Sentences with phrase «vasculature changes»

The images enable the researchers to look at blood flow in the breasts, see how the vasculature changes, and how the blood interacts with the tumor.

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Recent evidence from population, patient and animal research suggests that aging - associated changes in the pelvic vasculature, resulting in atherosclerosis and vascular dysfunction, may be important contributing factors to LUTS.

15 In fact, type 2 diabetes (T2D)-- a condition stemming from broken glucose metabolism and insulin signaling — has been identified as an additional risk factor for developing AD.16, 17 Moreover, the pathological changes that occur in AD in the brain physically resemble those seen in the pancreas and vasculature in T2D.9, 18 Type 2 diabetics who carry ApoE4 alleles are at the greatest risk for AD, with an even more severe risk reserved for those treated with exogenous insulin.19 This suggests that either T2D or related features of the metabolic syndrome bring about AD, or that they are separate consequences of the same underlying cause — and moreover, that insulin is a key factor.

Thoracic radiographs provide information about heart size, status of pulmonary vasculature, and changes in the lungs.1 Evaluating the size and shape of the heart silhouette on radiographs is a key step in diagnosing and assessing severity of cardiac disease in dogs.2

The changes in pulmonary vasculature are irreversible and closure of the PDA is not suggested.