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Dr. Reittner and Dr. Müller are with the Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
P ulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality. 1 It has been estimated that 650,000 cases of PE occur each year in the United States, with approximately 50,000 to 100,000 deaths resulting. 2 Clinically, the diagnosis of PE is often difficult to establish, because the symptoms are nonspecific and may be confused with a variety of other cardiopulmonary disorders. 1,2 Goldhaber et al 3 reported that only 16 (30%) of 54 patients with PE at autopsy had a correct antemortem diagnosis.
For many years, ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy has been the main imaging modality used in the evaluation of patients with suspected PE. 1,4,5 A high probability V/Q scan provides sufficient certainty to confirm the diagnosis of PE, while a normal or near normal scan reliably excludes the diagnosis. 5 However, in the PIOPED (Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis) study, indeterminate scans, present in 39% (364 of 931) of patients, showed a 30% incidence of PE; and low-probability scans, seen in 34% (312 of 931) of patients, had a 14% incidence. Based on these data, the authors concluded that indeterminate and low probability lung scans (i.e., two-thirds of V/Q scans in the PIOPED study) were not useful in establishing or excluding PE. 5 Furthermore, although there was good interobserver agreement for high-probability and normal V/Q scans, there was a 25% to 30% disagreement between observers in the interpretation of intermediate and low-probability scans. 5
Currently, pulmonary angiography is considered the gold standard for diagnosing PE. 1 Pulmonary angiography allows direct visualization of the pulmonary arterial tree and detection of filling defects, typical for PE. However, it is an invasive test with associated morbidity (6%) and mortality (0.5%) and is underutilized. 6 It has been estimated that even in academic centers only 12% to 14% of patients with nondiagnostic V/Q scan undergo pulmonary angiography. 6,7
Although incidental detection of PE has been described with conventional CT, slow data acquisition time precluded the inclusion of conventional CT in diagnostic algorithms for the diagnosis of PE. 8,9 With the introduction of spiral CT technology, it is now possible to image the entire chest in a short period of time and analyze the pulmonary arteries during the peak of contrast enhancement. Several studies have demonstrated that spiral CT has a high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of PE. 9-15
The aim of this article is to review a practical approach for the use of spiral CT in diagnosing pulmonary embolism and to illustrate the characteristic imaging features.
Optimal assessment of the pulmonary vessels on spiral CT requires careful attention to several parameters including scan collimation, imaging volume, and contrast enhancement. We currently use the following protocol: spiral CT during a 20 to 30 second breath-hold using 3-mm collimation, a table speed of 5 to 6 mm/sec, pitch 1.7 to 2.0, 120 kVp, and 180 to 320 mA. Images are reconstructed at 1.5-mm intervals and a field-of-view appropriate for the size of the patient.
The lung volume scanned should be large enough to include all segmental and subsegmental pulmonary arteries. This can be achieved by scanning from the top of the aortic arch to the dome of the diaphragm. Although the scans can be performed in the craniocaudal direction, it has been shown that scanning caudocranially helps to minimize motion artifacts, particularly in patients unable to hold their breath for the duration of the scan. 16,17
Non-ionic iodinated contrast material is administered through an antecubital venous access or a central line using a power injector. 16,17 Injection rates from 2 to 7 mL/ sec have been reported. 4 We use 120 to 150 mL of 30% iodinated contrast material, injected at a rate of 4 mL/sec. In hemodynamically stable patients, a 10- to 15-second scan delay provides optimal contrast enhancement of the pulmonary arteries. This delay may need to be increased in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension or right-sided heart failure. In order to determine the optimal time delay, we perform a test injection to assess the circulation time. A total of 20 mL of contrast material is injected at a rate of 4mL/sec and serial scans are performed at 3 to 5 second intervals for 20 seconds at the level of the main pulmonary artery. To ensure opacification of the peripheral arteries during the diagnostic study, 5 seconds are added to the time to peak enhancement of the main pulmonary artery. 16,17
Images are viewed at settings for pulmonary vasculature (window width, 250 HU; window level, 35 HU) and lung parenchyma (window width, 1,500 HU; window level, -700 HU). In selected cases, multiplanar reformatting may be helpful in demonstrating the extent of the pulmonary emboli. 17
