Does 3D MRI provide improved visualization and detection of aortic arch plaques compared to transesophageal echocardiography?
Due to improved visualization of the aorta 3D MRI allows to detect more complex plaques than TEE. This renders 3D MRI particularly valuable for patients with cryptogenic stroke and for trials evaluating optimal treatment in aortic atherosclerosis.
Methylation of the E-cadherin gene is common in prostate cancer and the severity of E-cadherin methylation correlates with tumor progression. This study implies that the invasion and metastasis suppressor function of E-cadherin may often be compromised in human prostate cancer by epigenetic rather than by mutational events.