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Purpose With the initiation of human hyperpolarized 13 C (HP-13 C) trials at multiple sites and the development of improved acquisition methods, there is an imminent need to maximally extract diagnostic information to facilitate clinical interpretation. This study aims to improve human HP-13 C MR spectroscopic imaging through means of Tensor Rank truncation-Image enhancement (TRI) and optimal receiver combination (ORC). read more Methods A data-driven processing framework for dynamic HP 13 C MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) was developed. Using patient data sets acquired with both multichannel arrays and single-element receivers from the brain, abdomen, and pelvis, we examined the theory and application of TRI, as well as 2 ORC techniques whitened singular value decomposition (WSVD) and first-point phasing. Optimal conditions for TRI were derived based on bias-variance trade-off. Results TRI and ORC techniques together provided a 63-fold mean apparent signal-to-noise ratio (aSNR) gain for receiver arrays and a 31-fold gain for single-element configurations, which particularly improved quantification of the lower-SNR-[13 C]bicarbonate and [1-13 C]alanine signals that were otherwise not detectable in many cases. Substantial SNR enhancements were observed for data sets that were acquired even with suboptimal experimental conditions, including delayed (114 s) injection (8× aSNR gain solely by TRI), or from challenging anatomy or geometry, as in the case of a pediatric patient with brainstem tumor (597× using combined TRI and WSVD). Improved correlation between elevated pyruvate-to-lactate conversion, biopsy-confirmed cancer, and mp-MRI lesions demonstrated that TRI recovered quantitative diagnostic information. Conclusion Overall, this combined approach was effective across imaging targets and receiver configurations and could greatly benefit ongoing and future HP 13 C MRI research through major aSNR improvements.Background Very little information on the potential mechanisms of the physical activity interventions effects on adiposity is available. We evaluated the possible mediating factors of a physical activity school-based intervention on the sum of skinfolds in children. Methods This is a cluster randomized trial, secondary analysis of the KISS study. Children (n = 499) from the first and fifth grades were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. Adiposity was estimated by four skinfolds, aerobic fitness assessed by the shuttle run test, and insulin, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and glucose collected via fasting blood samples. Results The intervention affected aerobic fitness (0.140 SD, 95% CI 0.011 to 0.270), triglycerides (0.217 SD, 95% CI -0.409 to -0.025), cholesterol/HDL ratio (-0.191 SD, 95% CI -0.334 to -0.047), glucose (-0.330 SD, 95% CI -0.538 to -0.121), and skinfolds (-0.122 SD, 95% CI -0.189 to -0.056). No intervention effect on insulin was found. We observed that changes in aerobic fitness impacted children's triglycerides and cholesterol/HDL ratio and consecutively the glucose levels mediating 30% of the intervention effect on skinfolds. Conclusions Our findings provided evidence of the positive metabolic distress caused by a physical activity intervention on adiposity levels in children.Background The TODAY study, a randomized clinical trial of three treatments for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in youth, demonstrated treatment failure (defined as sustained HbA1c ≥8%, or inability to wean insulin after 3 months after acute metabolic decomposition) in over half of the participants. Given that binding of mononuclear cells to vascular endothelium, initiated by cellular adhesion molecules and chemokines, is an early step in vascular injury, we sought to evaluate 1) changes in cellular adhesion molecule levels during the trial, 2) effect of diabetes treatment, and 3) association of markers with HbA1c, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, nephropathy, and retinopathy. Methods Participants (n = 515 of 699) that had baseline assessment of adhesion molecules (MCP-1, VCAM, ICAM, and E-Selectin) and at least one other assessment, measured at month 12, 24, or 36, were included. Results Over 1-3 years, significant increases in MCP-1 and decreases in VCAM (both P less then 0.0001) concentrations were found; however, no significant interactions were identified with treatment group for any molecule. For every 1% increase in HbA1c, ICAM increased by 1.8%, VCAM by 1.5%, and E-selectin by 6.8% (all P less then 0.0001). E-selectin increased by 3.7% and 4.2% for every 10 mmHg increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively (both P less then 0.0001). ICAM was 10.2% higher and E-selectin 15.5% higher in participants with microalbuminuria (both P less then 0.01). There was no significant association of adhesion molecule levels with retinopathy. Conclusion Concentrations of cellular adhesion molecules rise with increasing HbA1c in youth with T2DM, and are associated with blood pressure and microalbuminuria, markers of vascular injury. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Fine needle aspiration (FNA), the cornerstone of diagnosis in thyroid swellings, fails to render a definitive diagnosis in about 20% to 30% of cases that are reported as indeterminate on cytology. Since the clinical management in thyroid rests on the risk of malignancy (ROM) in a given nodule, this distinction between "benign" and "possibly malignant" assumes paramount clinical importance. Over the last two decades, tremendous progress has been achieved in our understanding of the molecular basis of thyroid pathologies leading to identification of several genetic alterations that could potentially be exploited for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic purposes. An array of molecular tests has hit the markets aiming to predict the ROM in thyroid nodules. A deeper understanding of the strengths and limitations of these tests is imperative to be able to judiciously choose the right molecular test in a given case for maximum clinical benefit. This narrative review provides an overview of current status of molecular testing in the evaluation of thyroid nodules encompassing the current status and applications of these tests in diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic areas along with a brief insight into the future developments in this field.