Spectroscopic Evaluation of Glioma Grading at 3T: The Combined Role of Short and Long TE by E. Kousi, I. Tsougos, E. Tsolaki, K. N. Fountas, K. Theodorou, I. Fezoulidis, E. Kapsalaki, C. Kappas

“…To evaluate the diagnostic value of 3T 1H-MRS in grading cerebral gliomas using short and long echo times. Methods. 1H-MRS was performed on 71 patients with untreated cerebral gliomas. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Umbilical Cord Ulcer: A Report of Two Cases by Daisuke Katsura, Suzuko Moritani, Shunichiro Tsuji, Kaori Hayashi, Kazutaka Yamada, Shinsuke Tokoro, Kounosuke Suzuki, Fuminori Kimura, Takashi Murakami

“…We encountered two cases of umbilical cord ulcer showing ultrasonographic finding of a linear echo around the umbilical cord. Umbilical cord ulcers with an exposed umbilical cord artery in the first case and with perforation of the artery in the second case were diagnosed postnatally. …”
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Le radicalisme au début du xixe siècle, ou le poids des héritages by Edmond Dziembowski

“…Le recours aux pétitions aux temps forts de la campagne pour la réforme parlementaire fait écho à la campagne de Christopher Wyvill menée presque un demi-siècle plus tôt ou encore à l’action des abolitionnistes entre 1787 et 1792. …”
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Application of cellular microstructural diffusion MRI (cell size imaging) in rectal lesions: a preliminary study by Peisi Kou, Liangjie Lin, Ying Li, Hui Qin, Kun Zhang, Wenhua Zhang, Juan Li, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…All subjects underwent MRI scans including conventional diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and the IMPULSED MRI scans of oscillating gradient spin-echo (OGSE) and pulse gradient spin-echo (PGSE) sequences. …”
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M-Mode in grade 3 dyspneic patients assessment by Ravikanti Karthik, Yerramsetty Venu Sashank, Kumar Ranjith K., Haward Raymond

“…To clinically achieve higher accuracy during the diagnostic process, our study uses motion-mode (M-MODE) echo parameters. It aims to evaluate the accuracy of the M-MODE as a rapid assessment tool for grade 3 dyspneic patients in the Emergency Department when the physician is in a dilemma regarding the causes of respiratory distress. …”
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Effects of genetic mutations on left ventricular myocardial mechanics and fibrosis patterns in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Minjeong Kim, Yoonjung Kim, Hyemoon Chung, Jiwon Seo, Chul Hwan Park, Tae Hoon Kim, Se-Joong Rim, Kyung-A Lee, Eui-Young Choi

“…A total of 133 patients with HCM underwent chamber geometry, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), and T1-mapping evaluation using 1.5T cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, echo-derived diastolic function analyses, and genetic testing. …”
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Automatic Multitarget Detection Method Based on Distributed Through-wall Radar by Xiao LIANG, Shengbo YE, Chenyang SONG, Yubing YUAN, Qunying ZHANG, Xiaojun LIU, Hejun JIANG, Hong LI

“…This paper proposes an automatic multitarget detection method based on distributed through-wall radar. First, the echo signal is preprocessed in the time domain and then transformed into the time-frequency domain. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…Subsequent abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an abdominal wall mass and intracardiac lesion; the cardiac mass was further characterized by transesophageal echo (TEE), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and dedicated cardiac CT. …”
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Feasibility and safety of zero-fluoro, “apron-less” approach to repeat pulmonary vein isolation procedures using radiofrequency energy after initial cryoballoon ablation by Vedran Velagic, Vedran Pasara, Ivan Prepolec, Andrija Nekic, Zvonimir Katic, Davor Milicic

“…Repeat procedures were performed under conscious sedation and with intracardiac echo (ICE) and 3D mapping system - without the use of fluoroscopy and lead aprons. …”
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A Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis Retrospective Study by Ann-Lorie Gagnon, Alexandre Lavoie, Marie-Pier Frigon, Alban Michaud-Herbst, Karine Tremblay

“…Cases were selected from the Quebec Ministry of Health hospitalizations registry (MED-ECHO) administrative public database. A medical chart review was performed in an attempt to characterize DIAP hospitalizations and to identify the imputable drugs. …”
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Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI-derived masseter muscle characteristics: a new diagnostic marker in head and neck cancer? by Kai-Lun Cheng, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Chao-Yu Shen, Chia-Wei Lin, Hui-Yu Wang, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Yeu-Sheng Tyan, Ping-Huei Tsai

