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Tomography, Volume 5, Issue 4

2019 December - 5 articles

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Articles (5)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,791 Views
6 Pages

Ex Vivo Human Placenta Perfusion, Metabolic and Functional Imaging for Obstetric Research—A Feasibility Study

  • Katrine Elbæk Madsen,
  • Christian Østergaard Mariager,
  • Christina S. Duvald,
  • Esben Søvsø Szocska Hansen,
  • Lotte Bonde Bertelsen,
  • Michael Pedersen,
  • Lars Henning Pedersen,
  • Niels Uldbjerg and
  • Christoffer Laustsen

1 December 2019

Placenta metabolism is closely linked to pregnancy outcome, and few modalities are currently available for studying the human placenta. Here, we aimed to investigate a novel ex vivo human placenta perfusion system for metabolic imaging using hyperpol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,723 Views
7 Pages

Defining Characteristics of Nodal Disease on PET/CT Scans in Patients With HIV-Positive and -Negative Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Africa

  • Carrie Anne Minnaar,
  • Ans Baeyens,
  • Olusegun Akinwale Ayeni,
  • Jeffrey Allan Kotzen and
  • Mboyo-Di-Tamba Vangu

1 December 2019

Literature reports increased FDG nodal uptake in HIV-positive patients. Our aim is to identify differences in presentation and characteristics of FDG-avid lymph nodes between HIV-positive and HIV-negative locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) patie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,930 Views
12 Pages

Short-Term Environmental Conditioning Enhances Tumorigenic Potential of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

  • Samantha S. Eckley,
  • Johanna M. Buschhaus,
  • Brock A. Humphries,
  • Tanner H. Robison,
  • Kathryn E. Luker and
  • Gary D. Luker

1 December 2019

Tumor microenvironments expose cancer cells to heterogeneous, dynamic environments by shifting availability of nutrients, growth factors, and metabolites. Cells integrate various inputs to generate cellular memory that determines trajectories of subs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,870 Views
9 Pages

Quantification of Human Central Adipose Tissue Depots: An Anatomically Matched Comparison Between DXA and MRI

  • Christopher D. Crabtree,
  • Richard A. LaFountain,
  • Parker N. Hyde,
  • Chong Chen,
  • Yue Pan,
  • Nathan Lamba,
  • Teryn N. Sapper,
  • Jay A. Short,
  • Madison L. Kackley and
  • Orlando P. Simonetti
  • + 7 authors

1 December 2019

Excess visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and VAT volume relative to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) are associated with elevated health risks. This study compares fat measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and magnetic resonance imaging...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
2,494 Views
10 Pages

1 December 2019

The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is limited, as many cells undergo apoptosis following administration. In addition, the attraction of immune cells (predominately macrophages) to the site of implantation can lead to MSC rejec...

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