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Sci Rep
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) presents diagnostic challenges due to its nonspecific symptoms and variability in diagnostic methods. This study evaluates physician concordance in TBM diagnosis and phenotyping using chest computed tomography (CT) scans with dynamic expiratory views. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study at Mayo Clinic Rochester, analyzing 150 patients with dynamic expiratory CT scans.
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January 2025
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Background: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) image features at baseline and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in predicting histopathological response in patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ).
Methods: A total of 105 patients with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the GEJ were examined by CE-CT at baseline and preoperatively after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. All patients underwent surgical resection.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2025
Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis 88080-350, Brazil.
The study aimed to investigate the reliability, construct, and discriminant validity of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) for evaluating motivational regulations and self-determination for exercise in Brazilian adults aged 50 years or older. The study assessed motivation for exercise, peripheral muscle strength, physical performance, functional capacity, cardiovascular fitness, and frailty phenotype. Two raters independently applied the BREQ-3.
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February 2025
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address:
Objectives: The aim of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of using the mobile photographic method (m-health) of teledentistry for oral screening and triaging of older patients living in aged care homes.
Methods: The study took place in 2023 in four aged care facilities in Egypt. Three trained dentists performed clinical oral examinations of the participants and filled in the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment form.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
January 2025
Neurology department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Background: Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) exhibits significant heterogeneity and different treatment responses. Up to date, there is no international consensus on defining disease activity which foretells potential prognosis. This study aims to develop and validate a "Scoring System for Disease Activity Prognosis in Treatment-Naïve RRMS Patients" (DAPS-RRMS) to help guiding treatment decisions.
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