... distortion in the orientation of macromolecules and membranes, effects on the conductibility of peripheral nerves, electrocardiographic or electroencephalographic alterations or effects on blood ... (β-actin) at 94°C for 45 seconds, 55°C for 45 seconds, and 72°C for 55 seconds, and an additional extension step of minutes at 72°C after the last cycle Amplification reactions were performed in an ... Woodhouse S, Davidson C: Sulfation of chondroitin sulfate in human articular cartilage The effect of age, topographical position, and zone of cartilage on tissue composition J Biol Chem 1999,...
... nhân MRI (Magnetic Resonnance Imaging), người ta đưa thể bệnh nhân vào vùng có từ trường chiều mạnh, phổ biến dùng từ trường sinh cuộn dây siêu dẫn có dòng điện lớn chạy qua Trong thể có nguyên tử ... tra tuyến tụy tuyến mật gây số biến chứng nghiêm trọng Lợi MRI tính vô hại MRI không sử dụng xạ ion hoá giống phương pháp chụp X quang thường quy (Nobel Vật lý -1901) chụp CT (Nobel Y học -1979) ... dụng để nghiên cứu não Người ta phát triển phương pháp chụp ảnh cộng hưởng từ chức (FMRI – Function MRI) để nghiên cứu không cấu tạo mà chức hoạt động não * Tuy nhiên, phương pháp tốn phải dùng...
... adult onset populations), researchers have focused on the exploration of brain morphology in patients with EOS, defined herein as schizophrenia with onset under age 18 [4-6] Using magnetic resonance ... regional brain changes Third, the effect of medication was not considered when regional brain changes were compared between the case and control groups Antipsychotic medication can affect regional ... Psychiatry Washington, DC: AACAP; 1997:172-173 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Standard occupational classification, Social classifications and coding methodology Volume London, UK: HMSO;...
... Polymerization of monomers Polymerization includes emulsion polymerization and interfacial polymerization Emulsion polymerization builds up a chain of polymers from single monomers When the monomer-contained ... Perkin-Elmer) For iron concentrations in dilute solutions (less than 10 parts per million), the ICP-MS was used In solutions with higher iron concentrations (more than 10 parts per million), the ICP-OES ... the presence of the contrast agent, R0 is the relaxation rate in the absence of the contrast agent and C is the contrast agent concentration (mM) The constant of proportionality, r is the T-relaxivity...
... silicone or glass devices MR Conditional: devices presenting no risks in MRspecific environments, under specific use conditions Field conditions that define the MR environment characterization ... icon can be represented by the acronym “MR” in green lettering inside a white square with green borders or by the acronym “MR” written in white over a green square The “MR Conditional” icon consists ... Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intrauterine Devices, Implanon® and Essure® This article presents the review of data published between 1985 and 2010 on the application of magnetic resonance on women...
... with focus on vision science applications The remaining sections of this chapter will be highlighting the work done on mainly oculomotor function, some perception and visual dysfunction with fMRI ... activation of associative cortices; atypical, higher-level associative cortex activation to make decision on recovery of consciousness and other neuro dysfunctions Limit of resolution and detection ... epilepsy in long-term follow-up Conceptually, surgical approaches of the fontal lobe (frontopolar, of the convexity, central, orbitofrontal and SMA) must be considered separately and not as one sole...
... Lavilla-Alonso et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:80 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/80 administration of unmodified adenovirus vectors to mice leads mainly to infection ... Lavilla-Alonso et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:80 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/80 Page of 11 Figure Biodistribution of adenoviral vectors with RGD modification in ... firefly luciferase (Luc) expression cassette under the constitutive cytomegalovirus promoter replacing E1 For all non-replicating viruses, cloning and large-scale production has been described before...
