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Oral Maxillofac Surg
January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, German Armed Forces Central Hospital, Rübenacherstr. 170, 56072, Koblenz, Germany.
Purpose: This study aims to analyze microvascular reconstruction in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) in Europe.
Methods: Based on previous studies, a dynamic online questionnaire was developed and subjected to internal and external evaluation. The questionnaire comprised multiple-choice, rating, and open-ended questions, addressing general and specific aspects and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on microvascular reconstruction in OMFS in Europe.
Clin Obstet Gynecol
March 2025
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Placental imaging is crucial in prenatal care, offering insights into both normal and abnormal pregnancies. Traditional methods like grayscale ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging evaluate placental anatomy, whereas Doppler ultrasound is used for functional assessment. Recent advancements include functional magnetic resonance imaging and advanced Doppler software for demonstrating placental density and visualizing spiral arteries.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
Background: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an interventional management in preventing ischemic stroke caused by carotid artery stenosis. After the treatment with CAS, in-stent restenosis caused by neointimal hyperplasia may develop.
Purpose: This study aims to obtain a better determination of neointimal hyperplasia using superb microvascular imaging (SMI), which provides a high-quality visualization of the endoluminal lesions, and to compare these results with B-mode and Doppler ultrasound (US).
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
January 2025
Department of Endocrine, The 900th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Fuzhou, China.
Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major cause of atherosclerosis, as well as an independent risk factor of cardiovascular adverse events. We aimed to evaluate the association of serum Meteorin-like protein (Metrnl) level with carotid atherosclerosis as determined by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) status in subjects with T2DM.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 83 T2DM subjects without pre-existing cardiovascular diseases.
J Clin Ultrasound
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Cancer in pregnancy has an incidence of approximately 1:1000, and cases of sarcoma in pregnancy are rare, with only a few described in the literature. This case report describes a 32-year-old pregnant woman who noticed an approximately 3.0 cm nodule on her left flank in the second trimester of pregnancy.
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