OBJECTIVE To compare the radiation dose and image quality between standard-dose CT and a low-dose CT obtained with the combined use of an attenuation-based automatic kilovoltage (kV) selection tool (CARE kV) and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) for contrast-enhanced CT examination of the liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 67 patients with chronic liver...

the effect of dose and regimen of organic acids on micro-flora and morphology of small intestine were studied in a total of 300 male day old broiler chicks using completely randomized design. salkil had no significant effects on the number of villi per view field and percent of convoluted villi. salkil had a significant effect on the number of tongue, ridge shaped (p

Black pepper ( Piper nigrum ) from Piperaceae and its main ingredient (piperine) reduces gastric emptying in rats. In Iranian traditional medicine, black pepper is used to relief the menorrhalgia in women. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of black pepper fruit aqueous extract on non-pregnant rat uterus contractions and the mechanism(s) of its action. To prepare the extract, b...

Micro-payment systems have the potential to provide non-intrusive, high-volume and low-cost pay-asyou-use services for a wide variety of web-based applications. We proposed a new model, P2P-NetPay, a micro-payment protocol characterized by off-line processing, suitable for peer-to-peer network service charging. P2P micro-payment systems must provide a secure, highly efficient, flexible, usable ...

The micro-mobility issue has been discussed in host mobility in the past decade while the network mobility has become increasingly popular recently. Hence we believe that developing a micro-mobility scheme for mobile network is important and a micro-mobility scheme called Micro-NEMO is proposed in this work. The Micro-NEMO can provide local movement within an administrative domain for a moving ...

OBJECTIVE Insulin lispro (Humalog), a human insulin analog, has a more rapid onset, earlier peak, and shorter duration of glucose lowering activity than regular human insulin. However, it is not known whether insulin lispro crosses the human placenta and reaches the fetus. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to examine whether insulin lispro crosses the placenta using the techniqu...

The concept of diagnostic reference range (DRR) is introduced to address the balance between a patient’s risk (radiation dose) and benefit (image quality necessary for an accurate diagnosis). R provides minimum estimated dose that covers 25–75% distribution. International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP (2017) recommended 75th percentile as upper d 25th lower limit DRR [1]. Dose bel...