Automatic Estimation of Fetal Abdominal Circumference From Ultrasound Images [PDF]
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2018 Ultrasound diagnosis is routinely used in obstetrics and gynecology for fetal biometry, and owing to its time-consuming process, there has been a great demand for automatic estimation. However, the automated analysis of ultrasound images is complicated because they are patient-specific, operator-dependent, and machine-specific.
Jaeseong Jang +5 more
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Waist circumference and abdominal obesity among older adults: patterns, prevalence and trends. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 ObjectivesTo describe the patterns and trends in waist circumference and abdominal obesity for those aged 70-89 contrasting the standard and new age-related cut-points, and to investigate how they vary with time, age and educational level.MethodsThe ...
Denise Howel
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Expanding evidence for the multiple dangers of epidemic abdominal obesity [PDF]
, 2008 The waistline of America has been expanding now for decades,1 largely as a consequence of an obesogenic environment, with a car-worshipping culture and take-away lifestyle par excellence.2 No upper limit to the prevalence or extent of obesity is yet ...
Adrian J. Cameron, Mph Paul, Z. Zimmet
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Relationship between Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese [PDF]
, 2010 We investigated the link between renal function as evaluated by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and metabolic syndrome in Japanese.
Makino, Hirofumi +3 more
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Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI)
Afolabi , Israel Sunmola +7 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Pilates is expected to have a positive effect on women with weakened abdominal muscles after childbirth. Pilates may have a beneficial effect on the structure and function of the abdominal muscles in pregnant women. Therefore, the objective of
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The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children is mediated by abdominal adiposity: the HAPPY study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: It is unclear whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is independently linked to cardiometabolic risk in children. This study investigated a) the association between CRF level and presence of cardiometabolic risk disorders using health ...
Bailey, Daniel Paul +3 more
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American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2015 Objective This study aims to determine if shoulder dystocia is associated with a difference in the fetal abdominal (AC) to head circumference (HC) of 50 mm or more noted on antenatal ultrasound.
Loraine Endres +16 more
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A Pilot Study: The Beneficial Effects of Combined Statin-exercise Therapy on Cognitive Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Mild Cognitive Decline. [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Hypercholesterolemia, a risk factor in cognitive impairment, can be treated with statins. However, cognitive decline associated with "statins" (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) is a clinical concern.
Hamada, Mari +10 more
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Critical Medical and Surgical Nursing Journal, 2019 Introduction: Obesity is a metabolic disease in children and adults.gobak sodor play is one of those games that can be given to school-age children to increase physical activity.
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