Endoscopic measurement of variceal diameter

AIM:To measure in vitro diameter of imitational varices using a self-made endoscopic scale and confirm its accuracy and clinical feasibility.METHODS:A catheter was introduced into the endoscopeaccessory channel and attached to a zebra wire guide that was used as a stylet.The wire guide was fixed onto the tip of the catheter by a soft and thin string.By gently advancing the stylet into the catheter,the width of the opening loop at the tip of the endoscope approximated the diameter of the imitational varices.Measurements performed in vitro using this self-made endoscopic ruler were compared to measurements of simulative varices.RESULTS:At the handle,the sleeve moving distance ranged from 5 to 14 mm.There was no obvious proportional relationship between the sleeve movement distance and endoscopic measurement ruler.The results indicated that the gap between the endoscopic measurement and actual measurement of the object size tended to close.The in vitro measurement of the diameter of the simulative varices showed that the two kinds of measuring methods were not significantly different with respect to their accuracy(P=0.8499).CONCLUSION:In vitro experiments confirmed that using a self-designed endoscopic ruler to measure the diameter of simulative varices was objective,accurate and feasible.

The Measurement and Control of Diameter in Large-Scale Part Processing

Based on laser-scanned measuring technology, a met ho d of on-line dynamic non-contact measurement and feedback control of processin g dimension, i.e. the double edges laser-scanned large diameter on-line dynami c measurement and control system is presented, which can be used to measure diam eter in large-scale machine part processing. In this paper, the working princip le, overall structure and microcomputer real-time control and data processing s ystem of the system are discussed in detail, the method of double edges scanned large diameter dimension measurement and control is theoretically analyzed, its possibility has been verified by experiments of lathing large diameters machine parts by a vertical lathe. The system adopts the measuring scheme of double edge s laser-scanned combined with grating displacement measurement. The two edges c haracteristic information of the measured diameter is given by the double edges laser-scanned measuring system, the non-contact measurement of large diameter dimension is realized to combine with the grating displacement measuring systems . The main controller gives out feedback control signal by means of measured res ults, and controls advance and retreat of lathe tool by the servo-control syste m of a vertical lathe to realize on-line dynamic non-contact measurement and c ontrol in processing.

Automatic Detection and Measurement of Fetal Biparietal Diameter and Femur Length —Feasibility on a Portable Ultrasound Device

An automatic method able to recognize a presented section through the biparietal plane of the fetal head and a section through the fetal femur in ultrasound images is developed. Once the correct anatomical section for measurement is identified by the machine, the placement of the measurement calipers is automatically determined by fitting an active contour model to the structure of interest. The fetal biparietal diameter (BPD) and femur length (FL) are then measured automatically. The validation data set contained 167 and 197 B-mode images for BPD and FL measurements, respectively. The images were acquired using 4 different ultrasound scanners, which resulted in varied image quality and gain settings. The mean gestational age (GA) of the fetuses was 19.4 weeks, range 16 to 41 weeks. A measurement success rate of 90% was achieved for both BPD and FL. The correlation coefficients between the manual and automatic measurements were 0.995 (BPD) and 0.967 (FL), mean errors were 0.5 mm (BPD) and -1.7 mm (FL) and error range with 95% confidence interval (CI) were ﹣3.8 - 4.8 mm (BPD) and ﹣11.4 - 8.1 mm (FL). The automatic measurement results were consistent in both high and low gain settings. The intraclass correlation coefficients between manual and automatic measurements were 0.995 (95% CI;0.981 - 0.999) for BPD in high gain, 1.0 (95% CI;0.998 - 1.0) for BPD in low gain, 0.998 (95% CI;0.991 - 0.999) for FL in high gain and 0.999 (95% CI;0.996 - 1.0) for FL in low gain settings. The method was implemented on a prototype, portable ultrasound machine designed to be used in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The overall performance of the method supports our hypothesis that automated methods can be used and are beneficial in a clinical setting.

Optimizing the value of measuring inferior vena cava diameter in shocked patients

Point-of-care ultrasound has been increasingly used in evaluating shocked patients including the measurement of inferior vena cava(IVC) diameter. Operators should standardize their technique in scanning IVC. Relativechanges are more important than absolute numbers. We advise using the longitudinal view(B mode) to evaluate the gross collapsibility, and the M mode to measure the IVC diameter. Combining the collapsibility and diameter size will increase the value of IVC measurement. This approach has been very useful in the resuscitation of shocked patients, monitoring their fluid demands, and predicting recurrence of shock. Pitfalls in measuring IVC diameter include increased intra-thoracic pressure by mechanical ventilation or increased right atrial pressure by pulmonary embolism or heart failure. The IVC diameter is not useful in cases of increased intra-abdominal pressure(abdominal compartment syndrome) or direct pressure on the IVC. The IVC diameter should be combined with focused echocardiography and correlated with the clinical picture as a whole to be useful.

