Intestinal obstruction is generally treated with an ileus tube. Success of treating functional ileus due to abnormal intestinal motility is judged through auscultation and medical ...
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the leading cause of cardiogenic cerebral embolism (CE), which is the most severe course of ischemic stroke. AF detection is important for preventing th...
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Non-invasive magnetic stimulation has the potential to be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, which inevitably involves neurodegeneration of the hippocampus at the base...
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Objective: The objective of the current study was to develop a novel, artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to diagnose coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using computed tomography...
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