SciELO

Relationship between the Widespread Pain Index and the PainMAP software for pain sites measurement in patients with Widespread Pain

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Identifying pain sites is essential to managing patients with Widespread Pain. Several instruments have been developed, including pain drawings, a grid system and ...
BMJ

Generative artificial intelligence-driven chatbots and medical misinformation: an accuracy, referencing and readability audit

Objectives Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbots have been rapidly adopted across research, education, business, marketing and medicine. Most interactions, however, come from non-experts using ...
BMJ

Does the index-to-ring finger length ratio (2D:4D) differ in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? Results from an international online case–control study

Objectives The ratio of the length of the index finger (2D) to the ring finger (4D) (2D:4D) has been reported to be lower (ie, 2D<4D) in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) than non-ALS ...
BMJ

Novel ultrasonographic Halo Score for giant cell arteritis: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and association with ocular ischaemia

Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). We developed a ultrasound scoring system to quantify the extent ...
Frontiers

Phase-specific turbulence index derived from vector flow imaging for identifying intraplaque neovascularization in carotid plaques

Challenges and Advancements in Atherosclerosis: Exploring Methods for Assessing Subclinical Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Research and Practice ...