A compact, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser utilizing a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber, is end-pumped by the focused emission from an 804 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array. By changing the VCSEL operating current, we demonstrated 2x adjustability in the laser output pulse energy, from 9 mJ to 18 mJ. This energy variation was attributed to changes in the angular distribution ...

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Correspondence: ciaccio@columbia. edu Columbia University Medical Center, Harkness Pavilion 804, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, New York NY 10032 Abstract This article is a review of the book: ‘Applied Medical Image Processing: A Basic Course’, by Wolfgang Birkfellner, which is published by CRC Press. Basic information that should be helpful in deciding whether to read the book and whether to use ...

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Statistical sciences have recently made advancements that allow improved precision or reduced sample size in clinical research studies. Herein, we review 4 of the more promising: (1) improvements in approaches for dose selection trials, (2) approaches for sample size adjustment, (3) selection of study end point and associated statistical methods, and (4) frequentist versus Bayesian statistical ...

An in vivo photoacoustic imaging system was designed and implemented to image the entire small animal head. A special scanning gantry was designed to enable in vivo imaging in coronal cross sections with high contrast and good spatial resolution for the first time to our knowledge. By use of a 2.25 MHz ultrasonic transducer with a 6 mm diameter active element, an in-plane radial resolution of a...

clinical preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)’. Hum Reprod 2005;20:35–48. Twisk M, Haadsma ML, van der Veen F, Repping S, Mastenbroek S, Heineman MJ, Bossuyt PM, Korevaar JC. Preimplantation genetic screening as an alternative to prenatal testing for Down syndrome: preferences of women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm inject...

Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D. Speech-Language Pathologist New Visions 1124 Robert's Mountain Road Faber, Virginia 22938 (804)361-2285 The ability to swallow safely is the primary prerequisite for becoming an oral feeder. When a child aspirates, oral feedings are often discontinued, and the child is given a feeding tube for eating. Many professionals recommend stopping the use of food at home and ...