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Editorial for "Radiomics based on multimodal MRI for the differential diagnosis...
Nogueira, Luisa; Nunes, R. G.Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to detect and characterize lesions, presenting good sensi- tivity but moderate specificity. To improve accuracy, new MRI sequences are continuously being sought. Diffusion- weighted imaging (DWI) probes the lesions’ cellularity, improving specificity. However, the distributions of the apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) for different lesion types show an...
Endocrine parameters in association with bone mineral accrual in young female v...
Amorim, Tânia; Metsios, George S.; Flouris, Andreas D.; Nevill, Alan; Gomes, Thayse N.; Wyon, Matthew; Marques, Franklim; Nogueira, LuisaLess is known on bone mass gains in dancers involved in vocational dance training. The present study found that, as young vocational dancers progress on their professional training, their bone health remains consistently lower compared to non- exercising controls. Endocrine mechanisms do not seem to explain these findings.
Central and peripheral body fat distribution: Different associations with low-g...
Cabral, Maria Bangdiwala; Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.; Severo, Milton; Guimarães, João T.; Nogueira, Luisa; Ramos, ElisabeteBackground and aimsEvidence regarding the impact of regional body fat distribution on low-grade inflammation is limited. The current study examined the association of central and peripheral body fat distribution and low-grade inflammation levels in young adults, considering collinearity between variables.
Diffusion MRI outside the brain
Nunes, Rita G.; Nogueira, Luisa; Gaspar, Andreia S.; Adubeiro, Nuno; Brandão, SofiaThis manuscript provides an overview of recent developments in Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) outside the brain, focusing on liver, breast, prostate, muskuloskeletal (MSK) and cardiac applications. A general introduction to cross-cutting acquisition and image processing challenges is first provided. These often include short T2 relaxation times, the need to image a large field-of-view with the resulting compl...
Genetic variation in Wnt/β-catenin and ER signalling pathways in female and mal...
Amorim, T.; Durães, C.; Machado, J. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Wyon, M.; Maia, J.; Flouris, A. D.; Marques, F.; Nogueira, Luisa; Adubeiro, Nuno; Koutedakis, Y.The association of genetic polymorphisms with low bone mineral density in elite athletes have not been considered previously. The present study found that bone mass phenotypes in elite and pre-elite dancers are related to genetic variants at the Wnt/β-catenin and ER pathways.
Acute effects of physical exercise with microcurrent in the adipose tissue of t...
Noites, Andreia; Moreira, Anabela; Melo, Cristina; Faria, Miriam; Vilarinho, Rui; Freitas, Carla; Monteiro, Pedro; Carvalho, Paulo; Adubeiro, NunoIncreased abdominal fat and sedentary lifestyles contribute to cardiovascular disease risk. Low-intensity electrical current (microcurrent) on the abdominal region, associated with physical exercise, appears to be an innovative method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes, in order to reduce abdominal fat. This study aimed to analyze the acute effects of microcurrent associated with an aerobic ...
Body mass index and visceral fat: correlation with serum lipid profile in healt...
Moreira, Anabela; Noites, Andreia; Couto, Miriam; Vilarinho, Rui; Melo, Cristina; Sousa, Manuela; Monteiro, Pedro; Carvalho, Paulo; Adubeiro, NunoMetabolic and cardiovascular complications and obesity association is well described. Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, but does not reflect body fat distribution. Abdominal obesity, namely visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is associated with greater risk for those metabolic impairments, including dyslipidemia, than adiposity in other regions of the body. Objective: To determine the correla...
Improving malignancy prediction in breast lesions with the combination of appar...
Nogueira, Luisa; Brandão, Sofia; Matos, Eduarda; Gouveia Nunes, Rita; Ferreira, Hugo Alexandre; Loureiro, Joana; Ramos, IsabelAim To assess how the joint use of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and kinetic parameters (uptake phase and delayed enhancement characteristics) from dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) can boost the ability to predict breast lesion malignancy. Materials and methods Breast magnetic resonance examinations including DCE and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) were performed on 51 women. The association between kine...
Breast DWI at 3 T: influence of the fat-suppression technique on image quality ...
Nogueira, Luisa; Brandão, Sofia; Nunes, Rita G.; Ferreira, Hugo Alexandre; Loureiro, Joana; Ramos, IsabelAim To evaluate two fat-suppression techniques: short tau inversion recovery (STIR) and spectral adiabatic inversion recovery (SPAIR) regarding image quality and diagnostic performance in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of breast lesions at 3 T. Materials and methods Ninety-two women (mean age 48 ± 12.1 years; range 21–78 years) underwent breast MRI. Two DWI pulse sequences, with b-values (50 and 1000 s/mm2) w...
Efeito e fatores preditivos da variação do glicerol sanguíneo induzido por elet...
Couto, M; Noites, Andreia; Vilarinho, Rui; Melo, Cristina; Monteiro, Pedro; Moreira, A.; Cerqueira, Maria Manuela Amorim; Costa, D.; Adubeiro, NunoA acumulação de triglicerídeos no tecido adiposo abdominal acarreta risco acrescido para a saúde. Existem poucos estudos que demonstrem o efeito da eletrolipólise sobre o adipócito. A eletrolipólise poderá ser uma medida terapêutica coadjuvante ao exercício com o objectivo de potenciar a lipólise localizada. Assim torna-se pertinente reproduzir tais estudos, explorando se existem características individuais pre...