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... estimation and risk screening are included, as well as the determination of physicochemical properties of new human pharmaceuticals and diagnostic agents To assess the potential effects of contaminants ... producers The growth inhibition test of dimeglumine gadopentetate was conducted in agreement with the standard DIN 38 412 L8.27 It was incubated in an aqueous solution including nutrients, with ... dimeglumine gadopentetate up to a concentration of 100 mg/L and in the growth inhibition test of gadofosveset trisodium up to a concentration of 80 mg/L The NOEC and EC50-values are summarized in...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20

... varying concentrations (ranging from 0.427 to 4.27 mM of iron) of nanoparticles in DI water and put them into microfuge tubes for imaging One example of the MR images is shown in Figure In MRI, ... bonding of carbon on the nanoparticle surfaces was checked by noting the C=O and C=C vibrations in Fourier transform infrared spectra The spin-lattice relaxation process [T1] and spin-spin relaxation ... images of aqueous samples of varying concentrations with the units of mM While a dose-dependent increase in signal intensity is seen in the T1 measurements, a dosedependent decrease in signal intensity...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... determination of IOs loaded, and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) for magnetization measurements In addition, in vitro release study to determine the release kinetics profile and ... is the basis of NMR When a nucleus contains an even number of protons and neutrons, the individual spins of these particles pair off and cancel out, leaving the nucleus with zero spin However, ... detailed internal images of the body using a computer program This technique is non-invasive, and free of the hazards associated with ionizing radiation 2.2.1 Basic principles of MRI Nuclear spin is...

Ngày tải lên: 06/10/2015, 21:15

... between the severity of negative symptoms and the increased GM volume in the right thalamus The findings of a GM volume reduction and CSF increase in individuals with EOS in this study are compatible ... reliability of the KID-SCID In Scientific Proceedings of the 44th Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Washington, DC: AACAP; 1997:172-173 Office of Population Censuses and ... showing dysregulation of dopaminergic transmission in the midbrain in schizophrenia [48] In our sample of EOS patients, the brain region that was found to be associated with the severity of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... existing methods of measuring structure Therapeutic development in OA is constrained by the slow progress of structural changes using standard imaging techniques The development and validation of ... collapsed to 0, the original scores of and were collapsed to 1, and the original scores of 4, 5, and were considered 2, 3, and 4, respectively Cartilage loss was defined as an increase in the score at ... Network), AR47785, and AG18393 The study sponsor was not involved in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... inhomogeneities, a mandatory procedure in MRI is gradient shimming This exercise is extremely important in maintaining a homogenous magnetic field in the desired volume -of- interest and its incompetency ... traditionally been the source of contrast in MR imaging and is the reason for its superiority in in-vivo visualization of soft tissue (109-111) In molecular and cellular imaging, the use of MR contrast agents ... endothelial and leukocyte surface receptors in the homing of inflammatory cells to the pancreatic islets are becoming more evident, shedding light on their participation in the origin of insulitis and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 10:01

... abnormally sulfated chondroitin-6-sulfate epitopes, 3-B-3(–) (c) (sample 6) C-4-S, chondroitin-4-sulfate; C-6-S, chondroitin-6-sulfate; K-S, keratan sulfate Figure Typical staining and immunostaining patterns ... except in sample 24, which had slight staining in the upper surface zone The glycosaminoglycan epitopes that stained most strongly were keratan sulfate and chondroitin-4-sulfate Less staining was ... morphology was predominantly hyaline (> 90%) in five of the biopsy specimens and predominantly fibrocartilage in seven, and the remaining 11 biopsy specimens had areas with both hyaline and fibrocartilage...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... side scattering (SSC) distribution of cell shifted with increasing concentration of the MC-IOPs, which means an increase in granularity with increasing MC-IOPs concentration This finding is important ... material of interest and demonstrated its biomedical application like cellular labeling, and MRI using mouse macrophages cell line (RAW cells) Results and discussion Synthesis and characterization of ... DMEM containing 10% FBS were distributed in a 96well plates, and incubated in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2 at 37°C for 24 h [12,13] The cytotoxicity of MC-IOPs was evaluated in comparison...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:22

... perfusion imaging and arterial spin labelling MR techniques are newer, promising and less invasive techniques to assess rCBF [7] There is some uncertainty surrounding the aetiology of our patient’s ... institution The use of this technique has been validated in volunteers and, increasingly, in patients [6] The result of this scan showed a marked impairment in our patient’s CO2 reactivity in the hemisphere ... multicenter randomized trial of STA-MCA anastomosis with primary end-points of 30-day stroke mortality and stroke incidence A total of 1377 patients were recruited and 663 were randomized to...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:23

