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Sprenger J, Petersen J, Neumann N, Reichenspurner H, Russ D, Detter C, Schlaefer A. Tracking heart surface features to determine myocardial contrast agent enrichment. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2021-1012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fluorescent cardiac imaging can be applied for intraoperative quality control after a coronary bypass grafting surgery to ensure the myocardial perfusion by evaluating the increasing contrast agent enrichment in the heart. The motion due to the beating heart impedes the interpretation of the contrast agent enrichment in the vessels and leads to noisy enrichment curves. We propose tracking of the heart surface features to compensate for the motion of the beating heart and thereby improve the analysis of the contrast agent enrichment. Furthermore, we propose a vessel segmentation pipeline for a local evaluation of contrast agent enrichment directly in the vessels.
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- J. Sprenger
- Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg , Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg , Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg , Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg , Germany
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- Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik, University of Ulm, Ulm , Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg , Germany
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- Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg , Germany
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From natural ecology1-4 to clinical therapy5-8, cells are often exposed to mixtures of multiple drugs. Two competing null models are used to predict the combined effect of drugs: response additivity (Bliss) and dosage additivity (Loewe)9-11. Here, noting that these models diverge with increased number of drugs, we contrast their predictions with growth measurements of four phylogenetically distant microorganisms including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, under combinations of up to ten different drugs. In all species, as the number of drugs increases, Bliss maintains accuracy while Loewe systematically loses its predictive power. The total dosage required for growth inhibition, which Loewe predicts should be fixed, steadily increases with the number of drugs, following a square-root scaling. This scaling is explained by an approximation to Bliss where, inspired by R. A. Fisher's classical geometric model12, dosages of independent drugs add up as orthogonal vectors rather than linearly. This dose-orthogonality approximation provides results similar to Bliss, yet uses the dosage language as in Loewe and is hence easier to implement and intuit. The rejection of dosage additivity in favour of effect additivity and dosage orthogonality provides a framework for understanding how multiple drugs and stressors add up in nature and the clinic.
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- D Russ
- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. .,Faculty of Computer Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Reiter B, Wipper S, Russ D, Hahnel F, Koch H, Pahrmann C, Wegscheider K, Reichenspurner H, Detter C. Fluorescent cardiac imaging – a sensitive imaging technology for intraoperative assessment of myocardial perfusion even during non-flow limiting stenoses. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1191517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Orth K, Boelke E, Steinbach G, Steiner R, Russ D. In vivo results for interstitial laser application in thyroid gland. Eur J Med Res 2008; 13:63-67. [PMID: 18424364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of denaturation of hormone active tissue in the thyroid gland by laser induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) as a treatment of autonomous hyperthyroidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS An interstitial thyroid laser application (Nd:YAG 1064 nm, 5W, 2 min) was performed in 5 pigs. During laser application, the laryngeal recurrent nerve was controlled electro-physiologically. Postoperatively, TSH, total T(3) (TT(3)) and free T(4) (FT(4)) were measured regularly. After a follow-up period of up to 6 weeks, pigs were sacrificed and the thyroid glands were evaluated histological. RESULTS A malfunction of the nerve due to laser treatment was not detected. During the first postoperative week there was a decrease of both FT(4) and TSH whereas TT(3) showed an extreme decline of its plasma levels reaching nearly the detection limit. All values showed a recovery to their initial levels during an interval of 10 days and than increased to levels sometimes higher than baseline. The coagulation zones were demarcated clearly towards normal tissue with increasing fibrosis of the treated areas. CONCLUSION Interstitial thyroid ablation using a Nd:YAG laser is a minimal invasive, safe and effective procedure. Further evaluation including long term follow-up in humans is needed to confirm these results.
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- Klaus Orth
- Department of General Surgery, Klinikum Emden, Bolardusstr 20, Emden, Germany.
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Straub M, Strauss W, Falkenstein W, Weidemann G, Gille S, Gschwend JE, Russ D. [Current status of the holmium laser in treatment of strictures of the urinary tract]. Urologe A 2007; 46:1238-9. [PMID: 17634913 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-007-1395-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- M Straub
- Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München.
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Wipper SH, Reiter B, Russ D, Koch H, Hahnel F, Pahrmann C, Reichenspurner H, Detter C. Fluorescent cardiac imaging: A validation study for quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion during graded stenosis in pigs. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have performed an in-vitro examination of the morphology of flap thickness and stromal bed after LASIK in porcine eyes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Freshly enucleated porcine eyes and synthetic eye models were used for cutting flaps with the microkeratomes Hansatome-Excellus (Bausch&Lomb), M2 single use (Moria), Amadeus (AMO), MK-2000 (Nidek) and Carriazo-Pendular (Schwind). The flap thickness of porcine eyes was determined using a non-contact, confocal optical distance measuring device (CHR 150N, Jurca), in the eye models a mechanical thickness measuring device (Käfler) was used. The morphology of the stromal bed was examined by photography, histology, scanning electron microscopy and confocal optical distance measurements. RESULTS The optical/mechanical flap thickness measurements showed an average difference compared to the adjusted thickness of - 3/+ 90 microm (Hansatome-Excellus), + 7/+ 100 microm (M2 single use), - 35/+ 40 microm (Amadeus), - 4/+ 80 microm (MK-2000) and + 11/+ 0 microm (Carriazo-Pendular). Histology showed no mechanical damage and smooth, slightly undulating surfaces with all microkeratomes. In the scanning electron microscopic examination, the stromal surface was found to be homogeneous and smooth for all of the microkeratomes. Average roughness of the ablation surface was 0.27 microm (Hansatome-Excellus), 0.23 microm (M2 single use), 0.21 microm (Amadeus), 0.23 microm (MK-2000) and 0.29 microm (Carriazo-Pendular). CONCLUSION The stromal bed showed in all cases only a slightly roughness, which seems to be acceptable for the clinical outcome. However, the more critical point is the large variations in flap thickness compared to the intended thickness.
