PURPOSE To compare readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (EPI) (RESOLVE) to single-shot EPI (ss-EPI) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for the assessment of renal interstitial fibrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A phantom, eight healthy volunteers (under 30 years to avoid age-fibrosis related) and 27 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients (scheduled for kidney biopsy) were scanned (at 3T) with ss-E...

diffuse hepatic inltration is an unusual form of hodgkin's disease (hd). its manifestation as progressive hepatitis or with hepatic failure is even rarer and can be difcult to diagnose. we aim to describe an unusual case of liver failure due to hd. a middle-aged woman with a 10 month history of daily febrile episodes, constitutional symptoms and strikingly high levels of serum ferritin was admi...

This paper presents a three-dimensional slope stability limit equilibrium solution for translational planar failure modes. The proposed uses Bishop’s average skeleton stress combined with the Mohr–Coulomb criterion to describe soil strength evolution under unsaturated conditions while its formulation ensures natural and smooth transition from saturated regime vice versa. analytical is evaluated...

Abstract The effects of embedding a midplane carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet on the impact damage resistance, tensile strength and propensity for interlaminar shear failure in fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite is experimentally evaluated. External internal impacted laminates were characterized via surface profilometry ultrasonic C‐scan, respectively. external dent areas depths greater witho...

Robotic manipulators working in remote or hazardous environments require additional measures to ensure their usability upon the failure of an actuator. This work considers failure modes that result in an immobilized joint and uses the concept of worst-case dexterity to deene kinematic and dynamic fault tolerance measures for redundant manipulators. These measures are then used to specify the op...