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Surgery in reference centers improves survival of sarcoma patients: a nationwide study by Blay, J.-Y., Honoré, C., Stoeckle, E., Meeus, P., Jafari, M., Gouin, F., Anract, P., Ferron, G., Rochwerger, A., Ropars, M., Carrere, S., Marchal, F., Sirveaux, F., Di Marco, A., Le Nail, L.R., Guiramand, J., Vaz, G., Machiavello, J.-C., Marco, O., Causeret, S., Gimbergues, P., Fiorenza, F., Chaigneau, L., Guillemin, F., Guilloit, J.-M., Dujardin, F., Spano, J.-P., Ruzic, J.-C., Michot, A., Soibinet, P., Bompas, E., Chevreau, C., Duffaud, F., Rios, M., Perrin, C., Firmin, N., Bertucci, F., Le Pechoux, C., Le Loarer, F., Collard, O., Karanian-Philippe, M., Brahmi, M., Dufresne, A., Dupré, A., Ducimetière, F., Giraud, A., Pérol, D., Toulmonde, M., Ray-Coquard, I., Italiano, A., Le Cesne, A., Penel, N., Bonvalot, S.

“…NETSARC (netsarc.org) is a network of 26 sarcoma reference centers with specialized multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTB) aiming to improve the outcome of…”
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Assessment of Myocardial Microstructural Dynamics by In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Nielles-Vallespin, Sonia, PhD, Khalique, Zohya, MBBS, Ferreira, Pedro F., PhD, de Silva, Ranil, MBBS, PhD, Scott, Andrew D., PhD, Kilner, Philip, MD, McGill, Laura-Ann, MB, Giannakidis, Archontis, PhD, Gatehouse, Peter D., PhD, Ennis, Daniel, PhD, Aliotta, Eric, BS, Al-Khalil, Majid, MSc, Kellman, Peter, PhD, Mazilu, Dumitru, PhD, Balaban, Robert S., PhD, Firmin, David N., PhD, Arai, Andrew E., MD, Pennell, Dudley J., MD

“…Abstract Background Cardiomyocytes are organized in microstructures termed sheetlets that reorientate during left ventricular thickening. Diffusion tensor…”
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A POLD3/BLM dependent pathway handles DSBs in transcribed chromatin upon excessive RNA:DNA hybrid accumulation by Cohen, S., Guenolé, A., Lazar, I., Marnef, A., Clouaire, T., Vernekar, D. V., Puget, N., Rocher, V., Arnould, C., Aguirrebengoa, M., Genais, M., Firmin, N., Shamanna, R. A., Mourad, R., Bohr, V. A., Borde, V., Legube, G.

“…Transcriptionally active loci are particularly prone to breakage and mounting evidence suggests that DNA Double-Strand Breaks arising in active genes are…”
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On T2 Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Iron by CARPENTER, John-Paul, TAIGANG HE, GALANELLO, Renzo, FORNI, Gianluca, CATANI, Gualtiero, MATTA, Gildo, FUCHAROEN, Suthat, FLEMING, Adam, HOUSE, Michael J, BLACK, Greg, FIRMIN, David N, PIERRE, Timothy G. St, KIRK, Paul, PENNELL, Dudley J, ROUGHTON, Michael, ANDERSON, Lisa J, DE NORONHA, Sofia V, SHEPPARD, Mary N, PORTER, John B, WALKER, J. Malcolm, WOOD, John C

“…Measurement of myocardial iron is key to the clinical management of patients at risk of siderotic cardiomyopathy. The cardiovascular magnetic resonance…”
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An in-vivo comparison of stimulated-echo and motion compensated spin-echo sequences for 3 T diffusion tensor cardiovascular magnetic resonance at multiple cardiac phases by Scott, Andrew D, Nielles-Vallespin, Sonia, Ferreira, Pedro F, Khalique, Zohya, Gatehouse, Peter D, Kilner, Philip, Pennell, Dudley J, Firmin, David N

