简介:Thesusceptibilityoftheclavicletoinjuryunderscoresitsroleasanimportantloadingpathduringbothfrontalimpactandsideimpactcrashes,sinceclavicleisloadeddirectlybyshoulderbeltinfrontalimpactandthroughshoulderinlateralimpactcrashes.Thisstudyaimstodevelopingaparametricclaviclefiniteelementmodelcapableofsimulatingimpactresponseswithdifferentparameters.Astatisticalclaviclegeometrymodelwasdevelopedbasedoncomputedtomography(CT)scansfrom89subjectsusingprincipalcomponentanalysis(PCA)andmultivariateregressionanalysis.Usingthisstatisticalclaviclegeometrymodelandmeshmorphingmethoddevelopedinthisstudy,aseriesofdetailed3Dclaviclegeometrieswerepredictedbyage,gender,andlengthofthebone,allofwhichshowedstrongeffectsonclaviclegeometry.Afterassigningmaterialpropertiesandvalidationprocess,thisparametricmodeldevelopedinthisstudycanbeusedtoinvestigatetheeffectsofage,genderandlengthatthesametime.
简介:Objective:Thispaperaimsatmeasurementenhancedeffectofoxidizedlipoprotien(a)[oxLp(a)]onpermeabilityofmonolayerendothelialcellsandrelationshipwithreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)generationanddesmogleins(DSGs)expression.MethodsandResults:Transendothelialpermeabilitywasassayedbytranswellandreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)wasdeterminedbyDCFH-DAstaining.RT-PCRwascarriedouttodetermineDSGlandDSC2expressioninmRNA,respectively.TransendothelialpermeabilitywasenhancedbyoxLP(a)doseandtimedependently.Themostmarkedeffectappearedataconcentrationof100mg/L,Transendothelialpermeabilityreachedthemaximumvalueafter2hofFITC-dextranaddition,andthengraduallydecreasedafter4h.oxLp(a)inducesthegenerationofcellularreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS),andthiseffectcouldbeinhibitedbysuperoxidedismutase(SOD).IncubationofHUVECswithoxLp(a)resultedinadoseandtime-dependentdown-regulationofDSGlandDSC2expressionattranscriptionallevel.Conclusion:PermeabilityofmonolayerendothelialcellswasenhancedbyoxLp(a)whichisrelatedtoup-regulatingROSformationanddown-regulatingdesmogleinsexpression.
简介:Segmentingwholeheartfromcardiaccomputedtomography(CTimagescanprovideanimportantbasisfortheevaluationofcardiacfunctionandhelpimprovetheaccuracyofclinicaldiagnosis.Manualsegmentationisthemostaccuratemethodforcardiacsegmentation.Butitistimeconsumingandnotsufficientlyreproducible.However,cliniciansstillrelyonthismethodinpracticalapplications.Soafullyautomaticmethodisneededtoimprovethesegmentationefficiency.Thispapeproposesaregistration-basedautomaticapproachforthree-dimensional(3DsegmentationofcardiacCTimages.TheproposedmethodutilizesthesimilarityocardiacCTimagesbetweendifferentindividuals,andusesregistrationtoachievethesegmentation.Affinetransformationisfirstlyimplementedtoachieveglobalcoarseregistration.Then,cubicB-splinesareusedtorefinethelocaldetailsinlocallyaccurateregistration.Mutualinformation(Ml)isusedasthesimilaritymeasure,andadaptivestochasticgradientdescent(ASGD)astheoptimizationalgorithm.Oumethodisappliedtothedual-sourcecardiacCTimagestosegmentwholeheartExperimentalresultsshowthattheproposedmethodcanautomaticallysegmentwholeheartfromcardiacCTimages.