... ADC values of the grey matter structures, in which cutoffs of ADC values were helpful in discriminating an unfavourable from a favourable outcome Therefore, the pattern of brain injury and quantitative ... patterns and extent of brain injury seen in DWI are associated with clinical outcomes in neonates with perinatal asphyxia [13] and patients after cardiac arrest [14,15] DWI abnormalities in large ... basis of the injury region of the grey matter: normal, isolated cortical injury, isolated deep grey nuclei injury (including caudate nucleus, putamen, and thalamus), and mixed cortical and deep...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... is initiated by (a) induction of membrance curvature, followed by (b) formation of coated pits and membrane invagination, (c) constriction and fission and finally the containment of debris in ... Introduction integrin), CD49e (α5 integrin), CD62 and a number of intracellular markers such as vimentin, laminin, fibronectin and surface epitopes like CD105 (SH2) and CD73 (SH3/4) MSC express intermediate ... sequence of adhesion steps is initiated by surface tethering, which are mainly mediated by P and E selectins and their ligands Following tethering, the captured cells roll and encounter chemokines,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 08:49

... Table Effects of MRI on women using Cu-IUD Article Year Tests Intrauterine contraceptive devices: 1987 In vitro MR imaging Mark and Hricak [10] In vivo Cu-IUD MRI Safety of intrauterine contraceptive ... a lack of guidelines and of previous studies, led many medical centers to contraindicate the performance of MRI in the presence of a Cu-IUD However, due to the increasing use of MRI, women with ... larger bandwidth or even performing the exam with equipment featuring a lower-intensity magnetic field [6] Due to the evolution and increasingly common usage of medical devices, some of which incorporate...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... significance of reliability maps in detection of local infringements and selection of ROIs, along with temporal response functions into GLM for testing stimulus and task effects in the brain for each individual ... applications in evaluation of behavioral and neurological disorders beginning with the basic science, to applications in noninvasive evaluation of disabilities in learning, linguistics, and surgery In ... neurological development For instance, the neural crests pigment and its location on the embryo is determined by melanin Melanin is also involved in production of dopamine and serotonin and many other neurotransmitters...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 23:20

... Laboratory, Haartman Institute and Finnish Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland 2HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ... Replicating viruses WT -Replicating wild type virus WT-RGD -RGD insertion in HI loop of fiber knob for avb integrin targeting [43] WT-RGDK -Fiber shaft’s KKTK domain mutated to RGDK for avb integrin ... motif into the HI loop of the fiber knob (Ad5lucRGD) or into the fiber shaft KKTK domain (AdTLRGDK) increased the expression of transgene in all tested cell lines in comparison with AdTL Interestingly,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20

... normal on detail clinical examination Exclusion criteria included history of back injury, weakness or numbness in one or more limbs, urinary incontinence or nocturnal enuresis None of the subjects ... significant increase in baseline value on both right and left lung at either carina level or apical vertebral level during both inspiration and expiration When the difference between inspiration and ... types (a) cases of Harrington rod on concave side, Luque rod on convex side and Wisconsin wire for the instrumented spinous processes (b) cases of ISOLA instrumentation consisted of pedicle screws...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... considered and the CSF was not included for analysis in [18] The difficulty of analyzing the CSF in [18] may have resulted from the inability of UC-ICA in dealing with insufficient MR band images In order ... independent of random initial projection vectors This advantage is very useful and valuable since it frees a user from using random initial projection vectors to initialize an ICA algorithm INDEPENDENT ... pigeon hole and the brain substances as pigeons flying into pigeon holes In light of this interpretation, L and p represent the number of pigeon holes and number of brain substances to be classified,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 22:20

... Medicine is an everchanging science undergoing continual development Research and clinical experience are continually expanding our knowledge, in particular our knowledge of proper treatment and ... is illegal and liable to prosecution This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic ... rights reserved Usage subject to terms and conditions of license 84 132 150 162 164 166 168 Contents VIII Pelvis MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI of of of of of of of the the the the the the the Female...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:21

... hepatic vein Left branch of portal vein Right branch of portal vein Left hepatic vein Intermediate hepatic vein Splenic vein Portal vein Superior mesenteric vein Jejunal and ileal veins Moeller, ... abdominis muscle Internal abdominal oblique muscle Right ovary Inferior epigastric artery and vein Uterus Ileum Sigmoid colon (distal part) Rectus abdominis muscle External iliac artery and vein ... Internal abdominal oblique muscle and transversus abdominis muscle Femoral nerve Round ligament of uterus Uterus (cavity) Uterus (fundus) Urinary bladder Rectus abdominis muscle Small intestine...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:21