Assessing the influence of the minimum measured diameter on forest spatial patterns and nearest neighborhood relationships

Forest structure analysis is important for understanding the properties and development of a forest community,and its outcomes can be influenced by how trees are measured in sampled plots.Although there is a general consensus on the height at which tree diameter should be measured[1.3 m:diameter at breast height(DBH)],the minimum measureddiameter(MMD)often varies in different studies.In this study,we assumed that the outcomes of forest structure analysis can be influenced by MMD and,to this end,we applied g(r)function and stand spatial structural parameters(SSSPs)to investigate how different MMDs affect forest spatial structure analysis in two pine-oak mixed forests(30 and 57 years old)in southwest China and one old-growth oak forest(>120years old)from northwest China.Our results showed that 1)MMD was closely related to the distribution patterns of forest trees.Tree distribution patterns at each observational scale(r=0-20 m)tended tobecome random as the MMD increased.The older the community,the earlier this random distribution pattern appeared.2)As the MMD increased,neighboring trees became more regularly distributed around a reference tree.In most cases,however,nearest neighbors of a reference tree were randomly distributed.3)Tree species mingling decreased with increasing diameter,but it decreased slowly in older forests.4)No correlations can be found between individual tree size differentiation and MMD.We recommend that comparisons of spatial structures between communities would be more effective if using a unified MMD criterion.

Research on the Dark Stripes Extraction Algorithm for Measuring Diameter with Diffraction

The optical diffraction is a major means of minute diameter measurements. Since the light intensity of the diffraction fringe, mainly distributed in the central bright stripes, and that will lead to a relatively low SNR for the signal of the senior stripes. The traditional dark stripes extraction algorithm affected greatly by the noise. So this paper presents an algorithm that could effectively eliminate the gross errorcaused by the noise. Than by curve fitting the local signal of the diffraction pattern with the least square principle, the system could achieve a high measurement precision.

Diameters and form of skull base foramen ovale measured by three-dimensional spiral CT thin-slice scan in healthy adults

BACKGROUND： The accurate measurements of various data of the bone diameters of foramen ovale of living person can change the methods of puncturing trigeminal gasserian ganglion via foramen ovale for treating trifacial neuralgia from the experience of puncture operator only to puncture by taking the objective data of measurement as the evidence, which is good for improving the accuracy of puncturing trigeminal ganglion and reducing side effects. OBJECTIVE ： To observe the forms of foramen ovales in healthy adults displayed by volume rendering and multi-planar reconstruction after three-dimensional spiral CT thin-slice scan of skull base, and measure the longitudinal diameter and transverse diameter. DESIGN ： A repetitive observation and measurement SETTINGS ： Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Medical Imaging, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. PARTICIPANTS： Fifty healthy adults （100 sides）, who were examined with three-dimensional spiral CT scan, were randomly selected from the Department of Medical Imaging, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2005 to January 2006, including 26 males and 24 females, aged 25-68 years with an average of 48 years old. They were all informed and agreed with the examination. METHODS ： The subjects were examined with the Philips 16-slice spiral CT-Mx 8000 IDT CT apparatus （Philips Company, Holland）, the scanning ranged from 2 cm below the canthomeatal line to the level of suprasellar cistem. The width of collimator was 0.75 mm, pitch was 0.663; tube current was 350 mA, voltage was 120 kV, resolution was 512×512 matrix; slice thickness of reconstruction was 1 mm, and interval was 0.5 mm. After the three-dimensional spiral CT thin-slice scan of skull base, the image post-processing techniques including volume rendering and multi-planar reconstruction were applied to observe the forms of foramen ovales, and measure the size, longitudinal diameter and transverse diameter of the foramen ovales. The figures of the foramen ovales were drawn with mouse along the boundary of bone porous margin and soft tissue. According to the indications, the diameters were measured with computer to observe the forms of foramen ovales. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES ： The longitudinal diameter, transverse diameter and form of foramen ovales were observed. RESULTS： All the 50 healthy adults （100 sides） were involved in the analysis of results. （1） It was observed in the volume rendering images that foramen ovales had four forms of oval shape （77 sides）, kidney shape （12 sides）, round shape （7 sides）, ribbon shape （4 sides）. （2） The longitudinal diameters of left and right foramen ovales were （7.67±1.32） and （7.98±1.45） mm, and the transverse diameters were （4.04±0.83）, （4.09±1.07） mm; There was no obvious difference between left and right longitudinal diameters （t = 1.63, P = 0.11 ）, and left and right transverse diameters were close （t = 0.45, P= 0.65）. CONCLUSION ： The non-invasive techniques of volume rendering and multi-planar reconstruction after three-dimensional spiral CT thin-slice scan can clearly display the formand size of foramen ovale in healthy adults.