Image interpretation
Knowledge of the bronchovascular anatomy is essential for correct assessment of the images. The segmental arteries are located adjacent to the corresponding branches of the bronchial tree and are situated either medially (upper lobes) or laterally (lower lobes, lingula, middle lobe) to the bronchi. 18,19
Characteristic findings of acute PE are: 1) partial central or marginal filling defect surrounded by a thin rim of contrast material (figures 1 and 2); or 2) complete filling defect with obstruction of an entire vessel section ("vessel cut-off sign," figure 3). Pulmonary arteries completely obstructed by an acute embolus usually have an increased diameter. Diagnosis of acute PE requires assessment of both the vascular and parenchymal findings. Assessment of the lung windows is important, not only to identify the pulmonary arteries by their proximity to the bronchi, but also to assess for the presence of ancillary signs that may be helpful in suggesting the presence of pulmonary embolism. 20 The most helpful ancillary sign is the presence of a non-enhancing pleural-based wedge-shaped pulmonary opacity. 20 Linear opacities, presumably representing plate-like atelectasis, are also seen with increased frequency on CT in patients with acute PE. 20 In a study of 98 patients assessed due to clinical suspicion of acute PE, non-enhancing pleural-based wedge-shaped opacities were seen on CT in 62% of patients with pulmonary embolism compared to 27% of patients without PE, and linear opacities were seen in 46% and 21% of patients, respectively. 20 Other findings, such as areas of decreased attenuation and pleural effusion, were found with equal frequency in patients with and without acute PE.
Findings suggestive of chronic PE include: 1) filling defects with obtuse angles to the vessel wall (figure 4); 2) irregularity and narrowing of the arteries; 3) evidence of recanalization of the thrombus; and 4) presence of linear filling defects ("arterial webs," figure 5). In patients with chronic PE, occlusion of small pulmonary arteries leads to blood flow redistribution to uninvolved vessels and a mosaic pattern of attenuation and perfusion on CT (figure 6).
Interpretive pitfalls and artifacts
A number of technical, anatomical, and patient-related pitfalls may lead to misinterpretation of the CT images. Technical failures occur in 1% to 5% of scans, and usually are due to motion artifacts in dyspneic patients or insufficient vascular enhancement. 10 In patients with severe dyspnea, motion artifacts can produce respiratory misregistration and inadequate sampling of the pulmonary vessels, resulting in focal areas of decreased attenuation which can mimic a clot.
Streak artifacts originating from dense intravenous contrast within the superior vena cava may obscure the right main and upper lobe pulmonary arteries. These streak artifacts are frequently observed when using a craniocaudal image acquisition and highly concentrated contrast material. These artifacts can be minimized or eliminated by reducing the iodine concentration or scanning caudocranially. 16,21
The lymphatic and connective tissue located adjacent to the pulmonary arteries may mimic the appearance of pulmonary emboli. This pitfall can be minimized by careful review of the images and the use of additional imaging rendering tools such as cine-viewing (which we use routinely) and multiplanar reconstructions.
Diagnostic accuracy of spiral CT
The reported diagnostic accuracy of spiral CT has varied depending on the technique used, the patient population, and whether the authors have limited the analysis to the central pulmonary arteries down the level of the segmental vessels or have included subsegmental arteries. 9-15 The results of the various studies are summarized in Table 1. In a study of 139 patients in whom the CT scans were assessed prospectively, the sensitivity of spiral CT for the detection of pulmonary embolism was 87% and the specificity was 95%. 13 Isolated subsegmental pulmonary emboli accounted for two of the six false-negative spiral CT scan interpretations. Recently, a presentation of preliminary data from the prospective European Multicentre Study (ESTIPEP), which included 391 patients, demonstrated a sensitivity of spiral CT of 95% and a specificity of 97%. 15 Other investigators have reported lower sensitivities for spiral CT, however, particularly in studies in which CT scans were performed only in patients with indeterminate V/Q scans. In one study, the authors compared spiral CT with pulmonary angiography in 20 patients with indeterminate V/Q scans. 10 When only the central arteries were analyzed, the sensitivity of CT was 86% and the specificity 92%. When subsegmental vessels were included, the sensitivity of CT decreased to 63%. Similar results were reported in a study of 54 patients with indeterminate V/Q scans. 