“…Stimulated-echo (STEAM) and, more recently, motion-compensated spin-echo (M2-SE) techniques have been used for in-vivo diffusion tensor cardiovascular magnetic…”
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Abnormal Subendocardial Perfusion in Cardiac Syndrome X Detected by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Panting, Jonathan R, Gatehouse, Peter D, Yang, Guang-Zhong, Grothues, Frank, Firmin, David N, Collins, Peter, Pennell, Dudley J

“…Patients with cardiac syndrome X have angina and abnormal exercise-test results but normal findings on coronary angiography. Although myocardial ischemia has…”
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Secret intake of antiretroviral treatment and HIV-1 viremia in a public routine clinic in Burkina Faso: a surprising relationship by Penot, Pauline, Héma, Arsène, Bado, Guillaume, Sombié, Diamasso, Kaboré, Firmin N., Poda, Armel, Michon, Christophe, Terzolo, Olivier, Traoré, Arouna, Slama, Laurence, Sawadogo, Adrien, Laurent, Christian

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, where people living with HIV are frequently stigmatized, the intake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) remains a critical issue for many…”
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Epithelioid hemangio-endothelioma (EHE) in NETSARC: The nationwide series of 267 patients over 12 years by Blay, JY, Piperno-Neumann, S., Watson, S., Dufresne, A., Valentin, T., Duffaud, F., Toulmonde, M., Italiano, A., Bertucci, F., Tlemsani, C., Firmin, N., Bompas, E., Perrin, C., Ropars, M., Saada-Bouzid, E., Dubray-Longeras, P., Hervieu, A., Lebbe, C., Gantzer, J., Chaigneau, L., Fiorenza, F., Rios, M., Isambert, N., Soibinet, P., Boudou-Roquette, P., Verret, B., Ferron, G., Ryckewaert, T., Lebellec, L., Brahmi, M., Gouin, F., Meeus, P., Vaz, G., Le Loarer, F., Karanian, M., De Pinieux, G., Ducimetiere, F., Chemin, C., Morelle, M., Le Cesne, A., Penel, N.

“…Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an ultrarare sarcoma whose natural history and treatment is not well defined. We report on the presentation and…”
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Applications of phase-contrast flow and velocity imaging in cardiovascular MRI by Gatehouse, Peter D, Keegan, Jennifer, Crowe, Lindsey A, Masood, Sharmeen, Mohiaddin, Raad H, Kreitner, Karl-Friedrich, Firmin, David N

“…A review of cardiovascular clinical and research applications of MRI phase-contrast velocity imaging, also known as velocity mapping or flow imaging…”
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A review of 3D first-pass, whole-heart, myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance by Fair, Merlin J, Gatehouse, Peter D, DiBella, Edward V R, Firmin, David N

“…A comprehensive review is undertaken of the methods available for 3D whole-heart first-pass perfusion (FPP) and their application to date, with particular…”
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Predictive factors assessment of pathological response to neoadjuvant radiotherapy of soft tissue sarcomas by Hanslik, N, Bourgier, C, Thezenas, S, Carrère, S, Firmin, N, Riou, O, Azria, D, Llacer-Moscardo, C

“…Conserving surgery combined with radiotherapy in presence of local recurrence risk factors is standard treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, a group of rare and…”
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Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma (SEF) versus Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma (LGFMS): Presentation and outcome in the nationwide NETSARC+ series of 330 patients over 13 years by Blay, J Y, Tlemsani, C, Toulmonde, M, Italiano, A, Rios, M, Bompas, E, Valentin, T, Duffaud, F, Le Nail, L R, Watson, S, Firmin, N, Dubray-Longeras, P, Ropars, M, Perrin, C, Hervieu, A, Lebbe, C, Saada-Bouzid, E, Soibinet, P, Fiorenza, F, Bertucci, F, Boudou, P, Vaz, G, Bonvalot, S, Honoré, C, Marec-Berard, P, Minard, V, Cleirec, M, Biau, D, Meeus, P, Babinet, A, Dumaine, V, Carriere, S, Fau, M, Decanter, G, Gouin, F, Ngo, C, Le Loarer, F, Karanian, M, Meurgey, A, Dufresne, A, Brahmi, M, Chemin-Airiau, C, Ducimetiere, F, Penel, N, Le Cesne, A

