... Annexin V and TUNEL assays JSS reviewed the manuscript critically and gave final approval ofthe version to be published KB set up the study conception and design andthe preparation ofthe manuscript ... densities of 20 randomly selected areas of both the pericellular andthe territorial/ interterritorial zones on a total cartilage area of 0.25 mm2 for each specimen The densities ofthe pericellular ... described in the Materials and methods section The presence of aggrecan, type II collagen and IL-1β, was detected by RT–PCR The bar graphs show the integrated optical density ofthe bands after...
... MRI để theo dõi hoạt động não, ví dụ khu vực não hoạt động, máu đưa oxy vùng mạnh hay yếu Đặc điểm MRI * Độ phân giải không gian cao, độ phân giải thời gian vừa phải: Phân giải không gian: mm ... hyđrô) thể tích cỡ milimet khối não theo dõi trạng thái cộng hưởng Lần lượt quét thể tích có cộng hưởng này, có hình ảnh cộng hưởng từ hạt nhân lớp Có thể theo dõi ảnh để biết cấu tạo bên não ... giá mức độ xâm lấn theo điều trị So sánh MRI với CT Chụp cắt lớp điện toán (CT Scan) sử dụng tia X hệ thống detector thu thập tín hiệu khác điểm thể sau tái tạo lại hình ảnh theo lát cắt Chụp...
... scale in the early onset schizophrenia group The left side ofthe figure represents the right side ofthe brain; the z coordinate for each axial slice in the standard space of Talairach and Tournoux ... scale in the early onset schizophrenia group The left side ofthe figure represents the right side ofthe brain; the z coordinate for each axial slice in the standard space of Talairach and Tournoux ... gyrus, the right thalamus, the cerebellum, andthe pons), within-subject analysis of EOS patients alone revealed that there were significant associations ofthe volume in these areas andthe symptom...
... time τ D is the time during which the protons ofthe water molecules experience the magnetic field ofthe IOs and is given by τ D = rp / D where rp is the radius ofthe IOs and D is the diffusion ... rates of IOs The two main factors that influence the relaxation rates are the magnetization ofthe IOs andthe diffusion ofthe water molecules in the surrounding medium Depending on the rate of ... al [54] The amount of iron loading (% w/w) was calculated as the ratio ofthe mass of iron (mg) that can be detected using ICP analysis to the sum ofthe mass of iron (mg) andthe mass of polymer...
... levels of distortion in the surrounding tissue [5] The size and shape ofthe artifact depend on the size, shape, orientation and nature ofthe metal, as well as the sequences used in the exam [6] The ... and 0.4°C Even though the presence of a metallic component may influence the image, due to the slight magnetic susceptibility of copper andthe small size ofthe devices, the artifacts produced ... interactions with the magnetic field (torsion and deflection), temperature changes andthe presence of image artifacts, Shellock [8] concluded that the use of Essure® did not increase therisk for the patients...
... pathway andthe development ofthe ascending pathway The first of these sections will be mostly an anatomy review andthe latter will discuss the development of this anatomy with specific examples of ... diameter ofthe optic nerve andthe number ofthe ganglion cell axons it contains are limited by the structure ofthe skull, not all the information that falls upon the retina is transmitted to the ... the same as the normal If the distal stimulus is changed to the left hand side for the normal, and looking at the right eye temporal retina, then the signal would not cross the optic chiasm and...
... moieties in the HI loop ofthe fiber or in the KKTK domain ofthe fiber [30] Furthermore, mutation ofthe KKTK domain ablated binding to HSPGs and led to reduced liver cell transduction and improved ... HCT116 and HT29 cells, RGD in the HI loop ofthe fiber was the most potent and increased luciferace expression 145 and 804 -fold in comparison with the wild type virus, respectively In Co115 and ... determining the faith of systemically administered adenoviral vectors in vivo Also the use of different animal and tumor models makes the interpretation and comparison of results complicated and it...
