Publications by authors named "D B Nickel"

Prolonged imaging times and motion sensitivity at 7T necessitate advancements in image acceleration techniques. This study evaluates a 7T deep-learning (DL)-based image reconstruction using a deep neural network trained on 7T data, applied to T2-weighted turbo spin echo imaging. Raw k-space data from 30 consecutive clinical 7T brain MRI patients was reconstructed using both DL and standard methods.

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Background: When antispasmodics are unavailable, the periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER; called BLADE by Siemens Healthineers) or half Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) is clinically used in gynecologic MRI. However, their imaging qualities are limited compared to Turbo Spin Echo (TSE) with antispasmodics. Even with antispasmodics, TSE can be artifact-affected, necessitating a rapid backup sequence.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to compare two MRI techniques: conventional T1-weighted VIBE and a high-resolution (HR-VIBE) version, focusing on image quality and lesion detection in upper abdominal imaging.
  • Conducted at a tertiary center between December 2023 and March 2024, 50 patients underwent both MRI sequences, and various aspects of the images were evaluated by three blinded readers.
  • Results revealed that HR-VIBE provided better image clarity and detection rates for lesions (97.5% vs. 93.2%) while maintaining a similar acquisition time, highlighting its potential advantages over the conventional method.
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Practicing a diverse diet may reduce chronic disease risk, but clear evidence is scarce and previous diet diversity measures rarely captured diet quality. We investigated the effect of the Healthy Food Diversity (HFD)-Index on incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke among a middle-aged German population. The EPIC-Potsdam study recruited 27,548 participants from 1994 to 1998.

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This study investigated the association between the fatty acid composition of abdominal adipose tissue in NAFLD patients using chemical shift-encoded MRI and the development of insulin resistance and T2DM. We enrolled 231 subjects with NAFLD who underwent both abdominal magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chemical shift-encoded MRI: comprising of 49 T2DM patients and 182 subjects without. MRI- and MRS-based liver fat fraction was measured from a circular region of interest on the right lobe of the liver.

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