Citation Kobashi Y, Munetomo Y, Baba A, Yamazoe S, Mogami T. Evaluation of the ossification of the cervical posterior longitudinal ligament utilizing Xray, CT and MR imaging. Orthop Res Traumatol Open J. 2017; 2(1): 35-39. doi: 10.17140/ORTOJ-2-109 Volume 2 : Issue 1 Article Ref. #: 1000ORTOJ2109 Evaluation of the Ossification of the Cervical Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Utilizing X-Ray, CT ...

The swelling/shrinkage of spruce wood samples (Picea Abies) is documented with high resolution XRay Tomography and advanced image analysis tools. We report the reversible moisture-induced global and local deformations at the cellular and sub-cellular scales. In particular, we present sophisticated methods for detecting local deformations in the cell wall. Insight is given on the hygromechanical...

Orthopaedic and dental implant materials rely heavily on their ability to integrate with bone tissue for successful clinical outcomes, where osseointegration refers to the direct bonding between titanium implants and bone [1]. Evaluating osseointegration, particularly at early time points, presents a variety of challenges. In order to correlate the bone growth mechanisms at implant surfaces to ...

As expected a substantial number of arcing scars were found on the ends of the high voltage electrodes. This area was known to be a source of intense xray radiation during high voltage processing. Also, the ends of the electrodes were quite close to the (grounded) chamber wall and had rather sharp radii resulting in peak electric eld levels that were many times higher than the electric eld betw...

The determinants of interfirm trust are examined in 453 supplier automaker relationships in the U.S., Japan, and Korea. The findings indicate high supplier trust emerges when (1) suppliers receive assistance from the automaker, (2) the automaker has a track record of maintaining a continuing (repeated) exchange relationship with the supplier. Although there were some differences across institut...

High surface area ceria nanoparticles have been prepared using a citrate sol-gel precipitation method. Changes to the particle size have been made by doping ceria powders, and calcining at different temperatures. Xray methods were used to determine their lattice parameters. The particle sizes have been assessed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the lattice parameter found to fall...

A discussion of the Monte Carlo methods for the Ising model highlights the benefits of the Swendsen-Wang algorithm. Next, an a priori model that has been developed for the analytical reconstruction of crystal structures from xray crystallography data is discussed, and the feasibility of developing an algorithm for this model similar to the Swendsen-Wang algorithm is considered. Thesis Superviso...

The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a SASE xray Free-Electron Laser (FEL) based on the final kilometer of the Stanford Linear Accelerator. One of the most critical diagnostic devices is the bunch length monitor (BLM), which is to be installed right after each compressor utilizing coherent radiation from the last bending magnet. We describe the components and the optical layout of such a B...

In this paper, we examine two dimensional transmission and three dimensional laminography, as implemented in two Automated X-Ray Inspection (AXI) industrial machines used for inspection of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solder joint connections in electronics manufacturing: the Teradyne XStation and Agilent 5DX. Factors affecting xray image quality, such as the size of the focal spot, the x-ray...

We report simultaneous measurements of capillary pressure and water distribution in an unsaturated bed of glass beads subject to evaporation-induced drainage using xray computed tomography (CT) and a tensiometer. The data reveal that drainage can occur with or without pressure jumps. In the statistical mechanics framework of Xu and Louge [PRE 92:062405, 2015], these observations suggest that th...