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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ilhwan Ryu, Jee-Yeon Ryu, Geunpyo Choe, Hyemin Kwon, Hyeji Park, Young-Seok Cho, Rose Du, Sanggyu Yim
Summary: A real-time in vivo cancer detection method using attenuation-based plain X-ray imaging is proposed, successfully detecting 5 mm-sized Panc-1 cell tumors in mice. Quantum dot scintillators of CPB are used as markers, showing significant X-ray attenuation effects for clear signal observation under 2 cm-thick tissue.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Abdullah Khamis Ali Al Saidi, Ahrum Baek, Shuwen Liu, Tirusew Tegafaw Mengesha, Mohammad Yaseen Ahmad, Dejun Zhao, Ying Liu, Ji-ung Yang, Ji Ae Park, Dong Wook Hwang, Kwon Seok Chae, Sung-Wook Nam, Yongmin Chang, Gang Ho Lee
Summary: This study successfully synthesized polymer-grafted ultrasmall PbO nanoparticles, which possess good hydrophilicity and biocompatibility. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated their potential as X-ray contrast agents.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Callum P. Scotson, Arjen van Veelen, Katherine A. Williams, Nicolai Koebernick, Dan McKay Fletcher, Tiina Roose
Summary: The aim of the study was to develop an experimental system that allowed the application of iodinated contrast media to intact plant roots in soil and was compatible with time-resolved synchrotron X-ray computed tomography imaging. By using synchrotron X-ray computed tomography and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence mapping, the system was successful in visualizing the translocation of contrast media through root vasculature into the leaves, providing insights into internal fluid transport mechanisms and anatomical features of the plants.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anton S. Quinsten, Lale Umutlu, Michael Forsting, Kai Nassenstein, Aydin Demircioglu
Summary: In this study, a deep neural network was used to accurately predict the correct anatomical side of the knee in radiographs, achieving an accuracy of 99.8% and 99.9% in the internal and external validation cohorts, respectively.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sam Keyes, Arjen van Veelen, Dan McKay Fletcher, Callum Scotson, Nico Koebernick, Chiara Petroselli, Katherine Williams, Siul Ruiz, Laura Cooper, Robbie Mayon, Simon Duncan, Marc Dumont, Iver Jakobsen, Giles Oldroyd, Andrzej Tkacz, Philip Poole, Fred Mosselmans, Camelia Borca, Thomas Huthwelker, David L. Jones, Tiina Roose
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for plant growth, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a role in its uptake. This study used synchrotron X-ray technology to investigate AMF colonization and phosphorus uptake. The results showed that AMF co-located with high phosphorus and low aluminum areas and preferred organic-type phosphorus species. By modeling, the estimated phosphorus uptake rate by AMF hyphae was an order of magnitude lower than previously estimated.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lijun Xiang, Gang Liu, Lin Kong, Jie Zhang, Xiajiao Zhu, Hongping Zhou, Xingyuan Yang, Kexue Deng, Ying Liu
Summary: The development of multifunctional bio-probes for tumor-imaging is challenging and urgently needed. BMLGF@FA, with its excellent performance in tumor imaging and low toxicity, shows promising potential as a contrast agent for cancer clinical diagnosis.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabela C. Moraes, Dean Hesterberg, Fernando A. Bacchim Neto, Nathaly L. Archilha, Carlos A. Perez, Maria Victoria A. Araujo, Talita R. Ferreira
Summary: This study aims to develop methods to reduce the impact of synchrotron X-ray radiation on root growth during in vivo imaging. The results suggest that monochromatic radiation at the highest suitable energy and controlling the rotation axis of off-centered roots can diminish radiation dose during in vivo imaging of plant roots.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Julien Gonthier, Tilman Rilling, Ernesto Scoppola, Fabian Zemke, Aleksander Gurlo, Peter Fratzl, Wolfgang Wagermaier
Summary: This study used in operando X-ray micro-computed tomography (mu CT) to monitor the progression of the liquid, gaseous, and solid phases of silica gels during ambient pressure drying and spring-back. The findings challenge the common assumption about the penetration of gas during the spring-back effect and show that the emergence of the spring-back effect is correlated to an equal volume fraction of solid, liquid, and gas in the gels.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingxi Chen, Lingjie Sun, Xiangyu Ou, Huanghao Yang, Xiaogang Liu, Huanli Dong, Wenping Hu, Xiangfeng Duan
