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Ou ZT, Ding Q, Yao ST, Zhang L, Li YW, Lan Y, Xu GQ. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy evidence of cognitive-motor interference in different dual tasks. Eur J Neurosci 2024. [PMID: 38576168 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16333] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Dual tasks (DTs) combining walking with a cognitive task can cause various levels of cognitive-motor interference, depending on which brain resources are recruited in each case. However, the brain activation and functional connectivity underlying cognitive-motor interferences remain to be elucidated. Therefore, this study investigated the neural correlation during different DT conditions in 40 healthy young adults (mean age: 27.53 years, 28 women). The DTs included walking during subtraction or N-Back tasks. Cognitive-motor interference was calculated, and brain activation and functional connectivity were analysed. Portable functional near-infrared spectroscopy was utilized to monitor haemodynamics in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), motor cortex and parietal cortex during each task. Walking interference (decrease in walking speed during DT) was greater than cognitive interference (decrease in cognitive performance during DT), regardless of the type of task. Brain activation in the bilateral PFC and parietal cortex was greater for walking during subtraction than for standing subtraction. Furthermore, brain activation was higher in the bilateral motor and parietal and PFCs for walking during subtraction than for walking alone, but only increased in the PFC for walking during N-Back. Coherence between the bilateral lateral PFC and between the left lateral PFC and left motor cortex was significantly greater for walking during 2-Back than for walking. The PFC, a critical brain region for organizing cognitive and motor functions, played a crucial role in integrating information coming from multiple brain networks required for completing DTs. Therefore, the PFC could be a potential target for the modulation and improvement of cognitive-motor functions during neurorehabilitation.
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- Zi-Tong Ou
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Okuno Y, Kishikawa A, Imakouji H, Yoshida M. Analysis of genes specific to the early maturation stage of Sesamum indicum seeds by subtraction method *,*. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024; 71:414-428. [PMID: 38282371 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2549] [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: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The mechanisms regulating the content ratio of unsaturated fatty acid in sesame oil need to be clarified in order to breed novel varieties with high contents of unsaturated fatty acids. Full-length cDNA libraries prepared from sesame seeds 1 to 3 weeks after flowering were subtracted with cDNAs from plantlets of 4 weeks after germination. A total of 1545 cDNA clones was sequenced. The functions of novel genes expressed specifically during the early maturation of sesame seeds were investigated by the transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana. Thirteen genes for a transcription factor were identified, four of which were involved in ethylene signaling. Fifty-nine genes, including those for the aquaporin-like protein and ethylene response factor, were analyzed by overexpression in A. thaliana. The overexpression of novel genes and the aquaporin-like protein gene in A. thaliana increased the content of unsaturated fatty acids. The localization of these products was investigated by the induction of the expression vectors for the GFP fusion protein into onion epidermal cells and sesame root cells with a particle gun. As a result, two cDNA clones were identified as good candidate genes to clarify the regulation in the yield and the ratio of unsaturated fatty acids in sesame seeds. Sein60414 (Accession No. LC603128), an intrinsic membrane protein, may be involved in the increase of unsaturated fatty acids, and Sein61074 (Accession No. LC709278) MAP3K δ-1 protein kinase in the regulation of the total ratio of unsaturated fatty acids in sesame seeds.
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- Yu Okuno
- Department, of Agricultural Science, Kinki University, Nara, Japan
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- Department, of Agricultural Science, Kinki University, Nara, Japan
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- Department, of Agricultural Science, Kinki University, Nara, Japan
- Osaka University of Comprehensive Children Education, Osaka, Japan
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Qiao J, Li S, Yang H, Chen X, Zhu T, Li Q, Wan W, Xu Y, Ge B, Zhao Y, Tang Y, Li F, He Y, Xia L. Subtraction Improves the Accuracy of Coronary CT Angiography in Patients with Severe Calcifications in Identifying Moderate and Severe Stenosis: A Multicenter Study. Acad Radiol 2023; 30:2801-2810. [PMID: 36586762 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.11.033] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of subtraction coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTAsub) in identifying ≥ 50% and ≥ 70% coronary stenosis in patients with different degrees of calcification. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 180 patients with coronary calcified plaques who underwent both coronary CT angiography and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) were prospectively enrolled at five centers. Patients were divided into three groups according to the Agatston score: group A (low to moderate, < 400), group B (high, 400-999), and group C (very high, ≥ 1000). Diagnostic accuracies estimated by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were compared between conventional CCTA (CCTAcon) and CCTAsub, with ICA as a reference standard. RESULTS There were 86 patients in group A, 44 in group B, and 50 in group C. In identifying ≥ 70% coronary stenosis, subtraction improved the diagnostic accuracies on a per-segment basis in group B (AUC: 0.80 vs 0.92, p = 0.001) and group C (AUC: 0.75 vs 0.84, p = 0.001) after subtraction. When identifying ≥ 50% coronary stenosis, the per-segment AUC of CCTAsub in group B and C were significantly higher than that in CCTAcon (group B: 0.81 vs 0.92, p < 0.001; group C: 0.77 vs 0.88, p < 0.001). However, no improvement was observed in group A. CONCLUSION Subtraction achieved better diagnostic accuracy in patients with Agatston score ≥ 400, both in identifying ≥ 50% and ≥ 70% coronary stenosis, which was instructive for the application of subtraction in clinical practice.
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- Jinhan Qiao
- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xidian Group Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Image Center Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Canon Medical Systems (China) CO.,LTD., Building 205, Yard NO.A10, JiuXianQiao North Road, ChaoYang District, 100015, Beijing
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- Canon Medical Systems (China) CO.,LTD., Building 205, Yard NO.A10, JiuXianQiao North Road, ChaoYang District, 100015, Beijing
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Bejing, China; Department of Radiology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Bejing, China.
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- From the Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Sekiguchi T, Kato M, Kimoto H, Amemiya T, Dezawa K, Imanishi Y, Matsumoto K, Arai Y. Correction of intraoral radiography with dual imaging plates using enlargement of the horizontal direction with division into 12 blocks. J Oral Sci 2023; 65:40-43. [PMID: 36631124 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.22-0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE The dual imaging plate (DIP) method, which synthesizes intraoral radiographs from a front imaging plate (FIP) and a back imaging plate (BIP), produces adequate image quality and allows the radiation dose to be reduced. However, there are slight errors in superimposition and alignment between the FIP and BIP. The aim of this study was to establish positional correction in the DIP method and evaluate the effect. METHODS Six sets of two imaging plates were used for imaging a mesh plate and a porcine mandible phantom. Subtraction images between FIP and BIP images were synthesized in four steps: correcting horizontal and vertical direction, rotation, enlargement ratio, and enlargement ratio into 12 blocks. Variance of the pixel value on the subtraction images at each step was compared to evaluate the alignment of FIP and BIP images. RESULTS The variance of the pixel values in the subtraction images was gradually and significantly decreased by each step of image processing (P < 0.01), indicating that the degree of alignment of FIP and BIP images improved during the image processing. CONCLUSION The present study revealed that it is possible to synthesize more precise DIP images using an additional four-step image processing technique.
