I had departed the medical school much too late to reach this small Georgia town before dark. Most of the 175-mile drive south was in daylight on interstate highways, but traveling the final 57 miles after nightfall on unfamiliar secondary roads was a challenge to my sense of direction. I arrived safely at my motel at nearly 9:30 p.m., fatigued from a long day of clinical work and meetings and ...

Regarding increasing importance of tank wagons and efficiency in fluids transportation, their usage is increasing every day. Thus paying attention to their designs just as dynamic analysis of wagons during travelling time is vitally important. In this task, sloshing coefficient as prominent parameter in tank wagons designing has been investigated. To ease of efficient design, theses parameters ...

Theoretical considerations and earlier experimental findings indicate that traveling over slanted terrain can lead to an enrichment of the perceived spatial cues relevant for navigation. We investigated the proposed facilitation of a uniformly slanted environment on navigation and orientation performance with a virtual environment presented on a large 180 degrees screen, using as material a vir...

The conference was held in the small southern German town of Irsee in a former monastery. Outside, the ground was covered in snow. Inside there were 48 talks and 81 participants. The six main lectures were as follows: This volume contains 18 papers based on the talks given. They may be divided into six categories with their numbers of papers as follows:

BACKGROUND With the widespread availability of non-invasive imaging of the brain in an aging population, we are increasingly confronted with the problem of the incidental discovery of unruptured aneurysms. The management of these patients remains controversial. Endovascular treatment can prevent rupture, but involves immediate risks. Furthermore, successful treatment does not eliminate all risk...

Pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are rare and may be treated by manual compression, surgical intervention, coil embolization, or percutaneous thrombin injection. We present a novel technique of local ultrasound guided low-profile coil embolization of the superficial temporal artery with both satisfactory cosmetic and surgical results.

BACKGROUND Acute limb ischemia (ALI), although uncommon, can present with profound symptoms, including disabling pain in the setting of acute vascular and neurologic deficits. The most appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategy has evolved with emerging technologies inclusive of less-invasive endovascular diagnostic and therapeutic options. OBJECTIVE We present a case of ALI to illustrat...

Despite the advent of and exciting advances in novel endovascular therapies, t-PA remains the only proven treatment for acute ischemic stroke to date. Although a variety of reasons likely underlie why past trials of endovascular strategies have been unsuccessful, we address in this perspective piece one critical unknown for which a solution is undoubtedly necessary if future ones are to meet wi...

The treatment of symptomatic aortoiliac occlusive disease has shifted from open to endovascular repair. Both short- and long-term outcomes after percutaneous angioplasty and stenting rival those after open repair and justify an endovascular-first approach. In this article, we review the current endovascular treatment strategies in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease, indications for prim...