bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Robust feature tracking on the beating heart for a robotic‐guided endoscope
Authors: Elhawary Haytham , Popovic Aleksandra
Published: October 2011

Background

Visualization during minimally invasive bypass surgery on the beating heart can be enhanced by using a robotic‐guided endoscope and visual servoing from the endoscopic images. In order to achieve these objectives, this work has focused on developing and testing algorithms for accurate, robust and real‐time motion tracking of features on the beating heart, using marker‐less approaches and an uncalibrated endoscope.

Methods

Lucas–Kanade pyramidal optical flow‐based algorithms and speeded‐up robust features (SURF)‐based methods have been extensively evaluated, using a range of developed metrics, in order to quantify accuracy, robustness and drift under a variety of circumstances. Three sets of experiments are reported: the first set compared the two tracking methods, using a beating‐heart phantom and a static endoscope; the second set evaluated the methods when images were taken using a moving robotic‐guided endoscope; and finally, the Lucas‐Kanade optical flow algorithm was extensively tested in a visual servoing application, using a robotic endoscope.

Results

The combination of a Lucas‐Kanade tracking algorithm and a SURF‐based feature detection method gave the best performance in terms of accuracy and robustness of tracking, while preserving real‐time computation requirements. The optimal parameters consist of a window size of 51 × 51 pixels and an interframe motion threshold of 20 pixels. Feature tracking was successfully integrated into uncalibrated visual servoing or a robotic‐guided endoscope.

Conclusions

Robust feature tracking on a beating heart with endoscopic video can be achieved in real‐time and may facilitate robotically‐assisted, minimally invasive bypass surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The role of a well‐trained team on the early learning curve of robot‐assisted laparoscopic procedures: the example of radical prostatectomy
Authors: Lebeau Thierry , Rouprêt Morgan , Ferhi Karim , Chartier‐Kastler Emmanuel , Bitker Marc‐Olivier , Richard François , Vaessen Christophe
Published: October 2011

Background

The robot‐assisted laparoscopic approach for radical prostatectomy (RARP) is being performed increasingly worldwide to treat localized prostate cancer (PCa). The aim of this study was to compare the learning curves of two surgeons with different surgical experiences.

Methods

A prospective collection of peri‐operative data was made: age, body mass index, PSA, clinical stage, biopsy Gleason score, operative time (OT), blood loss (BL), pathological stages, final Gleason scores, and complications. Patients were included, in two groups. The first group comprised the first 100 patients undergoing RARP by an expert laparoscopic surgeon. The second group of 100 patients was operated on by a junior surgeon without robotic console experience. Post‐operative complications were defined according to the Clavien grading system for surgical morbidity

Results

For groups 1 and 2 median age was 63 and 62 years, respectively; median pre‐operative PSA level was 10 and 8, respectively; the median BMI was 24 and 25, respectively. The median operative time (OT) was 179 and 160 min, respectively (p > 0.05); and median blood loss was 217 and 346 ml, respectively (p = 0.04). The overall transfusion rate was 1.5% and two major complications were recorded in group 1 and four in group 2.

Conclusions

RARP is safe and reproducible even during the initial learning curve. Overcoming the learning curve is multifactorial and is necessarily dependent on the surgeon. However, joining a well‐trained team probably affects positively the performance of the surgeon. The value of expert centers to train new surgeons to RARP needs to be evaluated. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A lightweight traceability assessment method for medical device software
Authors: Casey Valentine , Mc Caffery Fergal
Published: October 2011

Traceability is central to medical device software development and essential for regulatory approval. For compliance to be achieved, an effective traceability process needs to be in place. This process must ensure the need for clear linkages and traceability from software requirements – including risks – through the different stages of the software development and maintenance lifecycles. This is difficult to achieve because of the lack of specific guidance within the medical device standards and documentation. This has resulted in many medical device companies employing inefficient software traceability processes. In this paper, we outline the development and implementation of Med‐Trace, a lightweight software traceability process assessment and improvement method developed specifically for the medical device industry. We also present and discuss findings from two industry‐based Med‐Trace assessments. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Epigenetic modifications may play a role in the developmental consequences of early life events
Authors: Bloomfield Frank H.
Published: October 2011