Measure the Bulk Etch Rate Using the Time-Diameter Method

The present work measured the bulk etch rate (VB?) of solid state nuclear track detector by taking the diameter time measurement of alpha particle in CR-39 detector. The values of the track diameter have been found by using TRACK-TEST program from Yu et al. function and Brun et al. function with different energies of alpha particles. The results showed that the time-diameter (t-d) method gave good results of the bulk etch rate (VB?) and these values were (1.705 and 1.72) μm·hr-1. They showed good agreement with the values measured by using the other methods, and it was a simple method because it required getting diameters of the tracks in the detector with the etching time.

Automatic Measurement of Fetal Abdominal Biometric Parameters—Feasibility on a Portable Ultrasound Device

An automatic method for measuring the fetal mean abdominal diameter (MAD) or abdominal circumference (AC) with ultrasound is proposed. From a correctly presented abdominal section suitable for MAD or AC measurement, the location of fetal abdomen is detected by image processing. Thereafter, an active contour model is converged along the abdominal boundary for measurement purposes. The validation data set contained 310 images of fetuses with gestational age (GA) from 14 to 41 weeks. The measurement success rate was 88.1%. By manually indicating the location of the abdomen, the success rate was further improved to 95.8% for the failed cases. The correlation between manual and automatic measurements was 0.95 and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.976 (95% confidence interval (CI);0.969 - 0.981). The average method execution time was 0.3 s. The mean error was lower in young fetuses (0.4%) than in older fetuses (-2.1%). The proposed cross-platform method was implemented on a portable, low-cost ultrasound machine prototype targeted for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC);the results achieved were comparable to those of other state-of-the-art automatic methods.

Experimental determination of distributions of soot particle diameter and number density by emission and scattering techniques

A diagnostics method was presented that uses emission and scattering techniques to simultaneously determine the distributions of soot particle diameter and number density in hydrocarbon flames. Two manta G-504 C cameras were utilized for the scattering measurement, with consideration of the attenuation effect in the flames according to corresponding absorption coefficients. Distributions of soot particle diameter and number density were simultaneously determined using the measured scattering coefficients and absorption coefficients under multiple wavelengths already measured with a SOC701 V hyper-spectral imaging device, according to the Mie scattering theory. A flame was produced using an axisymmetric laminar diffusion flame burner with 194 mL/min ethylene and 284 L/min air, and distributions of particle diameter and number density for the flame were presented. Consequently, the distributions of soot volume fraction were calculated using these two parameters as well, which were in good agreement with the results calculated according to the Rayleigh approximation,demonstrating that the proposed diagnostic method is capable of simultaneous determination of the distributions of soot particle diameter and number density.

大直径盾构隧道纵向刚度增强措施研究

为研究不同环缝接头结构对盾构隧道纵向刚度的增强效果,采用等效连续化模型计算得到断面直径对隧道纵向拉压、纵向抗剪和纵向抗弯刚度的影响规律,将隧道纵向刚度增强措施与管片环缝接头结构相联系,采用数值模拟深入探究了9种环缝接头结构的力学性能,对比得到增强隧道纵向刚度效果最优的环缝接头结构。结果表明:直径对纵向拉压和纵向抗弯刚度影响较小,对纵向抗剪刚度影响较大;环缝接头刚度增强措施能够显著减小管片位移,提高隧道纵向刚度,提升效果为:斜螺栓>弯螺栓,定位榫>剪力销>凹凸榫;螺栓型式和纵向刚度增强措施均对螺栓最大剪切应力有较大影响,竖向荷载下受螺栓型式影响较大,水平向荷载下受管片环缝接头刚度增强措施影响较大;结合经济性和有效性,当接头螺栓为弯螺栓时,设置定位榫是一种相对较优的选择。

