Objective The purpose of this article is to determine the feasibility of using computer assisted diagnosis (CAD) techniques to automatically identify, localize, and measure body fat tissue from a rapid wholebody MRI examination Design Prospective investigative study. Setting Dublin, Ireland. Participants 42 volunteers (21 male, 21 female) aged 18 to 56. The study group consisted of healthy volu...

Some riparian areas of the country are in danger of deterioration due to uncontrolled exploitation coupled with loose implementation of environmental protection policies and regulations. Muleta River, a major watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines, was assessed to determine the present condition of its riparian habitat. Abiotic and biotic conditions of the river were assessed. Other factors includi...

Background Myocardial phase velocity mapping studies have generally been acquired using Cartesian k-space coverage and respiratory gating [1,2]. Acquisition durations for high temporal resolution studies are therefore long and unpredictable and the use of navigators and prospective cardiac gating results in ‘dead-times’ in the cardiac cycle where imaging cannot be performed. We have developed a...

Over the past years, raising costs of health care in most countries cause to attract more attention to different aspects in the field. One of the best improvement methodologies known in literature is based on lean principles. The main aim of this methodology is to create values in the system by eliminating losses and creating continuous efforts toward improvement. Therefore, by measuring the pe...

Inequalities in thermomechanical properties of materials at interfaces of a modern package lead to a rise in periodic stresses during normal operation, making these sites crucial to the integrity of the entire product. Proper lifetime analysis for highly miniaturized interconnects is a real challenge. In addition, broad application of 100% quality standards in various industries has caused a ra...

Inequalities in thermomechanical properties of materials at interfaces of a modern package lead to a rise in periodic stresses during normal operation, making these sites crucial to the integrity of the entire product. Proper lifetime analysis for highly miniaturized interconnects is a real challenge. In addition, broad application of 100% quality standards in various industries has caused a ra...

Abstract Today, due to the rapid growth of population, development of the construction industry is a necessity. All around the world, new subjects such as sustainable development, environmental pollution, conservation of resources, and reduction of CO2 emission have become the most important research topics among the scientific societies. In recent years, especially after 1997, new tools were i...

A large body of evidence now indicates that the amount of mercury released from dental amalgam fillings can be significantly accelerated by exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) such as common mobile phones and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Studies performed on the increased microleakage of dental amalgam restorations after exposure to RF-EMFs have further supported th...