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Mannil M, Hofmeester K, Fasen B, Gijtenbeek A, Kurt E, Ter Laan M, Pegge S, Meijer FJA, Prokop M, Smits M, Henssen DJHA. Clinical applicability of signal heterogeneity and tumor border assessment on T2-weighted MR images to distinguish astrocytic from oligodendroglial origin of gliomas. Eur J Radiol 2024; 178:111643. [PMID: 39067267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Radiological features on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were attributed to oligodendroglioma, although the diagnostic accuracy in a real-world clinical setting remains partially elusive. This study investigated the accuracy and robustness of tumor heterogeneity and tumor border delineation on T2-weighted MRI to distinguish oligodendroglioma from astrocytoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight readers from three different specialties (radiology, neurology, neurosurgery) with varying levels of experience blindly rated 79 T2-weighted MR images of patients with either oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma. After the first reading session, all readers were re-invited for a second reading session within three weeks. Diagnostic accuracy, including area under the receiver operator characteristics curve (AUC), and intra-observer variability and inter-observer variability were used as outcome measures. RESULTS Pooled sensitivity and specificity to distinguish oligodendroglioma from astrocytoma for the use of tumor heterogeneity were 59.9 % respectively 74.5 %, and 85.7 % respectively 40.1 % for tumor border. A second reading session did not result in a significant change in sensitivity or specificity for tumor heterogeneity (P = 0.752 and P = 0.733, respectively) or tumor border (P = 0.309 and P = 0.271, respectively). An AUC of 0.825 was achieved with regard to predicting oligodendroglial origin of gliomas. Intra-observer agreement ranged from moderate to very good for tumor heterogeneity (kappa-value 0.43-0.87) and tumor border (0.40-0.84). A moderate inter-oberserver agreement was achieved for tumor heterogeneity and tumor border (kappa-value of 0.50 and 0.45, respectively). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that tumor heterogeneity and tumor borders on T2-weighted MRI could be used with moderate Finter-observer agreement to non-invasively distinguish oligodendroglioma from astrocytoma.
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- Manoj Mannil
- Clinic of Radiology, University Clinic Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Medical Delta, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc Center of Expertise Neuro-Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Maly T, Hank M, Verbruggen FF, Clarup C, Phillips K, Zahalka F, Mala L, Ford KR. Relationships of lower extremity and trunk asymmetries in elite soccer players. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1343090. [PMID: 38370013 PMCID: PMC10869622 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1343090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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In light of previous research highlighting the prevalence of asymmetries in soccer players and possible links to injury risks, there is a crucial gap in the biomechanical understanding of complex relationships between lower extremity and trunk asymmetries in elite soccer players. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level, relationships, and differences among twelve different parameters of strength, morphological, and neuromuscular asymmetries in elite soccer players. Methods: Elite male soccer players (n = 25, age 21.7 ± 3.9 years) were tested in the following tests: bilateral fluid distribution, hip flexor range of motion, postural stability, isokinetic strength of knee extensors and flexors, isometric lateral trunk rotation strength, eccentric strength of knee flexors, isometric bilateral strength of hip adductors, and vertical ground reaction force in counter-movement jump-free arms, counter-movement jump, squat jump, and drop jump tests. One-way ANOVA, Pearson's coefficient (r), and partial eta squared (η p 2) were used for data analysis. Results: Significant differences in asymmetries were found in elite soccer players (F11,299 = 11.01, p < .01). The magnitude of asymmetry over 10% was in postural stability and drop jump parameters. The lowest magnitudes of asymmetries were in the fluid distribution of the lower limbs and the vertical ground reaction force during the take-off phase in squat jumps. The highest asymmetries between the dominant and non-dominant sides were found in postural stability and drop jump. A total of eleven significant correlations (p < 0.05, r = 0.41-0.63, R2 = 0.17-0.40) were detected between the analyzed asymmetries in elite soccer players. The lateral trunk rotation asymmetries were significantly correlated to vertical ground reaction force asymmetries and knee extensors. Conclusion: Long-term exposure in elite soccer leads to unilateral biomechanical loading that induces abnormal strength and morphological adaptations in favor of the dominant side while linking lower limb and trunk strength asymmetries. By unraveling these complex relationships, we strive to contribute novel methods that could inform targeted training regimens and injury prevention strategies in the elite soccer community. The data should encourage future researchers and coaches to monitor and develop trunk strength linked to lower body kinematics.
