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- Seliniotaki, Aikaterini K, et al.
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Is thrombocytopenia and postnatal weight gain associated with treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity? A matched case-control study.
- 2023
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Ingår i: Acta ophthalmologica. - : Wiley. - 1755-375X .- 1755-3768. ; 101:4, s. 433-442
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of platelet parameters and postnatal weight gain with treatment-requiring ROP (TR-ROP).In this retrospective matched case-control study, infants with TR-ROP were individually matched, according to gestational age and birth weight, with one or two untreated infants who developed no or spontaneously regressed ROP. Longitudinal data on platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), daily weight and platelet transfusions were collected. Platelet mass index (PMI) and weight standard deviation score (WSDS) were also calculated. Conditional logistic regression analysis was performed to adjust for matching.Fourteen cases, presenting type I ROP, and 25 matched controls were included. The odds of developing TR-ROP decreased as PLT increased during 31st week of postmenstrual age (PMA) or during 1st and 2nd week of postnatal age (PNA). The odds of developing TR-ROP were 16.7 times higher in infants receiving at least one platelet transfusion compared with those who were not transfused. The odds of developing TR-ROP increased by 31.2% as the mean volume of platelet transfusion per infant increased by 1ml. The odds of developing TR-ROP decreased as PMI increased during 1st week PNA, and as weight and WSDS increased during 4th -6th week PNA. Analysis of MPV, number of thrombopenic episodes per infant, number of platelet transfusions per infant and days with WSDS < -2 showed no association with TR-ROP.To our knowledge, this is the first study ascertaining an association of platelet transfusions with type I ROP. Prospective cohort studies are required to confirm our findings.
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- Xanthis, Christos G., et al.
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Unravelling the mechanisms of CE-SSFP in imaging myocardium at risk : The effect of relaxation times on myocardial contrast
- 2024
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Ingår i: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. - 0730-725X. ; 111, s. 90-102
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the contrast mechanisms of Contrast-enhanced steady-state free-precession (CE-SSFP) through the utilization of Bloch simulations in an experimental porcine model and in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods: Six pigs and ten patients with myocardial infarction underwent CMR and tissue characterization at 1.5 T whereas a Bloch simulation framework was utilized to simulate the CE-SSFP signal formation and compare it against the actual CE-SSFP signal acquired from the experimental porcine model and the patient population. The relaxation times of remote, salvaged, and infarcted myocardium were calculated after the injection of gadolinium, at the time of CE-SSFP acquisition. Simulations were performed using the same CE-SSFP pulse sequence as used on the scanner on a set of spins with the calculated relaxation times from the CMR scans. Results: The normalized signal intensities of salvaged and infarcted myocardium obtained with simulations were lower than the corresponding normalized signal intensities obtained in vivo in pigs (p < 0.05, 134% vs 153%) and in patients (p < 0.05, 126% vs 145%). The results from simulations showed a linear relationship to the results obtained in the experimental porcine model (r2 = 0.61) and in patients (r2 = 0.69). Conclusion: The T1 and T2 values of remote, salvaged, and infarcted myocardium only partly explain the signal intensities in CE-SSFP images. Bloch simulations suggest that there may be more elements that contribute to the CE-SSFP contrast. Integration of other aspects of the MR experiment into the simulation model could further help to fully unravel the mechanisms of CE-SSFP.
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