Publications by authors named "K Mantel"

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  • The study looked into whether measurements from CT scans of the lumbar spine could serve as reliable indicators for findings usually assessed by MRI.
  • Researchers analyzed data from 198 individuals who had both types of scans between 2006 and 2012, focusing on disc height and endplate degeneration across various lumbar segments.
  • The results revealed a strong correlation between disc height from CT and MRI, suggesting that in emergency situations where CT is readily available, it can be a useful alternative to MRI for assessing spine conditions, particularly when disc height falls below 11 mm.
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Neuroscience, cognitive science, and computer science are increasingly benefiting through their interactions. This could be accelerated by direct sharing of computational models across disparate modeling software used in each. We describe a Model Description Format designed to meet this challenge.

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Doppler asymmetric spatial heterodyne (DASH) interferometry is a novel concept for observing atmospheric winds. This paper discusses a numerical model for the simulation of fringe patterns and a methodology to correct fringe images for extracting Doppler information from ground-based DASH measurements. Based on the propagation of optical waves, the fringe pattern was modeled considering different angular deviations and optical aberrations.

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A grazing incidence interferometric measurement procedure is applied to test rough convex steep rotationally symmetric aspherics. The measurement of rough surfaces is possible; i.e.

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Measuring the aberrations of optical systems is an essential step in the fabrication of high precision optical components. Such a characterization is usually based on comparing the device under investigation with a calibrated reference object. However, when working at the cutting-edge of technology, it is increasingly difficult to provide an even better or well-known reference device.

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