In Vivo 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Biologically Specific Contrast Agent for Prostate Cancer: A Nude Mouse Model by Christopher Brian Abraham, Prashant Jani, Roxanne Turuba, Michael Campbell, Ingeborg Zehbe, Laura Curiel

“…We characterized in vivo a functional superparamagnetic iron-oxide magnetic resonance contrast agent that shortens the T2 relaxation time in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of prostate cancer xenografts. …”
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Combined Left Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and Bilateral Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuritis: A Rare Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis by Anne D. D. Joseph, Jebananthy Anandaselvam Pradeepan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Muthusamy Malaravan

“…We hereby report a case of combined left central retinal artery occlusion and bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuritis in a patient who poorly responded to standard corticosteroid therapy.…”
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Outcomes of Vitrectomy Combined with Scleral Buckling for Eyes with Early Recurrence of Simple Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Previously Treated by Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Tomoaki Tatsumi, Takayuki Baba, Takehito Iwase, Tomohiro Nizawa, Gen Miura, Hirotaka Yokouchi, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…The reattachment of an early recurrent retinal detachment by PPV with SB is effective.…”
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A Propensity-Score Matching Comparison between 27-Gauge and 25-Gauge Vitrectomy Systems for the Repair of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Daniele Veritti, Valentina Sarao, Paolo Lanzetta

“…To compare the anatomical and visual results and complications of 27-gauge versus 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy for the management of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Methods. A prospective, propensity score-matched 6-month study was performed. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

Subjects: “…delayed enhanced-cardiac magnetic resonance…”
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RHO Mutations (p.W126L and p.A346P) in Two Japanese Families with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa by Satoshi Katagiri, Takaaki Hayashi, Masakazu Akahori, Takeshi Itabashi, Jo Nishino, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Masaaki Furuno, Kazuho Ikeo, Tetsuji Okada, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Takeshi Iwata

“…To investigate genetic and clinical features of patients with rhodopsin (RHO) mutations in two Japanese families with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). Methods. Whole-exome sequence analysis was performed in ten adRP families. …”
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The Classification of Traveling Wave Solutions to Space-Time Fractional Resonance Nonlinear Schrödinger Type Equation with a Special Kind of Fractional Derivative by Lianguang Jia, Li Tang

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Synchronization of Two Non-Identical Coupled Exciters in a Non-Resonant Vibrating System of Linear Motion. Part I: Theoretical Analysis by Chunyu Zhao, Hongtao Zhu, Ruizi Wang, Bangchun Wen

“…In this paper an analytical approach is proposed to study the feature of frequency capture of two non-identical coupled exciters in a non-resonant vibrating system. The electromagnetic torque of an induction motor in the quasi-steady-state operation is derived. …”
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Miniaturized Bandpass Filter Using a Meandered Stepped-Impedance Resonator with a Meandered-Line Stub-Load on a GaAs Substrate by Z. Chuluunbaatar, C. Wang, N. Y. Kim

“…In addition, the center frequency of the filter can be flexibly controlled by varying degrees of the capacitive coupling between resonator and stub-load. To verify the proposed concept, a protocol bandpass filter with center frequency of 6.53 GHz was designed, fabricated, and measured, with a return loss and insertion loss of 39.1 dB and 1.63 dB.…”
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1,10-Phenanthroline and 4,5-Diazafluorene Ketones and Their Silver(I) and Platinum(II) Complexes: Syntheses and Biological Evaluation as Antiproliferative Agents by Leonardo Sandin-Mazzondo, Jesús M. Martínez-Ilarduya, Jesús A. Miguel, Camino Bartolomé, Concepción Alonso

“…In this work, a series of chelating <i>N</i>-donor ligands with 1,10-phenanthroline and 4,5-diazafluorene backbones and ketone groups were synthesized (1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione, <b>1</b>; (R/S)-6-hydroxy-6-(2-oxypropyl)-1,10-phenanthroline-5(6<i>H</i>)-one, <b>2</b>; 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, <b>3</b>; 9-hydroxy-9-(2-oxypropyl)-4,5-diazafluorene, <b>4</b>). …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Closed-Mouth TMJ Disc-Condyle Relationship in a Population of Patients Seeking for Temporomandibular Disorders Advice by Matteo Tresoldi, Ricardo Dias, Alessandro Bracci, Marzia Segù, Luca Guarda-Nardini, Daniele Manfredini