“…Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma (SEF) and Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma (LGFMS) are ultrarare sarcomas sharing common translocations whose natural history…”
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Asymmetric redirection of flow through the heart by Kilner, Philip J, Yang, Guang-Zhong, Wilkes, A. John, Mohiaddin, Raad H, Firmin, David N, Yacoub, Magdi H

“…Through cardiac looping during embryonic development, paths of flow through the mature heart have direction changes and asymmetries whose topology and…”
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A single breath-hold multiecho T2 cardiovascular magnetic resonance technique for diagnosis of myocardial iron overload by Westwood, Mark, Anderson, Lisa J., Firmin, David N., Gatehouse, Peter D., Charrier, Clare C., Wonke, Beatrix, Pennell, Dudley J.

“…Purpose To assess tissue iron concentrations by the use of a gradient echo T2* multiecho technique. Materials and Methods We compared the results of…”
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International reproducibility of single breathhold T2 MR for cardiac and liver iron assessment among five thalassemia centers by Kirk, Paul, He, Taigang, Anderson, Lisa J., Roughton, Michael, Tanner, Mark A., Lam, Wynnie W.M., Au, Wing Y., Chu, Winnie C.W., Chan, Godfrey, Galanello, Renzo, Matta, Gildo, Fogel, Mark, Cohen, Alan R., Tan, Ru San, Chen, Kevin, Ng, Ivy, Lai, Angie, Fucharoen, Suthat, Laothamata, Jiraporn, Chuncharunee, Suporn, Jongjirasiri, Sutipong, Firmin, David N., Smith, Gillian C., Pennell, Dudley J.

“…Purpose: To examine the reproducibility of the single breathhold T2* technique from different scanners, after installation of standard methodology in five…”
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Impact of a tailored oral vitamin D supplementation regimen on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in early breast cancer patients: a randomized phase III study by Jacot, W, Firmin, N, Roca, L, Topart, D, Gallet, S, Durigova, A, Mirr, S, Abach, L, Pouderoux, S, D'Hondt, V, Bleuse, J P, Lamy, P J, Romieu, G

“…A minority of early breast cancer (EBC) patients treated with adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy have sufficient baseline vitamin D (vitD) level. This…”
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Management of oligometastatic/metastatic sarcomas and place of local treatments with focus on modern radiotherapy approaches by Llacer-Moscardo, C., Moureau-Zabotto, L., Ollivier, L., Helfré, S., Ducassou, A., Bonvalot, S., Sunyach, M.-P., Sargos, P., Gillon, P., Firmin, N., Le Péchoux, C., Thariat, J.

“…Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous disease. For localized disease, treatment is based on surgery and radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy…”
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Cultivation of Cowpea Challenges in West Africa for Food Security: Analysis of Factors Driving Yield Gap in Benin by Anago, Firmin N., Agbangba, Emile C., Oussou, Brice T. C., Dagbenonbakin, Gustave D., Amadji, Lucien G.

“…Feeding the world in 2050 requires us to find ways to boost yields of the main local crops. Among those crops, cowpea is one of the grain legumes that is…”
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Magnesium and zinc fertilisation improves rice yield and yield component responses to nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium by Anago, Firmin N, Agbangba, Emile C, Oussou, Brice C T, Dagbénonbakin, Gustave D, Amadji, Lucien G

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effects of magnesium (Mg) and zinc (Zn) on the response of rice to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)…”
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Heterogeneity of Fractional Anisotropy and Mean Diffusivity Measurements by In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Normal Human Hearts by McGill, Laura-Ann, Scott, Andrew D, Ferreira, Pedro F, Nielles-Vallespin, Sonia, Ismail, Tevfik, Kilner, Philip J, Gatehouse, Peter D, de Silva, Ranil, Prasad, Sanjay K, Giannakidis, Archontis, Firmin, David N, Pennell, Dudley J

“…Cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance has the potential to assess microstructural changes through measures of fractional…”
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