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- S Schäfer
- Augenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
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BACKGROUND During the last few years, several laser systems have been applied for procedures in middle ear surgery. In this study, we determined the technical parameters for the dissection of the middle ear ossicles with the CO(2) laser and analyzed the histological findings. METHODS The malleus necks of 16 human temporal bones were dissected under standardized conditions using a CO(2) laser with a power output between 35 and 55 kW/cm(2). The specimens were fixed and histological probes of 50- micro m thickness were prepared. RESULTS The laser outputs led to crater diameters from 0.14 to 0.55 mm. As an analogy between laser energy and thermal tissue destruction, three zones of thermal damage were differentiated: a cinder zone, a carbonization zone, and a zone of dehydration. The metrical dimensions of these zones did not show any correlation to the applied laser energy. CONCLUSIONS The data of this study show that commercially available CO(2) lasers are sufficient for a safe and effective partial resection of middle ear ossicles using a power output of 35 kW/cm(2).
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- Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde und Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, St.-Elisabeth-Hospital.
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Adler C, Ahammed Z, Allgower C, Amonett J, Anderson BD, Anderson M, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barannikova O, Barnby LS, Baudot J, Bekele S, Belaga VV, Bellwied R, Berger J, Bichsel H, Bland LC, Blyth CO, Bonner BE, Boucham A, Brandin A, Cadman RV, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Cardenas A, Carroll J, Castillo J, Castro M, Cebra D, Chattopadhyay S, Chen ML, Chen Y, Chernenko SP, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi B, Christie W, Coffin JP, Cormier TM, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, DeMello M, Deng WS, Derevschikov AA, Didenko L, Draper JE, Dunin VB, Dunlop JC, Eckardt V, Efimov LG, Emelianov V, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Fachini P, Faine V, Finch E, Fisyak Y, Flierl D, Foley KJ, Fu J, Gagunashvili N, Gans J, Gaudichet L, Germain M, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Grabski J, Grachov O, Greiner D, Grigoriev V, Guedon M, Gushin E, Hallman TJ, Hardtke D, Harris JW, Heffner M, Heppelmann S, Herston T, Hippolyte B, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Horsley M, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Hümmler H, Igo G, Ishihara A, Ivanshin YI, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Janik M, Johnson I, Jones PG, Judd E, Kaneta M, Kaplan M, Keane D, Kisiel A, Klay J, Klein SR, Klyachko A, Konstantinov AS, Kotchenda L, Kovalenko AD, Kramer M, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kuhn C, Kulikov AI, Kunde GJ, Kunz CL, Kutuev RK, Kuznetsov AA, Lakehal-Ayat L, Lamas-Valverde J, Lamont MA, Landgraf JM, Lange S, Lansdell CP, Lasiuk B, Laue F, Lebedev A, LeCompte T, Lednický R, Leontiev VM, LeVine MJ, Li Q, Li Q, Lindenbaum SJ, Lisa MA, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, LoCurto G, Long H, Longacre RS, Lopez-Noriega M, Love WA, Lynn D, Majka R, Margetis S, Martin L, Marx J, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, McShane TS, Meissner F, Melnick Y, Meschanin A, Messer M, Miller ML, Milosevich Z, Minaev NG, Mitchell J, Moiseenko VA, Moltz D, Moore CF, Morozov V, de Moura MM, Munhoz MG, Mutchler GS, Nelson JM, Nevski P, Nikitin VA, Nogach LV, Norman B, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Okorokov V, Oldenburg M, Olson D, Paic G, Pandey SU, Panebratsev Y, Panitkin SY, Pavlinov AI, Pawlak T, Perevoztchikov V, Peryt W, Petrov VA, Platner E, Pluta J, Porile N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potrebenikova E, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Radomski S, Rai G, Ravel O, Ray RL, Razin SV, Reichhold D, Reid JG, Retiere F, Ridiger A, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevski OV, Romero JL, Roy C, Russ D, Rykov V, Sakrejda I, Sandweiss J, Saulys AC, Savin I, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmitz N, Schroeder LS, Schüttauf A, Schweda K, Seger J, Seliverstov D, Seyboth P, Shahaliev E, Shestermanov KE, Shimanskii SS, Shvetcov VS, Skoro G, Smirnov N, Snellings R, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stephenson EJ, Stock R, Stolpovsky A, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Struck C, Suaide AA, Sugarbaker E, Suire C, Sumbera M, Symons TJ, de Toledo AS, Szarwas P, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Thomas JH, Tikhomirov V, Trainor TA, Trentalange S, Tokarev M, Tonjes MB, Trofimov V, Tsai O, Turner K, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, VanderMolen AM, Vanyashin A, Vasilevski IM, Vasiliev AN, Vigdor SE, Voloshin SA, Wang F, Ward H, Watson JW, Wells R, Wenaus T, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Willson R, Wissink SW, Witt R, Xu N, Xu Z, Yakutin AE, Yamamoto E, Yang J, Yepes P, Yokosawa A, Yurevich VI, Zanevski YV, Zborovský I, Zhang H, Zhang WM, Zoulkarneev R, Zubarev AN. d Macro and (3)He macro production in square root of s(NN) = 130 GeV Au+Au collisions. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:262301. [PMID: 11800829 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.262301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The first measurements of light antinucleus production in Au+Au collisions at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider are reported. The observed production rates for d macro and (3)He macro are much larger than in lower energy nucleus-nucleus collisions. A coalescence model analysis of the yields indicates that there is little or no increase in the antinucleon freeze-out volume compared to collisions at CERN SPS energy. These analyses also indicate that the (3)He macro freeze-out volume is smaller than the d macro freeze-out volume.
