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Bocchieri A, Charbon E, Velten A. Scintillation event imaging with a single photon avalanche diode camera. COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING 2024; 3:135. [PMID: 39294245 PMCID: PMC11411079 DOI: 10.1038/s44172-024-00281-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/20/2024]
Abstract
Position and time measurements of scintillation events encode information about the radiation source. Single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays offer multiple-megapixel spatial resolution and tens of picoseconds temporal resolution for detecting single photons. Current lensless designs for measuring scintillation events use sensors that are lower in spatial resolution. Camera-based designs use sensors that are lower in temporal resolution or readout rate and cannot image individual interactions. Here we propose to image scintillation events in a thick, monolithic scintillator using a high-resolution SPAD camera. We demonstrate that a commercial SPAD camera is able to gather sufficient signal to image individual scintillation events and observe 3D shifts in their spatial distribution. Simulations show that a SPAD camera can localize individual scintillation events in 3D. We report direct imaging of gamma-ray interactions in a scintillator with a SPAD camera. The proposed design may allow to measure complex signatures of individual particles interacting in the scintillator.
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- Alex Bocchieri
- Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Advanced Quantum Architecture Laboratory (AQUA), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Wang C, Li X, Wan R, Chen J, Ye J, Li K, Li A, Tai R, Sepe A. Accelerating imaging research at large-scale scientific facilities through scientific computing. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2024; 31:1317-1326. [PMID: 39190504 PMCID: PMC11371030 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577524007239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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To date, computed tomography experiments, carried-out at synchrotron radiation facilities worldwide, pose a tremendous challenge in terms of the breadth and complexity of the experimental datasets produced. Furthermore, near real-time three-dimensional reconstruction capabilities are becoming a crucial requirement in order to perform high-quality and result-informed synchrotron imaging experiments, where a large amount of data is collected and processed within a short time window. To address these challenges, we have developed and deployed a synchrotron computed tomography framework designed to automatically process online the experimental data from the synchrotron imaging beamlines, while leveraging the high-performance computing cluster capabilities to accelerate the real-time feedback to the users on their experimental results. We have, further, integrated it within a modern unified national authentication and data management framework, which we have developed and deployed, spanning the entire data lifecycle of a large-scale scientific facility. In this study, the overall architecture, functional modules and workflow design of our synchrotron computed tomography framework are presented in detail. Moreover, the successful integration of the imaging beamlines at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility into our scientific computing framework is also detailed, which, ultimately, resulted in accelerating and fully automating their entire data processing pipelines. In fact, when compared with the original three-dimensional tomography reconstruction approaches, the implementation of our synchrotron computed tomography framework led to an acceleration in the experimental data processing capabilities, while maintaining a high level of integration with all the beamline processing software and systems.
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- Chunpeng Wang
- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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- Big Data Science CenterShanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 239 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201210People’s Republic of China
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Su B, Qian G, Gao R, Tao F, Zhang L, Du G, Deng B, Pianetta P, Liu Y. Image registration for in situ X-ray nano-imaging of a composite battery cathode with deformation. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2024; 31:328-335. [PMID: 38300132 PMCID: PMC10914177 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577524000146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The structural and chemical evolution of battery electrodes at the nanoscale plays an important role in affecting the cell performance. Nano-resolution X-ray microscopy has been demonstrated as a powerful technique for characterizing the evolution of battery electrodes under operating conditions with sensitivity to their morphology, compositional distribution and redox heterogeneity. In real-world batteries, the electrode could deform upon battery operation, causing challenges for the image registration which is necessary for several experimental modalities, e.g. XANES imaging. To address this challenge, this work develops a deep-learning-based method for automatic particle identification and tracking. This approach was not only able to facilitate image registration with good robustness but also allowed quantification of the degree of sample deformation. The effectiveness of the method was first demonstrated using synthetic datasets with known ground truth. The method was then applied to an experimental dataset collected on an operating lithium battery cell, revealing a high degree of intra- and interparticle chemical complexity in operating batteries.
