Dual-energy
Evaluation of bone mineral density of the lumbar spine using a novel phantomless dual-energy CT post-processing algorithm in comparison with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
... The CT examinations in our study were performed by using a second-generation 128-section dual-source CT system in dual-energy mode (Somatom Definition Flash; Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany). ...
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Application of Dual Energy Computed Tomography for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
... Recently, dual-energy CT (DE-CT) has also been developed [6], which uses two types of CT datasets acquired with different X-ray spectra generated by different tube poten- ...
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Quality Control of Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry
... using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was introduced for routine clinical use and in 1994, World Health Organization declared DXA as the gold standard for BMD estimation in its technical report ...
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Tophus resolution with pegloticase: a prospective dual energy CT study
... Objective: To investigate the effect of intensive lowering of serum uric acid (SUA) levels by pegloticase on the resolution of tophi in patients with refractory gout. Methods: Descriptive study in patients with ...
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Selection and Evaluation of a Silver Nanoparticle Imaging Agent for Dual-Energy Mammography
... (CE) dual-energy (DE) x-ray breast imaging has emerged as an exciting, new modality to provide high quality anatomic and functional information of the ...
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Gold as a Potential Contrast Agent for Dual Energy CT
... using dual energy CT (DECT) was proposed already by Hounsfield [6] and further investigated in the late 1970s ...perform dual energy imaging at energies around the iodine K edge (33 keV) [6], ...
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Residential Dual Energy Programs: Tariffs and Incentives
... Hydro-Quebec's bi-energy tariff structure could be modified in this light. The perceived benefits of this proposed tariff over the current bi-energy tariff are that it: 1) is arguably mu[r] ...
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The Residential Dual-Energy Program of Hydro-Quebec: An Economic Analysis
... Based on the above information, Table 3 pres- ents the monthly changes in electricity consump- tion, electricity and heating oil bills, consumer surplus, Hydro-Quebec revenues, and sales[r] ...
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Delineation of Power Grading System by Utilizing Microcontroller for Dual Energy Sources
... which energy source is used but this operation is depend upon the programming burned in the ...non-conventional energy source and conventional energy source as the parameter of voltage level has been ...
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Dual- and multi-energy CT: approach to functional imaging
... Z-number), dual-energy CT allows the identification of uric ...Pulmonary dual-energy CT angiography allows assessment of lung perfusion in patients with pulmonary ...(B) ...
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Constraint Condition Based on the Energy Balance of Dual PWM Converter
... the energy flow of the double PWM structure are analyzed in detail, and the mathematical model of the energy change of the system is established from the point of view of energy ...the energy ...
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Model predictive control for Active Bridge Active Clamp (ABAC) converter
... current-fed dual active bridge DC-DC converter using dual PWM plus double phase shifted control with equal duty cycles’, in ‘2016 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification ...
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A Data Analytics Study on Building Characteristics Impacting Energy Consumption in Single Family Attached Homes
... are dual-fuel ...of dual-fuel homes has experienced a steep de- crease, as shown in Figure ...to dual-fuel ...and dual-fuel homes (gas water heaters, gas furnac- es, ...
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Hybrid Energy System using Non Isolated Dc –Dc Converter
... In this paper, a non-isolated dc-dc converter for photovoltaic and wind energy storage framework is proposed. It is upgraded by the mix of the essential circuit, rather than the customary two-arrange DC-DC ...
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Simulation of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Energy Storage System
... Figure:2 shows the circuit schematic of a dc-dc DAB converter. The IGBT- diode pairs can conduct current bidirectional. Therefore, the circuit shown in Figure: 2 is able to conduct bidirectional current. Furthermore, DAB ...
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Smart and Intelligent Dual Axis Solar Tracker using Arduino Micro Controller
... renewable energy sources. One of the best ways is solar energy since it is inexhaustible and causes no ...solar energy to ...and dual axis. This paper deals with the implementation of ...
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Sonar for environmental monitoring: Configuration of a multifunctional active acoustics platform applied for marine renewables
... renewable energy is emerging as one of the fast-growing industry in the last decades, as modern society pushes for technologies that can convert energy contained from winds, waves, tides and stream ...
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Science of Time and the Theory of Everything
... space-time energy-mass scale in space and time (as space and ...space-time energy- mass scale of the fundamental one valency atomic stable (oscillating) energy-mass system of the fundamental ...
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Dual effects of fibroblast growth factor 21 on hepatic energy metabolism
... The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms by which FGF21 affects hepatic integration of carbohydrate and fat metabolism in Siberian hamsters, a natural model of adiposity. Twelve aged matched adult male ...
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Sustained energy intake in lactating Swiss mice: a dual modulation process
... of energy-expending organs, such as the mammary glands, during lactation (Hammond and Diamond, 1997; Speakman and Król, ...the energy demands of raising different litter size, but also significantly ...
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