Localization of Transient Events Threatening Pipeline Integrity by Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing.

Pipe integrity is a central concern regarding technical safety, availability, and environmental compliance of industrial plants and pipelines. A condition monitoring system that detects and localizes threats in pipes prior to occurrence of actual structural failure, e.g.

Selective pretreatment diagnostic imaging for detecting remote metastases in patients with endometrial cancer.

Objectives: Various diagnostic tests are available to rule out metastases. However, not all of these tests provide significant information. Based on data collected at our institution, we have analyzed the significance of various imaging methods.