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- Takahito Sekiguchi
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
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Chen K, Guo X, Pan R, Xiong C, Harvey DJ, Chen Y, Yao L, Su Y, Reiman EM. Limitations of clinical trial sample size estimate by subtraction of two measurements. Stat Med 2022; 41:1137-1147. [PMID: 34725853 PMCID: PMC8916961 DOI: 10.1002/sim.9244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In planning randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), researchers frequently rely on the use of existing data obtained from only two time points to estimate sample size via the subtraction of baseline from follow-up measurements in each subject. However, the inadequacy of this method has not been reported. The aim of this study is to discuss the limitation of sample size estimation based on the subtraction of available data from only two time points for RCTs. Mathematical equations are derived to demonstrate the condition under which the obtained data pairs with variable time intervals could be used to adequately estimate sample size. The MRI-based hippocampal volume measurements from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and Monte Carlo simulations (MCS) were used to illustrate the existing bias and variability of estimates. MCS results support the theoretically derived condition under which the subtraction approach may work. MCS also show the systematically under- or over-estimated sample sizes by up to 32.27 % bias. Not used properly, such subtraction approach outputs the same sample size regardless of trial durations partly due to the way measurement errors are handled. Estimating sample size by subtracting two measurements should be treated with caution. Such estimates can be biased, the magnitude of which depends on the planned RCT duration. To estimate sample sizes, we recommend using more than two measurements and more comprehensive approaches such as linear mixed effect models.
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- Kewei Chen
- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Division of Neurogenomics, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Li J, Guo MT, Yang X, Gao F, Li N, Huang MG. The usefulness of subtraction coronary computed tomography angiography for in-stent restenosis assessment of patients with CoCr stent using 320-row area detector CT. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e28345. [PMID: 34941141 PMCID: PMC8701865 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028345] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess in-stent restenosis (ISR) of coronary artery for patients with CoCr stent using subtraction coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with one-breath-hold scan on 320-row area detector CT, invasive coronary angiography (ICA) as clinical standard.Patients who were referred for CCTA from January 2020 to May 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Pre-contrast and CCTA was performed with dedicated one-breath-hold subtraction scan protocol and post processing to get subtracted-CCTA image without stent. Subjective image qualities and diagnosable rate were analyzed for CCTA and subtracted-CCTA respectively. The ISR degree of each stent was evaluated both on CCTA and subtracted-CCTA images. The receiver-operating characteristic curve with sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of CCTA, and subtracted-CCTA in the diagnosis of ISR were calculated with ICA as reference.Forty patients with 85 CoCr coronary stents of 3 to 3.5 mm diameter with ICA confirmation within 1 month were finally included. Subtracted-CCTA showed more diagnosable segments of stent (91.76% [78/85]) than those of CCTA (50.59% [43/85]) (P < .001). The subjective image quality score of CCTA was 2.23 ± 1.32 while 3.41 ± 0.90 on subtracted-CCTA (P < .001). Both subtracted-CCTA and CCTA showed high consistency with ICA (Kappa = 0.795 and 0.918 respectively). The area under the curve was 0.607 for CCTA and 0.757 for subtracted-CCTA (P < .001) for stent based diagnose, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of CCTA, and subtracted-CCTA were 90.0%, 97.0%, 95.3%, and 87.5%, 100.0%, 97.43%, respectively.Subtracted-CCTA showed improved diagnose performance for ISR, which potentially reduce further follow-up ICA procedures for patients with CoCr stents.
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- Jian Li
- Department of Radiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xianyang Hospital of Yan’an University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Fischer MH, Winter B, Felisatti A, Myachykov A, Mende MA, Shaki S. More Instructions Make Fewer Subtractions. Front Psychol 2021; 12:720616. [PMID: 34650481 PMCID: PMC8506214 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Martin H Fischer
- Cognitive Sciences Division, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cognitive Sciences Division, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Northumbria University Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Cognitive Sciences Division, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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Kamo Y, Fujimoto S, Nozaki YO, Aoshima C, Kawaguchi YO, Dohi T, Kudo A, Takahashi D, Takamura K, Hiki M, Okai I, Okazaki S, Tomizawa N, Kumamaru KK, Aoki S, Minamino T. Incremental Diagnostic Value of CT Fractional Flow Reserve Using Subtraction Method in Patients with Severe Calcification: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10194398. [PMID: 34640414 PMCID: PMC8509262 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194398] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Although on-site workstation-based CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) is an emerging method for assessing vessel-specific ischemia in coronary artery disease, severe calcification is a significant factor affecting CT-FFR’s diagnostic performance. The subtraction method significantly improves the diagnostic value with respect to anatomic stenosis for patients with severe calcification in coronary CT angiography (CCTA). We evaluated the diagnostic capability of CT-FFR using the subtraction method (subtraction CT-FFR) in patients with severe calcification. This study included 32 patients with 45 lesions with severe calcification (Agatston score >400) who underwent both CCTA and subtraction CCTA using 320-row area detector CT and also received invasive FFR within 90 days. The diagnostic capabilities of CT-FFR and subtraction CT-FFR were compared. The sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values (NPVs) of CT-FFR vs. subtraction CT-FFR for detecting hemodynamically significant stenosis, defined as FFR ≤ 0.8, were 84.6% vs. 92.3%, 59.4% vs. 75.0%, 45.8% vs. 60.0%, and 90.5% vs. 96.0%, respectively. The area under the curve for subtraction CT-FFR was significantly higher than for CT-FFR (0.84 vs. 0.70) (p = 0.04). The inter-observer and intra-observer variabilities of subtraction CT-FFR were 0.76 and 0.75, respectively. In patients with severe calcification, subtraction CT-FFR had an incremental diagnostic value over CT-FFR, increasing the specificity and PPV while maintaining the sensitivity and NPV with high reproducibility.
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- Yuki Kamo
- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-5802-1056
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (N.T.); (K.K.K.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (N.T.); (K.K.K.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (N.T.); (K.K.K.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; (Y.K.); (Y.O.N.); (C.A.); (Y.O.K.); (T.D.); (A.K.); (D.T.); (K.T.); (M.H.); (I.O.); (S.O.); (T.M.)
