Augment low-field intra-operative MRI with preoperative MRI using a hybrid non-rigid registration method

Background

Preoperatively acquired diffusion tensor image (DTI) and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) have been proved to be effective in providing more anatomical and functional information; however, the brain deformation induced by brain shift and tumor resection severely impairs the correspondence between the image space and the patient space in image-guided neurosurgery.

Method

To address the brain deformation, we developed a hybrid non-rigid registration method to register high-field preoperative MRI with low-field intra-operative MRI in order to recover the deformation induced by brain shift and tumor resection. The registered DTI and BOLD are fused with low-field intra-operative MRI for image-guided neurosurgery.

Results

The proposed hybrid registration method was evaluated by comparing the landmarks predicted by the hybrid registration method with the landmarks identified in the low-field intra-operative MRI for 10 patients. The prediction error of the hybrid method is 1.92 ± 0.54 mm, and the compensation accuracy is 74.3 ± 5.0%. Compared to the landmarks far from the resection region, those near the resection region demonstrated a higher compensation accuracy (P-value = .003) although these landmarks had larger initial displacements.

Conclusions

The proposed hybrid registration method is able to bring preoperatively acquired BOLD and DTI into the operating room and compensate for the deformation to augment low-field intra-operative MRI with rich anatomical and functional information.     

Feature extraction of the first difference of EMG time series for EMG pattern recognition

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新型聚丙烯接枝物的制备及应用

为制备强韧的共混材料,利用熔融接枝法研制了含有两种接技单体的新型聚丙烯接枝物,讨论了第二单体在接枝过程中的作用,并将其应用于尼龙6/聚丙烯(PA6/PP)共混体系,获得了使分散相粒径更细小、界面更模糊的增容效果。     

单束纤维增强树脂基复合材料的热水老化性能研究

在96℃水中,对开芙拉29(Kevlar29),开芙拉49(Kevlar49)和聚苯撑苯并唑(PBO)纤维束增强的环氧树脂和双马树脂基复合材料进行老化实验后,再在60℃下进行干燥脱水处理。实验测定了吸水和脱水阶段的含水率及热水老化试样和干燥试样的弯曲性能。结果表明:在热水作用下,复合材料的弯曲强度和模量随热水老化时间的延长呈下降趋势,纤维与树脂基体间的界面发生破坏;再干燥脱水后,材料的弯曲强度和模量恢复,但仍低于未老化试样的性能,纤维与树脂基体间的界面破坏情况也类似。     

花岗岩残积土-土工格栅界面的后循环剪切行为研究

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An exploratory study on ontology engineering for software architecture documentation

The usefulness of Software Architecture (SA) documentation depends on how well its Architectural Knowledge (AK) can be retrieved by the stakeholders in a software project. Recent findings show that the use of ontology-based SA documentation is promising. However, different roles in software development have different needs for AK, and building an ontology to suit these needs is challenging. In this paper we describe an approach to build an ontology for SA documentation. This approach involves the use of typical questions for eliciting and constructing an ontology. We outline eight contextual factors, which influence the successful construction of an ontology, especially in complex software projects with diverse AK users. We tested our ‘typical question’ approach in a case study and report how it can be used for acquiring and modeling AK needs.     

基于国家电网的财务管理系统的开发与研究

随着社会生产力的不断发展,越来越多的企业认识到了财务工作的重要性。企业要利用现代高效的运作方式来开发和管理组织中最重要、最昂贵的资源,实现财务管理的精细化、自动化,提高财务资源的利用率,促进企业的发展。     

C#利用Web Service编程接口实现动态天气预报

许多政府或企业网站除展示与本单位密切相关的信息外,往往也集成一些小的功能性的、与用户日常生活密切相关的,类似于提供火车时刻表、天气预报等辅助信息,采用C#利用Web Service提供的编程接口实现了实时天气预报功能,并能根据访问者所在地自动提供其相关的天气信息。     

基于Java框架的银医一卡通系统设计

介绍了一种基于信息共享的医院--银行一卡通的信息系统设计方案。该系统使用Web服务实现接口通信,通过自助服务器连接医院系统和银行系统实现医院与银行的信息共享。基于该系统,用户可以使用中国银行借记卡代替医院门诊卡就医,提供了良好的就医环境,提高了医疗效率。     

基于日志挖掘的移动应用用户访问模型建模技术研究

提出了一种基于监控日志挖掘的移动应用用户访问模型自动构造方法,该方法包括监控代码注入和界面访问模型构造两部分。首先,提出了一种监控代码自动注入方法,即通过对移动应用代码的静态分析,自动地在相应位置插入监控代码以支持在运行时动态地监控用户的访问行为。其次,提出了一种基于状态机的移动应用用户访问模型构造方法。访问模型中状态机的节点和节点间跳转上的附加属性描述了UI界面之间的跳转行为和界面内控件的使用情况。对移动应用进行的实验表明,这种基于监控日志挖掘的移动应用用户访问模型自动构造方法能够成功地自动注入移动应用的监控代码,并能够有效获得移动应用用户界面访问行为。