Deep learning pneumoconiosis staging and diagnosis system based on multi-stage joint approach.

Background: Pneumoconiosis has a significant impact on the quality of patient survival due to its difficult staging diagnosis and poor prognosis. This study aimed to develop a computer-aided diagnostic system for the screening and staging of pneumoconiosis based on a multi-stage joint deep learning approach using X-ray chest radiographs of pneumoconiosis patients.

Methods: In this study, a total of 498 medical chest radiographs were obtained from the Department of Radiology of West China Fourth Hospital.

Contrast-enhanced Imaging in Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: The Role in US-guided Biopsies.

Purpose To compare the tissue adequacy and diagnostic accuracy of US-guided biopsies of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) with and without contrast agents. Materials and Methods A retrospective study was conducted at four medical centers in patients with PPLs who underwent US-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) between January 2017 and October 2022. The patients were divided into contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) and US groups based on whether prebiopsy CEUS evaluation was performed.

Diagnostic value of semi-quantitative grading of musculoskeletal ultrasound in wrist and hand lesions of subclinical synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis.

We used semi-quantitative grading of musculoskeletal ultrasound to evaluate wrist and hand lesions of subclinical synovitis, in order to make earlier diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. A total of 164 patients were included in this study. Physical examination and ultrasound examination were used to evaluate 30 joints of the wrist and hand.

The Effects of a Traditional Chinese Medication on Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

This feasibility study examined the effects of a particular Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal formula on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related problem behaviors. A total of 79 participants aging 6-12 years consumed a granulated TCM herbal formula twice daily over a period of 3 months and underwent assessments at months 0, 3, and 6. Changes in ADHD symptoms and related behaviors were measured using the ADHD rating scale-IV (ADHD-RS-IV), child behavior checklist (CBCL), children's global sssessment scale (CGAS), as well as the clinical global impressions-severity (CGI-S) and improvement (CGI-I) scales.

Perioperative holistic care more significantly reduces levels of anxiety and depression of pituitary tumor patients versus conventional care.

To compare the effect of perioperative holistic care versus conventional care on the levels of anxiety and depression of pituitary tumor patients at a single tertiary care center in China.We enrolled 100 patients who underwent transnaso-sphenoidal microsurgical resection of pituitary tumor at our institution between January 2017 and December 2017. The patients were assigned to the conventional care group (n = 50) and the holistic care group by the order of admission.

Systemic analysis on risk factors for breast cancer related lymphedema.

Background: To evaluate risk factors for upper extremity lymphedema due to breast cancer surgery.

Materials And Methods: Clinical studies published on PubMed, Ovid, EMbase, and Cochrane Library from January 1996 to December 2012 were selected.

Results: Twenty-five studies were identified, including 12,104 patients.