14 These results indicate that although spiral CT has a high sensitivity in the detection of central emboli, it is of limited value in the diagnosis of subsegmental emboli. It should be noted, however, that the clinical significance of isolated subsegmental emboli, especially in patients with no underlying disease, is controversial. 5 Furthermore, it has been shown that even though pulmonary angiography is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, the interobserver agreement for the diagnosis of subsegmental emboli on angiography is only 66%. 5 Preliminary results suggest that the accuracy of spiral CT in the diagnosis of subsegmental emboli will be improved with the use of thinner sections such as 1 or 2 mm collimation. 17
Diagnostic algorithm
Given the data in the literature, the following algorithm is recommended for the evaluation of patients suspected of having acute pulmonary embolism 22 : 1) All patients should have a chest radiograph, the main role of which is to exclude abnormalities, such as acute pneumonia, that may mimic pulmonary embolism clinically; 2) Patients with symptoms or signs of deep vein thrombosis should undergo evaluation of the leg veins, the most recommended technique being Doppler ultrasound. If Doppler is positive, the patient can be considered to have acute pulmonary embolism and usually does not require further investigation; 3) Patients who have no symptoms or signs of deep vein thrombosis and symptomatic patients who have a negative Doppler ultrasound examination, and who do not have extensive underlying parenchymal lung disease or COPD, should undergo ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy. A high-probability or normal V/Q scan can be considered diagnostic. All other patients should undergo further evaluation with contrast enhanced spiral CT; 4) Patients who have extensive pulmonary parenchymal disease or COPD and patients who have non-diagnostic V/Q scan should undergo contrast-enhanced spiral CT; and 5) Patients in whom the CT scans are suboptimal and patients in whom the CT scan results are negative, but who have a high clinical index of suspicion for acute pulmonary embolism, should undergo pulmonary angiography.
Several studies have shown that spiral CT can play a major role in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Optimal assessment requires knowledge of anatomy, careful attention to technique, and awareness of potential diagnostic pitfalls. AR
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2. Drucker EA, Rivitz SM, Shepard JA, et al: Acute pulmonary embolism: Assessment of helical CT for diagnosis. Radiology 209:235-241, 1998.
3. Goldhaber S, Hennekens CH, Evans DA, et al: Factors associated with correct antemortem diagnosis of major pulmonary embolism. Am J Med 73:822-826, 1982.
4. Gefter WB, Hatabu H, Holland GA, et al: Pulmonary thromboembolism: Recent developments in diagnosis with CT and MR imaging. Radiology 197:561-574, 1995.
5. The PIOPED Investigators: Value of ventilation-perfusion scan in acute pulmonary embolism. Results of the prospective investigation of pulmonary embolism diagnosis (PIOPED). JAMA 20(263):2753-2759, 1990.
6. Stein PD, Athanasoulis C, Alavi A, et al: Complications and validity of pulmonary angiography in acute pulmonary embolism. Circulation 85:462-468, 1992.
7. Khorasani R, Gudas TF, Nikpoor N, et al: Treatment of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and intermediate-probability lung scans: Is diagnostic imaging underused? AJR 169:1355-1357, 1997.
8. Verschakelen J, Vanwijck E, Boegert J, et al: Detection of unsuspected central pulmonary embolism with conventional contrast-enhanced CT. Radiology 188:847-850, 1993.
9. Remy-Jardin M, Remy J, Wattinne L, et al: Central pulmonary thromboembolism: Diagnosis with spiral volumetric CT with the single-breathhold technique: Comparison with pulmonary angiography. Radiology 185:381-387, 1992.
10. Goodman LR, Curtin JJ, Mewissen MW, et al: Detection of pulmonary embolism in patients with unresolved clinical and scintigraphic diagnosis: Helical CT versus angiography. AJR 164:1369-1374, 1995.
11. Remy-Jardin M, Remy J, Deschildre F, et al: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with spiral CT: Comparison with pulmonary angiography and scintigraphy. Radiology 200:699-706, 1996.
12. van Rossum AB, Pattynama PMT, Tjin A, et al: Pulmonary embolism: Validation of spiral CT angiography in 149 patients. Radiology 201:467-470, 1996.
13. Mayo JR, Remy-Jardin M, Müller NL, et al: Pulmonary embolism: Prospective comparison of spiral CT with ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy. Radiology 205:447-452, 1997.
14. Garg K, Welsh CH, Feyerabend AJ, et al: Pulmonary embolism: Diagnosis with spiral CT and V/Q scanning--correlation with pulmonary angiographic results or clinical outcome. Radiology 208:201-208, 1998.