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- C Adler
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Adler C, Ahammed Z, Allgower C, Amonett J, Anderson BD, Anderson M, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barannikova O, Barnby LS, Baudot J, Bekele S, Belaga VV, Bellwied R, Berger J, Bichsel H, Bland LC, Blyth CO, Bonner BE, Bossingham R, Boucham A, Brandin A, Caines H, Calderón De La Barca Sánchez M, Cardenas A, Carroll J, Castillo J, Castro M, Cebra D, Chattopadhyay S, Chen ML, Chen Y, Chernenko SP, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi B, Christie W, Coffin JP, Conin L, Cormier TM, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, DeMello M, Deng WS, Derevschikov AA, Didenko L, Draper JE, Dunin VB, Dunlop JC, Eckardt V, Efimov LG, Emelianov V, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Fachini P, Finch E, Fisyak Y, Flierl D, Foley KJ, Fu J, Gagunashvili N, Gans J, Gaudichet L, Germain M, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Grabski J, Grachov O, Greiner D, Grigoriev V, Guedon M, Gushin E, Hallman TJ, Hardtke D, Harris JW, Heffner M, Heppelmann S, Herston T, Hippolyte B, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Horsley M, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Hümmler H, Igo G, Ishihara A, Ivanshin YI, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Janik M, Johnson I, Jones PG, Judd E, Kaneta M, Kaplan M, Keane D, Kisiel A, Klay J, Klein SR, Klyachko A, Konstantinov AS, Kotchenda L, Kovalenko AD, Kramer M, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kuhn C, Kulikov AI, Kunde GJ, Kunz CL, Kutuev RK, Kuznetsov AA, Lakehal-Ayat L, Lamas-Valverde J, Lamont MA, Landgraf JM, Lange S, Lansdell CP, Lasiuk B, Laue F, Lebedev A, LeCompte T, Lednický R, Leontiev VM, Leszczynski P, LeVine MJ, Li Q, Li Q, Lindenbaum SJ, Lisa MA, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, LoCurto G, Long H, Longacre RS, Lopez-Noriega M, Love WA, Lynn D, Majka R, Maliszewski A, Margetis S, Martin L, Marx J, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, McShane TS, Meissner F, Melnick Y, Meschanin A, Messer M, Miller ML, Milosevich Z, Minaev NG, Mitchell J, Moiseenko VA, Moltz D, Moore CF, Morozov V, de Moura MM, Munhoz MG, Mutchler GS, Nelson JM, Nevski P, Nikitin VA, Nogach LV, Norman B, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Okorokov V, Oldenburg M, Olson D, Paic G, Pandey SU, Panebratsev Y, Panitkin SY, Pavlinov AI, Pawlak T, Perevoztchikov V, Peryt W, Petrov VA, Pinganaud W, Platner E, Pluta J, Porile N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potrebenikova E, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Radomski S, Rai G, Ravel O, Ray RL, Razin SV, Reichhold D, Reid JG, Retiere F, Ridiger A, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevski OV, Romero JL, Roy C, Russ D, Rykov V, Sakrejda I, Sandweiss J, Saulys AC, Savin I, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schweda K, Schmitz N, Schroeder LS, Schüttauf A, Seger J, Seliverstov D, Seyboth P, Shahaliev E, Shestermanov KE, Shimanskii SS, Shvetcov VS, Skoro G, Smirnov N, Snellings R, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stephenson EJ, Stock R, Stolpovsky A, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Stroebele H, Struck C, Suaide AA, Sugarbaker E, Suire C, Sumbera M, Symons TJ, Szanto De Toledo A, Szarwas P, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Thomas JH, Tikhomirov V, Trainor TA, Trentalange S, Tokarev M, Tonjes MB, Trofimov V, Tsai O, Turner K, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, VanderMolen AM, Vanyashin A, Vasilevski IM, Vasiliev AN, Vigdor SE, Voloshin SA, Wang F, Ward H, Watson JW, Wells R, Wenaus T, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Willson R, Wissink SW, Witt R, Xu N, Xu Z, Yakutin AE, Yamamoto E, Yang J, Yepes P, Yokosawa A, Yurevich VI, Zanevski YV, Zborovský I, Zhang WM, Zoulkarneev R, Zubarev AN. Multiplicity distribution and spectra of negatively charged hadrons in Au+Au collisions at square root of (sNN) = 130 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:112303. [PMID: 11531517 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.112303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The minimum-bias multiplicity distribution and the transverse momentum and pseudorapidity distributions for central collisions have been measured for negative hadrons ( h(-)) in Au+Au interactions at square root of ([s(NN)]) = 130 GeV. The multiplicity density at midrapidity for the 5% most central interactions is dN(h(-))/d(eta)/(eta = 0) = 280+/-1(stat)+/-20(syst), an increase per participant of 38% relative to pp collisions at the same energy. The mean transverse momentum is 0.508+/-0.012 GeV/c and is larger than in central Pb+Pb collisions at lower energies. The scaling of the h(-) yield per participant is a strong function of p( perpendicular). The pseudorapidity distribution is almost constant within /eta/<1.
