Given the operator-dependent nature of ultrasound, objectively assessing the skills of our trainees and developing a system to over-read images would have greatly increased our confidence that the machine was being used appropriately and effectively in medical decision making.
It remains questionable, however, if visual assessment can be a reliable prognostic tool given the operator-dependent nature of this method.
However, standardizing FMD measurement across individual patients and research labs poses a challenge given the operator-dependency of the technique and possible variations in measurement at different times of day or temperatures, for instance.
For the new system, good quality images can still be obtained when the sample is located at ~3.0 mm (Fig. 3 (a.II)), giving the operator more flexibility to operate the system.
The system has the advantages of always giving the operator a profit and allowing any number of bettors to win.
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By giving the operator the capability and flexibility to examine unplanned targets, man-in-the-loop technology would be very helpful.
On the line, Barriss allegedly told the emergency operator that he had killed his father and "was holding his mother and brother at gunpoint". Barriss allegedly gave the operator the West McCormick address.
But it does give the operator a very good image of what's inside".
No matter how attenuated and subtle the control linkages become, rod and marionette puppets still give the operator a linear, mechanical path into the puppet.
Through testing and refinement, the new forklifts were designed to give the operator a six-second time advantage over a typical three-point turn.
