Aims: To report the histopathology of two specimens of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) obtained from two eyes of Japanese patients. Methods: Specimens were obtained under direct visualisation during macular translocation surgery with 360 degree retinotomy. The clinical findings were correlated with the light microscopic findings of the two specimens. Results: One specimen from a 77 year...

AIMS To report the histopathology of two specimens of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) obtained from two eyes of Japanese patients. METHODS Specimens were obtained under direct visualisation during macular translocation surgery with 360 degree retinotomy. The clinical findings were correlated with the light microscopic findings of the two specimens. RESULTS One specimen from a 77 yea...

Abstract The paper presents a new modeling technique for accurately predicting the complex behavior of thin-walled open and closed section beams made fiber-reinforced laminated composite materials. is significantly computational-efficient compared to detailed finite element modeling. In this technique, complete 3D stress analysis problem consisting all effects their couplings systematically dec...

Over the past 10 years, the supereleastic nickel-titanium alloy Nitinol has found widespread application in the manufacture of small-scale biomedical devices, such as self-expanding endovascular stents. Although conventional stress/strain-life (S/N) analyses are invariably used as the primary method for design against fatigue loading and for predicting safe lifetimes, fracture mechanics-based m...

Developing clinical work suggests that vascular stiffening plays a role in the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH), while recent studies in animal models of hypoxic PH have found significant proximal vascular stiffening in the diseased population. Here, we develop and validate a minimally invasive, clinically realizable method to estimate the local elastic modulus of the proximal pulmona...

Energy absorption capability of thin-walled structures with various cross sections has been considered by researchers up to now. These structures as energy absorbers are used widely in different industries such as automotive and aerospace and protect passengers and goods against impact. In this paper, mechanical behavior of thin-walled aluminum tubes with and without polyurethane foam filler su...

Blood blister-like aneurysms of the supraclinoid portion of the internal carotid artery are rare, fragile, and thin-walled lesions with a higher rate of rebleeding. Our case underwent a hybrid procedure combining direct surgical and endovascular approach.

The kinematics of thin-walled closed cross section beams is studied by comparing the behavior of a closed section with an open section which differs from the former by a ”cut” on one side.

the present report describes a male newborn with a pulsatile structure beneath the sternum. echocardiography showed common atrium, a single ventricle, mitral atresia, double outlet right ventricle, subpulmonary stenosis, small pulmonary artery branches, and a thin walled ventricular diverticulum suggestive of cantrell's syndrome. the diverticulum was resected to prevent life threatening events ...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes were found to induce elongation and alignment of surfactant micelles in thin films under the action of shear, leading to the formation of ordered arrays over micron lengths.