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... factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue On the other hand, in sarcomas the ADC ... shows an area of hypointensity in the center ofthe cystic component (arrow) b On T1-WI with fat suppression the area in the cystic component is hyperintense (c) On DWI with b = 1,000 s/mm2 the ... investigated Moreover, reports of DWI for metastatic bone tumor from other origins are limited [24, 25, 63, 64] There is controversy regarding the usefulness of DWI forthe detection of metastatic bone tumor...
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... Ab forms amyloid plaques As amyloid plaques are prominent in the postmortem AD brain, early research theories placed the accumulation of extracellular, insoluble forms of Ab as central to thedisease ... plaque-free) neuropil ofthe AD brain are approximately 400% higher than in the neuropil ofthe healthy brain, and that within the AD brain itself Cu levels are approximately 30% higher within the amyloid ... (COX) In these enzymes, the redox potential ofthe metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes with their electron transfer capabilities Paradoxically, it is the same redox potential ofthe metals...
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