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Kratochvíla J, Jiřík R, Bartoš M, Standara M, Starčuk Z, Taxt T. Blind deconvolution decreases requirements on temporal resolution of DCE-MRI: Application to 2nd generation pharmacokinetic modeling. Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 109:238-248. [PMID: 38508292 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2024.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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PURPOSE Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced (DCE) MRI with 2nd generation pharmacokinetic models provides estimates of plasma flow and permeability surface-area product in contrast to the broadly used 1st generation models (e.g. the Tofts models). However, the use of 2nd generation models requires higher frequency with which the dynamic images are acquired (around 1.5 s per image). Blind deconvolution can decrease the demands on temporal resolution as shown previously for one of the 1st generation models. Here, the temporal-resolution requirements achievable for blind deconvolution with a 2nd generation model are studied. METHODS The 2nd generation model is formulated as the distributed-capillary adiabatic-tissue-homogeneity (DCATH) model. Blind deconvolution is based on Parker's model of the arterial input function. The accuracy and precision of the estimated arterial input functions and the perfusion parameters is evaluated on synthetic and real clinical datasets with different levels of the temporal resolution. RESULTS The estimated arterial input functions remained unchanged from their reference high-temporal-resolution estimates (obtained with the sampling interval around 1 s) when increasing the sampling interval up to about 5 s for synthetic data and up to 3.6-4.8 s for real data. Further increasing of the sampling intervals led to systematic distortions, such as lowering and broadening of the 1st pass peak. The resulting perfusion-parameter estimation error was below 10% for the sampling intervals up to 3 s (synthetic data), in line with the real data perfusion-parameter boxplots which remained unchanged up to the sampling interval 3.6 s. CONCLUSION We show that use of blind deconvolution decreases the demands on temporal resolution in DCE-MRI from about 1.5 s (in case of measured arterial input functions) to 3-4 s. This can be exploited in increased spatial resolution or larger organ coverage.
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- Jiří Kratochvíla
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Královopolská 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Královopolská 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Technology and Automation, Pod Vodárenskou věží 4, 182 08 Praha 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Žlutý kopec 7, 656 53 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Královopolská 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, Bergen, Norway
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Shalom ES, Kim H, van der Heijden RA, Ahmed Z, Patel R, Hormuth DA, DiCarlo JC, Yankeelov TE, Sisco NJ, Dortch RD, Stokes AM, Inglese M, Grech-Sollars M, Toschi N, Sahoo P, Singh A, Verma SK, Rathore DK, Kazerouni AS, Partridge SC, LoCastro E, Paudyal R, Wolansky IA, Shukla-Dave A, Schouten P, Gurney-Champion OJ, Jiřík R, Macíček O, Bartoš M, Vitouš J, Das AB, Kim SG, Bokacheva L, Mikheev A, Rusinek H, Berks M, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Little RA, Cheung S, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM, Moloney B, LaViolette PS, Bobholz S, Duenweg S, Virostko J, Laue HO, Sung K, Nabavizadeh A, Saligheh Rad H, Hu LS, Sourbron S, Bell LC, Fathi Kazerooni A. The ISMRM Open Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging (OSIPI): Results from the OSIPI-Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced challenge. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:1803-1821. [PMID: 38115695 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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PURPOSE K trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ has often been proposed as a quantitative imaging biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment response assessment for various tumors. None of the many software tools forK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ quantification are standardized. The ISMRM Open Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging-Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced (OSIPI-DCE) challenge was designed to benchmark methods to better help the efforts to standardizeK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ measurement. METHODS A framework was created to evaluateK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ values produced by DCE-MRI analysis pipelines to enable benchmarking. The perfusion MRI community was invited to apply their pipelines forK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ quantification in glioblastoma from clinical and synthetic patients. Submissions were required to include the entrants'K trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ values, the applied software, and a standard operating procedure. These were evaluated using the proposedOSIP I gold $$ \mathrm{OSIP}{\mathrm{I}}_{\mathrm{gold}} $$ score defined with accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility components. RESULTS Across the 10 received submissions, theOSIP I gold $$ \mathrm{OSIP}{\mathrm{I}}_{\mathrm{gold}} $$ score ranged from 28% to 78% with a 59% median. The accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility scores ranged from 0.54 to 0.92, 0.64 to 0.86, and 0.65 to 1.00, respectively (0-1 = lowest-highest). Manual arterial input function selection markedly affected the reproducibility and showed greater variability inK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ analysis than automated methods. Furthermore, provision of a detailed standard operating procedure was critical for higher reproducibility. CONCLUSIONS This study reports results from the OSIPI-DCE challenge and highlights the high inter-software variability withinK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ estimation, providing a framework for ongoing benchmarking against the scores presented. Through this challenge, the participating teams were ranked based on the performance of their software tools in the particular setting of this challenge. In a real-world clinical setting, many of these tools may perform differently with different benchmarking methodology.
