Personality Differences of Brain Networks in Placebo Analgesia and Nocebo Hyperalgesia: A Psychophysiological Interaction (PPI) Approach in fMRI by Yu Shi, Shimin Huang, Hongrui Zhan, Yaping Wang, Yanyan Zeng, Guiyuan Cai, Jianming Yang, Wen Wu

“…We designed this study to explore the personality differences of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals in placebo response and nocebo response by using psychophysiological interaction (PPI) analysis. 30 healthy subjects underwent conditioning induction training to establish expectations of placebo effect and nocebo effect, and then, all subjects completed the following experimental procedures: (1) baseline scanning, (2) acute pain model establishment, (3) pain status scanning, and (4) pseudorandom scanning of block design of placebo response or nocebo response. …”
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A Review of Needle Navigation Technologies in Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgeries—Toward a More Effective and Easy-to-Apply Process by Katharina Steeg, Gabriele Anja Krombach, Michael Horst Friebe

“…Computer tomography (CT)-guided fluoroscopy, cited in 19 articles, enhanced deep structure visualization but involved radiation risks. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), though excellent for soft-tissue contrast, was not used due to metallic tool incompatibility. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Methods In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine differences in language processing in 9-month-old infants at high (HL) and typical (TL) familial likelihood for ASD. …”
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Complications after autologous fat grafted into residual capsular sac after removal of breast prosthesis: Case reports by Ting Li, Yi Sun, Sufan Wu, Ce Zhang

“…Based on the patient's history, physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, the fibro-oil cysts and fibrocystic mass formation were observed in patient A and patient B, respectively. …”
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Abnormal Baseline Brain Activity in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Lv Han, Liu Zhaohui, Yan Fei, Li Ting, Zhao Pengfei, Du Wang, Dong Cheng, Guo Pengde, Han Xiaoyi, Wang Xiao, Li Rui, Wang Zhenchang

“…The aim of this study is to investigate whether altered baseline brain activity presents in patients with PT using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) technique. The present study used unilateral PT patients (n=42) and age-, sex-, and education-matched normal control subjects (n=42) to investigate the changes in structural and amplitude of low-frequency (ALFF) of the brain. …”
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Clinical Features and Visual Outcomes of Optic Neuritis in Chinese Children by Huanfen Zhou, Wei Wang, Quangang Xu, Shaoying Tan, Shuo Zhao, Mo Yang, Chunxia Peng, Shihui Wei

“…The other features of this cohort, such as sex, experienced bilateral attack, VA at presentation, presence of optic disc edema, systemic diseases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, and aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) antibody status, were not significantly correlated with the final visual outcome. …”
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Angiomatous Meningioma in the Craniocervical Junction by Shunsuke Ito, Yoichi Iizuka, Masanori Aihara, Hiromi Koshi, Tokue Mieda, Eiji Takasawa, Sho Ishiwata, Yusuke Tomomatsu, Akira Honda, Kazuhiro Inomata, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…He showed slight motor weakness in his upper extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass with marked enhancement in the craniocervical junction. …”
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Is Lateral Ligament Complex Repair Necessary in All Unstable Elbow Injuries with Coronoid Fractures? A Comparative Study: A Case Series by Nishaanth Ragavan, Rex Chandrabose

“…Wrightington's classification describes the cross-sectional findings in complex elbow fracture-dislocation injury was used. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with computed tomography (CT) evaluation was done in all cases to assess the osseous and ligamentous status to select the appropriate surgical approach and method of fixation. …”
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Intentional saccadic eye movements in patients with vestibular migraine by Pan Gu, Jing Feng, Lipeng Cai, Huimin Fan, Hailing Wang, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…Objectives: Patients with vestibular migraine (VM) show a significant decrease in gray matter cortical regions associated with pain and vestibular processing, as revealed by head functional magnetic resonance imaging. We predict that these changes can be reflected in intentional saccadic eye movements. …”
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Improvement in Automated Diagnosis of Soft Tissues Tumors Using Machine Learning by El Arbi Abdellaoui Alaoui, Stéphane Cédric Koumetio Tekouabou, Sri Hartini, Zuherman Rustam, Hassan Silkan, Said Agoujil

“…Because of their shallow frequency in the body and their great diversity, they appear to be heterogeneous when observed through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). They are easily confused with other diseases such as fibroadenoma mammae, lymphadenopathy, and struma nodosa, and these diagnostic errors have a considerable detrimental effect on the medical treatment process of patients. …”
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Increased global posterior tibial slope is significantly associated with higher ACL graft signal intensity on 2-Year postoperative MRI after primary ACL reconstruction using hamstr... by Zhi-yu Zhang, Le-jin Hong, Wen-bin Bai, Jia-yi Shao, Yi-tian Gao, Xiao-yue Fu, Jian-quan Wang, Cheng Wang

