scholarly journals Thoracic and abdominal aortic dimension in 70-year-old men and women – A population-based whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Wanhainen ◽  
Raquel Themudo ◽  
Håkan Ahlström ◽  
Lars Lind ◽  
Lars Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Mri Study ◽  
Thoracic And Abdominal ◽  
Old Men ◽  
Aortic Dimension

Adolescent Disc Degeneration - No Headache Association

Cephalalgia ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Laimi ◽  
M Erkintalo ◽  
L Metsähonkala ◽  
T Vahlberg ◽  
M Mikkelsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Degenerative Changes ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mri Scans ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Mri Study

The objective of the study was to determine whether adolescents with headache have more disc degeneration in the cervical spine than headache-free controls. This study is part of a population-based follow-up study of adolescents with and without headache. At the age of 17 years, adolescents with headache at least three times a month ( N = 47) and adolescents with no headache ( N = 22) participated in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the cervical spine. Of the 47 headache sufferers, 17 also had weekly neck pain and 30 had neck pain less than once a month. MRI scans were interpreted independently by three neuroradiologists. Disc degeneration was found in 67% of participants, with no difference between adolescents with and without headache. Most of the degenerative changes were located in the lower cervical spine. In adolescence, mild degenerative changes of the cervical spine are surprisingly common but do not contribute to headache.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of an OMERACT MRI Whole-Body Score for Inflammation in Peripheral Joints and Entheses in Inflammatory Arthritis (MRI-WIPE)

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1215-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Krabbe ◽  
Iris Eshed ◽  
Frédérique Gandjbakhch ◽  
Susanne J. Pedersen ◽  
Paul Bird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Body ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Peripheral Arthritis ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Whole Body Mri ◽  
Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Soft Tissue Inflammation ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Average Measure

Objective.To develop a whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system for peripheral arthritis and enthesitis.Methods.After consensus on definitions/locations of MRI pathologies, 4 multireader exercises were performed. Eighty-three joints were scored 0–3 separately for synovitis and osteitis, and 33 entheses 0–3 separately for soft tissue inflammation and osteitis.Results.In the last exercise, reliability was moderate-good for musculoskeletal radiologists and rheumatologists with previously demonstrated good scoring proficiency. Median pairwise single-measure/average-measure ICC were 0.67/0.80 for status scores and 0.69/0.82 for change scores; κ ranged 0.35–0.77.Conclusion.Whole-body MRI scoring of peripheral arthritis and enthesitis is reliable, which encourages further testing and refinement in clinical trials.

No relation between biomarkers at age 47–49 and aortic diameter after 14–19 years of follow-up – a population-based study

VASA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumia Taimour ◽  
Moncef Zarrouk ◽  
Jan Holst ◽  
Olle Melander ◽  
Gunar Engström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Aortic Diameter ◽  
Aortic Dilatation ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Old Men

Abstract. Background: Biomarkers reflecting diverse pathophysiological pathways may play an important role in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (aortic diameter ≥30 mm, AAA), levels of many biomarkers are elevated and correlated to aortic diameter among 65-year-old men undergoing ultrasound (US) screening for AAA. Probands and methods: To evaluate potential relationships between biomarkers and aortic dilatation after long-term follow-up, levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), proneurotensin (PNT), copeptin (CPT), lipoprotein-associated phospholipase 2 (Lp-PLA2), cystatin C (Cyst C), midregional proatrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP), and midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) were measured in 117 subjects (114 [97 %] men) aged 47–49 in a prospective population-based cohort study, and related to aortic diameter at US examination of the aorta after 14–19 years of follow-up. Results: Biomarker levels at baseline did not correlate with aortic diameter after 14–19 years of follow up (CRP [r = 0.153], PNT [r = 0.070], CPT [r = –.156], Lp-PLA2 [r = .024], Cyst C [r = –.015], MR-proANP [r = 0.014], MR-proADM [r = –.117]). Adjusting for age and smoking at baseline in a linear regression model did not reveal any significant correlations. Conclusions: Tested biomarker levels at age 47–49 were not associated with aortic diameter at ultrasound examination after 14–19 years of follow-up. If there are relationships between these biomarkers and aortic dilatation, they are not relevant until closer to AAA diagnosis.

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