简介:Propagation-basedphase-contrastimagingwassimulatedbasedonparaxialFresnel-Kirchoffdiffractionintegralandsphericalwaveillumination.Underadevelopedmicro-CTsystemparameters,theeffectsoffocal-spotsizeandimaginggeometryonphase-contrastimaginghavebeeninvestigatedusinga2-mm-thicknesspolystyreneedgephantom.Anequivalentmono-energywasusedtosubstitutethepolychromaticspectrumofthemicro-focusX-raysource.Toconsidereffectsoffocal-spotsizeanddetectorresolution,theobtainedphase-contrastimagewithanidealpointsourcewasconvolvedwithsourceintensitydistributionandpointspreadfunctionofdetector.Simulationsshowreasonableinfluencesofthetwoparameterswhichareingoodagreementwithexperimentalresults.
简介:Interfacedebondingbetweenprosthesesandabutmentswasthemostfrequentfailuremodeofresin-bondedfixedpartialsdentures(RBFPDs)inclinic.ThepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigatetheeffectofaccessoryretentionformsonthebondstrengthofRBFPDs.Threetypesof3Dfiniteelementmodelswereconstructed.ThemodelofposteriormetalplateRBFPDwithspoon-shapedocclusalrestseatsservedasthecontrol.Theremainingtwotypesofmodelsbasedonthecontroladdedtheretentionformdesignofthepinholeandaxialgrooverespectively.Theaxialorbuccolingualloadof150Nwasappliedontheprosthesis,firstpremolarandfirstmolarrespectively.Themaximumprincipalstressesoftheadhesivelayerindifferentmodelswerecalculated.Undertheloadofthesamemagnitude,thestressduetothebuccolingualloadwassignificantlyhigherthanthatduetotheaxialloadintheadhesivelayer.Theproximalshoulder,occlusalrestseatswallandtheproximalmarginadjacenttotheshoulderwerethehighriskregionwheretheadhesivelayerdamagedeasily.Comparedwiththecontrolmodel,thepinandgroovemodelscouldslightlydecreasethestressintheadhesivelayeraftertheaxialloading,whilethestressintheadhesivelayerdrasticallydecreasedafterhorizontalloadingandreducedby22%and31%respectively.TheseresultsindicatethatthehorizontalocclusalforcehasamoreseriousharmtothedebondingofRBFPDs.Inaddition,theaccessoryretentionforms(e.g.pinandaxialgrooveretentionforms)candecreasethestresslevelintheadhesivelayer,whichareconducivetoincreasetheload-bearingcapacityofRBFPDs.
简介:Inthispaper,weproposeamethodtoimproveanti-radiationcapabilitybycoatingheavymetalX-rayprotectionglasswithcompoundphotoniccrystallayers,basedontheuniquepropertyofphotoniccrystalthatlightcannotbepropagatedwithintherangeofbandgaps.Usingtheplanewaveexpansionmethod,wemadeatheoreticalstudyofparametersaffectingthebandgapstructuresofone-dimensionalphotoniccrystals.Basedonthefindings,wechoseappropriatematerialsandcompoundstructureofphotoniccrystalsoastogethighX-rayreflectioncoatingphotoniccrystallayers.Bythismethod,thereflectionratewithinX-raywavelengthcanreachthemaximumvalueof100%,andtheaveragevalueofover90%.Evenlow-costheavymetalX-rayprotectionglassofabsorptioncoefficientvaluecanachievethedesiredeffect.Thus,thismethodgreatlydecreasestheanti-radiationrequirementsofheavyX-rayprotectionglass.
简介:Thecompressedsensing(CS)ofaccelerationdatahasbeendrawingincreasingattentioningaittelemonitoringapplication.Insuchapplication,therestillexistsomechallengingissuesincludinghighenergyconsumptionofbody-worndeviceforaccelerationdataacquisitionandthepoorreconstructionperformanceduetononsparsityofaccelerationdata.Thus,thenovelschemeofcompressivesensingofaccelerationdataisneededurgentlyforsolutionsthatarefoundtotheseissues.
