Posterior leaflet prolapse following chordal elongation or rupture is one of the primary valvular diseases in patients with degenerative mitral valves (MVs). Quadrangular resection followed by ring annuloplasty is a reliable and reproducible surgical repair technique for treatment of posterior leaflet prolapse. Virtual MV repair simulation of leaflet resection in association with patient-specif...

conclusions getting a complete knowledge of the condition and evaluating different treatment modalities to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome. results a direct enlargement of the thorax that will thus provide sufficient space for lung growth; the correction of both the three-dimensional thoracic deformity and the progressive scoliosis. recent findings have revealed that veptr instrumentation...

Abstract. The conical–conical reflectance factor (CCRF) has been calculated as an alternative to the bidirectional distribution function (BRDF) for three types of bare sea ice with varying surface roughness (?= 0.1–10) and thicknesses (50–2000 cm) over incident solar irradiance wavelength range 300–1400 nm. comprehensive study CCRF presented here is paramount interpreting measurements from sate...