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GFG Placemats
Here is the beginning of the GFG placemats I am making. These are a lot of fun to do. I appliqued the 2 gardens to material but it wasn't too thick to stitch thru. I am going to applique small butterlies in the middle (top and bottom)and the binding will be the pink material. The binding will NOT go on until I get my new machine, as much as I love to hand quilt I positively dislike sewing binding on by hand. I much prefer to sew it on by machine and then I turn it over and hand stitch up the back.
The easiest way I found to hand quilt the little hexes is to quilt the bottom zig zag for each group around and then quilt up and down. This way the quilting is continuous and much easier(and faster) than trying to quilt inside each small 1 inch square individually.
I love the way the hand quilting makes the hexes 'poof' and 'pop'.
I saw an antique GFG that was about 2 inch hexes and they laid perfectly flat. How did they do that? The hand stitches were absolutely beautiful on the quilt and it looked as if it had been ironed.


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Short Deck Tour & Grafts (pic heavy)
I've just begun and will have at least twice as many containers once I'm finished. Just a short photo tour. I'll continue to post during the months forward as the color begins to show.
Thanks and enjoy.
Some of my favorite photos of this years grafts:
The best color of blue spruce I have ever seen. That standard to compare them all with is a cultivar called 'Hoopsi'. This is just spectacular. Expect it to become mainstream in the USA in 5-years from mail-order companies.
Picea pungens 'MPH Mamut Torony'
Abies concolor 'Sourek Hexe' (Rocky Mountain White fir) this is a dwarf witches' broom:
Abies koreana 'Wellenseind' (with pollen I saved and luckily was provided a male-cone on another cultivar Korean fir cultivar I grafted)
Here's the lucky pollen recipient and the cone that was in the perfect stage for pollination.
Abies koreana 'Blue Magic'
Larix decidua 'Lucek' - European larch
Abies concolor 'Bedon' (Rocky Mountain White fir)
Excellent, Dax! It's great to see you over here at the Container Forum!
I just picked up a Cedrus libani (my first true Cedar) and I have it potted and protected
from the deer. Gotta love Conifers in containers. I look forward to following
your updates in the months to come.
Ah, this is so awesome! I love the fact that, not only do you collect trees, you GRAFT all your specimens. So unique! It looks like it's a lot of fun too. I'm really looking forward to seeing their growth.
Those are really interesting plants, especially the European Larch. I'm jealous of your back porch!
I see the beginning signs of your own mini paradise! I am so loving those unique trees since I am always looking for the hard to find and have to have ones.
I appreciate your invitation as so do all of us.
Prey for a good amount of sun and warmth, since it will certainly help. We get one day of sun and maybe 70, then 5 or 6 of grey skies lately and the 50's.
And who said mother nature was going to give us a break from the dreaded long winter?:-(
Thank you, thank you for posting such beauty.
Hey Josh: Wait until you see my special Trident Maple:-)
Have a great day everyone.

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Space News Archive - April 16, 2010
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A method and system of monitoring performance of a heart include echocardiographic transmission and reception to form time series of frames containing mean squared difference data. Mean squared signal change, mean squared speed or root mean squared speed may be used to form functional images, such as average speed over a selected time interval or peak speed over a selected time interval.
1. A method of monitoring performance of a heart comprising the steps of:
coupling echocardiographic equipment to a person such that myocardial motion in any direction can be detected;
selecting an interrogation region for detecting direction-independent myocardial motion of at least a portion of the heart;
obtaining echocardiographic signals from said interrogation region responsive to said direction-independent myocardial motion including collecting waves transmitted from said echocardiographic equipment and reflected from said at least a portion of the heart;
repeating said step of obtaining echocardiographic signals for each of a plurality of time intervals;
assessing speed of regions of interest of said heart in real-time based upon said echocardiographic signals, said step of assessing speed including
determining the difference between echocardiographic signals obtained during a first time interval and corresponding echocardiographic signals obtained during a time interval adjacent to said first time interval, repeating said step of determining for each time interval in said plurality of time intervals, thereby obtaining a set of signal differences for each pair of adjacent time intervals, and
determining a set of mean squared difference values for each said set of signal differences; and
analyzing the operation of said heart based upon said speed of said regions of interest.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining said sets of signal differences includes forming a plurality of data frames from said echocardiographic signals, said frames having corresponding data points, and determining differences between corresponding data points of said frames in a data point-by-data point fashion.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said step of determining said set of mean squared difference values includes squaring said signal differences and performing a step of ensemble averaging upon a resulting plurality of sets of squared signal differences.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of analyzing said operation of said heart includes averaging speed over a desired period of time, thereby performing temporal averaging, said step of analyzing further including imaging cardiac operation by assigning pixel values in accordance with said temporal averaging to image cardiac operation as a function of regional average speed.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of analyzing said operation of said heart includes determining peak speed during a desired period of time, thereby obtaining peak speeds, said step of analyzing further including imaging cardiac operation by assigning pixel values in accordance with said peak speeds, thereby imaging cardiac operation as a function of regional peak speeds.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of analyzing said operation of said heart includes harmonic processing.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of analyzing said operation includes determining the onset of motion at selected regions of said heart during a selected cardiac event and further includes assigning pixel values in accordance with said onset of motion to image said operation as a function of relative onset of motion.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of analyzing said operation includes generating waveforms indicative of said speed of said regions of interest.
