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Conventional pediatric volumetric MRI acquisitions of a short-axis stack typically require multiple breath-holds under anesthesia.

Here, we aimed to validate a vendor-optimized compressed-sensing approach to reduce scan time during short-axis balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) cine imaging.

Imaging was performed in 28 patients (16±9years) in this study on a commercial 3-tesla (T) scanner using retrospective electrocardiogram-gated cine bSSFP. Cine short-axis images covering both ventricles were acquired with conventional parallel imaging and a vendor-optimized parallel imaging/compressed-sensing approach. Qualitative Likert scoring for blood-myocardial contrast, edge definition, and presence of artifact was performed by two experienced radiologists. Quantitative comparisons were performed including biventricular size and function. A paired t-test was used to detect significant differences (P<0.05).

Scan duration was 7±2s/slice for conventional imaging (147±33s total) vs. 4±2s/slice for compressed sensing (83±28s total). No significant differences were found with qualitative image scores for blood-myocardial contrast, edge definition, and presence of artifact. No significant differences were found in volumetric analysis between the two sequences. The number of breath-holds was 10±4 for conventional imaging and 5±3 for compressed sensing.

Compressed sensing allowed for a 50% reduction in the number of breath-holds and a 43% reduction in the total scan time without differences in the qualitative or quantitative measurements as compared to the conventional technique.
Compressed sensing allowed for a 50% reduction in the number of breath-holds and a 43% reduction in the total scan time without differences in the qualitative or quantitative measurements as compared to the conventional technique.
Based on the high-density variation map, we identified genome-level evidence for local adaptation and demonstrated that Siprr37 with transposon insertion contributes to the fitness of foxtail millet in the northeastern ecoregion. Adaptation is a robust way through which plants are able to overcome environmental constraints. The mechanisms of adaptation in heterogeneous natural environments are largely unknown. Deciphering the genomic basis of local adaptation will contribute to further improvement in domesticated plants. To this end, we describe a high-depth (19.4 ×) haplotype map of 3.02 million single nucleotide polymorphisms in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) from whole-genome resequencing of 312 accessions. In the genome-wide scan, we identified a set of improvement signals (including the homologous gene of OsIPA1, a key gene controlling ideal plant architecture) related to the geographical adaptation to four ecoregions in China. In particular, based on the genome-wide association analysis results, we ions. PKC inhibitor Taken together, foxtail millet adapted to the northeastern region by regulating the function of SiPRR37, which sheds lights on genome-level evidence for adaptive geographical divergence. Besides, our data provide a nearly complete catalog of genomic variation aiding the identification of functionally important variants.
Omentectomy is considered an essential part of curative gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer (GC), albeit without solid evidence. We conducted a randomized phase II trial (the TOP-G trial) comparing omentectomy and omentum preservation for gastric cancer. This report describes the short-term findings regarding the trial's secondary endpoints.

The trial protocol was submitted to the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry ( http//www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/ UMIN000005421). The key eligibility criteria were histologically confirmed cT2-4a and N0-2 gastric adenocarcinoma. Short-term surgical outcomes, including morbidity and mortality, were compared between the omentectomy group (group A, control arm) and the omentum-preserving surgery group (group B, test arm). All procedures were performed via an open approach. Based on a non-inferiority margin of 7%, statistical power of 0.7, and type I error of 0.2, the sample size was set to 250 patients.

A total of 251 patients were eligible and randomized (group A 125 patients, group B 126 patients) between April 2011 and October 2018. After excluding patients who had peritoneal metastasis or laparotomy history, safety outcomes were analyzed for 247 patients. Group A had a significantly longer median operation time (225min vs. 204min, p = 0.022) and tended to have greater median blood loss (260mL vs. 210mL p = 0.073). The incidences of morbidity were similar and < 10% in both groups (8% vs. 9%, p = 1.000). There was no mortality in either group.

Operative risk was generally similar between omentectomy and omentum-preserving surgery for locally advanced gastric cancer.
Operative risk was generally similar between omentectomy and omentum-preserving surgery for locally advanced gastric cancer.
Resuscitative emergency thoracotomy is a potential life-saving procedure but is rarely performed outside of busy trauma centers. Yet the intervention cannot be deferred nor centralized for critically injured patients presenting in extremis. Low-volume experience may be mitigated by structured training. The aim of this study was to describe concurrent development of training and simulation in a trauma system and associated effect on one time-critical emergency procedure on patient outcome.

An observational cohort study split into 3 arbitrary time-phases of trauma system development referred to as 'early', 'developing' and 'mature' time-periods. Core characteristics of the system is described for each phase and concurrent outcomes for all consecutive emergency thoracotomies described with focus on patient characteristics and outcome analyzed for trends in time.

Over the study period, a total of 36 emergency thoracotomies were performed, of which 5 survived (13.9%). The "early" phase had no survivors (0/10), with 2 of 13 (15%) and 3 of 13 (23%) surviving in the development and mature phase, respectively. A decline in 'elderly' (>55years) patients who had emergency thoracotomy occurred with each time period (from 50%, 31% to 7.7%, respectively). The gender distribution and the injury severity scores on admission remained unchanged, while the rate of patients with signs on life (SOL) increased over time.

The improvement over time in survival for one time-critical emergency procedure may be attributed to structured implementation of team and procedure training. The findings may be transferred to other low-volume regions for improved trauma care.
The improvement over time in survival for one time-critical emergency procedure may be attributed to structured implementation of team and procedure training. The findings may be transferred to other low-volume regions for improved trauma care.
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