INTRODUCTION MR tractography methods depend on the accurate estimation of orientation distribution functions (ODFs) from diffusion MRI data. A new ODF estimation method called the Funk-Radon and Cosine Transform (FRACT) was recently introduced for this purpose [1]. The FRACT is a linear method that generalizes the previous Funk-Radon Transform (FRT) [2]. While the FRACT is as easy to characteri...

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the application of probabilistic neural networks (PNNs) as a classification tool in the slope stability estimation. PNNs are applied to estimate slope stability according to the slope geometric shapes and soil mechanical parameters. Unlike other neural network training paradigms, PNNs are characterized by high training speed and their ability to pro...

It is important to find contact angle for a liquid to understand its wetting properties, capillarity and surface interaction energy with a surface. The estimation of contact angle from Non Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (NEMD), where we need to track the changes in contact angle over a period of time is challenging compared to the estimation from a single image from an experimental measurement....

A skew angle estimation approach based on the application of several time-frequency distributions of Cohen's class to the horizontal projection profile of the page is proposed for document processing. Our results prove that the Wigner-Ville is the best trade-off between accuracy and computational cost. Skew estimation Cohen distributions Document page Projection profile

BACKGROUND Lateral maternal tilt reduces aortocaval compression and the consequent cardiovascular instability. METHODS We measured the angle of table tilt used by 16 anaesthetists during uncomplicated, elective Caesarean section. After initiating anaesthesia, they were asked to position the patient and estimate the angle of tilt, which was then measured. RESULTS Almost every anaesthetist po...

In an inertial sensor-based pedestrian navigation system, the position is estimated by double integrating external acceleration. A new algorithm is proposed to reduce z axis position (height) error. When a foot is on the ground, a foot angle is estimated using accelerometer output. Using a foot angle, the inclination angle of a road is estimated. Using this road inclination angle, height differ...

background: abnormal angulation of the lunate can be an indication of intercarpal pathology. on magnetic resonance images (mris) the lunate often looks dorsally angulated, even in healthy wrists. the tilt on individual slices can also be different and might be misinterpreted as pathological, contributing to inaccurate diagnoses and unnecessary surgery. the primary aim of this study was to deter...

conclusions although some of the orthopedic surgeons are not interested to manage these fractures surgically and most of them treat these cases conservatively (casting, etc.), in most displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures, surgical treatment is the method of choice. moreover, in non-surgical treatment the prevalence of these complications among the patients is more and as a result, inev...