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Clinical assessment of myocardial viability using MRI during a constant infusion of Gd-DTPA
This study assessed the accuracy and feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during a constant infusion of gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) for the determination of myocardial vi...
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The use of Gd-DTPA as a marker of myocardial viability in reperfused acute myocardial infarction
At present, accurate assessment of the extent of myocardial viability after acute myocardial infarction is limited due to the spatial resolution of currently available imaging modalities. MR cardiac imaging, w...
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Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELFMF) and Pain Therapy
One of the most conspicuous results of extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF MF) exposure in animal and human populations has been an effect upon pain behaviours. Pain is a multi-faceted construct having...
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Open AccessCell tracking and therapy evaluation of bone marrow monocytes and stromal cells using SPECT and CMR in a canine model of myocardial infarction
The clinical application of stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction will require the development of methods to monitor treatment and pre-clinical assessment in a large animal model, to determine its effect...
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A literature review: the cardiovascular effects of exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
The effects of exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on human cardiovascular parameters remain undetermined. Epidemiological studies have utilized dosimetry estimations of emp...
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The cardiovascular response to an acute 1800-μT, 60-Hz magnetic field exposure in humans
Previously published literature has suggested an effect of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields (MF) on human heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). The combined response of the microcircul...
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The response of the human circulatory system to an acute 200-μT, 60-Hz magnetic field exposure
Recent research by the authors on the effects of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic field (MF) exposure on human heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and skin blood perfusion found no cardiovascu...
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Evolution of hybrid functional imaging in bioelectromagnetics research
The field of bioelectromagnetics, consisting of the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological systems, has been rapidly expanding in the recent years. One important factor that con...
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Open AccessTransbilayer phospholipids molecular imaging
Nuclear medicine has become a key part of molecular imaging. In the present review article, we focus on the transbilayer phospholipids as exquisite targets for radiolabelled probes in molecular imaging. Asymme...
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Open AccessComparison of the myocardial clearance of endothelial progenitor cells injected early versus late into reperfused or sustained occlusion myocardial infarction
Stem cell transplantation following AMI has shown promise for the repair or reduction of the amount of myocardial injury. There is some evidence that these treatment effects appear to be directly correlated to...
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Imaging Tumor Growth Non-invasively Using Expression of MagA or Modified Ferritin Subunits to Augment Intracellular Contrast for Repetitive MRI
The bacterial gene MagA imparts magnetic properties to mammalian cells and provides a basis for cell tracking by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In a mouse model of tumor growth from transplanted cells, we used...
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Open AccessImaging of post-infarction myocardial inflammation with hybrid FDG PET/MR: feasibilty and preliminary findings in a canine model
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Open AccessWhole-heart, free-breathing, three-dimensional myocardial BOLD MRI at 3T with simultaneous 13N-ammonia PET in canines
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Open AccessFast, heart-rate independent, whole-heart, free-breathing, three-dimensional myocardial BOLD MRI at 3T with simultaneous 13N-ammonia PET validation in canines
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Open AccessTowards reliable myocardial blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) CMR using late effects of regadenoson with simultaneous 13n-ammonia pet validation in a whole-body hybrid PET/MR system
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Forming Magnetosome-Like Nanoparticles in Mammalian Cells for Molecular MRI
To identify molecular activities that define the early stages of disease progression, there is a critical need to noninvasively image these processes. For this, the magnetosome is an ideal structure by which c...
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Open AccessRotations of macromolecules affect nonspecific biological responses to magnetic fields
We have previously proposed that there are at least two initial molecular transduction mechanisms needed to explain specific and nonspecific biological effects of weak magnetic fields. For the specific effect ...
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Open AccessAssessment of a novel 32-channel phased array for cardiovascular hybrid PET/MRI imaging: MRI performance
Cardiovascular imaging using hybrid positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires a radio frequency phased array resonator capable of high acceleration factors in order to ac...
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Open AccessHepcidin-mediated Iron Regulation in P19 Cells is Detectable by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to track cellular activities in the body using iron-based contrast agents. However, multiple intrinsic cellular iron handling mechanisms may also influence the detection ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of 511 keV photon attenuation by a novel 32-channel phased array prospectively designed for cardiovascular hybrid PET/MRI imaging
Simultaneous cardiovascular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires tools such as radio frequency (RF) phased arrays to achieve high temporal and spatial r...
