PURPOSE The purpose of the current study was to use diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to conduct tractography of the optic radiations (OR) and its component bundles and to assess both the degree of hemispheric asymmetry and the inter-subject variability of Meyer's Loop (ML). We hypothesized that there are significant left versus right differences in the anterior extent of ML to the temporal pole (...

Acknowledgments. We thank Eimile Dougherty (Cedarville University); Sunhali Sharma and Issac V. Greenhut (Plant Pathology, SWFREC, UF); Peter Newman and Lisa Cushman (Citrus Physiology Laboratory, SWFREC, IFAS, UF, Immokalee, FL), for technical assistance. *Corresponding author; phone: (239) 658-3400; fax: (239) 658-3469; email: [email protected] Effect of Salicylic Acid on Oxidative Metabolism du...

Description: This course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who have an interest in sports medicine. The course will encompass presentations on diagnosis, treatment, research, education and prevention of athletic injuries presented by experts from many different areas of Running Medicine. The format consists of lectures and breakout sessions, and will include ample time for p...

Description: This course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who have an interest in sports medicine. The course will encompass presentations on diagnosis, treatment, research, education and prevention of athletic injuries presented by experts from many different areas of Running Medicine. The format consists of lectures and breakout sessions, and will include ample time for p...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to assess whether ultra-fast acquisition SPECT/CT (UF-SPECT/CT) can replace standard SPECT/CT (std-SPECT/CT) as "add-on" to whole-body bone scintigraphy (WB-BS) for the investigation of bone metastases. Consecutive cancer patients referred for WB-BS who underwent SPECT/CT in addition to WB-BS were included. Std-SPECT, UF-SPECT, and low-dose CT were performed ...

Circulating IGF-I is correlated with fitness, but results of prospective exercise training studies have been inconsistent, showing both increases and decreases in IGF-I. We hypothesized that energy balance, often not accounted for, is a regulating variable such that training plus an energy intake deficit would cause a reduction in IGF-I, whereas training plus energy intake excess would lead to ...

BACKGROUND Low molecular weight (LMW) heparins are used for anticoagulation during hemodialysis (HD). Studies in animals have shown that LMW-heparins release lipoprotein lipase (LPL) as efficiently as unfractionated (UF) heparin, but are less able to retard hepatic uptake of the lipase. This raises a concern that the LPL system may become exhausted by LMW-heparin in patients on HD. We have expl...