Summary: Organic crystals show promising performance in low-dose X-ray imaging, with high resolution, sensitivity, and environmental stability.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Francis I. Baffour, Katrina N. Glazebrook, Andrea Ferrero, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Joel G. Fletcher, Kishore Rajendran
Summary: Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is a novel imaging modality that changes the way CT systems detect X-rays. After clinical investigations, the first commercial PCD CT system was approved by the U.S. FDA in 2021 for clinical use. PCD CT has technological features that are well suited for musculoskeletal imaging applications.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongchang Wang, Kawal Sawhney
Summary: Researchers have successfully generated omnidirectional differential phase images using X-ray differential phase contrast imaging, providing more information for studying complex samples and enabling simultaneous extraction of omnidirectional dark-field images to study ordered scattering structures.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongchang Wang, Kawal Sawhney
Summary: This article introduces a method for generating omnidirectional differential phase images by scanning a randomly structured modulator, which provides more information than traditional imaging methods and allows the simultaneous extraction of omnidirectional dark-field images for studying strongly ordered scattering structures.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bura Sindhupakorn, Pinit Kidkhunthod
Summary: This study examined structural changes in subchondral bone samples from osteoarthritic knee patients compared to controlled patients, using Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopy techniques. The results revealed lower phosphorus content in older OA patients, leading to lower Ca-P proportions associated with osteoporosis. The majority of bone samples exhibited an amorphous structure of calcium-phosphate.
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xieming Xu, Yiheng Wu, Yi Zhang, Xiaohui Li, Fang Wang, Xiaoming Jiang, Shaofan Wu, Shuaihua Wang
Summary: This study reports a 2D (C4H9NH3)(2)PbBr4 single crystal with outstanding sensitivity and stability towards X-ray radiation, providing an ultra-wide detectable X-ray range between 8.20 nGy(air) s(-1) (50 keV) and 15.24 mGy(air) s(-1) (9 MeV). The (C4H9NH3)(2)PbBr4 single crystal detector is used for high-performance X-ray imaging, delivering a good spatial resolution of 4.3 lp mm(-1) in a plane-scan imaging system.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Jakub Cajzl, Pavla Nekvindova, Anna Mackova, Marian Varga, Alexander Kromka
Summary: The presented overview discusses the luminescence properties of lanthanide ions in various dielectric crystalline materials for photonics and optoelectronics. Different crystals with distinct crystal structures were chosen, and the behavior of erbium ions was studied and compared. Theoretical simulations were also conducted to better understand the incorporation of erbium in these crystals.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Irene Di Giulio, Bradford J. McFadyen, Sophie Blanchet, Neil D. Reeves, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Constantinos N. Maganaris
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2020)
Article
Sport Sciences
Patrick Fasbender, Thomas J. Korff, Vassilios B. Baltzopoulos, Nicholas P. Linthorne
Summary: Producing a high release speed is crucial in throwing sports, and athletes may achieve this by improving the effectiveness of the kinetic chain. Increasing upper arm mass initially boosts release speed, but the optimal upper arm mass for maximum speed is much higher than average. To enhance throwing speed, athletes can consider adding weights to the upper arm or focusing on training for mass tapering along the arm length.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Neil M. Thomas, Timmion Skervin, Richard J. Foster, Thomas D. O'Brien, Mark G. Carpenter, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Carolyn Lees, Mark A. Hollands
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Thijs Ackermans, Natasha Francksen, Carolyn Lees, Fyllis Papatzika, Adamantios Arampatzis, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Paulo Lisboa, Mark Hollands, Thomas O'Brien, Constantinos Maganaris
Summary: Predicting stair fall risk using biomechanical parameters has potential, while the traditional single-parameter methods have limited accuracy.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Andrea Monte, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Paola Zamparo
