Textural features are applied for detection of morphological pathologies of vocal cords. Cooccurrence matrices as statistical features are presented as well as filter bank analysis by Gabor filters. Both methods are extended to handle color images. Their robustness against camera movement and vibration of vocal cords is evaluated. Classification results due to three in vivo sequences are in bet...

Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS), sometimes also referred to as cording lymphedema, is an unfortunate and frustrating complication that can follow operation and specifically axillary lymphadenectomy for the treatment of breast cancer. Although most lymphologists are familiar with AWS, the mechanism(s) of its origin and development are largely unknown, there is disagreement about what the cords are c...

This study is devoted to the morphological, chemical and physical characterization of raw material of the fruit of Luffa Cylindrica. By microscopic analysis, it can be observed that the fruit is composed of an assembly of dependent cords, where four parts are differentiated: external, internal wall, core and bond. Each cord consists of hollow and flexible cylindrical fibers.The external par...

Background. Elastic cords hitting the eyeball as high-speed projectiles can severely damage ocular structures and can produce permanent visual function impairment. Objectives. To evaluate the frequency, mechanics, and severity of eye injuries caused by elastic cords in children to adopt the most appropriate preventive measures. Methods. A retrospective medical records review of hospital admissi...

Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a rare event in adults and can mimic other pathologies such as refractory asthma. Most of the objects can be removed using a bronchoscope. Herein, we present a unique case of aspiration of a FB stocked between vocal cords for one week and the anesthetic considerations.

Five patients with ocular trauma due to elastic cords with attached metal or plastic hooks were evaluated over a 13-month period. Injuries included hyphema, angle recession, lens subluxation, choroidal rupture, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and scleral rupture. Two patients suffered penetrating ocular injuries, and three patients had final visual acuities of 20/200 or less. This seri...

Next day the condition became very acute resembling static asthma without the typical adventitious sounds. The voice was very husky but loud enough to be audible. Inspiration was very difficult and expiration was slightly less so. Indirect laryngoscopy (after desensitization of the pharynx): Both the vocal cords were congested and drawn together, almost touching each other and in the middle lin...

The CORDS Multidatabase System (MDBS) provides applications with an integrated view of a collection of distributed heterogeneous data sources. Applications are presented with a relational view of the available data and are able to access the data using standard SQL operations. An application's view of the data is defined by a process called schema integration. This paper describes the schema in...

In this study, we imaged the differentiation and migratory behavior of nascent plasma cells (PCs) in mouse lymph nodes by intravital microscopy. Pre-PCs exhibited a unique migration pattern characterized by long, linear paths that were randomly oriented. Although chemotaxis via Galphai coupled-receptors has been implicated in PC migration, treatment with Pertussis toxin (Ptx), which ablates the...