FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions.

Teleost fishes account for 96% of all fish species and exhibit a spectacular variety of body forms. Teleost lineages range from deep bodied to elongate (e.g.

A cMUT probe for ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound targeted therapy.

Ultrasound-mediated targeted therapy represents a promising strategy in the arsenal of modern therapy. Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) technology could overcome some difficulties encountered by traditional piezoelectric transducers. In this study, we report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of an ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound (USgFUS) cMUT probe dedicated to preclinical evaluation of targeted therapy (hyperthermia, thermosensitive liposomes activation, and sonoporation) at low frequency (1 MHz) with simultaneous ultrasonic imaging and guidance (15 to 20 MHz).

Automatic optimal input command for linearization of cMUT output by a temporal target.

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (cMUTs) are a promising alternative to the piezoelectric transducer. However, their native nonlinear behavior is a limitation for their use in medical ultrasound applications. Several methods based on the pre-compensation of a preselected input voltage have been proposed to cancel out the harmonic components generated.

Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in children following adenotonsillectomy, using tropisetron with or without low-dose dexamethasone.

Purpose: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after adenotonsillectomy in children is, in spite of the prophylactic administration of tropisetron, still a frequent event. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of the additional systemic administration of low-dose dexamethasone (0.15 mg x kg(-1)) for the prevention of PONV.

Early vs late intraoperative administration of tropisetron for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.

Background: Tropisetron is a long-acting 5HT3 receptor antagonist and was shown to be effective in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after tonsillectomy. The aim of the study was to compare the effects of early vs late intraoperative administration of tropisetron with regard to prevention of PONV during the first 48 h after extubation.

Methods: In a randomized double-blind study, we investigated 120 children aged 1-12 years undergoing general anesthesia for tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy.

The results of functional (Sarmiento) bracing of humeral shaft fractures.

At the Department of Orthopaedics of the Kantonsspital Fribourg, 67 humeral shaft fractures were treated by Sarmiento bracing in a 15-year period. There were 54 isolated fractures and 13 fractures sustained as a component of polytrauma. Fifty-eight cases (87%) had healed clinically at a mean of 10 weeks; 9 cases failed to heal, so further treatment was carried out operatively.