Is attention all you need in medical image analysis? A review.

G Papanastasiou, N Dikaios, J Huang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical imaging is a key component in clinical diagnosis, treatment planning and clinical
trial design, accounting for almost 90% of all healthcare data. CNNs achieved performance …

Recent advances in 3D printing sacrificial templates for fabricating engineered vasculature

S Li, H Li, X Shang, J He, Y Hu - MedComm–Biomaterials and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fabricating engineered vasculature within biological scaffolds is one of the most common
strategies to maintain high cell viability before implantation. Many studies have been …

Relationships between quantitative retinal microvascular characteristics and cognitive function based on automated artificial intelligence measurements

XH Shi, L Dong, RH Zhang, DJ Zhou… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between retinal vascular
characteristics and cognitive function using artificial intelligence techniques to obtain fully …

Implication of heart rate variability on cerebral small vessel disease: a potential therapeutic target

Y Tian, D Yao, Y Pan, M Wang, X Meng… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationships of heart rate variability (HRV) with
the presence, severity, and individual neuroimaging markers of cerebral small vessel …

Insight into the Brain: Application of the Retinal Microvasculature as a Biomarker for Cerebrovascular Diseases through Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

L Wang, S Shah, CN Llaneras, R Goldhardt - Current Ophthalmology …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The present article serves as a comprehensive review of the
published research literature surrounding the retinal microvasculature, characterized …

Serum cystatin C for risk stratification of prediabetes and diabetes populations

K Xiong, S Zhang, P Zhong, Z Zhu, Y Chen… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The association between serum cystatin C level and vascular outcomes has not
been fully elucidated in diabetes and is unclear in prediabetes. We aim to evaluate whether …

Macular vessel density in the superficial plexus is not a proxy of cerebrovascular damage in non-demented individuals: data from the NORFACE cohort

A García-Sánchez, O Sotolongo-Grau… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) is a novel tool that allows
the detection of retinal vascular changes. We investigated the association of macular vessel …

A mini-review of the evidence for cerebrovascular changes following gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy and a call for increased focus on cerebrovascular …

ME Wright, K Murphy - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy (gaHRT) is an important step for many in
the gender diverse community, associated with increased quality-of-life and lower self …

[HTML][HTML] Association of retinal biomarkers with the subtypes of ischemic stroke and an automated classification model

Z Xiong, WR Kwapong, S Liu, T Chen… - … & Visual Science, 2024 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Retinal microvascular changes are associated with ischemic stroke, and optical
coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a potential tool to reveal the retinal …

Peripapillary vessels density is closely related to cerebral white matter hyperintensities: An OCTA study

Y Song, Z Lai, K Ding, Y Sun, L Zeng - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion triggers the development of white matter
hyperintensities (WMHs), common in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). However …