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- Tomas Maly
- Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Performance, AC Sparta Praha, Prague, Czechia
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- Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Performance, AC Sparta Praha, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Performance, AC Sparta Praha, Prague, Czechia
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- Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, High Point University, High Point, NC, United States
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Eugenia Castro M, Timmons Sund L, Zubiaur Gomar FM, Wilson ML, Hapner ER. Reliability of Phonemically Loaded Sentences in Spanish for Identifying Laryngeal Dystonia by Non-Spanish Speaking Speech-Language Pathologists. J Voice 2023:S0892-1997(23)00360-0. [PMID: 38036378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is a focal dystonia affecting the intrinsic laryngeal muscles. Clinical diagnosis requires subjective evaluation by experienced clinicians and is primarily based on auditory-perceptual assessment. Several speech tasks are widely accepted to elicit diagnosis specific auditory-perceptual symptoms of glottal stops in adductor LD or breathy breaks in abductor LD in spoken English. With the growing Spanish speaking population in the US and lack of Spanish speech tasks to assist in identifying LD in Spanish speaking subjects, assessing the reliability of phonemically loaded sentences in Spanish for use by non-Spanish speaking providers is critical. The first aim of this study was to develop and assess the reliability of a set of Spanish language phonemically loaded sentences designed to elicit signs and symptoms of LD. The second aim was to determine the effectiveness of non-Spanish speaking speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in identifying LD in Spanish speaking subjects using these stimuli. METHODS Phonemically loaded sentences were developed for this study following current guidelines for assessment of LD. Voice samples were obtained from native Spanish speaking individuals. Participant-speakers included 20 people with LD and 20 people without LD who served as controls. All participant-speakers were assessed by a Spanish-speaking laryngologist. Audio samples were presented to non-Spanish speaking SLPs with expertise in working with people with LD who served as raters and classified the samples as either presence or absence of LD. Kappa and the intra-class correlation coefficient were calculated and mixed effects logistic regression was used for prediction. RESULTS The inter and intra-rater reliability indicated statistically significant agreement. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for the diagnosis of LD by the raters were overall strong. CONCLUSIONS Findings demonstrate that non-Spanish speaking SLPs with expertise in the assessment and treatment of LD can reliably identify the presence of LD using Spanish language stimuli in Spanish-speaking individuals. This study supports the use of newly developed Spanish language phonemically loaded voiced and voiceless sentences by English speaking clinicians as an effective tool for identifying LD in Spanish speakers, perhaps mitigating diagnostic delays experienced by patients with LD.
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- M Eugenia Castro
- USC Voice Center, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Communication Disorders, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- USC Voice Center, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana, Clínica de la Voz, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- UAB Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
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Kaylor SA, Singh SA. Clinical outcomes associated with speech, language and swallowing difficulties post-stroke. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2023; 70:e1-e15. [PMID: 37916686 PMCID: PMC10623651 DOI: 10.4102/sajcd.v70i1.957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of prospective research in South Africa's speech therapy private sector, specifically, in the acute stroke population. There is a need to understand the quality of speech therapy services and outcomes post-stroke in the private sector. OBJECTIVES This prospective cohort study investigated associations between speech, language, and swallowing conditions (i.e. dysarthria, apraxia of speech, aphasia, dysphagia), and outcomes post-stroke (i.e. length of hospital stay [LOS], degree of physical disability according to the Modified Rankin Scale [mRS], functional level of oral intake according to the Functional Oral Intake Scale [FOIS], dehydration, weight loss, aspiration pneumonia, mortality). METHOD A prospective design was used to determine the incidence of speech, language, and swallowing conditions post-stroke. Convenience sampling was used to select participants (N = 68). Various statistical tests were used and the alpha level was set at Bonferroni correction p 0.01. RESULTS Co-occurring speech, language, and swallowing conditions frequently occurred post-stroke (88%). Participants who were referred to speech therapy later than 24 h post-admission (52.94%) stayed in hospital for a median of 3 days longer than those who were referred within 24 h (p = 0.042). Dysphagia was significantly associated with moderate to severe physical disability (p 0.01). Dysphagia with aspiration was significantly associated with poor functional level of oral intake, at admission and at discharge (p 0.01). At discharge, aspiration pneumonia was significantly associated with severe physical disability (p 0.01, r = 0.70). CONCLUSION In South Africa's private sector, co-occurring speech, language, and swallowing conditions commonly occurred post-stroke, and dysphagia was strongly associated with physical disability and poor functional level of oral intake. Length of hospital stay was increased by delayed speech therapy referrals.Contribution: This article contributes data on speech therapy services, communication and swallowing disorders post-stroke, and outcomes in South Africa's private sector.