“…IVIM scans, incorporating six b-values in three orthogonal directions, were conducted using a readout-segmented echo-planar sequence. The diffusion coefficient (D), perfusion fraction (f), and pseudodiffusion coefficient (D*) were derived to assess the diffusion and perfusion alterations in the masseter muscles and HNC lesions. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of inserted central catheter related fibroblastic sleeve by Zhifei Ben, Jue Wang, Jinyong Zhan, Kaiying Xu

“…The ultrasonic characteristics of fibroblastic sleeve such as its starting point, shape, thickness, internal echo, number of layers, relationship to the catheter, and presence or absence of thrombosis were analyzed. …”
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Through-wall Human Pose Reconstruction and Action Recognition Using Four-dimensional Imaging Radar by Rui ZHANG, Hanqin GONG, Ruiyuan SONG, Yadong LI, Zhi LU, Dongheng ZHANG, Yang HU, Yan CHEN

“…Additionally, to address the influence of walls on signal quality, this paper introduces a deep echo domain compensator that leverages the powerful fitting performance and parallel output characteristics of deep learning, thereby reducing the computational overhead of traditional wall compensation methods. …”
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SAR Image Simulation for Crater Terrain Using Formation Theory-Based Modeling and Hybrid Ray-Tracing by Ya-Ting Zhou, Yongsheng Zhou, Qiang Yin, Fei Ma, Fan Zhang

“…Finally, simulated SAR images of the crater terrain are generated using the SAR echo fast time-frequency domain simulation algorithm and the chirp scaling imaging algorithm. …”
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Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy by Michał Marchel, Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk, Agata Tymińska, Roman Steckiewicz, Janusz Kochanowski, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski

“…Methods. 41 patients with EDMD (29 EDMD1 and 12 EDMD2) as well as 25 healthy controls were enrolled in our study. Transthoracic echo with the use of a prescribed protocol was performed. …”
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Direct Observations of North Pacific Subsurface Low Potential Vorticity Water Impinging on the Kuroshio by Ran Wang, Qiang Ren, Feng Nan, Fei Yu, Zifei Chen, Yansong Liu, Jianfeng Wang, Chuanzheng Zhang, Ruixiang Zhao, Hua Zheng, Xiaohua Zhu

“…Abstract In this study, for the first time, we found a Subsurface Low Potential Vorticity Water (SLPVW) to the east of Taiwan Island (122°–124°E, 21.67°–23°N) via an array comprising 12 current and pressure‐recording inverted echo sounders (CPIESs) from 25 June 2018 to 29 July 2019. …”
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Discriminating between “drizzle or rain” and sea salt aerosols in Cloudnet for measurements over the Barbados Cloud Observatory by J. Roschke, J. Witthuhn, J. Witthuhn, M. Klingebiel, M. Haarig, A. Foth, A. Kötsche, H. Kalesse-Los

“…These so-called haze echoes are signals from hygroscopically grown sea salt aerosols. …”
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Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…Participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 three-dimensional magnetization with a prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (3D-T1-MPRAGE) sequence, and video EEG data were collected. …”
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MR Angiography of Peripheral Arterial Stents: In Vitro Evaluation of 22 Different Stent Types by Matthias C. Burg, Alexander C. Bunck, Harald Seifarth, Boris Buerke, Harald Kugel, Volker Hesselmann, Michael Köhler, Walter Heindel, David Maintz

“…Stents were imaged at 1.5 Tesla using a T1-weighted 3D spoiled gradient-echo sequence. Image analysis was performed measuring three categories: Signal intensity in the stent lumen, lumen visibility of the stented lumen, and homogeneity of the stented lumen. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Deep Gray Matter Susceptibility and Correlation With Cognition in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis by Wenjun Wu, Yu Su, Ziji Qin, Jiamin Kang, Dongqiao Xiang, Dingxi Liu, Chuansheng Zheng, E. Mark Haacke, Lixia Wang

“…Methods Thirty cirrhotic patients and 30 age‐, gender‐, and education‐matched controls were imaged using a multiecho gradient‐echo sequence for QSM analysis in a 3T scanner. The susceptibility values were determined for the caudate nucleus (CN), putamen (PU), globus pallidus (GP), thalamus (TH), red nucleus (RN), substantia nigra (SN), and dentate nucleus (DN). …”
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