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Trade Commissioner is likely to go off a short odds favourite for Saturday's Coral Challenge, which is part of the undercard to the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown. The one mile, four yard contest has attracted 17 declarations and John Gosden's Trade Commissioner is currently 9/4 for this handicap race with Coral.
The lightly raced gelding has only been seen in competitive action four times, winning twice, and he has been raised 12lbs by the handicapper after his win over this trip at Salisbury last time out. The 4-year-old, who carries 9st 6lbs, comes from a fine background as he is the son of Montjeu and from the mare Spinning Queen, who won the Group One Sun Chariot Stakes on her final start. There is plenty in his favour this weekend as the in-form Gosden has a fine record in these types of handicaps, although recent race trends indicate that only one ante-post favourite has won the Coral Challenge in the past 10 years.
Ed De Giles' Spa's Dancer will bid to extend that poor run for the favourites and his gelding is a 6/1 chance in the latest odds. The 5-year-old, who carries 9-2, made all in the mud at this course last month and has since finished runner-up in a strong handicap at the Curragh, with the potential poor weather at Sandown a definite bonus.
The claims of Field Of Dream (8/1) don't look as strong as Jamie Osborne's gelding has failed to win since leaving the yard of Luca Cumani in 2010, although he was fourth in the Hunt Cup last time. Patrick Chamings' Directorship could challenge as he bids to build on three very decent runs this year, with Coral pricing him 10/1.
Charles Hills' Captain Bertie is also priced 10/1 and he looks to have solid claims, particularly with the softer ground likely to suit after he struggled on firm ground last time out. The Newbury Sprint Cup winner in April has recent race trends in his favour as five of the past six Coral Challenge winners have been aged four years old.
Meanwhile, Saeed Bin Suroor's Con Artist is a 12/1 chance after he finished third on his reappearance at Redcar, although a disappointing effort in the Wolferton Handicap since will be a concern.
David Simcock goes dual-handed this weekend and Vainglory could be one for each-way backers at 25/1 with Coral. The 8-year-old won a one mile handicap at York in October and has shown significant improvement in recent runs, with place claims not beyond him. Vainglory is joined by Mabait (28/1), who is on a recovery mission after a poor 2011 campaign for Luca Cumani.
Mark Johnston also has multiple entries as he goes with Switzerland (25/1), who wears blinkers after a couple of disappointing outings, and Fulbright (20/1), who was winner of the Woodcote Stakes as a 2-year-old.
9/4 Trade Commissioner
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8/1 Field Of Dream
10/1 Directorship
10/1 Captain Bertie
12/1 Con Artist
16/1 Kyllachy Star
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Mar 26, 2013, 1:20 PM EDT
At the beginning of spring training Tyler Greene seemingly had a good chance to be the Astros' starting shortstop, but today Houston released the former first-round pick.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow originally drafted Greene when he was with the Cardinals and figured he was worth taking a flier on, picking him up on the cheap in December.
Greene hit .167 this spring to play himself out of a job and the Astros snatched up Ronny Cedeno to be their starting shortstop last week after the Cardinals released him.
- spudchukar - Mar 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Not really a Greene fan, always seemed too dense to put it all together, but if the Cards are considering Wiggington, wouldn't Greene be a better option? He can run, play multiple positions, is an average 2B, is right-handed and has some pop.
- okwhitefalcon - Mar 26, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Oh God no.
First off, the Cards aren't "considering" Wiggington – they've "committed" $5 million to him over 2 years (goofy or not).
Secondly, they sure as hell aren't going to release him in favor of a guy they traded for a resin bag after a multitude of chances who got beat out by Ronny Cedeno and subseqently released by the worst team in big leagues.
- spudchukar - Mar 26, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Money aside, what is it that Wiggington can do that Greene can't?
- spudchukar - Mar 26, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Other than tip the scale, of course.
- okwhitefalcon - Mar 26, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Beyond said scale tipping…
The WigMaster can allegedly fill in at 1B, 3B, LF, RF – allegedly.
Greene can run, that's it.
- spudchukar - Mar 26, 2013 at 6:59 PM
But the Birds have Carpenter/Descalso who are way better at 3B if needed. And Robinson is vastly superior at either corner outfield spots, plus Greene actually got some work in the OF, and has to be a better option their than Wiggy, and while he is sup-par as a SS, he could do in a pinch, and has always hit lefties pretty well, and could spell our lefty 2B duo.
Wiggington cannot play SS, would be brutal at 2B, a statue in the outfield, wouldn't pinch run for Molina, and is questionable as a viable pinch hitter posting a OPS+ of 86, 96, 87, and 85 respectively and he has had a crappy Spring.
I cringe at the thought of bringing back Greene, but his skill set fits in nicely, as a role player for St. Louis, and probably would present a better chance to win games.
Plus Betancourt is already gone.
- okwhitefalcon - Mar 26, 2013 at 7:24 PM
I wasn't aware Tyler Greene came equipped with any "skill set" beyond wheels.