Many aspects of postnatal development are influenced by events before birth, including cognitive and language development. An adverse intrauterine environment, for example secondary to poor maternal nutritional status, multiple pregnancy, or late preterm birth, is associated with increased risks of delayed or impaired childhood development and altered physiology in adulthood that may predispose to increased risk of adult disease. Maternal periconceptional undernutrition and twin conception can both result in late preterm birth, but it is less clear whether cases of late preterm birth not following a recognized early pregnancy event may still have their origin in the periconceptional period. Thus, the very earliest periods of pregnancy, and perhaps even the pre-pregnancy period, may be an important period determining the developmental trajectory of the fetus, and thus both pregnancy and later health outcomes. Profound epigenetic modifications to the genome occur in the early embryo as a normal part of development. Recent evidence suggests that environmental signals acting during early development may also result in epigenetic changes which may play a role in mediating the association between early life exposures and later phenotype.
PSA Velocity and Doubling Time in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Prostate Cancer
Authors: Vickers Andrew J. , Brewster Simon F.
Published: October 2011

Cancer is a growth process and it is natural that we should be concerned with how the routinely used marker of prostate cancer tumour burden –PSA –changes over time. Such change is measured by PSA velocity or PSA doubling time, described in general as “PSA kinetics”. However, it turns out that calculation of PSA velocity and doubling time is far from straightforward. More than 20 different methods have been proposed, and many of these give quite divergent results. There is clear evidence that PSA kinetics are critical for understanding prognosis in advanced or relapsed prostate cancer. However, PSA kinetics have no value for men with an untreated prostate: neither PSA velocity nor doubling time have any role in diagnosing prostate cancer or providing a prognosis for men before treatment.
Proteins as strongly correlated protonic systems
Authors: Couch Vernon , Stuchebrukhov Alexei
Published: October 2011

Determination of the protonation state of enzymes is a challenging problem in computational biophysics largely due to the vast number of possible protonic configurations. The protonation state dynamics of respiratory complex I was investigated via Monte Carlo and asynchronous dynamics simulations and a novel eigenvector analysis. Many low lying states were identified and examined. The analysis revealed that the protonic states form a quasi‐continuous band of energies, which are highly correlated and inhomogeneous. Many states have similar energies, but differ significantly in their protonic composition. In order to transfer from one such state to another, a large number of protons should be exchanged simultaneously raising the question of the ergodicity of protonation dynamics of such systems.
Pelvic node removal and disease‐free survival in cervical cancer patients treated with radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy
Authors: Suprasert Prapaporn , Charoenkwan Kittipat , Khunamornpong Surapan
Published: October 2011

Objective

To examine the relationship between the number of pelvic nodes removed and 5‐year disease‐free survival in early‐stage cervical cancer patients who underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy (RHPL).

Methods

The medical records of 826 cervical cancer patients who underwent RHPL and who had at least 11 pelvic nodes removed at Chiang Mai University Hospital between January 2002 and December 2008 were reviewed. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to the number of nodes removed: 11–20 nodes (n = 243); 21–30 nodes (n = 344); 31–40 nodes (n = 171); and ≥ 41 nodes (n = 68). The 5‐year disease‐free survival of patients in each group was compared. The clinicopathological factors were analyzed using Cox regression to identify independent prognostic factors.

Result

Five‐year disease‐free survival was not significantly different among the 4 groups. When patients with and without nodal involvement were considered separately, the 5‐year disease‐free survival in all groups was not significantly different. At multivariate analysis, the number of pelvic nodes removed was not an independent prognostic factor.

