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A Skill Acquisition Perspective on the Impact of Exergaming Technology on Foundational Movement Skill Development in Children 3–12 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
BackgroundSedentary, digital screen time in children represents a major concern due to its detrimental effect on children’s development. Nowadays,...
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Novel classification of foramen magnum meningiomas predicted by topographic position relative to neurovascular bundle
PurposeProximity to critical neurovascular structures can create significant obstacles during surgical resection of foramen magnum meningiomas (FMMs)...
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Investigation of image-based lesion and kidney dosimetry protocols for 177Lu-PSMA-I&T therapy with and without a late SPECT/CT acquisition
Background177 Lu-PSMA therapy has been successfully used to prolong the survival of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer....
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Altered Aortic Hemodynamics and Relative Pressure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Ventricular-vascular interaction is central in the adaptation to cardiovascular disease. However, cardiomyopathy patients are predominantly monitored...
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Long-term relative survival in uveal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundA large proportion of patients with uveal melanoma develop metastases and succumb to their disease. Reports on the size of this proportion...
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Public perceptions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a demographic analysis of self-reported beliefs, behaviors, and information acquisition
IntroductionWe explored associations between sociodemographic factors and public beliefs, behaviors, and information acquisition related to the...
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Artificial intelligence-based PET denoising could allow a two-fold reduction in [18F]FDG PET acquisition time in digital PET/CT
PurposeWe investigated whether artificial intelligence (AI)-based denoising halves PET acquisition time in digital PET/CT.
MethodsOne hundred...
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Linear growth and relative weight gain in childhood and bone mass in adolescence: findings from the Pelotas (Brazil) 2004 birth cohort
SummaryWith the objective to investigate the relationship of weight and height growth with bone mass at 11 years, we found that boys who grew in...
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Relative importance of speech and voice features in the classification of schizophrenia and depression
Speech is a promising biomarker for schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). This proof of principle study...
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Effect of CT image acquisition parameters on diagnostic performance of radiomics in predicting malignancy of pulmonary nodules of different sizes
ObjectivesTo investigate the effect of CT image acquisition parameters on the performance of radiomics in classifying benign and malignant pulmonary...
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Clinical implications of compromised 82Rb PET data acquisition
BackgroundWe wished to document the prevalence and quantitative effects of compromised 82 Rb PET data acquisitions on myocardial flow reserve (MFR).
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A Budget Impact Model of Maintenance Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with IgPro20 (Hizentra) Relative to Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the United States
BackgroundChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, progressive autoimmune disease causing peripheral nervous system...
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Diagnostic value of the relative enhancement ratio of the portal venous phase to unenhanced CT in the identification of lipid-poor adrenal tumors
PurposeAdrenal incidentalomas are common lesions found on abdominal imaging, most of which are lipid-rich adrenal adenomas. Imaging diagnoses...
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Free-breathing and instantaneous abdominal T2 map** via single-shot multiple overlap**-echo acquisition and deep learning reconstruction
ObjectivesTo develop a real-time abdominal T 2 map** method without requiring breath-holding or respiratory-gating.
MethodsThe single-shot multiple...
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Relative pressure estimation from 4D flow MRI using generalized Bernoulli equation in a phantom model of arterial stenosis
ObjectiveArterial stenosis is a significant cardiovascular disease requiring accurate estimation of the pressure gradients for determining...
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Head-to-head comparison of relative cerebral blood flow derived from dynamic [18F]florbetapir and [18F]flortaucipir PET in subjects with subjective cognitive decline
BackgroundDynamic PET imaging studies provide accurate estimates of specific binding, but also measure the relative tracer delivery (R 1 ), which is a...
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A dual-time-window protocol to reduce acquisition time of dynamic tau PET imaging using [18F]MK-6240
Background[ 18 F]MK-6240 is a PET tracer with sub-nanomolar affinity for neurofibrillary tangles. Therefore, tau quantification is possible with [ 18 F]M...
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Weight-bearing cone-beam CT: the need for standardised acquisition protocols and measurements to fulfill high expectations—a review of the literature
Weight bearing CT (WBCT) of the lower extremity is gaining momentum in evaluation of the foot/ankle and knee. A growing number of international...
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Virtual monochromatic images of dual-energy CT as an alternative to single-energy CT: performance comparison using a detectability index for different acquisition techniques
ObjectivesTo investigate the performance of virtual monochromatic (VM) images with the same dose and iodine contrast as those for single-energy (SE)...
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Tissue acquisition for comprehensive genomic profiling of gallbladder cancer using a forward-viewing echoendoscope in a patient who underwent Roux-en-Y reconstruction
A 50-year-old man with a history of total gastrectomy, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and Roux-en-Y reconstruction was admitted to our hospital...
