‘Reservoir Characterization (RC)’ can be defined as the act of building a reservoir model that incorporates all the characteristics of the reservoir that are pertinent to its ability to store hydrocarbons and also to produce them. It is a difficult problem due to non-linear and heterogeneous subsurface properties and associated with a number of complex tasks such as data fusion, data mining, fo...

PURPOSE We examined the utility of near-resonance saturation pulse imaging (magnetization transfer [MT] and spin lock) in characterizing microstructural changes occurring in the extraocular muscles of patients with thyroid-related ophthalmopathy (TRO). METHODS Eight healthy volunteers and 10 patients with TRO were imaged using an off-resonance saturation pulse in conjunction with conventional...

Abstract Biodiesel has many advantages and technical aspects of being blended in any proportion with diesel fuel to support diversification energy policy. However, biodiesel absorbs more moisture than since methyl esters are hygroscopic compounds, there is a limited amount published information about water affinity properties. Water content can affect the fuel’s characteristics, reducing qualit...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a major imaging tool for the depiction and characterization of abdominal disease. Standard abdominal MRI protocols encompass different forms of T1-weighted (T1w) and T2-weighted (T2w) data acquisition. These sequences can be collected in less than 20 seconds, which typically is within the patients’ ability to suspend respiration. Hence, artifacts due ...

PURPOSE To establish the normative database of retinal oximetry using Oxymap T1 in a healthy Japanese population, and study the reproducibility of the measurements in Japanese. METHODS We measured oxygen saturation in the major retinal vessels with Oxymap T1 in 252 eyes of 252 healthy Japanese subjects. Fundus images acquired using Oxymap T1 were processed using built-in Oxymap Analyzer softw...

We describe the early stages of a poreto coreto reservoir-scale investigation of wettability variation and its impact on flow during oil recovery. We use a threedimensional pore-scale network representation of a Berea sandstone to predict relative permeability and capillary pressure hysteresis. We successfully match experimental data for the water-wet case, and then focus upon the effect of var...