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development-Core Research for Evolutionary Medical Science and Technology (AMED-CREST), Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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Hindié E, Schwartz P, Avram AM, Imperiale A, Sebag F, Taïeb D. Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Defining the Appropriate Preoperative Imaging Algorithm. J Nucl Med 2021; 62:3S-12S. [PMID: 34230072 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.245993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common and potentially debilitating endocrine disorder for which surgery is the only curative treatment. Preoperative imaging is always recommended, even in cases of conventional bilateral neck exploration, with a recognized role for 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy in depicting ectopic parathyroid lesions. Scintigraphy can also play a major role in guiding a targeted, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. However, the ability to recognize multiple-gland disease (MGD) varies greatly depending on the imaging protocol used. Preoperative diagnosis of MGD is important to reduce the risks of conversion to bilateral surgery or failure. In this article we discuss imaging strategies before first surgery as well as in the case of repeat surgery for persistent or recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism. We describe a preferred algorithm and alternative options. Dual-tracer 99mTc-sestamibi/123I subtraction scanning plus neck ultrasound is the preferred first-line option. This approach should improve MGD detection and patient selection for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. Second-line imaging procedures in case of negative or discordant first-line imaging results are presented. High detection rates can be obtained with 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT or with 4-dimensional CT. The risk of false-positive results should be kept in mind, however. Adding a contrast-enhanced arterial-phase CT acquisition to conventional 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT can be a way to improve accuracy. We also briefly discuss other localization procedures, including 11C-methionine PET/CT, MRI, ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration, and selective venous sampling for parathyroid hormone measurement.
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- Elif Hindié
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals of Bordeaux, TRAIL, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals of Bordeaux, TRAIL, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, ICANS, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, IPHC, Strasbourg, France
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- Endocrine Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France; and
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- Nuclear Medicine, La Timone Hospital, CERIMED, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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Delgado AF, Delgado AF. Neuroimaging lesion assessment by pseudo- subtraction of overlaid semi-transparent volumes: A technical description and feasibility series. Neuroradiol J 2020; 34:128-130. [PMID: 33263460 PMCID: PMC8041410 DOI: 10.1177/1971400920975730] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Assessing and reporting clinical images constitutes the mainstay of clinical neuroradiology. Continually increasing numbers of neuroradiology referrals and follow-up examinations call for reproducible, accurate, and rapid workflows. Readily available and easy to use, advanced workstation tools such as co-registration of volume series can be used to overlay volume series from two different time points as semi-transparent images, with an inverse color scale. By overlaying semi-transparent inverse color maps, stationary findings will be shaded out in grey, whereas progressing or regressing lesions will be highlighted as white or black in the resulting pseudo-subtraction map. Pseudosubtraction in longitudinal neuroradiology imaging might enhance workflow and imaging assessment.
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- Anna Falk Delgado
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
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Goryawala M, Roy B, Gupta RK, Maudsley AA. T1-weighted and T2-weighted Subtraction MR Images for Glioma Visualization and Grading. J Neuroimaging 2020; 31:124-131. [PMID: 33253433 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12800] [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] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To evaluate the performance of multiparametric MR images in differentiation of different regions of the gross tumor area and for assessment of glioma grade. METHODS Forty-six glioma subjects (18 grade II, 11 grade III, and 17 grade IV) underwent a comprehensive MR and spectroscopic imaging procedure. Maps were generated by subtraction of T1-weighted images from contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (ΔT1 map) and T1-weighted images from T2-weighted images (ΔT2 map). Regions of interest (ROIs) were positioned in normal-appearing white matter (NAWM), enhancing tumor, hyperintense T2, necrotic region, and immediate and distal peritumoral regions (IPR and DPR). Relative signal contrast was estimated as difference between mean intensities in ROIs and NAWM. Classification using support vector machines was applied to all image series to determine the efficacy of regional contrast measures for differentiation of low- and high-grade lesions and grade III and IV lesions. RESULTS ΔT1 and ΔT2 maps offered higher contrast as compared to other parametric maps in differentiating enhancing tumor and edematous regions, respectively, and provided the highest classification accuracy for differentiating low- and high-grade tumors, of 91% and 90.4%. Choline/N-acetylaspartate maps provided significant contrast for delineating IPR and DPR. For differentiating high-grade gliomas, ΔT2 and ΔT1 maps provided a mean accuracy of 90.9% and 88.2%, which was lower than that obtained using cerebral blood volume (93.7%) and choline/creatine (93.3%) maps. CONCLUSION This study showed that subtraction maps provided significant contrast in differentiating several regions of the gross tumor area and are of benefit for accurate tumor grading.
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- Department of Radiology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India
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- Department of Radiology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India
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Suárez-Pellicioni M, Berteletti I, Booth JR. Early Engagement of Parietal Cortex for Subtraction Solving Predicts Longitudinal Gains in Behavioral Fluency in Children. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:163. [PMID: 32528262 PMCID: PMC7264824 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There is debate in the literature regarding how single-digit arithmetic fluency is achieved over development. While the Fact-retrieval hypothesis suggests that with practice, children shift from quantity-based procedures to verbally retrieving arithmetic problems from long-term memory, the Schema-based hypothesis claims that problems are solved through quantity-based procedures and that practice leads to these procedures becoming more automatic. To test these hypotheses, a sample of 46 typically developing children underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) when they were 11 years old (time 1), and 2 years later (time 2). We independently defined regions of interest (ROIs) involved in verbal and quantity processing using rhyming and numerosity judgment localizer tasks, respectively. The verbal ROIs consisted of left middle/superior temporal gyri (MTG/STG) and left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), whereas the quantity ROIs consisted of bilateral inferior/superior parietal lobules (IPL/SPL) and bilateral middle frontal gyri (MFG)/right IFG. Participants also solved a single-digit subtraction task in the scanner. We defined the extent to which children relied on verbal vs. quantity mechanisms by selecting the 100 voxels showing maximal activation at time 1 from each ROI, separately for small and large subtractions. We studied the brain mechanisms at time 1 that predicted gains in subtraction fluency and how these mechanisms changed over time with improvement. When looking at brain activation at time 1, we found that improvers showed a larger neural problem size effect in bilateral parietal cortex, whereas no effects were found in verbal regions. Results also revealed that children who showed improvement in behavioral fluency for large subtraction problems showed decreased activation over time for large subtractions in both parietal and frontal regions implicated in quantity, whereas non-improvers maintained similar levels of activation. All children, regardless of improvement, showed decreased activation over time for large subtraction problems in verbal regions. The greater parietal problem size effect at time 1 and the reduction in activation over time for the improvers in parietal and frontal regions implicated in quantity processing is consistent with the Schema-based hypothesis arguing for more automatic procedures with increasing skill. The lack of a problem size effect at time 1 and the overall decrease in verbal regions, regardless of improvement, is inconsistent with the Fact-retrieval hypothesis.