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- Stephanie A Kaylor
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Youhasan P, Henning MA, Chen Y, Lyndon MP. Developing and evaluating an educational web-based tool for health professions education: the Flipped Classroom Navigator. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:594. [PMID: 35915441 PMCID: PMC9344763 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03647-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flipped classroom pedagogy is a blended learning approach applied in undergraduate health professions education. However, teachers and students may require training to effectively engage in flipped classroom pedagogy. Thus, this study aimed to design, develop, and evaluate a web-based tool for fostering flipped classroom pedagogy in undergraduate health professions education. METHODS This is an educational design-based research with a descriptive evaluation component which was conducted in two steps: (i) design & development and (ii) evaluation of an educational website. An expert panel was formed to evaluate the website by using a website evaluation questionnaire (WEQ). Descriptive statistics were employed to calculate the experts' agreement level. RESULTS An innovative website design was used to provide access to a range of digital devices. The development process occurred concurrently in two steps: (i) website development and (ii) learning content development. The educational website was branded as the Flipped Classroom Navigator (FCN). Based on WEQ scores, the FCN obtained a good level of agreement (≥ 80%) for its' ease of use, hyperlinks, structure, relevance, comprehension, completeness, and layout. CONCLUSIONS The FCN is an effective method for providing training to promote flipped classroom pedagogy in health professions education. The FCN achieved good evaluation scores and comments from experts. However, it is also necessary to obtain acceptance from the end-users, which could be the focus of future research. Nonetheless, the expert panel pinpointed areas for further development before introducing the FCN to end-users.
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- Punithalingam Youhasan
- Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Department of Medical Education & Research, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
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- Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Inappropriate Prescriptions in Older People-Translation and Adaptation to Portuguese of the STOPP/START Screening Tool. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116896. [PMID: 35682479 PMCID: PMC9180165 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Inappropriate prescribing, which encompasses the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs), is a common problem for older people. The STOPP/START tool enables general practitioners, who are the main prescribers, to identify and reduce the incidence of PIMs and PPOs and appraise an older patient’s prescribed drugs during the diagnosis process to improve the clinical care quality. This study aimed to translate and validate the STOPP/START screening tool to enable its use by Portuguese physicians. A translation-back translation method including the validation of the obtained Portuguese version was used. Intra- and inter-rater reliability and agreement analyses were used in the validation process. A dataset containing the information of 334 patients was analyzed by one GP twice within a 2-week interval, while a dataset containing the information of 205 patients was independently analyzed by three GPs. Intra-rater reliability assessment led to a Kappa coefficient (κ) of 0.70 (0.65−0.74) for the STOPP criteria and 0.60 (0.52−0.68) for the START criteria, considered to be substantial and moderate values, respectively. The results of the inter-rater reliability rating were almost perfect for all combinations of raters (κ > 0.93). The version of the STOPP/START criteria translated into Portuguese represents an improvement in managing the medications prescribed to the elderly. It provides clinicians with a screening tool for detecting potentially inappropriate prescribing in patients older than 65 years old that is reliable and easy to use.
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Quantification of the Therapist's Gentle Pull for Pinch Strength Testing Based on FMA and MMT: An Experimental Study with Healthy Subjects. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11020225. [PMID: 33540890 PMCID: PMC7913180 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Static pinch strength against a therapist’s gentle pull is evaluated using the pincer grasp component of the Fugl Meyer Assessment (FMA) to assess pinch impairment after stroke. In the pincer grasp component, therapists applied a gentle pull to distinguish between a score of 1 (moderate pinch impairment) and a score of 2 (no pinch impairment). The gentle pull is described as a resistance equivalent to a manual muscle test (MMT) score 4/5. The accepted use of “gentle” as a qualitative description for the pull results is a non-standardized subjective interpretation. The goal of this paper was to determine the quantitative value of the gentle pull applied by the therapists as in their clinical practice using a pinch–pull gripping system. The FMA protocol was used to standardize the body and fingers positions of three occupational therapists who were then instructed to apply a gentle pull of 4/5 MMT using their thumb and index fingers (in a tip-to-tip pinch). The results show that the therapists exerted a mean gentle pull (4/5 MMT score) of 6.34 ± 0.98 N with high reliability and acceptable repeatability. In investigating the ability of healthy subjects to resist the gentle pull, 50 adult male volunteers were instructed to pinch the pincer object and resist a dynamic loading exerted by the pinch–pull gripping system as much as possible to the moment the pincer object slips away. The results show that all subjects were able to exert a pulling force higher than the quantitative value of the gentle pull.
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