Pericardial abscess is an extremely rare complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman with multiple acupuncture scars on both knees who presented with… (More)
A new separation algorithm based on contour segments and ellipse fitting is proposed to separate the ellipse-like touching grain kernels in digital images. The image is filtered and converted into a… (More)
We demonstrated the feasibility of blood cell assisted in vivo Particle Image Velocimetry using confocal microscopy. Blood flow of skin vessel in a mouse was non-invasively imaged in vivo using a… (More)
Introduction: Active bone remodeling characterizes the bone-implant interface [1]. The damaged interfacial bone during vigorous implantation surgery is resorbed and new bone formation develops… (More)
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This study was performed to investigate the influence of object shape and distance from the center of the image on the volumetric accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans,… (More)
Coxsackievirus Type B3 (CVB3) is an enterovirus that belongs to the Picornaviridae and causes various diseases such as myocarditis and hand-foot-mouth disease. However, an effective antiviral drug is… (More)
The temperature distribution in a LPG tank has been studied by simultaneous measurements in different points of vertical and horizontal sections. Monitoring the temperature of an LPG tank is one of… (More)
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Due to increased use and improvements in diagnostic imaging studies, spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD), which is a rare vascular event, has been reported to… (More)