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From: trevorc@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: ACR NEMA file format
Organization: Nuclear Medicine, U. Western Ontario, Canada
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:19:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep09.133035.25253@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk>, andy@mph.sm.ucl.ac.uk (Andy Simmons) writes:
> ACR NEMA is a file format used by many medical imaging manufacturers.
> Does anyone know of an ftp site etc. containing detailed information
> on the latest version of the standard ? Is there an e-mail contact
> address regarding the standard at either the ACR or NEMA ?
> 
This is NOT ACR/NEMA - but if you need to access the information pertaining
to the Interfile format you may do so by anonymous ftp to uwovax.uwo.ca 
(129.100.2.13) and changing to the directory: pub:[000000.nucmed.interfile]

For those of you who may want to test your Interfile conversion routines
I have posted some studies in the directory pub:[000000.nucmed.phantoms].
These software phantoms are NOT guaranteed to be error free so let us know 
if you find some bugs.
-- 

Trevor Cradduck,                |  Voice: (519) 667-6574     
Department of Nuclear Medicine, |  FAX: (519) 667-6734
Victoria Hospital,              |  
University of Western Ontario,  |  E-mail: cradduck@uwo.ca
LONDON,  Ontario,               |  
Canada,  N6A 4G5                |  
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From: kgreen@vipunen.hut.fi (Kim Green  (c))
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics,sci.med,sci.physics
Subject: Physics and/or Medicine
Date: 7 Sep 92 16:07:50 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

I'm trying to make a difficult decision connected with my future career.
Could you please help me?

I finished school this year and I have just begun to study medicine at the
University and technical physics at the University of Technology. But I
haven't made a final decision yet - whether to study either of them or both.

I'm especially interested in research work. *)  Are there many scientists
who have studied both medicine and physics? (for example Lic.Med. & Dr.Eng.,
Lic.Med. & grad.engineer  or even  Dr.Med. & Dr.Eng.)  Would I really gain
advantage by studying both of them? (Because it goes without saying that
studies disturb each other.) Or should I be satisfied with one basic
education? (for example a degree in physics first and then possibly
additional education (medical physics))

*) But I'm not sure if I'm always going to love a "non-nine-to-five" job.
   Or are there researchers who are _not_ work addicts?
   (12 h/day, 350 days/year...)

If you compare medical research with physical research - are there any
notable differences in opportunities of employment, grants/salaries,
quality of work, internationality and so on?

Any kind of information is highly welcome. Please use email.
One hundred thousand thanks in advance.

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   Email: kgreen@vipunen.hut.fi    wouldn't have to cross.    -S.J.Lec
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Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
From: torbjorn@forit.forut.no (Torbjorn Sund)
Subject: Re: ACR NEMA file format
Organization: Norwegian Telecom/FORUT, Norway
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:08:45 GMT

The ACR-NEMA standard as of version 3.0 has changed
name to DICOM (Digital Imaging and COmmunications
in Medicine). Quoting from a "sales leaflet" (sort
of):

	If you have particular questions about the
	ACR-NEMA DICOM standard, you can also
	contact

	Mr. David Snavely, Staff executive
	NEMA
	2101 L. Street NW Suite 300
	Washington DC 20037
	phone 202 457 1965

	or

	Mr. Gordon Bass
	American College of Radiology
	1891 Preston White Drive
	Reston VA 22091
	phone 703 648 8900

Sorry, no e-mail address given.

One of the persons with the longest term on
the standards comittee is David Best
at Eastman Kodak (sorry, no address, he is
in the US).

And you will probably get lots of new information
and updates if you go to the next RSNA meeting.

Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
From: gkm@cc.uow.edu.au (Glen K Moore)
Subject: Location of FILAC Corp (blood pressure equipment)
Summary: Does anone know location (city), fax or phone for FILAC?
Keywords: blood pressure heart
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 06:23:21 GMT


We have a faulty blood pressure/heart rate unti and no circuit diagrams. 
We need at least the City for the FILAC corporation to trace them. 
CAn anyone help?