Kidding spud, I couldn't resist.
They would never, and I mean ever eat Wig's contract to bring back a player who has no business on any big league roster let alone the Cards.
- stex52 - Mar 26, 2013 at 1:39 PM
I seem to have stumbled into a chronosynplastic infidibulum. Didn't we talk about this the other day?
I remember looking up Cedeno's stats and saying "Well crap, they didn't get any bettter." Trading a 29-year old SS who can't get the job done for a 30-year old one. And the back up is worse.
Well, time to cinch up our jock straps and start the season.
- jeffa43 - Mar 26, 2013 at 1:46 PM
De ja vu… All over again…
- DelawarePhilliesFan - Mar 26, 2013 at 1:57 PM
Nothing personal, but I hope se stays gone….keeps conjuring up memories ofthe Phillies Tyler Green http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greenty01.shtml
Ditto for the D'Backs Adam Eaton
- Old Gator - Mar 26, 2013 at 2:01 PM
There have been so many releases the last couple of days, I feel like I've been boating under a flock of pelicans.
- kelshannon19 - Mar 26, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Picking him up in December? He played for the Astros last season.
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From database to RESTful web service to HTML5 in 10 minutes
Using NetBeans IDE 7.3, Geertjan Wielenga shows us how to go from a database to Java RESTful web service to tools for working with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS.
Using NetBeans IDE 7.3, guest author and NetBeans team
member Geertjan Wielenga shows us how to expose data from a
database via a JAX-WS RESTful web service and how to consume the
service in an HTML5 application, via a range of tools for working
with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. All in 10 minutes.
[Update 14/1/2013] Since this article was written, a new
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Read about it here.
HTML is everywhere again. It almost feels like the '80's and
'90's of the previous century. However, HTML is now "rich", in the
sense that a multitude of new and powerful JavaScript libraries are
available to meet the client side development challenges of the
day. Coupled with CSS for styling, front end development is well
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too, as well as tools for switching between files of all three
types. When deployed, it would be useful if you'd be able to switch
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back in your development environment. Conversely, it would be
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On top of all that, it would be really cool if you'd be able to
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NetBeans IDE 7.3 comes bundled with each feature outlined above,
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Start in the Services window, where you can register your
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Now let's begin. First, we'll create the RESTful web services
for exposing the data in our database.
Exposing the Data via a RESTful Web Service
The IDE comes with a set of project templates for getting
started with a variety of technologies. We'll create a new web
application via the popular Maven build system, which is natively
supported in the IDE. Maven projects are recognized as such by the
presence of their POM file. Therefore, any existing Maven
application can be opened into the IDE and no NetBeans artifacts
are added to the source structure to force the IDE to recognize
Once we have created our Maven based application, we can use a
wizard to connect to our database, from where it will generate our
RESTful web services:
Click Next and select a database connection. The IDE then shows
you all the tables in the database and you can choose which ones
you want to expose:
An especially powerful feature of this wizard is the fact that
it can update existing RESTful web services. In other words, had
you gone through this wizard before, you'd be able to specify which
of the classes you'd like to recreate and which you'd like to
update. When updating, the wizard does not remove any code in the
existing source file; it simply adds any relevant new code to
When the above wizard is completed, a RESTful web service is
created for each of the selected database tables:
Now we can expand the nodes you see above and deploy the
application. Both XML and JSON payloads are supported by the
generated RESTful web service. Here's the result:
Let's now display the above in an HTML5 application!
Consuming the Data in an HTML5 Application
NetBeans IDE 7.3 lets you create new HTML5 applications. But, as
you can see in the dialog below, you can also create an application
from existing sources. Any folder can be opened as an HTML5
application into the IDE in this way.
When Next is clicked, you can select multiple JavaScript
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Once the application has been created, another wizard can guide
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Existing RESTful web services, such as the project created in
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selected service:
Completing the wizard gives you the application shown below:
Run the application and you have the application with which this
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Moreover, you have a complete environment for developing the
application further. Together with editors for HTML5, JavaScript,
and CSS, the environment includes direct interaction between the
editor and the Chrome browser (as well as a JavaFX-based embedded
CSS style editors.
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In a NMR pulse sequence dispersion caused by inhomogeneity in the steady axial magnetic field may be reduced by applying a 180° `spin-echo` RF pulse. However, whereas it is possible in known pulse sequences to apply a 90° RF pulse in the presence of a selected gradient and to phase correct it adequately, this is not true for the 180° pulse needed in a simple echo system (or the multiple pulses of more complex systems). It has been thought that a 180° pulse could not then be use. It is proposed to apply the 90° H1 pulse in the absence of an axial field gradient. For this purpose it is desirable to apply the RF field and sense the resonance with different coils. The RF coils should be of substantially greater extent in the axial direction than the resonance sensing coils.
