Because of the large number of partial ostrich specimens, only the femora, tibiae, fibulae, and humeri of birds were used.
Second, and most important, Yoo and colleagues applied to their specimens only the classic fast step-wise elongations and slow (equivalent to less than 0.5 mm/s in our experiment) cyclical elongations.
Considering smear-negative TB specimens only, the sensitivity of FT MTB was 56.3%.
Following initial analysis of nondiseased lumbar specimens, only the most clinically relevant outcomes were preselected for analysis in the stenotic specimens.
As in most specimens only the distal parts of the limbs are preserved, counting starts with the dactylus = 1, propodus = 2, carpus = 3, etc.
For through-transmission measurements, Figure 2b, the ultrasonic data consisted of time-domain waveforms of ultrasonic pulses, Figure 3a, that were transmitted from the top transducer, passed through the specimen only once, and received by the bottom transducer.
However, the average bioptic specimen only represents 1/50,000 of the total liver volume, its dimension and content of portal tracts widely varying, which may constitute a major diagnostic limitation considering the uneven distribution of fibrosis throughout the liver [30].
Specimens are first dried, weighed and then placed elevated off the base of a water tank by non-absorbent supporting rods to allow water to contact the unsealed cast surface of the specimen only.
The tumor was absent from the excised specimen; only an ulcer scar remained Fig. 7 Histopathological examination of the excised specimen.
