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In this paper, we develop a non-invasive method to measure glycaemia levels. The method is based on an electromagnetic sensor associated with a specific electronic card. Results obtained on whole pig blood show the influence of the temperature and the linearity between the glucose concentration and the process card signal output. Measurements are reproducible and the resolution obtained permits determination of the glucose level around 0.1 g l(-1).
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- M Gourzi
- L.I.E.N., H. Poincare University, B.P. 239 - 54506 Vandoeuvre Lès Nancy, France
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Gourzi M, Rouane A, Guelaz R, Alavi MS, McHugh MB, Nadi M, Roth P. Non-invasive glycaemia blood measurements by electromagnetic sensor: Study in static and dynamic blood circulation. J Med Eng Technol 2009; 29:22-6. [PMID: 15764378 DOI: 10.1080/03091900410001720247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 01/11/2023]
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In this paper, we present the results of non-invasive blood glycaemia measurements. The blood used in the measurements was calf blood. The measurement method uses an electromagnetic sensor based on eddy currents, which allows the detection of blood glycaemia levels through the variation of the dielectric parameters of the blood. A change in blood glucose concentration causes a variation in the dielectric parameters, in particular conductivity. Detection is only possible at a resonant frequency. The measurements were taken in a static and dynamic state (with and without circulation of blood). The blood is inside a plastic tube placed within the sensor and is surrounded by gelatine, which simulates muscular tissue. The plastic tube simulates the vein where blood circulation occurs. The in vitro results in both cases (static and dynamic) are provided. Under unfavourable conditions we can detect a change of +/- 2 g/l of glucose. We present and discuss these results.
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- M Gourzi
- L.I.E.N.; H. POINCARE University, Vandoeuvre Lès Nancy, France
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Theta-burst magnetic fields (1 microT) designed to mimic electrical stimuli employed in vitro to affect long-term potentiation have been previously shown to impair the acquisition of conditioned fear. In the current study, the authors were interested in investigating whether similar magnetic fields could affect the consolidation of food-induced conditioned place preference. Fourteen male Wistar rats were exposed to a theta-burst magnetic field (1 s pulse of 5 trains of an LTP-evoking pattern) continuously or with either a 5 s or 10 s interstimulus interval for 15 min immediately following 6 daily conditioning trials (15 min/day) in a place preference apparatus. Testing demonstrated the durations in the food-paired chamber was significantly shorter for all of the magnetic field-exposed groups compared to the sham-exposed group (they remained for longer periods in the food-paired chamber, typical of normal rats). In addition, the group exposed continuously to the LTP-magnetic field (1-ms interstimulus duration) displayed the least time in the food-paired chamber. The treatments explained 80% of the variance in durations within the experimental setting. These results suggest that exposures to theta-burst magnetic fields elicit amnesic effects for contextual stimuli.
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- J J Delparte
- Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Murphy MJ, Eidens R, Vertatschitsch E, Wright JN. The Effect of Transponder Motion on the Accuracy of the Calypso Electromagnetic Localization System. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008; 72:295-9. [PMID: 18722280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Martin J Murphy
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0058, USA.
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Froncisz W, Camenisch TG, Ratke JJ, Anderson JR, Subczynski WK, Strangeway RA, Sidabras JW, Hyde JS. Saturation recovery EPR and ELDOR at W-band for spin labels. J Magn Reson 2008; 193:297-304. [PMID: 18547848 PMCID: PMC2561891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A reference arm W-band (94 GHz) microwave bridge with two sample-irradiation arms for saturation recovery (SR) EPR and ELDOR experiments is described. Frequencies in each arm are derived from 2 GHz synthesizers that have a common time-base and are translated to 94 GHz in steps of 33 and 59 GHz. Intended applications are to nitroxide radical spin labels and spin probes in the liquid phase. An enabling technology is the use of a W-band loop-gap resonator (LGR) [J.W. Sidabras, R.R. Mett, W. Froncisz, T.G. Camenisch, J.R. Anderson, J.S. Hyde, Multipurpose EPR loop-gap resonator and cylindrical TE(011) cavity for aqueous samples at 94 GHz, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78 (2007) 034701]. The high efficiency parameter (8.2 GW(-1/2) with sample) permits the saturating pump pulse level to be just 5 mW or less. Applications of SR EPR and ELDOR to the hydrophilic spin labels 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetra-methyl-3-pyrroline-1-yloxyl (CTPO) and 2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidone-1-oxyl (TEMPONE) are described in detail. In the SR ELDOR experiment, nitrogen nuclear relaxation as well as Heisenberg exchange transfer saturation from pumped to observed hyperfine transitions. SR ELDOR was found to be an essential method for measurements of saturation transfer rates for small molecules such as TEMPONE. Free induction decay (FID) signals for small nitroxides at W-band are also reported. Results are compared with multifrequency measurements of T(1e) previously reported for these molecules in the range of 2-35 GHz [J.S. Hyde, J.-J. Yin, W.K. Subczynski, T.G. Camenisch, J.J. Ratke, W. Froncisz, Spin label EPR T(1) values using saturation recovery from 2 to 35 GHz. J. Phys. Chem. B 108 (2004) 9524-9529]. The values of T(1e) decrease at 94 GHz relative to values at 35 GHz.
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- Wojciech Froncisz
- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: James S. Hyde, Ph.D., Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, Phone: (414) 456-4005, Fax: (414) 456-6512, E-mail:
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Tsurumi T, Bell AJ, Clem PG, Gruverman A, Kholkin A, Lang SB, Rhee S, Trolier-McKinstry S, Uchiyama K. Introduction to the special issue on the applications of ferroelectrics--part II. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2008; 55:938-941. [PMID: 18519191 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2008.735] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- T Tsurumi
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoneda Y, Mizuki J, Takeda H, Shiosaki T. X-ray topography of piezoelectric La(3)Ta(14)Ga(5.5)O(14) crystal grown by Czochralski Method. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2008; 55:971-974. [PMID: 18519197 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2008.741] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We performed synchrotron X-ray topography on a La(3)Ta0(0.5)Ga (5.5)O(14) (LTG) crystal grown by the Czochralski method. Since a synchrotron X-ray source can provide high-energy X-rays, one can detect bulk structures by X-ray topography. LTG is one of the most attractive piezoelectric crystals along with La(3)Ga(5)SiO(14) (LGS) because of its excellent acoustic properties (temperature compensation of acoustic losses). Since LTG single crystals can be grown from a stoichiometric melt, it was expected that single crystals with better quality than the LGS crystal, which cannot be grown from a stoichiometric system but only from a congruent melt, can be obtained. However, 60 keV X-ray topography revealed that the LTG crystal quality was not as high as the LGS crystal quality. The crystal quality of the central region was lower than that of the surrounding region.
