Development of a new compact intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system: concept and initial experience.

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during surgery has been shown to improve surgical outcomes, but the current intraoperative MRI systems are too large to install in standard operating suites. Although 1 compact system is available, its imaging quality is not ideal.

Objective: We developed a new compact intraoperative MRI system and evaluated its use for safety and efficacy.

Complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of a Malagasy poison frog Mantella madagascariensis: evolutionary implications on mitochondrial genomes of higher anuran groups.

We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of a Malagasy poison frog, Mantella madagascariensis (family Mantellidae), and partial sequences of two Mantella (M. baroni and M. bernhardi) and two additional mantellid species (Boophis madagascariensis and Mantidactylus cf.