Patient-specific image-based computer simulation for theprediction of valve morphology and calcium displacement after TAVI with the Medtronic CoreValve and the Edwards SAPIEN valve [PDF]
AIMS: Our aim was to validate patient-specific software integrating baseline anatomy and biomechanical properties of both the aortic root and valve for the prediction of valve morphology and aortic leaflet calcium displacement after TAVI.
Bosmans, B +18 more
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A Novel Stealthy Target Detection Based on Stratospheric Balloon-borne Positional Instability due to Random Wind [PDF]
A novel detection for stealthy target model F-117A with a higher aspect vision is introduced by using Stratospheric Balloon-borne Bistatic system. The potential problem of proposed scheme is platform instability impacted on the balloon by external wind ...
Barbary, M., Zong, Peng
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Sunrise: instrument, mission, data and first results
The Sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory consists of a 1m aperture Gregory telescope, a UV filter imager, an imaging vector polarimeter, an image stabilization system and further infrastructure. The first science flight of Sunrise yielded high-quality
Barthol, P. +18 more
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Transient ST-segment elevation due to coronary slow flow during cryoballoon application
This report is a description of a rare case of transient ST-segment elevation during cryoballoon application for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). A 74-year-old male with symptomatic PAF was referred to the center for ablation. During cryoablation of
Tümer Erdem Güler +3 more
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Pneumatic inflatable end effector [PDF]
The invention relates to an end effector device for robot or teleoperated type space vehicle which includes an inflatable balloon member carried on the end of tubular member which has a hollow center or conduit through which a suitable pressurized fluid ...
Clark, K. H., Johnston, J. D.
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CSH Program or the American way of life. Californian domestic icons of the 50s
After World War II a new order emerged amongst the ruins, the devastation and the Allied triumph. The United States, more than any other country, emerged as a new world power with an optimism founded on victory as much as on its untouched territory and ...
Carlos L. Marcos
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An investigation of planar array system artefacts generated within an electrical impedance mammography system developed for breast cancer detection [PDF]
An Electrical Impedance Mammography (EIM) planar array imaging system is being developed at the University of Sussex for the detection of breast cancers.
Bilal, Rabia +3 more
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Pointing control for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope
We present the technology and control methods developed for the pointing system of the SPIDER experiment. SPIDER is a balloon-borne polarimeter designed to detect the imprint of primordial gravitational waves in the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave ...
Ade, Peter A. R. +47 more
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Accuracy assessment of Tri-plane B-mode ultrasound for non-invasive 3D kinematic analysis of knee joints [PDF]
BACKGROUND Currently the clinical standard for measuring the motion of the bones in knee joints with sufficient precision involves implanting tantalum beads into the bones.
Lambert, Andrew +4 more
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The aim was to examine whether the postprocedural change in C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen levels was associated with the extent of periprocedural arterial injury caused by endovascular treatment (EVT). The study recruited 71 patients undergoing
Tajana Turk +8 more
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