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- C Adler
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Adler C, Ahammed Z, Allgower C, Amonett J, Anderson BD, Anderson M, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barannikova O, Barnby LS, Baudot J, Bekele S, Belaga VV, Bellwied R, Berger J, Bichsel H, Bland LC, Blyth CO, Bonner BE, Bossingham R, Boucham A, Brandin A, Cadman RV, Caines H, Calderón De La Barca Sánchez M, Cardenas A, Carroll J, Castillo J, Castro M, Cebra D, Chattopadhyay S, Chen ML, Chen Y, Chernenko SP, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi B, Christie W, Coffin JP, Conin L, Cormier TM, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, DeMello M, Deng WS, Derevschikov AA, Didenko L, Draper JE, Dunin VB, Dunlop JC, Eckardt V, Efimov LG, Emelianov V, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Fachini P, Faine V, Finch E, Fisyak Y, Flierl D, Foley KJ, Fu J, Gagunashvili N, Gans J, Gaudichet L, Germain M, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Grabski J, Grachov O, Greiner D, Grigoriev V, Guedon M, Gushin E, Hallman TJ, Hardtke D, Harris JW, Heffner M, Heppelmann S, Herston T, Hippolyte B, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Horsley M, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Hümmler H, Igo G, Ishihara A, Ivanshin YI, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Janik M, Johnson I, Jones PG, Judd E, Kaneta M, Kaplan M, Keane D, Kisiel A, Klay J, Klein SR, Klyachko A, Konstantinov AS, Kotchenda L, Kovalenko AD, Kramer M, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kuhn C, Kulikov AI, Kunde GJ, Kunz CL, Kutuev RK, Kuznetsov AA, Lakehal-Ayat L, Lamas-Valverde J, Lamont MA, Landgraf JM, Lange S, Lansdell CP, Lasiuk B, Laue F, Lebedev A, LeCompte T, Lednický R, Leontiev VM, LeVine MJ, Li Q, Li Q, Lindenbaum SJ, Lisa MA, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, LoCurto G, Long H, Longacre RS, Lopez-Noriega M, Love WA, Lynn D, Majka R, Margetis S, Martin L, Marx J, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, McShane TS, Meissner F, Melnick Y, Meschanin A, Messer M, Miller ML, Milosevich Z, Minaev NG, Mitchell J, Moiseenko VA, Moltz D, Moore CF, Morozov V, de Moura MM, Munhoz MG, Mutchler GS, Nelson JM, Nevski P, Nikitin VA, Nogach LV, Norman B, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Okorokov V, Oldenburg M, Olson D, Paic G, Pandey SU, Panebratsev Y, Panitkin SY, Pavlinov AI, Pawlak T, Perevoztchikov V, Peryt W, Petrov VA, Pinganaud W, Platner E, Pluta J, Porile N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potrebenikova E, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Radomski S, Rai G, Ravel O, Ray RL, Razin SV, Reichhold D, Reid JG, Retiere F, Ridiger A, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevski OV, Romero JL, Roy C, Russ D, Rykov V, Sakrejda I, Sandweiss J, Saulys AC, Savin I, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schweda K, Schmitz N, Schroeder LS, Schüttauf A, Seger J, Seliverstov D, Seyboth P, Shahaliev E, Shestermanov KE, Shimanskii SS, Shvetcov VS, Skoro G, Smirnov N, Snellings R, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stephenson EJ, Stock R, Stolpovsky A, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Stroebele H, Struck C, Suaide AA, Sugarbaker E, Suire C, Sumbera M, Symons TJ, Szanto De Toledo A, Szarwas P, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Thomas JH, Tikhomirov V, Trainor TA, Trentalange S, Tokarev M, Tonjes MB, Trofimov V, Tsai O, Turner K, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, VanderMolen AM, Vanyashin A, Vasilevski IM, Vasiliev AN, Vigdor SE, Voloshin SA, Wang F, Ward H, Watson JW, Wells R, Wenaus T, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Willson R, Wissink SW, Witt R, Xu N, Xu Z, Yakutin AE, Yamamoto E, Yang J, Yepes P, Yokosawa A, Yurevich VI, Zanevski YV, Zborovský I, Zhang WM, Zoulkarneev R, Zubarev AN. Pion Interferometry of square root of (s(NN)) =130 GeV Au + Au collisions at RHIC. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:082301. [PMID: 11497937 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.082301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Two-pion correlation functions in Au+Au collisions at square root of [s(NN)] = 130 GeV have been measured by the STAR (solenoidal tracker at RHIC) detector. The source size extracted by fitting the correlations grows with event multiplicity and decreases with transverse momentum. Anomalously large sizes or emission durations, which have been suggested as signals of quark-gluon plasma formation and rehadronization, are not observed. The Hanbury Brown-Twiss parameters display a weak energy dependence over a broad range in square root of [s(NN)].
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- C Adler
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Adler C, Ahammed Z, Allgower C, Anderson M, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barannikova O, Barnby LS, Baudot J, Bekele S, Belaga VV, Bellwied R, Berger J, Bichsel H, Bland LC, Blyth CO, Bonner BE, Bossingham R, Boucham A, Brandin A, Caines H, de la Barca Sánchez MC, Cardenas A, Carroll J, Castillo J, Castro M, Cebra D, Chattopadhyay S, Chen ML, Chen Y, Chernenko SP, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi B, Christie W, Coffin JP, Conin L, Cormier TM, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, DeMello M, Deng WS, Derevschikov AA, Didenko L, Draper JE, Dunin VB, Dunlop JC, Eckardt V, Efimov LG, Emelianov V, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Fachini P, Ferguson MI, Finch E, Fisyak Y, Flierl D, Foley KJ, Gagunashvili N, Gans J, Germain M, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Grabski J, Grachov O, Greiner D, Grigoriev V, Gushin E, Hallman TJ, Hardtke D, Harris JW, Heffner M, Heppelmann S, Herston T, Hippolyte B, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Horsley M, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Hümmler H, Igo GJ, Ishihara A, Ivanshin YI, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Janik M, Johnson I, Jones PG, Judd E, Kaneta M, Kaplan M, Keane D, Khodinov A, Kisiel A, Klay J, Klein SR, Klyachko A, Konstantinov AS, Kotchenda L, Kovalenko AD, Kramer M, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kuhn C, Kulikov AI, Kunde GJ, Kunz CL, Kutuev RK, Kuznetsov AA, Lamas-Valverde J, Lamont MA, Landgraf JM, Lange S, Lansdell CP, Lasiuk B, Laue F, Lebedev A, LeCompte T, Leontiev VM, Leszczynski P, LeVine MJ, Li Q, Li Q, Lindenbaum SJ, Lisa MA, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, LoCurto G, Long H, Longacre RS, Lopez-Noriega M, Love WA, Lynn D, Madansky L, Majka R, Maliszewski A, Margetis S, Martin L, Marx J, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, McShane TS, Melnick Y, Meschanin A, Milosevich Z, Minaev NG, Mitchell J, Moiseenko VA, Moltz D, Moore CF, Morozov V, de Moura MM, Munhoz MG, Mutchler GS, Nelson JM, Nevski P, Nikitin VA, Nogach LV, Norman B, Nurushev SB, Nystrand J, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Ogilvie CA, Oldenburg M, Olson D, Paic G, Pandey SU, Panebratsev Y, Panitkin SY, Pavlinov AI, Pawlak T, Perevoztchikov V, Peryt W, Petrov VA, Pinganaud W, Platner E, Pluta J, Porile N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potrebenikova E, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Radomski S, Rai G, Ravel O, Ray RL, Razin SV, Reichhold D, Reid J, Retiere F, Ridiger A, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevski OV, Roy C, Russ D, Rykov V, Sakrejda I, Sandweiss J, Saulys AC, Savin I, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmitz N, Schroeder LS, Schüttauf A, Seger J, Seliverstov D, Seyboth P, Shestermanov KE, Shimanskii SS, Shvetcov VS, Skoro G, Smirnov N, Snellings R, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stephenson EJ, Stock R, Stolpovsky A, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Stroebele H, Struck C, Suaide AA, Sugarbaker E, Suire C, Symons TJ, Szanto de Toledo A, Szarwas P, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Thomas JH, Tikhomirov V, Trainor T, Trentalange S, Tokarev M, Tonjes MB, Trofimov V, Tsai O, Turner K, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, VanderMolen AM, Vanyashin A, Vasilevski IM, Vasiliev AN, Vigdor SE, Voloshin SA, Wang F, Ward H, Wells R, Wenaus T, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Willson R, Wissink SW, Witt R, Xu N, Xu Z, Yakutin AE, Yamamoto E, Yang J, Yepes P, Yokosawa A, Yurevich VI, Zanevski YV, Zhang J, Zhang WM, Zoulkarneev R, Zubarev AN. Midrapidity antiproton-to-proton ratio from Au+Au collisions at sqrt [s(NN)]=130 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:4778-4782. [PMID: 11384346 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.4778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report results on the ratio of midrapidity antiproton-to-proton yields in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 130 GeV per nucleon pair as measured by the STAR experiment at RHIC. Within the rapidity and transverse momentum range of /y/<0.5 and 0.4<p(t)<1.0 GeV/c, the ratio is essentially independent of either transverse momentum or rapidity, with an average of 0.65+/-0.01((stat))+/-0.07((syst)) for minimum bias collisions. Within errors, no strong centrality dependence is observed. The results indicate that at this RHIC energy, although the p-p pair production becomes important at midrapidity, a significant excess of baryons over antibaryons is still present.
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- C Adler
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Ackermann KH, Adams N, Adler C, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Allgower C, Amsbaugh J, Anderson M, Anderssen E, Arnesen H, Arnold L, Averichev GS, Baldwin A, Balewski J, Barannikova O, Barnby LS, Baudot J, Beddo M, Bekele S, Belaga VV, Bellwied R, Bennett S, Bercovitz J, Berger J, Betts W, Bichsel H, Bieser F, Bland LC, Bloomer M, Blyth CO, Boehm J, Bonner BE, Bonnet D, Bossingham R, Botlo M, Boucham A, Bouillo N, Bouvier S, Bradley K, Brady FP, Braithwaite ES, Braithwaite W, Brandin A, Brown RL, Brugalette G, Byrd C, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Cardenas A, Carr L, Carroll J, Castillo J, Caylor B, Cebra D, Chatopadhyay S, Chen ML, Chen W, Chen Y, Chernenko SP, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi B, Chrin J, Christie W, Coffin JP, Conin L, Consiglio C, Cormier TM, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, Danilov VI, Dayton D, DeMello M, Deng WS, Derevschikov AA, Dialinas M, Diaz H, DeYoung PA, Didenko L, Dimassimo D, Dioguardi J, Dominik W, Drancourt C, Draper JE, Dunin VB, Dunlop JC, Eckardt V, Edwards WR, Efimov LG, Eggert T, Emelianov V, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Etkin A, Fachini P, Feliciano C, Ferenc D, Ferguson MI, Fessler H, Finch E, Fine V, Fisyak Y, Flierl D, Flores I, Foley KJ, Fritz D, Gagunashvili N, Gans J, Gazdzicki M, Germain M, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Gojak C, Grabski J, Grachov O, Grau M, Greiner D, Greiner L, Grigoriev V, Grosnick D, Gross J, Guilloux G, Gushin E, Hall J, Hallman TJ, Hardtke D, Harper G, Harris JW, He P, Heffner M, Heppelmann S, Herston T, Hill D, Hippolyte B, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Horsley M, Howe M, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Hümmler H, Hunt W, Hunter J, Igo GJ, Ishihara A, Ivanshin YI, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Jacobson S, Jared R, Jensen P, Johnson I, Jones PG, Judd E, Kaneta M, Kaplan M, Keane D, Kenney VP, Khodinov A, Klay J, Klein SR, Klyachko A, Koehler G, Konstantinov AS, Kormilitsyne V, Kotchenda L, Kotov I, Kovalenko AD, Kramer M, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Krupien T, Kuczewski P, Kuhn C, Kunde GJ, Kunz CL, Kutuev RK, Kuznetsov AA, Lakehal-Ayat L, Lamas-Valverde J, Lamont MA, Landgraf JM, Lange S, Lansdell CP, Lasiuk B, Laue F, Lebedev A, LeCompte T, Leonhardt WJ, Leontiev VM, Leszczynski P, LeVine MJ, Li Q, Li Q, Li Z, Liaw CJ, Lin J, Lindenbaum SJ, Lindenstruth V, Lindstrom PJ, Lisa MA, Liu H, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, LoCurto G, Long H, Longacre RS, Lopez-Noriega M, Lopiano D, Love WA, Lutz JR, Lynn D, Madansky L, Maier R, Majka R, Maliszewski A, Margetis S, Marks K, Marstaller R, Martin L, Marx J, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, Matyushevski EA, McParland C, McShane TS, Meier J, Melnick