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- Macarena Suárez-Pellicioni
- Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
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- Educational Neuroscience Program, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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Pumpho A, Chaikeeree N, Saengsirisuwan V, Boonsinsukh R. Selection of the Better Dual-Timed Up and Go Cognitive Task to Be Used in Patients With Stroke Characterized by Subtraction Operation Difficulties. Front Neurol 2020; 11:262. [PMID: 32390925 PMCID: PMC7190870 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background: The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) with serial subtraction is commonly used to assess cognitive-dual task performance during walking for fall prediction. Some stroke patients cannot perform number subtraction and it is unclear which cognitive task can be used to substitute for the subtraction task in the TUG test. The aim of this study was to determine the type of cognitive task that produced the highest decrease on both motor and cognitive performances during TUG-dual in stroke patients. Methods: A total of 23 persons with stroke but capable of completing subtraction (ST) and 19 persons with subtraction operation difficulties (SOD) participated. Both groups have a similar age range (ST: 59.3 ± 10.4 years and SOD: 62.0 ± 6.8 years) and stroke onset duration (ST: 44.13 ± 62.29 months and SOD: 42.34 ± 39.69 months). The participants performed TUG without a cognitive task (TUG-single) followed by a cognitive task when seated (cognitive-single). In addition, TUG with a cognitive task (TUG-dual) was performed, with the activity randomly selected from four cognitive tasks, including alternate reciting, auditory working memory, clock task, and phonologic fluency. The main outcome variables—TUG duration measured by OPAL accelerometer and cognitive-dual task effect (DTE)—were analyzed using repeated-measures analyses of variance (ANOVA). Results: The number of correct responses when seated were significantly lower in the SOD as compared to the ST (p < 0.05) during all cognitive tasks, except the phonologic fluency. During TUG-cognitive, TUG duration in the ST was significantly longer for all cognitive tasks compared with TUG-single (p < 0.0001), whereas TUG duration in the SOD was significantly increased only during the phonologic fluency task (p < 0.01). In the ST, there was a significant difference in cognitive DTE between the subtraction and the phonologic fluency tasks (p < 0.01). The highest cognitive cost was found in the subtraction task, whereas the highest cognitive benefit was shown in the phonologic fluency task. No significant cognitive DTE was found among the cognitive tasks in the SOD. Conclusion: For stroke persons with SOD, phonologic fluency is suitable to be used in the TUG-cognitive assessment. In contrast, subtraction (by 3s) is recommended for the assessment of TUG-cognitive in stroke persons who can perform subtraction.
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- Ampha Pumpho
- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonnayok, Thailand.,Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonnayok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonnayok, Thailand
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Ujuagu AF, Wang Z, Morita SI. Automatic Background Removal and Correction of Systematic Error Caused by Noise Expecting Bio-Raman Big Data Analysis. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:511-514. [PMID: 32307345 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20c005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Spectral pretreatments, such as background removal from Raman big data, are crucial to have a smooth link to advanced spectral analysis. Recently, we developed an automated background removal method, where we considered the shortest length of a spectrum by changing the scaling factor of the background spectrum. Here, we propose a practical way to correct the systematic error caused by noise from measurements. This correction has been realized to be more effective and accurate for automatic background removal.
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- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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Intzes I, Meng H, Cosmas J. An Ingenious Design of a High Performance-Low Complexity Image Compressor for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E1617. [PMID: 32183258 DOI: 10.3390/s20061617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Wireless Capsule Endoscopy is a state-of-the-art technology for medical diagnoses of gastrointestinal diseases. The amount of data produced by an endoscopic capsule camera is huge. These vast amounts of data are not practical to be saved internally due to power consumption and the available size. So, this data must be transmitted wirelessly outside the human body for further processing. The data should be compressed and transmitted efficiently in the domain of power consumption. In this paper, a new approach in the design and implementation of a low complexity, multiplier-less compression algorithm is proposed. Statistical analysis of capsule endoscopy images improved the performance of traditional lossless techniques, like Huffman coding and DPCM coding. Furthermore the Huffman implementation based on simple logic gates and without the use of memory tables increases more the speed and reduce the power consumption of the proposed system. Further analysis and comparison with existing state-of-the-art methods proved that the proposed method has better performance.
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Howard SR, Avarguès-Weber A, Garcia JE, Greentree AD, Dyer AG. Achieving arithmetic learning in honeybees and examining how individuals learn. Commun Integr Biol 2019; 12:166-170. [PMID: 31666918 PMCID: PMC6802933 DOI: 10.1080/19420889.2019.1678452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In recent years honeybees have demonstrated intriguing numerical capacities, leading to the recent discovery of their ability to perform simple arithmetic by learning to add or subtract ‘one’ using symbolic representations of operators. When training an insect with a miniature brain containing less than one million neurons to understand a conceptual rule, the procedure is of vital importance. We explain in detail the controls and process of designing an experiment to test for complex behaviors in a relatively simple brained animal. Furthermore, we will discuss the finding that individual honeybees do not demonstrate a consistent learning scenario when trained to perform the same tasks, rather they appear to acquire arithmetic rules through individual processes.
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- Scarlett R Howard
- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale (CRCA), Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Bio-inspired Digital Sensing (BIDS) Lab, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale (CRCA), Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Bio-inspired Digital Sensing (BIDS) Lab, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Bio-inspired Digital Sensing (BIDS) Lab, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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The subtraction of background components from observed spectra is essential in performing multivariable analysis, frequently applied to Raman spectra of cells. The subtraction procedure, however, is manual and time consuming, especially for big data. Here, we propose an automated method for removing background information from measured spectra of cells, exhibiting the theoretical framework and an experimental application.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
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Vos CG, van Veen R, Schuurmann RC, Boersen JT, van den Heuvel DA, de Vries JPP. Subtraction computed tomography imaging to detect endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm sealing with sac anchoring. Vascular 2017; 26:393-399. [PMID: 29212423 DOI: 10.1177/1708538117746041] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Early detection of small type I endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm sealing is mandatory because they can rapidly progress and lead to severe complications. Recognition of endoleaks can be challenging due to the appearances on computed tomography unique to endovascular aneurysm sealing. We aimed to validate the accuracy and added value of subtraction computed tomography imaging using a post-processing software algorithm to improve detection of endovascular aneurysm sealing-associated endoleaks on postoperative surveillance imaging. Methods The computed tomography scans of 17 patients (16 males; median age: 78, range: 72-84) who underwent a post-endovascular aneurysm sealing computed tomography including both non-contrast and arterial phase series were used to validate the post processing software algorithm. Subtraction images are produced after segmentation and alignment. Initial alignment of the stent segmentations is automatically performed by registering the geometric centers of the 3D coordinates of both computed tomography series. Accurate alignment is then performed by translation with an iterative closest point algorithm. Accuracy of alignment was determined by calculating the root mean square error between matched 3D coordinates of stent segmentations. Results The median root mean square error after initial center of gravity alignment was 0.62 mm (IQR: 0.55-0.80 mm), which improved to 0.53 mm (IQR: 0.47-0.69 mm) after the ICP alignment. Visual inspection showed good alignment and no manual adjustment was necessary. Conclusions The possible merit of subtraction computed tomography imaging for the detection of small endoleaks during surveillance after endovascular aneurysm sealing was illustrated. Alignment of different computed tomography phases using a software algorithm was very accurate. Further studies are needed to establish the exact role of this technique during surveillance after endovascular aneurysm sealing compared to less invasive techniques like contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
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- Cornelis G Vos
- 1 Department of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- 3 Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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OBJECTIVE Significant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) benefits have been observed for patients undergoing primary and revision adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. The purpose of this study was to report changes in HRQOL measures in a consecutive series of patients undergoing complex spinal reconstructive surgery, using Scoli-RISK-1 (SR-1) inclusion criteria. METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study. The SR-1 inclusion criteria were used to define patients with complex ASD treated between June 1, 2009, and June 1, 2011. Standard preoperative and perioperative data were collected, including the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22r instrument. The HRQOL changes were evaluated at a minimum 2-year follow-up. Standardized forms were used to collect surgery-related complications data for all patients. Complications were defined as minor, transient major, or permanent major. Patients who achieved a minimum 2-year follow-up were included in the analysis. RESULTS Eighty-four patients meeting SR-1 criteria were identified. Baseline demographic and surgical data were available for 74/84 (88%) patients. Forty-seven of 74 (64%) patients met the additional HRQOL criteria with a minimum 2-year follow-up (mean follow-up 3.4 years, range 2-6.5 years). Twenty-one percent of patients underwent posterior fusion only, 40% of patients had a posterior column osteotomy, and 38% had a 3-column osteotomy. Seventy-five percent of patients underwent a revision procedure. Significant improvements were observed in all SRS-22r domains: Pain: +0.8 (p < 0.001); Self-Image: +1.4 (p < 0.001); Function: +0.46 (p < 0.001); Satisfaction: +1.6 (p < 0.001); and Mental Health: +0.28 (p = 0.04). With the exception of Mental Health, more than 50% of patients achieved a minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in SRS-22r domain scores (Mental Health: 20/47, 42.6%). A total of 65 complications occurred in 31 patients. This includes 29.8% (14/47) of patients who suffered a major complication and 17% (8/47) who suffered a postoperative neurological deficit, most commonly at the root level (10.6%, 5/47). Of the 8 patients who suffered a neurological deficit, 1 (13%) was able to achieve MCID in the SRS Function domain. CONCLUSIONS The majority of patients experienced clinically relevant improvement in SRS-22r HRQOL scores after complex ASD surgery. The greatest improvements were seen in the SRS Pain and SRS Self-Image domains. Although 30% of patients suffered a major or permanent complication, benefits from surgery were still attained. Patients sustaining a neurological deficit or major complication were unlikely to achieve HRQOL improvements meeting or exceeding MCID for the SRS Function domain.