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- Eve S Shalom
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Biomedical Imaging Center, Livestrong Cancer Institutes, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Diagnostic Medicine, Oncology, Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Imaging Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
- Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Center for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Center for Data-Driven Discovery, Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Quantitative MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Center for Computational Imaging & Simulation Technologies in Biomedicine, School of Computing/School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Clinical Imaging Group, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Urík M, Sobotková K, Bartoš M, Machač J, Kruntorád V, Jarkovský J. Cartilage tympanoplasty for retraction pocket of the tympanic membrane in children. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1314184. [PMID: 38425661 PMCID: PMC10903084 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1314184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Background Retraction pocket (RP) of the tympanic membrane (TM) is a common pathology in children that can cause ossicular chain erosion, cholesteatoma formation, and potentially life-threatening complications of cholesteatoma. This study assessed the functional and anatomical results of cartilage grafting in children with severe RP of the TM. Methods This was a retrospective review of 212 children from a tertiary referral center. Results We identified significant differences in hearing results, indication criteria, and location of TM fixation between stages II and III of RP (according to Charachon). We observed a significantly higher incidence of RP in boys than in girls. Conclusions Cartilage tympanoplasty for retraction pocket of the tympanic membrane in children is a safe procedure with good anatomical and hearing results.
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- Milan Urík
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Šikolová S, Urík M, Hošnová D, Kruntorád V, Bartoš M, Petrová B. Bonebridge Implantation in Treacher-Collins Syndrome With Conductive Hearing Loss-Case Report. Ear Nose Throat J 2023:1455613231154045. [PMID: 36879527 DOI: 10.1177/01455613231154045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The Bonebridge (BB) was the first active transcutaneous implantation system for bone conduction. The main indications are conductive or mixed hearing loss and single-sided deafness. Treacher-Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare genetic disease that affects craniofacial development. The disorder results in deformations of facial structure including ear malformations, especially microtia and ear canal atresia. These patients suffer from conductive hearing loss. CT scans often show unfavorable temporal bone anatomy making placement of an implant difficult. For implantable hearing rehabilitation, patients may decide for conduction implants, such as a BAHA, a Ponto, a Vibrant Soundbridge, or a Bonebridge. In this case report, we present 2 patients with TCS implanted with the Bonebridge system, their audiological results, and quality of life.
