Comparison of grey scale median (GSM) measurement in ultrasound images of human carotid plaques using two different softwares.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Our objective was to study relationships between the new biomarker of vascular health, carotid artery longitudinal wall motion (CALM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS:Carotid ultrasound and assessment of MetS and its components were performed with 281 subjects aged 30-45 years. In the longitu...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Taivainen SH,Laitinen TM,Yli-Ollila H,Juonala M,Kähönen M,Raitakari OT,Laitinen TP

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to analyse gender differences in neuromuscular behaviour of the gastrocnemius and vastus lateralis during the take-off phase of a countermovement jump (CMJ), using direct measures (ground reaction forces, muscle activity and dynamic ultrasound). METHODS:Sixty-four young adults (ag...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Rubio-Arias JÁ,Ramos-Campo DJ,Peña Amaro J,Esteban P,Mendizábal S,Jiménez JF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volumetric capnography provides a breath-by-breath analysis of ventilation-perfusion imbalances and deadspace volumes. The technique has been best described in intubated and ventilated patients, but promising clinical applications also concern spontaneously breathing patients. The objective of the study was to verify ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Verschuren F,Heinonen E,Clause D,Zech F,Reynaert MS,Liistro G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the association between glucose abnormalities and left ventricular (LV) function assessed by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in patients with previous history of myocardial infarction and without known diabetes mellitus. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a cross-sectional study, 123 patients, aged 31-80 years, ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Henareh L,Lind B,Brodin LA,Agewall S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The assessment of temporal changes in systolic and diastolic regional left ventricle function by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) after successful reperfusion therapy of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS:A total of 97 consecutive patients admitted with AMI and treated with succe...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Wdowiak-Okrojek K,Wejner-Mik P,Kasprzak JD,Lipiec P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It has been reported that the endocardium in Fabry disease has a binary appearance on transthoracic echocardiography. It has been suggested that this sign could be used with good accuracy to differentiate Fabry disease from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and even as a first filter to screen for suspecte...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Koskenvuo JW,Engblom E,Kantola IM,Hartiala JJ,Saraste A,Kiviniemi TO,Mononen I,Saraste M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stroke volume (SV) during exercise is an important index of the heart's functional capacity. A new method has been developed for the non-invasive estimation of exercise SV (SVex). It requires the determination of the slope for the oxygen uptake versus heart rate relationship in the steady state of graded exercise ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Davis JA,Sorrentino KM,Soriano AC,Pham PH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Notwithstanding recent progress on molecular mechanisms underlying heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), multiple pathophysiological aspects of this condition including the basis of anaemia and other haematological disorders remain unresolved. In this study, we sought to determine the rel...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Diaz-Canestro C,Haider T,Lundby C,Montero D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) is associated with diverse physiological responses and adaptations to exercise. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2 has vasodilatory effects, which might be associated with the blood pressure (BP) responses to acute exercise. The aim of this study was to investigat...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Goessler KF,Polito MD,Mota GF,de Oliveira EM,Cornelissen VA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized lung sounds analysis offers a new technique to monitor regional ventilation during spontaneous breathing. The purpose of the present study was to assess the acoustic behaviour of the respiratory system in healthy pigs during mechanical ventilation when a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is applied....

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Vena A,Perchiazzi G,Giuliani R,Fiore T,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the effect of different types of pressure applied to the stimulation electrode on assessing the efficiency of Ia-α-motoneuron transmission of the soleus muscle and the associated discomfort using electrical nerve stimulation. Twelve healthy young adults participated in three experimental se...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Cattagni T,Merlet AN,Cornu C,Jubeau M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To validate ironload T2* by automatic inline Maximum Likelihood Estimate (MLE) with k-space Rician noise correction, against the manual and automated truncation, as well as offset methods, in phantoms and in heart and liver in patients. METHODS:Twenty-five patients and an iron-oxide phantom were scanned at 1.5...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Hedström E,Voigt T,Greil G,Schaeffter T,Nagel E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heat-washout method is an objective method that measures cutaneous blood flow rate (BFR) in ml (100 g. min)(-1), previously found useful for measuring toe BFR in non-diabetic patients with claudication. AIM:The method is used for evaluating the presence of a veno-arteriolar reflex (VAR) in the forefoot ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Midttun M,Snorgaard O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty percent of stroke volume (SV) is generated by atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) in a healthy left ventricle (LV). The aims were to determine the effect of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) on AVPD and contribution of AVPD to SV and to study the relationship between AVPD and infarct size (IS) an...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Pahlm U,Seemann F,Engblom H,Gyllenhammar T,Halvorsen S,Hansen HS,Erlinge D,Atar D,Heiberg E,Arheden H,Carlsson M

