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TP53 mutations and survival in ovarian carcinoma patients receiving first-line chemotherapy plus bevacizumab: Results of the MITO16A/MaNGO OV-2 study.

Int J Cancer

March 2025

Uro-Gynecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy.

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  • There are currently no specific biomarkers to identify patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma who are responsive to bevacizumab (BEV), a key treatment option.
  • A study analyzed TP53 mutations and p53 expression in advanced ovarian cancer patients undergoing BEV treatment, finding that unclassified missense TP53 mutations significantly improved overall survival.
  • The results suggest that unclassified TP53 mutations could serve as a favorable prognostic indicator in these patients, indicating the need for further research to explore their potential role in predicting treatment outcomes.
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Objective: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased mortality and morbidity rates owing to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Timely detection of CVD in RA can greatly improve patient prognosis; however, this technique remains challenging. We aimed to investigate the risk factors for CVD incidence in patients with RA.

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Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Donors with HIV.

N Engl J Med

October 2024

From the Departments of Medicine (C.M.D., T.L., D.B., D.O., Y.E., F.N., A.D.R.), Surgery (N.D.), and Pathology (S.B., A.A.R.T.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine (J.B.), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (N.W., E.B., J.O., A.D.R.) - all in Maryland; the Department of Population Health, New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine (A.M., D.L.S.), the Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital (S.F.), the Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (M.M.R.), NYU Langone Transplant Institute (S.A.M., D.L.S.), the Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (M.R.P.), and the Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine (C.B.S.) - all in New York; the Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta (R.F.-M.); the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (A.G.); the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (P.S.), the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (S. Aslam), and the Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (J.S.) - all in California; the Section of Transplant Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (S.M.); the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (V.S.), and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center (C.A.Q.S.) - both in Chicago; the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami (M.I.M.); the Department of Medicine, Ochsner Health, New Orleans (J.H.); the Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (M.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (G.H.), and the Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (E.A.B.), and the Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine (K.R.), Philadelphia - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (D.W.), and the Department of Medicine, Methodist Health System Clinical Research Institute (J.A.C.-L.) - both in Dallas; the Department of Medicine, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis (O.A.); the Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (N.E.); the Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock (E.G.); and the Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati (S. Apewokin).

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  • Kidney transplantation from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients is a growing practice, initiated under a 2016 U.S. law, and is currently being evaluated for broader clinical implementation.
  • An observational study involving 408 candidates at 26 U.S. centers assessed the safety and health outcomes of kidney transplants from both HIV-positive and HIV-negative donors to HIV-positive recipients, finding no significant difference in major health risks between the two donor groups.
  • Results indicated similar long-term survival rates, graft success, and complication rates across both groups, although recipients of kidneys from HIV-positive donors showed a higher incidence of HIV breakthrough infections.
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Nivolumab+AVD in Advanced-Stage Classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

N Engl J Med

October 2024

From City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte (A.F.H., M.G.M., J.Y.S.), University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento (J.M.T.), and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles (C.F., A.D., A.K.) - all in California; SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, (M.L., H.L.) and Seattle Children's Hospital (A.L.) - both in Seattle; Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (S.M.C.), and Winship Cancer Institute and Emory University Hospital (K.A.B.), Atlanta; Weill Cornell Medicine (S.C.R., J.P.L.), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (P.T.), and New York University Langone (L.K.S.), New York, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester (C.C., L.S.C., J.W.F.), and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo (K.M.K.) - all in New York; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (A.M.E.); McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (K.D.), and SickKids Hospital (Angela Punnett) and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (D.H., Anca Prica, M.C.), Toronto - all in Canada; Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Program, Tufts Medical Center (S.K.P.), and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (M.A.S.) - both in Boston; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (S.A.), and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (S.K.) - both in Texas; Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University, St. Louis (N.L.B., B.K.); Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (B.T.H.), and Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside, Greenville (S.C.) - both in South Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC (R.J.); Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa (H.S.), and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami (C.M.) - both in Florida; Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (B.H.); University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (G.G.); Illinois CancerCare, Peoria (P.K.), and University of Chicago, Chicago (S.M.S.); Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids (B.B.), and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.M.P.); the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA (N.S.); Fairview Ridges Hospital, Minnesota Oncology, Burnsville (A.S.); SWOG Cancer Research Network, Teaneck, NJ (H.D.); and the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Bethesda, MD (R.F.L.).

