Factors for Predicting Favorable Outcome of Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Sang Ho Moon, Jae Il Lee, Hyun Seok Cho, Jin Woo Shin, Won Uk Koh

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the presence of high-intensity zone (HIZ) at magnetic resonance imaging was a predictor of substantial response to percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis for 12 months (P=0.007). …”
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Priming Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Hyaluronan Alters Growth Kinetics and Increases Attachment to Articular Cartilage by Peter Succar, Michael Medynskyj, Edmond J. Breen, Tony Batterham, Mark P. Molloy, Benjamin R. Herbert

“…We employed time-course and dispersion imaging to assess MSC binding to cartilage. Cytokine profiling was also conducted on the MSC-secretome. …”
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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Ovarian Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Increasing Thymosin Beta 4X-Linked Expression by Yijing Chu, Min You, Jingjing Zhang, Guoqiang Gao, Rendong Han, Wenqiang Luo, Tingting Liu, Jianxin Zuo, Fuling Wang

“…As shown in the bioluminescence images captured in vivo, increased ovarian cancer’s growth and metastasis, along with elevated TMSB4X expression, were observed in the group of ADSC-conditioned medium, and the tumour-promoting effect of ADSCs was attenuated by the inhibition of TMSB4X. …”
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Congenital Oligodendroglioma: Clinicopathologic and Molecular Assessment with Review of the Literature by Hope Richard, Kimberly Stogner-Underwood, Christine Fuller

“…His symptoms persisted, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed at age of 7 months revealed a 2 cm contrast-enhancing left temporal lobe mass. …”
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A Unique Case of Incomplete Bifid Ureter and Associated Arterial Variations by Shivika Ahuja, Hannah Sullivan, Mark Noller, Yun Tan, Daniel Daly

“…Compression of renal and ovarian vasculature can result in altered blood flow to the kidney and ovary, potentially causing fibrosis, atrophy, or organ failure. Current imaging techniques alone are insufficient for correct diagnostics of such complications, and they must be supplemented with a thorough understanding of the respective anatomical variations.…”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…Cu-doped ZnO (CZO) is a low-cost, oxide-friendly material synthesized in various ratios (0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%) via spray pyrolysis on a glass substrate at 350 °C. SEM images revealed that the CZO films consist of aggregated spherical nanoparticles, each with a diameter of less than 20 nm. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Pharyngeal Perforation following Exploding Tyre Blast Barotrauma by Samantha M. Field, Joseph G. Manjaly, S. Krishan Ramdoo, Huw A. S. Jones, Taran S. Tatla

“…When faced with cases of facial barotrauma, clinicians should have a low threshold for further imaging to exclude pharyngoesophageal perforation.…”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients treated as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis outside of severe immunosuppression by Furui Liu, Wenling Chen, Honglei Qi, Yonghong Yang, Ying Yang, Zhaojun Wang, Jinyuan Zhu

“…Clinical data, including demographics, laboratory tests, and imaging, were collected. Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified glucocorticoid use (odds ratio [OR] = 30.223, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.676–341.306), intensive care unit admission (OR = 0.133, 95% CI: 0.023–0.758), and the arterial oxygen partial pressure/fractional inspired oxygen ratio (OR = 0.994, 95% CI: 0.990–0.999) as significant predictors of 28-day mortality. …”
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Coccidioidomycosis Masquerading as Eosinophilic Ascites by Kourosh Alavi, Pradeep R. Atla, Tahmina Haq, Muhammad Y. Sheikh

“…Ascitic fluid exam was remarkable for low serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG), PMN count >250/mm3, and eosinophils of 62%. Abdominal imaging showed thickened small bowel and endoscopic testing negative for gastric and small bowel biopsies. …”
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C-SAR/02 Satellite Polarimetric Calibration and Validation Based on Active Radar Calibrators by Yanan Jiao, Fengli Zhang, Xiaochen Liu, Zhiwei Huang, Jingwen Yuan

“…The C-SAR/02 satellite launched by China is an important part of the C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation, and the quad-polarization strip I (QPSI) is an important imaging mode for its sea–land observation. The relevant research on its polarimetric calibration is still lacking. …”
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Non-invasive Evaluation of Electromechanical Transmission in Patients with Hypertensive Response to Exercise Stress Test by Ahmet Ferhat KAYA, Mehmet Hasan OZDIL, Cemalettin YILMAZ, Raif KILIC, Mehmet OZBEK, Hasan KAYA

