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Statistical evaluation of visual quality metrics for image denoising [PDF]
This paper studies the problem of full reference visual quality assessment of denoised images with a special emphasis on images with low contrast and noise-like texture.
Egiazarian, Karen+3 more
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Background Measurement of lung volumes across the life course is critical to the diagnosis and management of lung disease. The aim of the study was to use the Global Lung Function Initiative methodology to develop all-age multi-ethnic reference equations
G. Hall+8 more
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Background Although widely used in the evaluation of the diseased, normal intracranial pressure and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid pressure remain sparsely documented. Intracranial pressure is different from lumbar cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
N. Nørager+5 more
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References values and predictive factors for thyroid volume in pregnant women [PDF]
Objective: Thyroid volume varies within each population according to different clinical and biochemical factors and can change during pregnancy. The present investigation was aimed to determine the reference values for thyroid volume in pregnant women ...
Lisette Leal Curí+6 more
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An Improved Auto-Generation System to Obtain Reference Intervals for Laboratory Medicine [PDF]
ObjectivesReference values are highly required parameters for all tests in the clinical laboratory, and the supplementary provision of reliable reference intervals is an important task for both clinical laboratories and diagnostic test manufacturers ...
Hyung Hoi Kim+6 more
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Reference Values for Skeletal Muscle Mass – Current Concepts and Methodological Considerations
Assessment of a low skeletal muscle mass (SM) is important for diagnosis of ageing and disease-associated sarcopenia and is hindered by heterogeneous methods and terminologies that lead to differences in diagnostic criteria among studies and even among ...
C. O. Walowski+7 more
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Background Recent deliberations by Australian public health researchers and practitioners produced an ethical framework of how decisions should be made to distribute pandemic influenza vaccine.
Kristy Crooks+9 more
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Estimation of Isotopic Reference Values for Pure Materials and Geological Reference Materials
Reference materials (RMs) are the foundation in isotopic analysis, and the assignment of reference values of isotope ratios in RMs is a complex process. In this study, we established new isotopic reference values and its uncertainties for the Sr, Nd, Hf ...
Wen Zhang, Zhaochu Hu
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Paediatric reference values for total psoas muscle area
Sarcopenia, the unintentional loss of skeletal muscle mass, is associated with poor outcomes in adult patient populations. In adults, sarcopenia is often ascertained by cross‐sectional imaging of the psoas muscle area (PMA).
Eberhard Lurz+11 more
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Gender-Dependent Reference Range of Serum Calcitonin Levels in Healthy Korean Adults [PDF]
Background Serum calcitonin measurement contains various clinical and methodological aspects. Its reference level is wide and unclear despite sensitive calcitonin kits are available.
Eyun Song+8 more
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