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  • Brentuximab vedotin has been shown to improve outcomes in treating advanced classic Hodgkin's lymphoma, but it also causes more toxic side effects in adults, while many pediatric patients still need radiation therapy and face challenges with relapse.
  • A phase 3 trial involving patients aged 12 and older tested two treatment combinations: brentuximab vedotin with standard chemotherapy (BV+AVD) versus nivolumab with standard chemotherapy (N+AVD), aiming to assess progression-free survival.
  • Results indicated that N+AVD significantly enhances progression-free survival compared to BV+AVD, with a 2-year survival rate of 92% for N+AVD versus 83% for BV
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  • A male newborn was found to have low TREC values, indicating T cell lymphopenia, and genetic testing revealed a mutation linked to Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-Cleft lip/palate syndrome (EEC).
  • This case underscores the importance of further research on the immune system issues related to mutations in the TP63 gene, suggesting that patients with such mutations should undergo thorough immunological assessments.
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Radiofrequency Currents Modulate Inflammatory Processes in Keratinocytes.

Int J Mol Sci

October 2024

Photobiology and Bioelectromagnetic Lab, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Crta. Colmenar Viejo, km. 9.100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.

Keratinocytes play an essential role in the inflammatory phase of wound regeneration. In addition to migrating and proliferating for tissue regeneration, they produce a large amount of cytokines that modulate the inflammatory process. Previous studies have shown that subthermal treatment with radiofrequency (RF) currents used in capacitive resistive electric transfer (CRET) therapy promotes the proliferation of HaCat keratinocytes and modulates their cytokine production.

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In food authentication, it is important to compare different analytical procedures and select the best method. The aim of this study was to determine the fingerprints of Zweigelt and Rondo wines through headspace analysis using ultra-fast gas chromatography (ultra-fast GC) and to compare the effectiveness of this approach at classifying wines based on grape variety and type of malolactic fermentation (MLF) as well as its greenness and practicality with three other chromatographic methods such as headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with carboxen-polydimethylosiloxane fiber (SPME/GC-MS with CAR/PDMS fiber), headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with polyacrylate fiber (SPME/GC-MS with PA fiber), and ultra performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detector-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-PDA-MS/MS). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed that fingerprints obtained using all four chromatographic methods were suitable for classification using machine learning (ML).

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Functional variant rs9344 at 11q13.3 regulates CCND1 expression in multiple myeloma with t(11;14).

Leukemia

January 2025

Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell (PC) malignancy characterized by cytogenetic abnormalities, such as t(11;14)(q13;q32), resulting in CCND1 overexpression. The rs9344 G allele within CCND1 is the most significant susceptibility allele for t(11;14). Sequencing data from 2 independent cohorts, CoMMpass (n = 698) and Mayo Clinic (n = 661), confirm the positive association between the G allele and t(11;14).

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Incremental Inverse Design of Desired Soybean Phenotypes.

ACS Omega

October 2024

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States.

We present an application of computational inverse design, which reverses the conventional trial-and-error forward design paradigm, optimizes biological phenotype by directly modifying genotype. The limitations of inverse design in genotype-to-bulk phenotype (G-BP) mapping can be addressed via an established design paradigm: "design, build, test, learn" (DBTL), where computational inverse design automates both the design and learn phases. In any context, inverse design is limited by the fundamental "one-to-many" nature of the inverse function.

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  • Joubert syndrome (JS) is a complex genetic disorder that affects brain development but many patients remain undiagnosed even after exome sequencing.
  • This study aimed to improve diagnosis by reanalyzing existing sequencing data to find hidden genetic variants, particularly copy number variants (CNVs) and splicing variations.
  • The researchers found that these cryptic variants could be identified in a significant number of cases, providing a clearer diagnosis for 24% of previously undiagnosed patients, especially those with specific gene mutations.
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, and various molecules associated with PANoptosis are involved in neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. This work aims to identify key genes, and characterize PANoptosis-related molecular subtypes in AD. Moreover, we establish a scoring system for distinguishing PANoptosis molecular subtypes and constructing diagnostic models for AD differentiation.

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Long-term breast cancer response to CDK4/6 inhibition defined by TP53-mediated geroconversion.