Y, Meschanin A, Middlekamp P, Mikhalin N, Miller B, Milosevich Z, Minaev NG, Minor B, Mitchell J, Mogavero E, Moiseenko VA, Moltz D, Moore CF, Morozov V, Morse R, de Moura MM, Munhoz MG, Mutchler GS, Nelson JM, Nevski P, Ngo T, Nguyen M, Nguyen T, Nikitin VA, Nogach LV, Noggle T, Norman B, Nurushev SB, Nussbaum T, Nystrand J, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Ogilvie CA, Olchanski K, Oldenburg M, Olson D, Ososkov GA, Ott G, Padrazo D, Paic G, Pandey SU, Panebratsev Y, Panitkin SY, Pavlinov AI, Pawlak T, Pentia M, Perevotchikov V, Peryt W, Petrov VA, Pinganaud W, Pirogov S, Platner E, Pluta J, Polk I, Porile N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potrebenikova E, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Puskar-Pasewicz J, Rai G, Rasson J, Ravel O, Ray RL, Razin SV, Reichhold D, Reid J, Renfordt RE, Retiere F, Ridiger A, Riso J, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Roehrich D, Rogachevski OV, Romero JL, Roy C, Russ D, Rykov V, Sakrejda I, Sanchez R, Sandler Z, Sandweiss J, Sappenfield P, Saulys AC, Savin I, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Scheblien J, Scheetz R, Schlueter R, Schmitz N, Schroeder LS, Schulz M, Schüttauf A, Sedlmeir J, Seger J, Seliverstov D, Seyboth J, Seyboth P, Seymour R, Shakaliev EI, Shestermanov KE, Shi Y, Shimanskii SS, Shuman D, Shvetcov VS, Skoro G, Smirnov N, Smykov LP, Snellings R, Solberg K, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stephenson EJ, Stock R, Stolpovsky A, Stone N, Stone R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Stroebele H, Struck C, Suaide AA, Sugarbaker E, Suire C, Symons TJ, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Tarchini A, Tarzian J, Thomas JH, Tikhomirov V, Szanto De Toledo A, Tonse S, Trainor T, Trentalange S, Tokarev M, Tonjes MB, Trofimov V, Tsai O, Turner K, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Vakula I, Van Buren G, VanderMolen AM, Vanyashin A, Vasilevski IM, Vasiliev AN, Vigdor SE, Visser G, Voloshin SA, Vu C, Wang F, Ward H, Weerasundara D, Weidenbach R, Wells R, Wells R, Wenaus T, Westfall GD, Whitfield JP, Whitten C, Wieman H, Willson R, Wilson K, Wirth J, Wisdom J, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wolf J, Wood L, Xu N, Xu Z, Yakutin AE, Yamamoto E, Yang J, Yepes P, Yokosawa A, Yurevich VI, Zanevski YV, Zhang J, Zhang WM, Zhu J, Zimmerman D, Zoulkarneev R, Zubarev AN. Elliptic flow in Au+Au collisions at square root(S)NN = 130 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:402-407. [PMID: 11177841 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Elliptic flow from nuclear collisions is a hadronic observable sensitive to the early stages of system evolution. We report first results on elliptic flow of charged particles at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at square root(S)NN = 130 GeV using the STAR Time Projection Chamber at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The elliptic flow signal, v2, averaged over transverse momentum, reaches values of about 6% for relatively peripheral collisions and decreases for the more central collisions. This can be interpreted as the observation of a higher degree of thermalization than at lower collision energies. Pseudorapidity and transverse momentum dependence of elliptic flow are also presented.
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Orth K, Russ D, Steiner R, Beger HG. Fluorescence detection of small gastrointestinal tumours: principles, technique, first clinical experience. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2000; 385:488-94. [PMID: 11131253 DOI: 10.1007/s004230000174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of cancer treatment based on the selective accumulation of a photosensitizer in neoplastic tissue. The fluorescent properties of a photosensitizer permit diagnostic localization of primary tumours and/or metastasis. Occult lesions are hard to detect and can easily be missed during routine laparoscopy. Fluorescence observation offers additional optical information and the ability to detect these occult tumours. Clinically, we used 5-aminolevulinic acid for peritoneal staining and tumour demarcation via tumour-specific fluorescence induced by protoporphyrin IX. For laparoscopic observations, a "D-Light" system was used; the conventional white light source was equipped with an optical blocking filter that transmits at the excitation wavelength (380-450 nm) and blocks all other parts of the spectrum. With the aid of a suitable observation filter, the relevant fluorescence was detectable. With the help of this fluorescence we increased the capacity to detect occult tumours, that were missed with white-light observation (9/26). In the gastrointestinal tract, we used a krypton laser at 405 nm for PP IX fluorescence induction. Although there were high sensitivity rates for neoplasms (81% peritoneal carcinomas, 60% gastric cancer), no exact histopathological statement could be achieved at because of false-positive fluorescence, mainly caused by inflammation (6/32). Current clinical goals and the future perspectives of photodynamic diagnostic are discussed.
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To increase the effectiveness of laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT), a new thermo-controlled application system for minimal invasive intervention was designed. Our system consists of a laser applicator of 2.5 mm in diameter, insertion equipment, and a Nd:YAG-laser source. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS A cylindrical light emitting fiber (1-6 cm in length) was placed in the center of the applicator. The surrounding tissue was irradiated through a Duran window at the distal end of the applicator. The power of the laser source was controlled dynamically by thermosensors in a water-cooling system of the laser applicator. The temperature at the surface of the Duran window was kept constant at approximately 60 degrees C, without charring the surrounding tissue. RESULTS/CONCLUSION We obtained homogeneous coagulation zones. In in vitro experiments with pig livers, we reached ellipsoid coagulation volumes of 3 and 5 cm in diameter within 10 minutes, corresponding to a volume of approximately 25 cm3.