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- Y Yoneda
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Synchrotron Radiation Research Unit, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.
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Badel A, Qiu J, Nakano T. A new simple asymmetric hysteresis operator and its application to inverse control of piezoelectric actuators. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2008; 55:1086-1094. [PMID: 18519217 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2008.761] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Piezoelectric actuators (PEAs) are commonly used as micropositioning devices due to their high resolution, high stiffness, and fast frequency response. Because piezoceramic materials are ferroelectric, they fundamentally exhibit hysteresis behavior in their response to an applied electric field. The positioning precision can be significantly reduced due to nonlinear hysteresis effects when PEAs are used in relatively long range applications. This paper describes a new, precise, and simple asymmetric hysteresis operator dedicated to PEAs. The complex hysteretic transfer characteristic has been considered in a purely phenomenological way, without taking into account the underlying physics. This operator is based on two curves. The first curve corresponds to the main ascending branch and is modeled by the function f1. The second curve corresponds to the main reversal branch and is modeled by the function g2. The functions f(1) and g(2) are two very simple hyperbola functions with only three parameters. Particular ascending and reversal branches are deduced from appropriate translations of f(1) and g(2). The efficiency and precision of the proposed approach is demonstrated, in practice, by a real-time inverse feed-forward controller for piezoelectric actuators. Advantages and drawbacks of the proposed approach compared with classical hysteresis operators are discussed.
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- A Badel
- Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-Shi, Japan
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Li L, Qin L, Wang LK, Wan YY, Sun BS. Researching on resonance characteristics influenced by the structure parameters of 1-3-2 piezocomposites plate. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2008; 55:946-951. [PMID: 18519193 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2008.737] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The 1-3-2 composite is made of 1-3 composite and ceramic base. Its effective properties are calculated based on the linear piezoelectric theory and uniform field theory. The influence of piezoelectric phase volume fraction and composite aspect (thickness/width) on resonance characteristic of square 1-3-2 piezoelectric composite plate has been researched. In addition, some 1-3-2 composite samples were fabricated by dice-fill technology. The resonance frequency of samples was investigated. The results show that the experiment agrees well with the calculation. The pure thickness resonance mode of 1-3-2 composite will be gained when the volume fraction of ceramic bottom is less than 30%; that of ceramic rods is in the range of 30 approximately 80% and the ratio of thickness to width is less than 0.35.
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- Li Li
- Beijing Information Technology Institute, Beijing, 100101, China .
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Blanchard C, Portí JA, Wu BI, Morente JA, Salinas A, Kong JA. Time domain simulation of electromagnetic cloaking structures with TLM method. Opt Express 2008; 16:6461-6470. [PMID: 18545350 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.006461] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The increasing interest in invisible cloaks has been prompted in part by the availability of powerful computational resources which permit numerical studies of such a phenomenon. These are usually carried out with commercial software. We report here a full time domain simulation of cloaking structures with the Transmission Line Modeling (TLM) method. We first develop a new condensed TLM node to model metamaterials in two dimensional situations; various results are then presented, with special emphasis on what is not easily achievable using commercial software.
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- Cédric Blanchard
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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Kuz'min AA, Meshkovskiĭ DV, Filist SA. [A magnetic therapy apparatus with an adaptable electromagnetic spectrum for the treatment of prostatitis and gynecopathies]. Med Tekh 2008:44-46. [PMID: 18507141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Problems of engineering and algorithm development of magnetic therapy apparatuses with pseudo-random radiation spectrum within the audio range for treatment of prostatitis and gynecopathies are considered. A typical design based on a PIC 16F microcontroller is suggested. It includes a keyboard, LCD indicator, audio amplifier, inducer, and software units. The problem of pseudo-random signal generation within the audio range is considered. A series of rectangular pulses is generated on a random-length interval on the basis of a three-component random vector. This series provides the required spectral characteristics of the therapeutic magnetic field and their adaptation to the therapeutic conditions and individual features of the patient.
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Harris RK, Becker ED, Cabral De Menezes SM, Granger P, Hoffman RE, Zilm KW. Further conventions for NMR shielding and chemical shifts IUPAC recommendations 2008. Solid State Nucl Magn Reson 2008; 33:41-56. [PMID: 18353619 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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IUPAC has published a number of recommendations regarding the reporting of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data, especially chemical shifts. The most recent publication [Pure Appl. Chem. 73, 1795 (2001)] recommended that tetramethylsilane (TMS) serve as a universal reference for reporting the shifts of all nuclides, but it deferred recommendations for several aspects of this subject. This document first examines the extent to which the (1)H shielding in TMS itself is subject to change by variation in temperature, concentration, and solvent. On the basis of recently published results, it has been established that the shielding of TMS in solution [along with that of sodium-3-(trimethylsilyl)propanesulfonate, DSS, often used as a reference for aqueous solutions] varies only slightly with temperature but is subject to solvent perturbations of a few tenths of a part per million (ppm). Recommendations are given for reporting chemical shifts under most routine experimental conditions and for quantifying effects of temperature and solvent variation, including the use of magnetic susceptibility corrections and of magic-angle spinning (MAS). This document provides the first IUPAC recommendations for referencing and reporting chemical shifts in solids, based on high-resolution MAS studies. Procedures are given for relating (13)C NMR chemical shifts in solids to the scales used for high-resolution studies in the liquid phase. The notation and terminology used for describing chemical shift and shielding tensors in solids are reviewed in some detail, and recommendations are given for best practice.
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- Robin K Harris
- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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Singh RS, Taylor ZD, Culjat MO, Grundfest WS, Brown ER. Towards THz medical imaging; reflective imaging of animal tissues. Stud Health Technol Inform 2008; 132:472-474. [PMID: 18391347] [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]
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A reflective THz imaging system has been developed, and features a photoconductive switch and zero-bias Schottky diode detector. The system was used to image deli meats and can distinguish between muscle and adipose tissue based on water content. This capability is a step towards the development of THz medical imaging systems.
