\emph{Purpose.} Tracheostomy is a critical, life-saving procedure, but complications often arise due to suboptimal tracheostomy tube fit. Customised tubes could mitigate these risks, yet their development hinges on precise tracheal morphometric data. This study aims to establish an automated workflow …

Background: Body composition and energy metabolism assessments are central to nutrition care but remain underused. This study evaluated dietitians’ access, use, education, and beliefs toward these assessments, and the impact of an educational session. Methods: Dietitians (≥1 year experience) within Alberta …

Computed tomography (CT) at the third lumbar vertebra (L3) is widely used for muscle quantification, but manual segmentation is labor intensive. This study externally validates an AI model, trained on a public dataset, for automated L3 muscle segmentation using an independent cohort, including a subgroup …

Tracheostomy is a life-saving procedure with complications often linked to suboptimal tracheostomy tube fit. Customised tubes could reduce these risks, but their development requires precise tracheal morphometric data. This study presents an automated workflow for extracting high-resolution tracheal …

In opdracht van het Team Archeologie van de gemeente Zutphen is hernieuwd interdisciplinair onderzoek uitgevoerd naar skeletmateriaal dat wordt geassocieerd met de Vikingaanval van ???882??? op Zutphen. Concreet archeologisch bewijs voor Vikingaanvallen is zeldzaam, vooral in de vorm van menselijke resten …

During this study, the calcified cartilage tissue in the jaws of a range of extant chondrichthyans was investigated and related to feeding modes. Chondrichthyans are cartilaginous fishes, whose entire endoskeleton is composed of cartilage tissue. The chondrichthyans can be divided into two groups, the …

Dit onderzoek richtte zich op het voorspellen van postoperatieve complicaties bij patiënten die een sternotomie ondergingen in het MUMC+. Er werd onderzocht of spiermassa (SM index) en spierdichtheid (SM-RA), gemeten op het niveau van de vierde thoracale wervel (Th4) via preoperatieve computertomografie …

Dit onderzoek richtte zich op het voorspellen van postoperatieve complicaties bij patiënten die een sternotomie ondergingen in het MUMC+. Er werd onderzocht of spiermassa (SM index) en spierdichtheid (SM-RA), gemeten op het niveau van de vierde thoracale wervel (Th4) via preoperatieve computertomografie …

OBJECTIVES: Assessment of malnutrition-related muscle depletion with computed tomography (CT) using skeletal muscle index (SMI) and muscle radiation attenuation (MRA) at the third lumbar vertebra is well validated. However, SMI and MRA values at other vertebral locations and interchangeability as parameters …

Background & aims: Accurate diagnosis of sarcopenia requires evaluation of muscle quality, which refers to the amount of fat infiltration in muscle tissue. In this study, we aim to investigate whether we can independently predict mortality risk in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients, …