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View article: From Sweeps to Volumes: 3D Multiscan Stitching Enables Operator-Independent, Large-Area Abdominal Ultrasound—A Phantom-and-Patient Feasibility Study
From Sweeps to Volumes: 3D Multiscan Stitching Enables Operator-Independent, Large-Area Abdominal Ultrasound—A Phantom-and-Patient Feasibility Study Open
Conventional ultrasound (conUS) is operator-dependent, limiting reproducibility. Tomographic three-dimensional ultrasound processing (t3DUS) offers a potential solution by creating standardised data volumes similar to cross-sectional imagi…
View article: Ultrasound International Open
Ultrasound International Open Open
View article: Transabdominal ultrasound for the characterization and follow-up of cystic pancreatic lesions
Transabdominal ultrasound for the characterization and follow-up of cystic pancreatic lesions Open
Cystic pancreatic lesions (CPL) pose a diagnostic challenge due to their morphological diversity and malignant potential. Given the limited study data, transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) is currently not established for either primary diagno…
View article: US Markers and Necroinflammation, Steatosis, and Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction–associated Steatotic Liver Disease: The iLEAD Study
US Markers and Necroinflammation, Steatosis, and Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction–associated Steatotic Liver Disease: The iLEAD Study Open
US dispersion slope was associated with lobular inflammation at histologic examination and demonstrated fair performance for identifying moderate to severe lobular inflammation in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic li…
View article: Clinical management, pathogen spectrum and outcomes in patients with pyogenic liver abscess in a German tertiary-care hospital
Clinical management, pathogen spectrum and outcomes in patients with pyogenic liver abscess in a German tertiary-care hospital Open
View article: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy for focal liver lesions: Adverse events and diagnostic yield in a single-centre analysis
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy for focal liver lesions: Adverse events and diagnostic yield in a single-centre analysis Open
Purpose Ultrasound-guided biopsy of focal liver lesions (FLL) is a well-established procedure with crucial impact on therapeutic decisions. The safety and accuracy depend on needle type, tumour location and comorbidities. Modern oncologica…
View article: Thy‐1 restricts steatosis and liver fibrosis in steatotic liver disease
Thy‐1 restricts steatosis and liver fibrosis in steatotic liver disease Open
Background and Aims Steatotic liver disease (SLD) is generally considered to represent a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and includes a disease spectrum comprising isolated steatosis, metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepa…
View article: Non-invasive assessment of steatohepatitis indicates increased risk of coronary artery disease
Non-invasive assessment of steatohepatitis indicates increased risk of coronary artery disease Open
Introduction Fatty liver diseases (FLD), especially defined as metabolic dysfunction-associated FLD (MAFLD), is of growing importance for patients and health-care providers. Extrahepatic comorbidities, predominantly coronary artery disease…
View article: The application of high-performance ultrasound probes increases anatomic depiction in obese patients
The application of high-performance ultrasound probes increases anatomic depiction in obese patients Open
View article: Quantification of Portal Vein Vascularization Using an Automated Post-Processing Video Analysis Tool
Quantification of Portal Vein Vascularization Using an Automated Post-Processing Video Analysis Tool Open
Purpose Blood flow dynamics represent a diagnostic criterion for many diseases. However, no established reference standard is available. In clinical practice, ultrasound pulsed-wave Doppler (PW-Doppler) is frequently used to assess viscera…
View article: Digital Training Formats in Ultrasound Diagnostics for physicians: What options are available and how can they be successfully integrated into current DEGUM certified course concepts?
Digital Training Formats in Ultrasound Diagnostics for physicians: What options are available and how can they be successfully integrated into current DEGUM certified course concepts? Open
In the last two decades, our lives have changed more rapidly than ever before as a result of technical developments. Many aspects of our lives have already been “digitally transformed” and we take advantage of the resulting opportunities a…
View article: Prevalence of Pruritus and Association with Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Prevalence of Pruritus and Association with Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Open
Patient-reported outcomes are important in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Pruritus is of special interest for evolving therapies with farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonists. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence o…
View article: To the blood test method
To the blood test method Open
Myeloblasts are usually understood to be medullary cells, which are considered by some authors as normal preliminary stages of myelocytes, by others as pathological forms of the latter.
View article: Stuhlmann. Die Sedimentierungsgeschwindigkeit der roten Blutkörperchen und im Besonderen ihr Verhalten bei der Malaria. Hamburg. 1923.
Stuhlmann. Die Sedimentierungsgeschwindigkeit der roten Blutkörperchen und im Besonderen ihr Verhalten bei der Malaria. Hamburg. 1923. Open
Recently, much attention has been paid to determining the rate of deposition of blood cells in citrated blood.
View article: About "neutrophilic twins"
About "neutrophilic twins" Open
The term "neutrophilic twins" ("neutrophileZwillinge") V. Schilling designates neutrophilic leukocytes, which have a double size against the norm and two separate nuclei, similar in structure and shape. Castillo (Vireh. Arch. F. Path. An.,…
View article: Diagnostic value of blood picture
Diagnostic value of blood picture Open
Determination of the leukocyte formula according to Sсhіllіng'y is gaining more and more supporters.
View article: The effect of rubbing the skin on the composition of the tested blood
The effect of rubbing the skin on the composition of the tested blood Open
The observed Bittorf'oM appearance in the peripheral blood of a patient with chronic endocarditis and hemorrhagic diathesis of endothelial cells due to rubbing of the blood sampling site (ear lobe) was given to Dr. P. Dvizhkov (Virch. Arch…
View article: Klebsiella Pneumoniae Liver Abscess Syndrome – A Challenge for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Liver Abscess Syndrome – A Challenge for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Open
Introduction Invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) is caused by strains of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) and has emerged as the leading cause of liver abscesses in immuno-competent patients (L.K. Siu et al. Lancet Infect Dis …
View article: Assessment of hepatic steatosis by controlled attenuation parameter using the M and XL probes: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Assessment of hepatic steatosis by controlled attenuation parameter using the M and XL probes: an individual patient data meta-analysis Open
View article: Current NAFLD guidelines for risk stratification in diabetic patients have poor diagnostic discrimination
Current NAFLD guidelines for risk stratification in diabetic patients have poor diagnostic discrimination Open
View article: Individual patient data meta-analysis on controlled attenuation parameter for the XL probe in obese patients
Individual patient data meta-analysis on controlled attenuation parameter for the XL probe in obese patients Open
View article: A young woman from an Echinococcus-endemic area with progressive abdominal distension: a case report
A young woman from an Echinococcus-endemic area with progressive abdominal distension: a case report Open
Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations Open
View article: data-sharing_tomographic_US.xlsx
data-sharing_tomographic_US.xlsx Open
dataset pilot study tomographic US