Scans of the main scaling parameters were performed in an inner-wall-limited (IWL) magnetic configuration.
Each observer completed 6 functional scan runs of the main experiment (6.9 minutes each) in a single scanning session.
Patients with a negative PET scan had significantly longer survival time than patients with a positive scan One of the main limitations of our study is the small size of the patient population.
To our surprise, BP ND increased between the 1 st and 2 nd scan of the day (main effect of time, F=10.605, df=1,8, p=0.012), and this change did not differ significantly between the levodopa and placebo days (time × day interaction, F=0.014, df=5,4, p=0.909).
Axial CT scan shows crowding of the main mesenteric trunk to the left and distention of the elevated jejunum (white arrow).
The CPMG scanning sequence is the main functional scanning sequence that allowed the calculation of a T2 map after scanning.
Although spatial resolution of MR imaging is lower than that of a CT scan, the main advantages of the former are the combination of good soft-tissue contrast, detection of extraenteric abnormalities, and lack of radiation exposure, which allows repeated data acquisition for functional bowel evaluation.
This gave a total scanning time (including the main experiment and localizer scans) of approximately 54 minutes.
Even though some surface modification due to the tip scan activity can be observed, seen in sporadic horizontal prolongations of the fibers accordingly with the horizontal tip scan movements, the main cause of the capsule disruption seems to be water loss.
In this paper, we described the design, implementation, and testing of a prototype multi-camera system for parcel inspection, developed within the EU FP7 Project SAFEPOST as one of the main scanning modalities for an integrated security system for the international postal chain.