“…Two hundred and twenty-four TMJ magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of 112 patients were assessed in all spatial planes to classify disc position with respect to the condyle in a closed-mouth position. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Display Contrast of Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Images: Effects of the Flip Angle and Grayscale Gamma Value by Yusuke Inoue, Hirofumi Hata, Ai Nakajima, Keiji Matsunaga, Yusuke Ohzeki, Tetsuya Hashimoto, Hiroki Haradome

“…We investigated the contrast of the hepatobiliary-phase images acquired with different flip angles (FAs) and displayed with different gamma values in Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Material and Methods. Twenty patients with liver tumors were studied. …”
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Portal Vein Recanalization Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Noncirrhotic Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis Leading to Successful Pregnancy: Case Report by Andy Yu, Gabriel M. Knight, Justin Boike, Bartley Thornburg, Riad Salem

“…Portal vein recanalization transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (PVR-TIPS) is a safe and effective procedure for decompression of portal hypertension (PH). …”
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Cost-comparison analysis of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) versus second look surgery for the detection of residual and recurrent cholesteatoma by David L. Choi, Michael K. Gupta, Ryan Rebello, Jason D. Archibald

“…Recent literature has shown diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) to be a viable alternative to second look surgery for the detection of residual or recurrent disease. …”
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Solvothermal synthesis of polyvinyl pyrrolidone encapsulated, amine-functionalized copper ferrite and its use as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent. by Fatemeh Heydari, Ágnes M Ilosvai, Noémi Kovács, Domokos Máthé, Ferenc Kristály, Lajos Daróczi, Zoltán Kaleta, Béla Viskolcz, Miklós Nagy, László Vanyorek, László Forgách, Krisztián Szigeti

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Insights and Considerations for &ldquo;Higher Intraocular Levels of Inflammatory Factors Are Related to Retinal Vascular and Neurodegeneration in Myopic Retinopathy&rdquo; [Response to Letter] by Zeng L, Yang Z, Li X, Xu H

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Five-Year Follow-Up of Repeated Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Edema in a Pediatric Patient with Retinal Arteriovenous Malformation and Excellent Vision by Andrew R. Miller, Ivan J. Lee, Zachary C. Wright, Monique Leys

“…We report a case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with unilateral retinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with symptomatic macular edema. …”
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Aperture-Fed Quad-Port Dual-Band Dielectric Resonator-MIMO Antenna for Sub-6 GHz 5G and WLAN Application by Trushit Upadhyaya, Ikmo Park, Rajat Pandey, Upesh Patel, Killol Pandya, Arpan Desai, Jayesh Pabari, Gangil Byun, Yogeshwar Kosta

“…A four-port dielectric resonator-based connected ground multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is designed. …”
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Development of a core measurement set for research in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a study protocol (AO Spine RECODE-DCM CMS) by Robert Chen, Angus G K McNair, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Julio C Furlan, Benjamin M Davies, Oliver D Mowforth, Iwan Sadler, Bizhan Aarabi, Brian K Kwon, Michael G Fehlings, James S Harrop, Armin Curt, Ellen Sarewitz, Carl Moritz Zipser, Timothy F Boerger, Mark R N Kotter, James Milligan, Lindsay Tetreault, Danyal Khan, Keng Siang Lee, Alvaro Yanez Touzet, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, James D Guest, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Shirley Widdop

“…Previously, the AO Spine Research Objectives and Common Data Elements for DCM (AO Spine RECODE-DCM) defined ‘what’ should be measured in DCM: the next step of this initiative is to determine ‘how’ to measure these features. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and subarachnoid space occlusion following traumatic spinal cord injury in the pig: an investigation using magnetic resonance imaging by Madeleine Amy Bessen, Christine Diana Gayen, Ryan L. O’Hare Doig, Ryan Michael Dorrian, Ryan David Quarrington, Adnan Mulaibrahimovic, Vartan Kurtcuoglu, Angela Catherine Walls, Anna Victoria Leonard, Claire Frances Jones

“…Methods A thoracic contusion SCI was induced in female domestic pigs (22–29 kg) via a weight drop apparatus (N = 5, 10 cm; N = 5, 20 cm). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed pre-SCI and 3, 7 and 14 days post-SCI. …”
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