Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data to Constrain a Positron Emission Tomography Kinetic Model: Theory and Simulations by Jacob U. Fluckiger, Xia Li, Jennifer G. Whisenant, Todd E. Peterson, John C. Gore, Thomas E. Yankeelov

“…We show how dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) data can constrain a compartmental model for analyzing dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) data. …”
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Acute Progressive Visual Loss in a Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Challenges in the Utility of Molecular Tests in Early Diagnose of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis by Ali Amanati, Nader Shakibazad, Bahman Pourabbas, Mohammad Hossein Nowroozzadeh, Soheila Zareifar, Omid Reza Zekavat

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is one of the rare but debilitating presentations of the CMV infection in children with leukemia. …”
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Evaluation of macula ganglion cell analysis and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in preperimetric glaucoma, early stage glaucoma and healthy individuals by Ozlem AKTAS  OZALTUN, Ozlem GURBUZ  KOZ, Ahmet Alper YARANGUMELI

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Polypyrrole-Chitosan-CaFe2O4 Layer Sensor for Detection of Anionic and Cationic Dye Using Surface Plasmon Resonance by Amir Reza Sadrolhosseini, Pooria Moozarm Nia, Suhaidi Shafie, Kamyar Shameli, Mohd Adzir Mahdi

“…The resonance angle shift for the detection of the cationic dye was larger than the resonance angle shift for the anionic dye. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell‐derived exosomes mitigate amyloid β‐induced retinal toxicity: Insights from rat model and cellular studies by Amanda Qarawani, Efrat Naaman, Rony Ben‐Zvi Elimelech, Michal Harel, Shahaf Sigal‐Dror, Tali Ben‐Zur, Tamar Ziv, Daniel Offen, Shiri Zayit‐Soudry

“…The multifaceted nature of AMD pathophysiology, presumably involving diverse retinal cascades, corresponds with the complexity of Aβ‐induced retinopathy. …”
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Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks by Panagiotis Stavrakas, Paris Tranos, Angeliki Androu, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, Dimitrios Tsoukanas, Polixeni Stamatiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…In this retrospective study, we evaluated the anatomical and functional outcomes of patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment primarily treated with pars plana vitrectomy in regard to the location of the breaks. …”
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Neuroprotective and Antiapoptotic Activity of Lineage-Negative Bone Marrow Cells after Intravitreal Injection in a Mouse Model of Acute Retinal Injury by Anna Machalińska, Dorota Rogińska, Ewa Pius-Sadowska, Miłosz P. Kawa, Edyta Paczkowska, Michał Rudnicki, Renata Lejkowska, Bartłomiej Baumert, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…We investigated effects of bone marrow-derived, lineage-negative cell (Lin−BMC) transplantation in acute retinal injury. Lin−BMCs were intravitreally injected into murine eyes at 24 h after NaIO3-induced injury. …”
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Insights from serial cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging show early progress in diastolic dysfunction relates to impaired right ventricular deformation by Sören J. Backhaus, Alexander Schulz, Torben Lange, Simon F. Rösel, Lennart S. Schmidt-Schweda, Shelby Kutty, Johannes T. Kowallick, Julia Treiber, Andreas Rolf, Samuel Sossalla, Gerd Hasenuß, Andreas Schuster

“…We hypothesized that serial real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging at rest and during exercise-stress may detect early progress in pathophysiological alterations in HFpEF. …”
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TMEM97 governs partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells via the CTNND2-ADAM10 axis by Jing Li, Yosuke Nagasaka, Hongtao Shen, Xinyu Zhou, Jianjie Ma, Dilza Trevisan-Silva, Nicholas E. Sherman, Jayakrishna Ambati, Bradley D. Gelfand, Lian-Wang Guo

“…Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction in degenerative retinal diseases. …”
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A Study on Pattern of Retinal Detachment in Patients with Choroidal Coloboma and Its Outcome after Surgery at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Nepal by Barsha Suwal, Govinda Paudyal, Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Sanjita Sharma, Eli Pradhan

