Adapted random sampling pattern ...
Objective Variable density random sampling patterns have recently become increasingly popular for accelerated imaging strategies, as they lead to in ...
Phase-based arterial input func ...
Object Phase-based arterial input functions (AIFs) provide a promising alternative to standard magnitude-based AIFs, for example, because inflow eff ...
Degraded water suppression in s ...
Object High quality, artifact free, 1H MRS require a homogeneous magnetic field over the volume of interest (VOI) and an effective global water supp ...
Compatibility between 3T 1H SV- ...
Object This study demonstrates that 3T SV-MRS data can be used with the currently available automatic brain tumour diagnostic classifiers which were ...
Assessment of neovascular perme ...
Object We evaluated the relationship of dynamic contrastenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI)-derived pharmacokinetic parameters and contras ...
Two-dimensional linear-combinat ...
Object To propose the determination of the macromolecular baseline (MMBL) in clinical 1H MR spectra based on T1 and T2 differentiation using 2D fitt ...
A Bayesian hierarchical model f ...
Object Pharmacokinetic parameters from dynamic contrastenhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) were used to assess the perfusion effects due to treatment response us ...
Prevalence of Pulmonary Hyperte ...
The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IP ...
Is There a Beneficial Role for ...
Background Interventional pulmonology, in particular, tracheobronchial stent insertion, has been well described in the treatment of tracheobronchial ...
Involvement of IL-10 Gene Promo ...
Asthma and atopy have a complex background that may result from the interaction of genes and the environment. Interleukin (IL)-10 is known to play v ...
Improved Outcomes of Patients w ...
Study Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an antibiotic strategy with intravenous (IV) continuous infusion of a b-lacta ...
The Management of Surgical Pati ...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a leading public health problem in both developed and developing nations. However, awareness regarding diagnostic o ...
Bilateral Multiple Inflammatory ...
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumorous lesion that presents as a solitary nodule. Complete surgical resection is the standard t ...
Pulmonary Hypertension in a Sta ...
Study Objectives The etiology and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is ...
The Habit Cough Syndrome and It ...
Involuntary cough without an identified underlying organic reason has been given various names and recommended treatments. Current experience sugges ...
Value of Impedance Cardiography ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and precision of impedance cardiography as a method for noninvasive hemodynamic evaluation of pat ...
Adhesion Molecules Affected by ...
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Some tumor events are attributed to an important group of molecules (cadherins and i ...
Genetic Influences on Pulmonary ...
Heritability of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and peak expiratory flow (PEF) has not been previously a ...
Search for Chronic Beryllium Di ...
Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is clinically similar to other granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis. It is often misdiagnosed if a thorough oc ...
Downregulation of Aquaporin-1 i ...
The threshold pressure for lung edema formation is increased in severe chronic heart failure (CHF) due to reduced microvascular permeability. The wa ...
Clinical Usefulness of D2-40 in ...
D2-40 is a recently developed monoclonal antibody that reacts with a 40 kDa O-linked sialoglycoprotein and has been used for the assessment of lymph ...
Diabetes, Impaired Glucose Tole ...
The objectives of this study were to test the hypothesis that diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), diabetes control and diabetes duration, ...
Routine Laboratory Tests can Pr ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a rising global incidence and acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) carries a high health-care econom ...
Tumor Type Influences the Effec ...
Pleurodesis is commonly indicated for symptom relief in patients with malignant pleural effusions. A number of factors may influence pleurodesis out ...
Therapeutic Effects of Hyaluron ...
Aerosolized hyaluronan (HA) has been previously shown to prevent cigarette smoke-induced airspace enlargement and elastic fiber injury in mice when ...