Differentiation of Cerebral Neoplasms with Vessel Size Imaging (VSI).

Purpose: Cerebral neoplasms of various histological origins may show comparable appearances on conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Vessel size imaging (VSI) is an MRI technique that enables noninvasive assessment of microvasculature by providing quantitative estimates of microvessel size and density. In this study, we evaluated the potential of VSI to differentiate between brain tumor types based on their microvascular morphology.

Analysis of covariance under variance heteroscedasticity in general factorial designs.

Adjusting for baseline values and covariates is a recurrent statistical problem in medical science. In particular, variance heteroscedasticity is non-negligible in experimental designs and ignoring it might result in false conclusions. Approximate inference methods are developed to test null hypotheses formulated in terms of adjusted treatment effects and regression parameters in general analysis of covariance designs with arbitrary numbers of factors.

Effectiveness of different activated irrigation techniques on debris and smear layer removal from curved root canals: a SEM evaluation.

This study evaluates the effectiveness of different activated irrigation techniques on removal of debris and smear layer from curved root canals. Ninety mandibular molars with a root canal curvature between 20 and 40 degrees were assigned to 4 groups (n = 20): syringe irrigation (SI), passive ultrasonic activation (PUI), sonic activation with EDDY (ED) or EndoActivator (EA) and a control group. Mesiobuccal root canals were prepared to size 40, 0.