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Equipment Design (2):
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Equipment Design
Biomaterials (32)34 2011
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We have developed a bioreactor containing single hollow fiber membranes that requires relatively small amounts of cells. Special hollow fiber membranes with the skin layer on the outer surface and consisting of polyethersulfone/polyvinylpyrrolidone were developed. The results suggested that such hol...
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PMID: 21872923
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Biomaterials (32)34 2011
Abstract
We have developed a bioreactor containing single hollow fiber membranes that requires relatively small amounts of cells. Special hollow fiber membranes with the skin layer on the outer surface and consisting of polyethersulfone/polyvinylpyrrolidone were developed. The results suggested that such hol...
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PMID: 21872923
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PDF is available here.
Biomaterials (32)34 2011
Abstract
We have developed a bioreactor containing single hollow fiber membranes that requires relatively small amounts of cells. Special hollow fiber membranes with the skin layer on the outer surface and consisting of polyethersulfone/polyvinylpyrrolidone were developed. The results suggested that such hol...
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PMID: 21872923
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PDF is available here.
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The objective of this research is to determine the best location to place a conventional mobile computer supported by a commercially available mount in a light truck cab.
U.S. and Canadian electric utility companies are in the process of integrating mobile computers i...
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PMID: 22046721
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Since the 1950s, the standard U.S. military troop parachute system has been the T-10. TheT-10 is currently being replaced by the newer T-11 system.
This investigation compared injury incidence between the T-10 and T-11 military parachute systems.
Parti...
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PMID: 21961396
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We report a novel, nanosphere-enabled approach to fabricating highly sensitive gas sensors based on ordered arrays of vertically aligned silicon nanowires topped with a periodically porous top electrode. The vertical array configuration helps to greatly increase the sensitivity of the sensor while t...
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PMID: 21817785
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate and analyze statistical shapes of the outer mandible contour of Caucasian and Chinese people, offering data for the production of preformed mandible reconstruction plates.
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PMID: 21094050
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We performed eight gigli saw SMO in seven male patients and one female patient with a mean age of 13.6 years. All patients had multiplanar deformities with some shortening (range 15–40 mm) and underwent correction and lengthening by Taylor spatial frame. Treatment goal was achieved in all patients...
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PMID: 21936113
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Laeknabladid (97)9 2011
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The use of ultrasound is now widespread within the field of Emergency Medicine. The availability of lightweight and relatively cheap ultrasound devices has enabled clinicians to obtain more detailed information about the condition of acutely ill and injured patients than can be done...
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PMID: 21911912
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Pelvic arteries embolization (PAE) can be described as an obstetric procedure effective in emergencies, to use especially in managing uncontrollable acute uterine hemorrhage, if resistant to medical therapy. This procedure leads to immediate control of hemorrhages and restores cardio...
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PMID: 22013736
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We wanted to provide training in the use of drawover techniques and apparatus at an Australian teaching hospital. Equipment based on the Diamedica vaporiser was selected as it is suitable for use with sevoflurane. A lack of standards specific to drawover equipment from either anaesthetic professional...
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PMID: 21970143
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Clinical Nephrology (76)3 2011
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Most patients had catheters without locking strings and only 17 patients (21.3%) had catheters with locking strings. The median duration of catheter placement was 29 days (interquartile range 14 - 57 d). There were no significant differences in patients' characteristics or catheter outcomes between...
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PMID: 21888860
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Successful penetration of bone is dependent on several factors, including bone quality, drill bit and pin design, and drilling technique. Wires are also used in bone drilling, and the tip configuration can affect the efficiency of bone penetration. Incorrect use of drill bits, pins, and wires may res...
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PMID: 21885703
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Background- Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is increasingly recognized as a source of morbidity. Current repair strategies focus on annular remodeling because annular dilatation is common in patients with TR. Although papillary muscle (PM) displacement is recognized in functional mitral regur...
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PMID: 21810662
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BWR control rods are activated by neutron reactions in the reactor. The dose produced by this activity can affect workers in the area surrounding the storage pool, where activated rods are stored. Monte Carlo (MC) models for neutron activation and dose assessment around the storage pool have been dev...
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PMID: 21093278
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BWR control rods are activated by neutron reactions in the reactor. The dose produced by this activity can affect workers in the area surrounding the storage pool, where activated rods are stored. Monte Carlo (MC) models for neutron activation and dose assessment around the storage pool have been dev...
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PMID: 21093278
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To demonstrate the watertight seal created by the new wide-angle Landers trunkless temporary keratoprosthesis (T-TKP).
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PMID: 21825190
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Journal of Trauma (71)2 2011
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We report our experience of minimally invasive treatment using titanium cable for type IIB clavicular fractures. A retrospective analysis was performed to evaluate the outcomes of patients with Neer IIB distal clavicle fractures that were treated with titanium cable between 2003 and 2008. Functional...