大直径钢筒圆度异常区快速检测方法

大直径钢筒在制作、运输、安装及运行时均可能因某些原因导致其出现一个或多个圆度异常区,以至于不满足设备验收和运行的相关要求。目前,针对大直径钢筒圆度异常的检测方法均较为复杂,并不适合快速检出。为此,本文基于三坐标测量原理,结合高精度全站仪的非接触自动测量模式,并采用Matlab编制了自动搜索程序,提出了大直径钢筒圆度异常区的快速检测方法。通过AutoCAD算例模拟和现场实测,结果表明,该检测方法不仅速度快,且可通过增加测点密度实现大幅提高检出精度,为后续修复和改进工作提供准确数据。

作物茎秆膨胀收缩监测柔性可穿戴传感器研制与试验

作物茎秆膨胀和收缩变化与其水分状态密切相关,实时监测茎秆的膨胀和收缩变化能够及时掌握作物水分状态,对指导灌溉、提高农业水资源利用率具有重要意义。目前,对于作物茎秆膨胀和收缩变化的监测主要采用基于线性微位移测量原理的传感器,通过测量茎秆的膨胀和收缩引起的位移变化来反映水分状态,存在体积大、价格高、安装不便等问题。为此,该研究提出了一种基于压阻效应的柔性可穿戴传感器,采用柔性压力电极作为传感元件,贴附在作物茎秆表面,通过监测茎秆膨胀和收缩引起的压力变化来反映作物的水分状态,压力检测电路和数据采集电路将作物茎秆的压力信号转换成电信号进行输出和存储。首先在实验室环境下对传感器性能进行测试和标定,然后在温室环境下将传感器安装在番茄茎秆上观测番茄茎秆的压力变化,并与线性微位移传感器观测结果进行比较,最后在充分灌溉和水分亏缺2种条件下观测番茄茎秆的膨胀和收缩变化。结果表明,柔性压力传感器稳定性测试的平均相对变化率为0.109%;弯折前后引起的输出变化非常小,可以忽略不计;标定结果的决定系数大于0.99,最合适的工作压力范围为2~100 kPa;实验室环境下,柔性压力传感器与线性微位移传感器输出值之间的决定系数为0.9551;温室环境下,充分灌溉组中柔性压力传感器与线性微位移传感器输出值变化趋势一致,两者之间的决定系数为0.7672,亏缺灌溉组中两类传感器输出值均因水分亏缺而呈现下降趋势,输出值之间的决定系数为0.8519。本文所设计的柔性可穿戴压力传感器不仅能够实时监测番茄茎秆的膨胀和收缩变化,还可以对番茄亏水胁迫进行诊断,为实现高效节水灌溉提供重要的技术支撑。

颅内动脉直径与脑小血管病患者认知功能的关系

目的探讨颅内动脉直径与脑小血管病(CSVD)患者认知功能之间可能存在的关系,以求为血管性认知功能障碍(VCI)患者的早期识别、诊断及预后提供新的思路。方法回顾性分析2022-01—2023-12在郑州大学第二附属医院及新郑市公立人民医院住院的151例CSVD患者,采用蒙特利尔认知量表(MoCA)评估受试者的认知功能情况,分为认知功能正常组88例和认知功能障碍组63例,使用3D-Slicer软件对患者原始MRI图像进行处理,得出颅内动脉重塑(BAR)评分。根据BAR评分将患者分为颅内大动脉直径缩窄组(58例)、颅内大动脉直径平均组(37例)、颅内大动脉直径扩张组(56例)。应用Logistic回归分析颅内动脉直径与认知功能障碍的关系,Pearson相关性分析颅内动脉直径与MoCA总分及MoCA各子项得分的关系。结果Logistic回归分析提示颅内动脉直径扩张(OR=1.214,95%CI:1.127~1.307,P<0.01)是认知功能障碍的危险因素。颅内动脉直径扩张与MoCA总分(r=-0.306,P<0.001)、视空间与执行功能(r=-0.237,P=0.003)、语言(r=-0.238,P=0.003)、抽象(r=-0.160,P=0.049)、延迟回忆(r=-0.180,P=0.027)、定向(r=-0.163,P=0.046)呈负相关。结论颅内动脉直径扩张是CSVD患者认知功能障碍的危险因素,颅内动脉直径扩张与MoCA校正后总分、视空间与执行功能、语言、抽象、延迟回忆、定向力呈负相关。