Glen Moore
Science Centre
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics,sci.med,sci.physics
From: davidjh@ecr.mu.oz.au (David_James_Earl HILDRETH)
Subject: Physics ,Electronics & Medicine
Summary: Artificial limbs, et al.
Organization: Dept. Engineering Computer Resources, Melbourne Uni.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:24:20 GMT


I am an Electrical Engineering student studying at the University of Melbourne.

Recently I have become very interested in the development of electronically
controlled artificial limbs that take in signals by readings of voltage
fluctuations in the remaining muscle (the voltage fluctuations being
induced normally from the motor system).  After some prepatory research
I have found that a (German??) company named Ottobok (unsure of spelling)
is manufacturing these devices.  

My questions are:
    *   What form would the signals be in and do they differ greatly from
        person to person?

	*   Is it plausible to consider reading the signals directly from the 
		nerve endings?  And would these differ from person to person?

    *   As the development of these arms has only reached the stage where
		opposing muscles may be used (and therefore lack of precision), is
		there a means that, say, individual finger control may be obtained.


If anyone could please supply me with any information regarding these questions
and any other useful info I would be most grateful.

Also places to look for further data would be helpful (other companies??, 
papers, journals, etc. )



    THINK OF IT AS EVOLUTION IN ACTION !   |  davidjh@munagin.ee.mu.oz.au
										   |  davidjh@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au 
Y'know if people weren't here it'd be easy |  davidjh@home.beaumaris.peace 
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From: gkm@cc.uow.edu.au (Glen K Moore)
Subject: Heart rate / blood pressure monitor circuit or manufaturer needed
Summary: I need a circuit diagram of manufacturers address for FILAC blood press
Keywords: Blood heart
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 08:22:00 GMT

Need a circuit for FILAC blood pressure/heart rate monitor or alt. an address for the manufacturer - FILAC. 
Even if I only the find a city - I can trace them through the phone book. They are in the USA, I am in Australia.
help!
Please look in your phone book if you are in the USA. I will be very grateful!

gkm@cc.uow.edu.au
fax 61-42-213151    (country-area-number)
From: adm@neuro.duke.edu (Alan Magid)
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
Subject: Re: ECG or EKG?
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:37:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

The bipolar (two-lead) ECG is about 1 mV in amplitude. You need to be
AC-coupled (about 1 sec time constant) to filter out DC offsets at the
electrodes. Good electrical contact to skin is required. Use a paste
of NaCl. Electrodes need to be held firmly in place to avoid noise. Use
battery-powered amplifier to avoid ANY risk of electric shock from a
fault.
ECG = EKG. c is for cardio (English); k is for kardio (German, I think)
Cheers,
Alan Magid
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
From: kid@shannon (Kid Mun Yap)
Subject: NMRI machine picture
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 04:45:20 GMT

[ Article crossposted from sci.engr.biomed ]
[ Author was Kid Mun Yap (kid@shannon) ]
[ Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 1992 04:37:14 GMT ]

Does anyone happen to have a picture of a NMRI machine in any format (e.g.
GIF, JPEG etc etc...). You wouldn't believe this but NMR images are all
over the place but images of the machine which produces these images seem
rare.

If you happen to have one of these, I would much appreciate it if you could
email me. BTW, I need this for a presentation on 17 Sept.

Thanks

Kid Mun
Email:	kid@shannon.eng.monash.edu.au
     or	eln404l@fawlty1.eng.monash.edu.au
     or	kmy@guppy.mel.dit.csiro.au
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
From: wdb3926@zeus.tamu.edu (DAN)
Subject: ECG or EKG?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:08:00 GMT

I work in a solid state physics lab and have tried to measure someones pulse
for fun using some of the equipment (chart recorder, computer, even a 
nanovoltmeter).  I have been unable to get a characteristic signal of a 
heart beat....just noise.  I thought it would be simple, but I guess the
high impeadance of the body causes problems.  Does anyone know how to
correct for this or could anyone suggest other reasons for my troubles?