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PMID: 21825922
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To evaluate oxygen flow through several transtracheal devices in native and right angle kinked states.
Eight catheter-over-needle, and two oxygen conveyance devices (Enk Flow Modulator 10 L/min flow and Manujet III Jet device 15, 30, 50 psi) were examined. Oxygen flow...
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PMID: 21863680
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Euler angle decomposition and inverse dynamics were used to determine the knee angles and net forces and moments applied to the tibia during kneeling and squatting with and without kneepads for 10 subjects in four postures: squatting (Squat), kneeling on the right knee (One Knee), bilateral kneeling...
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PMID: 21844612
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Our results demonstrate that recording amplitude and noise are relatively independent of microelectrode size, but instead are primarily affected by the selected recording bandwidth, impedance of the electrode-tissue interface and the density and firing rates of neurons surrounding the recording elec...
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PMID: 21775783
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Operative Dentistry (36)3 2011
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SUMMARY Objective : The purpose of this study was to compare proximal contact tightness (PCT) of MOD resin composite restorations placed with different matricing protocols. Methods : Forty-five ivorine lower right first molars with standardized MOD cavities were equally divided into...
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PMID: 21740239
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The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury remains high, and there is a need for simple, cost effective methods to identify athletes at a higher risk for ACL injury. Wearable measurement systems offer potential methods to assess the risk of ACL injury during jumping tasks. The objective...
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PMID: 21823747
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Abstract Telehealth Test Bed-Quality of Life Studies is a research study investigating, testing, evaluating, and demonstrating technologies that have the potential to improve the quality of life for target populations, such as warriors in transition, veterans, individuals with physic...
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PMID: 21631385
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The purpose of this study was to present a radiofrequency (RF) endovascular occlusion device (ie, Habib VesCoag Catheter; EMcision Ltd, London, UK) and to evaluate safety and efficacy of the device for complete occlusion of normal porcine vessels.
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PMID: 21741521
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Rural trauma victims often require prolonged transport by s with limited scopes of practice. We evaluated the impact of telemedicine (TM) to a moving ambulance on outcomes in simulated trauma patients.
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PMID: 21818014
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Respiratory Care (56)7 2011
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We describe a new aortic retractor that is effective in maintaining aortic root geometry and providing for adequate intraoperative visual valve assessment, and therefore enables the surgeon to perform precise aortic valve repair or replacement procedures.
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PMID: 21718884
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HeartWare continuous flow ventricular assist devices (HVAD) configured as biventricular assist devices maintain diurnal flow variation, lead to end-organ recovery, and provide for a successful bridge-to-heart transplantation in the first successful North American use of continuous flow biventricular...
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PMID: 21718817
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We report 2 cases of type I respiratory failure managed by the HighFO nebulizer. Case 1: A 70-year-old man with lung cancer had an acute exacerbation of radiation pneumonitis during chemoradiotherapy. We gave him an oxygen mask with a reserve bag, but his condition worsened. We then used the HighFO...
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PMID: 21842688
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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In dynamic multileaf collimator (MLC) motion tracking with complex intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) fields, target motion perpendicular to the MLC leaf travel direction can cause beam holds, which increase beam delivery time by up to a factor of 4. As a means to balance d...
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PMID: 21858989
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Purpose: Optically stimulated luminescent detectors (OSLDs) are quickly gaining popularity as passive dosimeters, with applications in medicine for linac output calibration verification, brachytherapy source verification, treatment plan quality assurance, and clinical dose measuremen...
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PMID: 21858992
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Our system can manage the baseline shift and also enables treatment irradiation to be undertaken with high accuracy....
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PMID: 21858994
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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The purpose of this work is to assess the variation in performance of various commercially available dosimetry diodes for quantitative small field dosimetry, specifically by intercomparing measurements of SRS cone factors.
Measurements were made in 6 MV photon beams w...
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PMID: 21859018
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Optoacoustic imaging enables mapping the optical absorption of biological tissue using optical excitation and acoustic detection. Although most image-reconstruction algorithms are based on the assumption of a detector with an isotropic sensitivity, the geometry of the detector often...
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PMID: 21859030
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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To evaluate the feasibility of line-focused ultrasound for thermal ablation of superficially located tumors.
A SonoKnife is a cylindrical-section ultrasound transducer designed to radiate from its concave surface. This geometry generates a line-focus or acoustic edge....
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PMID: 21859038
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Small field dosimetry is prone to uncertainties due to the lack of electronic equilibrium and the use of the correct detector size relative to the field size measured. It also exhibits higher sensitivity to setup errors as well as large variation in output with field size and shape....
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PMID: 21859007
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires an array of RF coil elements with different sensitivity distributions and with minimal electromagnetic coupling. The goal of this project was to develop a new method based on induced current compensation or elimination (ICE) for impr...