9. A method of monitoring performance of a heart comprising the steps of:
(a) transmitting ultrasonic wave energy into a patient in the direction of the patient's heart;
(b) receiving echo signals reflected from said heart;
(c) in response to said echo signals, forming a plurality of first data frames such that said first frames correspond to a sequence of images within a preselected period of time, said frames having sets of corresponding data points;
(d) for a first set of corresponding data points of said first frames, determining mean squared difference data, thereby assessing cardiac motion;
(e) repeating step (d) for various sets of corresponding data points of said first frames; and
(f) analyzing said cardiac motion to monitor performance of said heart.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said steps (d) and (e) include forming a plurality of second data frames ##EQU17## by determining on a data point-by-data point basis the difference between data point values of sequentially adjacent first frames.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein steps (d) and (e) further include squaring said differences between said data point values, thereby obtaining a square rate of signal change ##EQU18## for each data point of each second frame.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said steps (d) and (e) further include forming a plurality of third frames on a frame-by-frame and data point-by-data point basis, said forming said third frames including averaging ##EQU19## of each data point of said second frames with ##EQU20## data point values of data points in a selected region of the second frame in which said each data point resides.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein step (f) includes determining a gradient ##EQU21## between adjacent data points of each frame of said first frames.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein steps (d) through (f) further include forming a plurality of fourth frames from said third frames, said forming said fourth frames including using said gradient as a divisor to determine one of a root mean squared speed (m) and a mean squared speed (v2).
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising forming an image of operation of said heart in response to averaging of corresponding data points of one of said third and said fourth frames.
16. The method of claim 14 further comprising forming an image of operation of said heart in response to peak data point values at corresponding data points of said fourth frames.
17. The method of claim 14 further comprising utilizing harmonic processing to monitor performance of said heart.
18. A system of monitoring performance of a heart comprising:
echocardiographic means for transmitting ultrasonic waves into a living body and for receiving echo signals sensitive to cardiac motion in all directions;
means in electrical communication with said echocardiographic means for recording a time series of first frames of direction-independent echocardiographic data in response to said echo signals;
means, operatively associated with said means for recording, for storing a series of second frames, said second frames having mean squared difference values derived from said direction-independent echocardiographic data recorded in said first frames;
means, operatively associated with said means for recording, for storing a series of third frames having mean squared gradient values derived from said echocardiographic data recorded in said first frames;
means, in data communication with said means for storing said second frames and said means for storing said third frames, for storing data derived from said second and third frames that is indicative of the speed of regions of said heart.
The present invention relates generally to monitoring heart performance and more particularly to methods and systems for echocardiographic imaging.
Traditional approaches for assessing myocardial performance, either on a global or regional level, impose limitations on both the degree and the ease of analysis that can take place. Assessing regional function is typically accomplished by analyzing wall motion using echocardiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), fast CT, or bi-plane cine radiographs. Most of these approaches do not allow assessment of the vigor of regional contraction performance during systole, the regional rates of change associated with either contraction or relaxation, performance averaged over a cardiac cycle, or changes in regional myocardial performance from one beat to the next beat.
In echocardiography, more rigorous assessment typically requires manual measurements of variables such as wall thickness. Other methods of quantitative assessment currently being investigated include the use of doppler, which has traditionally been used for measuring blood flow velocities, for measuring myocardial velocities. Unfortunately, doppler technology is inherently limited because it is accurate only when motion is directed along a line of sight of a transducer. There is also a dependence upon the angle between the line of sight and the motion, such that large errors in measurement occur when motion is directed perpendicular to the line of sight. Moreover, current doppler processing of a 90 degree sector limits the frame rate to approximately 12 Hz, such that appreciation of many cardiac events is limited.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for the assessment of regional performance of a heart, wherein the limitations of current technology and methods are overcome.
The above object has been met by an echocardiographic method and system that utilize regional speed measurements in real-time echocardiograms to assess regional myocardial performance. The approach is to form a first time series of frames, to determine mean squared difference data among the frames in monitoring cardiac motion, and then to measure mean squared speed or root mean squared speed. These resulting measurements are directly related to that which is of interest--cardiac motion.
The frames of the first time series are sets of data points that are a function of the envelope of the return signal (S) from specific sites of a patient's heart. A second time series of frames is generated from the first by determining on a data point-by-data point basis the difference between data point values of temporally adjacent frames in the first time series. The point value differences are squared to obtain square rate of signal change data ##EQU1## for each data point in the frames of the second time series.
A third time series of frames may be generated from the second time series by averaging ##EQU2## for each data point in the second time series with the ##EQU3## values of data points in the neighborhood in which the data point of interest resides. As a result, the third time series will contain mean squared rate of signal change data.
The third time series of frames may be used as functional images of cardiac motion. Alternatively, a "temporal average" image can be produced by averaging corresponding data point values for some or all of the frames on a point-by-point basis. The resulting temporal average is a single functional image of time-averaged mean squared rate of signal change. A "peak" image can be formed by generating a single functional image from peak values on a data point-by-data point basis for the third time series of frames. Harmonic processing may also be employed to generate analytical data or to provide functional images.
