We present a mesh cutting tool to manually draw the boundary of segmentation while assisting the user with semi-automatic rotation. Based on the current endpoint of the sketch, we predict the potential subsequent position of the boundary point considering the minima rule. After obtaining the complete cutting contour, we segment the input mesh into two separate parts with a region growing algori...

Als annähernd unabhängige anatomische Komponenten der Lunge spielen die Lungenlappen eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Diagnose und Therapie von Lungenkrankheiten. Leider stellt eine genaue Lokalisierung der Lappengrenzen, der sogenannten Fissuren, sogar für Experten oftmals eine nicht-triviale Aufgabe dar. Das liegt unter anderem daran, dass die Fissuren aus sehr dünnem Bindegewebe bestehen. Beso...

primary bud necrosis (pbn) in grapevine is a physiological disorder that leads to death of fruitful buds and yield loss. the aim of this study was to determine the changes in soluble sugars and starch and their relationship to the incidence of the primary bud necrosis in askari grapevine. experiment was conducted in a vineyard that the vines were 15 years old, with a head system, vines spaced 2...

We hereby report a case of diffuse pelvic peritoneal involvement by immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Numerous pelvic masses and nodules showing delayed enhancement on enhanced abdominal CT were found to congregate in the pelvic organs of a 57-year-old female presenting with intestinal subocclusion. The differentiation between peritoneal IgG4-RD and pelvic peritoneal carcinomatosis w...

The number of organs transplanted worldwide is increasing annually. As a result, there is a shortage of available donor organs. This scarcity has led to the progressive broadening of donor organ criteria. The expanded criteria include infections such as bacterial meningitis. A 55-year old male visited our emergency room with cardiac arrest and recovered after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The ...

Kidney transplantation is considered the best treatment for end stage renal failure (ESRF) with longer life expectancy and superior quality of life compared to dialysis therapy [1-3]. However, a major constraint to transplantation is the lack of suitable organ donors. To increase the number of available organs there has been an incentive to use ‘marginal’ donors such as donation after cardiac d...

The shortage of organs has led centers to expand their criteria for the acceptance of marginal donors. The combination of multiple marginal factors seems to be additive on graft injury. In this review, the utility of various marginal donors in patients requiring liver transplantation will be described, including older donors, steatotic livers, non-heart-beating donors, donors with viral hepatit...

Renal transplantation is one of the best choices for the treatment to the end stage renal disease. However, the shortage of the donor organs is a worldwide challenge, and the huge demand for transplantation forced the widely use of organs from expanded criteria donors or donation after cardiac death. Kidneys from these donors are highly sensitive to ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury, which might...