Search results for "Ultra"

Centrifugal (inside-out) enhancement pattern of liver hemangiomas on contrast-enhanced US

2006

TRANS-FUSIMO: Preliminary in-vivo animal results of MR-guided Focused Ultrasound of liver under respiratory motion

2018

Background: Treating liver tumors using FUS poses a great challenge due to the respiratory motion of the target and by the rib cage obscuring the anatomical location of the malignancy. In the EU FP7 project TRANS-FUSIMO (www.trans-fusimo.eu) a novel treatment software has been developed to support MR guided focused ultrasound treatment of liver lesions through electronic real-time beam steering of the ultrasound transducer. Prior to clinical use we conduct an in-vivo animal trial using the TRANS-FUSIMO treatment system (TTS) to evaluate the safety and the technical efficacy and efficiency of generation predefined necrotic lesions in the healthy liver. Material and Methods: The pre-clinical …

Ultrasound measurements in bone using an array transducer

2014

Development of ultrasound-assisted digestion methods for the determination of toxic element concentrations in ash samples by ICP-OES

2011

The present thesis introduces several ultrasound-assisted digestion methods developed for the determination of toxic element concentrations in ash samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Ultrasound-assisted digestion is a quite new technique used for sample pre-treatment purposes, especially in difficult sample matrixes. Elements determined are As, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sr, V, and Zn. Most of the elements determined exist at a trace or ultra trace level in ashes and most are potential risks in the environment or human body even at low concentrations. Most of the selected elements can be determined directly by ICP-OES, but for the determination of…

Species and genetic diversity relationships in benthic macroinvertebrate communities along a salinity gradient

2022

Background Species- and genetic diversity can change in parallel, resulting in a species-genetic diversity correlation (SGDC) and raising the question if the same drivers influence both biological levels of diversity. The SGDC can be either positive or negative, depending on whether the species diversity and the genetic diversity of the measured species respond in the same or opposite way to drivers. Using a traditional species diversity approach together with ultra-conserved elements and high throughput sequencing, we evaluated the SGDCs in benthic macrofauna communities in the Baltic Sea, a geologically young brackish water sea characterised by its steep salinity gradient and low species …

Magneettikuvaus, ultraääni ja ihopoimumittaus ihonalaisen rasvakudoksen mittareina

2007

Kehon koostumuksen mittausmenetelmät jaetaan kenttä- ja laboratoriomenetelmiin.Laboratoriomenetelmiä ovat vedenalaispunnitus, kaksienergisen röntgensäteen absorptiometria(DXA), magneettikuvaus ja ultraääni, ja kenttämenetelmiä ovat esimerkiksiihopoimumittaus, biosähköinen impedanssi, antropometria ja infrapunasäde. Laboratoriomenetelmätovat yleensä tarkempia, kalliimpia ja vaativat erikoisolosuhteet toisinkuin kenttämenetelmät. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli vertailla magneettikuvaa, ultraääntäja ihopoimumittausta ihonalaisen rasvakerroksen mittarina uloimman reisilihaksenkohdalta (m. vastus lateralis) 19-35-vuotiailla kuntosaliharjoittelemattomilla miehillä.Koehenkilöiltä mitattiin paino ja…

Lyman break and ultraviolet-selected galaxies at z ̃ 1-I. Stellar populations from the ALHAMBRA survey

2013

We take advantage of the exceptional photometric coverage provided by the combination of GALEX data in the ultraviolet (UV) and the ALHAMBRA survey in the optical and near-infrared to analyse the physical properties of a sample of 1225 GALEX-selected Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at 0.8 ≲ z ≲ 1.2 that are located in the COSMOS field. This is the largest sample of LBGs studied in this redshift range to date. According to a spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting with synthetic stellar population templates, we find that LBGs at z ̃ 1 are mostly young galaxies with a median age of 341 Myr and have intermediate dust attenuation, (Es(B - V)) ̃ 0.20. Owing to the selection criterion, LBGs at z ̃…

Lithotripsy of Calcified Aortic Valve Leaflets by a Novel Ultrasound Transcatheter-Based Device

2022

The increasing incidence of calcific aortic valve disease necessitates the elaboration of new strategies to retard the progression of the pathology with an innovative solution. While the increasing diffusion of the transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs) allows a mini-invasive approach to aortic valve substitution as an alternative to conventional surgical replacement (SAVR) in an always larger patient population, TAVR implantation still has contraindications for young patients. In addition, it is liable to undergo calcification with the consequent necessity of re-intervention with conventional valve surgery or repeated implantation in the so-called TAVR-in-TAVR procedure. Inspired …

Isolation of nuclei and downstream processing of cell-type-specific nuclei from micro-dissected mouse brain regions – techniques and caveats

2020

AbstractThe mammalian brain consists of several structurally and functionally distinct regions equipped with an equally complex cell-type system. Due to its relevance in uncovering disease mechanisms, the study of cell-type-specific molecular signatures of different brain regions has increased. The rapid evolution of newer and cheaper sequencing techniques has also boosted the interest in cell-type-specific epigenetic studies. In fact, the nucleus holds most of the cell’s epigenetic information and is quite resistant to tissue dissociation processes as compared to cells. As such, nuclei are continually preferred over cells for epigenetic studies. However, the isolation of nuclei from cells …

Ultrastructure of Human Spinal Trabecular Arachnoid

2014

The arachnoid trabecular layer, located internally to the arachnoid layer, is composed of fibers that form the spider web–like trabecular structure found in the subarachnoid space and in the adventitial layer of blood vessels. The arachnoid trabeculae give shape to tubular structures (arachnoid sheaths) for each nerve root and for the spinal cord. Some of these arachnoid trabeculae extend to the pia mater. The trabecular arachnoid is an extremely fragile structure, which can easily be damaged. Because of its fragility, this membrane may be destroyed during dissection and manipulation, so that it is not frequently seen or systematically described. Trabecular arachnoid limits nerve root movem…