As yet another alternative, a time series of frames of speed data can be generated where speed is defined as the magnitude of the vector velocity v. This time series may contain either root mean squared speed data (m) or mean squared speed data (v2). In the preferred embodiment, when the echocardiographic signals (S) have space and time dependence, S (x, y, z, t), the mean squared rate of signal change in the third time series is analytically defined as: ##EQU4## This equation shows a relationship between the mean squared rate of signal change and the mean squared speed of motion for each direction v.sub.(x,y,z)2, with mean squared gradient components, ##EQU5## as constants of proportionality. If the beam width is equal to the pulse length, a spherical interrogation volume is obtained and the respective gradient components are all the same in a mean squared sense, i.e.: ##EQU6## A mean squared gradient processor may be used to obtain a series of frames of mean squared gradient data from the first time series. The processing includes determining the difference between data point values of a selected data point and an adjacent data point. This determination can be performed in a single coordinate direction (i.e., dg is equal to dx or dy) from the selected data point or can be an average of differences in more than one coordinate direction (i.e., dg is an average of dx and dy) from the selected data point. The determination is repeated for each selected data point in order to obtain a ##EQU7## value for individual data points of the frames of the first time series. The time series of frames of speed data can then be generated on a point-by-point basis by dividing the mean squared rate of signal change by the mean squared gradient and then taking the square root, i.e.: ##EQU8##
The time series of frames of speed data is a series of functional images of root mean squared speed or mean squared speed data. In the same manner that a temporal average image or a peak image or a harmonic image was described as being formed from the third time series, such images can be formed from the time series of speed data.
An advantage of the present invention is that the approach does not require frame-by-frame, computer assisted manual measurements. Instead real-time regional measurements can be utilized to determine the vigor of regional motion of myocardium such as regional contraction rates. In addition, regional relaxation rates, regional peak speed, regional speed averaged over some selected time interval, and regional speed changes from beat-to-beat can also be appreciated in functional images. Regional measurements can be appreciated by displaying waveforms of either mean squared rate of signal change or root mean squared speed in real-time. For each frame in either the third time series or the time series of speed data, the average values within a user-defined region of interest can be displayed. Analysis of cardiac performance may be a comparison of the average values of different regions of interest.
FIG. 1 is a schematical view of a sequence of signal processing to obtain speed data in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematical view of one embodiment of a mean squared gradient processor of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a schematical view showing the generation of functional images in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method and system for monitoring and imaging performance of a heart.
FIG. 5 is a schematical view a sequence of signal processing for carrying out the system of FIG. 4.
With reference to FIG. 1, standard echocardiographic equipment is utilized to transmit ultrasonic signals into a patient and receive ultrasonic reflections to form a first time series of frames 34 of data. The echocardiographic equipment is directed to obtain data responsive to operation of the heart of the patient.
Merely for example, raw data from the echocardiographic equipment can be acquired in the form of 121 acoustic lines of data having a spacing of 0.75�, with the first line starting at an angle of -45� from straight ahead. The envelope and the magnitude of the raw data are computed and used as the data of the first time series 34. This data may then be scanconverted to x, y coordinate data for processing and viewing. The raw data may be acquired using echocaediographic equipment having an array of ultrasonic transducers or a single mechanically scanned transducer.
As will be discussed more fully below, the processing steps of FIG. 1 are carried out to obtain frames of speed data. In a preferred embodiment, the speed data are either mean squared speed or root mean squared speed. Regional speed measurements in real-time echocardiograms that are sensitive to all directions of myocardial motion may be utilized to monitor performance of the heart, since mean squared speed and root mean squared speed are directly related to motion of the heart.
Measuring speed for the purpose of assessing myocardial performance is accomplished with the use of the continuity equation applied to the ultrasonic backscatter from myocardium. Beginning with the backscatter signal having space and time dependence, S(x,y,z,t), the associated continuity equation is as follows: ##EQU9## where v is the vector velocity. In ultrasonic echocardiography, ##EQU10## will be equal to 0 when there is no sink or source of power during propagation of the return signal. This leaves the following relationship: ##EQU11## This last equation shows the relationships among the rate of change of signal, ##EQU12## the spatial gradient, ∇S, and the vector velocity, v. By forming an ensemble average of the square of the last equation, the mean square rate of change is found: ##EQU13## EQ. (3) shows a relationship between the mean squared rate of change of the signal and the mean squared speed of motion for each direction, V.sub.(x,y,z)2, with the mean squared gradient components, as constants of proportionality. The bars in the equation denote an ensemble average. It can be seen that the mean squared rate of signal change provides a relative measure for speed of motion whereby regional deficiencies in myocardial motion can be appreciated in relation to normally moving myocardium. Thus, an improved method of assessing regional performance of myocardium has been developed.
In FIG. 1, the first time series 34 of frames of echocardiographic data is formed throughout one or more cardiac cycles. A first processing 36 occurs on a data point-by-data point basis to determine signal change between adjacent frames. In FIG. 1, data point 1,1 of Frame 2 is compared with data point 1,1 of Frame 3 to determine the signal change between the frames at that data point. A second processing 38 squares the difference of signals obtained at the first processing 36. The value of the squared difference is then assigned to data point 1,1 of Frame 2 in a new time series 40. The time series 40 has one fewer frame than the time series 34, since each frame in the second time series is formed by the comparison of two frames in the first time series.
The second time series 40 is a sequence of square of frame differences ("SFD") . Each SFD frame may be spatially low-pass filtered to obtain an ensemble average at 42 for a region 44 of the SFD frame. Thus, each data point is averaged with adjacent data points in the region 44.
The ensemble averaging at 42 is employed to form a third time series 46 on a point-by-point basis. Each frame in the third time series 46 corresponds temporally with a frame in the second time series 40. However, the third time series contains estimates of the mean squared rate of signal change ("MSFD"). Therefore, the frames are a series of functional images of myocardial operation throughout one or more cardiac cycles.
