G. S. Octavius

Validation and comparison of two pneumonia severity criteria: A cross-sectional study of paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in Indonesia

Background : Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of paediatric morbidity and hospitalization. Early identification of severe disease is essential for appropriate management. Several severity assessment tools, including the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Infecti...

Renal vein thrombosis with inferior vena cava extension and pulmonary embolism in a patient with acute pyelonephritis: a case report and updated literature review

Surfer’s myelopathy in Bali: a case series of three patients and review of the pathophysiology, proposed diagnostic criteria, and treatment

Surfer’s myelopathy is a rare, nontraumatic spinal cord injury that predominantly affects young, novice surfers after prolonged spinal hyperextension. Owing to its low incidence and heterogeneous clinical and imaging features, the condition remains underrecognized, and its pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, and opti...

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI-Based vertebral bone quality score for detecting low bone mass and osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

INTRODUCTION Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the reference standard for osteoporosis diagnosis, but access remains limited in many settings. MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) has emerged as an opportunistic screening tool derived from routine lumbar imaging; however, its diagnostic performance is uncerta...