I'm just trying to do a simple two-point measurement......not a 12-point.   
And why do both EKG and ECG mean the same thing?   electrocardiogram.
I.E. where did the K come from?

Any test reference would be helpful.
Thanks,
Dan
From: andy@mph.sm.ucl.ac.uk (Andy Simmons)
Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
Subject: ACR NEMA file format
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:30:35 GMT
Reply-To: andy@mph.sm.ucl.ac.uk
Organization: Institute of Neurology NMR Research Group, London, UK.

ACR NEMA is a file format used by many medical imaging manufacturers.
Does anyone know of an ftp site etc. containing detailed information
on the latest version of the standard ? Is there an e-mail contact
address regarding the standard at either the ACR or NEMA ?

Thanks for any and all help that you might be able to offer

Andy Simmons

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From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Subject: Re: Politics and sci.med (was: unc health care study)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 06:37:32 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)


Sean McLinden repeats, then responds to a post of mine about Gordon
Banks that I cancelled many hours ago. I decided that given Banks'
other messages and his fine contributions, my response to one of his
infrequent intemperate messages was probably unnecessary escalation.

I find McLinden's post offensive since he previously sent it to me via
mail and I told him I had cancelled my post. In effect, by quoting my
cancelled post in his, he is inflaming the discussion gratuitously
while already knowing my post was cancelled.

I've told the few others who mailed me just before I cancelled the
post that I did so, and why. The post was active on the net for about
10 minutes.  They had the good grace to drop the matter there, but
apparently not McLinden.

I apologize to Banks for McLinden's rude behavior to the extent that
McLinden's quoting of a cancelled post of mine gave offense.

David
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Beta Carotene
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:35:03 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <11348.2AA30216@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Maurice.Broverman@f210.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Maurice Broverman) writes:
>Have any studies been done that would suggest that the usage of beta carotene 
>in massive quantities can retard or reverse stomach cancer; also whether there 
>is a negative correlation between its usage and the incidence of stomach 
>cancer?
>
Beta carotene is an antioxidant.  There is some evidence that
antioxidants can reduce the odds of cancer.  I don't think
massive quantities of anything are very wise, however.  Quite
moderate quantities are sufficient.  Antioxidants will not
reverse cancer, as far as I know.  The idea is to prevent it
in the first place.  Once you have it, I doubt if beta carotene
would do much.
-- 
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From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Xanax
Summary: Brain diseases really don't exist?  Huh???
Date: 6 Sep 92 19:12:25 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Sep4.185731.8543@equator.com> jod@equator.com (John Setel O'Donnell) writes:

>Psychiatric "brain imbalances" are emotional diseases.  They are more
>properly served with empathic psychotherapy.

Are you claiming that the brain, alone of all the organs of the body,
_never_ has anything go physically wrong with it?

What if the "emotional imbalance" is clearly caused by a head injury,
or by drug abuse?  Would pharmacotherapy be appropriate _then_ ?

You could make a much more credible case if you said merely that there
are no widely applicable _tests_ to determine whether a mental illness
is "hardware" or "software" in origin.  To claim there are no "hardware
failures" in the brain is ridiculous.
-- 
+ Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA 
+ Unless otherwise noted, these are private opinions, not official statements.
+ VOTE NO GEORGIA LOTTERY - we need not imitate mistakes of other states.
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Prevalence of Hyperobesity
Date: 10 Sep 92 12:01:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: omen.1992Sep10.120146.18318
Organization: Omen Technology Inc

Some time ago there was a discussion about the prevalence of obesity
among the populations of the US and Europe.

A paper appearing in the latest issue of the International Journal of
Obesity confirms the observations reported on the net.  Hyperobesity
was markedly greater in the US than either France or the UK.

