Search Results - "Michael, Andre"
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Promotion and Provision of Drinking Water in Schools for Overweight Prevention: Randomized, Controlled Cluster Trial
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-04-2009)“…The study tested whether a combined environmental and educational intervention solely promoting water consumption was effective in preventing overweight among…”
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Magnetic resonance elastography is superior to acoustic radiation force impulse for the Diagnosis of fibrosis in patients with biopsy‐proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A prospective study
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-02-2016)“…Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), an advanced magnetic resonance–based imaging technique, and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI), an ultrasound‐based…”
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Quantification of Liver Fat Using a New Quantitative Ultrasound Technique
Published in Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology (01-07-2015)“…Background & Aims Liver biopsy analysis is the standard method used to diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Advanced magnetic resonance imaging…”
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Quantification of Liver Fat with Radiofrequency Ultrasound Data Using One-dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks
Published in Radiology (01-05-2020)“…Background Radiofrequency ultrasound data from the liver contain rich information about liver microstructure and composition. Deep learning might exploit such…”
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Assessment of Hepatic Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Using Quantitative US
Published in Radiology (01-04-2020)“…Background Advanced confounder-corrected chemical shift-encoded MRI-derived proton density fat fraction (PDFF) is a leading parameter for fat fraction…”
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Body mass index patterns over 5 y in obese children motivated to participate in a 1-y lifestyle intervention: age as a predictor of long-term success
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-05-2010)“…BACKGROUND: Long-term outcome after lifestyle interventions in obese children is largely unknown but important to improving intervention. OBJECTIVE: The aim…”
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Liver fibrosis imaging: A clinical review of ultrasound and magnetic resonance elastography
Published in Journal of magnetic resonance imaging (01-01-2020)“…Liver fibrosis is a histological hallmark of most chronic liver diseases, which can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure, and predisposes to hepatocellular…”
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A mouse anti-myostatin antibody increases muscle mass and improves muscle strength and contractility in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its humanized equivalent, domagrozumab (PF-06252616), increases muscle volume in cynomolgus monkeys
Published in Skeletal muscle (09-11-2017)“…The treatments currently approved for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive skeletal muscle wasting disease, address the needs of only a small…”
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A Pilot Comparative Study of Quantitative Ultrasound, Conventional Ultrasound, and MRI for Predicting Histology-Determined Steatosis Grade in Adult Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Published in American journal of roentgenology (1976) (01-05-2017)“…The purpose of this study is to explore the diagnostic performance of two investigational quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters, attenuation coefficient and…”
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Intima-Media Thickness in Obese Children Before and After Weight Loss
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-12-2006)“…Obesity in childhood is related to increased intima-media thickness, a noninvasive marker for early atherosclerotic changes. The objective of this study was to…”
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Skeletal Muscle Assessment Using Quantitative Ultrasound: A Narrative Review
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (15-05-2023)“…Ultrasound (US) is an important imaging tool for skeletal muscle analysis. The advantages of US include point-of-care access, real-time imaging,…”
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Post-mortem Tissue Degassing Using Positive Pressure Is Superior to Negative Pressure
Published in Ultrasound in medicine & biology (01-08-2024)“…To compare the effectiveness of positive pressure (PP) and negative pressure (NP) for reducing gas inclusions in biological tissues in preparation for acoustic…”
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Repeatability, Reproducibility and Sources of Variability in the Assessment of Backscatter Coefficient and Texture Parameters from High-Frequency Ultrasound Acquisitions in Human Median Nerve
Published in Ultrasound in medicine & biology (01-01-2023)“…Ultrasound (US) is an increasingly prevalent and effective diagnostic modality for neuromuscular imaging. Gray-scale B-mode imaging has been the dominant US…”
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Long-term follow-up of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children after an obesity intervention
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-09-2006)“…BACKGROUND: Data concerning the long-term improvement of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors after an obesity intervention in children are limited…”
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Radiation Protection for the Fluoroscopy Operator and Staff
Published in American journal of roentgenology (1976) (01-10-2016)“…The purposes of this article are to review available data regarding the range of protection devices and garments with a focus on eye protection and to…”
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Erratum to ‘Repeatability, Reproducibility and Sources of Variability in the Assessment of Backscatter Coefficient and Texture Parameters from High-Frequency Ultrasound Acquisitions in Human Median Nerve’ [Ultrasound in Med & Biol. 49 (2023) 122-135]
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Meal Patterns and Frequencies: Do They Affect Body Weight in Children and Adolescents?
Published in Critical reviews in food science and nutrition (01-02-2010)“…Some previous studies reported a higher meal frequency associated with a lower body weight both in obese and in normal weight adults. We review recent studies…”
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Radiation Risk to the Fluoroscopy Operator and Staff
Published in American journal of roentgenology (1976) (01-10-2016)“…Recent articles discussing cases of brain cancer in interventionalists have raised concerns regarding the hazards of occupational exposure to ionizing…”
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Quantitative evaluation of rat sciatic nerve degeneration using high-frequency ultrasound
Published in Scientific reports (18-11-2023)“…In this study, we evaluated the utility of using high-frequency ultrasound to non-invasively track the degenerative process in a rat model of peripheral nerve…”
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Inhibition of Hyaluronan Synthesis Protects against Central Nervous System (CNS) Autoimmunity and Increases CXCL12 Expression in the Inflamed CNS
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (15-08-2014)“…Hyaluronan (HA) may have proinflammatory roles in the context of CNS autoimmunity. It accumulates in demyelinated multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions, promotes…”
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