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- Max S Riley
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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- 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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Polspoel B, Peters L, Vandermosten M, De Smedt B. Strategy over operation: neural activation in subtraction and multiplication during fact retrieval and procedural strategy use in children. Hum Brain Mapp 2017. [PMID: 28626967 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Arithmetic development is characterized by strategy shifts between procedural strategy use and fact retrieval. This study is the first to explicitly investigate children's neural activation associated with the use of these different strategies. Participants were 26 typically developing 4th graders (9- to 10-year-olds), who, in a behavioral session, were asked to verbally report on a trial-by-trial basis how they had solved 100 subtraction and multiplication items. These items were subsequently presented during functional magnetic resonance imaging. An event-related design allowed us to analyze the brain responses during retrieval and procedural trials, based on the children's verbal reports. During procedural strategy use, and more specifically for the decomposition of operands strategy, activation increases were observed in the inferior and superior parietal lobes (intraparietal sulci), inferior to superior frontal gyri, bilateral areas in the occipital lobe, and insular cortex. For retrieval, in comparison to procedural strategy use, we observed increased activity in the bilateral angular and supramarginal gyri, left middle to inferior temporal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, and superior medial frontal gyrus. No neural differences were found between the two operations under study. These results are the first in children to provide direct evidence for alternate neural activation when different arithmetic strategies are used and further unravel that previously found effects of operation on brain activity reflect differences in arithmetic strategy use. Hum Brain Mapp 38:4657-4670, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Brecht Polspoel
- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Experimental ORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Yoshihara S, Kamiya M, Yaegashi T, Naito M, Matsunaga M. Subtraction coronary CT angiography clarifies in-stent restenosis of a three-layer stent segment. Acta Cardiol 2017; 72:226-227. [PMID: 28597801 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1291200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wang L, Sun Y, Zhou X. Relation between Approximate Number System Acuity and Mathematical Achievement: The Influence of Fluency. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1966. [PMID: 28066291 PMCID: PMC5167760 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Previous studies have observed inconsistent relations between the acuity of the Approximate Number System (ANS) and mathematical achievement. In this paper, we hypothesize that the relation between ANS acuity and mathematical achievement is influenced by fluency; that is, the mathematical achievement test covering a greater expanse of mathematical fluency may better reflect the relation between ANS acuity and mathematics skills. We explored three types of mathematical achievement tests utilized in this study: Subtraction, graded, and semester-final examination. The subtraction test was designed to measure the mathematical fluency. The graded test was more fluency-based than the semester-final examination, but both involved the same mathematical knowledge from the class curriculum. A total of 219 fifth graders from primary schools were asked to perform all three tests, then given a numerosity comparison task, a visual form perception task (figure matching), and a series of other tasks to assess general cognitive processes (mental rotation, non-verbal matrix reasoning, and choice reaction time). The findings were consistent with our expectations. The relation between ANS acuity and mathematical achievement was particularly clearly reflected in the participants' performance on the visual form perception task, which supports the domain-general explanations for the underlying mechanisms of the relation between ANS acuity and math achievement.
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- Li Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China
- Siegler Center for Innovative Learning, Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Institute of Education Science, Xinjiang Normal UniversityUrumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China
- Siegler Center for Innovative Learning, Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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Yoshioka K, Tanaka R, Nagata K, Sasaki T, Takeda K, Ueda T, Sugawara T, Ueyama Y, Chiba T, Sasaki A, Kikuchi K. Modified Subtraction Coronary CT Angiography Method for Patients Unable to Perform Long Breath-Holds: A Preliminary Study. Acad Radiol 2016; 23:1170-5. [PMID: 27426980 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Severe calcifications of the coronary arteries are still a major challenge in coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA). Subtraction CCTA using a 320-detector row CT scanner has recently been introduced for patients with severe calcifications. However, the conventional subtraction CCTA method requires a long breath-holding time of approximately 20-40 seconds. This is a major problem in clinical practice because many patients may not be able to perform such a long breath-hold. We explored a modified subtraction CCTA method with a short breath-holding time to overcome this problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by our institutional review board, and all patients gave written informed consent. A total of 12 patients with a coronary calcium score of >400 were enrolled in this study. All patients were unable to hold their breath for more than 20 seconds. Modified subtraction CCTA was performed using the bolus-tracking method. The acquisition protocol was adjusted so that the mask scan was acquired 10 seconds after the postcontrast scan during a single breath-hold. The subtraction image was obtained by subtracting the mask image data from the postcontrast image data. The breath-holding times were recorded. Enhancement of the coronary arteries in the subtraction images was assessed. Subjective image quality was evaluated in a total of 32 segments using a 4-point scale. RESULTS The mean breath-holding time was 12.8 ± 0.8 seconds (range, 12-14 seconds). The average CT number in the coronary arteries was 288.6 ± 80.5 Hounsfield units (HU) in the subtraction images. Average image quality was significantly increased from 2.1 ± 0.9 with conventional CCTA to 3.1 ± 0.7 with subtraction CCTA (P < 0.001). With subtraction CCTA, the number of non-diagnostic segments was significantly reduced from 53% to 19% (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study has shown that our modified subtraction CCTA method allows the breath-holding time to be shortened to <15 seconds. This may substantially improve the success rate of subtraction CCTA by reducing artifacts and allowing this technique to be applied to patients who are unable to perform a long breath-hold.
