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Texture Analyses of Electrical Conductivity Maps in the Insula of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Previous studies have utilized texture analyses on T1-weighted images and quantitative susceptibility maps in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. This study aims to evaluate 3D texture analyses of high-frequenc...
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Open AccessAltered functional connectivity of the ascending reticular activating system in obstructive sleep apnea
Repeated arousals during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may lead to altered functional connectivity (FC) of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS). We evaluated resting-state FC between eight...
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Open AccessHigh frequency conductivity decomposition by solving physically constraint underdetermined inverse problem in human brain
The developed magnetic resonance electrical properties tomography (MREPT) can visualize the internal conductivity distribution at Larmor frequency by measuring the B1 transceive phase data from magnetic resona...
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Open AccessEffects of Kami Guibi-tang in patients with mild cognitive impairment: study protocol for a phase III, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is often considered a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and represents a key therapeutic target for early intervention of AD. However, no treatments have been appr...
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Simulation of microvascular signal changes used on a gadolinium-chelated contrast agent at 3 T MRI in the presence of amyloid-beta plaques
It is important to understand microvascular alterations in the brain of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients which usually has amyloid-beta plaques in an imaging voxel, causing a phase dispersion in an MRI signal. ...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of Kami-guibi-tang for mild cognitive impairment: a pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered an intermediate phase between normal aging and dementia. As the majority of cases of amnestic MCI (aMCI) progress to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is considered the...
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Correlation between gray matter volume loss followed by aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage volume
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) can chronically affect cognitive function, and SAH has been suggested to result in regional brain damage. This study aimed to assess regional structural damage accordin...
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Open AccessThe effectiveness and safety of Kami Guibi-tang for mild cognitive impairment: study protocol of a pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate phase between normal aging and dementia. Since a majority of amnestic MCI (aMCI) cases progress to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is considered the prodromal st...
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In-Vivo Dosimetry for Small Animal Irradiation: A Preliminary Study
This study assessed applications for in-vivo dosimetry using a 3D printer-based, self-manufactured mouse immobilization device in a small field. The mouse immobilization device was created using a 3D printer (...
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Open AccessEffect and neurophysiological mechanism of acupuncture in patients with chronic sciatica: protocol for a randomized, patient-assessor blind, sham-controlled clinical trial
Sciatica is a relatively frequent illness that easily becomes a chronic and relapsing condition. Although numerous systematic reviews have analyzed various therapies for sciatica, the validity of their include...
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Correction to: Release of overexpressed CypB activates ERK signaling through CD147 binding for hepatoma cell resistance to oxidative stress
The original version of this article contained a mistake. The bands for HA Tag and t-ERK in Figs. 2d, 2h, 3d are incorrect. The author informs that these errors had no influence in the scientific content of th...
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The relationship between microstructural alterations of the brain and clinical measurements in children and adolescents with hair pulling disorder
Several studies have evaluated gray matter abnormalities and white matter integrity in adults with hair pulling disorder (HPD). However, no prior studies have defined the relationship between neuroimaging para...
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Efficacy of double inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of the synovium in the femoro-patellar joint without contrast enhancement
To investigate the efficacy of double inversion recovery (DIR) sequence for evaluating the synovium of the femoro-patellar joint without contrast enhancement (CE).
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Open AccessPhantom Acupuncture Induces Placebo Credibility and Vicarious Sensations: A Parallel fMRI Study of Low Back Pain Patients
Although acupuncture is an effective therapeutic intervention for pain reduction, the exact difference between real and sham acupuncture has not been clearly understood because a somatosensory tactile componen...
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Chemical-exchange-saturation-transfer magnetic resonance imaging to map gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamate, myoinositol, glycine, and asparagine: Phantom experiments
The physical and technical development of chemical-exchange-saturation-transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using clinical 3 T MRI was explored with the goal of map** asparagine (Asn), gamma-amin...
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Double inversion recovery imaging improves the evaluation of gray matter volume losses in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
Our goal was to investigate whether three-dimensional (3D) double inversion recovery (DIR) images can show alterations of gray matter volume (GMV) between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients and nondemented cont...
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White matter integrity associated with clinical symptoms in tinnitus patients: A tract-based spatial statistics study
To assess the relationship between white matter (WM) integrity and clinical variables in tinnitus patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).
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Uhwang Chungsim Won decreases blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI signal response to a motor stimulation task
To evaluate the effect of Uhwang Chungsim Won [UC, Niuhuang Qingxin Pill (牛黄清心丸)] on the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signal response to a motor stimulation ...
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Open AccessAcupuncture on GB34 activates the precentral gyrus and prefrontal cortex in Parkinson’s disease
Acupuncture is increasingly used as an additional treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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Risk of a second cancer from scattered radiation in acoustic neuroma treatment
The present study aimed to compare the risk of a secondary cancer from scattered and leakage doses in patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and st...