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PMID: 21859008
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) slab is one of the mostly used phantoms for studying breast dosimetry in mammography. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the equivalence between exposure factors acquired from PMMA slabs and patient cases of different age groups of Taiwanese women...
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PMID: 21859009
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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The increasing need for better image quality and high spatial resolution for successful endovascular image-guided interventions (EIGIs) and the inherent limitations of the state-of-the-art detectors provide motivation to develop a detector system tailored to the specific, demanding requirements of ne...
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PMID: 21859012
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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These results suggest that use of the Abches system can reduce deviations in tumor position to levels below those achieved under free breathing, irrespective of the tumor location.
Respiratory control with high accuracy and reproducibility is required for high-precision radiotherapy...
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PMID: 21859015
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PDF is available here.
Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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This work aims at assessing, through experimental measurements and Monte Carlo calculations, the scatter to primary ratio (SPR) for the micro-CT subsystem of the FLEX Triumph preclinical PET-CT scanner to improve its quantitative capabilities.
Experimental measurement...
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PMID: 21859017
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for real-time guidance during radiotherapy is an active area of research and development. One aspect of the problem is the influence of the MRI scanner, modeled here as an external magnetic field, on the medical linear accelerator (linac) compon...
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PMID: 21859019
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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To extend the concept of deflecting the tip of a catheter with the magnetic force created in an MRI system through the use of an array of independently controllable steering coils located in the catheter tip, and to present methods for visualization of the catheter and/or surrounding...
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PMID: 21859023
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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The aim of this work is to carry out mechanical and dosimetric assessments on a commercial dynamic micromulti leaf collimator system to be used for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). Mechanical parameters such as leaf position accuracy with different...
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PMID: 21859024
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PDF is available here.
Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry has been recently introduced in radiation therapy as a potential alternative to the thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) system. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using OSL point dosimeters in the energy range u...
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PMID: 21859040
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PDF is available here.
Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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To propose a quality assurance procedure for routine clinical diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) using the widely available American College of Radiology (ACR) head phantom.
Analysis was performed on the data acquired at 1.5 and 3.0 T on whole body clinical MRI scanners u...
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PMID: 21859042
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Our results showed discrepancies between Monte Carlo techniques (based on energy deposition events) and analytical calculations (based on x-ray attenuation) on QDE. Discrepancies were found to range up to 10% for Gd2O2S:Tb (100 mg/cm2), 7.7% for CsI:T1 (50 mg/cm2), and 8.2% for a-Se (50 mg/cm2). Dis...
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PMID: 21859045
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Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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To establish a new clinical procedure in frameless stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patient setup verification at treatment couch angles as well as for head-motion monitoring during treatment using video-based optical surface imaging (OSI).
A video-based three-dime...
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PMID: 21858995
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PDF is available here.
Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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Integration of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) in a merged device requires shielding of the PET detector electronics. The authors demonstrate that a multiple shell setup exhibits advantages over a single shell shielding enclosure.
A sphe...
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PMID: 21858996
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PDF is available here.
Medical Physics (38)7 2011
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To create an accurate 6 MV Monte Carlo simulation phase space for the Varian TrueBeam treatment head geometry imported from CAD (computer aided design) without adjusting the input electron phase space parameters.
GEANT4 v4.9.2.p01 was employed to simulate the 6 MV bea...
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PMID: 21858999
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PDF is available here.
Ultrasonic Imaging (33)3 2011
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We described a 5 MHz center frequency PZT-P[VDF-TrFE] dual-layer transducer that used two perpendicular 1-D arrays for 3-D rectilinear imaging. This design substantially reduces the channel count as well as fabrication complexity, which makes 3-D imaging more realizable. Higher frequencies (>5 MHz)...
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PMID: 21842584
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PDF is available here.
Ultrasonic Imaging (33)3 2011
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We have developed a 2D ring array integrated with a 30 French catheter that is used for transapical prosthetic heart valve implantation. The transducer array was built using three 46 cm long flex circuits from MicroConnex (Snoqualmie, WA) which terminate in an interconnect that plugs directly into o...
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PMID: 21842583
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PDF is available here.
Ultrasonic Imaging (33)3 2011
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Our group has proposed the concept of subharmonic aided pressure estimation (SHAPE) utilizing microbubble-based ultrasound contrast agent signals for the noninvasive estimation of hydrostatic blood pressures. An experimental system for in vitro SHAPE was constructed based on two single-element transd...
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PMID: 21842580
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Ultrasonic Imaging (33)3 2011
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The restricted temporal resolution ofphotoacoustic imaging due to limited frame rates often prohibits its applications in areas such as real-time 3D imaging. This paper presents an ultrasound/photoacoustic multimodality imaging system that provides an ultrafast frame rate and consists of an ultrasoun...
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PMID: 21842582
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