Conclusion

The number of pelvic nodes removed was not associated with 5‐year disease‐free survival or number of positive pelvic nodes.
Integrating patients' views into health technology assessment: Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a method to elicit patient preferences
Authors: Danner Marion , Hummel J. Marjan , Volz Fabian , van Manen Jeannette G. , Wiegard Beate , Dintsios Charalabos-Markos , Bastian Hilda , Gerber Andreas , IJzerman Maarten J.
Published: October 2011

Background: Patient involvement is widely acknowledged to be a valuable component in health technology assessment (HTA) and healthcare decision making. However, quantitative approaches to ascertain patients' preferences for treatment endpoints are not yet established. The objective of this study is to introduce the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a preference elicitation method in HTA. Based on a systematic literature review on the use of AHP in health care in 2009, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) initiated an AHP study related to its HTA work in 2010.

Methods: The AHP study included two AHP workshops, one with twelve patients and one with seven healthcare professionals. In these workshops, both patients and professionals rated their preferences with respect to the importance of different endpoints of antidepressant treatment by a pairwise comparison of individual endpoints. These comparisons were performed and evaluated by the AHP method and relative weights were generated for each endpoint.

Results: The AHP study indicates that AHP is a well-structured technique whose cognitive demands were well handled by patients and professionals. The two groups rated some of the included endpoints of antidepressant treatment differently. For both groups, however, the same six of the eleven endpoints analyzed accounted for more than 80 percent of the total weight.

Conclusions: AHP can be used in HTA to give a quantitative dimension to patients' preferences for treatment endpoints. Preference elicitation could provide important information at various stages of HTA and challenge opinions on the importance of endpoints.
Epidemiology of Injuries in Nigeria—A Systematic review of Mortality and Etiology
Authors: Thanni Lateef O.A.
Published: October 2011

Background: Trauma is a major health issue worldwide, but especially so in developing countries such as Nigeria, where no comprehensive, national, injury data exist. There is a need to better define the epidemiology of injury as a basis for formulation of violence and injury prevention strategy.

Methods: This is a systematic analysis of published data on the epidemiology of injuries.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the prevalent causes of injury among adults and children, and the causes of injury mortality.

Results: The medical records of 15,694 patients from the age of two weeks to 95 years formed the analysed data set. The mean value of their ages was 27 ±13 years and the gender ratio (M:F) 2:1. The injury burden is 11.2/100,000 population. The prevalent causes of injury are: (1) road traffic crashes (RTCs) = 68.4 % of 9939 patients; (2) fall = 5.5%; (3) gunshot injury = 3.2%; and (4) burns = 2.4%. Among children, the leading causes are: (1) RTC = 33.9% of 2,199 patients; (2) fall = 29.1%; (3) foreign body related = 5.5%; (4) bites = 4.9%; and (5) burns = 4%. Mortality resulted mainly from head injury, 26.6% of 575, and hemorrhage 8.3%.

Conclusions: Road traffic incidents are the leading cause of injury among adults and children. Falls are six times more prevalent among children than for adults. Burns and firearm injuries are relatively uncommon. Injury mortality results mainly from head injury and hemorrhage.
Hospital Disaster Planning in the Western Cape, South Africa
Authors: Stander Melanie , Wallis Lee Alan , Smith Wayne Patrick
Published: October 2011

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the current state of disaster preparedness in hospitals in the public sector in the Western Cape, South Africa with the advent of the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup. The objectives included the completion of a self-reported assessment of readiness at all Western Cape public sector hospitals, to identify best practice and shortfalls in these facilities, as well as putting forward recommendations for improving disaster preparedness at these hospitals.

Methods: The National Department of Health, as part of the planning for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, appointed an expert committee to coordinate improvements in disaster medicine throughout the country. This workgroup developed a Self Reported Hospital Assessment Questionnaire, which was sent to all hospitals across the country. Data only were collected from public hospitals in the Western Cape and entered onto a purpose-built database. Basic descriptive statistics were calculated. Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Sciences Faculty Research Committee of the University of Cape Town.