“…To review the pattern of retinal detachment (RD) in patients with choroidal coloboma and type of reattachment surgery performed and to study its outcome in terms of retinal reattachment, visual acuity, and postsurgical complications. …”
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A deep learning algorithm to generate synthetic computed tomography images for brain treatments from 0.35 T magnetic resonance imaging by Luca Vellini, Flaviovincenzo Quaranta, Sebastiano Menna, Elisa Pilloni, Francesco Catucci, Jacopo Lenkowicz, Claudio Votta, Michele Aquilano, Andrea D’Aviero, Martina Iezzi, Francesco Preziosi, Alessia Re, Althea Boschetti, Danila Piccari, Antonio Piras, Carmela Di Dio, Alessandro Bombini, Gian Carlo Mattiucci, Davide Cusumano

“…Background and Purpose: The development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-only Radiotherapy (RT) represents a significant advancement in the field. …”
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Synchronization of Two Non-Identical Coupled Exciters in a Non-Resonant Vibrating System of Linear Motion. Part II: Numeric Analysis by Chunyu Zhao, Hongtao Zhu, Tianju Bai, Bangchun Wen

“…The paper focuses on the quantitative analysis of the coupling dynamic characteristics of two non-identical exciters in a non-resonant vibrating system. The load torque of each motor consists of three items, including the torque of sine effect of phase angles, that of coupling sine effect and that of coupling cosine effect. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…Purpose: To investigate retinal vascular abnormalities in the affected and fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease using Optos® ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography (UWFFA) and compare the peripheral vascular abnormalities between fellow eyes and normal control eyes. …”
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Comparison of retinal and choroidal vascular changes via optical coherence tomography angiography between pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation syndrome and control group by Mohammad Hossein Ahoor, Rana Sorkhabi, Farhad Najafzadeh, Sheyda Mahmoudzadeh, Amin Arasteh, Tahereh Attar Gharamaleki

“…The foveal and parafoveal vascular density (VD) in superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, outer retina flow area, choriocapillaris flow area, peripapillary VD, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in the macula and peripapillary region were assessed. …”
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Assessment of Global and Local Alterations in Retinal Layer Thickness in Ins2 (Akita) Diabetic Mice by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Andrew W. Francis, Justin Wanek, Mahnaz Shahidi

“…SD-OCT imaging was performed in Akita and wild-type mice at 12 and 24 weeks of age. Inner retinal thickness (IRT), outer retinal thickness (ORT), total retinal thickness (TRT), and photoreceptor outer segment length (OSL) were measured. …”
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Comparative Study of Multiple High-Signal-Intensity Spots on 3D and 2D Magnetic Resonance Sialography for Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yusuke Shimada, Ikuho Kojima, Masahiro Iikubo

“…We investigated the sensitivities of 2-dimensional (2D) magnetic resonance sialography (MR-S) and unilateral sagittal and axial 3-dimensional (3D) MR-S using a surface coil and their combination in diagnosing patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). …”
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Comparative analysis of retinal vascular structural parameters in populations with different glucose metabolism status based on color fundus photography and artificial intelligence by Naimei Chen, Naimei Chen, Zhentao Zhu, Di Gong, Xinrong Xu, Xinya Hu, Weihua Yang

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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

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Deformation Fields Measurement of Crack Tip under High-Frequency Resonant Loading Using a Novel Hybrid Image Processing Method by Hongli Gao, Zhaonian Zhang, Wei Jiang, Kaiyong Zhu, Ao Gong

“…A novel hybrid image processing method is proposed to obtain the crack tip location, crack propagation path, displacement, strain fields, and plastic zone size of crack tip region under high-frequency resonant loading in this paper. …”
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Advanced Control Strategies for Enhancing the Performance of Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Series Resonant DC–DC Converters in Photovoltaic Micro-Inverters by Geng Qin, Hui Ma, Jianhua Lei, Chuantong Hao

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