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- Soňa Šikolová
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Urík M, Šikolová S, Hošnová D, Kruntorád V, Bartoš M. Improvement in quality of life comparing noninvasive versus invasive hearing rehabilitation in children. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2023; 8:591-598. [PMID: 37090862 PMCID: PMC10116959 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Objectives The young population requires early rehabilitation of their hearing loss for normal cognitive, auditive hence social development. All of which, in turn, may have an impact on quality of life (QoL). This study aims to evaluate QoL between two different bone conduction (BC) hearing devices: a noninvasive adhesive hearing aid (Adhear [ADH]) vs. an active transcutaneous implant (Bonebridge [BB]). Methods This study composed of 12 BB and 15 ADH users. Pure tone as well as speech in noise and quiet measurements were evaluated and compared to the Assessment in QoL questionnaire (AQoL-6d). Results Freefield results showed significant improvements for both devices compared to the unaided condition (p < .0001). Emphasis needs to be drawn on the different unaided level of conductive hearing loss as well as the indication range for both evaluated device groups: the ADH subjects exhibited a mean BC value of 9.50 ± 7.96 dB HL (the indication range up to 25 dB) and the BB subjects a mean of 23.33 ± 25.66 dB HL (the indication range up to 45 dB). Speech perception in quiet and in noise was significantly improved (p < .05; p < .001, respectively). QoL was significantly improved for both treatments (p < .05) but was not different among the devices, and the values were similar to their normal hearing, age, and sex-matched control group. High correlations were found between QoL utility scores and improved PTA4 in the aided condition (r 2 = .8839 and .7810 for BB and ADH, respectively). Conclusion Our results show that both devices offer significant beneficial audiological rehabilitations with significantly increased QoL. However, the underlying condition and the unaided degree of hearing loss, hence the required higher stimulation must be the deciding factor when opting for a hearing device, and this should be independent of age. Level of evidence 2c.
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- Milan Urík
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Brno Czech Republic
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Urík M, Šikolová S, Hošnová D, Kruntorád V, Bartoš M, Jabandžiev P. Long-Term Device Satisfaction and Safety after Cochlear Implantation in Children. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12081326. [PMID: 36013275 PMCID: PMC9410025 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12081326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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(1) Objectives: For full benefit in children implanted with a cochlear implant (CI), wearing the device all waking hours is necessary. This study focuses on the relationship between daily use and audiological outcomes, with the hypothesis that frequent daily device use coincides with high device satisfaction resulting in better functional gain (FG). Confounding factors such as implantation age, device experience and type of device were considered. (2) Results: Thirty-eight CI children (65 ears) were investigated. In total, 76.92% of the children were using their device for >12 h per day (h/d), 18.46% for 9−12 h/d, the remaining for 6−9 h/d and one subject reported 3 h/d. The revision rate up to the 90-month follow-up (F/U) was 4.6%. The mean FG was 59.00 ± 7.67 dB. The Audio Processor Satisfaction Questionnaire (APSQ) separated for single unit (SU) versus behind the ear (BTE) devices showed significantly better results for the latter in terms of wearing comfort (WC) (p = 0.00062). A correlation between device use and FG was found with a device experience of <2 years (n = 29; r2 = 0.398), whereas no correlation was seen with ≥2 years of device experience (n = 36; r2 = 0.0038). (3) Conclusion: This study found significant relationships between daily device use and FG, wearing comfort and long-term safety (90 months).
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- Milan Urík
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-532-234-440
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
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Sobotková K, Urík M, Perce K, Petrová B, Šikolová S, Bartoš M, Jančíková J, Kula R, Jabandžiev P. Fourth branchial cleft anomaly in a 7-month-old infant: A case report and literature review. Ear Nose Throat J 2022:1455613221106211. [PMID: 35768198 DOI: 10.1177/01455613221106211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fourth branchial cleft anomalies are rare head and neck congenital lesions seen in children. They present as a neck inflammatory mass and arise essentially on the left side of the neck. We report the case of a 7-month-old female with a mass of the neck associated with respiratory distress. The mass was diagnosed as an incomplete fourth branchial cleft fistula. Surgical revision of the neck abscess from an external approach and plasma coblation of the orifice in the pyriform fossa by an endoscopic approach were performed.
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- Kateřina Sobotková
- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Petrová B, Šikolová S, Bartoš M, Jančíková J, Jabandžiev P, Klabusayová E, Urík M. Extensive Parapharyngeal Abscess in a 4-Month-Old Infant. Ear Nose Throat J 2021:1455613211049854. [PMID: 34714174 DOI: 10.1177/01455613211049854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Parapharyngeal abscess in an infant is a very rare condition. We present the case of a 4-month-old girl with large masses on the neck's left side. Computed tomography showed an extensive parapharyngeal abscess. Left tonsillectomy was performed under general anesthesia from a transoral approach, followed by an incision and evacuation of the abscess from the parapharyngeal space. Microbiological analysis identified a massive occurrence of Streptococcus intermedius.
