Three-dimensional segmented echo planar imaging (3D-EPI) is a promising approach for high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging, as it provides an increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at similar temporal resolution to traditional multislice 2D-EPI readouts. Recently, the 3D-EPI technique has become more frequently used and it is important to better understand its implications for fM...

In order to evaluate the role of carnitine on fatty acid metabolism in subepicardial (Epi) and subendocardial (Endo) regions in ischemic heart, tissue levels of carnitine, free fatty acids (FFA), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were determined in ischemic, non-ischemic and border areas in dog hearts with acute regional ischemia. Acute regional ischemia was induced by ligation of the left anter...

PURPOSE Readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (rs-EPI) can provide high quality diffusion data because it is less prone to distortion and blurring artifacts than single-shot echo-planar imaging (ss-EPI), particularly at higher resolution and higher field. Readout segmentation allows shorter echo-spacing and echo train duration, resulting in reduced image distortion and blurring, respectively, i...

This study investigated the effects of subchronic (-)-epicatechin (Epi) treatment on locomotor activity and hypertension development in young spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Epi was administered in drinking water (100 mg/kg/day) for 2 weeks. Epi significantly prevented the development of hypertension (138 ± 2 versus 169 ± 5 mmHg, p < 0.001) and reduced total distance traveled in the open...

the response to stat epi IM, number of delayed SRs, the dose of epi IM versus BMI and the World Allergy Organization (WAO) Grade (1-5) of the SRs. Methods: SRs were compiled from 07/2010 to 06/2011 to P and ID tests for any combination of approximately 20 allergens (pollens, animal emanations, molds and Hymenoptera) in 1,332 subjects. Nurses administered stat epi IM (1:1000 v/v), 0.2 mg IM, int...

INTRODUCTION –Short-Axis Propeller EPI (SAP-EPI) has been shown to be very effective in obtaining highresolution, artifact-free DTI data [2]. One challenge with SAP-EPI is that in the presence of head rotation each blade of SAP-EPI data is potentially encoded with a different diffusionencoding direction (i.e. b-matrix) (Fig. 1). Since the diffusion-encoding is ‘imprinted’ on the magnetization, ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive and powerful imaging tool for detecting brain activities. The majority of fMRI studies are performed with single-shot echo-planar imaging (EPI) due to its high temporal resolution. Recent studies have demonstrated that, by increasing the spatial-resolution of fMRI, previously unidentified neuronal networks can be measured. However, ...

A greater depression of the action potential (AP) of the ventricular epicardium (Epi) versus endocardium (Endo) is readily observed in experimental models of acute ischemia and Brugada syndrome. Endo and Epi differences in transient outward K(+) current and/or ATP-sensitive K(+) channel current are believed to contribute to the differential response. The present study tested the hypothesis that...