Imaging exams are an essential complement for diagnosing and treating diseases and conditions affecting the maxillofacial region. Despite the exposure to ionizing radiation and limitations in displaying and differentiating soft tissues, intraoral …

Meniscus injury is a common cause of knee pain, with an annual incidence of 60–70 per 100,000 [ 1 ]. The common causes of meniscal tears are trauma and degeneration [ 2 ]. The primary role of the meniscus is to distribute the load within the knee …

Prostate cancer (PCa) has the highest incidence rate and the second-highest mortality rate in the male reproductive system worldwide [ 1 ]. Aggressive PCas have been proven to be a critical factor in the selection of clinical treatment strategies …

Over 140 million people live at high altitude (HA), that is, at greater than 2500 m above sea level [ 1 ]. The physiological response to low pressure / hypoxia varies with the altitude, our study site is at 3850 m of altitude. The decrease in air …

Ménière’s disease (MD) is a common peripheral vestibular disorder histopathologically characterized by idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops (ELH), with episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, or aural fullness as its main clinical …

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed malignant tumor and the leading cause of death among women [ 1 , 2 ]. The evolution of surgical techniques and a more conservative approach [ 3 – 5 ], along with the detection of multi-focal, multicentric and/or …

The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a common species along Central and South American coastal waters. Although much effort has been made to understand its behavioral ecology and evolution, very little is known about its brain. The use of …

Although gliomas are rare tumors compared to other malignancies, they cause important symptoms such as focal neurological deficit, seizure, and neurocognitive disorder due to rapid and infiltrative growing pattern [ 1 , 2 ]. Different modern …

The use of magnetic intramedullary nails for limb lengthening and distraction osteogenesis has significantly increased over the past decade [ 1 – 3 ]. The Precice nail (NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA, USA) and Precice Bone …

In recent years, three-dimensional cross-sectional imaging and navigation have made dental implant placement a popular and well-established treatment modality in modern dentistry. Taking into account medical, economic, psychological and social …

Purpose: Study aims to investigate the consistency of delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (DE-CMR) and 18F-FDG PET myocardial imaging in evaluating myocardial viability before CABG. Methods: The study analyzed data from 100 …