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    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 19 (1985), S. 99-113 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Assessment of potentially thromboresistant polymers and other materials has been impeded by the lack of a simple and safe test procedure in man. This report describes the use of a portable gamma radiation detector to assess accumulation of 125I-fibrinogen in thrombi related to intravenous cannulae. The method was first employed in 19 dogs and one sheep with FEP-Teflon forelimb intraveneous cannulae which were scanned for up to 6 h after insertion. Results were compared with findings at post mortem examination. Eleven thrombi developed, nine of which emitted more than 3500 counts per minute; eight of these (89%) were detected by external scanning. The smallest thrombus detected weighed 0.7 mg. The method did not distinguish between thrombus and hematoma. Fifty FEP-Teflon cannulae were then studied in 39 patients after injection of 100 μCi 125I-fibrinogen. Cannulae and control sites were scanned twice daily and an independent blind clinical appraisal was performed by an experienced nurse. A rise in percentage uptake (count at a limb site/heart count × 100) of 20 or a difference of 40 between adjacent sites was regarded as a positive test. Scans became positive up to 30 h before clinical evidence of phlebitis was observed. The interval between insertion and thrombosis of both large and small cannulae detected by scanning was significantly shorter than that determined by clinical assessment (p 〈 0.001). Physical signs of phlebitis were noted with 58% of large cannulae (16 or 18 gauge) and 33% of small cannulae (22 gauge) at the time of removal. Positive 125I-fibrinogen tests were obtained with 70% of large cannulae and 75% of small cannulae. 125I-fibrinogen scanning is a safe simple sensitive technique to detect thrombosis related to intravenous cannulae. The test should enable comparisons of different cannula materials in man.
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    Publication Date: 2019-07-19
    Description: A multisensor analysis of the convective precipitation event occurred over Rome during the IOP13 (October 15th, 2012) of the HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean eXperiment) Special Observation Period (SOP) 1 is presented. Thanks to the cooperation among Italian meteorological services and scientific community and a specific agreement with NASA-GSFC, different types of devices for meteorological measurements were made available during the HyMeX SOP.1. For investigating this event, used are the 3-D lightning data provided by the LINET, the CNR ISAC dual-pol C-band radar (Polar 55C), located in Rome, the Drop Size Distributions (DSD) collected by the 2D Video Disdrometer (2DVD) and the collocated Micro Rain Radar (MRR) installed at the Radio Meteorology Lab. of "Sapienza" University of Rome, located 14 km from the Polar 55C radar. The relation between microphysical structure and electrical activity during the convective phase of the event was investigated using LINET lightning data and Polar 55C (working both in PPI and RHI scanning mode) observations. Location of regions of high horizontal reflectivity (Zh) values ( 〉 50 dBz), indicating convective precipitation, were found to be associated to a high number of LINET strokes. In addition, an hydrometeor classification scheme applied to the Polar 55C scans was used to detect graupel and to identify a relation between number of LINET strokes and integrated IWC of graupel along the event. Properties of DSDs measured by the 2DVD and vertical DSD profiles estimated by MRR and their relation with the lighting activity registered by LINET were investigated with specific focus on the transition from convective to stratiform regimes. A good agreement was found between convection detected by these instruments and the number of strokes detected by LINET.
    Keywords: Meteorology and Climatology
    Type: M14-3238 , European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014; Apr 27, 2014 - May 02, 2014; Vienna; Austria
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