Cancer Cell

November 2024

Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), New York, NY 10065, USA; Breast Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, MSK, New York, NY 10065, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address:

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  • Inhibiting CDK4/6 kinases has improved breast cancer outcomes, but only a small number of patients achieve long-term control of the disease.
  • The study finds that loss of the TP53 gene and amplification of the MDM2 gene are linked to poor long-term outcomes in patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
  • In laboratory models, losing p53 does not impact CDK4/6 activity but leads to changes in CDK2 that allow cancer cells to evade treatment, suggesting a need for combined inhibition of CDK4/6 and CDK2 for better responses in diverse cases of HR+ breast cancer.
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Pediatric MOG-Ab-Associated Encephalitis: Supporting Early Recognition and Treatment.

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm

December 2024

From the Department of Neurology (N.N.K., O.A.-M., Y.H.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Neuroinflammation (N.N.K., D.C., O.A.-M., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), Institute of Neurology, University College London; Children's Neurosciences (M.E., V.L., M.L., T.R.), Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Women and Children's Health (M.E., M.L., T.R.), School of Life Course Sciences (SoLCS), King's College London; Department of Paediatrics (A.S., S.R., J.P.), Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Paediatric Neurology (M.V.C.), Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Translational and Clinical Research Sir James Spence Institute (R.F.), University of Newcastle, Royal Victoria Infirmary; Department of Neurology (R.F.), Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Neurology (R.K.), Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool; Department of Paediatric Neurology (D.R., Siobhan West), Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Neurology (E.W., Sukhvir Wright), Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Neuroradiology (A.B., K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom; Department of Neurology (E.P.F.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Rochester, MN; NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.); and Department of Neuroinflammation (O.C.), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.

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  • A study assessed children under 18 with antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-Ab), focusing on those with encephalitis who didn’t fit the criteria for acute disseminated encephalitis (ADEM), comparing them to those with ADEM.
  • Out of 235 MOG-Ab positive patients, 33 had encephalitis and 74 had ADEM, with common symptoms including headache, seizures, and fever; 24% had a normal initial brain MRI.
  • Findings indicated that children with encephalitis were generally older, more often admitted to intensive care, and had a delayed start of steroid treatment, suggesting MOG-Ab testing is essential for suspected encephalitis
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  • - The study investigates potential health risks associated with mobile phone use, focusing on how radiofrequency electromagnetic (RF-EM) exposure might affect heart function, specifically looking at electrocardiograms (ECGs) and heart rate variability (HRV) due to changes in blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).
  • - Researchers analyzed data from 20 healthy males and used a sophisticated multivariate approach, including the one-sample Hotelling test, to assess differences in key cardiac variables (P-R, QRS, QT, ST, and HR) after exposure to mobile phone EMFs at various body locations.
  • - Findings indicated significant changes in ECG intervals and heart rate after initial EMF exposure, regardless of participant BMI, suggesting
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Aim: Our aim was to translate and culturally adapt three evidence-informed leaflets on the work-health interface from English into Norwegian. Integral to this aim was the exploration of the quality and acceptability of each of the adapted leaflets to Norwegian-speaking stakeholders; general practitioners, people who deal with health issues in the workplace, and the general population.

Background: Common health problems, such as musculoskeletal pain, account for most workdays lost and disability benefits in Norway.

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  • This study explores the effects of vestibular migraine (VM) on the structural organization of gray matter (GM) networks, highlighting a gap in existing research regarding GM network patterns in VM patients.
  • It involved 55 VM patients and 57 healthy controls, using structural MRI to analyze GM networks through similarity in regional volume distribution and various graph-theoretical metrics.
  • Results indicated that VM patients had increased clustering coefficients and local efficiency but decreased nodal degree in specific brain regions, with certain morphological connections showing potential correlations with clinical symptoms, achieving a classification accuracy of 77.68% between VM patients and healthy controls.
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Analysis of nailfold capillaroscopy images with artificial intelligence: Data from literature and performance of machine learning and deep learning from images acquired in the SCLEROCAP study.