简介:Phasecontrastimagingtechniquehasbeenimprovedpromptlyinrecentyears.Amongthesetechniquesin-linephase-contrastimagingiswidelyused.Variousalgorithmsforin-linephaseretrievalhavebeenproposedsofarsuchasTIE(transportofintensityequation),CTF(contrasttransferfunction),firstborn-approximations,GSF(Gerchberg-Saxton-Fienup),etc.Bronnikov'salgorithm(BA)isatypeoflinearalgorithmthatissimpleandefficient.Butitcanonlybeusedwithoutabsorptionsituations.Inthispaper,animprovedalgorithmbasedonBAwaspresented.TheapproachaddsΔφ(x,y)tothephasemapφ_b(x,y)retrievedbyBAtomakethereconstructedphasemapmoreprecise.Further,theapproachwasevaluatedonsimulatedimagesandconfirmedtobeaccurateathigherabsorptionrates.
简介:Alongwiththeincreasinglyurgentmanagementneedsofintranetterminalsinhospital,andlargescaleddeploymentofterminalmanagementsystem,terminalaccesscontrolhasbecomeoneofthestandardfunctionsofterminalmanagement.Thispapermainlyaimsatsomesimpleresearchforthesystemconstructionofhospitalintranetterminalaccesscontrol.
简介:Usingofactivecardiacmedicaldevicesincreasessteadily.InEurope,therewere183implantsofICDand944implantsofPM,119ofbiventricularICDand41ofbiventricularPM,allpermillionin-habitantsin2014.Healthcareenvironments,includingradiotherapytreatmentrooms,areconsideredchallengingfortheseimplantabledevices.Exposuretoradiationmaycausethedevicetoexperienceprematureelectivereplacementindicator,decreasedpacingamplitudeorpacinginhibition,inappropri-ateshocksorinhibitionoftachyarrhythmiatherapyandlossofdevicefunction.
简介:Theergonomicdigitaldesignandevaluationofman-machinesystemisthemainapplicationfieldsofvirtualhumantechnology.Becauseofthecomplexityofphysicalpersonanduncertaintyoffatiguegenerationmechanism,itisdifficulttoexpressandevaluatetheVirtualHuman'sfatiguestate.Thispapersummarizesthecharacteristicsofvirtualhuman'sfatigueevaluation,suchasundeterminable,invisible,theconstraintconditionscanbeenused.Viewedfromthestrengthsandweaknessesofpreexistingmodels,metabolicenergyexpendituremodel,dynamicmusclefatiguemodelandamodeltoassessfatigueatjoint-levelusingthehalf-jointconcept,thispaperputsforwardthefuturedevelopmenttrendthatthecombinationofsubjectiveandobjective,diversificationoftheanalyzablemotion,real-timeandvisualexpression.
简介:LargeconductanceCa~(2+)-activatedK~+(BK_(Ca))channelexhibitsaphenotype-dependentexpressiononvascularsmoothmusclecells(VSMCs),whichpreferstocontractilephenotype.Meanwhile,shearstressdefinitelyinfluencesVSMCsproliferationandcontraction.Thereby,ahypothesiswasraised,wouldshearstresschangetheBK_(Ca)expressionandcorrelatewithVSMCphenotype?Inordertoinvestigateit,VSMCswereexposedtoshearstressinaparallel-plateflowchamberwith12dynes/cm~2for12h.Subsequently,theeffectofshearstressonVSMCproliferation,BK_(Ca)channelexpressionandcontractilephenotypemarker,α-smoothmusclecellactin(α-SMA)andsmoothmusclemyosinheavychain(SMMHC),wasdeterminedbyimmunofluorescencemicroscopy,flowcytometeryaswellasreversetranscriptionpolymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR),respectively.DatashowthatshearstressenhancedtheexpressionofBK_(Ca)channelwhileinhibitingVSMCproliferation.Paralleledtothosephenomena,theexpressionofbothα-SMAandSM-MHCweredecreasedsignificantly.TheseresultsdemonstratedthatupregulationofBK_(Ca)channelwasirrelevanttothemaintenanceVSMCofcontractilephenotypeundershearstress.ThisfindingprovidesanewinsightintounderstandingthecorrelationofBK_(Ca)channelandVSMCphenotype.