The gradient components are related to the beam widths and the pulse length. The beam widths and pulse length can be designed to provide respective gradient components which are all the same in a mean squared sense, i.e. the beam widths in azimuth and in elevation are the same and are equal to the pulse length, so that: ##EQU14##
FIG. 1 shows a mean squared gradient processor 48 that is utilized to obtain a fourth time series of frames 50. The fourth time series comprises frames of data related to one or more of the mean squared gradients of EQ. (3). FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the processor that utilizes changes in both the x direction and the y direction to obtain the mean squared gradient data of the fourth time series of frames 50. The processor begins with frames 52 of original data. The frames 52 may be the same ones as the first time series 34 of FIG. 1, with the final Frame N being disregarded. Alternatively, after a computation of the gradient data, temporally adjacent frames in the first time series 50 may be averaged on a data point-by-data point basis to reduce the number of frames to N-1.
The mean squared gradient processor 48 includes circuitry 54 for determining the difference between data points of a frame in the x direction. Simultaneously, circuitry 56 determines the difference between adjacent data points in the y direction. The difference value determined at 54 is squared at circuit 58 to provide a first input to a gradient averager 60. A second input to the averager is obtained by squaring the difference value from 56 at a squaring circuit 62.
The output of the gradient averager 60 is employed to form frames 64 of squared gradient data. For each frame 52 of original data, the gradient averaging is carried out in a data point-by-data point manner to generate the N-1 frames 64.
Ensemble averaging takes place at a low pass filter 68 for a region 66 of a selected size. Therefore, each data point in the fourth time series of frames 50 is an ensemble average of a corresponding data point and its 10 surrounding data points from a frame 64.
As previously noted in referring to EQ. (4), in the ideal, the interrogation volume can be designed so that all of the gradient components are equal in a mean squared sense. Therefore, in the ideal the outputs from 58, 60 and 62 are equal. However, the gradient averager 60 may be utilized to reduce the adverse effects of noise generated in non-ideal circumstances.
For FIGS. 1 and 2, the mean squared gradient data of frames 50 will be referred to herein as ##EQU15## data, which may be determined by a signal change in a single coordinate direction or in more than one direction, as in the embodiment of FIG. 2. In this case, using EQ. (3) and EQ. (4) the mean squared speed or root mean squared speed (m) can then be estimated on a data point-by-data point basis by dividing the time-averaged mean squared rate of signal change data of frames 46 by the mean squared gradient data of frames 50 and then taking the square root, i.e. ##EQU16## The point-by-point division occurs at circuit 70 to generate a fifth time series of frames 72 of speed data.
The fifth time series of frames comprises functional images of mean squared speed or root mean squared speed. Thus, direct quantification of performance is provided.
Referring now to FIG. 3, temporal averaging 74 across at least some of the frames of either the third or fifth time series 46 or 72 on a data point-by-data point basis produces a single functional image 76 of time averaged regional myocardial speed. Generating the functional image can be limited to an interval within a cardiac cycle, such as a systolic interval from Frame i to Frame i+m, so that regional contraction performance of the myocardium can be appreciated. Alternatively, the subset of frames can be a limitation of the frames that image the relaxation portion of the cardiac cycle, so that diastolic performance can be appreciated. Regional average speed can be used to form a functional image for a complete cardiac cycle for use in examining speed differences from one heartbeat to the next. Optionally, peak regional speed can be determined at 78 in order to form a single functional image 80. The determination of peak speed can be limited to some interval, such as the systolic interval or the diastolic interval, in the same manner as the use of the average speed at 74.
Any of the functional images 74, 78 and 82 in FIG. 3 may be obtained for two or more cardiac cycles for the assessment of performance on beat-to-beat basis. This holds special interest in cases of arrhythmia, ischemia, infarction or with electrophysiologic defects.
Time-averaged, mean squared rate of signal change from frames 46 and speed data from frames 72 can be used for assessment of regional myocardial performance in the form of functional images for systole, diastole, a complete cycle, or beat-to-beat variations. Peak values during systole and during diastole can be used to form functional images, or separate images can be formed to determine beat-to-beat variations. In addition, when the mean squared gradients are all equal, quantitative functional images can be made for speed for any of these aspects of performance.
Another approach identified in FIG. 3 is referred to as harmonic processing 82 to obtain a functional image 84. The data of either the third or fifth time series 46 or 72 may be analyzed for each point across the N-1 frames of data or some subset thereof, thereby obtaining a time sequence of data. For example, the subset may be the systolic interval from the Frame (i) prior to the closing of the mitral valve at the onset of systolic contraction to the Frame (i+m) prior to the opening of the mitral valve at the onset of diastolic filling. The time sequence of data taken from the same point in each frame is treated as a time series and the spectral components are extracted using a Fourier transform. Extracting only the dc term from the spectral data for each spatial point gives a single frame of data averaged over time. This single frame of data may be used to render a sensible portrait of myocardial motion in the same manner as described above. However, additional detail of myocardial performance at the fundamental level of the contraction-relaxation cycle can be obtained by extracting the first harmonic from the spectral data covering a cardiac cycle so as to form another sensible portrait for the cyclic motion of the myocardium.
