We have developed a new three dimensional (3-D) conductivity imaging approach and have used it to detect human brain conductivity changes corresponding to acute cerebral stroke. The proposed Magnetic Resonance Electri...We have developed a new three dimensional (3-D) conductivity imaging approach and have used it to detect human brain conductivity changes corresponding to acute cerebral stroke. The proposed Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance Tomography (MREIT) approach is based on the J-Substitution algorithm and is expanded to imaging 3-D subject conductivity distribution changes. Computer simulation studies have been conducted to evaluate the present MREIT imaging approach. Simulations of both types of cerebral stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke, were performed on a four-sphere head model. Simulation results showed that the correlation coefficient (CC) and relative error (RE) between target and estimated conductivity distributions were 0.9245±0.0068 and 8.9997%±0.0084%, for hemorrhagic stroke, and 0.6748±0.0197 and 8.8986%±0.0089%, for ischemic stroke, when the SNR (signal-to-noise radio) of added GWN (Gaussian White Noise) was 40. The convergence characteristic was also evaluated according to the changes of CC and RE with different iteration numbers. The CC increases and RE decreases monotonously with the increasing number of iterations. The present simulation results show the feasibility of the proposed 3-D MREIT approach in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke detection and suggest that the method may become a useful alternative in clinical diagnosis of acute cerebral stroke in humans.展开更多
Based on the analysis of impedance tensor data, tipper data, and the conjugate gradient algorithm, we develop a three-dimensional （3D） conjugate gradient algorithm for inverting magnetotelluric full information data...Based on the analysis of impedance tensor data, tipper data, and the conjugate gradient algorithm, we develop a three-dimensional （3D） conjugate gradient algorithm for inverting magnetotelluric full information data determined from five electric and magnetic field components and discuss the method to use the full information data for quantitative interpretation of 3D inversion results. Results from the 3D inversion of synthetic data indicate that the results from inverting full information data which combine the impedance tensor and tipper data are better than results from inverting only the impedance tensor data （or tipper data） in improving resolution and reliability. The synthetic examples also demonstrate the validity and stability of this 3D inversion algorithm.展开更多
To understand the effect of steam curing temperature on the hydrate and microstructure of hardened cement paste,several measuring methods including X-ray diffraction(XRD),atomic absorption spectroscopy(ASS),ion chroma...To understand the effect of steam curing temperature on the hydrate and microstructure of hardened cement paste,several measuring methods including X-ray diffraction(XRD),atomic absorption spectroscopy(ASS),ion chromatography,conductivity meter,alternating-current impedance spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)are employed to investigate the hydration characteristics,pore solution composition and conductivity,resistivity and pore structure during the steam curing process.Experimental results show that steam curing promotes the hydration process,greatly raises the resistivity,and decreases the porosity of specimen at early age.Compared with being treated at 45℃,higher temperature leads to a fast decomposition of ettringite at initial stage of the constant temperature treatment period,which improves the relative content and ionic activity of the conductive ions in pore solution.Furthermore,the number of pores larger than 200 nm increases significantly,which reduces the resistivity of the hardened cement paste.Cement paste treated at 45℃ has a more stable and denser microstructure with less damages.展开更多
基金Project supported partly by the National Science Foundation (No.BES-0411898) and the National Institues of Health (No. R01EB00178) USA
文摘We have developed a new three dimensional (3-D) conductivity imaging approach and have used it to detect human brain conductivity changes corresponding to acute cerebral stroke. The proposed Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance Tomography (MREIT) approach is based on the J-Substitution algorithm and is expanded to imaging 3-D subject conductivity distribution changes. Computer simulation studies have been conducted to evaluate the present MREIT imaging approach. Simulations of both types of cerebral stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke, were performed on a four-sphere head model. Simulation results showed that the correlation coefficient (CC) and relative error (RE) between target and estimated conductivity distributions were 0.9245±0.0068 and 8.9997%±0.0084%, for hemorrhagic stroke, and 0.6748±0.0197 and 8.8986%±0.0089%, for ischemic stroke, when the SNR (signal-to-noise radio) of added GWN (Gaussian White Noise) was 40. The convergence characteristic was also evaluated according to the changes of CC and RE with different iteration numbers. The CC increases and RE decreases monotonously with the increasing number of iterations. The present simulation results show the feasibility of the proposed 3-D MREIT approach in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke detection and suggest that the method may become a useful alternative in clinical diagnosis of acute cerebral stroke in humans.
基金supported by the National Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China（863Program）（No.2007AA09Z310） National Natural Science Foundation of China（Grant No.40774029 40374024）+1 种基金 the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities（Grant No.2010ZY53） the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University（NCET）
文摘Based on the analysis of impedance tensor data, tipper data, and the conjugate gradient algorithm, we develop a three-dimensional （3D） conjugate gradient algorithm for inverting magnetotelluric full information data determined from five electric and magnetic field components and discuss the method to use the full information data for quantitative interpretation of 3D inversion results. Results from the 3D inversion of synthetic data indicate that the results from inverting full information data which combine the impedance tensor and tipper data are better than results from inverting only the impedance tensor data （or tipper data） in improving resolution and reliability. The synthetic examples also demonstrate the validity and stability of this 3D inversion algorithm.
基金Projects(U1534207,11790283,51878583)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘To understand the effect of steam curing temperature on the hydrate and microstructure of hardened cement paste,several measuring methods including X-ray diffraction(XRD),atomic absorption spectroscopy(ASS),ion chromatography,conductivity meter,alternating-current impedance spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)are employed to investigate the hydration characteristics,pore solution composition and conductivity,resistivity and pore structure during the steam curing process.Experimental results show that steam curing promotes the hydration process,greatly raises the resistivity,and decreases the porosity of specimen at early age.Compared with being treated at 45℃,higher temperature leads to a fast decomposition of ettringite at initial stage of the constant temperature treatment period,which improves the relative content and ionic activity of the conductive ions in pore solution.Furthermore,the number of pores larger than 200 nm increases significantly,which reduces the resistivity of the hardened cement paste.Cement paste treated at 45℃ has a more stable and denser microstructure with less damages.
