Assessment of body compositions in the prediction of metabolic syndrome in adults.

Background: The musculoskeletal system participates in the pathology of metabolic disorders. Several studies have focused on body composition changes; however, the adipose tissue between muscle bundles with different metabolic statuses has rarely been studied. This study sought to explore the association between body compositions and metabolic disorders in Asians, and identify whether these body compositions can be used to detect metabolic disorders with different waist circumferences (WCs) by computed tomography (CT).

Multi-sequence MRI-based radiomics: An objective method to diagnose early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

Objectives: This study investigated the use of radiomics for diagnosing early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) by extracting features from multiple MRI sequences and constructing predictive models.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective review, collected MR images of early-stage ONFH (102 from institution A and 20 from institution B) and healthy femoral heads (102 from institution A and 20 from institution B) from two institutions. We extracted radiomics features, handled batch effects using Combat, and normalized features using z-score.

3D-DESS MRI with CAIPIRINHA two- and fourfold acceleration for quantitatively assessing knee cartilage morphology.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the diagnostic image quality and compare the knee cartilage segmentation results using a controlled aliasing in parallel imaging results in higher acceleration (CAIPIRINHA)-accelerated 3D-dual echo steady-state (DESS) research package sequence in the knee.

Materials And Methods: A total of 64 subjects underwent both two- and fourfold CAIPIRINHA-accelerated 3D-DESS and DESS without parallel acceleration technique of the knee on a 3.0 T system.

Evaluation of the correlation of dorsal root ganglia and spinal nerves with clinical symptoms in patients with postherpetic neuralgia using magnetic resonance neurography.

Purpose: To assess changes of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and spinal nerves in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), and investigate the correlation between DRG morphology and clinical symptoms in PHN patients using magnetic resonance neurography (MRN).

Methods: In this case-control study, forty-nine lesioned DRG in 30 patients and 49 normal DRG in 30 well-matched (age, sex, height, weight) healthy controls were assessed. Clinical symptoms of patients (pain, allodynia, itching, and numbness) were assessed.

VOmax (VOpeak) in elite athletes under high-intensity interval training: A meta-analysis.

Consensus is lacking regarding whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) effectively improves VOmax (VOpeak) in elite athletes (Athlete must be involved in regular competition at the national level). This meta-analysis compared the effects of HIIT and conventional training methods (continuous training, repeated-sprint training, high volume low-intensity training, high-intensity continuous running, sprint-interval training, moderate-intensity continuous training)on VOmax in elite athletes. Nine studies were included, comprising 176 elite athletes (80 female).

Quantitative assessment of lumbar spine bone marrow in patients with different severity of CKD by IDEAL-IQ magnetic resonance sequence.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a significant negative impact on bone health. Bone marrow is an essential component of bone, mainly composed of trabecular bone and fat. The IDEAL-IQ sequence of MRI allows indirect quantification of trabecular bone mass by R2* and direct quantification of bone marrow fat content by FF map, respectively.

CKD Stages, Bone Metabolism Markers, and Cortical Porosity Index: Associations and Mediation Effects Analysis.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a significant negative impact on bone health. However, the mechanisms of cortical bone deterioration and cortical porosity enlargement caused by CKD have not been fully described. We therefore examined the association of CKD stages with cortical porosity index (PI), and explored potential mediators of this association.

Altitude Cardiomyopathy Is Associated With Impaired Stress Electrocardiogram and Increased Circulating Inflammation Makers.

Many sea-level residents suffer from acute mountain sickness (AMS) when first visiting altitudes above 4,000 m. Exercise tolerance also decreases as altitude increases. We observed exercise capacity at sea level and under a simulated hypobaric hypoxia condition (SHHC) to explore whether the response to exercise intensity represented by physiological variables could predict AMS development in young men.