The classification of the nerve fibers is sometimes considered confusing by students and even approaching absurdity according to an important basic introductory textbook 1. It has been our experience ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Fibromas are benign (noncancerous) tumors made of fibrous connective tissues—tissue made of tough protein fibers that protect and support muscles, bones, ...

Objective To describe an expanded teased nerve fibre classification in disease association. Methods We reviewed four newly proposed teased nerve fibre types ( Types J–M ): Type J, rope-like fibres; K, ...

Small fiber neuropathy is a specific diagnostic classification of neuropathy, which is nerve damage, disease, or dysfunction. It can result in pain, loss of sensation, and digestive and urinary ...

Reconstruction of optic nerve fibers from medical images can facilitate all these clinical applications. Although many computational methods are developed for the reconstruction of optic nerve fibers, ...

Spinal nerves are the major nerves of the body. There are a total of 31 symmetrical pairs of spinal nerves that emerge from different segments of the spine. Each spinal nerve contains both sensory and ...

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI). It refers to the shearing of the brain’s long connecting nerve fibers, or axons. DAI can occur during a motor vehicle ...

Laser surgery requires efficient tissue classification to reduce the probability of undesirable or unwanted tissue damage. This study aimed to investigate acoustic shock waves (ASWs) as a means of ...

Keywords: myopia, optical coherence tomography, Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width, retinal nerve fiber layer, diagnostic classification Citation: Wang G, Zhen M, Liu S, Qiu K, Liu C, Wang J ...