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applying, in conjunction with said first axial gradient magnetic field, a first periodic magnetic field pulse at the Larmor frequency for the said predetermined field in said slide to cause resonance therein;
applying a second axial gradient magnetic field 180° displaced in phase from the first axial gradient magnetic field and at a proportion of the magnitude thereof to reduce phase dispersion in said slice;
applying, at an appropriate stage in the sequence of steps so as to produce spin-echo, a second periodic magnetic field pulse at said Larmor frequency, wherein the second periodic field pulse is applied in the absence of axial magnetic field gradients; and
sensing the resonance signal resulting from resonance in the slice, in the presence of further magnetic fields having gradients transverse to said axis.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the second periodic magnetic field pulse is applied at least immediately after the first and second axial gradient magnetic fields and before said further magnetic fields.
3. A method according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the second periodic magnetic field pulse is applied after said resonance signal is sensed, and thereafter the resonance signal is again sensed in the presence of said further magnetic fields.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the sequence of a second periodic magnetic field pulse followed by sensing in the presence of said further magnetic fields is further repeated at least one time.
5. A method of examining a slice of a body by nuclear magnetic resonance, comprising:
applying to the body a steady magnetic field along an axis therein;
applying an axial gradient magnetic field with a gradient along said axis which, in conjunction with said steady field, gives a predetermined field in said slice of said body;
applying, in conjunction with said gradient field, a first periodic magnetic field pulse at the Larmor frequency for the field in said slice to cause resonance therein; and
sensing the resonance signal resulting from resonance in the slice, in the presence of magnetic fields having gradients transverse to said axis, wherein there is also included a second periodic magnetic field pulse, at said Larmor frequency effective to produce a spin-echo, the second periodic magnetic field pulse being applied in the absence of axial field gradients.
6. An apparatus for examining a body by nuclear magnetic resonance, the apparatus comprising:
means for applying to the body a steady magnetic field along an axis therein;
means for applying to the body an axial gradient magnetic field with a field gradient along said axis;
means for applying to the body a first periodic magnetic field pulse at a predetermined frequency;
means for applying to the body a second periodic magnetic field pulse, effective to produce a spin-echo at said predetermined frequency;
sensing means for sensing a resonance signal resulting from resonance of nuclei in the body caused by said fields;
means for applying to the body further magnetic fields to control said resonance signal; and
means for controlling the periodic fields and said gradient field such that the first periodic field pulse is applied in the presence of said gradient field and the second periodic field pulse is applied in the absence of said gradient field.
7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the means for applying the first periodic magnetic field pulse and the means for applying the second periodic magnetic field pulse comprise a first magnetic field coil, and wherein the sensing means includes a second magnetic field coil, the extent of said first magnetic field coil in the direction of said axis being greater than the extent of said second magnetic field coil in the same direction.
8. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the extent of the first magnetic field coil in said direction is 40% greater than the extent of the second magnetic field coil in the same direction.
9. An apparatus according to claim 8, including a positioning device on which said body may be supported, said coils being mountable on said positioning device for accurate positioning in relation to said body before said device is introduced to other parts of the apparatus.
The present invention relates to systems for examining distributions of a quantity, in a chosen region of a body, by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques.
Practical NMR systems operate by applying suitable combinations of magnetic fields to the body being examined, via magnet (coil) systems, and detecting induced currents in one or more detector coil systems. A suitable sequences of pulsed magnetic fields has been devised to achieve accurate and rapid examination and together with apparatus for implementing it, is described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,254,778. Further improvements and developments of this procedure and apparatus are described and claimed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,309,096 and 4,284,950 and in copending Application Ser. No. 39,650, and the foregoing are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
It is an object of this invention to provide a variation of pulse sequences such as that described in the said application.
According to the invention there is provided a method of examining a body by nuclear magnetic resonance, including the steps of: applying to the body a steady magnetic field along an axis therein; applying an axial magnetic field with a gradient along said axis which, in conjunction with said steady field, gives a predetermined field in a slice of said body; in conjunction with said gradient field, applying a 90° periodic magnetic field pulse, as herein defined, at the Larmor frequency for the field in said slice to cause resonance therein; applying a second axial gradient field 180° displaced in phase from the first and at a proportion of the magnitude thereof to reduce phase dispersion in said slice; applying, at an appropriate stage in the sequence of steps to produce a desired spin-echo, a 180° periodic magnetic field pulse, as herein defined, at said Larmor frequency, wherein the 180° periodic field pulse is applied in the absence of axial field gradients; sensing the resonance signal resulting from resonance in the slice, in the presence of further fields as required; and repeating the step of sensing the resonance signal in the presence of further fields.
The application of the 180° rotating field and subsequent sensing may be repeated several times.
The intial state can be restored by a reversal of the initial steps.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect it will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which,
FIG. 1a shows a field pulse sequence for NMR,
FIG. 1b shows the effects of the pulses of FIG. 1a on the proton spins vectors, and
FIG. 2a shows the field pulse sequence modified for the invention,
FIG. 2b shows another form of the sequence of FIG. 2a,
FIG. 3 shows a typical NMR examining apparatus,
FIG. 4 shows an arrangement of field sensing probes for the apparatus of FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 shows in block diagrammatic form a circuit for producing the pulse sequence of FIG. 2.
