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Additionally, it demonstrated a consistent enhancement of image quality, with an increase in contrast of 4.3 dB on average, and generated a clearer myocardial boundary distinction. Furthermore, the speckles were preserved according to the quality index based on local variance, the structural similarity index method, and normalized cross correlation values, being 0.82, 0.92, and 0.95 on average, respectively. Global longitudinal strain measurements on NF clutter reduced images were improved or equivalent compared to the original acquisitions, with an average increase in strain signal-to-noise ratio of 34%.
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) refers to heart rate oscillations synchronous with respiration, and it is one of the major representations of cardiorespiratory coupling. Its strength has been suggested as a biomarker to monitor different conditions and diseases. Some approaches have been proposed to quantify the RSA, but it is unclear which one performs best in specific scenarios. The main objective of this study is to compare seven state-of-the-art methods for RSA quantification using data generated with a model proposed to simulate and control the RSA. These methods are also compared and evaluated on a real-life application, for their ability to capture changes in cardiorespiratory coupling during sleep.
A simulation model is used to create a dataset of heart rate variability and respiratory signals with controlled RSA, which is used to compare the RSA estimation approaches. To compare the methods objectively in a real-life application, regression models trained on the simulated data are used to map the estimates to the same measurement scale.
RSA estimates based on cross entropy, time-frequency coherence and subspace projections showed the best performance on simulated data. In addition, these estimates captured the expected trends in the changes in cardiorespiratory coupling during sleep similarly.
An objective comparison of methods for RSA quantification is presented to guide future analyses. Also, the proposed simulation model can be used to compare existing and newly proposed RSA estimates. It is freely accessible online.
An objective comparison of methods for RSA quantification is presented to guide future analyses. Also, the proposed simulation model can be used to compare existing and newly proposed RSA estimates. It is freely accessible online.Arterial wall deformation, stiffness, and luminal pressure are well-recognized predictors of cardiovascular diseases but intertwined. Establishing a relationship among these three predictors is therefore important for comprehensive assessment of the circulatory system, but very few studies focused on this. In this study, we first derived a mathematical description for localized luminal pressure change (p) as a function of arterial wall strain () and transverse shear modulus (_T); the arterial wall was modelled as a transversely isotropic and piecewise linearly-elastic material. Finite element simulations (FES) and in vitro fluid-driven inflation experiments were performed on arteries with both normal and abnormal geometries and _T in the experimental study were estimated by an ultrasound elastographic imaging framework (UEIF). FES results showed good accuracy (percent errors 6.42%) of the proposed method for all simulated artery models. Experimental results showed excellent repeatability and reproducibility. Estimated (p) _pp values (average peak-to-peak pressure change) compared with pressure meter measurements in two normal geometry phantoms and an excised aorta were 65.95 4.29 mmHg vs. read more 66.45 3.80 mmHg, 60.49 1.82 mmHg vs. 59.92 2.69, and 36.03 1.90 mmHg vs. 38.8 3.21 mmHg, respectively. For the artery with abnormal geometry mimicking a simple plaque shape, the feasibility of the proposed method for p estimation was also validated. Results demonstrated that UEIF with the proposed mathematical model, which lumped wall deformation, stiffness and luminal pressure, could estimate the localized dynamic luminal pressure change noninvasively and accurately.
This article presents shear wave generation by remotely stimulating aluminum patches through a transient magnetic field and its preliminary application in the cross-correlation approach based ultrasound elastography.
A transient magnetic field is employed to remotely vibrate the patch actuators through the Lorentz force. The origin and the characteristics of the Lorentz force are confirmed using an interferometric laser probe. The shear wave displacement fields generated in the soft medium are studied through the ultrafast ultrasound imaging. The potential of the shear wave fields generated through the patch actuators for the cross-correlation approach based elastography is confirmed through experiments on an agar phantom sample.
Under a transient magnetic field of changing rate of 10.44 kT/s, the patch actuator generates a shear wave source of an amplitude of 100 μm in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) phantom sample. The shear wave fields created by experiments agree qualitatively well with those by theory. From the shear wave velocity map computed from 100 frames of shear wave fields, the boundaries of cylindrical regions of different stiffness can be clearly recognized, which are completely concealed in the ultrasound image.
Shear wave fields in the level of 100 μm can be remotely generated in soft medium through stimulating aluminum patches with a transient magnetic field, and qualitative shear wave velocity maps can be reconstructed from the shear wave fields generated.
The proposed method allows potential application of the cross-correlation approach based elastography in intravascular-based or catheter-based cardiology.
The proposed method allows potential application of the cross-correlation approach based elastography in intravascular-based or catheter-based cardiology.Genotype 2 strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV-2) have been reported sporadically in Europe. Even if, PRRSV-2 reported to be genetically homogenous in Europe due to the introduction of an MLV vaccine strain, independent introductions of PRRSV-2 field strains have been reported. The aim of the present study was to report the complete genome sequence and evaluate the histopathological lesions of a PRRSV-2 strain, isolated for the first time in Greece. During a routine blood sampling in a commercial pig farm, the results revealed positive samples in weaners of 40-60 days for the PRRSV-2, using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The clinical picture was characterized from respiratory symptoms in weaners, as well as coughing and poor performance at finishing stage and less than 3% mortality rate from weaning stage to finishing stage. The use of ORF5 for PRRSV phylogenetic analysis of the isolated PRRSV strain, named "x1544-1 strain", was successfully determined, belonging to the genotype PRRSV-2.
