TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Nam, J.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Pasquali, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Platelet Activation, Adhesion and Aggregation in Artificial Organs
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.mat.0000369377.65122.a3
N1  - Posterpresentation American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Bergmann, B.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Numerical Modeling of Flow-Related Thrombus Formation under Physiological and Non-Physiological Flow Conditions
JF  - Acta Physiologica
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1748-1716
N1  - Joint Congress of the Scandinavian and German Physiological Societies, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 27-30, 2010
VL  - 198
IS  - Supplement 677
SP  - 185
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Bergmann, B.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Blood Damage
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; Umbrella Symposium "Modelling and Simulation in Medicine, Engineering and Sciences", Forschungszentrum Jülich, January 18-20, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beging, Stefan
A1  - Mlynek, Daniela
A1  - Hataihimakul, Sudkanung
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Baldsiefen, Gerhard
A1  - Busch, Heinz
A1  - Laube, Norbert
A1  - Kleinen, Lisa
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Field-effect calcium sensor for the determination of the risk of urinary stone  formation
JF  - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 144 (2010), H. 2
Y1  - 2010
N1  - 22nd International Conference on Eurosensors - Dresden, Germany, 7-10 September 2008 ; Eurosensors ; (22, 2008, Dresden)
SP  - 374
EP  - 379
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beer, S.
A1  - Streun, M.
A1  - Hombach, T.
A1  - Buehler, J.
A1  - Jahnke, S.
A1  - Khodaverdi, M.
A1  - Larue, H.
A1  - Minwuyelet, S.
A1  - Parl, C.
A1  - Roeb, G.
A1  - Schurr, U.
A1  - Ziemons, Karl
T1  - Design and initial performance of PlanTIS: a high-resolution positron emission tomograph for plants
JF  - Physics in Medicine and Biology
N2  - Positron emitters such as 11C, 13N and 18F and their labelled compounds are widely used in clinical diagnosis and animal studies, but can also be used to study metabolic and physiological functions in plants dynamically and in vivo. A very particular tracer molecule is 11CO2 since it can be applied to a leaf as a gas. We have developed a Plant Tomographic Imaging System (PlanTIS), a high-resolution PET scanner for plant studies. Detectors, front-end electronics and data acquisition architecture of the scanner are based on the ClearPET™ system. The detectors consist of LSO and LuYAP crystals in phoswich configuration which are coupled to position-sensitive photomultiplier tubes. Signals are continuously sampled by free running ADCs, and data are stored in a list mode format. The detectors are arranged in a horizontal plane to allow the plants to be measured in the natural upright position. Two groups of four detector modules stand face-to-face and rotate around the field-of-view. This special system geometry requires dedicated image reconstruction and normalization procedures. We present the initial performance of the detector system and first phantom and plant measurements.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/55/3/006
SN  - 1361-6560
VL  - 55
IS  - 3
SP  - 635
EP  - 646
PB  - IOP
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Becker, Meike
A1  - Frauenrath, Tobias
A1  - Hezel, Fabian
A1  - Krombach, Gabriele A.
A1  - Kremer, Ute
A1  - Koppers, Benedikt
A1  - Butenweg, Christoph
A1  - Goemmel, Andreas
A1  - Utting, Jane F.
A1  - Schulz-Menger, Jeanette
A1  - Niendorf, Thoralf
T1  - Comparison of left ventricular function assessment using phonocardiogram- and electrocardiogram-triggered 2D SSFP CINE MR imaging at 1.5 T and 3.0 T
JF  - European Radiology
N2  - Objective: As high-field cardiac MRI (CMR) becomes more widespread the propensity of ECG to interference from electromagnetic fields (EMF) and to magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) effects increases and with it the motivation for a CMR triggering alternative. This study explores the suitability of acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT) for left ventricular (LV) function assessment in healthy subjects (n=14). Methods: Quantitative analysis of 2D CINE steady-state free precession (SSFP) images was conducted to compare ACT’s performance with vector ECG (VCG). Endocardial border sharpness (EBS) was examined paralleled by quantitative LV function assessment. Results: Unlike VCG, ACT provided signal traces free of interference from EMF or MHD effects. In the case of correct Rwave recognition, VCG-triggered 2D CINE SSFP was immune to cardiac motion effects—even at 3.0 T. However, VCG-triggered 2D SSFP CINE imaging was prone to cardiac motion and EBS degradation if R-wave misregistration occurred. ACT-triggered acquisitions yielded LV parameters (end-diastolic volume (EDV), endsystolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular mass (LVM)) comparable with those derived fromVCG-triggered acquisitions (1.5 T: ESVVCG=(56± 17) ml, EDVVCG=(151±32)ml, LVMVCG=(97±27) g, SVVCG=(94± 19)ml, EFVCG=(63±5)% cf. ESVACT= (56±18) ml, EDVACT=(147±36) ml, LVMACT=(102±29) g, SVACT=(91± 22) ml, EFACT=(62±6)%; 3.0 T: ESVVCG=(55±21) ml, EDVVCG=(151±32) ml, LVMVCG=(101±27) g, SVVCG=(96±15) ml, EFVCG=(65±7)% cf. ESVACT=(54±20) ml, EDVACT=(146±35) ml, LVMACT= (101±30) g, SVACT=(92±17) ml, EFACT=(64±6)%). Conclusions: ACT’s intrinsic insensitivity to interference from electromagnetic fields renders
KW  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
KW  - MR-stethoscope
KW  - Magnetic field strength
KW  - Left ventriular function
KW  - Cardiovascular MRI
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-009-1676-z
SN  - 1432-1084 (Onlineausgabe)
SN  - 0938-7994 (Druckausgabe)
VL  - 20
SP  - 1344
EP  - 1355
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Barbazán, Paula
A1  - Hagenbach, Adelheid
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Abram, Ulrich
A1  - Carballo, Rosa
A1  - Rodriguez-Hermida, Sabina
A1  - Vázquez-López, Ezequiel M.
