Optimal Computed Tomographic Arthrography Protocol for Stifle Ligamentous Structure and Menisci in Dogs.

This study aims to establish an optimized CTA protocol for qualitatively evaluating the ligamentous structures and menisci of the canine stifle. CTA of the stifle joint was conducted on six healthy beagle dogs. Each dog underwent a total of nine scans to evaluate various contrast protocols.

Autoregulatory dysfunction in adult Moyamoya disease with cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after bypass surgery.

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a serious complication after bypass surgery in Moyamoya disease (MMD), with autoregulatory dysfunction being a major pathogenesis. This study investigated the change of perioperative autoregulation and preoperative prognostic potentials in MMD with postoperative CHS. Among 26 hemispheres in 24 patients with adult MMD undergoing combined bypass, 13 hemispheres experienced postoperative CHS.

Histological and Molecular Biological Changes in Canine Skin Following Acute Radiation Therapy-Induced Skin Injury.

Radiation therapy is a crucial cancer treatment, but it can damage healthy tissues, leading to side effects like skin injuries and molecular alterations. This study aimed to elucidate histological and molecular changes in canine skin post-radiation therapy (post-RT) over nine weeks, focusing on inflammation, stem cell activity, angiogenesis, keratinocyte regeneration, and apoptosis. Four male beagles received a cumulative radiation dose of 48 Gy, followed by clinical observations, histological examinations, and an RT-qPCR analysis of skin biopsies.

Comparison of bone subtraction CT angiography with standard CT angiography for evaluating circle of Willis in normal dogs.

Background: Bone subtraction computed tomography angiography (BSCTA) is a useful alternative technique for improving visualization of vessels surrounded by skull bone. However, no studies have compared computed tomography angiography (CTA) and BSCTA for improving the visibility of canine cerebral blood vessels.

Objectives: To evaluate the potential benefit of BSCTA for better delineation of brain arteries of the circle of Willis (CoW) in dogs by comparing BSCTA with non-subtraction computed tomography angiography (NSCTA).

Optimizing contrast protocol for bone-subtraction CT angiography of intracranial arteries in normal dogs using 160-slice CT.

Background: Bone-subtraction computed tomography angiography (CTA) (BSCTA) is a new technique designed to overcome the limitation of three-dimensional CTA, where the vessels surrounded by bone and calcification can be obscured. An optimal contrast CT protocol for intracranial artery visualization with BSCTA has yet to be established in dogs.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal contrast protocol of CTA for visualizing intracranial artery using an automatic bone-subtraction technique in dogs.

Quantitative Analysis of Brain CT Perfusion in Healthy Beagle Dogs: A Pilot Study.

Brain computed tomography (CT) perfusion is a technique that allows for the fast evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics. However, quantitative studies of brain CT perfusion in veterinary medicine are lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the normal range of perfusion determined via CT in brains of healthy dogs and to compare values between white matter and gray matter, differences in aging, and each hemisphere.

The ivy sign as a radiological marker for follow-up of postoperative cerebral perfusion status in adult moyamoya disease.

Objective: Little is known about the relationship between postoperative changes in cerebral perfusion and the ivy sign representing leptomeningeal collateral burden in moyamoya disease (MMD). This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of the ivy sign in evaluating cerebral perfusion status following bypass surgery in patients with adult MMD.

Methods: Two hundred thirty-three hemispheres in 192 patients with adult MMD undergoing combined bypass between 2010 and 2018 were retrospectively enrolled.

Characteristics of HfZrO Thin Films Prepared by Direct and Remote Plasma Atomic Layer Deposition for Application to Ferroelectric Memory.

HfZrO (HZO) thin film exhibits ferroelectric properties and is presumed to be suitable for use in next-generation memory devices because of its compatibility with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. This study examined the physical and electrical properties of HZO thin films deposited by two plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) methods- direct plasma atomic layer deposition (DPALD) and remote plasma atomic layer deposition (RPALD)-and the effects of plasma application on the properties of HZO thin films. The initial conditions for HZO thin film deposition, depending on the RPALD deposition temperature, were established based on previous research on HZO thin films deposited by the DPALD method.

Rescue Strategy for Troublesome Situations Related to Recipient and Donor Arteries During Low-Flow Bypass Surgery.

Objective: Although technically demanding, bypass surgery is a vital part of the neurosurgical armamentarium. The aim of this article was to present representative troublesome cases related to the manipulation of donor arteries (DAs) and recipient arteries during low-flow extracranial-intracranial bypass.

Methods: In the past 5 years, 507 low-flow bypass surgeries were performed in patients with cerebral aneurysms, moyamoya disease, and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.

Transcriptome Analysis of Pre-Storage 1-MCP and High CO-Treated 'Madoka' Peach Fruit Explains the Reduction in Chilling Injury and Improvement of Storage Period by Delaying Ripening.

Cold storage of peach fruit at low temperatures may induce chilling injury (CI). Pre-storage 1-MCP and high CO treatments were reported among the methods to ameliorate CI and reduce softening of peach fruit. However, molecular data indicating the changes associated with pre-storage 1-MCP and high CO treatments during cold storage of peach fruit are insufficient.

Preparation and Characterization of Sol-Gel-Driven LiLa₃Zr₂O Solid Electrolytes and LiCoO₂ Cathodes for All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries.

In the current study, we prepared a LiLa₃Zr₂O ((Al, Ta) LLZO) powder doped with 0.2 mol of Al and Ta using the sol-gel method and subsequently used it to fabricate solid electrolyte pellets. In pellets with lithium content of 6.

Interactive tissue reactions of 1064-nm focused picosecond-domain laser and dermal cohesive polydensified matrix hyaluronic acid treatment in in vivo rat skin.