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- Bo Su
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China Academy of Sciences, No. 2019 Jialuo Road, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China Academy of Sciences, No. 2019 Jialuo Road, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China Academy of Sciences, No. 2019 Jialuo Road, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 204 E. Dean Keeton, Stop C2200, Austin, TX 78712-1591, USA
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Yu F, Du K, Ju X, Wang F, Li K, Chen C, Du G, Deng B, Xie H, Xiao T. Dynamic X-ray speckle-tracking imaging with high-accuracy phase retrieval based on deep learning. IUCRJ 2024; 11:73-81. [PMID: 38096037 PMCID: PMC10833393 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Speckle-tracking X-ray imaging is an attractive candidate for dynamic X-ray imaging owing to its flexible setup and simultaneous yields of phase, transmission and scattering images. However, traditional speckle-tracking imaging methods suffer from phase distortion at locations with abrupt changes in density, which is always the case for real samples, limiting the applications of the speckle-tracking X-ray imaging method. In this paper, we report a deep-learning based method which can achieve dynamic X-ray speckle-tracking imaging with high-accuracy phase retrieval. The calibration results of a phantom show that the profile of the retrieved phase is highly consistent with the theoretical one. Experiments of polyurethane foaming demonstrated that the proposed method revealed the evolution of the complicated microstructure of the bubbles accurately. The proposed method is a promising solution for dynamic X-ray imaging with high-accuracy phase retrieval, and has extensive applications in metrology and quantitative analysis of dynamics in material science, physics, chemistry and biomedicine.
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- Fucheng Yu
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Metrology, Hangzhou 310063, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhang Jiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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Yang Z, Wang T, Xu X, Yao J, Xu L, Wang S, Xu Y, Song J. Fiber Optic Plate Coupled Pb-Free Perovskite X-ray Camera Featuring Low-Dose-Rate Imaging toward Dental Diagnosis. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:326-333. [PMID: 36603192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Copper-based halide perovskites have been considered as promising scintillators. However, they still cannot meet the requirement of low-dose-rate X-ray imaging in medical diagnosis. Herein, we design a fiber optic plate (FOP) coupled perovskite X-ray camera to reduce the dose rate toward dental X-ray imaging. Tl doped Cs3Cu2I5 prepared via molten salt reaction has a high light yield of 72,000 photons/MeV, resulting from Tl10/Tl20-self-trapped hole emissions. After FOP coupling, the pulp cavity, root canal, dentin and root canal file can be clearly observed under a low dose rate as low as 3 μGyair s-1, which is absolutely lower than the required 5.5 μGyair s-1 for commercial intraoral dental sensors. The realization of such a low dose rate is attributed to the high coupling efficiency of 75% for the FOP and the high brightness of 262 lm m-2 for the scintillation screen. This designed portable X-ray camera shows its huge potential in intraoral dental X-ray imaging.
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- Zhi Yang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou450052, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming650093, Yunnan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming650093, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Detection Materials and Devices, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou450052, China
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Chen H, Li S, Xiao H, Wu B, Zhou L, Hu J, Lu H. Effect of Exercise Intensity on the Healing of the Bone-Tendon Interface: A Mouse Rotator Cuff Injury Model Study. Am J Sports Med 2021; 49:2064-2073. [PMID: 33989078 DOI: 10.1177/03635465211011751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Injuries at the bone-tendon interface (BTI) are common findings in clinical practice. Rehabilitation procedures after BTI surgery are important but are controversial. PURPOSE To investigate the effects of different exercise intensities on BTI healing by means of an established mouse rotator cuff injury model. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS A total of 150 specific pathogen free male C57BL/6 mice, with supraspinatus insertion injury, were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 groups according to postoperative rehabilitation of different exercise intensities: (1) control group, (2) low-intensity exercise group, (3) moderate-intensity exercise group, (4) high-intensity exercise group, and (5) increasing-intensity exercise group (IG). The specimens were harvested 4 or 8 weeks postoperatively for microarchitectural, histological, molecular biological, and mechanical evaluations. RESULTS Histological test results showed that the degrees of tissue fusion and polysaccharide protein distribution at the healing interface at 4 and 8 weeks after surgery were significantly better in the IG than in the other 4 groups. Synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography showed that the quantity of subchondral bone at the enthesis (bone volume/total volume fraction, trabecular thickness, trabecular number) was higher and trabecular separation was lower in the IG than in the other 4 groups. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that the healing interface in the IG expressed more transcription factors, such as sox 9, runx 2, and scleraxis, than the interfaces in the other groups. Although no significant difference was seen in the cross-sectional area between the groups at postoperative weeks 4 and 8 (P > .05), the tensile load, ultimate strength, and stiffness of the specimens in the IG were significantly better than those in the other 4 groups (P < .05). CONCLUSION The rehabilitation program with increasing-intensity exercise was beneficial for BTI healing. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The results of this study provide evidence supporting the use of a simple and progressive exercise rehabilitation program after rotator cuff surgery.
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- Huabin Chen
- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Department of Orthopedic Center, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sports and Health, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, China
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