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Eslam M, Newsome PN, Sarin SK, Anstee QM, Targher G, Romero-Gomez M, et al. A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: an international expert consensus statement. J Hepatol.…
Introduction Surveys and investigations of earthquake disasters have shown that the spatial variations in the local site conditions are the main factor leading to the differences in earthquake disasters…
1 Introduction Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (Quaresima et al., 2012; Boas et al., 2014; Scholkmann et al., 2014; Bigio and Fantini, 2016; Shi and Alfano, 2017) has been considered an effective…
Background Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN), characterized by diffusely deposited IgA in the kidneys, is the most prevalent primary glomerulonephritis and a leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), in…
Nakamura M, Wakabayashi G, Miyasaka Y, Tanaka M, Morikawa T, Unno M, et al. Multicenter comparative study of laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy using propensity score-matching. J Hepatobil Pancreat Sci.…
Tumor size is a strong predictor for the prognosis of lung cancer, and this significance was already emphasized by the discrimination of 1 cm interval in the revision of the TNM…
Subject characteristics There are 1351 participants (696 males and 655 females; mean age of 66.51 ± 10.44 years, minimum 23, maximum 91) enrolled in this study, with no significant differences in education status;…
Introduction Increasing obesity rates remain a substantial public health and clinical concern in China and around the world (1). In China, over one in seven individuals meets the criteria for…
The relationship between breast cancer and diabetes has been extensively studied. Women with diabetes are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer than those without diabetes [1,2,3]. Interestingly, a…
Introduction Imaging-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) is commonly performed in clinical therapy and has been proposed for benign thyroid nodule (BTN) treatment (1–3). Among such methods, ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency energy thermal…