FIG. 6 shows typical drive and sensing coils for a practical apparatus and
FIG. 7 illustrates the manner of mounting and setting the coils relative to a patient.
In an NMR system using the pulse sequence of the said application, a steady magnetic field Hzo is applied to the body, aligned with an axis (z-axis), all fields in that direction being identified as Hz. The nuclear spins then align themselves with that axis. An additional field H1, is the applied; H1 being an R.F. field of frequency related to Hzo in a plane normal to Hzo. This field causes resonance at that frequency so that energy is absorbed in the sample. The resultant spin vectors of nuclei in the body then rotate from the z-axis towards a plane (x,y) orthogonal thereto. The R.F. field is generally applied as a pulse and if ∫H1 dt for that pulse is just sufficient to rotate the resultant spin vectors through 90° into the x,y plane then the pulse is termed a 90° pulse. If rotation through 180° is achieved then the pulse is termed a 180° pulse.
On removal of the H1 field the equilibrium alignments re-establish themselves with a time constant T1, the spin-lattice relaxation time. A proportion of the absorbed energy is re-emitted as a signal which can be detected, by suitable sensing coils, at the resonant frequency. This resonance signal decays with a time constant T2 and the emitted energy is a measure of the water content of the body.
As so far described the resonance signal detected relates to the entire body. If individual resonance signals can be determined for elemental samples in a slice or volume of the body then a distribution of a particular nucleus, in effect water content if the chosen nuclei are protons, can be determined for that slice or volume. Additionally or alternatively it is possible to determine a distribution of T1 or T2.
The first step is to ensure that resonance occurs at the chosen frequency substantially only in the selected slice. Since the resonance frequency (the Larmor frequency) is related to the local value of Hzo, the slice selection is achieved by imposing a gradient on Hzo so that the local value of the steady field is of different magnitude in different slices of the body. The steady and uniform Hzo field is applied as before. An additional magnetic field gradient Gz (Gz =∂Hz/∂z) is also applied. If then the pulsed H1 field is applied at the appropriate frequency, resonance occurs substantially selectively in the slice in which the resonance frequency, as set by the value of Hzo and the local value of Gzo, is equal to the frequency of H1. If the H1 pulse is a 90° pulse, it brings the spin vectors into the x,y plane in the resonant slice. Since the value of the field is only significant during the H1 pulse, it is only necessary that Gz be applied when H1 is applied and in practice Gz is also pulsed. The H1 and Gz fields are therefore then removed. It is still, however, possible to change the resonant frequencies of the spin vectors which are now in the x,y plane. This can be achieved by applying a further field gradient GR (GR =∂Hz/∂r) which is also parallel to Hzo. The intensity of GR, however, varies from a maximum at an extreme of the slice, through zero (usually but not necessarily in the centre) to a maximum in the reverse direction at the other extreme. Correspondingly the resonant frequencies will vary smoothly across the slice from one side to the other.
As mentioned before, the signal which is now emitted by each nucleus is at the respective resonant frequency. Consequently the signals received from the slice will also have frequencies which vary across the slice in the same manner. The amplitude at each frequency then represents inter-alia, the density of the chosen nucleus in a corresponding strip parallel to the zero plane of GR. The amplitude for each strip can be obtained by varying the detection frequency through the range which occurs across the slice. Prefereably however the total signal at all frequencies is measured. This is then Fourier analysed by well known techniques to give a frequency spectrum. The frequency appropriate to each strip will be known from the field values used and the amplitude for each frequency is given by the spectrum.
As discussed, the individual signals derived from the frequency spectrum, for increments of frequency, correspond to incremental strips parallel to the zero plane of GR. These signals are similar in nature to the so called "edge values" derived and analysed for x-ray beams in computerised tomography. The x-ray edge values are obtained for sets at a plurality of different orientations in an examined slice and then are processed by a suitable method, such as that described in British Pat. No. 1,283,915 and the further development thereof described in British Pat. No. 1,471,531.
It will be apparent that by changing the orientation, relative to the x,y plane, of the zero plane of GR further sets of signals can be obtained representing proton densities along lines of further sets of parallel lines at corresponding further orientations in the examined slice. The procedure is therefore repeated until sufficient sets of "edge values" have been derived to process by methods like those used for sets of x-ray beams. In practice the GR field is provided by combination of two fields Gx and Gy, which are both parallel to Hzo but have gradients in orthogonal directions. The direction of the gradient of the resultant GR is therefore set by the relative magnitudes of Gx and Gy. Other examining methods to which this invention is also applicable replace the r-θ geometry provided by the rotating GR gradient with an x-y geometry.