Results: Twenty-seven of the 41 (68%) public hospitals provided completed data on disaster planning. The study was able to ascertain what infrastructure is available and what planning already has been implemented at these institutions.

Recommendations: Most hospitals in the Western Cape have a disaster plan for their facility. Certain areas need more focus and attention; these include: (1) increasing collaborative partnerships; (2) improving HAZMAT response resources; (3) specific plans for vulnerable populations; (4) contingency plans for communication failure; (5) visitor, media and VIP dedicated areas and personnel; (6) evacuation and surge capacity plans; and (7) increased attention to training and disaster plan exercises.
From Molecules to Mammals: Fluorescent Proteins for Live Cell and Intravital Imaging
Authors: Subach O , Filonov G , Piatkevich K , Subach F , Shcherbakova D , Verkhusha V
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Live Structured Illumination Microscopy
Authors: Kner P , Thomas B , Chhun B , Griffis E , Winoto L , Gustafsson M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Challenging the Limits of Diffraction for Imaging, Biosensing and Optical Manipulation
Authors: Gordon R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Total Internal Reflection with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Authors: Thompson N
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Visualization of Exocytosis and Endocytosis in Cultured Neurones Using TIRF Microscopy
Authors: Julliė D , Abdou Ben Moussa W , Perrais D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Direct Visualization of Tumor Propagation by Cancer Stem Cells and Associated Tissue Responses
Authors: Myers J , Lathia J , Petrosiute A , Othman Y , Davis K , Barkauskas D , Rich J , Huang A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Establishing a Novel In Vivo Platform to Interrogate the Effects of Pharmacologic and Molecularly Targeted Modulation of CDK5 in the Invasive and Metastatic Potential of Medulloblastoma in Live Experimental Animals
Authors: Petrosiute A , Myers J , Nthale J , Davis K , Huang A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Cryo-EM 3D Structure of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Phosphofructokinase
Authors: Benjamin S , Radermacher M , Ruiz T
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Structural Analysis of the Human Spliceosome by Electron Microscopy
Authors: Jurica M , Ilagan J , Alcid E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Cryo Imaging at 60 keV and 200 keV at a Cs-Corrected ZEISS Libra 200
Authors: Majorovits E , Angert I , Benner G , Frindt N , Fujita-Becker S , Schröder R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Three-Dimensional Structure of Full Length Integrin Embedded in Membrane
Authors: Xu X-P , Kim E , Harvey S , Swift M , Smith J , Volkmann N , Hanein D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
CryoEM Structural Analysis of Defensin Neutralization of Adenovirus
Authors: Kim R , Flatt J , Lindert S , Williams D , Smith J , Nemerow G , Stewart P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
CryoEM Structure of the Adenovirus Factor X Complex at Subnanometer Resolution
Authors: Flatt J , Lindert S , Williams D , Shayakhmetov D , Stewart P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Structural Analysis of Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B Using a Hybrid Approach
Authors: Pruitt R , Chambers M , Lacy D , Ohi M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
High-Throughput Single Particle Cryo-Electron Microscopy Applied to the 26S Proteasome
Authors: Nickell S , Beck F , Sakata E , Korinek A , Baumeister W , Plitzko J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Three-dimensional Structure and Oligomeric State of the N-terminal Peptide of CAP/Srv2 Complex
Authors: Sharov G , Chaudhry F , Goode B , Sokolova O
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Electron Cryo-Microscopy studies of Helminthosporium victoriae Virus 190S
Authors: Dunn S , Li H , Nibert M , Ghabrial S , Baker T
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Thermo-Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular Complexes
Authors: Cheng N , Conway J , Cardone G , Winkler D , Firek B , Hendrix R , Duda R , Steven A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Magnetotactic Bacteria Containing Phosphorus-Rich Inclusion Bodies
Authors: Oestreicher Z , Lower S , Lower B