小口径组合桩在滑坡抢险中的设计方法探讨

为适应滑坡抢险工程的时效性和安全性,在分析小口径组合桩加固机理的基础上,提出设计流程、计算方法及具体参数取值,并应用于某铁路大临道路工程修建期间诱发的一处滑坡整治工程中,通过监控量测和数值模拟分析,验证该设计方法在抢险工程中的可行性。工程效果证明,计算方法及具体参数取值较为合理。

基于深度学习的微纳光纤自动制备系统

在微纳光纤拉锥制备过程中,对直径的大范围、高精度和动态实时性测量是实现低损耗传输和色散调控的关键.针对现有传统制备方法直径调控范围小、操作复杂及耗时长等问题,本文基于深度学习神经网络算法实现了微纳光纤自动检测系统.利用计算机视觉中的图像分割方法,通过制作高质量多尺度微纳光纤数据集,使用基于小目标检测改进的YOLOv8-FD算法对微纳光纤直径进行自动检测.在数据集中获得了平均均值精度高达mAP^(IoU=50)=0.975和mAP^(IoU=50_95)=0.765的性能参数.实验结果表明,该系统可实现微纳光纤直径462 nm—125μm范围,误差2.95%以内的测量和自动化制备,并随着光纤直径增长,误差逐渐缩小,且该系统光学成像单个像素分辨率为65.97 nm,平均检测时间为9.6 ms.本文工作适用于对微纳光纤的高精度实时测量和自动精确制备,为低损耗传输和色散可调的微纳光纤器件发展提供新的思路.

灌装机轴承非接触式滚珠直径测量方法研究

针对食品灌装机上轴承滚珠人工测量时间长、精度低的问题,采用模块化方法设计一套非接触式滚珠直径测量装置。装置由滚珠上料机构、直径测量机构和下料机构组成,采用投影测量的方法对滚珠直径进行测量。结果显示,装置每次能够检测10组数据,测量准确率达到97%以上,工作效率为16~18 s/颗,符合实际生产的需求。研究为食品灌装机轴承精度的提升提供参考。

大直径孔轴线快速测量方法

针对航空制造现场的大直径孔轴线测量难题,提出一种基于光电检测技术和准直激光的孔轴线测量方法。首先,使测头在被测孔内稳定支撑,以单模光纤激光器发出的准直光束作为测量基准,测头前端的PSD传感器测量准直激光光斑坐标,以确定测头相对位置,同时,通过倾角传感器数据修正装夹姿态误差;然后,以激光测距传感器在电机驱动下旋转并测量孔轮廓点的距离,结合电机内部角度编码器的数据,计算出被测孔在当前截面上的中心坐标,移动测头依次测量多个截面;最后,根据所有截面的中心,评定出被测孔的轴线。实验结果表明,本系统轴线测量重复性误差小于0.01 mm,满足一般大直径孔轴线测量要求。

基于低相干干涉的孔类零件内表面测量系统研究

对孔类零件的内表面进行测量是判断其加工质量和使用寿命的重要手段。针对精密孔类零件内表面测量的需求,提出一种基于低相干干涉的内表面测量及信号处理方法,并搭建了完整的检测系统。对低相干干涉的测量原理进行了分析;搭建了以迈克尔逊干涉仪为主体,主要包含光源、探测器、数据采集仪、参考臂、样品臂等部分的检测系统;研究了干涉信号滤波以及包络峰值提取算法;最后,通过实验验证了此系统可以表征孔类零件的内部特征,并且其测量精度可达10μm以内。

微光像增强器光晕消失时间测试方法

光晕(halo)效应对微光像增强器探测的应用造成了不利影响且不可避免。微光像增强器的光晕消失时间缺乏测试方法,因此提出了基于数字目视的光晕消失时间测试系统。该系统通过开关电源给LED光源提供频率为25 Hz、占空比可调的脉冲信号,利用高帧率相机连续采集1500张像增强器经直径为3.5 mm小孔后的图像,其中包含若干个完整的明暗周期。通过重复计算标准差,去除偏离平均值的周期序列来优化周期信息,获得亮暗周期内光源熄灭的图片索引,同理可获得光晕消失的图片数量,从而计算得到光晕消失时间。编号为GZ318118A的像增强器光晕消失时间为3.33 ms。测试结果表明,测量装置的重复性为0.863%,可以对光晕消失时间进行有效测试。