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- Rahul S Singh
- UCSB Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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Horacek J, Brunovsky M, Novak T, Skrdlantova L, Klirova M, Bubenikova-Valesova V, Krajca V, Tislerova B, Kopecek M, Spaniel F, Mohr P, Höschl C. Effect of low-frequency rTMS on electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) and regional brain metabolism (PET) in schizophrenia patients with auditory hallucinations. Neuropsychobiology 2007; 55:132-42. [PMID: 17641545 DOI: 10.1159/000106055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Auditory hallucinations are characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia with high clinical importance. It was repeatedly reported that low frequency (<or=1 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) diminishes treatment-resistant auditory hallucinations. A neuroimaging study elucidating the effect of rTMS in auditory hallucinations has yet to be published. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the distribution of neuronal electrical activity and the brain metabolism changes after low-frequency rTMS in patients with auditory hallucinations. METHODS Low-frequency rTMS (0.9 Hz, 100% of motor threshold, 20 min) applied to the left temporoparietal cortex was used for 10 days in the treatment of medication-resistant auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia (n = 12). The effect of rTMS on the low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) and brain metabolism ((18)FDG PET) was measured before and after 2 weeks of treatment. RESULTS We found a significant improvement in the total and positive symptoms (PANSS), and on the hallucination scales (HCS, AHRS). The rTMS decreased the brain metabolism in the left superior temporal gyrus and in interconnected regions, and effected increases in the contralateral cortex and in the frontal lobes. We detected a decrease in current densities (LORETA) for the beta-1 and beta-3 bands in the left temporal lobe whereas an increase was found for beta-2 band contralaterally. CONCLUSION Our findings implicate that the effect is connected with decreased metabolism in the cortex underlying the rTMS site, while facilitation of metabolism is propagated by transcallosal and intrahemispheric connections. The LORETA indicates that the neuroplastic changes affect the functional laterality and provide the substrate for a metabolic effect.
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- Jiri Horacek
- Prague Psychiatric Center, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Borisov P, Hochstrat A, Shvartsman VV, Kleemann W. Superconducting quantum interference device setup for magnetoelectric measurements. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:106105. [PMID: 17979461 DOI: 10.1063/1.2793500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A commercial superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) setup (MPMS 5S from Quantum Design), equipped with a magnetic ac susceptibility option, is modified for measurements of the linear magnetoelectric (ME) effect, i.e., of the magnetic moment induced by an applied external electric field in a ME sample. Test measurements on a Cr(2)O(3) (111) single crystal are in excellent agreement with previously reported data of its ME susceptibility. The main advantages of the proposed setup are the improved precision due to the high sensitivity of the SQUID magnetometer in combination with the lock-in technique and a relatively simple experimental realization.
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- P Borisov
- Angewandte Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg, Germany.
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Obata T, Pioro-Ladrière M, Kubo T, Yoshida K, Tokura Y, Tarucha S. Microwave band on-chip coil technique for single electron spin resonance in a quantum dot. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:104704. [PMID: 17979446 DOI: 10.1063/1.2799735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Microwave band on-chip microcoils are developed for the application to single electron spin resonance measurement with a single quantum dot. Basic properties such as characteristic impedance and electromagnetic field distribution are examined for various coil designs by means of experiment and simulation. The combined setup operates relevantly in the experiment at dilution temperature. The frequency responses of the return loss and Coulomb blockade current are examined. Capacitive coupling between a coil and a quantum dot causes photon assisted tunneling, whose signal can greatly overlap the electron spin resonance signal. To suppress the photon assisted tunneling effect, a technique for compensating for the microwave electric field is developed. Good performance of this technique is confirmed from measurement of Coulomb blockade oscillations.
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- Toshiaki Obata
- Quantum Spin Information Project, ICORP, JST, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
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A near-field room temperature scanning magnetic probe microscope has been developed using a laminated magnetoelectric sensor. The simple trilayer longitudinal-transverse mode sensor, fabricated using Metglas as the magnetostrictive layer and polyvinylidene fluoride as the piezoelectric layer, shows an ac field sensitivity of 467+/-3 microV/Oe in the measured frequency range of 200 Hz-8 kHz. The microscope was used to image a 2 mm diameter ring carrying an ac current as low as 10(-5) A. ac fields as small as 3 x 10(-10) T have been detected.
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- Jason R Hattrick-Simpers
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Ehmler H, Köppen M. ac Modeling and impedance spectrum tests of the superconducting magnetic field coils for the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:104705. [PMID: 17979447 DOI: 10.1063/1.2800780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The impedance spectrum test was employed for detection of short circuits within Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) superconducting magnetic field coils. This test is based on measuring the complex impedance over several decades of frequency. The results are compared to predictions of appropriate electrical equivalent circuits of coils in different production states or during cold test. When the equivalent circuit is not too complicated the impedance can be represented by an analytic function. A more detailed analysis is performed with a network simulation code. The overall agreement of measured and calculated or simulated spectra is good. Two types of short circuits which appeared are presented and analyzed. The detection limit of the method is discussed. It is concluded that combined high-voltage ac and low-voltage impedance spectrum tests are ideal means to rule out short circuits in the W7-X coils.
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- Hartmut Ehmler
- Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, EURATOM-Association, Wendelsteinstrasse 1, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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May A, Andarawis E. Radio-frequency plasma transducer for use in harsh environments. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:104701. [PMID: 17979443 DOI: 10.1063/1.2794695] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We describe a compact transducer used to generate and modulate low-intensity radio-frequency atmospheric pressure plasma (RF-APP) for high temperature gap measurement and generation of air-coupled ultrasound. The new transducer consists of a quarter-wave transmission line where the ground return path is a coaxial solenoid winding. The RF-APP is initiated at the open end of the transmission line and stabilized by passive negative feedback between the electrical impedance of the plasma and the energy stored in the solenoid. The electrical impedance of the plasma was measured at the lower-voltage source end of the transducer, eliminating the need to measure kilovolt-level voltages near the discharge. We describe the use of a 7 MHz RF-APP prototype as a harsh-environment clearance sensor to demonstrate the suitability of plasma discharges for a common nondestructive inspection application. Clearance measurements of 0-5 mm were performed on a rotating calibration target with a measurement precision of 0.1 mm and a 20 kHz sampling rate.
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- Andrew May
- GE Global Research, 1 Research Circle, Niskayuna, New York 12309, USA
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BACKGROUND While the anatomy of the medial part of the knee has been described qualitatively, quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main medial knee structures have not been reported. The purpose of the present study was to verify the qualitative anatomy of medial knee structures and to perform a quantitative evaluation of their anatomic attachment sites as well as their relationships to pertinent osseous landmarks. METHODS Dissections were performed and measurements were made for eight nonpaired fresh-frozen cadaveric knees with use of an electromagnetic three-dimensional tracking sensor system. RESULTS In addition to the medial epicondyle and the adductor tubercle, a third osseous prominence, the gastrocnemius tubercle, which corresponded to the attachment site of the medial gastrocnemius tendon, was identified. The average length of the superficial medial (tibial) collateral ligament was 94.8 mm. The superficial medial collateral ligament femoral attachment was 3.2 mm proximal and 4.8 mm posterior to the medial epicondyle. The superficial medial collateral ligament had two separate attachments on the tibia. The distal attachment of the superficial medial collateral ligament on the tibia was 61.2 mm distal to the knee joint. The deep medial collateral ligament consisted of meniscofemoral and meniscotibial portions. The posterior oblique ligament femoral attachment was 7.7 mm distal and 6.4 mm posterior to the adductor tubercle and 1.4 mm distal and 2.9 mm anterior to the gastrocnemius tubercle. The medial patellofemoral ligament attachment on the femur was 1.9 mm anterior and 3.8 mm distal to the adductor tubercle. CONCLUSIONS The medial knee ligament structures have a consistent attachment pattern.
