseointegration under osteoporotic conditions.

Methods: Seventy-two 12-week-old female Sprague Dawley rats received bilateral ovariectomies. Twelve weeks later, titanium implants were bilaterally placed in the proximal tibial metaphysis.

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes promote cementoblast differentiation and mineralization through the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.

Excretion of cementum by cementoblasts on the root surface is a process indispensable for the formation of a functional periodontal ligament. This study investigated whether carboxyl group-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) could enhance differentiation and mineralization of mammalian cementoblasts (OCCM-30) and the possible signaling pathway involved in this process. Cementoblasts were incubated with various doses of MWCNT-COOH suspension.