Swept-source optical coherence tomography features of choroidal tumors and tumor mimics: A 5-year retrospective study by Ruiheng Zhang, Yitong Li, Li Dong, Wenda Zhou, Wenbin Wei, Yueming Liu

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Feasibility and potential diagnostic value of [18F]PI-2620 PET in patients with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease: a case series by Olivia Wagemann, Olivia Wagemann, Matthias Brendel, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Georg Nübling, Georg Nübling, Johannes Gnörich, Mirlind Zaganjori, Catharina Prix, Anna Stockbauer, Anna Stockbauer, Elisabeth Wlasich, Sandra V. Loosli, Sandra V. Loosli, Katja Sandkühler, Lukas Frontzkowski, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin

“…We aim at illustrating feasibility and potential diagnostic value of tau PET imaging with [18F]PI-2620 for the diagnosis of DS-AD.Materials and methodsFive adults with DS (40% female, aged 43–62) and cognitive decline underwent clinical assessments, neuropsychological testing, lumbar puncture and multimodal neuroimaging. …”
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Accuracy of IOL power calculation in pediatric aphakia secondary implantation by Ying-Shi Zou, Jia-Xin Jin, Yun-Qian Li, Ling Jin, Jing-Min Xu, Wei-Ning Zhu, Hui Chen, Qiu-Xia Yin, Yi-Zhi Liu, Zhen-Zhen Liu

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Retinal Oxygen Kinetics and Hemodynamics in Choroidal Melanoma After Iodine‐125 Plaque Radiotherapy Using a Novel Structural‐Functional Imaging Analysis System by Haihan Zhang, Jingyuan Zhu, Yueming Liu, Shiyi Yin, Jinyuan Wang, Yao Yao, Haowen Li, Ximeng Feng, Chuanqing Zhou, Qiushi Ren, Wenbin Wei

“…ABSTRACT Background To investigate the changes in retinal oxygen kinetics and hemodynamics in patients with choroidal melanoma (CM) within 2 years before and after iodine‐125 plaque radiotherapy (PRT) using a novel noninvasive structure‐functional imaging analysis system. Methods A novel noninvasive cost‐effective imaging analysis system that integrates multimodal structural and functional retinal imaging techniques has been used, which allows rapid acquisition of vascular structural, hemodynamic, and oxygenation metrics using multispectral imaging (MSI) and laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) techniques. …”
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Interventions to improve the quality of cataract services: protocol for a global scoping review by Nathan Congdon, João M Furtado, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Stephen Gichuhi, Helen Burn, Iris Gordon, William H Dean, John Buchan, Ada Aghaji, Miho Yoshizaki, Ana P Marques

“…This scoping review aims to summarise the nature and extent of the published literature on interventions to improve the quality of services for primary age-related cataract globally.Methods and analysis We will search MEDLINE, Embase and Global Health for peer-reviewed manuscripts published since 1990, with no language, geographic or study design restrictions. …”
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Mangrove wetlands distribution status identification, changing trend analyzation and carbon storage assessment of China by Chang Li, Fu Wang, Peng Yang, Fei-cui Wang, Yun-zhuang Hu, Yan-lin Zhao, Li-zhu Tian, Rui-bin Zhao

“…This research investigates the ecological importance, changes, and status of mangrove wetlands along China’s coastline. Visual interpretation, geological surveys, and ISO clustering unsupervised classification methods are employed to interpret mangrove distribution from remote sensing images from 2021, utilizing ArcGIS software platform. …”
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Complication rates after shoulder arthroplasty in patients aged 45 years and younger by Blake Hajek, BS, Jeff Klott, MD, Erick Marigi, MD, Brian Wahlig, MD, John Sperling, MD, Jeff Murphy, MS, Tyler J. Brolin, MD, Thomas W. Throckmorton, MD

“…We hypothesized that the complication rates would be comparable with those of older patients in existing literature. Methods: This multicenter, retrospective study included patients aged 45 years and younger undergoing primary TSA, HA, or rTSA with a minimum 2-year follow-up. …”
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Impact of prior arthroscopic rotator cuff repair on postoperative outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a comparative analysis of muscle strength recovery and clinical results by Yoshihiro Hirakawa, MD, PhD, Tomoya Manaka, MD, PhD, Katsumasa Nakazawa, MD, PhD, Yoichi Ito, MD, PhD, So Taniguchi, MD, Ayako Ogura, PT, Hidetomi Terai, MD, PhD

“…By focusing on postoperative range of motion, clinical scores, and muscle strength over a minimum 2-year follow-up period, we sought to reveal critical insights into how previous ARCR influences recovery trajectories. Methods: We analyzed all patients diagnosed with cuff tear arthropathy or massive rotator cuff tears who underwent rTSA between April 2014 and March 2021, with at least two years of follow-up. …”
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Patient satisfaction with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag localization compared with wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: the RFID trial by Raphaël Pete, Céleste Pinard, Fanny Sirodot, Ioana Molnar, Margot Dressaire, Angeline Ginzac, Catherine Abrial, Xavier Durando, Marielle Tekath

“…The purpose of this clinical trial was to assess the superiority of RFID tags (HOLOGIC) in terms of patient satisfaction, over wire localization of non-palpable breast lesions. Methods This was a single-centre, prospective, controlled and non-interventional trial. …”
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Using explainable machine learning and eye-tracking for diagnosing autism spectrum and developmental language disorders in social attention tasks by Adoración Antolí, Adoración Antolí, Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Lozano, José Juan Cañas, Julia Vacas, Julia Vacas, Fátima Cuadrado, Fátima Cuadrado, Araceli Sánchez-Raya, Araceli Sánchez-Raya, Carolina Pérez-Dueñas, Carolina Pérez-Dueñas, Juan Carlos Gámez-Granados

