Depth estimation method of surface of micropart in microassembly space based on microscopic vision tomographic scanning images.

Three-dimensional (3D) morphology of microparts has an important influence on performance of microassembly system that mainly assembles microparts in millimetre and micron scale. Because 3D morphology of microparts cannot be accurately obtained by conventional microscopic vision system, a depth estimation method of surface of micropart in microassembly space based on microscopic vision tomographic scanning (MVTS) images is proposed in this paper. The proposed method uses the positions of pixels with the largest focus values in MVTS image to construct the isodepth contours of surface of micropart and obtains the depth values of micropart's surface at the positions of MVTS by assigning depth values to corresponding isodepth contours.

Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Insertion Among 3 Image-Guided Navigation Systems: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Many retrospective studies of pedicle screw placement have revealed that intraoperative navigation systems provide higher accuracy rates and safety than do free-hand techniques. The accuracy of various image-guided navigation systems has been studied; however, differences have not been well defined due to the lack of adequate evidence-based comparative studies.

Objective: A meta-analysis was conducted to focus on the variation in pedicle screw insertion among 3 navigation systems: a 3-dimensional fluoroscopy-based navigation system (3D FluoroNav), a 2-dimensional fluoroscopy-based navigation system (2D FluoroNav), and a conventional computed tomography navigation system (CT Nav).

[Cloning and tissue expression of CAST transcript Ⅱ in goat].

Calpastatin (CAST) gene is closely related with meat quality in livestock and poultry. Based on the bovine and ovine mRNA sequences, the cDNA of CAST Ⅱ gene in goat was amplified successfully for the first time by using RACE-PCR. Results showed that CAST Ⅱ of goat was 2474 bp in length with an open reading frame (ORF) 1695 bp long and encoded 564 amino acids, and there were four conserved domains and one conserved seven-peptide domain in amino acids sequences.

Molecular cloning and characterization of caprine calpastatin gene.

Calpastatin (CAST) is an important gene for meat quality traits in livestock and poultry. The cDNA of caprine CAST gene was amplified for the first time using RACE-PCR. Results showed the full-length cDNA of caprine CAST gene (Accession no.