Yet another approach is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. This approach is referred to as phase imaging. An echocardiographic system 10 transmits ultrasonic signals to a patient 12 and receives ultrasonic reflections. The frame storage 14 will include the processing for obtaining the time series 16 of FIG. 5. The time series 16 may be either one of the time series 46 or the time series 72 of FIG. 3. Then, for each set of data points which corresponds to a specific site of the patient's heart, the data point values are plotted from frame to frame. In FIG. 4, this is shown as time domain signal generation 18, while in FIG. 5 a single time domain signal 20 is shown. Ideally, each data point in a frame within the time series 16 is used in plotting a time-varying signal such as that shown at 20, thereby yielding a number of time domain signals corresponding to the number of data points in a frame. However, the plotting of time-domain signals may be limited to data points corresponding to specified regions of the heart, if desired.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a Fourier transformation 22 is then performed on each time domain signal 20 to obtain a transform 24 from the particular time domain signal. For the transform 24, each harmonic has an associated magnitude and phase. A filter 26 is then employed to obtain a single phase value and a single magnitude value of the desired harmonic. Typically, the first harmonic is selected since for a given periodic function, the magnitude of the first harmonic is typically largest. However, the present invention is not limited to the selection of the first harmonic. If there is a stronger higher harmonic, such as a second harmonic, it could also be used to ascertain a phase angle. For mean squared speed, the second harmonic is potentially very important. Since mean squared speed is a function of velocity squared, the strongest harmonic of the velocity squared curve at 20 is theoretically the second harmonic, assuming that the strongest harmonic of the velocity (unsquared) curve plotted over the cardiac cycle is the first harmonic.
In selecting a harmonic other than the first, the problem of phase wrapping must be considered[. For example, where assigned phase values are to be within the range of -π to +π and the second harmonic is the harmonic of interest, activations that occur at two different times corresponding to π/4 and 9π/4 will appear to have the same phase of π/4. Phase unwrapping techniques may be required to decipher a phase portrait generated with a second or higher harmonic.
In the study of cardiac motion, information regarding a particular event of a cardiac cycle is primarily contained during the interval in which the event occurs. However, over the entire cardiac cycle other major cardiac events may influence the magnitude and the phase of the selected harmonic. For example, for two different hearts having the same systolic contraction sequence, the characteristics of diastolic filling and atrial kick may differ, thereby affecting the phase of the first harmonic. One way to preclude such extraneous influences in measuring the cardiac contraction sequence is to limit the monitoring of the selected scalar to the systolic interval from the Frame (i) prior to the closing of the mitral valve at the onset of systolic contraction to the Frame (i+m) prior to the opening of the mitral valve at the onset of diastolic filling.
Data is fit to a wave 28 to delineate the sequence of activity. Thus, a phase angle extrapolation and pixel value assignment 30 is performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis to form a phase image 32. That is, for each time domain signal 20, a pixel value is assigned according to a phase angle extracted by the processing of the time domain signal. Processing by means of Fourier transforms is not critical to the present invention. Other methods of extrapolating a phase angle from the time domain signal 20 are known and may be employed. That is, in FIG. 5, the extrapolation 30 may be performed directly from the signal 20.
Each pixel of the phase image 32 is encoded with its corresponding phase, ranging from -π to +π. The earliest motion is represented by +π, and the latest motion is represented by -π. Data acquisition may be gated off the R wave of the ECG complex. An ECG may be used to provide any preliminary information that may be necessary regarding the cardiac cycle and major cardiac events within the cycle, e.g. the onset of systole and diastole.
In one embodiment, the phase image 32 is a frame of data that can be retained for further analysis in order to make determinations regarding operation of the heart. For example, comparisons can be made between the phase angles of different regions of interest.
In another embodiment, the phase imaging 32 may be a display of a single image or may be a dynamic cine loop. A single-image display may be formed by encoding each pixel in the image such that phase values from +π to -π are displayed from black to white. Since +π represents the earliest motion and -π represents the latest motion within the time series 16 of echocardiographic data frames, the single-image display 32 of timing will be one in which areas of later activity will be brighter than those of earlier activity. If a cardiac contraction is a motion down the septum from the base to the apex of the heart, around the apex and then up the free ventricular wall, the image will be a gray-scale image in which the free ventricular wall at the base will be shown as being brighter than the apex, which in turn will be brighter than the base of the septum.
Alternatively, the phase image 32 may be a dynamic cine loop of image frames. Individual pixels in a particular frame may be set to a particular color, e.g. red, if the onset of motion of the cardiac site represented by the pixel has occurred during or before motion at other cardiac sites. Where pixel values are assigned according to phase values from +π to -π, the pixels may be set to display red if the pixel values fall within a specific window of pixel values. For example, the window may have a width of 2 π divided by the number of frames in the cine loop, with movement from +π to -π in order to show forward progression of time. Thus, the number of frames in the cine loop determines the degree of detail obtained in viewing a contraction sequence. Once set red, the pixels may either "turn off" so that the cine loop displays a wavefront of motion, or the pixels may remain red for the duration of the cine loop in order to display motion that has occurred. Optionally, the cine loop may be overlaid with the gray-scale phase image described above in order to enhance anatomic visualization of the cardiac sequence.
For display purposes, static clutter and other cavity noise may be removed from the phase image 32 by filtering on the magnitude of the signal, filtering on the magnitude of the DC component, and filtering on the magnitude of the first harmonic. In the phase imaging, if the magnitude is less than a predetermined threshold, the phase angle is then suppressed. Generally, the first harmonic filter is better, since noise in the cavity is generally random and typically has no significant first harmonic component, even though it may have a significant magnitude.
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I just got a vortex strikefire red/green dot scope. 150$ comes with a mounting ring for picatinny and a 2x doubler and flip up scope caps. Quite a lot of stuff actually. I been hearing good things about vortex from folks here and decided to try it.
The vortex has a no bs warranty and they honor it. Long as you dont intentionally break it they replace no problems.
Im going to try it on my 458 socom if it works for that im going to get another for my m&p 15-22. Right now its on my m&p. Cant try it out on the big boy until first weekend in december
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Thanks for the info my friend gave me a trueglo I think its called but every time I fire more 5 rounds it it just shuts off dont no whats wrong with it
I like micro RDS either from Aimpoint or the lesser priced versions from Primary Arms. I like my weapons to be as light as possible and my line of sight to be as wide as possible. The micros seem to be perfect for me. The are extremely light and don't obstruct my vision when looking over the weapon.
