Cardiac computer tomography-derived radiomics in assessing myocardial characteristics at the connection between the left atrial appendage and the left atrium in atrial fibrillation... by Xiao-Xuan Wei, Cai-Ying Li, Hai-Qing Yang, Peng Song, Bai-Lin Wu, Fang-Hua Zhu, Jing Hu, Xiao-Yu Xu, Xin Tian

“…Age, BMI, hypertension, CHA2DS-VASC score, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), LAA volume, LA volume, the myocardial thickness at the junction of LAA and LA, the area, circumference, short diameter, and long diameter of the LAA opening, were significantly different between the AF group and the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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“…Enjoy reading and immerse yourself in the wisdom of this volume. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead! …”
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Early Changes in Tumor Perfusion from T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI following Neural Stem Cell-Mediated Therapy of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Correlate with Overall Su... by Prativa Sahoo, Paul Frankel, Julie Ressler, Margarita Gutova, Alexander J. Annala, Behnam Badie, Jana Portnow, Karen S. Aboody, Massimo D’Apuzzo, Russell C. Rockne

“…The contrast-enhancing (CE) volume was measured from the last dynamic phase acquired in the DCE sequence. …”
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Development and routine implementation of deep learning algorithm for automatic brain metastases segmentation on MRI for RANO-BM criteria follow-up by Loïse Dessoude, Raphaëlle Lemaire, Romain Andres, Thomas Leleu, Alexandre G. Leclercq, Alexis Desmonts, Typhaine Corroller, Amirath Fara Orou-Guidou, Luca Laduree, Loic Le Henaff, Joëlle Lacroix, Alexis Lechervy, Dinu Stefan, Aurélien Corroyer-Dulmont

“…Rationale and objectives: The RANO-BM criteria, which employ a one-dimensional measurement of the largest diameter, are imperfect due to the fact that the lesion volume is neither isotropic nor homogeneous. Furthermore, this approach is inherently time-consuming. …”
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Effect of Long-term Moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) on Urinary Incontinence Patients with Cognitive Dysfunction after Stroke by Jun LENG, Fangyue WEI, Wen GUO, Huimin LIU, Xiaoxue LENG

“…After treatment for eight weeks, the urine frequency, frequency of urinary incontinence, residual urine volume in the control group were (11.84±2.28) times a day, (6.59±1.94) times a day, (124.16±31.74) mL, and the observation group were (8.95±2.34) times a day, (5.13±1.86) times a day, (95.82±35.24) mL. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…On visual assessment, the composite dose volume histogram (DVH) were similar for cases and controls for all the delineation methods studied. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of Ad26.COV2.S in adolescents: Phase 2 randomized clinical trial by Jelena Tica, Veronica V. Rezelj, Benoit Baron, Vitalija van Paassen, Javier Zaidman, Lee Fairlie, Gert Scheper, Mathieu Le Gars, Frank Struyf, Macaya Douoguih, Javier Ruiz-Guiñazú

“…We conducted a randomized, Phase 2 trial to assess the safety and humoral immunogenicity of reduced doses/dose volume of the standard dose of Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine (5 × 1010 viral particles [vp]) in healthy adolescents aged 12–17 years. …”
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Multi-modal characterisation of early-stage, subclinical cardiac deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes by Ambre Bertrand, Andrew Lewis, Julia Camps, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…Conclusion T2DM prior to cardiovascular disease was linked with a higher heart rate, QTc prolongation, T wave amplitude reduction, as well as lower stroke volume and increased left ventricular wall thickness. …”
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Evaluation of CBCT reconstructed tooth models at different thresholds and voxels and their accuracy in fusion with IOS data: an in vitro validation study by Yusong Zhang, Yixin Liu, Tianqi Liu, Jiahao Zhang, Peiying Lin, Dongxu Liu

“…Crown-root fusion of IOS and CBCT data reduced volume error to -0.90–5.10%, surface area error to -0.66–4.15%, and RMS to 0.0359 mm to 0.0945 mm. …”
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Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

“…Using a combined full-scale characterization method, it is revealed that 9-2 coal sample has a higher total pore volume than 9-1. Macropores have the largest volume proportion, accounting for 47.97% and 44.48%, respectively, followed by mesopores and small pores, and the proportion of micropores is the smallest. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on trauma patients and orthopedic trauma operations at a single focused training center for trauma in Korea by Wonseok Choi, Hanju Kim, Whee Sung Son, Seungyeob Sakong, Jun-Min Cho, Nak-Jun Choi, Tae-Wook Noh, Namryeol Kim, Jae-Woo Cho, Jong-Keon Oh

