OBJECTIVES To validate externally the performance of the Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa (ADNEX) model and compare this model with other frequently used models in the differentiation between benign and malignant adnexal masses. METHODS In this retrospective diagnostic accuracy study, we assessed data collected prospectively from patients with adnexal pathology who underwent r...

In this article, we proposed an intelligent clinical decision support system for the detection and classification of brain tumor from risk malignancy index (RMI) images. To overcome lack labeled training data needed to train convolutional neural networks, have used a deep transfer learning stacking concepts. For this, choosed seven networks (CNN) architectures already pre-trained on ImageNet da...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the cross-cultural validity of international Dutch-English comparisons when using the Dutch Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), and the intra-test reliability and construct validity of the Dutch RMI. METHODS Cross-cultural validity was studied in a combined data-set of Dutch and English patients undergoing rehabilitation after stroke, who were assessed with the Dutch vers...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of demographic and clinical characteristics on mobility, disability, and activities of daily life of patients with stroke. METHODS This cross-sectional clinical study was performed in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine in Adana, Turkey, between February 2011 and December 2011. The study included ...

Background: Preoperative evaluation of suspected ovarian malignancy is of paramount importance and a diagnostic tool with high degree of precision helps treating physician in planning appropriate surgery and also neoadjuvant chemo therapy in candidates who are not currently fit for extensive surgical procedure. Though the ultrasound examination of abdomen and pelvis helps one in detection and c...