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2020)
Article
Physiology
Carla Harkness-Armstrong, Heloise A. Debelle, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Roger Walton, David M. Wright, Alfie Bass, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Thomas D. O'Brien
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jennifer M. Ryan, Grace Lavelle, Nicola Theis, Marika Noorkoiv, Cherry Kilbride, Thomas Korff, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Adam Shortland, Wendy Levin
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Kunyang Wang, Soroosh H. Hosseinnejad, Ali Jabran, Bill Baltzopoulos, Lei Ren, Zhihui Qian
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Celeste Rousseau, Gabor Barton, Peter Garden, Vasilios Baltzopoulos
Summary: The study aimed to establish a comprehensive model of injury prevention and risk factors in musicians, based on literature and interviews with experts. Findings showed that 80% of musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra had experienced PRMDs, with postural and workload issues being the most common risk factors identified. Experts broadly agreed with the initial model and provided additional insights for assessing musicians' health.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Vasilios Baltzopoulos
Summary: Inverse dynamics is commonly used in biomechanics to estimate loading in the musculoskeletal system, but issues with terminology and definitions have led to confusion and misinterpretations; this study exposes flaws in the foundational premises of these constructs and provides recommendations for accurately reporting inverse dynamics outcomes and musculoskeletal loading.
SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Carla Harkness-Armstrong, Constantinos Maganaris, Roger Walton, David M. Wright, Alfie Bass, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Thomas D. O'Brien
Summary: The study revealed that children who idiopathically toe-walk operate at more plantarflexed angles and longer muscle fascicle lengths during gait, indicating substantial alterations in their gastrocnemius muscle functional properties adapting to the ankle joint pathology characteristic demands.
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Neil M. Thomas, Timmion K. Skervin, Richard J. Foster, Johnny V. Parr, Mark G. Carpenter, Thomas D. O'Brien, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Carolyn Lees, Mark A. Hollands
Summary: Plain step surface decor reduces anxiety and increases foot clearances in young and higher ability older adults, while patterned decor slows descent, increases margins of stability, and reduces steps looked ahead in all ages and abilities. Step-edge highlighters increase confidence and reduce anxiety, while also increasing foot clearance in younger and higher ability older adults. Older adults with lower ability show no adaptation to step-surface visual properties.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Carla Harkness-Armstrong, Constantinos Maganaris, Roger Walton, David M. Wright, Alfie Bass, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Thomas D. O'Brien
Summary: Children who idiopathically toe-walk habitually exhibit shorter muscle-tendon unit (MTU) lengths, longer muscle belly and fascicle lengths, and shorter Achilles tendon lengths compared to typically developing children. There were no significant differences in passive lengthening properties between the two groups, but passive joint stiffness was greater in toe-walking children at specific positions. Findings suggest a remodeling of the relative MTU in toe-walking children, pointing towards a need for targeted interventions focused on the Achilles tendon.
JOURNAL OF ANATOMY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Timmion K. Skervin, Neil M. Thomas, Andrew J. Schofield, Mark A. Hollands, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Thomas D. O'Brien, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Richard J. Foster
Summary: The study showed that foot clearance reductions over inconsistently taller risers can be offset by a stair horizontal-vertical illusion. The illusion also improved foot overhang and stability, providing a practical solution for inconsistently taller stair risers.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christos Kokkotis, Serafeim Moustakidis, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Giannis Giakas, Dimitrios Tsaopoulos
Summary: Knee osteoarthritis is a multifactorial disease with diverse progression phenotypes and numerous risk factors. Identification of risk factors through feature selection methods can help in developing effective risk stratification strategies and identifying risk phenotypes of each patient.