“…Patients were followed up and scheduled for a 2-year postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan at our institute. Concomitant injuries were confirmed by arthroscopy. …”
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Spinal arachnoid diverticula in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment, and outcome by João Miguel De Frias, Sofie F. M. Bhatti, George Nye, Rita Gonçalves, Tom Harcourt‐Brown, Angela Fadda, Katia Marioni‐Henry, Hannah Padley, Steven De Decker

“…Methods Multicenter observational retrospective review of the medical records of cats diagnosed with SAD by magnetic resonance imaging. Results Most cats were Domestic Short Hair (67%), male (63%), and had a wide range of ages (18 weeks to 13 years old). …”
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Assessment of hypoxia status in a rat chronic liver disease model using IVIM and T1 mapping by Wenlu Dong, Longyang Xiao, Ziwei Luo, Haiyang Yu, Lili Wang, Yuanxiang Gao, Zhiming Li

“…ObjectivesThis study was aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and T1 mapping in detecting hypoxia status of chronic liver disease using a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced rat model.Materials and methodsThe hypoxia group of chronic liver disease consisted of eight rats induced by injection of CCl4 and the control group consisted of nine rats injected with pure olive oil. …”
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Local structural–functional coupling with counterfactual explanations for epilepsy prediction by Jiashuang Huang, Shaolong Wei, Zhen Gao, Shu Jiang, Mingliang Wang, Liang Sun, Weiping Ding, Daoqiang Zhang

“…Specifically, we first construct structural and functional connections using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data, subsequently organizing them into a multimodal brain network. …”
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Autograft dilation after Ross procedure in children and young adults is mitigated by autograft reinforcement: A retrospective MRI study by Raphael Seiler, Robin Stenzel, Viktoria Weixler, Milena Muiznieks, Marina Gürtner, Felix Berger, Titus Kühne, Mi-Young Cho, Joachim Photiadis, Marcus Kelm, Peter Murin

“…Abstract Limited magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data on autograft dilatation following the Ross procedure in congenital cohorts presents challenges in understanding its evolution and impact on clinical outcomes. …”
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Increased Accuracy of Emotion Recognition in Individuals with Autism-Like Traits after Five Days of Magnetic Stimulations by Pingping Liu, Guixian Xiao, Kongliang He, Long Zhang, Xinqi Wu, Dandan Li, Chunyan Zhu, Yanghua Tian, Panpan Hu, Bensheng Qiu, Gong-Jun Ji, Kai Wang

“…Eye tracking data and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were acquired on the first and sixth days. …”
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Posterior Cord Syndrome and Trace Elements Deficiency as an Uncommon Presentation of Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Yuri Silva Macedo, Ananda dos Santos Mota, Priscila Morais Monteiro, Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho, Barbara Fernandes Diniz, Pedro Gemal Lanzieri, Ricardo Carneiro Ramos, Luis Otavio Mocarzel, Ronaldo Altenburg Gismondi

“…Endoscopy found a duodenal villous blunting, intraepithelial lymphocytosis, and lack of plasma cells and magnetic resonance imaging of the spine was normal. Laboratory assays confirmed common variable immunodeficiency syndrome and showed low levels of trace elements (copper and zinc). …”
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Glymphatic system clearance and Alzheimer’s disease risk: a CSF proteome-wide study by Natalia Cullell, Giovanni Caruana, Andrea Elias-Mas, Ariane Delgado-Sanchez, Cristina Artero, Maria Teresa Buongiorno, Marta Almería, Nicola J. Ray, Sonia A. L. Correa, Jerzy Krupinski

“…Methods We performed a two-stage proteomic study to evaluate the GS health using intravenous gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) with serial T1 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). …”
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Cerebral Reorganization in Subacute Stroke Survivors after Virtual Reality-Based Training: A Preliminary Study by Xiang Xiao, Qiang Lin, Wai-Leung Lo, Yu-Rong Mao, Xin-chong Shi, Ryan S. Cates, Shu-Feng Zhou, Dong-Feng Huang, Le Li

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a promising method for quantifying brain recovery and investigating the intervention-induced changes in corticomotor excitability after stroke. …”
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Ultra high density imaging arrays in diffuse optical tomography for human brain mapping improve image quality and decoding performance by Zachary E. Markow, Jason W. Trobaugh, Edward J. Richter, Kalyan Tripathy, Sean M. Rafferty, Alexandra M. Svoboda, Mariel L. Schroeder, Tracy M. Burns-Yocum, Karla M. Bergonzi, Mark A. Chevillet, Emily M. Mugler, Adam T. Eggebrecht, Joseph P. Culver

“…Abstract Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has dramatically advanced non-invasive human brain mapping and decoding. …”
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