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
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Kampmeier J, Russ D, Schafer S, Lang GE, Lasser T, Steiner R, Lang GK. Corneal Morphology in vitro After Superficial Keratectomy With Q-switched Er:YSGG and Free-running Er:YAG Lasers. J Refract Surg 2000; 16:341-8. [PMID: 10832984 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20000501-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Examination of morphology in corneal ablation induced by a q-switched Er:YSGG (2.79 microm) laser and a free-running Er:YAG laser (2.94 microm). METHODS Defined ablation of 6-mm diameter and 15, 30, 55, 90, and 120-microm depth was performed on freshly enucleated swine eyes. Er:YSGG laser parameters: fluence 1.6 J/cm2, frequency 6 Hz, spot-size 465 microm FWHM, scanning-mode, pulse number 1520 to 6210. Er:YAG laser parameters: fluence 3 J/cm2, frequency 1.5 Hz, spotsize 6 mm, wide area ablation, pulse number 2 to 13. Corneal morphology was analyzed by gross photography, histology, scanning electron microscopy, and scanning nearfield acoustic microscopy. RESULTS Histology showed thermal damage of 5 to 15 microm in depth caused by the Er:YSGG laser in comparison with 10 to 20 microm by the Er:YAG laser. Average roughness of the ablated surface measured with scanning nearfield acoustic microscopy was 20 to 40 microm for the Er:YSGG laser and 5 to 15 microm for the Er:YAG laser. These data confirm the subjective impression of images created by scanning electron microscopy and gross photography. CONCLUSIONS Although the Er:YAG laser system appeared to demonstrate a smoother corneal surface than the q-switched Er:YSGG laser, the thermal damage in either case poses a potential limitation for clinical use in lamellar refractive surgery.
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- J Kampmeier
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Ulm, Germany.
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Orth K, Stanescu A, Rück A, Russ D, Beger HG. [Photodynamic ablation and argon-plasma coagulation of premalignant and early-stage malignant lesions of the oesophagus--an alternative to surgery?]. Chirurg 1999; 70:431-8. [PMID: 10354840 DOI: 10.1007/s001040050667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Eleven patients with high-grade mucosal dysplasia in a columnar-lined oesophagus and 2 patients with a squamous carcinoma (uT1) underwent photodynamic therapy (PDT) and argon-plasma coagulation (APC). For PDT, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) was given orally (60 mg/kg) and treated endoscopically with a light dose of 150 J/cm2 (100 mW/cm2) at 635 nm 4-6 h later. A second PDT was performed under the same conditions 2-3 weeks later. Patients who received APC were treated 4 times on average to reach radical Barrett mucosa eradication. All patients were consistently given medication to suppress acid production. No complications occurred in either group. Follow-up endoscopies and multiple biopsies for 3-42 months showed squamous regeneration in the dysplastic columnar-lined oesophagus in all 11 patients. Two patients with squamous carcinoma were found to have a recurrence 9 and 12 months later. PDT with 5-ALA-induced endogenous prophyrins, as well as APC combined with omeprazole protection, can eradicate superficial high-grade dysplastic mucosa in Barrett's oesophagus. However, we did not succeed in destroying a manifest carcinoma.
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- K Orth
- Chirurgische Klinik I, Universität Ulm
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Orth K, Russ D, Beck G, Rück A, Beger HG. Photochemotherapy of experimental colonic tumours with intra-tumorally applied methylene blue. Langenbecks Arch Surg 1998; 383:276-81. [PMID: 9776456 DOI: 10.1007/s004230050132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Phototoxicity of intra-tumoral injected methylene blue (MB+) was studied in 48 experimental colonic tumours in comparison with photosan-3, Zn-phthalocyanine and tetrasulphanated ClAl-phthalocyanine. METHODS In mice. xenotransplanted subcutaneous tumours about 1 cm in diameter were treated photodynamically twice, with different sensitisers. The irradiation was performed at the sensitiser-specific wavelength, and a density of 100 mW/cm2 and a dose of 100 J/cm2. RESULTS Light alone without sensitiser did not induce any effect in mice tumours. Surprisingly, Al-phthalocyanine could only be used for intratumoral injections because of toxic effects after intravenous applications in nude mice. Using MB+ (1%), 75% of the tumours were destroyed by a single photodynamic treatment (PDT). In addition, toxicity of MB+ was most intense when compared with Zn-phthalocyanine and photosan-3. However, after the second PDT, there was no statistically significant difference among these sensitisers. Dark toxicity of MB+ (1%) could be well demonstrated by sufficient sensitiser incorporation without irradiation, which led to a stationary tumour volume up to 3 weeks after injection. CONCLUSION Intra-tumoral MB+ PDT is a potential treatment for inducing necrosis in vivo. With regard to tumour tissue, the selectivity of MB+ is high and depends on a precise local injection of the dye.
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- Department of General Surgery (Chirurgische Klinik I), University of Ulm, Germany
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Russ D, Orth K, Hibst R, Dürr J, Steiner R. [Thermostatically controlled coagulation probe for laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy]. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 1998; 42 Suppl:221-2. [PMID: 9517123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- D Russ
- Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Messtechnik, Universität Ulm
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Orth K, Russ D, Steiner R, Beger HG. [Dynamic interstitial laser application for therapy of secondary liver tumors. An animal experiment study]. Chirurg 1997; 68:1268-73; discussion 1274. [PMID: 9483354 DOI: 10.1007/s001040050357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is a promising method of treating different types of tumors. To increase the effectiveness of LITT, a new thermo-controlled application system for minimal invasive intervention was designed. This laser system consists of a laser applicator 3 mm in diameter, insertion equipment and an Nd:YAG laser source. The power of the laser source is controlled dynamically by thermosensors in a water-cooling system of the laser applicator. In in vivo experiments in five pigs, within 10 min we found homogeneous coagulation regions in the liver that were of 3 cm and 5 cm in diameter. Via ultrasound we observed in real time the increasing coagulation zone that appeared as a hyperechogenic halo. However, due to perifocal edema, the real coagulation area was smaller than detected by ultrasound. Macroscopically and microscopically, the coagulation zones showed well-demarcated borders of the coagulation lesions, and the surrounding tissue appeared vital. The reparative reaction after irradiation was early fibrosis. In the course of 4 weeks, the surrounding scar capsule, containing fibrocytes, biliary ductules and collagen fibers enlarged. As a result, the coagulation necrosis became more and more fragmented between collagen fibers and was largely resorbed. The absence of complications in our animal experiments suggest that the technique of thermo-controlled laser light application is safe and useful in therapy for metastases that are not resectable.