“…Two key challenges must be addressed: the difficulty in reliably distinguishing between disorders with overlapping features, and the efficient management of eye-tracking data to yield clinically meaningful outcomes.PurposeThe aim of this study is to apply explainable machine learning (XML) algorithms to eye-tracking data from social attention tasks involving children with ASD, developmental language disorder (DLD), and typical development (TD), in order to assess classification accuracy and identify the variables that best differentiate between groups.MethodsNinety-three children participated in a visual preference task that paired social and non-social stimuli, specifically designed to capture features characteristic of ASD. …”
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Improving Artificial Intelligence–based Microbial Keratitis Screening Tools Constrained by Limited Data Using Synthetic Generation of Slit-Lamp Photos by Daniel Wang, BA, Bonnie Sklar, MD, James Tian, MD, Rami Gabriel, MD, Matthew Engelhard, MD, PhD, Ryan P. McNabb, PhD, Anthony N. Kuo, MD

“…Subjects: Slit-lamp photographs of 67 healthy and 36 MK eyes were prospectively and retrospectively collected at a tertiary care ophthalmology clinic at a large academic institution. Methods: We trained the GAN model StyleGAN2-ADA on healthy and MK SLPs to generate synthetic images. …”
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Smart Wearable Technologies for Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis by Brooke Nairn, Vassilios Tsakanikas, Becky Gordon, Efterpi Karapintzou, Diego Kaski, Dimitrios I Fotiadis, Doris-Eva Bamiou

“…In addition, it aims to compare market-available systems to the telerehabilitation of balance clinical and economic decision support system (TeleRehab DSS), a recently developed smart balance system. MethodsA scoping review and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was completed, exploring the landscape of smart balance systems in older adults at risk of falls. …”
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Prognostic factors for stent restenosis in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by M. А. Meshkova, I. A. Starodubtseva, A. A. Pashkova

“…At the same time, blood flow in the remaining coronary arteries was visually assessed during selective coronary angiography (SCA). …”
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Complete elbow ankylosis secondary to heterotopic ossification: operative management leads to fair to excellent long-term outcomes by Krishin Shivdasani, MD MPH, Michael Scheidt, MD, Stanley Liu, BS, Amir Boubekri, MD, Andrew Chen, MD, Nickolas Garbis, MD, Dane Salazar, MD MBA

“…This study retrospectively investigates cases of elbow ankylosis secondary to heterotopic ossification, assessing long-term functional outcomes following operative intervention and standardized rehabilitation. Methods: A retrospective case series was performed on patients who underwent surgical excision of heterotopic ossification of the elbow at our institution. …”
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Risk factor analysis and nomogram model of DVT in hip fracture patients at hospital admission by Yanling Xiang, Hui Xing, Yali Ran, Xiaoqiang He, Yu Cheng

“…A nomogram was further developed to provide a visual representation of the multivariate logistic regression model. …”
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Anatomical and functional outcome of surgical correction of optic disc pit maculopathy using autologous scleral patch graft: a long-term retrospective analysis by Naresh Babu Kannan, Avik Dey Sarkar, MuthuKrishnan Vallinayagam, Swikruti Jena, Shraddha Shah, Kim Ramasamy

“…Scleral patch graft (SPG) as a therapeutic option is recently advocated. Methods This is a retrospective analysis of 54 patients with ODP maculopathy who were followed up for 12 months post-operatively. …”
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Urban heat island classification through alternative normalized difference vegetation index by N. Chanpichaigosol, C. Chaichana, D. Rinchumphu

“…Furthermore, the study aims to highlight the importance of vegetation as a sustainable solution for mitigating the adverse effects of urban heat island and enhancing urban livability.METHODS: Satellite data from Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 for 2016–2022 were used to develop a 20-meters grid resolution dataset, resulting in approximately 2 million points. …”
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A telemedicine-enabled intravenous thrombolytic treatment pathway for patients with hyperacute non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion by Aubrey L. Gilbert, Amar P. Patel, Dana Sax, M. Tariq Bhatti, Ronak Shah, Adrian Dokey, Tova Mannis, Molly Burnett, Robin A. Vora

“…Purpose: To describe the visual acuity (VA) outcomes from a telemedicine-enabled pathway allowing for rapid diagnosis and administration of intravenous (IV) thrombolytic treatment for non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion (naCRAO) within 4.5 hours (4.5 h) of visual loss. …”
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Preliminary assessment of the safety and effectiveness of artificial iris implantation by Si-Yi Wang, Mi-Mi Liu, Xi-Le Li, Chao-Xiang Ge, Wei Chen, Zhen-Quan Zhao

“…AIM: To preliminary explore the safety and effectiveness of artificial iris implantation. METHODS: Fourteen patients with iris defects who underwent artificial iris implantation at Hainan Boao Super Hospital from June 2020 to September 2021 were retrospectively analyzed for safety and effectiveness of the surgery by comparing the preoperative and postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), ocular axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), patient satisfaction of photophobia and appearance improvement, and postoperative complications. …”
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Is formal physical therapy necessary after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty? A single-blinded, randomized controlled trial by Andrew B. Rees, MD, G. Dillon Graham, MD, Joseph M. Burger, MD, Bryan M. Saltzman, MD, Shadley Schiffern, MD, Patrick Connor, MD, Nady Hamid, MD

“…The purpose of this study was to compare, in a randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of an unsupervised home therapy (UHT) program to SPT on patient-reported outcomes for patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Methods: In this prospective, single-center study, 59 patients aged 60-85 undergoing primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty were randomly assigned to either SPT (n = 30) or UHT (n = 29) groups. …”
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