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A novel cardiac magnetic resonance–based personalized risk stratification model in dilated cardiomyopathy: a prospective study
To explore individual weight of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) metrics to predict mid-term outcomes in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and develop a risk algorithm for mid-term outcome based on C...
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Long-term outcomes prediction in diabetic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by cardiac MRI
We aimed to explore imaging features including tissue characterization and myocardial deformation in diabetic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
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Develo** and evaluating a chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy in swine model by rest and stress CMR
A large animal model of chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) is crucial for the understanding the underlying pathophysiological processes of chronic CAD and consequences for cardiac structure and function. Th...
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Ventricular-atrial coupling in subjects with normal, preserved, and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
To assess the correlation between LA and LV strain measurements in different clinical scenarios and evaluate to what extent LA deformation contributes to the prognosis of patients.
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Open AccessLeft atrial dysfunction may precede left atrial enlargement and abnormal left ventricular longitudinal function: a cardiac MR feature tracking study
The role of the dysfunction of left atrium in the occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease has been gradually recognized. We aim to compare the impact on left atrial (LA) function between patients ...
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Open AccessCMR Characteristics, gene variants and long-term outcome in patients with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
As the paucity of data focusing on evaluating cardiac structure and function in patients with or without gene mutation, this study was sought to investigate the correlation between genotype and cardiac magneti...
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Open AccessCardiothoracic imaging findings of Proteus syndrome
In this work, we sought to delineate the prevalence of cardiothoracic imaging findings of Proteus syndrome in a large cohort at our institution. Of 53 individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of Proteus syndrome...
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The role of imaging in 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
Almost the entire world, not only China, is currently experiencing the outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes respiratory disease, severe pneumonia, and even death. The outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in ...
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Thoracic involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease: computed tomography imaging findings and their association with the BRAFV600E mutation
To investigate the computed tomography (CT) thoracic findings in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and evaluate the association of these findings with the BRAFV600E mutation.
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Prognostic value of T1 map** and extracellular volume fraction in cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
T1 map** and extracellular volume (ECV) fraction are useful new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to evaluate myocardial fibrosis; however, their prognostic value has not been well described. In th...
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Open AccessDetection of Recent Myocardial Infarction Using Native T1 Map** in a Swine Model: A Validation Study
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging is the currently the gold standard for in-vivo detection of myocardial infarction. However, gadolinium contrast administration is contraindicated in patients with renal i...
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Myocardial extracellular volume fraction quantified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance is increased in hypertension and associated with left ventricular remodeling
To determine whether extracellular volume fraction (ECV) quantification by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can demonstrate left ventricle (LV) abnormalities and relationship between ECV and LV remodeling in h...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization of systemic sclerosis esophageal pathology identifies inflammatory and proliferative signatures
Esophageal involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is common, but tissue-specific pathological mechanisms are poorly understood. There are no animal scleroderma esophagus models and esophageal sm...
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Normal Thoracic Anatomy and Common Variants
The normal anatomy of the thorax includes anatomy of the airways, lung parenchyma, pleura and fissures, mediastinum, great vessels, and diaphragm. This chapter will describe normal anatomy of the thorax as wel...
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Results of a practical protocol for management of prenatally detected hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Several algorithms exist for the management of prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). We utilize a conservative and practical approach emphasizing observation, wi...
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Prenatally detected ureteropelvic junction obstruction: clinical features and associated urologic abnormalities
Urologic congenital anomalies associated with ureteropelvic obstruction (UPJO) have been previously characterized; however, less data are available regarding these associations in a prenatally diagnosed popula...