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- Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Universität Ulm
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Orth K, Russ D, Duerr J, Hibst R, Mattfeldt T, Steiner R, Beger HG. Laser coagulation zones induced with the Nd-YAG laser in the liver. Lasers Med Sci 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02763983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Russ D, Schurr MO, Melzer A. Dissection technologies. Endosc Surg Allied Technol 1994; 2:231-233. [PMID: 8000892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- D Russ
- Institute for Lasertechnologies in Medicine, Ulm, Germany
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Twelve lifelong nightmare sufferers, 12 vivid dreamers who had no nightmares, and 12 persons who had neither nightmares nor vivid dreams were studied in a series of structured interviews, psychological tests, and other tests. The group with nightmares had significantly higher scores on the "psychotic" side of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profile than the other two groups, scored higher on a "boundary deficit" score of the Rorschach test, and had more first- and second-degree relatives with nightmares, psychological problems, and psychiatric hospitalization. There were no significant differences between the groups with vivid and nonvivid dreams. On interview, the frequent nightmare sufferers were a group of sensitive, open persons who had features of the "schizophrenic spectrum disorders," but who also had artistic and creative tendencies and interests, in contrast to the other groups. These results confirm and extend our previous findings in a group of 38 frequent nightmare sufferers.
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Pomara N, Stanley B, Block R, Guido J, Russ D, Berchou R, Stanley M, Greenblatt DJ, Newton RE, Gershon S. Adverse effects of single therapeutic doses of diazepam on performance in normal geriatric subjects: relationship to plasma concentrations. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1984; 84:342-6. [PMID: 6440180 DOI: 10.1007/bf00555210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Elderly normal volunteers (N = 12, mean age 70.4 years) were administered placebo or diazepam 2.5, 5, 10 mg in four consecutive sessions separated by at least a 1-week interval. Memory and psychomotor performance and plasma diazepam concentrations were assessed at baseline and at 1 and 3 h following drug administration. Significant impairments were found in response to all doses of diazepam. The maximum impairment occurred at 1 h, which coincided with the highest plasma concentration of the drug.
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Hauri PJ, Percy L, Hellekson C, Hartmann E, Russ D. The treatment of psychophysiologic insomnia with biofeedback: a replication study. Biofeedback Self Regul 1982; 7:223-35. [PMID: 7138954 DOI: 10.1007/bf00998785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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To replicate a previous study, 16 psychophysiological insomniacs were randomly assigned to either Theta feedback or sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) feedback. Evaluations by home sleep logs and by 3 nights in the laboratory were done before biofeedback, immediately after biofeedback, and 9 months later. Results from this study replicate previous findings. Both Theta and SMR feedback seemed effective treatments of insomnia according to home sleep logs. According to evaluations at the sleep laboratory, tense and anxious insomniacs benefited only from Theta feedback but not from SMR feedback, while those who were relaxed at intake but still could not sleep benefited only from SMR but not from Theta feedback.
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Hartmann E, Russ D, van der Kolk B, Falke R, Oldfield M. A preliminary study of the personality of the nightmare sufferer: relationship to schizophrenia and creativity? Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:794-7. [PMID: 7246811 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.138.6.794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Through psychiatric interviews and psychological tests the authors studied 38 adults who reported experiencing at least one nightmare per week. Nearly all of the subjects had a lifelong history of frequent nightmares. Four of the subjects met DSM-III criteria for schizophrenia, 9 met the criteria for borderline personality, and 6 met the criteria for schizotypal personality. The others had no specific diagnosis, and none of the subjects had a diagnosis of typical neurosis. Many had mentally ill relatives. Most had artistic interests and talents. These nightmare sufferers may be seen as unusually vulnerable, with a potential for mental illness--especially schizophrenia--as well as a potential for artistic achievement.
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Bréaud P, Schneider C, Galland C, Russ D. [A case of acute toxic polyneuropathy in a young agricultural worker (discussion of diagnostic problems in a framework of an internal medicine department)]. Rev Med Suisse Romande 1979; 99:149-54. [PMID: 220695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hartmann E, Russ D. Frequent nightmares and the vulnerability to schizophrenia: the personality of the nightmare sufferer. Psychopharmacol Bull 1979; 15:10-2. [PMID: 419235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Schneider S, Russ D. [Jaundice, prognostic element in biliary surgery]. Rev Med Suisse Romande 1976; 96:751-8. [PMID: 1013548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wallach EE, DeCherney AH, Russ D, Duckett G, Garcia CR, Root AW. Episodic secretion of LH and FSH after ovariectomy. Secretory patterns in response to estrogen and progesterone. Obstet Gynecol 1973; 41:227-33. [PMID: 4684207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Root A, DeCherney A, Russ D, Duckett G, Garcia CR, Wallach E. Epidosic secretion of luteinizing and follicle stimulating hormones in agonadal and hypogonadal adolescents and adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1972; 35:700-4. [PMID: 5071340 DOI: 10.1210/jcem-35-5-700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Root A, Steinberger E, Smith K, Steinberger A, Russ D, Somers L, Rosenfield R. Isosexual pseudoprecocity in a 6-year-old boy with a testicular interstitial cell adenoma. J Pediatr 1972; 80:264-8. [PMID: 4257767 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(72)80588-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Miller BJ, Russ D, Gibson C, Hall AE. Effects of free association training, retraining, and information on creativity. J Exp Psychol 1970; 84:226-9. [PMID: 5480921 DOI: 10.1037/h0029217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Russ D. [Experience report on the use of a new medium spectrum antibiotic in pediatrics]. Arzneimittelforschung 1970; 20:400-1. [PMID: 5467515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ertogan F, Stolting G, Russ D. [On the treatment of spastic bronchitis in infants and children using a new bronchospasmolytic agent]. Dtsch Med J 1969; 20:413-5. [PMID: 5801770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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