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Outer Membrane Vesicle Production by Vibrio vulnificus
Authors: Guerrero-Ferreira R , Williams G , Wright E , Wright E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Combined Texas Red and 1.8 nm FluoroNanohold™ for Multimodal Imaging
Authors: Joshi V , Jain M , Furuya F , Powell R , Hainfeld J , Nelson J , Jacobsen C , Quinn J , Neiman A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Use of Low Temperature SEM to Study Difficult Organisms
Authors: Bauchan G , Ochoa R , Beard J , Erbe E , Pooley C
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Rapid Freezing/Freeze Substitution Transmission Electron Microscopy Assessment of Cultured Endothelial Cell Glycocalyx Structure
Authors: Ebong E , Macaluso F , Spray D , Tarbell J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Yeast Models for Amyloid Disorders
Authors: Chernoff Y , Sun M , Gong H , Newnam G , Kiktev D , Bruce K , Howie R , Pan T , Romanyuk A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Analysis of Adenovirus -Vectored Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Transgene Expression in Bovine Kidney Cells by Confocal, Electron, and Immuno-Electron Microscopy
Authors: Burrage T , Grubman M , Brake D , Neilan J , Kramer E , Brough D , Harper B
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Basic Principles of Atomic Force Microscopy for Life Sciences
Authors: McNally H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Alzheimer Disease
Authors: Perry G , Wang X , Smith M , Zhu X
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Liquid Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Applied to Study Live Cells
Authors: Peckys D , de Jonge N
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
The Structure of Mitochondria, a Study using High-Pressure Freezing and STEM Tomography
Authors: Walther P , Wang L , Höhn K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope-Based Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP) Models for Pure Diffusion and Binding Diffusing Kinetics on Various Geometries in 1-3 Spatial Dimensions
Authors: Kang M , DiBenedetto E , Kenworthy A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
The Role of Centrioles in Mammalian Fertilization and Development
Authors: Schatten H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Elucidating the Formation Characteristics of Melamine-Cyanuric Acid Complex
Authors: Akhter F , Miller J , Chong N , Ooi B
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Immunofluorescence Restaining of Biological Materials as a Viable Quantitative Procedure for Confocal Microscopy
Authors: Hesp Z , Isaacson L
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Structure and Function of Photosynthetic Complexes in Cyanobacteria Revealed by Hyperspectral Confocal Fluorescence and Electron Microscopy
Authors: Timlin J , Collins A , Liberton M , Jones H , Pakrasi H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Label-Free 3D Imaging of Development of Cell Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster Wing Imaginal Disc
Authors: Rago G , Marty F , Day J , Heeren R , Basler K , Brunner E , Bonn M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Immuno-EM in Buffer Using the Atmospheric Scanning Electron Microscope (ASEM)
Authors: Sato C , Maruyama Y , Ebihara T , Mio K , Manaka S , Nishiyama H , Suga M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Investigating the Role of the Electrostatic Force in Spore Adhesion by Microscopy
Authors: Lee I , Chung E , Kweon H , Yiacoumi S , Tsouris C
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
The Use of Quantitative Image Analysis to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Microwave-Assisted Formaldehyde Fixation
Authors: Giberson R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Freezing in Sealed Capillary as an Alternative to HPF
Authors: Yakovlev S , Downing K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Functional and Structural Investigation of Songbird Brain Projection Neurons with Shuttle and Find
Authors: Husain M , Thomas C , Kirschmann M , Oberti D , Hahnloser R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Towards TEM Quantification of Quantum Dot Dispersions in Cell Growth Media and In VitroCellular Uptake
Authors: Hondow N , Brown A , Brydson R , Wang P , Holton M , Rees P , Summers H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
How Multiphoton and Harmonic Generation Microscopy Methods are Useful in Understanding Lung Structure and Related Diseases