Background: Picosecond-domain laser treatment using a microlens array (MLA) or a diffractive optical element (DOE) generates micro-injury zones in the epidermis and upper dermis.

Objective: To investigate interactive tissue reactions between MLA-type picosecond laser pulses and cohesive polydensified matrix hyaluronic acid (CPMHA) filler in the dermis.

Methods: In vivo rats with or without CPMHA pretreatment were treated with a 1064-nm picosecond-domain neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser using an MLA or DOE.

Level of contamination in the feces of several species at major inland pollution sources in the drainage basin of Yeoja Bay, Republic of Korea.

We assessed the levels of fecal contamination and the originating species of 12 major inland pollutants in the drainage basin of Yeoja Bay. The presence of the human-specific (HF183), ruminant-specific (BacR and Rum-2-Bac), pig-specific (Pig-Bac-2 and Pig-2-Bac), avian-specific (GFD), and gull-specific (Gull2) markers in water samples (n = 34) from 12 inland pollution sources around Yeoja Bay was analyzed. HF183 was detected in 97% of the water samples, and all major inland pollution sources were contaminated with human feces.

Publisher Correction: Pattern analysis of 532- and 1,064-nm picosecond-domain laser-induced immediate tissue reactions in ex vivo pigmented micropig skin.

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Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic-Based and Heater-Embedded Toxic Gas Sensors with Nanostructured SnO₂ Thick Films.

In this study, we designed, prepared, and characterized Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) toxic gas sensor devices with nanostructured SnO₂ semiconducting thick films. In order to promote the reaction of carbon monoxide (CO) toxic gas molecules on the SnO₂ thick films, a RuO₂ planar heater was inserted into the LTCC substrate. Using an optimized RuO₂ heater, the surface temperature of the LTCC substrate reached 360 °C within 25 seconds at an applied voltage of 5 V.

Pattern analysis of 532- and 1,064-nm picosecond-domain laser-induced immediate tissue reactions in ex vivo pigmented micropig skin.

Optical pulses from picosecond lasers can be delivered to the skin as single, flat-top beams or fractionated beams using a beam splitter or microlens array (MLA). In this study, picosecond neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser treatment using a single flat-top beam and an MLA-type beam at the wavelengths of 532 nm and 1,064 nm were delivered on ex vivo genotype-regulated, pigmented micropig skin. Skin specimens were obtained immediately after treatment and microscopically analyzed.

Pattern analysis of 532- and 1064-nm microlens array-type, picosecond-domain laser-induced tissue reactions in ex vivo human skin.

Optical pulses from picosecond lasers can be delivered to the skin using microlens array (MLA) optics or a diffractive beam splitter to generate multiple, focused, high-intensity, micro-injury zones in the epidermis and dermis. The aim of our study was to histopathologically and immunohistochemically evaluate the patterns of 532- and 1064-nm MLA-type, picosecond laser-induced tissue reactions in human skin immediately after treatment. Picosecond neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser treatment using an MLA-type beam at the wavelengths of 532 nm and 1064 nm was delivered ex vivo to human skin.

Usefulness of transthoracic lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of mild pneumothorax.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in the detection of mild pneumothorax using computed tomography (CT) in dogs. Nine adult healthy beagles were included in the study. A thoracic tube was inserted into pleural space at the left thoracic wall, and each dog underwent the examinations in the order of CT, lung ultrasonography, and radiography before the infusion of room air into the pleural space.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of skin thickness in small breed dogs with hyperadrenocorticism.

The purpose of this study was to propose a standard for differentiation between normal dogs and patients with hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) by measuring skin thickness via ultrasonography in small breed dogs. Significant changes in skin thickness of patients treated with prednisolone (PDS) or patients with HAC treated with trilostane were evaluated. Skin thickness was retrospectively measured on three abdominal digital images obtained from small breed dogs weighing ＜ 15 kg that underwent abdominal ultrasonography.

Total and Methyl Mercury Concentrations in Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): Health Risk Assessment.

The concentrations of total mercury (THg) in different organs of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) collected from CCAMLR research blocks in Subarea 88.3 and Division 58.4.

Novel vertebral computed tomography indices in normal and spinal disorder dogs.

This study was carried out to derive and evaluate reference computed tomography (CT)-based indices for normal canine spine. CT and magnetic resonance images were acquired from 12 clinically normal Beagle dogs (normal group) and 50 dogs with 56 spinal disorders (patient group). Image acquisition regions were cervical spine (C2-T1), thoracic spine (T1-T13), and lumbar spine (L1-L7).

Benign extracerebral fluid collection complicated by subdural hematoma and fluid collection: clinical characteristics and management.

Introduction: Benign extracerebral fluid collection (bECFC) can be complicated by subdural hematoma (SDH) or subdural fluid collection (SDFC). The etiology, natural history, and management strategy for SDH/SDFC in bECFC are not fully understood. We retrospectively reviewed the cases of bECFC patients complicated with SDH/SDFC and tried (1) to confirm the fact that bECFC children are vulnerable to SDH/SDFC, (2) to investigate the clinical significance of 'trauma history' witnessed by a caregiver, and (3) to determine optimal management for them.

HEMATOLOGIC AND PLASMA BIOCHEMICAL VALUES OF CINEREOUS VULTURE (AEGYPIUS MONACHUS).

The aim of this study was to establish hematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for clinically healthy cinereous vultures ( Aegypius monachus ) in a rehabilitation setting before release. Animals used in this study were cinereous vultures hospitalized in a wildlife center located in the province of Gyeongsangnam-do, the Republic of Korea. Blood samples were collected from 31 cinereous vultures before their release between 2011 and 2014 at the Gyeongnam Wildlife Center.