Influence of temporal resolution on computed tomography feature-tracking strain measurements.

Purpose: Temporal resolution significantly affects strain values demonstrated by Magnetic resonance feature-tracking and speckle-tracking echocardiography. We investigated the influence of R-R interval reconstruction increments on left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) strain measurements of Computed tomography feature-tracking (CT-FT).

Methods: Subjects who underwent retrospective electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CCTA) were retrospectively included, and CCTA images were reconstructed in 5% and 10% steps throughout the entire cardiac cycle (0-100% R-R interval).

Glyphosate-induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species overproduction activates parkin-dependent mitophagy to inhibit testosterone synthesis in mouse leydig cells.

Glyphosate (GLY), one of the most extensively used herbicides in the world, has been shown to inhibit testosterone synthesis in male animals. Mitochondria are crucial organelles for testosterone synthesis and its dysfunction has been demonstrated to induce the inhibition of testosterone biosynthesis. However, whether low-dose GLY exposure targets mitochondria to inhibit testosterone synthesis and its underlying mechanism remains unclear.

Acute toxic encephalopathy following bromadiolone intoxication: a case report.

Background: Clinically, bromadiolone poisoning is characterized by severe bleeding complications in various organs and tissues. Bromadiolone-induced toxic encephalopathy is extremely rare. Here, we report a special case of bromadiolone-induced reversible toxic encephalopathy in a patient who had symmetrical lesions in the deep white matter.

Application of gemstone spectral imaging for efficacy evaluation in hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization.

Aim: To assess the value of gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) in efficacy evaluation in hepatocellular cancer (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment.

Methods: Thirty patients with HCC underwent GSI, including nonenhanced, arterial, portalvenous and delayed phase scans, after TACE treatment. Arterial phase images were acquired with GSI for reconstruction of virtual nonenhanced images and color overlay images.