ABSTRACT Purpose In the spinal cord (SC), multi‐echo gradient echo (ME‐GRE) increases gray (GM) and white matter (WM) contrast and improves sensitivity to lesions in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). However, SC ME‐GRE is susceptible to breathing‐induced field fluctuations, causing ghosting artifacts and signal loss.
Alicia E. Cronin +13 more
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Traumatic Bilateral Perched Facet of the Thoracic Spine With Associated Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report. [PDF]
Watanabe S +4 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose To enable MRI‐based nongated 3D depiction of forced expiration with both high spatio‐temporal resolution and fidelity of lung dynamics. Methods An undersampled 3D Fermat looped, orthogonally encoded trajectory (FLORET) was optimized for nonsegmented dynamic acquisitions during forced expiration and a corresponding model‐based ...
Sebastian Scheidel +6 more
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Establishing normative flexibility values for the thoracic spine of competitive male South African golfers. [PDF]
Bloemhof BE, Volkwyn CA, Ferreira S.
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Intuitive Prosthetic Control
ABSTRACT The convergence of medical and technological advances has led to a substantial expansion of therapeutic approaches for patients with limb amputations. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is one of the strategies to improve control of bionic arms and has been applied for more than two decades. Through surgical rewiring of the nerves responsible
Nitay Maile +5 more
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C5-C6 and thoracic spine mobilization with postural correction exercise compared with conventional therapy in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a two-group, parallel-arm, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial-study protocol. [PDF]
Arulsingh W +3 more
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Zeroing Pressures in Urodynamics: Revisiting Current Practice and Pressure Interpretation
ABSTRACT Introduction Zeroing of pressure transducers is a fundamental step in urodynamic testing, as it affects pressure tracings and numerical values. Atmospheric zeroing before catheter insertion is the recommended approach, but zeroing with catheters in situ is also used.
Lucas Antonio Pereira do Nascimento +3 more
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Isolated Anterior Extradural Enterogenous Cyst of the Thoracic Spine Mimicking an Anterior Thoracic Meningocele: A Case Report. [PDF]
Voleti SPR +4 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric ambulatory surgery is the dominant model of surgical care in the U.S. and has impacted the practice of regional anesthesia (RA). Pediatric RA's use has expanded as a supplement to general anesthesia with the introduction of ultrasound.
David E. Liston +5 more
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O-Arm Navigated En Bloc Resection of a Paraspinal Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Involving the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report. [PDF]
Ishikawa K +10 more
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