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- Barbora Petrová
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, 48243Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Šikolová S, Urík M, Hošnová D, Kruntorád V, Bartoš M, Motyka O, Jabandžiev P. Two Bonebridge bone conduction hearing implant generations: audiological benefit and quality of hearing in children. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 279:3387-3398. [PMID: 34495351 PMCID: PMC9130159 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07068-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Purpose The study aimed to evaluate audiological benefits, quality of hearing and safety of two Bonebridge generation: BCI601 and BCI602 (MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria) in children. Methods Twelve children were implanted: five BCI601 and seven BCI602 comprising of ten conductive hearing loss, and two single sided deaf SSD subjects. Audiological outcomes tested were sound field audiometry, functional gain, speech recognition threshold (SRT50), speech recognition in noise (SPRINT) and localisation abilities. Subjective measures were Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12). Results The mean FG with the BCI601 was 25.0 dB and with the BCI602 28.0 dB. The benefit in SRT50 was 23.2 dB and 33.8 dB, respectively. The mean benefit in SPRINT was 15% and 6.7% and the localisation ability improved from 33.3° to 16° and from 26.2° to 17.6°, respectively. The two SSD subjects reported a FG of 17 dB, a benefit in SRT50 of 22.5 and a benefit in SPRINT of 20%. Subjective outcomes improved significantly and even exceeded the values of their age-and sex matched normal hearing peers. One revision was reported: a retroauricular emphysema above the implant occurred 12 months post-OP, it was resolved operatively with the implant still being functional. Conclusion The pediatric cohort reports significant audiological benefit, even exceeding that of the age- and sex matched control. The combination of the high safety and audiological benefit makes the Bonebridge a comfortable and effective option in hearing rehabilitation in children.
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- Soňa Šikolová
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic. .,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Nanotechnology Centre, CEET, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 708 00, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.,Centre ENET, CEET, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 708 00, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brno, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic
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Šikolová S, Hošnová D, Perceová K, Bartoš M, Kruntorád V, Urík M. Retroauricular Emphysema as a Late Complication After Bonebridge Implantation: Case Report. Ear Nose Throat J 2021; 100:233-236. [PMID: 33729895 DOI: 10.1177/01455613211000299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bonebridge (BB) is the first active implantation system for bone conduction that is placed fully under the skin. Experience suggests that BB is characterized by low incidence of postoperative complications. This case report presents a rare case of a 16-year-old girl with incidence of emphysema occurring over the implant 1 year after operation. We performed a computed tomography scan that showed pockets of gas above the floating mass transducer so we provided the revision surgery and sealed the artificial opening with fat from the earlobe and fibrin glue. Since that time, no air has collected in the retroauricular area and the implant has been fully functional.
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- Soňa Šikolová
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 48243University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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Bartoš M, Janeček Š, Janečková P, Padyšáková E, Tropek R, Götzenberger L, Klomberg Y, Jersáková J. Self-compatibility and autonomous selfing of plants in meadow communities. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2020; 22:120-128. [PMID: 31549455 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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One of the most fundamental, although controversial, questions related to the evolution of plant mating systems is the distribution of outcrossing rates. Self-compatibility, and especially autonomous self-pollination, can become particularly beneficial in anthropogenically degraded habitats with impoverished pollinator assemblages and increased pollen limitation. In a hand-pollination experiment with 46 meadow plants from the Železné hory Mts., Czech Republic, we evaluated the species' ability to adopt different mating systems. For a subset of the species, we also tested seed germination for inbreeding depression. Subsequently, we analysed relationships between the species' mating systems and 12 floral and life-history traits. We found a relatively discrete distribution of the studied species into four groups. Fully and partially self-incompatible species formed the largest group, followed by self-compatible non-selfers and mixed mating species. The germination experiment showed an absence of inbreeding depression in 19 out of 22 examined species. Nectar sugar per flower, nectar sugar per shoot and dichogamy were significant associated with the mating system. Spontaneous selfing ability and self-incompatibility in species of the meadow communities had a discrete distribution, conforming to the general distribution of mating and breeding systems in angiosperms. The low frequency of spontaneous selfers and the lack of inbreeding depression at germination suggest the existence of a selection against selfing at the later ontogenetic stages. Some floral traits, such as the level of dichogamy and amount of nectar reward, may strongly impact the balance between selfing and outcrossing rates in the self-compatible species and thus shape the evolution of mating systems.