Microvasc Res

January 2025

CHU de Saint-Etienne, Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, Saint-Etienne, France; Université Jean Monnet, CHU Saint-Etienne, Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, Mines Saint-Etienne, INSERM, SAINBIOSE U1059, Saint-Etienne, France.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate machine learning and deep learning techniques for detecting systemic scleroderma using nailfold capillaroscopy images from patients in the French SCLEROCAP study.
  • Machine learning classifiers showed varying performance, with the best results (F1 score of 0.79) achieved using the light gradient boosting model, while deep learning with DenseNet-121 greatly outperformed with an accuracy of 0.94.
  • This research highlights the potential of advanced machine learning and deep learning methods for improving the accuracy of systemic scleroderma diagnosis through image analysis.
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  • A panel of international experts evaluated and discussed the POSEIDON criteria, aiming to improve management strategies for women with low prognosis in assisted reproductive technology (ART).
  • Through a Delphi consensus process involving multiple rounds of voting, 53 experts reviewed 17 statements and reached consensus on their relevance for patient care and outcomes in ART.
  • Key recommendations include using specific treatments and tools to enhance success rates, while emphasizing the need for more large-scale studies to validate existing findings.
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  • This study investigates the link between esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), looking at common risk factors and genetic mechanisms involved in both cancers.
  • Using advanced machine learning tools, researchers analyzed gene expression data from two large datasets, identifying 20 key genes associated with the development of both ESCC and OSCC.
  • The findings suggest a bidirectional relationship between the two cancers, paving the way for targeted therapies and personalized medicine strategies based on shared biological pathways.
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Objective: The pathophysiology behind memory impairment in Parkinson's Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD-MCI) is unclear. This study aims to investigate the hippocampal and cortical atrophy patterns in PD-MCI patients with different types of memory impairments, categorized as Retrieval Failure (RF) and Encoding Failure (EF).

Methods: The study included 16 healthy controls (HC) and 34 PD-MCI patients, divided into RF (N = 18) and EF (N = 16) groups based on their Verbal Memory Processes Test (VMPT) scores, including spontaneous recall, recognition, and Index of Sensitivity to Cueing (ISC).

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  • - Axitinib, a drug used for advanced kidney cancer, is being tested for effectiveness against glioblastoma, a severe brain tumor, and shows improved results when combined with other treatments
  • - Research indicates that axitinib can lead to cellular senescence (aging) in both tumor and normal cells, but using the antioxidant N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) may limit this effect in normal cells while preserving its anti-cancer properties
  • - The study reveals that NAC combined with axitinib enhances blood vessel health in brain tumors and protects against liver damage from axitinib, suggesting a potential for better treatment outcomes with reduced side effects
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  • This study investigates how linguistic features in speech can help identify early cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease (AD), as previous research has shown their potential sensitivity to detecting the condition.
  • By analyzing connected speech from 80 participants, grouped into early-AD and normal controls, the study examined 15 linguistic features alongside neuropsychological tests and imaging results.
  • The results indicated significant differences in speech characteristics between the groups, with machine learning techniques achieving up to 88% accuracy in detection, emphasizing the importance of features like mean length of utterance and long pauses in improving predictive accuracy alongside biomarkers.
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Retinal Function in Young Adults Following Topical Application of Levodopa to the Eye.

Transl Vis Sci Technol

October 2024

Centre for Research into Therapeutic Solutions, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.

Purpose: Levodopa has been investigated as a therapeutic solution for ocular disorders involving dysregulation of the dopaminergic system, especially in the context of myopia. However, given the critical role dopamine plays in normal vision, this phase I trial examined whether levodopa/carbidopa eye drops induce any regional changes in retinal structure and function.

Methods: Twenty-nine healthy male subjects 18 to 30 years of age were randomly assigned to receive either a low (1.

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  • The study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of the CellFX Percutaneous Electrode, which delivers nanosecond pulsed field ablation (nsPFA) energy to soft tissues.
  • Researchers treated liver, kidney, and skeletal muscle tissues at levels three times higher than clinical standards and compared the results to traditional radiofrequency (RF) ablation.
  • The findings showed successful ablation without thermal damage or collagen degeneration, and no significant negative effects on overall health were observed in lab tests before and after treatments.
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Radiofrequency interference in magnetic resonance imaging: Identification and rectification.

J Clin Imaging Sci

September 2024

Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, United States.

Radiofrequency (RF) interference artifact is a common type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) artifacts caused by the presence of unwanted RF field inside the scanner room. The artifact has the appearance of parallel bright lines or bands that resemble zippers, which can mimic pathology, obstruct the viewing of underlining tissues, and lower image signal-to-noise ratio, affecting the diagnostic evaluation of the image and sometimes even rendering it non-diagnostic. Due to the presence of multiple possible sources of RF interference in MRI and potential nonrelated MRI artifacts that resemble RF interference artifact, it may be difficult to effectively and timely resolve the artifact problem.

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