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Springer-Verlag Publication by Jon Shemitz , ISBN:9781430201748, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Jon Shemitz
Subject Tags : Computer Science  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Bruce Bukovics , ISBN:9781430201458, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Bruce Bukovics
Subject Tags : Computer Science  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by James D. McCaffrey , ISBN:9781430201632, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : James D. McCaffrey
Subject Tags : Computer Science  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Erhard Busek , ISBN:9783211372456, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Erhard Busek
Subject Tags : Economic History  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Nicholas Blechman Christoph Niemann , ISBN:9781568986296, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : Nicholas Blechman, Christoph Niemann
Subject Tags : Visual Arts - General  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Titu Andreescu Zuming Feng , ISBN:9780817644321, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : Titu Andreescu, Zuming Feng
Subject Tags : Geometry  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Titu Andreescu Dorin Andrica Zuming Feng , ISBN:9780817645618, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Titu Andreescu, Dorin Andrica, Zuming Feng
Subject Tags : Algebra  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Tomaz Jarm Peter Kramar Anze Zupanic , ISBN:9783540730446, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Tomaz Jarm, Peter Kramar, Anze Zupanic
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

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, Publication Type:Theses, Publication Year : 2009
Author : Fahad A Marafi, Supervisor : Henry W. Fielding
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Subject Tags : Nuclear Medicine  

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Abstract : Radioiodine thyroid uptake measures the percentage of 131I that accumulates in the thyroid at selected times following ingestion. Our objective was to investigate the errors underlying erroneous Radioiodine Thyroid Uptake (RITU) values experienced at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital and develop a quality assurance method. The RITU procedure requires determination of the count rate from 1311 by a NaI(TI) scintillation detector. The electronic stability of the Nal(T1) detector was investigated along with attenuation effects of the metallic rod distance indicator. Positional effects on the observed count rates were investigated for both a thyroid phantom and "'I capsules placed in a neck phantom. The effect of depth of the "'I capsules in the neck phantom was investigated. The effect of the metallic rod was investigated for a series of 79 patients over a two year period. The accuracy of the manufacturer's quoted activity for the "'I capsules were investigated over this two-year period. The Biodex thyroid uptake system was found to be stable (+ 2%) electronically over the investigation period. The metallic rod was found to be capable of introducing an attenuation of up to 40% for the '31I capsules and 4% for the thyroid phantom. The count rate for both capsule and patient followed an inverse square law thus distances need to be standardized to 0.5 cm at the 28.5 cm distance between the source and detector. Without the rod in place patient motion produced errors of 60% in the RITU values. The unknown thyroid depth introduces a 10% error per cm that the thyroid is away from the assumed 2.6 cm depth. The 131I capsules were observed to have variation of +2% when normalized to nominal activity. The 131I uptake determination requires that no attenuating rods be placed in the direct path of the scintillation detector. The distance has to be stable to within 0.5 cm thus the patient should be supine or a head rest provided. The thyroid's unknown depth limits the precision of the RITU value. The 131I capsules precision is to + 2% of the manufacturer activity thus a capsule's count rate can be verified even after use for an erroneous RIM value.

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Hermann Scharfetter Robert Merwa , ISBN:9783540738411, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Hermann Scharfetter, Robert Merwa
Subject Tags : Physiology  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Alexei Katashev Yuri Dekhtyar Janis Spigulis , ISBN:9783540693673, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Alexei Katashev, Yuri Dekhtyar, Janis Spigulis
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Reuben Hersh , ISBN:9780387298313, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Reuben Hersh
Subject Tags : Mathematical Theory  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Orna Grumberg Helmut Veith , ISBN:9783540698500, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Orna Grumberg, Helmut Veith
Subject Tags : Computer Science  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Pierre Hainaut Klas G. Wiman , ISBN:9781402029226, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : Pierre Hainaut, Klas G. Wiman
Subject Tags : Oncology  

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Springer-Verlag Publication , ISSN:2190-5738,, Publication Type:eJournal, Access Year : 2007-2016

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Paolo Favaro Stefano Soatto , ISBN:9781846286889, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Paolo Favaro, Stefano Soatto
Subject Tags : Applied Physics  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Richard H. Groshong , ISBN:9783540310556, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Richard H. Groshong
Subject Tags : Dynamic & Structural Geology  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by I. Scharrer W. Schramm , ISBN:9783540270225, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : I. Scharrer, W. Schramm
Subject Tags : Hematologic Diseases  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Inge Scharrer Wolfgang Schramm , ISBN:9783540285465, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Inge Scharrer, Wolfgang Schramm
Subject Tags : Hematologic Diseases  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Inge Scharrer Wolfgang Schramm , ISBN:9783540367154, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Inge Scharrer, Wolfgang Schramm
Subject Tags : Hematologic Diseases  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Inge Scharrer Wolfgang Schramm , ISBN:9783540735359, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Inge Scharrer, Wolfgang Schramm
Subject Tags : Hematologic Diseases  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Andreas Koschan Marc Pollefeys Mongi Abidi , ISBN:9781402061820, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Andreas Koschan, Marc Pollefeys, Mongi Abidi

