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https://www.selleckchem.com/products/-r-s--3-5-dhpg.html BACKGROUND Osteoporosis-related fractures are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bone mineral density (BMD) measurements using dual-energy x‑ray absorptiometry (DXA) alone has only a limited value for predicting the risk of fractures. The trabecular bone score (TBS) is a surrogate parameter for trabecular microarchitecture of bone and a predictor of fracture risk independent of BMD. AIM To examine the prevalence of BMD, TBS and osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures (VF) in patients with RA in comparison to controls with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases. METHODS Data from patients with RA diagnosed by a rheumatologist and with TBS and DXA measurements, who were assessed in this hospital between 2006 and 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. The RA patients were matched with controls with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases. "Reduced bone health" was defined as a T‑score less then -1.0 and/or a TBS value less then -1.31. Statistical analyses were carried out using the Mann-Whiteased fracture risk in patients with RA and normal spine BMD.OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) parameters in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced hepatic fibrosis using different calculation methods and to investigate histopathologic origins. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liver biopsies from 37 prospectively recruited chronic hepatitis B patients were obtained. Twelve b-value (0-1000 s/mm2) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was performed with a 1.5 T scanner and was followed by blinded percutaneous liver biopsy. All biopsy specimens were evaluated with Ishak staging, and the microvascular density (MVD) was calculated. Patients were classified as having no/mild (F0-1), moderate (F2-3), or marked (F4-5) fibrosis. Pseudodiffusion (D*), the perfusion fraction (f), and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were calculated using all b-values, while true diffusion (D) was cal

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