Authors: Abraham T , Hirota J , Elliot M , Kinght D , Hogg J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Characterization of Dentine, Dentinal Tubules and Dentine-Enamel Junction in Human Teeth by Advanced Analytical TEM
Authors: Srot V , Bussmann B , Salzberger U , Koch C , Čižmek G , van Aken P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Quality Assurance Testing of Papilloma Virus-Like Particles by Negative Stain Electron Microscopy
Authors: Humphrey C , Metcalfe M , Rajbhandari I , Kryston C , Panicker G , Unger E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Lab on a Chick: A Novel In Vivo Angiogenesis Assay
Authors: Arnold S , Hansen A , Ashby W , Schaffer D , Palmer T , Olsen E , Wikswo J , Zijlstra A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Towards Scalable Complexity: Tools to Improve Analytical Capacity of Cancer Migration Studies
Authors: Ashby W , Samson P , Wikswo J , Su Y-J , Sobolik-Delmaire T , Richmond A , Zijlstra A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
A Novel Intracellular Target for Anti-Allergic Medications
Authors: Rastogi S , Calabro A , Queenan C , Becker D , Leonardi D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Using 3D Reconstitution of the Different Length of Exposed to Aluminum Oxide THP-1 Cells Responses Nanoparticles
Authors: Choi E , Yang M , Hong S-H , Han S
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Efficacy of Taurine in Altering Insulin and GABA Levels in a Pancreatic Beta Cell Line
Authors: Santora A , Guariglia S , El Idrissi A , L'Amoreaux W
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Imaging Multi-Protein Complex Formation in the Autophagy Pathway
Authors: Kraft L , Kang M , Greer J , Drake K , Kenworthy A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Cholera Toxin B Subunit Crosslinks Rafts Causing Confinement by Cortical Actin
Authors: Day C , Kenworthy A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Anchoring of FtsZ Assemblies to the Chloroplast Envelope: the Role of ARC6
Authors: Johnson C , Ravichadran A , Smith A , Vitha S , Holzenburg A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Comparison of Pannexin1 ATP Channel Expression in Rat Brain Tissue
Authors: Cone A , Boassa D , Fuller K , Martone M , Sosinsky G
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Rapid Cycling Brassica rapa: A Novel Phytomining Plant
Authors: Ramani N , Paez A , Queenan C , Calabro A , Kim D , Sankar J , Becker D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Isolation and Initial Study of ØM3-16, a Bacteriophage Infecting an Alkaliphilic Vibrio metschnikovii Isolate from Lake Magadi, a Soda Lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
Authors: Moulton K , Movassaghi M , Jamison J , Lobo N , Lobo C , Witbeck W , Gikonyo K , Gaynor J , Rothschild L , Mwaura F , Duboise S
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Nanoparticle Labels for Co-localization and Correlative Imaging at High Spatial Resolution
Authors: Albrecht R , Olorundare O , Oliver J , Meyer D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Correlative Microscopy of Tumor Vasculature
Authors: Kempen P , Smith B , Kircher M , Gambhir S , Sinclair R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Molecular Architecture of a Sensory Ending Using Correlative Fluorescence and Electron Microscopy
Authors: Watanabe S , Oikonomou G , Shaham S , Jorgensen E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
1, 2, 3 SEM: Teaching Scanning Electron Microscopy to Community College Faculty and Staff
Authors: Butkevich N , Weinkauf R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
From Histology to Ultrastructure: The Use of Correlative Electron Microscopy in High School Biology Lessons
Authors: Queenan C , Calabro A , Becker D , Pergolizzi R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Crystallographic Characterization of Whiskers using EBSD
Authors: Michael J , McKenzie B , Susan D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Application of 3D EBSD to a Two-Phase, Ultra-Fine Grain Titanium Alloy
Authors: Buxbaum A , Sitzman S , Deal A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Weird Science: Challenging EBSD
Authors: Necker C , Forsyth R , Papin P , Luther E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Precision of EBSD based Orientation Measurements
Authors: Wright S , Nowell M , Basinger J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Electron Backscattering Diffraction (EBSD) as a Tool to Evaluate the Topotactic and Epitactic Growth of Minerals: The Example of the Magnetite and Hematite