简介:Areaswithhighfrequencyactivitywithintheatriumarethoughttobe'drivers'oftherhythminpatientswithatrialfibrillation(AF)andablationoftheseareasseemstobeaneffectivetherapyine-liminatingDFgradientandrestoringsinusrhythm.ClinicalgroupshaveappliedthetraditionalFFT-basedapproachtogeneratethethree-dimensionaldominantfrequency(3DDF)mapsduringelectro-physiology(EP)proceduresbutliteratureisrestrictedonusingalternativespectralestimationtech-niquesthatcanhaveabetterfrequencyresolutionthatFFT-basedspectralestimation.
简介:目的了解人工肝支持系统(ALSS)治疗重症肝炎临床疗效.方法应用WLXGX-888型人工肝支持系统(北京伟力公司生产)对24例重症肝炎进行血浆置换、血液滤过等方法治疗40例次.对患者治疗前后的肝功能、前白蛋白(PA)、凝血酶原活动度(PTa)、血氨、电介质进行分析.结果ALSS治疗后患者的肝功能明显改善,总胆红素(TBIL)、血氨均明显下降(P<0.001),总蛋白下降(P<0.001);白蛋白下降,但无显著性差异(P>0.05);前白蛋白提高明显(P<0.001).亚急性、慢性重症肝炎的早、中期治愈好转率分别为71.43%、44.44%,而晚期则无一例存活.结论ALSS治疗重症肝炎安全,效果显著,可明显提高重症肝炎的生存率.
简介:目的评估组合生物型人工肝治疗慢性重症乙型肝炎的临床疗效.方法将KM8800型血液净化仪与BIOLIVA3A型生物型人工肝机连接成组合生物型人工肝装置,对4例晚期慢性重症乙型肝炎患者共实施5例次治疗.先进行患者血液血浆置换,再经过生物型人工肝处理.观察患者治疗前、后的临床表现;比较肝功能各相关指标的变化,并比较血浆置换后、生物型人工肝处理后回路血中相应指标的变化.结果本组患者治疗过程中生命体征平稳,除1例次出现过敏反应外,未发生其它不良反应.与治疗前比较,治疗后即刻患者血中总胆红素(TBIL)、丙氨酸转移酶(ALT)、氨(NH3)明显减少(P<0.01),高密度脂蛋白(HDL)、纤维蛋白原(FIB)明显增加(P<0.01),治疗后第3天凝血酶原活动度(PTa)明显提高(P<0.01);与血浆置换后比较,生物型人工肝处理后回路血中FIB有所增加(P<0.05),而NH3明显降低(P<0.01).结论应用组合生物型人工肝治疗慢性重症乙型肝炎是安全、有效的.组合生物型人工肝比单纯血浆置换疗效好.
简介:目的探讨经乙状窦后径路行前庭神经切断术(vestibularneurotomy,VNT)控制梅尼埃病眩晕症状中,辅助应用内镜微创技术的方法及其减轻术中脑组织压迫和减少术后并发症发生率的价值和意义。方法临床观察乙状窦后径路常规VNT(12例)与辅助应用内镜技术VNT(9例)的2组手术患者手术前后症状控制效果、面神经功能及其听觉和前庭生理功能变化结果。结果常规VNT组患者术后有2例发生脑水肿,需行脱水、降压等处理;平均咱阈上升>15dB者2例;平衡功能代偿所需时间平均为(29.00±9.60)天。辅助应用内镜的VNT组术后平均听阈上升>15dB者2例;平衡功能代偿所需时间平均为(28.56±7.91)天。2组术后均未出现面瘫等并发症;术后2年内再发作眩晕,常规手术组有2例(分别发作1次和4次),内镜手术组有1例(发作2次)。结论经乙状窦后径路行VNT是目前普遍采用的一种较为方便、安全的控制或消除梅尼埃病患者眩晕症状手术方法,同时能保存听觉功能和面神经完整性;手术中辅助应用内镜技术,使该手术操作成为微创和安全,可有效地减轻对脑组织的压迫和减少术后脑水肿发生,未出任何由此而导致的并发症。