... carried out the analysis of data and wrote the manuscript; AML and TPL contributed to the editing ofthe manuscript, clinical recruitment and assessment; WWML participated in the editing ofthe manuscript; ... as the vertebral column andthe central canal; while the visualization ofthe lungs, the chest walls and diaphragms were not affected In the literature, there has been debate about the effect of ... Measurement of AP and TS diameter ofthe chest wall on the reformatted axial image Measurement of AP and TS diameter ofthe chest wall on the reformatted axial image (a) Upper level at the carina...
... concentration of nanoparticles in the aqueous solution Figure represents the plots of Ti and T2 as a function ofthe concentration of carbon-coated nanoparticles The slopes ofthe straight lines ... and put them into microfuge tubes for imaging One example ofthe MR images is shown in Figure In MRI, the signal recorded during the scan is related to the magnetic relaxation processes ofthe nuclear ... ofthe nuclear spins ofthe protons in the water molecules in the area of interest Under a given external magnetic field (B), the nuclear spins ofthe protons align with the field, giving rise...
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... bottom ofthe screen) The top and bottom thresholds were equally set at 1/3 ofthe test screen (i.e., circles turn red at the top 1/3 ofthe screen and at the bottom 1/3 ofthe screen) The speed ... outlines the mean reaction times (in seconds) ofthe presumed obligate carriers andthe healthy participants to the circles during the sustained attention task andthe dual attention task, andthe ... being the active periods ofthe tasks andthe 30-s 'off' trials with participants instructed to 'rest' while maintaining visual attention to the screen The 'off' trials for all conditions had the...
... evaluate the volume of repair tissue filling the cartilage defect, the restoration ofthe surface contour, the integration ofthe repair tissue to the subchondral plate, andthe status ofthe subchondral ... biopsy and MRI scan was 15.5 ± 12.3 days, apart from two samples for which there were intervals of 76 and 110 days On MRI, the thickness ofthe graft cartilage appeared the same as that ofthe adjacent ... the OsScore (ICC = 0.77) than for the MOD score (ICC = 0.52) andthe OsScore had an intraobserver error of 6% coefficient of variance The mean thicknesses for the hyaline, mixed-morphology, and...
... Italy), ofthe wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints ofthe most symptomatic hand and wholebody bone scintigraphy were performed The patterns of MRI is more sensitive for the detection of early ... third criterion in the classification tree format ofthe ACR 1987 criteria increased the sensitivity and accuracy ofthe diagnosis of RA However, there were also false-positive cases [14] In a subsequent ... standard reference (Duer and colleagues, unpublished data) In future studies of undifferentiated arthritis the value of MRI should be compared with the contributions of other potential diagnostic...
... tool in theassessmentof patients with early inflammatory back pain It is the amount of variation in the outcome of interest (inflammation and/ or structural changes) rather than the number of patients ... One-third ofthe patients reported a history of either psoriasis, IBD or uveitis Two additional patients reported a history of both uveitis and IBD, and one patient reported psoriasis and IBD Ofthe ... findings Readers agreed on the presence of inflammation at any site in 85% ofthe cases in the right SI joint, and in 78% ofthe cases in the left SI joint Kappa values reflecting the agreement for detecting...
... such as the patients' and physicians' global assessments, the pain, stiffness, and function dimensions ofthe WOMAC, andthe physical components ofthe SF-36 Values of r < 0.2 and p > 0.25 (Spearman ... display radiological evidence of OA ofthe affected knee on a radiograph obtained within six months ofthe outset ofthe study Finally, patients had to have a minimum JSW ofthe medial compartment of ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/1/R21 ofthe fast subgroup and in 54% ofthe slow progressors (p < 0.05, Chi-squared fast versus slow; and p = 0.03, ANOVA for the three groups) Figure No association ofthe presence of bone...
... in the accessible aspects ofthe second to fifth MCP joints andthe second to fifth PIP joints ofthe dominant hand: the dorsal, radial and palmar aspects ofthe second MCP joint; the dorsal and ... The median age ofthe RA patients was 58 (range 23–79) years and that ofthe control persons was 52 (27–79) years The female/male ratio was 4:1 both in the RA group and in the control group The ... dorsal and palmar aspects ofthe third and fourth MCP joints; the dorsal, ulnar and palmar aspects the fifth MCP joint; andthe dorsal, palmar, radial and ulnar aspects of all PIP joints Ultrasonographic...