Sentence examples for mpi examination from inspiring English sources

However, an MPI examination can yield functional information as well (e.g. left ventricular function, presence of wall motion abnormalities, presence of scar tissue), rather than perfusion images alone.

A CAC score prior to MPI has recently been suggested to allow selection of patients at higher risk of ischemia [ 41] and may lead to fewer normal MPI examinations.

Figure 8 compares the computational speeds by adopting OpenMP/MPI hybrid computation (hybrid-MPI) relative to pure MPI (flat-MPI) computation.

CCS: Agaston coronary calcium score; BPF: Brain parenchymal fraction; CV: Cardiovascular; CIMT: Carotid artery intima media thickness; CAG: Coronary angiography; CAD: Coronary artery disease; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; MMSE: Mini Mental Status Examination; MPI: Myocardial imaging; P-NT-proBNP: N-terminal-proBNP; WMH: White matter hyperintensities.

Additionally, for the MPI bait fragments, we used wild-type (MPI-11Q), disease-causing (MPI-23Q) and hyper-expanded (MPI-72Q) polyQ alleles.

All six sheep were culled between 16 and 22 mpi, and PrPd accumulation was detected by immunohistochemical examination of parts of the central nervous system (CNS) [ 22]; three did not present with disease-specific vacuolation in the brain.

Neurological examinations were conducted quarterly from 8 mpi and monthly from 17 mpi when the first animal was culled at clinical end-point.

High-risk patients were examined by myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) (n = 109), computed tomography angiography (n = 20), or CAG (n = 86), according to our study referral algorithm for patients with abnormal results of the noninvasive tests for further invasive examination (13).

Neurological examinations were conducted at 6, 9 and 12 mpi and monthly thereafter.

For the oral pathogenesis study, clinical monitoring consisted of neurological examinations every three to four months (from 13 mpi), weekly behavioural group observations for about 30 minutes (from 14 mpi), and quarterly six-hour group behavioural studies (from 12 62 mpi in Romney sheep and 13 40 mpi in Suffolk sheep).

In total, 200 patients with chest pain and suspected CAD referred for MPI at the Akershus University Hospital were included in the ACE1 study (Akershus Cardiac Examination 1 study).