... counts; the total number of counts of 12C15N- ions andof 12C14N- ions are 2.02 x 105 and 4.52 x 107, respectively (note that the subjective brightness of the images is not directly related to the ... co-localization of DNA and RNA through simultaneous imagingof RNA and DNA Rat embryo fibroblasts were pulsed with 15N-uridine and BrdU as markers of newly synthesized RNA and DNA, respectively (a,b) ... aberrations of the magnetic prism by tilting the entrance face of the magnetic prism, and the reduction of second-order aberrations of the electrostatic prism by placing a hexapole in front of the electrostatic...
... Wilcoxon rank test showed PET-GTV and PET-CTV to be significantly smaller than CT- GTV (p = 1.2 × 10-4) and CT- CTV (p = 2.9 × 10-4) respectively PET /CT- GTV and PET /CT- CTV, that were used for clinical ... variation was observed in 18.5% of cases with change of treatment intent in 3.7% GTV and CTV contours changed in 55.6% and 37.0% of cases respectively PET /CT- GTV and PET /CT- CTV, that were used for clinical ... both imaging modalities The CTV was drawn manually on CTand on PET /CT images taking into account respectively the CT- GTV and PET /CT- GTV contours The GTV included the primary tumor extension and...
... dose to 20% of the rectum (V20) was kept to a maximum of 70 Gy Weekly portal imaging was done in the case of 3D conformal irradiation or with megavoltage cone beam CT (CBCT) in the case of IMRT, ... effects of the rectum or bladder occurred in 4/26 (15%) No or mild late side effects were observed in the majority of patients (84%) Two patients had moderate rectal problems (grade 2, CTC) and ... radiotherapy especially for irradiation of nodal sites in the absence of reliable conventional imaging modalities as MRI andCT The accuracy of PET /CT in detecting lymph node Würschmidt et al Radiation...
... fusion ofCT The diagram shows the volumes identified after fusion ofCTand PET images "PET /CT- GTV" is the composite volume of PET and CT; "PEToutCT" is the volume identified by PET but not by CT; ... scenario ofimaging for radiotherapy of head and neck tumors may include the use of functional imaging such as FDG-PET /CT with the aim to characterize the biological features of the tumor and optimize ... complementary strengths of functional (PET) and structural imaging (CT) co-registered in a single image set The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential impact of using PET /CT image fusion...
... brain The introduction ofCTimagingof the brain in 1972 revolutionized the field of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment ofstroke – particularly that of intracerebral and subarachnoid ... conventional cerebral angiography in the management of many patients with hemorrhagicstroke An era of increased awareness ofhemorrhagicstroke may soon translate into a wider proliferation of treatments ... composite head CT scan, expanding dramatically throughout the ventricular system (A) Other images are reconstructed sagittal (B) and coronal (C) sections of the CT Table 1.5 Common causes of cerebral...
... miscarriages, and livedo reticularis Materials and Methods We focused on the secondary prevention ofstroke with APS, and compared single antiplatelet therapy and a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation ... examine the effects of these regimens on recurrence ofstroke So, the primary endpoint was occurrence ofstroke This study was approved by the ethics committee of Tokai University, and prior informed ... effective for the secondary prevention ofstroke than the combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy We have examined endothelial function in patients with APS Although protein C is activated...
... effect, emotional withdrawal, poor rapport, social passivity and apathy, difficulty in abstract thinking, lack of spontaneity and flow of conversation, and stereotyped thinking (N1 to N7); and ... injection of Diazepam, SPECT scans were taken Therefore, data acquisition started 40 minutes after ECD IV injection for each subject Results Table shows demographic and clinical characteristics of ... combines anatomy and physiology Three dimensional surface and volume- rendered images add perspective and facilitate the localization and sizing of lesions Systems should be capable of sequential...
... reactions), Extended Zeldovich (3 reactions ), super extended Zeldovich (67 reactions ) and Lavoie ( reactions) These equations depend upon the engine operating conditions and accuracy of predictions ... pressure and temperature are Pu = 0.1 MPa, and Tu = 300K, respectively ul (cm/s) is the burning velocity at Pu and Tu αT And βT as well as ul , are functions of equivalence ratio ( ∅ ), and are ... experimental and predicted results of NO and CO emission concentrations are compared with the variation of fuel air equivalence ratio In Figure 4, the experimental indicated mean effective pressure and...
... nasal bone X-Ray Plain X rays fracture nasal bones X-rays Plain X rays fracture nasal bones X-rays PLAIN X-RAYS OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES Occipitomental Occipitofrontal NORMAL OCCIPITOMENTAL VIEW ... or abscess ORBITAL COMPLICATIONS OF SINUSITIS CT MRI Cavernous sinus thrombosis C i h b i Intracranial complications of sinusitis Intracranial complications of sinusitis Subdural abscess Frontal ... ORBITAL COMPLICATIONS OF SINUSITIS Periorbital edema ORBITAL COMPLICATIONS OF SINUSITIS Orbital cellulitis Subperiosteal abscess Subperiosteal abscess ORBITAL COMPLICATIONS OF SINUSITIS Orbital...
... emotional and social support and information to stroke patients and their families and liaised with services with the aim of improving aspects of participation and quality of life for patients with stroke ... distant stroke physician to interact with stroke patients, carers and a local doctor remotely.7 ;; All patients with suspected stroke (irrespective of severity) should be referred urgently to stroke ... Functioning and disability a) Body functions and structures b) Activities and participation Part Contextual factors c) Environmental factors d) Personal factors The ICF also outlines nine domains of...
