Segmentation of the cortical plate in fetal brain MRI with a topological loss [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 The fetal cortical plate undergoes drastic morphological changes throughout early in utero development that can be observed using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. An accurate MR image segmentation, and more importantly a topologically correct delineation of the cortical gray matter, is a key baseline to perform further quantitative analysis of brain ...
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A retrospective segmentation analysis of placental volume by magnetic resonance imaging from first trimester to term gestation [PDF]
, 2018 Background Abnormalities of the placenta affect 5–7% of pregnancies. Because disturbances in fetal growth are often preceded by dysfunction of the placenta or attenuation of its normal expansion, placental health warrants careful surveillance. There are
Brown, Brandon P. +2 more
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Liraglutide for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a real‐world propensity score‐matched study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological disorder predominantly affecting young women with obesity, characterized by elevated intracranial pressure. While current treatments include weight loss counseling, medical therapies, and surgical interventions, their limitations necessitate exploring novel therapeutic ...
Ahmed Y. Azzam +13 more
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Medical Sciences, 2019 Pregnancy brings about strong cravings for nonfood materials, the gestational toxicities of which are not yet ascertained. In this study, we used rat models to investigate the effect of clay beverage consumption during early and late gestation on p-Type ...
Emmanuel Nnabugwu Agomuo +2 more
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Targeted Smooth Bayesian Causal Forests: An analysis of heterogeneous treatment effects for simultaneous versus interval medical abortion regimens over gestation [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 We introduce Targeted Smooth Bayesian Causal Forests (tsBCF), a nonparametric Bayesian approach for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects which vary smoothly over a single covariate in the observational data setting. The tsBCF method induces smoothness by parameterizing terminal tree nodes with smooth functions, and allows for separate ...
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Deep Sequence Learning for Accurate Gestational Age Estimation from a $\$$25 Doppler Device [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Assessing fetal development is usually carried out by techniques such as ultrasound imaging, which is generally unavailable in rural areas due to the high cost, maintenance, skills and training needed to operate the devices effectively. In this work, we propose a low-cost one-dimensional Doppler-based method for estimating gestational age (GA). Doppler
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Maternal iron status in early pregnancy and birth outcomes : insights from the Baby's Vascular health and Iron in Pregnancy study [PDF]
, 2015 Date of Acceptance: 16/03/2015 Acknowledgements N. A. A. was funded by a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellowship (WT87789). H. J. M. and H. E. H. are supported by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services. N.
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Omega 3 fatty acids, gestation and pregnancy outcomes
British Journal of Nutrition, 2012 Pregnancy is associated with a reduction in maternal serum docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 n-3) percentage and its possible depletion in the maternal store.
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Targeted Long‐Read Sequencing as a Single Assay Improves the Diagnosis of Spastic‐Ataxia Disorders
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The hereditary spastic‐ataxia spectrum disorders are a group of disabling neurological diseases. The traditional genetic testing pathway is complex, multistep and leaves many cases unsolved. We aim to streamline and improve this process using long‐read sequencing. Methods We developed a targeted long‐read sequencing strategy with the
Laura Ivete Rudaks +20 more
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Twin Pregnancy in a Woman with Uterus Didelphys [PDF]
, 2011 Uterus didelphys is one of the congenital uterine anomalies due to defective medial fusion of mullerian ducts. This anomaly is known to have poor reproductive outcome and women with this condition often have to be treated for infertility.
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