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- M Bartoš
- Institute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
- Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
- Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Bartoš M, Rajmic P, Šorel M, Mangová M, Keunen O, Jiřík R. Spatially regularized estimation of the tissue homogeneity model parameters in DCE-MRI using proximal minimization. Magn Reson Med 2019; 82:2257-2272. [PMID: 31317577 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The Tofts and the extended Tofts models are the pharmacokinetic models commonly used in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) perfusion analysis, although they do not provide two important biological markers, namely, the plasma flow and the permeability-surface area product. Estimates of such markers are possible using advanced pharmacokinetic models describing the vascular distribution phase, such as the tissue homogeneity model. However, the disadvantage of the advanced models lies in biased and uncertain estimates, especially when the estimates are computed voxelwise. The goal of this work is to improve the reliability of the estimates by including information from neighboring voxels. THEORY AND METHODS Information from the neighboring voxels is incorporated in the estimation process through spatial regularization in the form of total variation. The spatial regularization is applied on five maps of perfusion parameters estimated using the tissue homogeneity model. Since the total variation is not differentiable, two proximal techniques of convex optimization are used to solve the problem numerically. RESULTS The proposed algorithm helps to reduce noise in the estimated perfusion-parameter maps together with improving accuracy of the estimates. These conclusions are proved using a numerical phantom. In addition, experiments on real data show improved spatial consistency and readability of perfusion maps without considerable lowering of the quality of fit. CONCLUSION The reliability of the DCE-MRI perfusion analysis using the tissue homogeneity model can be improved by employing spatial regularization. The proposed utilization of modern optimization techniques implies only slightly higher computational costs compared to the standard approach without spatial regularization.
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- Michal Bartoš
- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Prague, Czech Republic
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- SPLab, Department of Telecommunications, FEEC, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Prague, Czech Republic
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- SPLab, Department of Telecommunications, FEEC, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Norlux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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Šroubek F, Bartoš M, Schier J, Bílková Z, Zitová B, Vydra J, Macová I, Daneš J, Lambert L. A computer-assisted system for handheld whole-breast ultrasonography. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2019; 14:509-516. [DOI: 10.1007/s11548-018-01909-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kulhavá L, Eckhardt A, Pataridis S, Bartoš M, Foltán R, Mikšík I. Effects of Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor on the Early Stage of Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Cells. Folia Biol (Praha) 2018; 64:195-203. [PMID: 30938677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Most people worldwide suffer from dental caries. Only a small part of the population is cariesresistant and the reason for this resistance in unknown. Only a few studies compared the saliva protein composition of persons with carious teeth and persons with no caries. Our study is the first to relate proteomic analysis of the caries aetiology with gender. In this study, we compared the differences in the abundances of proteins in the saliva between cariesresistant and caries-susceptible females and males by nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics). Our results demonstrate that the observed differences in the protein levels might have an influence on anticaries resistance. A total of 19 potential markers of tooth caries were found, for example proteins S100A8 and annexin A1 with higher expression in the cariessusceptible group in comparison with the caries-free group and mucin-5B, lactoferrin, lysozyme C with higher expression in the caries-free group in comparison with the caries-susceptible group. The presented study is the first complex proteomic and gender project where the saliva protein content of caries-free and caries-susceptible persons were compared by label-free MS. The newly detected potential protein markers of dental caries can be a good basis for further research and for possible future therapeutic use.