The full examination for one direction of the GR gradient is achieved by applying, via appropriate coils, the sequence of field pulses shown in FIG. 1a. FIG. 1b shows the effect which each pulse has on the spin vector. It will be realised that the H1 field is a periodic field in effect rotating about the z-axis. In the absence of H1, spin vectors precess about the z-axis. For clarity of explanation the spin vectors are shown in FIG. 1b on a coordinate system which rotates with H1.
Referring to FIG. 1a and 1b together, the pulse cycle comprises six phases, AB to FG, and a recovery period shown by the broken line. The field Hzo is continuously present throughout the cycle.
Prior to the first pulse, or after the recovery period if an earlier cycle has been implemented, the mean spin moments are substantially aligned with the z-axis (A).
The field gradient Gz pulse and H1 pulses (AB), simultaneously applied, respectively select the slice and bring the resultant spin moments into the x, y plane (still, of course, precessing about the z-axis). Although the resonant frequency is the same throughout the slice selected, there is a phase dispersion introduced because the excitation occurred in a field gradient. Thus the spin moments are as shown at B, although dispersed between limits much greater than can be conveniently illustrated. Those shown at L are merely indicative of the nature of the dispersion. It has been found that this phase dispersion can be reversed by the application of a negative field gradient pulse, that is a pulse of the correct relative magnitude as Gz but 180° displaced (the relation being typically 55% of the magnitude of Gz). This pulse BC is therefore applied to bring the spin moments in the x y plane into phase as at C. The H1 field need not be continued into the negative gradient pulse (Gz).
At that time a signal could be sensed to give proton density for the whole slice. However in this sequence the signal is sensed in the presence of a GR pulse CD which gives frequency dispersion in a selected direction (R) in the slice as previously described. The change to the new frequencies is almost instantaneous with the application of the GR pulse and is maintained proportionately throughout the pulse. As discussed the signal is sensed and frequency analysed to give the proton densities for a plurality of parallel relatively displaced strips of the slice. After the GR pulse the spin moments, which are still largely in the x, y plane despite some relaxation, have a considerable phase dispersion as shown at D (which, as mentioned is merely illustrative since the actual dispersion is nπ where n exceeds 100). At that stage, if a further cycle as described so far were to be required, it would be necessary to wait for spin-lattice relaxation to realign the spin moments with the z-axis. This could take as much as 5 seconds which, since several hundred cycles are generally required, is much too long.
To return the spin moment substantially back to the starting position (A) the pulse sequence up to D is repeated in the reverse order and reverse sense. Since the GR pulse is substantially the same as the GR pulse except for its sense, further signals may be sensed during it. These will be for the same R direction as for the forward pulse and help to improve the signal to noise ratio.
After the reverse pulse sequence the spin moments still show deviation from the z-axis due to phase dispersion caused by spin-spin coupling. This can not be reversed by this pulse sequence nor, it is believed, by any other. The period GA therefore allows some relaxation to thermal equilibrium (time constant T1) which eliminates the effects of the phase dispersion and also reduces the effects of any mismatching between the forward and reverse pulses. Although the relaxation period GA is still necessary, the use of the reversed pulse sequence D to G has much reduced that period and allows faster repetition of the total sequence for other r-directions.
The ratio of period GA to period AG should preferably be approximately the ratio of T1 to T2 for maximum sensitivity. Typically the total period AGA is 40 m sec when AG is approximately 5.5 m sec, AB is 300 μsec and CD is 2 m sec. The H1 pulse is typically of 0.6 Oe and has a frequency of 4.26 MHz for an Hzo of 1000 Oe. All other pulses are at envelope frequency Gz being typically +30 Oe to -30 Oe, HR being 15 Oe to -15 Oe.
As thus far described the pulse sequence is essentially that described and claimed in the U.S. Ser. No. 41,424.
The length of the signal measurement period CE is determined by the phase dispersion caused by Hzo field inhomogeneity and also by the dispersion caused by spin-spin coupling. If the effect of Hzo field inhomogeneity is considered to excessively shorten the period CE then it has been proposed that pulse FG may be a 180° r.f. pulse rather than a 90° pulse. Turning the spin moments through 180° produces a so-called "spin-echo" of known form and the GR pulses similar to CD and DE can be repeated to give a further signal measurement period. The spin-echo procedure is known to reverse the dispersion due to field inhomogeneity and can be repeated here several times until sufficient signal has been obtained or until spin-spin dispersion, which cannot be reversed, becomes excessive. As in the sequence of FIG. 1A, a spin-echo sequence should end with pulses EF, FG and recovery period GA.
If Hzo field inhomogeneity is a serious problem the dispersion caused thereby may be reduced by applying a 180° (spin-echo) H1 pulse immediately after the Gz ' pulse BC. However, there is a problem associated with the use of spin-echo with this pulse sequence. It is that, whereas it is possible to apply a 90° H1 pulse in the presence of the required selective gradient (Gz or -Gz) and to phase correct it adequately (Gz '), this is not true for the 180° pulse needed in a simple echo system (or the multiple pulses of complex sequences).