... other modalities and for all tumor types: it detected 95% of the cases of invasive ductal carcinoma, 96% of the cases of invasive lobular carcinoma, and 89% of the cases of ductal carcinoma in ... based on consensus opinions of professionals and experts from the executive committee of the Society of Breast Imagingand the members of the Breast Imaging Commission of the ACR These recommendations ... time of the initial diagnosis of breast cancer The increased rate of cancer 32 Imagingof the Breast – Technical Aspects and Clinical Implication detection comes with a false positive rate of 10.9...
... Chirality and STM: From 0D to 2D Fig 1.16 Monolayer image and model of (S)ISA (A and C) and (R)-ISA (B and D) DL1 and DL2 indicate lamellae composed of ISA and 1-octanol molecules, respectively ... Approaches 15 Theory of Elastic and Inelastic Transport from Tunneling to Contact Nicolas Lorente and Mads Brandbyge Introduction 471 Theory of Tunneling Conductance 472 Introduction 472 15.1 15.2 ... beyond imaging, with a specific emphasis on soft nanomaterials The judicious combination of chapters covering technical aspects of various modes of SPM to gain insight into structural, electrical, and...
... Derivatives of a Scalar Function with Respect to a Vector 168 3.12.2 Derivatives of Quadratic Functions 170 3.12.3 Derivative of a Vector Function with Respect to a Vector 172 Problems ... Properties of 2-D DSFT 132 3.8.2 Inverse 2-D DSFT 132 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 134 3.9.1 Definition of Eigenvalue and Eigenvector 134 3.9.2 Product and Sum of Eigenvalues ... printing and publishing systems for the of ce and production In this chapter, we describe some of the key elements of an end-to-end digital printing and publishing system used for the production of...
... noted between group and group (Figure 4D) Results Effect of Combined CsA and EPO on Infarction Area and Neurological Function after Acute IS Enhanced Reduction of Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress ... antiischemic effect and further improve outcome after acute IS remains uncertain In view of the fact that there is no effective therapy for the majority of patients with acute IS and that both EPO and CsA ... mRNA expressions of Bcl-2 and PGC-1a in group than in other groups and markedly lower in group and than in group and 5, but no difference between group andand between group and † vs other groups,...
... effect of the conducting materials in the EEG-caps with 1.5 T acquisitions, accepting a SNR reduction of 27% with 32 electrodes The use of three cameras allows a reliable reconstruction of 3D ... Implementation and evaluation of simultaneous video-electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging Magn Reson Imaging 2010 34 Mullinger K, Debener S, Coxon R, Bowtell R: Effects of simultaneous ... repeatability of the markers placement and the comparability of motion parameters represent the main Page 14 of 17 advantage of using motion capture system with respect to EMG, where the level of noise of...
... parameters of the human-robot interaction carrying capabilities The hand opening and closing subsystem can be inverted, making the exercise possible for left -and right-handed subjects Support of the ... allows reorientation of the subject’s hand The mechanism is upgraded with a one degree of freedom finger opening and closing subsystem in order to provide grasping and object Subjects Twenty-three ... of the body and 10 suffered from hemiparesis of the right side All were right-handed before the stroke Six chronic subjects suffered from hemiparesis of the left side of the body and suffered...
... markers and wheelchair markers, respectively Huang et al Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2011, 8:40 http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/8/1/40 Page of (i) and after a number of cycles ... pressure ofstroke patients with flaccid hemiplegia and able-bodied elders We hypothesized that 1) able-bodied elders and flaccid hemiplegic patients have different mechanisms of forward sliding and ... V-shaped seats, and 2) the “V-Seat” reclining wheelchair can reduce the degrees of forward sliding and sitting pressure ofstroke patients with flaccid hemiplegia Methods Subject description We...
... Figure Levels of EMG activity of knee and ankle extensors during the knee extension and plantarflexion tasks in a healthy and a stroke participant Traces of rectified EMG activities of vastus lateralis ... the EMG activity of knee and ankle extensors (rectified and expressed in μV) during one trial of the knee extension task andof the plantarflexion task, in a control participant and a stroke participant ... comparisons of the coactivation of knee extensors during the plantarflexion task in 13 strokeand 10 healthy participants Mean levels of coactivation of vastus lateralis (A) and rectus femoris...
... involving the hand, and which are often impaired in chronic stroke patients It evaluates the effectiveness of this device for improving hand function and the transfer of improvement to arm function Methods ... consisted primarily of the FM and Motricity Index (MI) and their respective subsections related to distal and proximal arm function, and were assessed at the beginning, end of treatment and in a 6-weeks ... transported and placed in hospitals and homes It requires only minimal function to place the hand on the robot and thereby makes it accessible to a wide range of subjects, right or left handed, and with...
... flexion/extension and thumb abduction and adduction) based on the MRC (0–5), and a sum score of muscle tone (0–15, resistance to passive wrist and finger extension and thumb abduction, tested while ... session started, and the wrist scores were 2/5 (# 2) and 3/5 (#1) Passive hand care was easier, although active hand function did not change considerably; the FM scores were and 13 respectively Pilot ... patient initiated grasping and releasing movements around virtual or real objects In moderately affected chronic stroke subjects, upper limb motor functions improved, and functional MRI revealed increased...