Publications by authors named "JiaLuo Yang"
Background: Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) is the leading cause of ischemic stroke in Asians and the recurrent rate remains high despite the optimal medical treatment. This study aimed to confirm that follow-up high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hrMRI) provided essential values in predicting subsequent cerebral ischemic events in patients with ICAS.
Methods: Patients with moderate to severe stenosis in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) defined by magnetic resonance (MRA) or computed tomography angiography (CTA) were recruited from three centers retrospectively.
Article Synopsis
- - The trial explores whether using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is more effective than traditional cardiovascular risk scoring for managing lipid levels to prevent coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic individuals.
- - About 3,400 middle-aged participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: one receiving usual care based on traditional risk scores and the other guided by CCTA results, with both requiring lifestyle changes and monitoring of blood pressure and glucose.
- - The primary focus is on the percentage of participants taking lipid-lowering medication regularly after 6 and 12 months, while secondary outcomes include LDL cholesterol targets and barriers to treatment adherence.
Background: Radiotherapy has been crucial in prostate cancer treatment. However, manual segmentation is labor intensive and highly variable among radiation oncologists. In this study, a deep learning based automated contouring model is constructed for clinical target volumes (CTVs) of intact and postoperative prostate cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to revolutionize transportation safety and mobility, but many people are still concerned about the safety of AVs and hesitate to use them. Here we survey 4112 individuals to explore the relationship between knowledge and public support for AVs. We find that AV support has a positive relationship with scientific literacy (objective knowledge about science) and perceived understanding of AV (self-assessed knowledge).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Besides plaque enhancement grade, the incremental value of enhancement-related high-resolution MRI features in defining culprit plaques needs further evaluation. This study was focused on assessing whether plaque enhancement features contribute to culprit plaque identification and further risk stratification.
Methods: We retrospectively studied patients who experienced an acute ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack due to intracranial atherosclerosis from 2016 to 2022.