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- Robert F LaPrade
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
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Kusmierz J. Mathematical model of a double-coil inductive transducer for measuring electrical conductivity. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:084704. [PMID: 17764344 DOI: 10.1063/1.2771121] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A technique for the contactless measurement of the electrical conductivity of conducting materials using a double-coil inductive transducer is presented. A mathematical model of the transducer has been created and it consists of two cylindrical coils and a tested sample in the form of a cylinder coaxial with the coils. A processing function of the transducer is defined as the ratio of voltages between terminals of the measurement coil with and without the test sample. This processing function depends on the conductivity of the test sample, the dimensions of the sample and of both coils of the transducer (the measurement coil and the excitation coil), and the frequency of the current supplied to the excitation coil. An analytical formula for the processing function is derived; analysis of graphs of this function in different formats enables us to evaluate the influence of all the essential parameters of the transducer. This is a necessary step for both transducer optimization and carrying out of the conductivity measurement of the investigated materials. In order to verify the theoretical predictions, experimental investigations have been performed using a computerized data acquisition system. First, an experimental validation of the obtained analytical formula has been completed using an aluminum sample of known conductivity. Then, the conductivity measurements of a sample made of brass have been carried out. The obtained experimental results confirm the high accuracy of the theoretical analysis.
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- Jozef Kusmierz
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kielce University of Technology, Al 1000-lecia P P 7, PL-25-314, Kielce, Poland.
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- Sunny Dzik
- Massachusettes General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lu IC, Huang WJ, Chaudhuri C, Chen WK, Lee SH. Development of a stable source of atomic oxygen with a pulsed high-voltage discharge and its application to crossed-beam reactions. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:083103. [PMID: 17764309 DOI: 10.1063/1.2772090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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To investigate the reactions of oxygen atoms with ethene and silane in a crossed-beam condition, we developed a stable, highly intense, and short-pulsed source of atomic oxygen with a transient high-voltage discharge. Mixtures of O(2) and He served as discharge media. Utilizing a crossed molecular-beam apparatus and direct vacuum-ultraviolet ionization, we measured the temporal profiles of oxygen atoms and the time-of-flight spectra of reaction products. With O(2) 3% seeded in He as a discharge medium, oxygen atoms might have a full width as small as 13.5 micros at half maximum at a location 193 mm downstream from the discharge region. Most population of oxygen atoms is in the ground state (3)P but some in the first excited state (1)D, depending on the concentration of precursor O(2). This discharge device analogously generates carbon, nitrogen, and fluorine atoms from precursors CO, N(2), and F(2), respectively.
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- I-Chung Lu
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Larson DR, Paulter NG. Nanosecond delay with subpicosecond uncertainty. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:084701. [PMID: 17764341 DOI: 10.1063/1.2760982] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We have combined a commercially available, variable-length coaxial delay line (trombone line) with a high-resolution linear translation system. The result is better resolution and lower uncertainty in the achievable delays than previously available. The range of delay is 0 ps to approximately 1250 ps, the bidirectional resolution is 2.0 ps, the unidirectional resolution is 0.2 ps, and the uncertainty (95% confidence interval) in the measured delay is +/-0.09 ps. Drift, temperature dependence, repeatability, linearity, and hysteresis were also examined.
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- Donald R Larson
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8102, USA
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Abdullah MZ, Yin W, Bilal M, Armitage DW, Mackin R, Peyton AJ. Time-domain reconstruction using sensitivity coefficients for limited view ultrawide band tomography. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:084703. [PMID: 17764343 DOI: 10.1063/1.2771098] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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This article addresses time-domain ultrawide band (UWB) electromagnetic tomography for reconstructing the unknown spatial characteristic of an object from observations of the arrivals of short electromagnetic (EM) pulses. Here, the determination of the first peak arrival of the EM traces constitutes the forward problem, and the inverse problem aims to reconstruct the EM property distribution of the media. In this article, the finite-difference time-domain method implementing a perfectly matched layer is used to solve the forward problem from which the system sensitivity maps are determined. Image reconstruction is based on the combination of a linearized update and regularized Landweber minimization algorithm. Experimental data from a laboratory UWB system using targets of different contrasts, sizes, and shapes in an aqueous media are presented. The results show that this technique can accurately detect and locate unknown targets in spite of the presence of significant levels of noise in the data.
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- M Z Abdullah
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
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Volpe U, Mucci A, Bucci P, Merlotti E, Galderisi S, Maj M. The cortical generators of P3a and P3b: A LORETA study. Brain Res Bull 2007; 73:220-30. [PMID: 17562387 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2006] [Revised: 03/01/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The P3 is probably the most well known component of the brain event-related potentials (ERPs). Using a three-tone oddball paradigm two different components can be identified: the P3b elicited by rare target stimuli and the P3a elicited by the presentation of rare non-target stimuli. Although the two components may partially overlap in time and space, they have a different scalp topography suggesting different neural generators. The present study is aimed at defining the scalp topography of the two P3 components by means of reference-independent methods and identifying their electrical cortical generators by using the low-resolution electromagnetic tomography (LORETA). ERPs were recorded during a three-tone oddball task in 32 healthy, right-handed university students. The scalp topography of the P3 components was assessed by means of the brain electrical microstates technique and their cortical sources were evaluated by LORETA. P3a and P3b showed different scalp topography and cortical sources. The P3a electrical field had a more anterior distribution as compared to the P3b and its generators were localized in cingulate, frontal and right parietal areas. P3b sources included bilateral frontal, parietal, limbic, cingulate and temporo-occipital regions. Differences in scalp topography and cortical sources suggest that the two components reflect different neural processes. Our findings on cortical generators are in line with the hypothesis that P3a reflects the automatic allocation of attention, while P3b is related to the effortful processing of task-relevant events.
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- U Volpe
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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Four different volumes of physiological saline were infused into the abdominal cavity of rats and the resulting inductive phase shift in the bulk of the abdomen was measured with a noncontact electrical induction system, built to measure phase shift in the bulk of the body in the frequency range from 1 MHz to 8.5 MHz. This experimental study shows that inductive bulk measurements of phase shift have the potential to detect changes in intraperitoneal fluid in vivo with measurements made at frequencies higher than approximately 1 MHz. The experiments also show that the bulk phase shift increases as a function of frequency and fluid volume in a way that is qualitatively consistent with earlier theoretical predictions.