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of patients with cerebrovascular disease have largely ignored the confounds associated with abnormal cerebral blood flow, vascular reactivity and neurovascular coupling. We studied BOLD fMRI activation and cerebrovascular reactivi...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Mazerolle EL,Ma Y,Sinclair D,Pike GB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of smokeless forms of nicotine on physiological responses and exercise performance. Methodology and reporting were based on the PRISMA statement. The intervention was defined as any product containing nicotine that did not require smoking. Searches were...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Johnston R,Doma K,Crowe M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare large-vessel arteritis that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. The aim of this study was to describe the value of high frequency ultrasound for monitoring of inflammatory activity. METHODS:Twenty-five patients, range 11-71 years, diagnosed with TA were inve...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Svensson C,Eriksson P,Zachrisson H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, hand-to-hand bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), skinfold (SKF) thickness and height-weight (body mass index, BMI)-based equations and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), as a criterion method, were compared with each other in the assessment of body fat percentage (BF%) in 17-18-year-old...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Lintsi M,Kaarma H,Kull I

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suspicion of chronic rejection [bronchiolithis obliterans syndrome (BOS)] is usually based on deteriorating forced expired volume in 1 s. It is however, desirable to develop more sensitive methods as increased anti-inflammatory therapy is thought to stop progression of the rejection. The aim of the present study w...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Johansson A,Moonen M,Enocson A,Mårtensson G,Bake B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemodynamic responses to exercise are related to physical impairment and worse prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It is clinically relevant, therefore, to investigate the practical usefulness of non-invasive methods of monitoring exercise haemodynamics in this patient populati...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Ferreira EM,Ota-Arakaki JS,Barbosa PB,Siqueira AC,Bravo DM,Kapins CE,Silva CM,Nery LE,Neder JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the functionality of an adapted inspiratory muscle training device designed to allow pressures higher than 41 cmH(2)O that can be precisely controlled. The adaptation was made in a commercially available Threshold IMT device, and the opening pressures and linearity of load were evaluated in...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Fregonezi GA,Azevedo IG,Araujo TL,Dias FA,Resqueti VR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Duplex ultrasound (DUS) has shown a >90% accuracy compared to angiography, concerning the degree of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. However, uncertainty may occur in a severe stenosis, in which peak systolic velocity (PSV) may decrease owing to high flow resistance or high backward pressure. We inves...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Zachrisson H,Fouladiun M,Blomstrand C,Holm J,Volkmann R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone Scan Index (BSI) is a validated imaging biomarker to objectively assess tumour burden in bone in patients with prostate cancer, and can be used to monitor treatment response. It is not known if BSI is significantly altered when images are acquired at a time difference of 1 h. The aim of this study was to investig...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Kaboteh R,Minarik D,Reza M,Sadik M,Trägårdh E

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine and to compare alterations in the secretion of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) during different exercise-testing protocols in moderately trained men. Fifteen healthy male physical education students were studied (mean age 22·3 ± 2·5 years, training experience 12·3 ± 2·5 years, hei...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Mandroukas A,Metaxas TI,Heller J,Vamvakoudis E,Christoulas K,Riganas CS,Sendelides T,Stefanidis P,Kotoglou K,Karamouzis I,Mandroukas K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no general agreement on the spirometric definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The global initiative for obstructive lung disease recommends a fixed ratio between forced expiratory volume in one-second (FEV1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC) of <0·7 (FR) for the diagnosis of COPD. Europea...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Wollmer P,Frantz S,Engström G,Dencker M,Löfdahl CG,Nihlén U

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the muscular adaptations to low-load resistance training performed to fatigue with and without blood flow restriction (BFR). Middle-aged (42-62 years) men (n = 12) and women (n = 6) completed 18 sessions of unilateral knee extensor resistance training to volitional fatigue ov...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Fahs CA,Loenneke JP,Thiebaud RS,Rossow LM,Kim D,Abe T,Beck TW,Feeback DL,Bemben DA,Bemben MG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Increasing evidence suggests that local blood flow should be monitored during microdialysis (MD) as the recovery of analytes is affected by local blood flow. At present ethanol clearance is the standard technique for this purpose, but it is not functional at very low perfusion velocities. Here, we introduce a t...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Farnebo S,Samuelsson A,Henriksson J,Karlander LE,Sjöberg F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) responses to an orthostatic challenge can be used to investigate autonomic control of heart rate, an index of cardiovascular function. HRV is typically assessed using the electrocardiogram (ECG), which can be impractical for use with large population-based studies. PURPOSE:To ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Montaño A,Brown F,Credeur DP,Williams MA,Stoner L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of maximal and rapid isometric torque characteristics of the hip extensor muscles and postural balance performance to discriminate between female collegiate soccer athletes and non-athlete controls. Ten athletes (mean ± SE: age = 19·20 ± 0·36 year; mass = 62·2...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Palmer TB,Hawkey MJ,Thiele RM,Conchola EC,Adams BM,Akehi K,Smith DB,Thompson BJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracers for myocardial perfusion imaging during stress should not only have high cardiac uptake but they should also have a fast blood clearance to prevent myocardial tracer uptake after the ischaemic stimulus. The present study characterize the early phase of the arterial (99m)Tc-sestamibi (MIBI) time-activity curve ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Sand NP,Juelsgaard P,Rasmussen K,Flø C,Thuesen L,Bagger JP,Nielsen TT,Rehling M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00