Evaluation of physical properties and image quality of a breast tissue phantom with glycerol-enhanced polyvinyl chloride plastisol for ultrasound imaging.

Purpose: This study aimed to fabricate and evaluate breast tissue-equivalent phantoms with varying glycerol concentrations, focusing on their physical properties (density, elasticity, and acoustic parameters) and ultrasound image quality metrics, including echogenicity and lesion geometric accuracy.

Methods: Four phantom types were fabricated, each consisting of a polyvinyl chloride: dioctyl phthalate: glycerol mixture at varying ratios: 7%:93%:0% (background phantom A); 7%:88%:5% (background phantom B); 7%:83%:10% (background phantom C); and 7%:78%:15% (background phantom D). The phantoms contained spherical lesions (0.

Demystifying the role of MMP9 and TIMP-1 as markers of lung imaging and functional abnormality of COVID-19.

Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the levels of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 as biomarkers for identifying lung anatomical and functional abnormalities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methodology: Adult COVID-19 patients hospitalized between October and December 2021 were included in the study. MMP-9 and TIMP-1 levels were measured from the blood.

Radiologic imaging of true diphallia with imperforate anus: A case report.

Diphallia, also known as penile duplication, represents a highly unusual congenital abnormality of sex development, occurring in 1 in every 5 million to 1 in thirty million live births. Wecker, in Bologna, Italy, noted the first instance of diphallia in 1609. Meanwhile, no sufficient report has meticulously described the incidence in Indonesia.

Unilateral secondary middle turbinate and ipsilateral bifid inferior turbinate with presence of uncinate process: Is it true bifid inferior turbinate?

Anatomical variations of the nasal turbinate, such as secondary middle turbinate (SMT) and bifid inferior turbinate (BIT), are sporadic. In most cases, SMT and BIT are generally bilateral. Moreover, the uncinate process is unusual in BIT because it is widely acknowledged that BIT could be an abnormality of the uncinate process.

Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 as a Predictor of Mortality in Elderly with COVID-19.

Context: The age group at the most high risk for mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 infection was the elderly.

Aims: This study aims to analyze markers that can predict the severity and mortality of elderly COVID-19 patients.

Settings And Design: This study used a cohort retrospective design.

Ossifying fibroma of the maxilla: A case report with literature review.

Ossifying fibroma is a benign fibro-osseous lesion arising from the periodontal ligament cells. The lesion may progressively enlarge with the mass affecting the mandible or maxilla, resulting in facial deformities and tooth displacement despite its benign nature. Here, we presented a case of an 18-year-old female with ossifying fibroma in the maxilla extending to the maxillary sinus, infraorbital area, and skull base, resulting in considerable facial asymmetry.

Chest X-ray dataset and ground truth for lung segmentation.

Chest X-ray images are a valuable tool for accurately and efficiently diagnosing Covid-19 with the assistance of computer technology. These images enable the detection of diseases in internal organs, particularly the lungs, by providing crucial information about the pathological state of the lungs and other internal organs and tissues. Segmentation plays an essential role in the earliest stages of disease detection through computer-assisted analysis of medical images.

Structural magnetic resonance imaging in Parkinson disease with freezing of gait: A systematic review of literature.

Objective: This review aims to the existing structural neuroimaging literature in Parkinson disease presenting with freezing of gait. The summary of this article provides an opportunity for a better understanding of the structural findings of freezing of gait in Parkinson disease based on MRI.

Methods: This systematic review of literature follows the procedures as described by the guideline of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).

Deep-Stacked Convolutional Neural Networks for Brain Abnormality Classification Based on MRI Images.

An automated diagnosis system is crucial for helping radiologists identify brain abnormalities efficiently. The convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm of deep learning has the advantage of automated feature extraction beneficial for an automated diagnosis system. However, several challenges in the CNN-based classifiers of medical images, such as a lack of labeled data and class imbalance problems, can significantly hinder the performance.

Pancoast tumor mimicking lung tuberculosis, a case report.

It is well-recognized that tuberculosis (TB) can mimic several clinical diseases, particularly cancer. On several occasions, lung TB can be misdiagnosed as cancer, particularly in developed countries with a rare case of TB and high incidence of lung cancer, and vice versa- in which Indonesia, with a high incidence of TB, lung cancer may be mistakenly identified as TB, delaying the initiation of definitive therapy and causing unnecessary diagnostic and treatment procedures. We reported a 59-year-old male who complained of right upper chest pain, accompanied by chronic cough and weight loss, with a history of 6-month treatment with a TB regimen without resolution of his symptoms.

Radiological findings of partial expression pentalogy of Cantrell and other multiple congenital anomalies: A rare case report.

Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare syndrome of anomalous malformation. In the present case, the syndrome was initially diagnosed as a complete pentad, including a supra-umbilical abdominal wall defect, a sternal defect, pericardial defects, an anterior diaphragmatic defect, and heart malformation. Diagnosis required several imaging modalities, including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

VIM Line Technique for Determining the Ventral Intermediate Location.

Aim: To prove that VIM line technique created by using a mathematical model, can be used to identify the location of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) MATERIAL and METHODS: Eleven patients with Parkinson?s disease (PD) were assessed. To determine the VIM location, 3-T magnetic resonance imaging and stereotactic protocol 128-slice computed tomography were used. The VIM line technique was performed by drawing a line from the end-point of the right external globus pallidus to that of the left external globus pallidus in the intercommissural plane.

Age, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, and radiographic assessment of the quantity of lung edema (RALE) score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study.

Available data suggest that case fatality rate of COVID-19 patients in Surabaya is higher than global cases. Thus, it is important to identify risk factors to prevent the mortality. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with hospital mortality of COVID-19 patients, and develop a prediction score based on these findings.

Vim line technique thalamotomy for Parkinson tremor: Case series.

Introduction: The ventral intermediate (Vim) nucleus of the thalamus is difficult to identify even with 3 T magnetic resonance imaging. Stereotactic Vim thalamotomy is a usual procedure to control Parkinson tremor. Successful relieving of the tremor depends on the accuracy of defining the Vim location.