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Povzetek: Background: Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques such as T2 mapping may detect early tendon changes following biologic therapies. This study aimed to assess the structural remodeling of the supraspinatus tendon using mean T2 values and T2 distribution profiles after an ultrasound (US)-guided single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection. Methods: Twenty-six patients with symptomatic supraspinatus tendinopathy were divided into tendinosis (n = 9) and partial tear (n = 13) groups. T2 mapping and clinical evaluations (shoulder pain and disability index questionnaire (SPADI), Constant-Murley score) were conducted at baseline and 6 months post-PRP. Mean T2 values were measured in three tendon segments (lateral, middle, and medial), and T2 profiles were compared to asymptomatic controls. Results: Clinical outcomes showed significant improvement in both the tendinosis and partial tear groups at the 6-month follow-up. Although no significant changes were observed in the mean T2 relaxation times across tendon segments following PRP treatment, T2 distribution profiling revealed statistically significant alterations in both groups. In the tendinosis group, post-treatment T2 profiles approached those of the asymptomatic controls, suggesting structural remodeling consistent with tendon healing. Conclusions:T2 mapping is an effective tool for detecting tendon remodeling following PRP therapy. Structural improvements indicative of tissue healing were observed in cases of tendinosis, but not in partial tendon tears. These findings support the use of T2 mapping-particularly the T2 distribution profiling-as a quantitative biomarker for assessing treatment response to PRP.
Ključne besede: T2 mapping, magnetic resonance imaging, supraspinatus tendon
Objavljeno v DiRROS: 27.02.2026; Ogledov: 203; Prenosov: 138
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Povzetek: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a major contributor to chronic diseases, affecting around 1–2 in 1000 children under the age of 16. With modern treatments, the morbidity has been reduced; however, there is increasing evidence that many, if not most, children with JIA will have a chronic disease with ongoing activity into adulthood. Many studies discuss the possibility of an early window of opportunity in which patients have the best chance of responding to therapy, thereby underscoring the importance of timely and appropriate imaging. Children typically present at 4–5 years of age with one or more stiff and painful joints. If JIA is suspected, the child should undergo an ultrasound of the involved joint(s), performed by a radiologist with experience in paediatric imaging. If this is normal, with no abnormal laboratory tests and low clinical suspicion of JIA, no further imaging is required. If there is inconsistency between ultrasound and clinical findings, then they should proceed to MRI, including intravenous contrast, of the involved joint. Additional radiographs, or low-dose CT for the axial joints to examine for potential destructive change, deformation, or growth abnormalities, should be considered. In children presenting with monoarthritis, bacterial infection must be ruled out.
Ključne besede: child, arthritis, juvenile, diagnostic imaging, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging
Objavljeno v DiRROS: 19.12.2025; Ogledov: 619; Prenosov: 255
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Ključne besede: prostate translocation, prostate distortion, gland deformation, bladder volume, magnetic resonance imaging, radiation therapy planning
Objavljeno v DiRROS: 12.07.2024; Ogledov: 1162; Prenosov: 427
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Povzetek: Understanding the neural underpinning of human gait and balance is one of the most pertinent challenges for 21st-century translational neuroscience due to the profound impact that falls and mobility disturbances have on our aging population. Posture and gait control does not happen automatically, as previously believed, but rather requires continuous involvement of central nervous mechanisms. To effectively exert control over the body, the brain must integrate multiple streams of sensory information, including visual, vestibular, and somatosensory signals. The mechanisms which underpin the integration of these multisensory signals are the principal topic of the present work. Existing multisensory integration theories focus on how failure of cognitive processes thought to be involved in multisensory integration leads to falls in older adults. Insufficient emphasis, however, has been placed on specific contributions of individual sensory modalities to multisensory integration processes and cross-modal interactions that occur between the sensory modalities in relation to gait and balance. In the present work, we review the contributions of somatosensory, visual, and vestibular modalities, along with their multisensory intersections to gait and balance in older adults and patients with Parkinson's disease. We also review evidence of vestibular contributions to multisensory temporal binding windows, previously shown to be highly pertinent to fall risk in older adults. Lastly, we relate multisensory vestibular mechanisms to potential neural substrates, both at the level of neurobiology (concerning positron emission tomography imaging) and at the level of electrophysiology (concerning electroencephalography). We hope that this integrative review, drawing influence across multiple subdisciplines of neuroscience, paves the way for novel research directions and therapeutic neuromodulatory approaches, to improve the lives of older adults and patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Ključne besede: aging, gait, balance, encephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, multisensory integration
Objavljeno v DiRROS: 17.06.2024; Ogledov: 13966; Prenosov: 1100
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Povzetek: BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive thoracic malignancy that is difficult to cure. Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI is a functional imaging technique used to analyze tumor microvascular properties and to monitor therapy response. Purpose of this study was to compare two tracer kinetic models, the extended Tofts (ET) and the adiabatic approximation tissue homogeneity model (AATH) for analysis of DCE-MRI and examine the value of the DCE parameters to predict response to chemotherapy in patients with MPM. METHOD: This prospective, longitudinal, single tertiary radiology center study was conducted between October 2013 and July 2015. Patient underwent DCE-MRI studies at three time points: prior to therapy, during and after cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The images were analyzed using ET and AATH models. In short-term follow-up, the patients were classified as having disease control or progressive disease according to modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) criteria. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to examine specificity and sensitivity of DCE parameters for predicting response to therapy. Comparison tests were used to analyze whether derived parameters are interchangeable between the two models. RESULTS: Nineteen patients form the study population. The results indicate that the derived parameters are not interchangeable between the models. Significant correlation with response to therapy was found for AATH-calculated median pre-treatment efflux rate (kep) showing sensitivity of 83% and specificity of 100% (AUC 0.9). ET-calculated maximal pre-treatment kep showed 100% sensitivity and specificity for predicting treatment response during the early phase of the therapy and reached a favorable trend to significant prognostic value post-therapy. CONCLUSION: Both models show potential in predicting response to therapy in MPM. High pre-treatment kep values suggest MPM disease control post-chemotherapy.
Ključne besede: biomarker, magnetic resonance imaging, mesothelioma, perfusion, response evaluation criteria in solid tumors, prognosis
Objavljeno v DiRROS: 23.09.2020; Ogledov: 2356; Prenosov: 1786
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