The micros from PA are around $100
Im not sure how you're planning on mounting it. Picitiny rail?
I will second primary arms. I've got one on my AR and it is great. Good battery life and holds zero. Also really good people to deal.
Assuming you already have the picitanny rail for your gun id look at Swiss Arms. I know they're technically for airsoft guns but they're actually pretty nice and could probably be found for like $150 if you shop around a bit. Id even go so far to say that they're almost as good as aimpoints for about 1/3 the price.
Correction make that $70 for a good one I must've zoned out or something


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Koji Uehara RP BOS 14 hours ago
Uehara (hamstring) was limited to long toss Tuesday, after he reported continued discomfort during Monday's bullpen session, CSN New England reports.
The Red Sox have already said that Uehara won't be on the Opening Day roster, but the team is still evaluating its closer on a day-to-day basis. Uehara may start his season by sticking around at extended spring training, with the other option being a minor-league rehab assignment.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 1 day ago
Uehara (hamstring) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Monday, but still reported discomfort in his right hamstring, Ian Browne of MLB.com
Uehara is set to begin the season on the 15-day disabled list. He said that "It's a day-to-day process, I have to do what I have to do to get ready." Edward Mujica should get most of the save opportunities in Uehara's absence.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 2 days ago
Uehara (hamstring) will throw a bullpen session Monday, but is still expected to be unavailable for Opening Day, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.
Uehara's timetable doesn't appear to have changed by the outing, but it's at least a positive sign he's moving in the right direction. While he hasn't been completely ruled out for Opening Day, it seems like the probable scenario. However, his absence isn't expected to extend too far into the regular season.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 2 days ago
Uehara (hamstring) is considered unlikely for Opening Day, WEEI 93.7 FM reports.
Uehara suffered a bit of a setback during Saturday's bullpen session, dealing with some soreness. He'll likely miss some of the beginning of the regular season, but it shouldn't cost him too much regular season time should it indeed carry over.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 3 days ago
Uehara still felt some soreness in his hamstring following Saturday's bullpen session, the Boston Globe reports.
Uehara will be re-evaluated Sunday and needs to throw at least one more bullpen session before the Red Sox will let him throw in a game.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 4 days ago
Uehara (hamstring) has not been ruled out for Opening Day, ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes reports.
He threw a bullpen session Saturday and will be examined Sunday before throwing another bullpen session Monday. He's still dealing with some discomfort, which is why he will need one more bullpen session before potential game action. Barring any setbacks, it sounds like Uehara won't miss much time even if he is not cleared for the start of the season.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 5 days ago
Uehara (hamstring) threw 60 pitches off flat ground Thursday, ESPN Boston reports.
The plan is to have Uehara throw off flat ground again Friday and hopefully off a mound Saturday. Manager John Farrell is targeting Monday for game action, whether it be a minor-league game or one against the Twins.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 6 days ago
Uehara (hamstring) is scheduled to throw on flat ground Thursday, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports.
Uehara hopes to progress to a bullpen session by the weekend if all goes well Thursday. His performance in those workouts will likely paint a much clearer picture of the projected closer's Opening Day availability.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 1 week ago
There is a "growing concern" over whether Uehara (hamstring) will be ready for Opening Day, the Providence Journal's Tim Britton reports.
Manager John Farrell said that with each passing day where Uehara is not pitching in spring games, his chances of being available for the opener on April 6 lessen. He has been long tossing on flat ground but there still isn't a set schedule for him to get back on the mound. Uehara has only made three appearances this spring, and Farrell said it would not be ideal for Uehara to go straight to pitching in big league games without him getting back on the mound for further action this spring. If Boston's closer goes on the DL list, it can be done retroactive to March 27, meaning he could come off the DL as soon as the first weekend of the regular season. Edward Mujica would be the likely fill-in closer if Uehara is not ready to go for the start of the season.
Koji Uehara RP BOS 1 week ago
Uehara (hamstring) played catch with good intensity Monday and it won't be long before he gets into a game, the Boston Globe's Pete Abraham reports.
According to Abraham, Uehara had good zip on the ball out of a slow windup Monday, so it sounds like everything is looking good. This is a situation worth following in the coming weeks, as Uehara won't need a ton of spring innings to be ready to go for Opening Day, but he will need to get some action soon for that to be a realistic goal.


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Hi everyone, you are my last hope. My grandfather recently passed away and when we were cleaning out his basement, I found a 3 tier drip irrigation system..hand made...the man was 92 years old so this is OLD!!! I brought it home and cleaned it up. I saw a similar set up at the Museum of Science in Boston a few years ago and THOUGHT I knew what I was doing. I have tried every trick in the book and I can not figure out how to set it up. The ropes are exactly as they were in my grandfather's basement. CAN ANYONE HELP ME??? Please??
Suggestions are MORE then welcome. Thank you!!! I'm hoping this picture works.
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First, I would replace the rope with small chain and hooks. It will be much easier to adjust the height of the lights.
Second, it looks like there are 4 trays?
Are you trying to set up some kind of drip irrigation or perhaps Hydraponics? I built a plant stand vagely similar but I watered by hand.
It looks to me like a light stand too. I use a wooden dowel rod to hang the lights to from their manufactured chains. Then I have screws inserted into the dowel rod ends to facilitate raising, leveling lights on the chains draping from the top ( I use two sets, thus two lights per tier).
