This paper for the first time presents a fast and practical approach for the co-calibration of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and video images from a single image pair. At comparable accuracy, it achieves a significantly higher precision than a reference method based on combining electromagnetic tracking with two standard calibration techniques (hand-eye and single-wall calibration). Its resul...

Background Adenosine stress magnetic resonance is highly accurate for the detection of myocardial perfusion abnormalities. Visual assessment of inducible wall motion abnormalities (IWMA) during adenosine has low sensitivity but high specificity since only high-grade perfusion defects are associated with detectable IWMAs. The novel technique Feature Tracking (FT) measures myocardial strain and g...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular (LV) effects on right ventricular (RV) function are well known. Less is understood about the effect of the RV on systemic LV mechanics. To determine this interaction, we compared systemic LVs with and without an RV mechanically coupled to them. METHODS AND RESULTS MR myocardial tagging was used to examine 18 subjects with systemic LVs: 10 with functional single LVs...

It is assumed that critical hemodynamic factors play an important role in the onset, localization and degree of post-operative complications, for example, thrombosis and restenosis. Of special interest are sudden expansion flows, which may occur in straight artery segments such as the common carotid after endarterectomy or end-to-end anastomoses. Sudden expansion geometries are possible origins...

Due to the high sediment content in Yellow River, pump units pumping stations along line are often eroded by sediment, causing reduction of efficiency and structural damage. The purpose this paper is study influence particle diameter on track, erosion distribution rate a double-suction centrifugal station River with Lagrangian particle-tracking approach Tabakoff model. results show that surface...

BACKGROUND Most of what is known about diastolic function in normal infants is derived from flow and pressure measurements. Little is known about regional diastolic strain and wall motion. METHODS AND RESULTS Magnetic resonance tissue tagging was performed in 11 normal infants to determine regional diastolic strain and wall motion. Tracking diastolic motion of the intersection points and fini...

BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS The push-up plus exercise is a common therapeutic exercise for improving shoulder function and treating shoulder pathology. To date, the kinematics of the push-up plus exercise have not been studied. Our hypothesis was that the wall push-up plus exercise would demonstrate increased scapular internal rotation and increased humeral anterior translation during the plus ph...

The actin and microtubule cytoskeletons regulate cell shape across phyla, from bacteria to metazoans. In organisms with cell walls, the wall acts as a primary constraint of shape, and generation of specific cell shape depends on cytoskeletal organization for wall deposition and/or cell expansion. In higher plants, cortical microtubules help to organize cell wall construction by positioning the ...