“…Lateral PA-TDI time (the time from the beginning of the P wave measured by tissue Doppler imaging to the beginning of the A' wave), left atrial electromechanical delay, and interatrial electromechanical delay were observed to be significantly longer in the hypertensive response group to exercise stress test compared with the control group (74.0+-6.3 vs. 68.8+-5.7, p=0.003; 24.7+-7.0 vs. 19.6+-7.1, p=0.013; 36.8+-8.5 vs. 30.6+-6.6, p=0.003, respectively). …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…In freshly isolated myocytes, the plasmalemmal membranes were labeled with Di-8-ANEPPS and imaged using two-photon excitation at 780 nm. Optical sections were taken every 300 nm through the cells. …”
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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy and Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of the Microcystic Keratitis by Michał Dembski, Anna Nowińska, Klaudia Ulfik, Sławomir Teper, Edward Wylęgała

“…IVCM and AS-OCT were used in the course of the bilateral epitheliopathy of a 23-year-old patient at the acute stage of the disease and at recovery after four days of treatment. The images were analyzed and compared. Results. On AS-OCT of the right eye, general hyperreflectivity and the increased thickness of the central corneal epithelium to 150 μm with numerous hyporeflective small, oval cysts were revealed and resolved completely at day 4 after diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Modic Changes on Patients with Lower Back Pain Undergoing Conservative Treatment by Yufeng Chen, Huilin Yang, Lianfang Zhang, Yue Wang, Jun Zou

“…In this study, 129 patients who experienced consecutive LBP and underwent lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging in our institute were divided into three groups according to the presence or type of MCs. …”
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FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Compressive Sensing with Partial Fourier Dictionary by Yinghui Quan, Yachao Li, Xiaoxiao Gao, Mengdao Xing

“…In this paper, the orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) algorithm is refined to solve the sparse decomposition optimization for partial Fourier dictionary, which is always adopted in radar imaging and detection application. OMP reconstruction can be divided into two main stages: optimization which finds the closely correlated vectors and least square problem. …”
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Influence of the Cement Film Thickness on the Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Posts Cemented in Human Root Canals by Natália Araújo Silva Prado, Reinaldo de Souza Ferreira, Marcos Henrique de Pinho Maurício, Sidnei Paciornik, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…The posts were cemented using a self-adhesive cement, and a small amount of powdered Rhodamine B was used as a stain. Images of both sides of each slice were obtained before and after the push-out test. …”
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Anatomical Evaluation of Mandibular Molars in a Saudi Population: An In Vivo Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Ahmad Jabali, Fatimah Saleem Alabsi, Abdulaziz AbuMelha, Mazen Alkahtany, Shilpa Bhandi

“…A total of 290 first and 367 second mandibular molars were analyzed. The CBCT images were evaluated in three sections to inspect the number of roots and canals and canal system. …”
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Urinary Obstruction of Transplanted Kidney Caused by Uterine Adenomyosis and 2-Year Posthysterectomy Psoas Abscess in Conjunction with Transplanted Kidney by Yuta Takezawa, Yoshifumi Kadono, Takahiro Nohara, Atsushi Mizokami

“…CT and T2-weighed magnetic resonance imaging of her pelvis demonstrated right psoas abscess in conjunction with transplanted kidney. …”
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Using Generative Adversarial Networks for the synthesis of emotional facial expressions in virtual educational environments by William Villegas-Ch, Alexandra Maldonado Navarro, Araceli Mera-Navarrete

“…The generation of emotional facial expressions using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) has been widely researched, achieving significant advances in creating high-quality images. However, one of the main challenges remains the accurate transmission of complex and negative emotions, such as anger or sadness, due to the difficulty of correctly capturing the facial micro gestures that characterize these emotions. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline ZnO Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium(II) Phendione Complexes by Hashem Shahroosvand, Parisa Abbasi, Mohsen Ameri, Mohammad Reza Riahi Dehkordi

“…The surface analysis and size of adsorbed dye on nanostructure ZnO were further examined with AFM and SEM. The AFM images clearly show both, the outgrowth of the complexes which are adsorbed on ZnO thin film and the depression of ZnO thin film. …”
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