Asymmetric and Symmetric Study on Medical and Biomedical Imaging

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Life Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 4457

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Dear Colleagues,

With the continuous improvement of data acquisition means, symmetry and asymmetric analysis provide a basis for medical disease diagnosis. Recent advances in machine/deep learning and artificial intelligence have been catalyzing the development of modern computerized schemes for disease diagnosis, lesion detection in CT, ultrasound and MRI scans, etc. Significant asymmetry of a structure in medical images can usually indicate the presence of pathology. Since it is known that tumor immunohistochemical plays an indispensable role in medicine, integrating immunoassay knowledge into the computer system holds great promise for facilitating decision making and improving patient care. This Special Issue focuses on the study of medical imaging, biomedical techniques, etc., which are intended to explore the merits of methods and technologies showing asymmetry and/or symmetry in medical diagnosis images in the hope of better diagnosing symptoms, evaluating their significance, and identifying treatments for patients.

Dr. Shihong Yue
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Keywords

  • computer-aided diagnosis
  • lesion detection
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • immune detection

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What Features on Routine Panoramic Radiographs Could Help Orthodontists to Estimate the Occurrence of Condylar Hyperplasia from Other Mandibular Asymmetries—Retrospective Analysis Study
by Kamil Nelke, Klaudiusz Łuczak, Maciej Janeczek, Edyta Pasicka, Szczepan Barnaś and Maciej Dobrzyński
Symmetry 2022, 14(7), 1287; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14071287 - 21 Jun 2022
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Hemimandibular hyperplasia (HH) and elongation (HE) are the most common pathologies present in the mandible. Presented condylar hyperplasias have their own radiological and clinical features. In most cases, patients suffer from various forms of malocclusion. From a total of 150 asymmetrical jaw radiographs [...] Read more.
Hemimandibular hyperplasia (HH) and elongation (HE) are the most common pathologies present in the mandible. Presented condylar hyperplasias have their own radiological and clinical features. In most cases, patients suffer from various forms of malocclusion. From a total of 150 asymmetrical jaw radiographs evaluated, 46 were evaluated and included in this study. A retrospective study on the data of 46 selected patients treated, diagnosed, and consulted from various forms of mandibular and skeletal asymmetry based on routine diagnostic panoramic radiographs evaluated typical and atypical radiological and anatomical symptoms of condylar hyperplasia. The presented evaluation focused on mandibular, maxillary, and other bones, in order to distinguish condylar hyperplasia from other forms of mandibular asymmetry. The degree of maxillary downward growth followed by the occurrence of an open bite on the affected side estimate the degree/presence or cessation of growth in the affected condyle. Mandibular asymmetry with incisor teeth inclination remains the most typical characteristic of condylar hyperplasia. Increased height of mandibular ramus differentiates between condylar hyperplasia and elongation, which also influences the position of the inferior alveolar nerve. Mentioned symptoms, described as the acronym “Go Moira!”, are useful in a quick and simple “glimpse of an eye” differential diagnostic approach. It is possible to quickly and accurately establish the first diagnosis simply by a careful evaluation of patients’ panoramic radiographs. Full article
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