"There was a strikingly high percentage of very obese women (>50%
overweight) in the USA (8% or the population) as compared to the
two European countries (2% in France and 3% in the UK)."

The study did not find any link between egg or meat consumption and obesity.

As mentioned previously, fat consumption is higher in France
than in the US, slightly lower in the UK.

Carbohydrate consumption is much higher in the US.

-- 
Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
  Omen Technology Inc    "The High Reliability Software"
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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: Rick.Ellis@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Xanax
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
Date: 11 Sep 92  13:48:34

On <Sep 08 13:48> David Sternlight writes:

 DS> In response to a comment about NLP 15 minute phobia cures, Steve Dyer
 DS> posts a flame without evidence.

 DS> Can he provide evidence that there have not been such cures? I personally
 DS> witnessed one myself, and Tony Robbins used to go around the country
 DS> challenging therapists to bring him their worst patients. He was famous
 DS> for the 15-minute cures, and to date has not been discredited.

 DS> Let's keep this discussion on a factual level; Dyer's polemics
 DS> don't add to a serious discussion.

You "witnessed" one yourself?  How do you know it wasn't fraud?  Where there
any controls?  Can you produce anything besides anecdotes?


Newsgroups: sci.med
From: M20614@mwvm.mitre.org (Hugh Pritchard)
Subject: Re: passive smoking...how long does smoke stay...effect on pregnancy?
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:55:46 GMT

In article <BuKK91.8JF@acsu.buffalo.edu>
oispeggy@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Peggy Brown) writes:
 
>I'm concerned about passive smoking.  Does anyone know how long
>the smoke stays in the house?  Also, what effect does it have on
>pregnancy?
>
>I have severe sinus and allergy problems - 2 sinus surgeries in
>the past 2 years.  Now my husband is starting to smoke in the
>house again.  Plus I'm pregnant, so this doesn't help the nausea,
>and I'm concerned it might cause other problems.
 
I've heard that when pregnant women smoke, there's an increase in
low-birth-weight, sickly newborns.  Perhaps this effect isn't as
noticeable when the woman doesn't smoke herself, but is exposed to
cigarette smoke.
 
I've also heard that infants and children, living in homes where people
smoke, are ill more frequently and more severely.
 
Your husband may be smoking more to deal with the stress of the approaching
change in lifestyle.  (Are pregnant women really that difficult to live
with?  I wouldn't know; but I want to have a child with my wife.)  I'd
think that if he recognized the danger to his child (not to mention his
wife!), he'd choose some other way of expressing stress (nail-biting,
hair-pulling, thumb-sucking, etc.).
 
**  Hugh Pritchard,  hapritch@mitre.org,  703/883-6616
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Subject: Re: Xanax
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 19:43:44 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)


I believe that Eric Zorrilla's statement that Freud is rapidly becoming
a figure of mainly historical interest reflects wish fulfillment
rather than evidence. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy was alive and
well, last time I checked.

It's true there are those who object to, or even oppose some of
Freud's ideas. Some of Freud's ideas were applicable to the Vienna
of the time, but not to today's conditions. But much of Freud's
theoretical breakthroughs are not only still widely used, but also
have been absorbed into many other therapies which, while using
Freud's insights, try to reject him.

Another case of the children eating the father?

Finally, there are some who attempt to discredit Freud for political
reasons having to do with their own situations. The attacks of
many feminists on Freud are, for example, well known.

It is as if a physicist had said that Newton was mainly of historical
interest, when many of Newton's theories and methods still work
quite well today.

David
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: yazz@locus.com (Bob Yazz)
Subject: Re: Depression: Nutritional treatments
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:29:25 GMT

mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline) writes:

| Might not be a placebo effect.  I found a 1986 article which did find
| (in an open trial) that phenylalanine was helpful for depression.

Thanks for mentioning this, Mark.