T1  - Tricarbonyl Rhenium(I) and Technetium(I) Complexes with Hydrazones Derived from 4,5-Diazafluoren-9-one and 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione
JF  - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
N2  - Tricarbonylrhenium(I) and -technetium(I) halide (halide = Cl and Br) complexes of ligands derived from 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one (df) and 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (phen) derivatives of benzoic and 2-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazides have been prepared. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, MS, IR, 1H NMR and absorption and emission UV/Vis spectroscopic methods. The metal centres (ReI and TcI) are coordinated through the nitrogen imine atoms and establish five-membered chelate rings, whereas the hydrazone groups stand uncoordinated. The 1H NMR spectra suggest the same behaviour in solution on the basis of only marginal variations in the chemical shifts of the hydrazine protons.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201000522
SN  - 1099-0682
IS  - 29
SP  - 4622
EP  - 4630
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Balakrishnan, Karthikeyan
A1  - Andrei-Selmer, Luminita-Cornelia
A1  - Selmer, Thorsten
A1  - Bacher, Michael
A1  - Dodel, Richard
T1  - Comparison of Intravenous Immunoglobulins for Naturally Occurring Autoantibodies against Amyloid-β
JF  - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1387-2877
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SP  - 135
EP  - 143
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arampatzis, Adamantios
A1  - Peper, Andreas
A1  - Bierbaum, Stefanie
A1  - Albracht, Kirsten
T1  - Plasticity of human Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties in response to cyclic strain
JF  - Journal of Biomechanics
N2  - The purpose of the current study in combination with our previous published data (Arampatzis et al., 2007) was to examine the effects of a controlled modulation of strain magnitude and strain frequency applied to the Achilles tendon on the plasticity of tendon mechanical and morphological properties. Eleven male adults (23.9±2.2 yr) participated in the study. The participants exercised one leg at low magnitude tendon strain (2.97±0.47%), and the other leg at high tendon strain magnitude (4.72±1.08%) of similar frequency (0.5 Hz, 1 s loading, 1 s relaxation) and exercise volume (integral of the plantar flexion moment over time) for 14 weeks, 4 days per week, 5 sets per session. The exercise volume was similar to the intervention of our earlier study (0.17 Hz frequency; 3 s loading, 3 s relaxation) allowing a direct comparison of the results. Before and after the intervention ankle joint moment has been measured by a dynamometer, tendon–aponeurosis elongation by ultrasound and cross-sectional area of the Achilles tendon by magnet resonance images (MRI). We found a decrease in strain at a given tendon force, an increase in tendon–aponeurosis stiffness and tendon elastic modulus of the Achilles tendon only in the leg exercised at high strain magnitude. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the Achilles tendon did not show any statistically significant (P>0.05) differences to the pre-exercise values in both legs. The results indicate a superior improvement in tendon properties (stiffness, elastic modulus and CSA) at the low frequency (0.17 Hz) compared to the high strain frequency (0.5 Hz) protocol. These findings provide evidence that the strain magnitude applied to the Achilles tendon should exceed the value, which occurs during habitual activities to trigger adaptational effects and that higher tendon strain duration per contraction leads to superior tendon adaptational responses.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.014
SN  - 0021-9290
VL  - 43
IS  - 16
SP  - 3073
EP  - 3079
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Solar tower power plant in Germany and future perspectives of the development of the technology in Greece and Cyprus
JF  - Renewable Energy . 35 (2010), H. 7
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 0960-1481
SP  - 1352
EP  - 1356
ER  -