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Showing 1 to 20 of 385 for “"Clinical use"”.
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Validation of MRtrix tractography for clinical use
Tractography is a technique which uses non-invasive diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) to model the structural connections of the brain in vivo. Since it is not known to what extent the exact positions of white matter tracts vary between individuals, and how scan parameters affect the …
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Development of Multielectrode Electroretinography (meERG) for Human Clinical Use
… Electroretinography (meERG) for Human Clinical use. Introduction Progressive retinal diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa begin with localized dysfunction that spreads, often remaining undetected until advanced stages. Existing clinical …
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Clinical Use of Urinary Gonadotropin Determinations in Children and Adolescents
… sampling and assay of urinary gonadotropins for clinical evaluation of pubertal development. In the first study, the concentrations of LH and FSH in concurrent serum and first-morning-voided (FMV) urine samples of 820 children (486 boys and 334 girls, age 0-17 years) were determined with …
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Dermoscopy in general practice: insights for clinical use and training
… the accuracy of skin lesion assessments. It uses a magnification lens and internal light source to facilitate a more detailed skin examination than is possible with the naked eye. However to date it has only been adopted in a limited way in primary care, and training in it is required if …
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Assessment and optimisation of digital radiography systems for clinical use
… test object based methods routinely used to examine DR performance suffer known short comings, mainly due to the subjective nature of the test results and difficulty in maintaining a constant decision threshold among observers with time. Objective image quality based measurements of …
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Rhinomanometry in clinical use. A tool in the septoplasty decision making process.
… obstruction is a common chronic complaint caused by mucosal disease, skeletal abnormality or a combination of both. The challenge is to determine the main cause and to decide whether the intervention should be medical or surgical. Diagnosis is done by a combination of rhinoscopy, subjective …
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Teaching and clinical use of teledentistry in United States orthodontic residency programs
… implementation of teleorthodontic teaching and clinical use in United States orthodontic residency programs and sought to identify if there are resident, orthodontic residency program, and/or orthodontic residency program director demographics that are associated with the teaching and clinical …
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Clinical use of probiotics: A survey of physicians’ beliefs and practice patterns
… Probiotics have the potential to be used as a preventive agent or adjuvant therapy for various medical conditions, and recent research is beginning to illuminate some of the associated benefits. Some clinicians currently prescribe probiotics in practice. Understanding physicians’ …
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The clinical use of an electroejaculator in fertility examinations of the male bovine
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1955 H41
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The clinical use of an electroejaculator in fertility examinations of the male bovine
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1955 H41
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Development of 3D-Printed Patient Specific Bolus For Clinical Use In to tal Scalp Irradiation
… of this study was to develop and validate the use of patient-specific 3D-printed bolus caps for TSI. 3D-printing materials were studied to find materials suitable for use as a bolus cap. Clinical workflows were developed to 3D-print two bolus caps for an anthropomorphic head phantom: one …
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The clinical use and indications for head computed tomography scans in paediatric ambulatory care (short stay ward and medical emergencies) at a children’s hospital over a one-year period, 1st January-31st December 2013
… allowing timely lifesaving decision-making. Clinical evidence is required to maximise its benefits against radiation-exposure risks to patients and cost to the healthcare system. Aims: The study aimed to retrospectively investigate clinical presentation and indications of head CT at a …
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An evaluation of the relative effectiveness of mother tincture, 3X and 8X homeopathic garlic (allium sativum) dilutions on five strains of nosocomial multidrug-resistant microorganisms in terms of bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects in order to validate the clinical use of garlic in patients infected by these organisms
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2001.
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The use of aminoglycoside antibiotic therapy in neutropaenic patients with haematological disease
The use of aminoglycosides in the treatment of the febrile neutropaenic patient with haematological disease is difficult and often suboptimal. This study reviews the available literature to establish therapeutic guidelines in this population and then reports the use of a Bayesian statistics based …
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Visual feedback in orthopaedic rehabilitation
… current protocols are not suitable for routine clinical use as they are time consuming and complex. Therefore, the aims of this study were to develop a motion analysis protocol tailored for routine clinical use, use the protocol to implement real-time visual feedback to TKA patients and test the …
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Nuclear magnetic resonance sensors and methods for chemical sensing in tissue
… interest as they have been shown to be useful for improving disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring in a diverse range of medical fields including trauma, solid tumor cancers, tissue grafts, wound healing, dehydration, athletic performance, and congestive heart failure. Nuclear …
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InterNAV2.0: Minimally Invasive Robot-Assisted Tumour Ablative Therapies
… as a treatment for lung cancer. This system uses a navigational software, InterNAVl.0, to consolidate ultrasound imaging and electromagnetic positioning. Early work on InterNAVl.0 looked to develop a research tool to handle imaging information obtained through ultrasound imaging. It was not …
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Physical properties and purification of bile pigments
… means; and to prepare pure bilirubin for clinical use."
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Infant Behavioral Speech Discrimination Procedures: A Systematic Review
… procedures to evaluate their potential clinical utility. The two procedures examined were the Observer-based Psychoacoustic Procedure (OPP) and the Visual Reinforcement of Infant Speech Discrimination (VRISD) method. The methodology utilized and the results obtained are examined for …
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