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- Kunihiro Yoshioka
- Division of Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
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Demir-Lira ÖE, Prado J, Booth JR. Neural Correlates of Math Gains Vary Depending on Parental Socioeconomic Status (SES). Front Psychol 2016; 7:892. [PMID: 27378987 PMCID: PMC4911362 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the neural predictors of math development, and asked whether these predictors vary as a function of parental socioeconomic status (SES) in children ranging in age from 8 to 13 years. We independently localized brain regions subserving verbal versus spatial processing in order to characterize relations between activation in these regions during an arithmetic task and long-term change in math skill (up to 3 years). Neural predictors of math gains encompassed brain regions subserving both verbal and spatial processing, but the relation between relative reliance on these regions and math skill growth varied depending on parental SES. Activity in an area of the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) identified by the verbal localizer was related to greater growth in math skill at the higher end of the SES continuum, but lesser improvements at the lower end. Activity in an area of the right superior parietal cortex identified by the spatial localizer was related to greater growth in math skill at the lower end of the SES continuum, but lesser improvements at the higher end. Results highlight early neural mechanisms as possible neuromarkers of long-term arithmetic learning and suggest that neural predictors of math gains vary with parental SES.
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- Özlem Ece Demir-Lira
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, EvanstonIL, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, ChicagoIL, USA
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- Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod, UMR 5304, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Université de Lyon Bron, France
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, EvanstonIL, USA; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, AustinTX, USA
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Núñez-Peña MI, Colomé A, Tubau E. Efficiency of Arithmetic Procedures Modulates the Problem-Size Effect in Subtraction. Span J Psychol 2015; 18:E41. [PMID: 26087759 DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2015.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine whether differences in strategy selection and/or strategy efficiency can explain the modulation of the problem-size effect by arithmetic skill. More specifically, we wondered whether arithmetic skill increases the use of retrieval strategy in large problems, and/or enhances the efficiency of either retrieval or procedural strategies. The performance of highly-skilled (HS) and less highly-skilled (LS) individuals on a subtraction verification task was analyzed according to problem size and to the strategy reported on a trial-by-trial basis after each problem. The problem size effect was larger for LS individuals than for their HS peers, both in response time and in hit rate. Nevertheless, groups did not differ regarding the strategy reported for each subtraction size. As expected, problems in which retrieval strategy was reported were solved more quickly and more accurately than problems solved by procedural strategies. Responses using retrieval strategy were equally fast in the two groups, but HS individuals performed better than LS when using procedural strategies. The results therefore suggest that the differences in behavioral measures between groups might specifically be due to differences in the efficiency of procedural strategies.
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Though previous findings report that hearing impaired children exhibit impaired language and arithmetic skills, our current understanding of how hearing and the associated language impairments may influence the development of arithmetic skills is still limited. In the current study numerical/arithmetic performance of 45 children with a cochlea implant were compared to that of controls matched for hearing age, intelligence and sex. Our main results were twofold disclosing that children with CI show general as well as specific numerical/arithmetic impairments. On the one hand, we found an increased percentage of children with CI with an indication of dyscalculia symptoms, a general slowing in multiplication and subtraction as well as less accurate number line estimations. On the other hand, however, children with CI exhibited very circumscribed difficulties associated with place-value processing. Performance declined specifically when subtraction required a borrow procedure and number line estimation required the integration of units, tens, and hundreds instead of only units and tens. Thus, it seems that despite initially atypical language development, children with CI are able to acquire arithmetic skills in a qualitatively similar fashion as their normal hearing peers. Nonetheless, when demands on place-value understanding, which has only recently been proposed to be language mediated, hearing impaired children experience specific difficulties.
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- Silvia Pixner
- Institute of Applied Psychology, UMIT - The Health and Life Sciences University Hall in Tyrol, Austria
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Paracelsus University Medical School Salzburg Salzburg, Austria ; Department of Linguistics, University of Salzburg Salzburg, Austria
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- Knowledge Media Research Center Tübingen, Germany ; Department of Psychology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
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Benavides-Varela S, Pitteri M, Priftis K, Passarini L, Meneghello F, Semenza C. Right-hemisphere (spatial?) acalculia and the influence of neglect. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:644. [PMID: 25191257 PMCID: PMC4138500 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The present study aimed at exploring basic number and calculation abilities in right-hemisphere damaged patients (RHD), focusing primarily on one-digit orally presented tasks, which do not require explicit visuo-spatial abilities. Twenty-four non mentally-deteriorated RHD patients [12 with clinical neglect (RHDN+), 12 without clinical neglect (RHDN-)], and 12 healthy controls were included in the study. Participants were administered an ad hoc numerical battery assessing abilities such as counting, number magnitude comparison, writing and reading Arabic numerals and mental calculation, among others. Significant differences emerged among healthy controls and both the RHDN+ group and the RHDN- group, suggesting that the mathematical impairment of RHD patients does not necessarily correspond to the presence of left-neglect. A detailed analysis of the sub-tests of the battery evidenced expected differences among RHDN+ patients, RHDN- patients, and controls in writing and reading Arabic numerals. Crucially, differences between RHDN+ patients and controls were also found in tasks such as mental subtraction and mental multiplication, which do not require written visuo-spatial abilities. The present findings thus suggest that unilateral right hemisphere lesions may produce specific representational deficits that affect simple mental calculation, and not only the spatial arrangement of multi-digit written numbers as previously thought.
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- Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San CamilloVenice, Italy
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- Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San CamilloVenice, Italy
- Department of General Psychology, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
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- Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San CamilloVenice, Italy
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- Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San CamilloVenice, Italy
- Neuroscience Department, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
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Lamb CR, Lam R, Keenihan EK, Frean S. Appearance of the canine meninges in subtraction magnetic resonance images. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2014; 55:607-13. [PMID: 24833219 DOI: 10.1111/vru.12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The canine meninges are not visible as discrete structures in noncontrast magnetic resonance (MR) images, and are incompletely visualized in T1-weighted, postgadolinium images, reportedly appearing as short, thin curvilinear segments with minimal enhancement. Subtraction imaging facilitates detection of enhancement of tissues, hence may increase the conspicuity of meninges. The aim of the present study was to describe qualitatively the appearance of canine meninges in subtraction MR images obtained using a dynamic technique. Images were reviewed of 10 consecutive dogs that had dynamic pre- and postgadolinium T1W imaging of the brain that was interpreted as normal, and had normal cerebrospinal fluid. Image-anatomic correlation was facilitated by dissection and histologic examination of two canine cadavers. Meningeal enhancement was relatively inconspicuous in postgadolinium T1-weighted images, but was clearly visible in subtraction images of all dogs. Enhancement was visible as faint, small-rounded foci compatible with vessels seen end on within the sulci, a series of larger rounded foci compatible with vessels of variable caliber on the dorsal aspect of the cerebral cortex, and a continuous thin zone of moderate enhancement around the brain. Superimposition of color-encoded subtraction images on pregadolinium T1- and T2-weighted images facilitated localization of the origin of enhancement, which appeared to be predominantly dural, with relatively few leptomeningeal structures visible. Dynamic subtraction MR imaging should be considered for inclusion in clinical brain MR protocols because of the possibility that its use may increase sensitivity for lesions affecting the meninges.