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- L Kulhavá
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ulmann V, Modrá H, Bartoš M, Caha J, Hübelová D, Konečný O, Pavlík I. Epidemiology of selected Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members in the Czech Republic in 2000-2016. Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2018; 67:184-190. [PMID: 30630322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The paper concerns the epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) members except for M. tuberculosis in the Czech Republic in 2000 to 2016. M. bovis was confirmed in 18 patients. M. caprae was diagnosed in two patients in 2001 and 2016 and M. microti in one patient in 2007. M. africanum was detected in one HIV infected woman from Nigeria in 2011. As regards animals, M. pinnipedii was isolated in 2009 from one Southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens) imported from Germany. In 2002, M. caprae was isolated from two Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus) kept in a zoological garden. M. tuberculosis was isolated from one dog in 2004 and from two domestic pigs in 2007. In both cases, the source of M. tuberculosis was an infected patient. Upon examination of 3 727 environmental samples of water and sediments, none of the MTBC members was detected in the stu-died period. Infected persons coming from M. africanum endemic countries (especially West African countries) and infected animals can be considered as the current risk factors for transmission of MTBC species. If the epidemiological situation remains as it is now, there is no risk of transmission of MTBC species via milk or unpasteurised dairy products. Keywords: mycobacterial ecology - domestic and wild animals - food safety.
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Šimšíková M, Bartoš M, Čechal J, Šikola T. Decolorization of organic dyes by gold nanoflowers prepared on reduced graphene oxide by tea polyphenols. Catal Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cy01836f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The green approaches for chemical syntheses are becoming important in various fields comprising chemical synthesis.
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- M. Šimšíková
- CEITEC BUT
- Brno University of Technology
- 616 69 Brno
- Czech Republic
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- CEITEC BUT
- Brno University of Technology
- 616 69 Brno
- Czech Republic
- Institute of Physical Engineering
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- CEITEC BUT
- Brno University of Technology
- 616 69 Brno
- Czech Republic
- Institute of Physical Engineering
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- CEITEC BUT
- Brno University of Technology
- 616 69 Brno
- Czech Republic
- Institute of Physical Engineering
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Kushkevych IV, Antonyak HL, Bartoš M. Kinetic properties of adenosine triphosphate sulfurylase of intestinal sulfate-reducing bacteria. Ukr Biochem J 2015; 86:129-38. [PMID: 25816613 DOI: 10.15407/ubj86.06.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The investigation of specific activity of ATP sulfurylase and kinetic properties of the enzyme in cell-free extracts of intestinal bacterial strains Desulfovibrio piger Vib-7 and Desulfomicrobium sp. Rod-9 is presented. The microbiological, biochemical, biophysical and statistical methods were used in the work. The optimal temperature (35°C) and pH 8.0-8.5 for enzyme reaction were determined. An analysis of kinetic properties of ATP sulfurylase has been carried out. Initial (instantaneous) reaction velocity (V0), maximum amount of the product of reaction (Pmax), the reaction time (half saturation period, τ) and maximum velocity of the ATP sulfurylase reaction (Vmax) have been defined. Michaelis constants (Km(Sulfate), Km(ATP), Km(APS), and Km(Pyrophosphate)) of the enzyme reaction were demonstrated for both D. piger Vib-7 and Desulfomicrobium sp. Rod-9 intestinal bacterial strains.
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Kratochvíla J, Jiřík R, Bartoš M, Standara M, Starčuk Z, Taxt T. Distributed capillary adiabatic tissue homogeneity model in parametric multi-channel blind AIF estimation using DCE-MRI. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:1355-65. [PMID: 25865576 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE One of the main challenges in quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI is estimation of the arterial input function (AIF). Usually, the signal from a single artery (ignoring contrast dispersion, partial volume effects and flow artifacts) or a population average of such signals (also ignoring variability between patients) is used. METHODS Multi-channel blind deconvolution is an alternative approach avoiding most of these problems. The AIF is estimated directly from the measured tracer concentration curves in several tissues. This contribution extends the published methods of multi-channel blind deconvolution by applying a more realistic model of the impulse residue function, the distributed capillary adiabatic tissue homogeneity model (DCATH). In addition, an alternative AIF model is used and several AIF-scaling methods are tested. RESULTS The proposed method is evaluated on synthetic data with respect to the number of tissue regions and to the signal-to-noise ratio. Evaluation on clinical data (renal cell carcinoma patients before and after the beginning of the treatment) gave consistent results. An initial evaluation on clinical data indicates more reliable and less noise sensitive perfusion parameter estimates. CONCLUSION Blind multi-channel deconvolution using the DCATH model might be a method of choice for AIF estimation in a clinical setup.