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Minasyan SM, Grigoryan GY, Saakyan SG, Akhumyan AA, Kalantaryan VP. Effects of the action of microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation on the spike activity of neurons in the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 37:175-80. [PMID: 17187209 DOI: 10.1007/s11055-007-0165-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 05/24/2005] [Revised: 08/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Acute experiments on white rats anesthetized with Nembutal (40 mg/kg, i.p.) were performed with extracellular recording and analysis of background spike activity from neurons in the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus after exposure to electromagnetic radiation in the millimeter range. The distribution of neurons was determined in terms of the degree of regularity, the nature of the dynamics of neural streams, and the modalities of histograms of interspike intervals; the mean neuron spike frequency was calculated, along with the coefficient of variation of interspike intervals. These studies demonstrated changes in the background spike activity, predominantly affecting the internal structure of the spike streams recorded. The major changes were in the duration of interspike intervals and the degree of regularity of spike activity. Statistically significant changes in the mean spike frequencies of neuron populations in individual frequency ranges were also seen.
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- S M Minasyan
- Faculty of Human and Animal Physiology, Erevan State University, 1 Alek Manukyan Street, 375025, Erevan, Republic of Armenia
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Makris D, Scherpereel A, Leroy S, Bouchindhomme B, Faivre JB, Remy J, Ramon P, Marquette CH. Electromagnetic navigation diagnostic bronchoscopy for small peripheral lung lesions. Eur Respir J 2007; 29:1187-92. [PMID: 17360724 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00165306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [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: 11/05/2022]
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The present study prospectively evaluated the diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation-guided bronchoscopy biopsy, for small peripheral lung lesions in patients where standard techniques were nondiagnostic. The study was conducted in a tertiary medical centre on 40 consecutive patients considered unsuitable for straightforward surgery or computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy, due to comorbidities. The lung lesion diameter was mean+/-sem 23.5+/-1.5 mm and the depth from the visceral-costal pleura was 14.9+/-2 mm. Navigation was facilitated by an electromagnetic tracking system which could detect a position sensor incorporated into a flexible catheter advanced through a bronchoscope. Information obtained during bronchoscopy was superimposed on previously acquired CT data. Divergence between CT data and data obtained during bronchoscopy was calculated by the system's software as a measure of navigational accuracy. All but one of the target lesions was reached and the overall diagnostic yield was 62.5% (25-40). Diagnostic yield was significantly affected by CT-to-body divergence; yield was 77.2% when estimated divergence was <or=4 mm. Three pneumothoraces occurred and chest drainage was required in one case. Electromagnetic navigation-guided bronchoscopy has the potential to improve the diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsies without additional fluoroscopic guidance, and may be useful in the early diagnosis of lung cancer, particularly in nonoperable patients.
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- D Makris
- Clinic of Respiratory Disease, Department of Anatomopathology, Albert Calmette Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Régional University of Lille, 59037 Lille, France
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Bartle CJ, Goozée JV, Murdoch BE. An EMA analysis of the effect of increasing word length on consonant production in apraxia of speech: a case study. Clin Linguist Phon 2007; 21:189-210. [PMID: 17364625 DOI: 10.1080/02699200601007865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The effect of increasing word length on the articulatory dynamics (i.e. duration, distance, maximum acceleration, maximum deceleration, and maximum velocity) of consonant production in acquired apraxia of speech was investigated using electromagnetic articulography (EMA). Tongue-tip and tongue-back movement of one apraxic patient was recorded using the AG-200 EMA system during word-initial consonant productions in one, two, and three syllable words. Significantly deviant articulatory parameters were recorded for each of the target consonants during one, two, and three syllables words. Word length effects were most evident during the release phase of target consonant productions. The results are discussed with respect to theories of speech motor control as they relate to AOS.
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- Carly J Bartle
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Kupelian P, Willoughby T, Mahadevan A, Djemil T, Weinstein G, Jani S, Enke C, Solberg T, Flores N, Liu D, Beyer D, Levine L. Multi-institutional clinical experience with the Calypso System in localization and continuous, real-time monitoring of the prostate gland during external radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67:1088-98. [PMID: 17187940 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Accepted: 10/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the clinical experience with an electromagnetic treatment target positioning and continuous monitoring system in patients with localized prostate cancer receiving external beam radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS The Calypso System is a target positioning device that continuously monitors the location of three implanted electromagnetic transponders at a rate of 10 Hz. The system was used at five centers to position 41 patients over a full course of therapy. Electromagnetic positioning was compared to setup using skin marks and to stereoscopic X-ray localization of the transponders. Continuous monitoring was performed in 35 patients. RESULTS The difference between skin mark vs. the Calypso System alignment was found to be >5 mm in vector length in more than 75% of fractions. Comparisons between the Calypso System and X-ray localization showed good agreement. Qualitatively, the continuous motion was unpredictable and varied from persistent drift to transient rapid movements. Displacements > or =3 and > or =5 mm for cumulative durations of at least 30 s were observed during 41% and 15% of sessions. In individual patients, the number of fractions with displacements > or =3 mm ranged from 3% to 87%; whereas the number of fractions with displacements > or =5 mm ranged from 0% to 56%. CONCLUSION The Calypso System is a clinically efficient and objective localization method for positioning prostate patients undergoing radiotherapy. Initial treatment setup can be performed rapidly, accurately, and objectively before radiation delivery. The extent and frequency of prostate motion during radiotherapy delivery can be easily monitored and used for motion management.
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An overview on the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies for timing and frequency control is presented. In particular, micromechanical RF filters and reference oscillators based on recently demonstrated vibrating on-chip micromechanical resonators with Q's > 10,000 at 1.5 GHz are described as an attractive solution to the increasing count of RF components (e.g., filters) expected to be needed by future multiband, multimode wireless devices. With Q's this high in on-chip abundance, such devices might also enable a paradigm shift in the design of timing and frequency control functions, where the advantages of high-Q are emphasized, rather than suppressed (e.g., due to size and cost reasons), resulting in enhanced robustness and power savings. Indeed, as vibrating RF MEMS devices are perceived more as circuit building blocks than as stand-alone devices, and as the frequency processing circuits they enable become larger and more complex, the makings of an integrated micromechanical circuit technology begin to take shape, perhaps with a functional breadth not unlike that of integrated transistor circuits. With even more aggressive three-dimensional MEMS technologies, even higher on-chip Q's are possible, such as already achieved via chip-scale atomic physics packages, which so far have achieved Q's > 10(7) using atomic cells measuring only 10 mm3 in volume and consuming just 5 mW of power, all while still allowing atomic clock Allan deviations down to 10(-11) at one hour.
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- Clark T C Nguyen
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2122, USA.