... Instrumentation consisted of three 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 ... diaphragmatic motions in AIS subjects six months after posterior spinal fusion Lung volumes however, did not show significant increase after operation at this stage Discussion Though pulmonary function impairment ... complications All AIS subjects were neurologically normal on detail clinical examination Exclusion criteria included history of back injury, weakness or numbness in one or more limbs, urinary incontinence...
... Carbon-coated iron oxide nanoparticles as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging Hongsub Bae1, Tanveer Ahmad1, Ilsu Rhee*1, Yongmin Chang2, Seong-Uk Jin2, and Sungwook Hong3 Department ... hydrogen protons in water molecules in an aqueous solution of carbon-coated iron oxide nanoparticles We found that the T1 and T2 relaxivities for the aqueous solution of carbon-coated iron oxide ... unity This result demonstrates that carbon-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are suitable as both T1 and T2 contrast agents in MRI Methods Materials and fabrication Carbon-coated iron oxide nanoparticles...
... suggested to be involved in target detection, response selection and inhibition, error detection, performance monitoring, and motivation [23-25] The reticular formation, which sends input to the thalamus, ... Sustained attention task: participants were asked to monitor the synchronous vertical movements of two circles (one on each side of the screen) by pressing a button on a response pad The objective ... based on ability to perform the attention conditions offline and a negative screening for MRI contraindications All participants were right-handed Caucasians Due to the small sample size non-parametric...
... elongated and often more numerous Vascularisation and mineralisation were identified on H&E-stained sections, mineralisation being confirmed where necessary with von Kossa stain For comparison ... histochemical assessment can provide only limited information, as it is from a discrete location MRI, in contrast, can provide information on the whole area In addition, it is noninvasive and successive ... Richardson JB, Caterson B, Evans EH, Ashton BA, Roberts S: Repair of human articular cartilage after implantation of autologous chondrocytes J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999, 81:10641068 Harrison PE, Aston...
... rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondyloarthritis by contrast-enhanced (Gd-DTPA) magnetic resonance imaging Skeletal Radiol 1995, 24:351-355 McGonagle D, Gibbon W, O’Connor P, Green M, Pease ... Forty-one patients with polyarthritis (≥2 swollen joints; > months’ duration), which remained unclassifiable despite conventional clinical, biochemical and radiographic (hands and feet) examinations, ... radiographic erosions and promising biomarkers; for example, comparison by logistic regression analysis with the aim to develop the best possible prediction model, as previously done (without incorporating...
... sufficient to look for bone marrow oedema and/or subchondral inflammation The contribution of other sites of the joint to make a diagnosis of inflammation was only marginal We found only one patient in ... patient had inflammation excluding the bone marrow and subchondral bone Ten of these 22 patients with inflammation in one or both joints also had structural changes Only one patient had structural ... separately Erosions and ankylosis were scored for the entire left and right SI joints Active inflammation was defined as inflammation in at least one of the joint regions (subchondral bone, bone marrow,...
... excluded if they had chondrocalcinosis or an acute or chronic infection (including tuberculosis); if their OA of the knee was secondary to other conditions, including inflammation, sepsis, metabolic ... informed consent Clinical evaluation Patients underwent clinical evaluation at baseline and every months thereafter until 24 months They were first evaluated on the basis of the Western Ontario ... patients at Available online http://arthritis -research. com/content/8/1/R21 each visit [19] A washout of medications was done prior to the clinical evaluation; NSAIDs were discontinued at least 48...
... imaging methods Bone erosions on MRI No bone erosions on MRI and CR Grade (n = 16) 14 Grade (n = 55) 32 17 20 Grade (n = 26) US grades Bone erosions on CR 18 18 CR, conventional radiography; ... erosions in MCP joints were detected in healthy control persons (10 erosions in 238 MCP joints; frequency 4.2%), which is in contrast to none with ultrasonography and one with radiography Ultrasonography ... effusions Additionally, MRI contrast diffusion into the joint cavity may contribute to making the detection of joint effusions with MRI more difficult [2,25] In contrast to MRI, ultrasonography...