Information Contained in EEG Allows Characterization of Cognitive Decline in Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Over the last few decades, electroencephalography (EEG) has evolved from being a method that purely relies on visual inspection into a quantitative method. Quantitative EEG, or QEEG, enables the assessment of neurological disorders based on spectral features, dynamic characterizations of EEG resting-state activity, brain connectivity analyzes or quantification of EEG signal complexity. The information contained in EEG is multidimensional: Electrodes, positioned at different scalp locations, provide a spatial dimension to the analysis of EEG while time provides a dynamic dimension: This multidimensional property of EEG makes its quantification a challenging task.

Review of 2-D/3-D Reconstruction Using Statistical Shape and Intensity Models and X-Ray Image Synthesis: Toward a Unified Framework.

Patient-specific three-dimensional (3-D) bone models are useful for a number of clinical applications such as surgery planning, postoperative evaluation, as well as implant and prosthesis design. Two-dimensional-to-3-D (2-D/3-D) reconstruction, also known as model-to-modality or atlas-based 2-D/3-D registration, provides a means of obtaining a 3-D model of a patient's bones from their 2-D radiographs when 3-D imaging modalities are not available. The preferred approach for estimating both shape and density information (that would be present in a patient's computed tomography data) for 2-D/3-D reconstruction makes use of digitally reconstructed radiographs and deformable models in an iterative, non-rigid, intensity-based approach.

A statistical shape model of the skull developed from a South African population.

This paper discusses the development of a statistical shape model (SSM) of the skull from a South African population. A total of 16 skulls is used together with a reference from the Basel Face Model. A free-form deformation model is built using the reference model and the squared exponential kernel.

Alfentanil and propofol infusions for surgery in the burned patient.

We have studied combinations of alfentanil and propofol for total i.v. anaesthesia in 24 severely burned patients.

Heart block following propofol: a case report.

We report two cases of ventricular arrest with persisting atrial activity in association with propofol anaesthesia. In both cases, anticholinergic agents corrected the arrhythmia. It is recommended that anticholinergic drugs be given routinely when propofol is used in association with vagal stimulants.