This paper describes the performance of a fabricated prototype Al0.2Ga0.8As 55Fe radioisotope microbattery photovoltaic cells over the temperature range -20 °C to 50 °C. Two 400 μm diameter p+-i-n+ (3 μm i-layer) Al0.2Ga0.8As mesa photodiodes were used as conversion devices in a novel X-ray microbattery prototype. The changes of the key microbattery parameters were analysed in response to tempe...

Diagnosis of diseases by different imaging methods can provide complementary information about the functional status of diseased tissues or organs. To overcome the current difficulties in coregistering images from different imaging modalities with a high degree of accuracy, we prepared near-infrared (NIR) monomolecular multimodal imaging agents (MOMIAs) consisting of a heptamethine carbocyanine...

Forty-one patients out of a larger series undergoing elective surgery were examined for the presence of venous thrombosis in the legs by means of the (125)I-fibrinogen technique. The radioisotope data were analysed by three different methods. The percentage uptake was calculated and, by the generally accepted difference of 15%, 22 patients had evidence of thrombosis. The statistical index, whic...

Surface-modified nanospheres can be utilized for targeting drugs and diagnostic agents to the bone and bone marrow while extending their circulation time in the blood stream. The surface modification of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanospheres by radioisotope carrying poly(ethylene oxide)-poly (propylene oxide)-poly (ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers (Poloxamer 407) has been assessed by ...

OBJECTIVES To assess whether ultrasonography alone is adequate for routine screening of childhood urinary infection, whether clinical features determine the need for further investigations, and which investigations are most appropriate. DESIGN Prospective survey of children with proved urinary infection and a preinvestigation record of clinical features. Ultrasonography and intravenous urogra...

BACKGROUND: The use of pretargeting technology for cancer imaging and treatment has made significant progress in the last few years. This approach takes advantage of the fact that biotin binds strongly to proteins avidin and streptavidin. Thus, a non-toxic tumor cell specific antibody is conjugated with avidin/streptavidin, and is administered to patients. After the antibody binds to tumor cell...

It has been alleged that radioisotope scanning of posterior fossa lesions is of little value (1-8) or at best, difficult (9,10) and frequently unrewarding (11). Some clinics even report the virtual abandonment of posterior fossa scanning (12,13). On the other hand, there are those who maintain that scanning of the posterior fossa is a worthwhile adjunct in the evaluation of lesions in that re g...

Verified intracranial deposits of Hodgkin's disease are rare. Thus there was only one among 125 cases reported by John and Nabarro (1955). In the monograph by Williams, Diamond, Craver, and Parsons (1959) there were four among 1,992 cases. Todd (1967) reported two among 1,339 cases. The deposits are usually subdural, intracerebral metastases being exceptional. This rarity contrasts with the inc...