It is therefore proposed any 180° pulses required should be applied in the absence of a Gz gradient. If a spin-echo is required before any signals are sensed, the pulse sequence then becomes, that shown in FIG. 2 in which a 180° H1 pulse CC' is inserted after the Gz ' pulse BC. It is not considered necessary to repeat the H1 (180°) pulse in reverse sense at point E to complete the reverse pulse sequence. It may, however, be included at that point if desired.
In FIG. 2b there is shown a pulse sequence in which the initial pulse CC' is optional but in which after the -GR pulse DE there is included a 180° H1 pulse CC' to produce a spin echo, followed by further GR and -GR pulses. As mentioned the sequence of H1 (180°), GR, -GR may be repeated several times and finally terminated with pulses EF, FG and recovery period GA.
FIG. 3 shows in simplified form a typical imaging NMR apparatus with which the invention can be used. Illustrated schematically are coils 1; which provide the Gx component of GR ; 2, which provide the Gy component of GR ; 3, which provide the steady Hzo field, 4, which provide the rotating H1 RF field, and 5 which provide the Gz field gradient. The coils are driven by Gx, Gy, RF (H1), Gz and Hzo drive amplifiers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively, controlled by Gxy (GR), H1, Gz and Hzo control circuits 11, 12, 13 and 14 respectively. These circuits can take suitable forms which will be well known to those with experience of NMR equipment and other apparatus using coil induced magnetic fields. The circuits are controlled by a central processing and control unit 15 to achieve a desired pulse sequence.
The signal sensed, during the GR field application, is detected in signal detection coils 4A and is amplified by an RF amplifier 16 before being applied to signal handling circuits 17. The circuits 17 are arranged to make any appropriate calibrations and corrections but essentially transmit the signals, which are effectively proton density values for strips in the body, to the processing circuits to provide the required representation of the examined slice. These circuits can be specially designed to implement the CT type processing as described and claimed in British Pat. No. 1,471,531. It is, however, advantageous to implement the processing by a suitably programmed digital computer. This computer can also conveniently control the pulse sequence and thus represents the circuits indicated at 15. The picture thus obtained is viewed on a suitable display 18, such as a television monitor, and this may include inputs and other peripherals 19 for the provision of commands and instructions to the machine, or other forms of output.
The apparatus also includes field measurement and error signal circuits 20 which receive signals via amplifiers 21 from field probes X1, X2, Y1, Y2, N and M shown. The positions of these probes, in relation to the examined slice of the body 22 of the patient, are shown in FIG. 4. X1, X2, Y1 and Y2 are in this example conventional YIG (Yttrium-iron-garnet) tuned oscillator field measuring probes. Those probes give measures of the fields at the points at which they are situated as oscillations with frequency proportional to the field intensity. The values measured are therefore obtained by a count of oscillations in a set time. In practice, the YIG probes can oscillate in different modes and it is necessary to determine the mode in operation. For this purpose there are provided NMR probes M and N. These probes are simply miniature cells of pure water (such as a closed test tube) surrounded by a small coil. They give a reliable resonance of 4.26 KHz /Oe and can be used to check the YIG tuned oscillator modes. Probe N, fixed in space, acts as a reference. A movable NMR probe M may be moved adjacent the YIG probes in turn to provide data to determine their modes of oscillation, orientation and other characteristics. Alternatively NMR probes may be used in place of the YIG probes exclusively provided the samples therein are sufficiently small, in the direction of the measured field, to give adequate spatial resolution.
The apparatus so far described in relation to FIGS. 3 and 4 is essentially that disclosed in the said co-pending applications.
FIG. 5 shows a typical implementation of Gz, Gxy and H1 controls 9, 11 and 12 for controlling a pulse sequence such as that shown in FIG. 1. Four profile stores 23 hold the required shapes for the Gx, Gy, Gz and H1 pulses in terms of a sequence of current amplitudes and the required duration (in terms of a number of clock pulses) at each amplitude. The specified current at any instant is converted from the digital form in which it is stored to analogue form in digital-to-analogue- converters (DAC's) 24 and the current supplied by one of conventional drive circuits 6 to 9 to the corresponding coil. Timing is by clock pulses from a system clock 25.
The operation of the four profile stores 23 is controlled by a sequence control store 26 which stores the sequence of activation of the profile stores 23 and the duration (in numbers of clock pulses) of operation of each stage of the pulse sequence (including gaps therein). Operation according to this invention is therefore by storing in stores 23 and 26, sequences in which pulse CC' (FIG. 2) is a 180° H1 pulse but with no Gz gradient present.
It should be noted that applying 180° pulses without Gz gradient leaves parts of the body, external to the H1 coil, with the phases not completely reversed and may corrupt the uniformity correction which is the purpose of the process.
The solution to this problem is to use H1 energisation coils substantially (typically 40%) longer than the signal detection coils, which are then relatively insensitive to signals from partly stimulated regions outside the main energisation coils.