Authors: Barbosa P , Lagoeiro L , Scholz R , Graça L , Alvarez G
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Characterization of Retained Austenite and Carbides in Stainless Steel by Combined EBSD, EDS, and XRD
Authors: Parish C , Watkins T , Rios O , Mackiewicz-Ludtka G , Ludtka G , Cavin O
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Exploring Innovative and Challenging Applications of EBSD in the Geological and Biological Sciences
Authors: Trimby P , Piazolo S
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Specimen Preparation of Difficult Materials for EBSD Characterization
Authors: Witt R , Nowell M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Specimen Preparation of Metals and Alloys for EBSD
Authors: Vander Voort G , Pinard P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Recent Advances in Liquid-phase Electron-Beam Induced Deposition: Characterizing Growth Processes and Optical Properties
Authors: Donev E , Nehru N , Schardein G , Wright J , Chamberlain A , Samantaray C , Hastings J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Multi-Scale Examination of the Effect of Grain Boundary Character on Irradiation-Induced Defects: A Comparison of In Situ and Ex Situ Techniques
Authors: Barr C , Vetterick G , Hattar K , Kirk M , Misra A , Taheri M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In Situ TEM Observation of Domain Propagation and Relaxation Kinetics in Bismuth Ferrite Under Applied DC Bias
Authors: Winkler C , Martin L , Taheri M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
New opportunities for In situ Science Based on the TEAM Platform
Authors: Miller D , Dahmen U , Stach E
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Investigation of Electron-Phonon Scattering for High Spatial Resolution Temperature Measurement
Authors: He L , Hull R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
TEM and In-situ Liquid Cell Characterization of Copper Nanowire Growth Mechanisms
Authors: Rathmell A , Unocic R , Howe J , Wiley B
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
A Stable Double-Tilt Heating Capability for Precision Atomic-Level Imaging of Catalysts at Elevated Temperatures
Authors: Allard L , Bigelow W , Blom D , Liu J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Dynamic TEM Observation of Gold Nanoparticles during Catalytic Reactions at Ambient Pressure
Authors: Kawasaki T , Miura T , Cui Z , Tanji T
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
The Use of Ag-Au Alloy Catalysts to Control the Growth Mode for Si Nanowires
Authors: Chou Y-C , Reuter M , Stach E , Ross F
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In situ Probing of Structural and Electromechanical Properties of an Individual ZnO Nanobelt
Authors: Asthana A , Momeni K , Prasad A , Yap Y , Shahbazian-Yassar R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Determination of the Young's Modulus of Individual PZT Nanowires Using Resonance Frequencies
Authors: Li A , Xu S , Yao N
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Rapid Observation with an Atmospheric Scanning Electron Microscope
Authors: Nishiyama H , Suga M , Koizumi M , Ogawa K , Konyuuba Y , Guarrera D , Sato C
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Environmental Considerations in Thermodynamic Investigation of Bulk Samples by SEM
Authors: Castagna M , Fujitani H , Phifer D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Vapor Phase Editing of Carbon Nanotube Based Nanodevices: Use of the NanoBot® Nanomanipulator with Gas Delivery
Authors: Mancevski V , Rack P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In-situ Heating of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes
Authors: Luo Z , Oki A , Carson L , Adams L , Soboyejo N , Regisford E , Holzenburg A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In situ Sintering of Ni Nanoparticles by Controlled Heating
Authors: Matsuno M , Bonifacio C , Thron A , Rufner J , Holland T , van Benthem K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Atomic-Scale Electron-Beam Sculpting of Defect-Free Graphene Nanostructures
Authors: Song B , Schneider G , Xu Q , Pandraud G , Dekker C , Zandbergen H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In Situ Liquid Cell TEM/STEM with the Nanoaquarium
Authors: Grogan J , Bau H
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Development of C/SiN Hybrid Sealing-Film for Environmental-Cell Window