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- Christopher R Lamb
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
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Rugani R, Rosa Salva O, Regolin L. Lateralized mechanisms for encoding of object. Behavioral evidence from an animal model: the domestic chick (Gallus gallus). Front Psychol 2014; 5:150. [PMID: 24605106 PMCID: PMC3932408 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In our previous research we reported a leftward-asymmetry in domestic chicks required to identify a target element, on the basis of its ordinal position, in a series of identical elements. Here we re-coded behavioral data collected in previous studies from chicks tested in a task involving a different kind of numerical ability, to study lateralization in dealing with an arithmetic task. Chicks were reared with a set of identical objects representing artificial social companions. On day 4, chicks underwent a free-choice test in which two sets, each composed of a different number of identical objects (5 vs.10 or 6 vs. 9, Experiment 1), were hidden behind two opaque screens placed in front of the chick, one on the left and one on the right side. Objects disappeared, one by one, behind either screen, so that, for example, one screen occluded 5 objects and the other 10 objects. The left-right position of the larger set was counterbalanced between trials. Results show that chicks, in the attempt to rejoin the set with the higher number of social companions, performed better when this was located to the right. However, when the number of elements in the two sets was identical (2 vs. 2, in Experiment 2) and they differed only in the coloration of the objects, this bias was not observed, suggesting a predisposition to map the numerical magnitude from left to right. Future studies should be devoted to the direct investigation of this phenomenon, possibly employing an identical number of mono-chromatic imprinting stimuli in both conditions involving a numerical discrimination and conditions not involving any numerosity difference.
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- Rosa Rugani
- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova Padova, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova Padova, Italy
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Forty-four children between 6;0 and 7;11 took part in a study of derived fact strategy use. They were assigned to addition and subtraction levels on the basis of calculation pretests. They were then given Dowker's (1998) test of derived fact strategies in addition, involving strategies based on the Identity, Commutativity, Addend +1, Addend −1, and addition/subtraction Inverse principles; and test of derived fact strategies in subtraction, involving strategies based on the Identity, Minuend +1, Minuend −1, Subtrahend +1, Subtrahend −1, Complement and addition/subtraction Inverse principles. The exact arithmetic problems given varied according to the child's previously assessed calculation level and were selected to be just a little too difficult for the child to solve unaided. Children were given the answer to a problem and then asked to solve another problem that could be solved quickly by using this answer, together with the principle being assessed. The children also took the WISC Arithmetic subtest. Strategies differed greatly in difficulty, with Identity being the easiest, and the Inverse and Complement principles being most difficult. The Subtrahend +1 and Subtrahend −1 problems often elicited incorrect strategies based on an overextension of the principles of addition to subtraction. It was concluded that children may have difficulty with understanding and applying the relationships between addition and subtraction. Derived fact strategy use was significantly related to both calculation level and to WISC Arithmetic scaled score.
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- Ann Dowker
- Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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Peng SH, Shen CY, Wu MC, Lin YD, Huang CH, Kang RJ, Tyan YS, Tsao TF. Image quality improvement in three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography using the subtraction method for brain and temporal bone diseases. J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76:458-65. [PMID: 23769881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.04.006] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography is based on flow-related enhancement using the T1-weighted spoiled gradient echo, or the fast low-angle shot gradient echo sequence. However, materials with short T1 relaxation times may show hyperintensity signals and contaminate the TOF images. The objective of our study was to determine whether subtraction three-dimensional (3D) TOF MR angiography improves image quality in brain and temporal bone diseases with unwanted contaminations with short T1 relaxation times. METHODS During the 12-month study period, patients who had masses with short T1 relaxation times noted on precontrast T1-weighted brain MR images and 24 healthy volunteers were scanned using conventional and subtraction 3D TOF MR angiography. The qualitative evaluation of each MR angiogram was based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and scores in three categories, namely, (1) presence of misregistration artifacts, (2) ability to display arterial anatomy selectively (without contamination by materials with short T1 relaxation times), and (3) arterial flow-related enhancement. RESULTS We included 12 patients with intracranial hematomas, brain tumors, or middle-ear cholesterol granulomas. Subtraction 3D TOF MR angiography yielded higher CNRs between the area of the basilar artery (BA) and normal-appearing parenchyma of the brain and lower SNRs in the area of the BA compared with the conventional technique (147.7 ± 77.6 vs. 130.6 ± 54.2, p < 0.003 and 162.5 ± 79.9 vs. 194.3 ± 62.3, p < 0.001, respectively) in all 36 cases. The 3D subtraction angiography did not deteriorate image quality with misregistration artifacts and showed a better selective display of arteries (p < 0.0001) and arterial flow-related enhancement (p < 0.044) than the conventional method. CONCLUSION Subtraction 3D TOF MR angiography is more appropriate than the conventional method in improving the image quality in brain and temporal bone diseases with unwanted contaminations with short T1 relaxation times.
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- Shu-Hui Peng
- Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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Downs RK, Bashir MH, Ng CK, Heidenreich JO. Quantitative contrast ratio comparison between T1 (TSE at 1.5T, FLAIR at 3T), magnetization prepared rapid gradient echo and subtraction imaging at 1.5T and 3T. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2013; 3:141-6. [PMID: 23833727 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2013.05.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Creating contrast between normal anatomy and pathology is the main goal of imaging. Here we compare contrast ratios of enhancing brain lesions at 1.5T between T1 TSE, magnetization prepared rapid gradient echo (MPRAGE) and subtraction and at 3T between T1 FLAIR, MPRAGE and subtraction. METHODS Contrast ratio between enhancing lesions and normal contralateral brain was measured for above mentioned sequences during the same imaging session. A total of 27 exams on 25 patients were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 90 enhancing brain lesions were utilized. Of these 46 were <5 mm diameter. Taking all lesions into account there was a small but statistically significant improvement in contrast ratio at 1.5T with MPRAGE compared to T1 TSE and at 3T for T1 FLAIR compared to MPRAGE. However, there was no statistically significant difference between these sequences for lesions 5 mm or less in diameter. However, subtraction provided a marked and statistically significant improvement in contrast ratio for both all lesions and including only lesions 5 mm or less in diameter. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that for small lesions at 1.5T there is no significant difference in contrast ratio (CR) between T1 TSE and MPRAGE or at 3T between T1 FLAIR and MPRAGE despite the MPRAGE having the advantage of much thinner slices and a higher matrix. However, subtraction provided a markedly improved CR for all lesions at 1.5T and 3T regardless of lesion size. Subtraction should be considered for clinical use to improve detection of small or subtle enhancing lesions.