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The Treasury Department pushes back against General Motors (GM) over its increasing calls to have the government sell its entire stake in the company. The automaker recently proposed repurchasing 200M of its 500M shares from the U.S. with the remaining shares to be sold in a public stock offering, only to see Treasury officials demur as they wait out a higher stock price for GM in order to recoup losses.
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Very clever.
"...seem to be sinking fast once again."
I am not sure Harel thinks they are the right track but it seems you are a fan of GM and it's stock. What percentage of it makes up your portfolio? If none are you fixing to load up on it? These questions are rhetorical for only a fool would be buying GM right now, or 6 months ago for that matter.
I am a very big fan being a GM salary employee (and my opinions are my own). I am adding percentage every month...
Just out of curiosity:
It seems that Detroit is back on tracks.
If Detroit will be again on the verge of bankruptcy and the government will not help ,what will be the impact on the US economy?
And what are the other alternatives?
To tell you the truth:I quite can'"t figure out how the banker bonuses fit in the picture. Can you,please ,elaborate?
Thank you.
If you are bailed out every time you screw up, there is no need for you to succeed. If I get paid whether I work or not, hey why work? Just collect the pay check and party.
GM stock is already 27% down from the IPO price. Hundreds of millions of shares under government control is a major catch 22. Offer those shares on the open market and the price crashes, keep the status quo and the PR stigma of Government Motors continues.
Let's see...the US Govt subsidizes farming to the tune of $8 to $12 Billion annually (just to win farm belt votes) not to mention the massive payouts that will follow this year due to drought and inadequate planning by the farming community which of course leeads to higher prices for comusimers and protection from overseas markets..."bailing out" the autos was a deal
So, you think government take overs are 'a deal'? There are still a few of us left that think government has no business in propping up ANY industry. Perhaps you think we should prop up the buggy whip industry? After all, it once represented thousands of jobs! How about facsimile machines, rotary phones, the Post Office?
No tears for GM! GM could not compete without government support and now they cry they cannot compete with government support. What a cluster of inept management! Let GM twist in the wind! Legitimate bond holders, suppliers and non-union employees were summarily dumped in the rush to violate Federal laws and reward those precious union thugs. Now let these same union thugs take the responsibility for their diminishing pensions, withering careers and embarrassing, corruptive practices.
The share holder can sell when she wants to. If she wants to vote those shares, she has every right to. GM by all means should strive to avoid a government bailout in the future. If GM wants the shares back today, it must pay a premium or it amounts to a bonus bailout and that's not a very tenable position for a politician to be in outside of Michigan.
So many of you also deplore bailing out the banks and AIG as a bad idea...despite the fact that Uncle Sam made $$$ on these deals? Better the $$ spent here than on some pork barrel project in the South or South Western US...I'm not for subsidies but in some cases the alternatives are far worse...I still can't jsutify spending $50B on New Orleans post katrina...should have allowed it to revert back to swampland...if any thinks i feel guilty about a midwestern company getting a helping hand after wall street and washington help destroy industry in the midwest...sorry...we are only now getting our share...no more dam projects, flood control ,hurricane or earthquake or tornado rebuilds...those states can and should pay for...not the US govt and my tax dollars.
The money "made" there pales in comparison to the losses on Freddie and Fannie. The net overall on bailouts is still around $200 billion NEGATIVE.
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Thor on Blu-Ray Sept 13
This summer's blockbuster hit Thor comes to Blu-Ray and DVD Sept 13/11 (also available on 3D combo pack).
The Blu-Ray comes with 80 minutes worth of extras, but more importantly it comes with 20 minutes of deleted scenes that include more scenes of Odin and Frigga (Anthony Hopkins and Rene Russo).
The anticipation for the release of Thor is pretty high (also the release of Captain America – coming Oct 25/11) especially with the release of The Avengers in 2012.
Thor was the surprise hit for me this summer. I originally thought Green Lantern would have been a better performer at the box office than Thor, but with a worldwide box office take of $448,512,824 (source Box Office Mojo) it is clearly one of this summers biggest movies. Which should see a return of all its stars for the sequel.
This movie is a perfect date movie. I know what you're thinking… it's a Superhero movie. Well your wrong. This is the perfect date movie. Thor and Jane Foster have more of a romantic relationship in this movie than any "upside-down-Spider-kiss" could ever have. Just the scene where Thor and Jane sit and he talks about the 9 realms around the fire is enough to get any lady to watch this one for date night. And guys if you have a hard time selling your "lady friend" on that one, just show her the clip of Chris Hemsworth walking around with his shirt off. She'll be ready to watch this one anytime, and you shall be in all of your "Asgardian Glory" with a perfect date movie (just make sure to prepare a feast that would rival the halls of Valhalla).
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Ed Campbell is a collector of comics and action figures, primarily G.I. Joe. He is also a Cosplayer with Thor and Captain America as just a few of the characters in his arsenal. When not fulfilling his Comic Book Daily duties, he's "working for a living", volunteering his time for his local Fall Fair, and spending as much time with his family as possible. Use the links below to get in contact with him.


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Program File name extension --------------------------------------------------------- Word 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c .bak Microsoft Excel 5.0, 5.0c .bak Word 7.0 and Word 97 .wbk Microsoft Excel 7.0 and Microsoft Excel 97 .xlk
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What type of diet would you recommend to obtain and maintain the best post-surgical results?
How Much Weight is Typically Lost After Male Breast Reductions?
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Weight loss with gynecomastia surgery
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After your surgery, you should follow a healthy diet that's well-balanced. There really is no special diet. Just eat wisely and continue exercising to maintain your results.
