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Accuracy of POCUS for Pneumoperitoneum Detection
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Deep Learning Radiomics for PDAC Recurrence Risk Prediction
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Association of ALI with Liver Fibrosis and Mortality in MAFLD
Association of ALI with Liver Fibrosis and Mortality in MAFLD
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AGA Finds No Clear Evidence for or Against AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
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Similar Efficacy Seen for Isodose, Dose-Escalated MHFRT, CFRT in Prostate Cancer
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Accuracy of POCUS for Pneumoperitoneum Detection
Accuracy of POCUS for Pneumoperitoneum Detection
The following is a summary of “Emergency physician ultrasound diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum in intraoperative patients with peritoneal insufflation,” published in the April 2025 issue of American Journal of Emergency Medicine by Sanghvi et al. Researchers...
Deep Learning Radiomics for PDAC Recurrence Risk Prediction
Deep Learning Radiomics for PDAC Recurrence Risk Prediction
The following is a summary of "Multiscale deep learning radiomics for predicting recurrence-free survival in pancreatic cancer: A multicenter study," published in the April 2025 issue of Radiotherapy and Oncology by Gu et al. This multicenter study aimed to...
Association of ALI with Liver Fibrosis and Mortality in MAFLD
Association of ALI with Liver Fibrosis and Mortality in MAFLD
The following is a summary of "Role of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) in the risk of liver fibrosis and mortality among US adult MAFLD patients: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 1999–2018,” published in the March 2025 issue of BMC...
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Avoiding Liability in Off-Label Prescribing
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Microbiota Transplant Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis
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Virtual interviewing for residency matching provides many benefits to applicants and programs, but the loss of in-person interaction is resulting in a shift to a new, hybrid process.
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