Pak J Med Sci
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This article is based on deep learning algorithms and uses MRI to study the development of congenital heart septal defects in neonatal brain tissue. ⋯ Lateral ventricle D/D 'and C/C' is more sensitive indicator which can be evaluated with the difference between the volume of congenital heart septal defects in newborn normal neonatal brain; when the D/D 'value> 0.28, C/C' value> 0.12. For the diagnosis and evaluation of congenital heart septal defect neonatal brain volume abnormalities have a certain reference value.
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The loss of expression of syndecansyndecan-1 is associated with poor prognosis in many types of human cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation between syndecan-1 immunoexpression and several clinicopathological parameters in a subset of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) patients. ⋯ Loss of syndecan-1 immunoexpression is associated with metastatic potential, tumor recurrence and shorter survival in CRC and is considered a potential biomarker of poor prognosis in CRC patients.
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The prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide was 171 million one and half decade ago, while the prediction is 366 million patients by 2030 and more than 640 million people by 2040. HbA1c value represents average blood glucose over the past 2-3 months and accounts for both pre-prandial and post-prandial blood glucose levels. A link between HbA1c and diabetic complications has been confirmed. In general, patients with controlled diabetes mellitus should have at least biannual testing, while patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or unmet glycemic targets should be tested every three months. The objective was to see compliance of checking HbA1c in tertiary care hospital of a developing world. ⋯ The compliance of checking HbA1c is inadequate in diabetic inpatients. The considerable prevalence of diabetes and the benefits of timely interventions in diagnosed patients to prevent complications suggest the need for a comprehensive awareness among the doctors for checking HbA1c.
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To assess the knowledge and confidence of junior doctors and non-specialists in examining and making a diagnosis of patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases. ⋯ The GALS examination is a useful screening tool for junior doctors and non-specialists in a direct access setting to rule out musculoskeletal problems.
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Aiming at the problem of low accuracy in extracting small blood vessels from existing retinal blood vessel images, a retinal blood vessel segmentation method based on a combination of a multi-scale linear detector and local and global enhancement is proposed. ⋯ The segmentation accuracy is high, and better blood vessel segmentation results can be obtained.