“…Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the volume of trauma patients, the number of orthopedic trauma operations, and the severity of injuries. …”
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Compressive mechanical properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glass composites reinforced with entangled porous tungsten wire by Sen Chen, Hangtian Zhu, Jinhe Wang, Huan Huang, Jiawang Zhang, Yong Wang, Huan Wang, Guohua Sun, Lishi Jiao, Wei Li, Zhengkun Li, Zhengwang Zhu, Haifeng Zhang, Bowen Zhao, Huameng Fu

“…The composites with lower volume fraction of tungsten wire exhibit brittle fracture, whereas, the composites with larger volume fraction of tungsten wire show plastic strain of more than 5%. …”
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Hubungan IMT (Indeks Massa Tubuh) dengan Ketahanan (Endurance) Kardiorespirasi pada Mahasiswa Pendidikan Dokter Unand 2009-2012 by Reny Jayusfani, Afriwardi ., Eti Yerizel

“…Kesimpulan hasil studi ini adalah semakin tinggi indeks massa tubuh semakin rendah ketahanan kardiorespirasi.<br />Kata kunci: volume oksigen maksimal, indeks massa tubuh, ketahanan kardiorespirasi</p><p> </p><p>Abstract<br />Nowadays, there are many cases about increasing the weight of body, especially at younger generation. …”
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Electroacupuncture at Quchi and Zusanli Enhances the Proliferation of Cortex and SVZ-derived Neural Stem Cell in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injured Rats Via Activation of Notch1... by Jing TAO, Weilin LIU, Jia HUANG, Xiehua XUE, Shanli YANG, Yi ZHENG, Yunjiao LIN, Xiaoqian YE, Meiqin LIN, Lidian CHEN

“…EA at Quchi and Zusanli of the affected limb for three days and seven days, the neurological deficit, infarct volume as well as the overall behavior of the animals were evaluated. …”
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Decreased Expression of Thyroglobulin and Sodium Iodide Symporter Genes in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Anna Popławska-Kita, Beata Telejko, Katarzyna Siewko, Maria Kościuszko-Zdrodowska, Natalia Wawrusewicz-Kurylonek, Adam Krętowski, Justyna Hryniewicka, Janusz Dzięcioł, Witold Bauer, Robert Milewski, Małgorzata Szelachowska, Maria Górska

“…Our results suggest that decreased Tg and NIS expression in thyroid cells may result in reduced active iodide transport and reduced thyroid volume in patients with HT.…”
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Brain anatomy differences in Chinese children who stutter: a preliminary study by Dan Ma, Dan Ma, Lingling Wang, Lingling Wang, Sai Liu, Sai Liu, XinMao Ma, XinMao Ma, Fenglin Jia, Fenglin Jia, Yimin Hua, Yimin Hua, Yi Liao, Yi Liao, Haibo Qu, Haibo Qu

“…Comparing to healthy controls, the gray matter volume was significantly decreased in right temporal gyrus and bilateral cerebellum. …”
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Daily Usage of Proton Pump Inhibitors May Reduce the Severity of Critical Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Elderly Patients by Hidetaka Matsuda, Takuto Nosaka, Yu Akazawa, Yasushi Saito, Yoshihiko Ozaki, Kazuto Takahashi, Tatsushi Naito, Kazuya Ofuji, Masahiro Ohtani, Katsushi Hiramatsu, Yasunari Nakamoto

“…Bleeding severity was assessed using the shock index (SI) and estimated bleeding volume; 49 patients met the criterion for the mild group and 48 for the moderate/severe group. …”
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Equivalent experimental study on rock breaking of SC-CO2 and industrial emulsion explosive by Nan JIANG, Yingkang YAO, Bin ZHU, Xuedong LUO

“…The analysis of rock-breaking volume and morphology shows that in granite and mudstone sites, larger rock-breaking volumes from SC-CO2 result in long and short axes of the breaking range. …”
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US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in pancreatic cancer treatment: a consensus initiative between Chinese and European HIFU centers by Kun Zhou, Holger Strunk, Dobromir Dimitrov, Joan Vidal-Jove, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Markus Essler, Chengbin Jin, Zhechuan Mei, Hui Zhu, Milka Marinova

“…This treatment method significantly alleviates disease-related symptoms and reduces pancreatic tumor volume. However, the current body of evidence is constrained by a lack of randomized controlled trials. …”
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Individualized gray matter morphological abnormalities unveil two neuroanatomical obsessive-compulsive disorder subtypes by Baohong Wen, Keke Fang, Qiuying Tao, Ya Tian, Lianjie Niu, Wenqing Shi, Zijun Liu, Jin Sun, Liang Liu, Xiaopan Zhang, Ruiping Zheng, Hui-Rong Guo, Yarui Wei, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng, Shaoqiang Han

“…Utilizing normative models of gray matter volume, we identified subtypes based on individual morphological abnormalities. …”
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