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Fujita A, Hirota I, Kawahara Y, Omori H. Development and evaluation of intermediate frequency magnetic field exposure system for studies of in vitro biological effects. Bioelectromagnetics 2007; 28:538-45. [PMID: 17570495 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/09/2022]
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We have developed an intermediate frequency (IF) magnetic field exposure system for in vitro studies. Since there are no previous studies on exposure to heating-frequency magnetic fields generated from an induction heating (IH) cook top, there is a strong need for such an exposure system and for biological studies of IF magnetic fields. This system mainly consists of a magnetic-field-generating coil housed inside an incubator, inside which cultured cells can be exposed to magnetic field. Two systems were prepared to allow the experiment to be conducted in a double-blind manner. The level of the generated magnetic field was set to 532 microT rms in the exposure space, 23 kHz, 80 times the value in the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines, with a spatial field uniformity better than 3.8%. The waveforms were nearly sinusoidal. It was also confirmed that the parasitic electric field was 157 V/m rms and the induced electric field was 1.9 V/m rms. The temperature was maintained at 36.5 +/- 0.5 degrees C for 2 h. Furthermore, leaked magnetic flux density was 0.7 microT rms or lower at extremely low frequency (ELF) and IF in the stopped system when the other system was being operated, and the environmental magnetic flux density was 0.1 microT rms or lower at the center of the coils. As a result, it was confirmed that this system could be successfully used to evaluate the biological effects of exposure to IF magnetic fields.
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- Atsushi Fujita
- Home Appliance & Housing Electronics Research Laboratory, Corporate Engineering Division, Matsushita Home Appliances Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., 1-2 Kamisu-cho, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan.
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Mori K, Deguchi D, Ishitani K, Kitasaka T, Suenaga Y, Hasegawa Y, Imaizumi K, Takabatake H. Bronchoscope tracking without fiducial markers using ultra-tiny electromagnetic tracking system and its evaluation in different environments. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv 2007; 10:644-651. [PMID: 18044623 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75759-7_78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This paper presents a method for bronchoscope tracking without any fiducial markers using an ultra-tiny electromagnetic tracker (UEMT) for a bronchoscopy guidance system. The proposed method calculates the transformation matrix, which shows the relationship between the coordinates systems of the pre-operative CT images and the UEMT, by registering bronchial branches segmented from CT images and points measured by the UEMT attached at the tip of a bronchoscope. We dynamically compute the transformation matrix for every pre-defined number of measurements. We applied the proposed method to a bronchial phantom in several experimental environments. The experimental results showed the proposed method can track a bronchoscope camera with about 3.3mm of target registration error (TRE) for wood table environment and 4.0mm of TRE for examination table environment.
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- Kensaku Mori
- Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan.
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First reduced to science by Maxwell in 1865, electromagnetic technology as therapy received little interest from basic scientists or clinicians until the 1980s. It now promises applications that include mitigation of inflammation (electrochemistry) and stimulation of classes of genes following onset of illness and injury (electrogenomics). The use of electromagnetism to stop inflammation and restore tissue seems a logical phenomenology, that is, stop the inflammation, then upregulate classes of restorative gene loci to initiate healing. Studies in the fields of MRI and NMR have aided the understanding of cell response to low energy EMF inputs via electromagnetically responsive elements. Understanding protein iterations, that is, how they process information to direct energy, we can maximize technology to aid restorative intervention, a promising step forward over current paradigms of therapy.
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- Glen A Gordon
- Electromagnetic Research and Education Foundation (EMREF), Port Gamble, WA, USA.
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Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction reproduces anteromedial and posterolateral bundles, and thus has theoretical advantages over conventional single-bundle reconstruction in controlling rotational torque in vitro. However, its superiority in clinical practice has not been proven. We analyzed rotational stability with three reconstruction techniques in 60 consecutive patients who were randomly divided into three groups (double-bundle, anteromedial single-bundle, posterolateral single-bundle). In the reconstructive procedure, the hamstring tendon was harvested and used as a free tendon graft. Followup examinations were performed 1 year after surgery. Anteroposterior laxity of the knee was examined with a KT-1000 arthrometer, whereas rotatory instability, as elicited by the pivot shift test, was assessed using a new measurement system incorporating three-dimensional electromagnetic sensors. Routine clinical evaluations, including KT examination, demonstrated no differences among the three groups. However, using the new measurement system, patients with double-bundle ACL reconstruction showed better pivot shift control of complex instability than patients with anteromedial and posterolateral single-bundle reconstruction.
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- Masayoshi Yagi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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Zhang QQ, Djuth FT, Zhou QF, Hu CH, Cha JH, Shung KK. High frequency broadband PZT thick film ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging applications. Ultrasonics 2006; 44 Suppl 1:e711-5. [PMID: 16793087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.05.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A modified sol-gel method is used to prepare PZT thick film on Pt-coated silicon substrate. A new method of vacuum filling sol-gel precursor solution is introduced to improve film quality. The effects of the filling on PZT thick film structure and ferroelectric properties are discussed. The fabrication of a high frequency transducer with the PZT film as the actuating layer is described. The performance of the transducer is measured and results show that the transducer backed by E-Solder without a matching layer has a center frequency of 103 MHz and a bandwidth of 70%. Beam profile measurements show that the transducer has an axial resolution of 9.2 microm and a lateral resolution of 33 microm.
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- Q Q Zhang
- Geospace Research Inc., El Segundo, CA 90245, USA
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This paper proposes a new technique for measuring arm movements, which is an adaptation of the electromagnetic method for measuring eye movements. Two small coils of wire are mounted onto the subject's elbow, moving rigidly with the humerus, and two more coils are mounted onto the subject's wrist, moving rigidly with the radius-ulna. The subject is placed inside three alternating magnetic fields at different frequencies in the X, Y, and Z directions. As the arm moves, the voltages induced into the coils vary with angle. For each coil, the voltages are de-modulated to give three dc voltages giving the vector direction of that coil's axis. Corrections for the nonuniformity of the magnetic fields are computed. The method works unambiguously for all possible arm movements within the physiological ranges of the joints. Measurement of finger angles is just as easily done. The five angles describing arm movements can be measured at millisecond intervals with noise as small as 2 arcsec rms and drift of about 1 arcmin over a day, i.e., the electronics is more stable than the attachment of the coils to the arm.
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The design of the capacitive motors that are based on the electrostatic rolling of the thin metallic film on the ferroelectric surface is studied. It is shown that this method of energy conversion allows one to move the main stage of electromechanical energy conversion into the nanometer range when using the materials with high dielectric permeability (more than 500). The analysis of the distribution of the forces and field in the nanometer gap of the electrostatic micromotors is carried out. An experimental investigation of these micromotors is performed.