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Hiroshi Toriya , ISBN:9781848000384, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Hiroshi Toriya
Subject Tags : Industrial & Management Engineering  

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BioMed Central Ltd. Publication , ISSN:2365-6271,, Publication Type:eJournal

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Alexander Marshak Anthony Davis , ISBN:9783540285199, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : Alexander Marshak, Anthony Davis
Subject Tags : Meteorology & Climatology  

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Springer-Verlag Publication , ISSN:2092-6731,, Publication Type:eJournal, Access Year : 2007-2016

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Wen-Hsing Chiang , ISBN:9783540275923, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2005
Author : Wen-Hsing Chiang
Subject Tags : Hydraulic Engineering  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Pierre Lamon , ISBN:9783540782872, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Pierre Lamon
Subject Tags : Mechanical Engineering - General  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Fatimah Ibrahim Noor Azuan Abu Osman Juliana Usman Nahrizul Adib Kadri , ISBN:9783540680178, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Fatimah Ibrahim, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Juliana Usman, Nahrizul Adib Kadri
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Wolfgang Schwarz , ISBN:9780387735122, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Wolfgang Schwarz
Subject Tags : Mathematical Statistics  

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Springer-Verlag Publication , ISSN:1614-2411,, Publication Type:eJournal, Access Year : 2007-2016
Subject Tags : Operations Research  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Steffen Leonhardt Thomas Falck Petri Mhnen , ISBN:9783540709947, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Steffen Leonhardt, Thomas Falck, Petri Mähönen
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Noor Azuan Abu Osman Fatimah Ibrahim Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas Herman Shah Abdul Rahman Hua-Nong Ti , ISBN:9783540691396, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Fatimah Ibrahim, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas, Herman Shah Abdul Rahman, Hua-Nong Ti
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

Toggle 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors in the sheep gallbladder and the sphincter of Oddi

, Publication Type:Theses, Publication Year : 1987
Author : Manar A. Karim Mustafa Rizeq, Supervisor : K. P. Bhargava
Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Subject Tags : Pharmacology  

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Abstract : There is sufficient evidence that 5-hydroxytryptamine, (5-HT) may play a physiological role in the control of motor functions of the gastrointestinal tract and its appendage, the gallbladder. This amine has met most of the criteria required for a neurotrans¬mitter role within the enteric neural system and may participate in the regulation of inter-neuronal functions. However, no investigator has so far attempted to characterize the receptor on which 5-HT acts in the biliary tract. There is some confusion about the classification of the types of 5-HT receptors and their nomenclature. Bradley et al. (1986) have reviewed the current status, and the original "D" and "M" receptors of Gaddum and Picarelli (1957) have now been equated with the 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptors more recently proposed. The 5-HT1 receptors appear to be a heterogenous group and for lack of adequate knowledge, have been proposed to be called as "5-HT1-like" receptor. With the recent availability of selective agonists and antagonists of the 5-HT receptors it is possible to functionally characterize the different 5- HT receptors involved in 5-HT action. In the present study, qualitative effects produced by different 5-HT receptors were subjected to pharmacological manipulations with the object of delineating the functional role of each 5-HT receptor type in the sheep gallbladder fundus and the sphincter of Oddi. In vitro studies on the fundus of gall bladder were carried out using an isolated tissue organ bath and a microorgan bath was employed for the sphincter of Oddi rings. The result of the present study indicated that all three types of 5-HT receptors were involved in the motor responses of the sheep gallbladder fundus as well as sphincter of Oddi. In the sheep gallbladder fundus and sphincter of Oddi, the contraction of the smooth muscle was due to activation of cholinergic mechanisms, which was mediated through muscarinic receptors ptors and relaxations arose from an activation of nonadrenergic, noncholinergic (NANC) neuronal mechanism, possibly purinergic. The serotonergic mechanisms were concerned with facilitation of neuronal release of the transmitters involved in contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscle via the 5-HT3 presynpatic receptors on the cholinergic and purinergic nerves respectively. In the gallbladder fundus the "5-HT1 -like" and 5-HT2 receptors were concerned with relaxation and contraction respectively. In the sphincter of Oddi the "5-HT1 - like" and 5-HT2 receptors had functions opposite to those observed in the fundus of the gallbladder. The "5-HT1 -like" receptor was responsible for contraction of the smooth muscle, whereas relaxation appeared to be favoured by 5-HT2 receptor activation.

