The indication for applying a vertebral augmentation method from the meanwhile available spectrum of "simple" vertebroplasty with no intrinsic mechanical method for height restoration but patient positioning, to balloon kyphoplasty and vertebral body stenting should not only be based on fracture type, patient characteristics and extrusion risks but also on the extent of vertebral body deformation.
The accuracy of either method has not been validated in low-income countries, and particularly semi-rural communities, and thus this study provides a valuable assessment of these two methods for estimating height, weight, or BMI in a context where they may be highly valuable for researchers and public health officials.
We propose a multi-directional triangulation optical system and scanning exposure method for precise height displacement measurement of metal-works.
Table 1 shows the monthly Weibull parameters estimated from graphical, empirical, modified maximum likelihood, and energy pattern factor methods for Soda at height of 65 m.
This study presents two new methods for significant wave height interpolation, and compares the results from them with the cubic spline method for different durations of wave record gaps.
The accuracy of LiDAR-derived estimates is reported to be similar to or better than manual field measurement methods for estimating tree height and volume (Naesset 2002; Watt 2005).
We tested five aspatial and spatial methods for predicting canopy height, using an airborne lidar system (Aeroscan) and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data: regression, kriging, cokriging, and kriging and cokriging of regression residuals.
The definitions and methods for baseline measurements (height, weight, SBP, hypertension, triglycerides [TGs], HDL cholesterol [HDL-C], inflammation markers, and adipocytokines) have been previously described (4, 6).
Federal land management agencies are directed to monitor and manage rangelands at landscapes scales, but traditional field methods for measuring vegetation heights are often too costly and time consuming to apply at these broad scales.
As the appropriate method to assess weight for height in subjects <20 years of age (standardized growth curves for age) differs from the approach used to calculate BMI in adults, subjects <20 years of age were excluded from these analyses.