FIG. 6 shows a practical arrangement of H1 excitation coils 4 and resonance sensing coils 4A, which were shown only schematically in FIG. 3. "Coils" 4 are rectangular in general shape while coils 4a are saddle shaped. Supports for the coils are not shown but since the coils are of substantial construction, for example 1/2" to 1" (typically 3/4") copper tubing, this presents no problems. Typically the distance D is 20 inches the other dimensions in FIG. 6 being relatively to scale. This gives an effective (not actual) length of coils 4A as being about 10". It should be noted that FIG. 6 is merely illustrative of the general arrangement, not being exactly to scale.
For medical examination of a patient the preferred arrangement uses tailored coils mounted on a patient supporting couch or bed shown at 27 in FIG. 7 and changed or moved for examining different parts of the patient. The frame 28 supporting the coils is mounted on wheels on a track 29 and may be aligned over the patient 22 with the couch 27 outside the rest of the apparatus indicated generally at 29. The assembly of couch 27 and coils 4 and 4A (28) is then moved into the rest of the apparatus. It may be moved down it until the coil structure 28 meets an end stop (not shown). This avoids the problems of accurate measurement and location of the patient relative to the structure of the apparatus.
In a preferred example the patient is aligned by a laser 30 which projects say, a vertical line of light on the region to be examined. The laser 30 is a predetermined distance from the examining plane and so the couch is then driven by a stepping motor a predetermined number of counts to place the region to be examined in the examining plane. A number of co-planar sections of the patient may be examined by stepping forward between examining cycles.
Although FIG. 2 shows a spin-echo after pulse BC it should be understood that a spin-echo 180° pulse, in the absence of gradient, may be used at other stages of the pulse sequence. In practice it would be repeated several times in the course of an extended pulse sequence, each time without a z-gradient.
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"There's something in me that's focused and single-minded and if I was going to do that [have a family], I'm not sure I could have done this [have a political career]," she told the ABC.
Gillard became the country's most powerful female when she became deputy leader to Rudd in 2007 but insisted she was not in politics to become the "first woman to do something".
"I became involved in order to pursue what I thought was a vision of a better country," she said at the time.
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Former Henry Countian Aleene Akers Clemmons, age 90 of Cumberland Furnace, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Signature Healthcare in Clarksville. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris, TN.
Jerry Harwell will officiate. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Family members will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Born July 16, 1922, in Dresden, she was a daughter of Carl and Etta May Powers Akers, now both deceased. She was married on Feb. 9, 1945, to Curtis Clemmons, who died January 14, 1990. She grew up in the Como area and went to school in Cottage Grove. She was a member of New Providence United Methodist Church in Clarksville and worked for several years a media aide in the Montgomery County School System. A family member said she enjoyed quilting, reading, gardening and playing bridge.
She leaves four sons, Van (Evelyn) Clemmons of Cumberland Furnace, Ronald (Dixie) Clemmons of Tennessee Ridge, Steven (Paula) Clemmons of Purcellville, VA and Michael (Bobbie) Clemmons of Whiteville; one sister, Faye (Joe) Lanius of Cahokia, IL; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by a son, John Clemmons; her twin sister, Pauline Akers; and a brother, Edward "Mutt" Akers.
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TOTOWA, N.J. — State troopers in northern New Jersey didn't have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn't even have to get in their cruisers.
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What gave the men away? Police say a trooper setting out for night patrol caught a whiff of marijuana.
The three men were charged with drug possession. Police say they were waiting for another man who was inside the station picking up paperwork for an impounded car. He was also charged with drug possession.
Authorities say for some reason, the men didn't expect to see a trooper in the parking lot of the state police barracks.
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The bond between man and his best friend, the dog, is a complicated one.
We may be the ones sheltering, training and feeding them. But they are the ones who own us – with their slobbering kisses, indefatigably wagging tails and mooching eyes.
The domestic dog, (Canis lupus familiaris) is thought to be a distant (we are talking of thousands of years) cousin of the grey wolf. Dogs have been used as beasts of burden, guards and even as a source of food and fur.
A more affluent lifestyle has led to the integration of these animals into our lives as not just guard dogs, but also as guides for the blind and companions for the lonely.
The animals may have changed shape and lineage through artificial selection and cross-breeding, but they retain their inherent status of being 'man's best friend.'
Many of the people we contacted for this interview refused to speak, perhaps fearing the 'evil eye' that the publicity would cast on their beloved pooches.
But there are some others for whom life has become more meaningful because of their pets. Here are the stories of two such people.
Love and cake unlimited
Kannamma and Pepper set up a raucous bow-wow chorus when visitors trudge up the stairs of their Tennur Bazaar Street duplex home.
The Dachshunds are very quick to sense strangers, because their hunting instinct is naturally sharp, says their owner Mrs. Suganthi Krishna Kumar, an associate professor of English at Holy Cross College, Tiruchi.
But today their talent to locate their prey has served them well for another reason – to quietly polish off the slices of date cake that Mrs. Suganthi has set out for the guests in the drawing room tepoy.
