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Mar 16th, 2023 - Our article is dedicated to describing the state-of-the-art in imaging techniques for assessing prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies (pro-DLB) with a psychiatric-onset. Imaging biomarker techniques are discussed. (123)-I-2-ß-carbomethoxy-3ß-(4-iodo...

Mar 14th, 2023 - Peripheral inflammatory immune responses are suggested to play a major role in dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a well-established biomarker of systemic inflammation in PD. Degenera...

Mar 11th, 2023 - Functional imaging is playing an increasingly important role in pediatric radiology. Hybrid imaging techniques utilizing PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography), PET/MRI (positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging), ...

Mar 10th, 2023 - With improved resolution and sensitivity, the cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector measures myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) via single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Recently, many studies have used vas...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - This study aimed to predict myocardial ischemia (MIS) by constructing models with imaging features, CT-fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR), pericoronary fat attenuation index (pFAI), and radiomics based on coronary computed tomography angiography (CC...

Jun 7th, 2020 - Chronic axial spinal pain is one of the major causes of significant disability and health care costs, with facet joints as one of the proven causes of pain. To provide evidence-based guidance in performing diagnostic and therapeutic facet joint in...

Jun 3rd, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Nuclear Cardiology appropriateness criteria (AC) were created to guide responsible use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Clinical applicability of the AC has no...

Feb 23rd, 2023 - This is a single-center, prospective, observational cohort trial to form a registry data set. Patients presenting for cardiac stress testing utilizing Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), cardiac CT angiography (CCTA), or cardiac ca...

Feb 13th, 2023 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To longitudinally assess cardiac injury (serum biomarkers, and grade >= 2 cardiac events), and overall cardiac fitness (6-minute-walk test) in locally advanced (LA)-non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving chemor...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - One-third of patients with epilepsy have seizures resistant to pharmacotherapy. There are many approaches developed to control these seizures, yet epilepsy surgery is still the most common method. The crucial part of epilepsy surgery is to assess ...

Jan 31st, 2023 - Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are activated in myocardial ischemia, digesting key structural components in cardiac muscle in the setting of myocardial infarction and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (Schulz, 2007, Annu. Rev. P...

Jan 20th, 2023 - This is a single centre prospective six-week observational study to understand the prevalence and clinical relevance of abnormal ventilation of the lung (assessed by Technegas ventilation single photon emission computed tomography (V SPECT) and hy...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Daniel G. Amen, MD, is an American psychiatrist well-known for his eponymous clinics, television appearances, and series of books on mental health.

Dec 5th, 2020 - Mesothelin, a protein found on cell surfaces and in serum, has emerged as a promising target for immunotherapy-based treatment approaches for several malignancies with poor prognoses and limited treatment options, including mesothelioma, pancreati...

Aug 1st, 2013 - Special Neuroimaging Issue A recent article in the journal Seminars of Neurology[1] reviewed the progress in neuroimaging for epilepsy. The same issue also examined neuroimaging of the afferent visual system, pituitary and parasellar region, crani...

Jul 16th, 2013 - WASHINGTON -- Physician referrals under Medicare for anatomic pathology services doubled in a 7-year period when the provider had a financial tie to the biopsy service, a government report said Monday. Meanwhile, non-self-referred anatomic patholo...

Nov 29th, 2012 - The implantation of subdural electrodes for the treatment of intractable epilepsy is beneficial, but requires careful surveillance during the monitoring period, according to findings from a study of 91 consecutive patients. This is especially true.