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- Jiří Kratochvíla
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic.,Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic.,Institute of Information Technology and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Jančo L, Tkáčová Villemová K, Ondrejková M, Vida R, Bartoš M, Mesárošová M. [Retinal tamponade with silicone oil - long term results]. Cesk Slov Oftalmol 2014; 70:178-182. [PMID: 25640040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency and efficacy of silicone oil (SO) retinal tamponade in various retinal diseases. The incidence of silicone oil tamponade according to individual indications, incidence of complications and duration of tamponade were evaluated in the study. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study included 510 eyes that were operated on pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) from January 2010 to December 2012. In our group we evaluated 241 men and 189 women, age 4-84 years, mean 62 years . Follow-up period was 12 to 48 months, an average of 27.5 months . We evaluated 253 eyes with diabetic retinopathy, 201 eyes with regmatogenous retinal detachment, 34 eyes with endophthalmitis and 22 eyes after the injury. RESULTS In 253 diabetic retinopathy eyes (DR) silicone oil tamponade was indicated in 56 eyes (22.1 %). Silicone oil removal was done on 22 eyes (39.3 %), the average length of SO tamponade was 9.7 months. After SO removal BCVA (best corrected visual acuity) 0,1 and worse had 12 eyes (54,6 %), 0,2 - 0,4 had 5 eyes (22,7 %) and 0,5 or better had 5 eyes (22,7 %). Permanent SO tamponade was left in 34 diabetic retinopathy eyes (60.7 %). Secondary glaucoma (SG) was present in 40 eyes (71.5 %). In 201 retinal detachment (RD) eyes silicone oil tamponade was used in 76 eyes (37.8 %). Secondary glaucoma was present in 31 eyes (40.8 %). Silicone oil was successfully removed in 40 eyes (52.6 %), the average length of tamponade was 9.2 months. In this group BCVA 0,1 and worse had 22 eyes (55,0 %), 0,2 - 0,4 had 15 eyes (37,5 %) and 0,5 or better had 3 eyes (7,5 %). 36 eyes (47,4 %) RD eyes had permanent silicone oil tamponade. In a group of 34 eyes with endophthalmitis SO tamponade was used in 16 eyes (47 %). Secondary glaucoma was present in 3 eyes (18.8 %). Silicone oil removal we did in 11 eyes (68.8 %), the average length of SO tamponade was 5.5 months. After SO removal BCVA 0,1 and worse had 3 eyes (27,2 %), 0,2 - 0,4 had 4 eyes (36,4 %) and 0,5 or better had 4 eyes (36,4 %). 5 eyes (31.2 %) with endophthalmitis had permanent SO tamponade. Out of 22 eyes with eye injuries SO tamponade was used in 14 eyes (63.6 %). 5 eyes (35.7 %) had secondary glaucoma. In 9 eyes (64.3 %) silicone oil was removed, the average length of tamponade was 9.1 months. In this group BCVA 0,1 and worse had 6 eyes (66,7 %), 0,2-0,4 had 1 eye (11,1 %) and 0,5 or better had 2 eyes (22,2 %). Permanent silicone oil tamponade had 5 eyes (35,7 %). In group of 56 phakic eyes (100 %) with silicone oil tamponade we followed cataract progression. 26 eyes (40 %) had cataract surgery in 6 month follow up, 47 eyes (72.3 %) in 1 year follow up and 57 eyes (87.7 %) had cataract surgery in 3 years follow up. CONCLUSION Silicone oil tamponade is the method of choice for long-term and stable retinal tamponade, which is important for good functional outcomes of the surgical intervention. The silicone oil tamponade of the retina is nowadays irreplaceable, despite of its potential risks and complications.