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- Edward G Kostsov
- Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Lab for Thin-Film Ferroelectric Structures, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
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Leinvuo JT, Wilson SA, Whatmore RW, Cain MG. Flextensional ultrasonic piezoelectric micro-motor. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2006; 53:2357-66. [PMID: 17186918 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2006.184] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This paper presents the experimental design, construction, and operational characteristics of a new type of standing wave piezoelectric ultrasonic micro-motor. The motor uses a composite stator, consisting of a metallic flex-tensional mode converter, or "cymbal", bonded to a 2-mm-square piezoelectric plate. The cymbal converts contour-mode vibrations of the plate into oscillations in the cymbal, perpendicular to the stator plane. These are further converted into rotational movement in a rotor pressed against the cymbal by means of an elastic-fin friction drive to produce the required rotary actuation. The motor operates on a single-phase electrical supply, and direct control of the output speed and torque can be achieved by adjusting the amplitude and frequency of the supply voltage. Noncontact optical techniques were used to assess the performance of the developed micro-motor. The operational characteristics were developed from the acceleration and deceleration characteristics. No-load output speed (11 rev s(-1)) and stall torque (27 nNm) were derived using high-speed imaging and image analysis. Maximum efficiency was 0.6%.
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CONCLUSION There is a good theoretical basis and early research evidence suggesting that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may have treatment potential in tinnitus. Further studies with larger sample sizes and additional assessment of neurobiological effects are necessary. OBJECTIVES Tinnitus is a common and often severely disabling disorder for which there is no satisfactory treatment. TMS is a new, non-invasive method of modifying the excitability of the cerebral cortex, which has proven effective in auditory hallucinations and other disorders. Some early studies have been published in which TMS has been used in the treatment of tinnitus. The objective of this paper is to examine the literature and consider the potential for TMS as a therapy in tinnitus. METHODS A thorough search of the tinnitus and TMS literature was conducted, and all available relevant material was examined. RESULTS Tinnitus is common, with a prevalence of 8.2% in subjects aged 50 years and over, and may be associated with great distress (tinnitus sufferers). There are no effective treatments. Tinnitus is frequently associated with deafness, and may be the result of a pathological plasticity process. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate increased activity within the central auditory system. TMS is a non-invasive method of modulating excitability in cerebral cortex. It uses electromagnetic principles and has been successfully employed in the treatment of other conditions associated with increased activity of the cerebral cortex. Meanwhile, a growing number of studies suggest that repetitive TMS may be effective in the treatment of chronic tinnitus.
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- Berthold Langguth
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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We have developed a probe of the electromagnetic mechanism of surface-enhanced Raman scattering via Au nanodisk arrays generated by using on-wire lithography. In this approach, disk thickness and interparticle gap are precisely controlled from 5 nm to many micrometers. Confocal Raman microscopy demonstrates that disk thickness and gap play a crucial role in determining surface-enhanced Raman scattering intensities. Theoretical calculations also demonstrate that these results are consistent with the electromagnetic mechanism, including the surprising result that the largest enhancement does not occur for the smallest gaps.
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- Lidong Qin
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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Hastenteufel M, Vetter M, Meinzer HP, Wolf I. Effect of 3D ultrasound probes on the accuracy of electromagnetic tracking systems. Ultrasound Med Biol 2006; 32:1359-68. [PMID: 16965976 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Revised: 04/26/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In the last few years, 3D ultrasound probes have became readily available. New fields of image-guided surgery applications are opened by attaching small electromagnetic position sensors to 3D ultrasound probes. However, nothing is known about the distortions caused by 3D ultrasound probes regarding electromagnetic sensors. Several trials were performed to investigate error-proneness of state-of-the-art electromagnetic tracking systems when used in combination with 3D ultrasound probes. It was found that 3D ultrasound probes do distort electromagnetic sensors more than 2D probes do. When attaching electromagnetic sensors to 3D probes, maximum errors of 5 mm up to 119 mm occur. The distortion strongly depends on the electromagnetic technology as well on the probe technology used. Thus, for 3D ultrasound-guided applications using electromagnetic tracking technology, the interference of ultrasound probes and electromagnetic sensors have to be checked carefully.
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- Mark Hastenteufel
- German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and Biological Informatics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Zhao L, Wu D, Wu LF, Song T. A simple and accurate method for quantification of magnetosomes in magnetotactic bacteria by common spectrophotometer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 70:377-83. [PMID: 17030397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2006.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2006] [Revised: 08/27/2006] [Accepted: 08/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A simple apparatus for measuring the magnetism of magnetotactic bacteria was developed with a common laboratory spectrophotometer, which was based on measuring the change in light scattering resulting from cell alignment in a magnetic field. A multiple coils were built around the cuvette holder of the spectrophotometer to compensate geomagnetic field and to generate two mutually perpendicular magnetic fields. In addition, we defined a novel magnetism parameter, R(mag), by modifying the definition of C(mag) to a normalized parameter with the culture absorbance obtained without application of magnetic field. The number of magnetosomes in each cell was determined by transmission electron microscopy to assess the relationship between the two magnetism parameters and the distribution of magnetosomes in the cells. We found that both R(mag) and C(mag) were linearly correlated rather with the percentage of magnetosome-containing bacteria than with the average magnetosome numbers, and R(mag) exhibited a better linearity than C(mag) with respect to the percentage of magnetosome-containing bacteria.
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- Luze Zhao
- Bioelectromagnetic Lab, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Bayly PV, Dikranian KT, Black EE, Young C, Qin YQ, Labruyere J, Olney JW. Spatiotemporal evolution of apoptotic neurodegeneration following traumatic injury to the developing rat brain. Brain Res 2006; 1107:70-81. [PMID: 16822489 PMCID: PMC2376971 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.05.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Closed head injury to the developing rat brain causes an acute excitotoxic lesion and axonal disruption at the impact site followed by a delayed pattern of apoptotic damage at various distant sites. Using an electromagnetic impact device to deliver a precisely controlled degree of mechanical deformation to the P7 infant rat skull, we studied the distribution of distant apoptotic lesions and the sequence and time course with which these lesions evolve following relatively mild closed head injury. The first major wave of apoptotic neurodegeneration occurred at 8 h postimpact in the retrosplenial cortex and pre- and parasubiculum. The next major wave occurred in the 16- to 24-h interval and was localized to the anterior thalamic nuclei. A third wave was detected at 36 to 48 h in the mammillary nuclei. We propose that the first and second waves were triggered by injury to a specific fiber tract, the corpus callosum/cingulum bundle that conveys reciprocal connections between the anterior thalamic nuclei and retrosplenial/pre- and parasubicular neurons. This fiber tract passes through a zone of maximum mechanical strain, as measured by tagged MRI. The third wave affecting mammillary neurons occurred because the principal synaptic targets of these neurons are the anterior thalamic neurons that were destroyed in the second wave of degeneration. Prevention of these apoptotic waves of brain damage is a realistic goal in view of the long delay between the impact event and onset of apoptotic degeneration.
