Publications by authors named "A C Reifsnyder"
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- Current cryo-transfer stations for cryo-electron microscopy are limited in their compatibility with various microscopes and often expensive, making them less accessible to researchers.
- A new modular cryo-transfer station made from 3D-printed and off-the-shelf parts has been developed, allowing for customization and reconfiguration to fit different microscopes and research needs.
- The new station has been tested and shown to maintain cryogenic temperatures effectively, matching the performance of existing commercial models while being more accessible and offering open-source designs for others to use and adapt.
Diaphragm injuries after blunt trauma are uncommon but require early diagnosis to expedite repair. The advancing technology of computed tomography (CT) scanners has improved the detection of almost all traumatic injuries; however, the literature regarding the diagnostic accuracy of CT scan for blunt diaphragm injuries is lacking. The purpose of this study was to determine the CT scan findings in the setting of known blunt diaphragm injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFControversy exists regarding the correlation between CT and MRI for evaluation of the cervical spine. We hypothesize that newer-generation CT scanners will improve diagnostic accuracy and may obviate the need for MRI in patients with a normal CT. We compared the missed injury rate of four-slice CT and 64-slice CT performed to evaluate the cervical spine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Efforts to determine the suitability of low-grade pancreatic injuries for nonoperative management have been hindered by the inaccuracy of older computed tomography (CT) technology for detecting pancreatic injury (PI). This retrospective, multicenter American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-sponsored trial examined the sensitivity of newer 16- and 64-multidetector CT (MDCT) for detecting PI, and sensitivity/specificity for the identification of pancreatic ductal injury (PDI).
Methods: Patients who received a preoperative 16- or 64-MDCT followed by laparotomy with a documented PI were enrolled.
Reducing the discomfort of lidocaine administration through pH buffering.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
April 1994
Purpose: A prospective, double-blind study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of using a buffered lidocaine solution on the perception of pain experienced by a patient during its intradermal injection.
Patients And Methods: One hundred fifty patients undergoing diagnostic angiographic and interventional procedures at the authors' institution were randomly assigned to receive a 1-mL aliquot of one of three lidocaine solutions: plain 1% lidocaine, 1% lidocaine diluted with normal saline in a 10:1 ratio, and 1% lidocaine diluted with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate in a 10:1 ratio.