Apart from the government politics of the situation, the biggest
problem with amino acid therapies for the brain is dietary
inconvenience.  They have to be taken on an empty stomach to be
very effective.  In terms of patient compliance this is a big
problem, especially as the number of doses per day increases.

Incidentally, this is also true for L-DOPA therapy in Parkinson's.
Whether the stuff is taken with or without food contributes greatly
to the "on/off" phenomenon (Ref Lifetime Medical Television).

== Bob Yasi ==
-- 

"You can put lipstick on a hog, and call it 'Monique', but it's still a pig."

-- Ann Richards, the wildly popular, Harley Riding Governor of Texas
From: dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com (David Barton)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Xanax
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:46:11 GMT
	<=7rn2_p.strnlght@netcom.com> <16404@pitt.UUCP>
Organization: Intermetrics Inc., Washington Division, USA

In article <16404@pitt.UUCP> geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
writes:

   I've never seen any data from them on the phobia cures.  I know
   that phobias are some of the most easily curable neuroses
   using behavioral therapy.  I have had some experience with
   a NLP practitioner who claims to be able to cure migraines,
   and in the patients I've seen, he hasn't.  Of course, if
   they were cured, I suppose they wouldn't be seeing me.

There has been some follow-up data on phobia cures; I'll try to find
the citations at home and post them.  As I recall, they were not in
peer reviewed journals; however, the articles may have cited peer
reviewed results.

It is worth noting that the fast phobia cure is specifically
applicable to so-called "simple phobias", not more complex conditions
such as agoraphobia.  As Dr. Banks pointed out above, these respond to
other types of therapy (including behavioral).

A single point of personal experience:  about two and a half years
ago, a long time migraine problem changed to a regular series of
cluster headaches.  These are truly nasty; they occur daily or more
often, and are incredibly painful.  I saw a local neurologist, and we
went down a whole list of drugs looking for one that is effective
(according to my neurologist, cluster headaches are harder to treat
effectively than normal migraines).  We reached the end with no
reasonable treatment, and I was getting desperate.

My doctor was sympathetic to my obvious pain, and wanted to send me to
a specialist in Houston that performed surgery; according to my two
year old memory, the treatment cut the nerves to the primary area of
pain (above the right eye).  This did not appeal to me at all, and I
went in search of an alternative (with my doctor's approval).

I found an Ericksonian hypnotherapist.  In three sessions, the level
of pain had been reduced to a manageable level.  It was like getting
my life back.  I was so impressed by this that I have since taken
Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP training, and have enjoyed the experience
very much.

This is a single case; however, for me it was very convincing.  I must
therefore beg forgiveness for a certain amount of skepticism
concerning Dr. Dyer's use of the term "NLP droids" and his dismissal
of the field in general.

The following is probably necessary on this forum, but should not be:
I am NOT recommending the use of NLP or hypnosis of any sort as an
alternative to medical advice and treatment.  My hypnotherapist was
most insistent that I be under the care of a doctor during treatment,
and that I had been properly evaluated for any kind of organic cause.
As always, your milage may vary.

					Dave Barton
					dlb@hudson.wash.inmet.com
From: levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: 15 min phobia cures (was Re: Xanax)
Date: 11 Sep 92 20:02:50 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
|Joel Levin asks how the phobic cures were demonstrated. 

That was the lesser part of myh post.  The second question was more
important; what followup was done to make sure the "cure" was not some
temporary suppression of the phobia?

|							 In the cases I'm
                                                                ^^^^^
|familiar with, the phobia was a fear of snakes, the idea of snakes or 
|anything to do with snakes. The patient was holding, fondling and
|in general manipulating a snake after 15-30 minutes, while
|remarking "interesting creature." To date her therapist has not
|reported a remission.

So is it "cases", or is it "the patient" and "her therapist"?  One
case, undocumented (so far) to boot, does not constitute evidence.
Even documented, there is just about no claim that doesn't have at
least one case that purports to support it.

	/JBL
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