Authors: Kawasaki T , Miura T , Cui Z , Tsutsui H , Matsutani H , Tanji T
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In situ HRTEM of a Catalyst Using a Nanoreactor at 1 bar
Authors: Vendelbo S , Creemer J , Helveg S , Morana B , Mele L , Molenbroek A , Sarro P , Zandbergen H , Kooyman P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Catalytic Mediation by Ti-deficient Ti1-xO2 pillars at a Gold Nanoparticle-TiO2 Boundary
Authors: Tanaka T , Sano K , Sumiya A , Ando M , Sawada H , Hosokawa F , Okunishi E , Takayanagi K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
In-situ Observation of Amorphous Oxide Deactivation Mechanism in Cu-Doped CeO2 Catalysis
Authors: Ciston J , Si R , Rodriguez J , Hanson J , Zhu Y
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Accuracy of Quantitative EPMA Models at Low Voltages
Authors: Merlet C , Llovet X
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Quantitative Electron Probe Microanalysis at Low and Multiple Voltages
Authors: Llovet X , Merlet C
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Energy Dispersive Spectrometry at Wavelength Precision
Authors: Ritchie N , Davis J , Newbury D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Addressing Accurate Trace Element Analysis at High Spatial Resolution in EPMA
Authors: Jercinovic M , Williams M , Allaz J , Donovan J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Challenges in Electron Probe Micronalysis 60 Years after Castaing: Examples from Complex Uranium and Rare Earth Element Minerals from Northern Australian Ore Deposits
Authors: Goemann K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Advances in Electron-probe Microanalysis and Problem-Solving Approaches Using Microanalysis Tools
Authors: Carpenter P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Multivariate Statistical Analysis of STEM-EDS at the Noise Floor
Authors: Parish C , Edmondson P , Miller M
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
An Extension up to 4 keV by a Newly Developed Multilayer-Coated Grating for TEM-SXES Spectrometer
Authors: Terauchi M , Takahashi H , Handa N , Murano T , Koike M , Kawachi T , Imazono T , Hasagawa N , Koeda M , Nagano T , Sasai H , Oue Y , Yonezawa Z , Kuramoto S
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy Simulation with the CASINO Monte Carlo Software
Authors: Demers H , Poirier-Demers N , de Jonge N , Drouin D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Industrial Applications of Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA)
Authors: Goresh S
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Optimized FIB Sample Preparation for Atomic Resolution Analytical STEM at Low kV - A Key Requirement for Successful Application
Authors: Schaffer M , Schaffer B , Ramasse Q , Falke M , Abou-Ras D , Schmidt S , Caballero R , Marquardt K
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
FIB TEM Cross-Section Sample Preparation of Thin Metal Films Deposited on Polymer Substrates
Authors: Rivera F , Abbott J , Davis R , Vanfleet R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
On-Probe Thinning of Samples for Bulk or STEM Type EDS Analysis
Authors: Hartfield C , Miller B
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
TEM Specimen Preparation with Plasma FIB Xe+ Ions
Authors: Giannuzzi L , Smith N
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Large Volume High Resolution FIB Nanotomography
Authors: Huang J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Hyperion Plasma FIB for Precision 3D TSV Analysis
Authors: Smith N , Tesch P , Martin N , Boswell R
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Serial Sectioning in SEM: Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Avishai A , Avishai N , Kidd G , Olszens K , McDonald D , Duarte S , Mustafi D , Palczewski K , Frase S , Heuer A
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Characterizing the Microstructure of Corrosion Films Formed on Zircaloy-4 Using Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Serial Sectioning and 3-D Reconstruction
Authors: Lucadamo G , Bajaj R , Anderson K , Claves S , Gruber J
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Experimental Observations on FIB Milling using a Custom Software Interface
Authors: Caldwell N , Poole J , Breton B , Holburn D
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.
Three Dimensional Characterization of Cells in Hydrogel with Focused Ion Beam
Authors: Al-Abboodi A , Fu J , Chan P , Doran P
Published: October 2011

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.