A scolding ensues, and while tan-coloured Kannamma waddles off to sulk under the divan, the black-coated Pepper begs for another slice of cake with his limpid eyes.
It looks like there's never a dull moment in this household with its mother-son doggie duo up to all kinds of tricks.
"We have been owning dogs since the 1980s, as my husband is a dog-lover from childhood," says Mrs. Suganthi. "The first one was Julie, a mixed breed Alsatian-mongrel that lived up to 13 years. When it died of cardiac arrest, we got a hairy Dachshund pup as a gift, whom we named Fluffy. It was never naughty [Kannamma and Pepper look up], and was with us for another 13 years."
Kannamma (who is 8 now) came into the picture after Fluffy died of meningitis. "My sons got her from a pet shop, where nobody wanted to buy her because she was a female dog," recalls Mrs. Suganthi. "Most people don't want female dogs because they are afraid to take on the hassle of puppies, but we like them. Female dogs are very possessive and conscious about what is happening around them."
Pepper, 7, is the last pup of Kannamma's first litter, and from the start, was always a sprightly animal.
Sadly, Pepper has been diagnosed with heart disease. "Two weeks ago, our helper, to whom the dogs were very attached to, got married and left our home. Pepper became very quiet since her departure, and we thought he was simply feeling lonesome. But suddenly we noticed a swelling on his stomach."
Two of the dog's four heart valves were found to be blocked, after a thorough screening at the government-run veterinary hospital in Namakkal. The fluid retention that this has triggered has to be drained through medication.
"We tried to hide the hypertension pills in ice cream, Pedigree and halwa – all their favourite foods – but they know our tricks and just stopped eating," says Mrs. Suganthi. Putting the animal to sleep was never an option, says Mrs. Suganthi. "They trust us unconditionally, so how can we think of killing them off? We never think of euthanasia when someone dear to us is terminally ill, why should we think of it for animals?"
Mrs. Suganthi changes the subject as she says the dogs can sense that they are being spoken about.
So she tells us about their daily routine.
A dog flap in the master bedroom door ensures that they can troop in anytime, though it also means for Pepper, a jump up the bed to admire his reflection in the large mirror there.
"I can't think of a day without these dogs," says Mrs. Suganthi. "Life would be too boring."
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Prince lives like a royal. This St. Bernard, one of only two such dogs in Tiruchi, has a room (his size makes 'kennel' sound woefully inadequate) that is fitted with an air-cooler. He has a trainer to help him maintain his movie-star good looks and impeccable manners that won him the first prize in the city's dog show last month. And Prince has his own registration papers plus a microchip to indicate his pedigree.
But none of this matters to his owner, St. Joseph's College MBA student R. Richard, who had wanted to own a St. Bernard ever since he saw a series of Hollywood films starring the burly breed. "I used to own a Labrador before, but it was not really fit for guard dog duty," says Richard, as a chained Prince sniffs out the newcomer from the family members at the Cantonment area residence. "I waited for two years, researched and then bought this St. Bernard," he adds.
Bought in Bangalore as a month-old pup for Rs. 50,000, Prince is today a striking two-and-a-half-year-old adult. He sure has outgrown the small travel bag that his owner transported him in to Tiruchi.
"Prince knows when Dad's car is nearing the house, and he'll be there at the gate to greet him," says Richard. "Strangers cannot even hope to touch the gate unless they want their fingers bitten off."
Despite the fearsome image that description builds up, Richard and his mum insist that Prince is really a softy – he loves mangoes and homemade food, and will simply lope around giving company to his human family in the air-conditioned rooms of the home during daytime.
"Prince dehydrates very easily, so we have to feed him glucose and keep him out of the sunlight," says Richard. "We give him a tonic for his shaggy fur, and since big dogs tend to develop leg problems, we have to make sure he gets adequate exercise."
Monthly upkeep costs in the region of Rs. 6,000 to 10,000, but that doesn't seem to unduly trouble Richard. "Everyone is fixated on the money, but that's because they consider pets to be mere animals, not a part of their family," he says.
Prince's outing to the dog show in May was both exciting and worrisome for Richard. "At first, he was terrified of the new faces, but then he relaxed. He's been trained to move around with people outside the house, but inside, he's a guard dog."
He did well in the obedience test, due to the lessons given by his trainer Babu. Prince can be controlled with the words 'stay', 'sit' and 'speak' (bark), but he won't obey any order conveyed with a stick or a beating. Mating may need another trip to Bangalore, as the other St. Bernard in Tiruchi is also a male.
Asked what is Prince's most endearing feature, Richard replies, "his face. It's the best thing about him, and his bark is great, different from other dogs."
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Piston \Pis"ton\, noun [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes.
{Piston head} (Steam Eng.), that part of a piston which is made fast to the piston rod.
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{Piston valve} (Steam Eng.), a slide valve, consisting of a piston, or connected pistons, working in a cylindrical case which is provided with ports that are traversed by the valve.
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