How Much Weight is Typically Lost After Male Breast Reductions?
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Weight loss after gynecomastia surgery
Depending on the extent of your gynecomastia, little weight is lost with the procedure. It's best to be near your ideal body weight going into surgery in order to get the best, most lasting results. The diet that is best is the diet that you can maintain--something that's balanced and complete, and one which you can live with. Fad diets are not useful except for short-term weight reduction, since they tend not to be sustainable in the long-term.
Weight loss after gynecomastia surgery
Gynecomastia and Weight Loss
Not much weight loss will occur with gynecomastia surgery if any at all. It is best to be at or close to your ideal weight prior to surgery. Before and after surgery it is wise to eat a healthy diet consisting of protein, fruits, vegetables, complex carbohydrates, and a good multiple vitamin. Go easy on alcohol and watch your portions. Try to maintain this along with a good exercise program and stay healthy for life.
Web reference: http://www.moobreduction.com/how-to-prepare-for-gynecomastia-surgery/
Male Breast Reduction
There is no weight loss after this procedure. It is not like the female breast reduction where lots of breast tissue is removed. This is really for contouring of the chest area. The best thing to do is to be at your lowest, most stable weight and continue to be healthy and exercise after surgery as well (per your surgeon's recommendations). If you have surgery and then lose a lot of weight, it will probably change your results as well.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_gynecomastia.htm
Male Breast Reduction Does Not Result In Significant Weight Loss
Unlike breast reduction in women, gynecomastia reduction in most men does not result in any appreciable weight loss. This is due to the relatively small amount of breast tissue removed compared to what is taken out in most women. Gynecomastia is an effective male chest contouring procedure that at most results in a pound or two of actual weight loss even in larger conditions.
Web reference: http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/gynecomastia.html
Weight loss after male breast reduction
unfortunately, not much weight is lost during male breast reduction. A very large female breast reduction is around 2 kg per breast. Therefore, male breast reductions usually involve less than 300-400 grams of tissue removal.
A well balanced diet is always recommended, such that you maintain a stable weight. Large weight fluctuations after surgery will significantly alter your postop result, so try to do surgery at a weight you can realistically maintain longterm.
Web reference: http://www.drpaulgill.com
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If you have a product to sell you want to go where the buyers are.
The fact that Nigeria is the largest importer of frozen seafood in the world shows there is a ready market for fish farmers
What more does an investor want ... than where there is a ready market that is willing and has the capacity to pay
Nigeria imports over 7 million tonnes of seafood every single year
Lagos State alone is ecologically equipped with land mass, 22 percent of which is covered by water, which includes streams, creeks, rivers, lagoons and swamps delineated in the south by 180 km coastline.
These natural endowments make the state rich in species diversity with great potential for fish farming and ecotourism.
There are some major constraints facing fish farming in the country which could easily be overcome in my view.
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Success from Seed -- At last!
Hi, everyone. This forum has been so helpful in the past with AV questions. I don't grow many violets, but have always been interested in cross pollinating them to grow new ones from seed, but without success. A few times the crosses took, but the seed did not grow. One time, I got excited when green spots began to show up on the seed starting medium, only to discover about two weeks later (with help from this forum) that I had successfully sprouted liverwort, not AV's. lol
Well, one of the cross pollinations I tried recently produced a seed pod -- Firebird (Strain I) x Blue Mist. The pod shriveled after just three months, so I was not too hopeful that the seed would be viable. But, I sowed about half of it anyway (saving the rest).... set it under the lights, went out of town, and when I came home 10 days later, discovered sprouts. They did not look like the liverwort that had sprouted that one time, and looking under a magnifying glass confirmed that they were baby AV's.(The tiny hairs on the leaves tipped me off.) :-)
Just thought I'd post here, since the members of this forum provided such helpful info during previous attempts. Thanks to all the kind people on this forum!
Blue Mist (The color in this photo is not accurate. It is more of a violet blue than shows in the photo)
Seedlings (about 2-3 weeks old)
Congrats! I used to grow firebird for many years, and i can attest that she is a stubborn bird when it comes to crossing and getting viable seeds! Very well done!
What was your goal with this cross? My guess is that you'll be having a some single/semi-double/double blue flowers with a wide geneva band on the outer rim of the petals.
Thanks for all the kind responses and encouragement. Can't wait to see the blooms, and will be sure to post pictures when the days of first blooms arrive... and they cannot arrive soon enough! :-)
Taxonomist, my goal at this point was just to get a cross to take and seeds to sprout! lol I've tried some other crosses involving Lyon's Midnight Sun, Aca's Summer Parfait, and another pink with huge blooms (Kathryn something or other? Bloomlovers website seems to be down. That's where I got the leaf). Really, Firebird is the heaviest blooming violet I've ever had. It is never not loaded with blooms, so that is one quality I was hoping to pass on, along with the frilly and full nature of Blue Mist's blooms. Both plants have nice foliage that grows very symmetrically, so am hoping that quality will pass down, too. As far as color... no specific goal, just curiosity. Ideally, if I could get a plant with Firebird's magenta color and bloom production, with Blue Mist's full double form and wider white edge, I would be thrilled. We'll see!
Thanks again to all for your responses. :-)
Check out this hybridizing website page,
There is a how to video on hybridizing and if you click on the hybridizing photos they enlarge.
I'll clip that post so I can find it later! I'm not sure I'll be doing much more propagating until spring - I just started class today and I've got a full load (13 hours) on top of working and my family. I might not be doing too much more than watering my plants for the next who-knows-how-long. :D
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