Indicators of sleepiness in an ambulatory EEG study of night driving.

Driver sleepiness due to sleep deprivation is a causative factor in 1% to 3% of all motor vehicle crashes. In recent studies, the importance of developing driver fatigue countermeasure devices has been stressed, in order to help prevent driving accidents and errors. Although numerous physiological indicators are available to describe an individual's level of alertness, the EEG signal has been shown to be one of the most predictive and reliable, since it is a direct measure of brain activity.

Non-linear analysis for the sleepy drivers problem.

The problem addressed in this work is sleepiness during driving, which often leads to accidents in the streets. Experiments with sleepy drivers took place and the EEG data were analysed in terms of non-linear methods. Sample entropy and phase synchronization variations were investigated within the signal sections corresponding to "driving events", i.

The variation of intrinsic spatial resolution across the UFOV of scintillation cameras.

The aim of the present study was to investigate in detail the variation of the intrinsic spatial resolution across the useful field of view (UFOV) of gamma-cameras and to explore whether this variation could lead to observable effects in clinical images. Two gamma-cameras were used, without their collimators, to acquire 560 (99m)Tc point source images at different points across their UFOVs, in order to measure the intrinsic spatial resolution at each point. Possible clinical effects of the resolution variation were examined on images of a thyroid phantom using a LEHR collimator, acquired at different locations on the UFOV and at various distances from the collimator.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary glands: a clinical study of 16 cases and review of the literature.

Objective: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of salivary glands with a widely diverse biologic behavior that is correlated with the histological grade of the tumor. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of MEC of minor salivary glands in a group of 16 patients, who were treated in our clinic, and to discuss the management of this carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: Between 1985 and 2000, 16 patients with MEC of minor salivary glands were treated in the Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the 'G.

Management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of minor salivary glands.

Purpose: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignant tumor originating from the salivary glands. The characteristic clinicopathologic features of this tumor are perineural spread, local recurrences, and distant metastases. Radical surgery combined with radiotherapy, as mentioned in the literature, is the best method of treatment.