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Max Lungarella Fumiya Iida Josh Bongard Rolf Pfeifer , ISBN:9783540772965, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Max Lungarella, Fumiya Iida, Josh Bongard, Rolf Pfeifer

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Richard Tilly Paul J. J. Welfens Michael Heise , ISBN:9783540740551, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Richard Tilly, Paul J. J. Welfens, Michael Heise
Subject Tags : Economic History  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Yi Peng Xiaohong Weng , ISBN:9783540790396, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Yi Peng, Xiaohong Weng
Subject Tags : Biomedical Engineering  

Toggle 99m Tc pertechnetate thyroid uptake :reliability of the test|h[thesis] /|csubmitted by Nafisah Abd..

, Publication Type:Theses, Publication Year : 2004
Author : Nafisah Abdullah H Kazem, Supervisor : Ghulam M. Shah. Syed
Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Subject Tags : Nuclear Medicine  

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Abstract : 99mTc pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy is a valuable procedure in many clinical situations. However, if a thyroid uptake is required, non-utilization of uptake determination by quantitative methods for this test necessitates performing a radioiodine uptake measurement. The aims of this study were: to establish the range of 99mTc pertechnetate thyroid uptake (TcTU) in euthyroid subjects; to study the correlation between TcTU & 131 I thyroid uptake; to derive a conversion formula from TcTU to 24-hour iodine uptake and to study the relationship between TcTU, clinical parameters and thyroid hormone levels. Material & Methods: This is a prospective consecutive case study conducted over a period of one year where patients referred for both thyroid uptake and scintigraphy were included. TcTU was derived from 20-minute thyroid image performed using 99m Tc pertechnetate and a gamma camera equipped with a pinhole collimator. 131 I uptake was measured using a counting probe 24 hours after oral administration of 131 I. Results & Discussion: 229 subjects (47 males, 182 females) were studied. Among 79 euthyroid patients TcTU was 1.7 + 1.4. In the hyperthyroid and subclinical hyperthyroid groups mean TcTU was 11.8 + 9.6 and 2.4 + 3.1, respectively. A highly significant positive correlation was found between TcTU and 131 I uptake (r=0.837, P<0.001). Both studies showed differences between the euthyroid & hyperthyroid groups and between the frank hyperthyroid & subclinical hyperthyroid groups. Both parameters showed significant correlations with some of the clinical parameters, TFTs, and the size of the thyroid gland. TcTU, however, in many of these comparisons had more significant and stronger associations than 24-hour 131 I uptake. A conversion equation was derived (131 I uptake =14.6 In [TcTU] + 26.9) with a correlation coefficient R2 of 0.67. Conclusion: TcTU is an additional reliable quantitative parameter which potentially eliminates the need for a separate 131 I uptake measurements in patients with thyroid disorders.

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, Publication Type:Theses, Publication Year : 2011
Author : Alshaima M.S.J Alshammari, Supervisor : Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar
Faculty of medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Subject Tags : Whole Body Imaging  

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Abstract : Metabolic bone disease due to hyperparathyroidism is characterized by increased bone resorption and new bone formation. 99mTc- hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc MIBI) accumulation in cells is controlled by metabolic function and cell viability. F

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Rabi Bhattacharya Edward C. Waymire , ISBN:9780387719399, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Rabi Bhattacharya, Edward C. Waymire
Subject Tags : Mathematical Statistics  

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Wiley-Blackwell Publication by Barbara J. Bain , ISBN:9781119367857, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2017
Author : Barbara J. Bain
Subject Tags : Hematologic Diseases  

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Wiley-Blackwell Publication by Elaine Vickers , ISBN:9781119126836, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2018
Author : Elaine Vickers
Subject Tags : Oncology  

Toggle A Beginner’s Guide to Graph Theory

Springer-Verlag Publication by W. D. Wallis , ISBN:9780817645809, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : W. D. Wallis
Subject Tags : Algebra  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Eckhard Platen David Heath , ISBN:9783540478560, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2006
Author : Eckhard Platen, David Heath

Toggle A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains

Springer-Verlag Publication by Norman J. Rosenberg , ISBN:9781402056017, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Norman J. Rosenberg
Subject Tags : Agriculture - General  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Gerard ORegan , ISBN:9781848000841, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Gerard O’Regan
Subject Tags : Computer Science  

Toggle A Buyer’s and User’s Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars

Springer-Verlag Publication by James Mullaney , ISBN:9781846287077, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : James Mullaney
Subject Tags : Astronomical Observatories & Instruments  

Toggle A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology

Springer-Verlag Publication by Terry F. Davies , ISBN:9781603271035, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : Terry F. Davies
Subject Tags : Clinical Endocrinology  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by B. G. Sidharth , ISBN:9781402043604, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2008
Author : B. G. Sidharth
Subject Tags : Physics - General  

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Springer-Verlag Publication by Felix Kienast Otto Wildi Sucharita Ghosh , ISBN:9781402044366, Publication Type:eBook, Publication Year : 2007
Author : Felix Kienast, Otto Wildi, Sucharita Ghosh
Subject Tags : Ecology   Aesthetics  

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