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- Philip V Bayly
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Gharabaghi A, Rosahl SK, Samii A, Feigl GC, Safavi-Abbasi S, Bundschuh O, Tatagiba M, Samii M. Applicability of an Electrosurgical Device Based on Electromagnetics in Neurosurgery. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2006; 59:ONS142-5; discussion ONS142-5. [PMID: 16888545 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000220022.93378.5e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 11/19/2022] Open
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Because of electrical and thermal spread to healthy nervous tissue, the application of electrosurgical tools in neurosurgery has specific limitations. This is true for both bipolar and monopolar devices. These limitations are not inherent to an instrument in which action is based on electromagnetic interaction with human tissue. We evaluated the indications and the clinical applicability of a new radiofrequency electrosurgical unit that works on this biophysical principle. The system was found to be a useful addition for the resection of morphologically tougher tissue with keyhole approaches in which the ultrasound aspirator cannot easily be applied.
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- Alireza Gharabaghi
- International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany, Department of Neurosurgery, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Sun M, Wu Y. [Removal of SO2 from flue gas by water vapor DC corona discharge]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2006; 27:1282-5. [PMID: 16881295] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The influence of several factors on removal rate of SO2 from flue gas in unsaturated water vapor DC corona discharge was researched. Furthermore, the experiments of the removal rate of SO2 in pulsed discharge increased by water vapor DC corona discharge plasma were conducted. The experiment system is supplied with multi-nozzle-plate electrodes and the flow of simulated flue gas is under 70 m3/h. The results show that removal rate of SO2 can be improved by increasing the concentration of water vapor, intensity of electric field or decreasing flow of simulated flue gas. In unsaturated water vapor DC corona discharge, removal rate of SO2 can be improved by 10%, when NH3 is added as NH3 and SO2 is in a mole ratio of two to one, it can reach 60%. The removal rate of SO2 can be increased by 5% in pulsed corona discharge and reach above 90%.
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- Ming Sun
- Division of Basic Courses, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 200135, China
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Watari T, Kumakiri K, Ono A, Ishii Y, Itoh H, Huang Z, Tsuchiya T. Sliding movements of molluscan and algal myosin attached to a magnetizable bead under a load controlled by electromagnet. J Physiol Sci 2006; 56:13-20. [PMID: 16779909 DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.r2134] [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: 11/05/2022]
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We developed an electromagnetic apparatus to perform a quick change in load in the motility system, using magnetizable beads on which myosin thick filaments from molluscan smooth muscle or green algae, Chara, myosin were attached. The quick change in load to beads (diameter 4.5 microm) was applied in the range of 0-85 pN. The movement of beads was recorded by a video-system and analyzed with special software. When the quick increase in load was applied during the movement of beads under no load, the beads showed a transient movement to the reverse direction before the steady slower movement to the normal direction. When the application of load was stopped, the beads showed a transient fast phase of movement. The change in load-sustaining ability was measured by a double load step. The backward velocity at the second constant test load was smaller when the first preceding step was increased, suggesting that the ability to sustain load was higher with a higher preceding step. These phenomena were observed both in molluscan thick filaments and in Chara myosin, and the time course of the movement of a bead was quite similar to those observed previously in frog single muscle fibers. This suggested that the velocity transients are the intrinsic properties induced by the interaction between actin and myosin, irrespective of the hexagonal lattice structure of filaments, the regular sarcomere structure, and myosin type, namely, that the molecule of myosin itself has the ability to adjust to mechanical circumstances.
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- Takashi Watari
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan
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Assink N, Bergman GJD, Knoester B, Winters JC, Dijkstra PU, Postema K. Interobserver reliability of neck-mobility measurement by means of the flock-of-birds electromagnetic tracking system. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2006; 28:408-13. [PMID: 16096040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Revised: 10/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish the interobserver reliability for measuring neck mobility in human subjects by means of an electromagnetic tracking device, the Flock-of-Birds system. METHODS Two observers independently and in random order assessed the cervical range-of-motion in 30 subjects with a dysfunction in the neck and shoulder region (symptomatic subjects) and 30 subjects without known pathology (asymptomatic subjects). Measurements included rotation in neutral position, in flexed position and in extended position, flexion-extension, and lateral bending (all active and passive). Reliability was analyzed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and agreement by limits of agreement and percentage of paired observations within 5 degrees, 10 degrees, and 15 degrees. RESULTS For asymptomatic subjects, the ICC varied from 0.57 to 0.85, and the limits of agreement varied between 14.5 degrees and 27.0 degrees. The percentage of paired observations within 5 degrees, 10 degrees, and 15 degrees ranged from 31% to 57%, 58% to 90%, and 78% to 93%, respectively. For symptomatic subjects, the ICC varied from 0.36 to 0.91, and the limits of agreement varied between 9.6 degrees and 37.8 degrees. The percentage of paired observations within 5 degrees, 10 degrees, and 15 degrees ranged from 17% to 60%, 33% to 93%, and 50% to 97%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Despite the use of a standardized protocol and a sophisticated measurement system, the interobserver reliability of neck mobility was variable in quality, with reliability being good in rotation in neutral position, flexion-extension, and lateral bending.
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- Nienke Assink
- Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Willoughby TR, Kupelian PA, Pouliot J, Shinohara K, Aubin M, Roach M, Skrumeda LL, Balter JM, Litzenberg DW, Hadley SW, Wei JT, Sandler HM. Target localization and real-time tracking using the Calypso 4D localization system in patients with localized prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006; 65:528-34. [PMID: 16690435 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Revised: 01/23/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The Calypso 4D Localization System is being developed to provide accurate, precise, objective, and continuous target localization during radiotherapy. This study involves the first human use of the system, to evaluate the localization accuracy of this technique compared with radiographic localization and to assess its ability to obtain real-time prostate-motion information. METHODS AND MATERIALS Three transponders were implanted in each of 20 patients. Eleven eligible patients of the 20 patients participated in a study arm that compared radiographic triangulated transponder locations to electromagnetically recorded transponder locations. Transponders were tracked for 8-min periods. RESULTS The implantations were all successful, with no major complications. Intertransponder distances were largely stable. Comparison of the patient localization on the basis of transponder locations as per the Calypso system with the radiographic transponder localization showed an average (+/-SD) 3D difference of 1.5 +/- 0.9 mm. Upon tracking during 8 min, 2 of the 11 patients showed significant organ motion (>1 cm), with some motion lasting longer that 1 min. CONCLUSION Calypso transponders can be used as magnetic intraprostatic fiducials. Clinical evaluation of this novel 4D nonionizing electromagnetic localization system with transponders indicates a comparable localization accuracy to isocenter, (within 2 mm) compared with X-ray localization.
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- Twyla R Willoughby
- Department of Radiation Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL 32806, USA
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