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Bartoš M, Jiřík R, Kratochvíla J, Standara M, Starčuk Z, Taxt T. The precision of DCE-MRI using the tissue homogeneity model with continuous formulation of the perfusion parameters. Magn Reson Imaging 2014; 32:505-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Jiřík R, Souček K, Mézl M, Bartoš M, Dražanová E, Dráfi F, Grossová L, Kratochvíla J, Macíček O, Nylund K, Hampl A, Gilja OH, Taxt T, Starčuk Z. Blind deconvolution in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and ultrasound. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2014; 2014:4276-4279. [PMID: 25570937 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This paper is focused on quantitative perfusion analysis using MRI and ultrasound. In both MRI and ultrasound, most approaches allow estimation of rate constants (Ktrans, kep for MRI) and indices (AUC, TTP) that are only related to the physiological perfusion parameters of a tissue (e.g. blood flow, vessel permeability) but do not allow their absolute quantification. Recent methods for quantification of these physiological perfusion parameters are shortly reviewed. The main problem of these methods is estimation of the arterial input function (AIF). This paper summarizes and extends the current blind-deconvolution approaches to AIF estimation. The feasibility of these methods is shown on a small preclinical study using both MRI and ultrasound.
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Jančo L, Vida R, Bartoš M, Villémová K. [Surgical treatment of the idiopatic macular hole - our experience]. Cesk Slov Oftalmol 2013; 69:102-105. [PMID: 24437956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the results of the idiopathic macular hole (IDM) surgical treatment. Surgery included pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with the removal (peeling) of internal limiting membrane (ILM) and intraocular tamponade with a diluted expanding gas. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study included 100 eyes of 96 patients (10 men and 86 women) with IDM, that were operated at II. Eye Clinic SZU in Banska Bystrica from August 2008 to August 2012. Patients age ranged from 48 to 86 years, average 69.3 years. Mean follow-up time was 39.2 months. All patients underwent PPV with the ILM peeling. Intraocular air tamponade was used in 1-case, 16 % SF6 84-times and 12 % C3F8 15 times. RESULTS Anatomical success of the operation was evaluated with OCT examination. After primary operation there were 92 (92 %) closed macular holes in our study. In 6 patients (6 %), we decided to reoperate with gas tamponade (SF6 2-times, C3F8 4 times). After the reoperations final anatomical success in our study was 97 eyes (97 %). Functional results we examined with Snellen. Improved best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was observed in 85 eyes (85 %), no changes in 11 eyes (11 %), and deterioration in 4 eyes (4 %). Improvement in vision was following: 1 line - 18 eyes, 2 lines - 20 eyes, 3 lines - 18 eyes, 4 lines - 11 eyes, 5 or more lines in 18 eyes. CONCLUSION Pars plana vitrectomy with ILM peeling and gas tamponade is highly effective and safe treatment of idiopathic macular hole.Key words: idiopathic macular hole, pars plana vitrectomy, expanding gas.
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Meloun M, Bartoš M. Computer estimation of dissociation constants. Part IV. Precision and accuracy of potentiometric determinations. Mikrochim Acta 1992. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01242432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Meloun M, Bartoš M, Högfeldt E. Multiparametric curve fitting—XIII Reliability of formation constants determined by analysis of potentiometric titration data. Talanta 1988; 35:981-91. [DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(88)80233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/1987] [Revised: 06/29/1988] [Accepted: 08/12/1988] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Meloun M, Javůrek M, Bartoš M. Complexation equilibria of some sulphoazoxines. Part VIII. Complexes of SNAZOXS with copper(II), lead(II) and cadmium(II) ions evaluated by regression analysis of potentiometric data. Analyst 1988. [DOI: 10.1039/an9881301357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Meloun M, Chýlková J, Bartoš M. Complexation equilibria of some sulphoazoxines. Part VI. Protonation constants of 7-(4-carboxyphenylazo)-8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulphonic acid by computer-assisted multi-component spectra analysis. Analyst 1986. [DOI: 10.1039/an9861101189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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