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This study aims to refine a radiomics-based diagnostic approach for detecting neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) and examines the influence of rib suppression on the diagnostic precision of radiomics models using neonatal chest X-ray (CXR) images. A total of 138 CXR images were collected in this study. The data was partitioned into training and validation subsets based on chronological order. We applied rib suppression to the CXR images and extracted and analyzed radiomic features from lung regions both before and after rib suppression. This approach was designed to identify NRDS, develop radiomics models, and assess the impact of rib suppression on model performance. To establish these radiomics models, six machine learning models were utilized in the study. The performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). On the validation set, the models demonstrated significant improvements after rib suppression. Specifically, the Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM) achieved an AUC of 0.781 post-suppression compared to 0.556 pre-suppression. Notably, Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) and Logistic Regression (LR) performed particularly well when combining features from both scenarios, achieving AUCs of 0.762 and 0.756. The results indicate the feasibility of developing radiomics models for diagnosing NRDS and highlight the enhancement in model performance due to rib suppression. This study provides a promising new method for the imaging diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, showcasing the potential of radiomics in pediatric imaging.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 18 pediatric patients with IEIs who were diagnosed with RESULTS: The common clinical features among the patients were fever, cough, and hepatomegaly. The most common severe complications included septic shock, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Three cases presented with pan-hypogammaglobulinemia, while three other cases showed heightened levels of IgM. Elevated levels of IgE were detected in five cases, and six cases exhibited decreased T lymphocyte absolute counts. Four children were diagnosed with hyperimmunoglobulin M syndrome (HIGM) due to

Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive, chronically salt-losing tubulopathy depicted by renal potassium wasting, hypokalemia, hypocalciuric, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism with average or low blood pressure. This case report describes a 10-year-old boy who presented with acute respiratory tract infection with respiratory distress, myalgia, generalized muscle weakness, and significant biochemical changes like hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and metabolic alkalosis associated with failure to thrive. Further investigations, like genetic testing, showed a SLC12A3 gene mutation, a pathogenic homozygosity variant, proving the diagnosis of Gitelman syndrome. The child needed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission for life-threatening electrolyte imbalances with Electrocardiogram (ECG) changes for the acute care and later, requiring a multidisciplinary team approach for the management. The early presentation of Gitelman syndrome in young children must be kept in mind, as it could be missed. The persistent metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia should raise the concern about the possibility of chronic salt-losing nephropathic conditions.