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Hauser TU, Rotzer S, Grabner RH, Mérillat S, Jäncke L. Enhancing performance in numerical magnitude processing and mental arithmetic using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:244. [PMID: 23761750 PMCID: PMC3674316 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The ability to accurately process numerical magnitudes and solve mental arithmetic is of highest importance for schooling and professional career. Although impairments in these domains in disorders such as developmental dyscalculia (DD) are highly detrimental, remediation is still sparse. In recent years, transcranial brain stimulation methods such as transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) have been suggested as a treatment for various neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders. The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is known to be crucially involved in numerical magnitude processing and mental arithmetic. In this study, we evaluated whether tDCS has a beneficial effect on numerical magnitude processing and mental arithmetic. Due to the unclear lateralization, we stimulated the left, right as well as both hemispheres simultaneously in two experiments. We found that left anodal tDCS significantly enhanced performance in a number comparison and a subtraction task, while bilateral and right anodal tDCS did not induce any improvements compared to sham. Our findings demonstrate that the left PPC is causally involved in numerical magnitude processing and mental arithmetic. Furthermore, we show that these cognitive functions can be enhanced by means of tDCS. These findings encourage to further investigate the beneficial effect of tDCS in the domain of mathematics in healthy and impaired humans.
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- Tobias U Hauser
- Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland ; University Clinics for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland ; Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
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Gullick MM, Wolford G. Brain systems involved in arithmetic with positive versus negative numbers. Hum Brain Mapp 2012; 35:539-51. [PMID: 23097310 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Positive number arithmetic is based on combining and separating sets of items, with systematic differences in brain activity in specific regions depending on operation. In contrast, arithmetic with negative numbers involves manipulating abstract values worth less than zero, possibly involving different operation-activity relationships in these regions. Use of procedural arithmetic knowledge, including transformative rules like "minus a negative is plus a positive," may also differ by operand sign. Here, we examined whether the activity evoked in negative number arithmetic was similar to that seen in positive problems, using region of interest analyses (ROIs) to examine a specific set of brain regions. Negative-operand problems demonstrated a positive-like effect of operation in the inferior parietal lobule with more activity for subtraction than addition, as well as increased activity across operation. Interestingly, while positive-operand problems demonstrated the expected addition > subtraction activity difference in the angular gyrus, negative problems showed a reversed effect, with relatively more activity for subtraction than addition. Negative subtraction problems may be understood after translation to addition via rule, thereby invoking more addition-like activity. Whole-brain analyses showed increased right caudate activity for negative-operand problems across operation, indicating a possible overall increase in usage of procedural rules. Arithmetic with negative numbers may thus shows some operation-activity relationships similar to positive numbers, but may also be affected by strategy. This study examines the flexibility of the mental number system by exploring to what degree the processing of an applied usage of a difficult, abstract mathematical concept is similar to that for positive numbers.
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- Margaret M Gullick
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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Wu N, Matand K, Williams S. A novel mRNA level subtraction method for quick identification of target-orientated uniquely expressed genes between peanut immature pod and leaf. Biol Proced Online 2009; 12:44-55. [PMID: 21406066 PMCID: PMC3055529 DOI: 10.1007/s12575-009-9022-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Subtraction technique has been broadly applied for target gene discovery. However, most current protocols apply relative differential subtraction and result in great amount clone mixtures of unique and differentially expressed genes. This makes it more difficult to identify unique or target-orientated expressed genes. In this study, we developed a novel method for subtraction at mRNA level by integrating magnetic particle technology into driver preparation and tester–driver hybridization to facilitate uniquely expressed gene discovery between peanut immature pod and leaf through a single round subtraction. The resulting target clones were further validated through polymerase chain reaction screening using peanut immature pod and leaf cDNA libraries as templates. This study has resulted in identifying several genes expressed uniquely in immature peanut pod. These target genes can be used for future peanut functional genome and genetic engineering research.
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- Ning Wu
- Center for Biotechnology Research and Education, Langston University, P.O. Box 1730, Langston, OK 73050, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology Research and Education, Langston University, P.O. Box 1730, Langston, OK 73050, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology Research and Education, Langston University, P.O. Box 1730, Langston, OK 73050, USA
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The recognition of the ubiquitous role of short coupled ectopics in the initiation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has renewed interest in their localization with the ultimate aim of facilitating their neutralization by catheter ablation. The P-waves resulting from such ectopics are partly or completely concealed by the QRST of the preceding beat and therefore their morphology has been underutilized for localization purposes. Subtraction has been the most commonly used technique for QRST suppression and though an averaged template offers a higher signal-to-noise ratio, the immediately preceding QRST provides the best match between template and target and allows simple, nearly real-time, and accurate subtraction without distorting the underlying P-wave. Algorithms derived from clinical tachycardias as well as pacemapping have permitted a rational analysis and accurate prediction (81%) of the correct pulmonary vein of origin. Other nonpulmonary sources may also be similarly localized, particularly with the help of a catalogue of pacemaps from various sites. Incessant arrhythmia and frequent aberrancy limit the effectiveness of QRST suppression by subtraction. Further improvements in the localizing resolution of the P-wave may depend upon knowledge of the relationship between recording electrodes and the underlying atria.
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- Dipen Shah
- Hopital Cantonal de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Watabe K, Ito A, Asada H, Endo Y, Kobayashi T, Nakamoto K, Itami S, Takao S, Shinomura Y, Aikou T, Yoshikawa K, Matsuzawa Y, Kitamura Y, Nojima H. Structure, expression and chromosome mapping of MLZE, a novel gene which is preferentially expressed in metastatic melanoma cells. Jpn J Cancer Res 2001; 92:140-51. [PMID: 11223543 PMCID: PMC5926699 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2001.tb01076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
We isolated a novel gene, termed MLZE, from a B16-BL6 cDNA library after subtraction of B16-F10 mRNA. Expression levels of mouse MLZE (mMLZE) increased in accordance with metastatic ability of B16 melanoma sublines. Human homolog of mMlze (hMlze) contained one leucine zipper structure and two potential nuclear localizing signals. Northern blot analysis of multiple human tissues showed that hMLZE was expressed primarily in trachea and spleen. We mapped the hMLZE gene (by fluorescence in situ hybridization) to 8q24.1 - 2, which contains the c-myc gene and is often amplified in malignant melanoma. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the number of hMlze-positive cases was significantly larger in Clark levels III, IV and V melanomas (6 / 11 = 55%) than in Clark levels I and II melanomas (2 / 15 = 13%). In two cases of hMlze-positive melanomas, the strength of hMlze staining increased substantially in the deep component of the tumor. Considering that melanomas above Clark level II are more metastatic than those below Clark level III, these findings suggested that MLZE is one of the genes whose expression is upregulated during the course of acquisition of metastatic potential in melanoma cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- K Watabe
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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