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16. Kuzo RS, Goodman L: CT evaluation of pulmonary embolism: Technique and interpretation. AJR 169:959-965, 1997.
17. Remy-Jardin M, Remy J, Baghaie F, et al: CT angiography of pulmonary embolism. In: RSNA Categorical Course in Vascular Imaging, pp 157-169. Oak Brook, IL, RSNA Publications,1998.
18. Remy-Jardin M, Remy J: Segmental bronchovascular anatomy of the lower lobes: CT analysis. AJR 147:457-468, 1986.
19. Lee KS, Bae WK, Lee BH: Bronchovascular anatomy of the upper lobes: Evaluation with thin-section CT. Radiology 181:765-772, 1991.
20. Coche EE, Müller NL, Kim KK, Mayo JR: Acute pulmonary embolism: Ancillary findings at spiral CT. Radiology 207:735-758, 1998.
21. Rubin GD, Lane MJ, Bloch DA, et al: Optimization of thoracic spiral CT: Effects of iodinated contrast medium concentration. Radiology 201: 785-791, 1996.
22. Fraser RS, Müller NL, Colman N, Paré PE, (eds): Fraser & Paré: Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest, ed 4. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1999.


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Kathy Jennings is the owner of Southwinds Lounge in Brownsville.
She's been a bar owner in Brownsville for 52 years, and although she is not a smoker, she said she's worried about a smoking ban approved Tuesday by city commissioners.
Jennings said with many of her clients being smokers, she fears the ordinance will put her out of business. City officials said the ban eliminates second hand smoking dangers, but Jennings disagrees.
"I've been around the smoke for over 52 years and sometimes working 15 to 18 hours a day," Jennings said. "I'm 75 going on 76 and it looks to me like, if second hand (smoke) affects you, I should already be dead." Commissioners were evenly split on the issue. Mayor Tony Martinez cast the deciding vote in favor of the smoking ban ordinance.
It applies to bars, nursing homes, bingo halls, health care facilities and city buildings. Commissioner John Villarreal voted against the ordinance.
He said much of the research compiled for the ordinance, cited cities like San Antonio and Austin. He adds Brownsville does not compare to those cities which implement similar bans.
"We count mainly on our local residents, we don't count on that level of tourism, therefore we don't really import money from other places," Villarreal said. "It's our own money that's circulated here." According to Jennings, commissioners didn't do enough to find a middle ground on the issue.
She said bar owners pay a 14 percent tax rate - money that goes back to the city and state.
Jennings also said many of her smoking clients are war veterans who fought to defend people's rights.
She feels her rights as a business owner have been taken away.
"I don't have anything left if I go out of business and I cannot live off of Social Security alone," Jennings said. "I have no husband, I have no other income coming in, and what right do they have to dictate what we do in our business, as long as we are not breaking the law."
The smoking ban is set to go into effect in 60 days. City Health Department officials said they will help business owners with some free "no smoking" signs.
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I agree that the communication is appreciated and key to keeping the anxiety of your customers down. A lot of people felt really cheated by some aspects of the initial release and I think statements like these will hold people over for a while. Just knowing that you are looking into ways to solve it (regardless of whos fault it is) is a good thing! Thanks!
You should never return anything because you're afraid it might possibly break someday (at least for nonessential things like game controllers). If it ain't broke, please don't cost Harmonix or the rest of us money by returning it for absolutely no reason. If it breaks, return it then. Until then, be happy it's working and that you have such a great game to play.
There's no way they got a new production run into stores only a week after initial release, when the problems only became apparent some days into that week. You have an "old" one, just like everyone else. If it's not broken, don't worry about it. It's not like we're talking about an airplane engine here. If it breaks, you'll just have to play something else for 2 days while they airmail you a new one.
I agree, except the problem is that the warranty is only 60 days (I believe), and if my guitar breaks due to this same issue after 60 days, then I have something to be concerned about. Will the warranty be extended for this issue on these guitars? I'm not too concerned, just curious and I'm sure others would like to know.
I'd also like to thank Harmonix for the response. It sounds like you guys are making a solid effort to address the PS3 Les Paul issue. Feedback from you guys is really important and will help curb people's frustration.
Better late than never. Thanks for the update and good(ish?) news. Most of us are aware HMX isn't simply swimming in their Scrooge McDuck sized vault of moneys while we stand pathetically in front of our TVs, strumming futilely and pouting like a puppy left out in the rain.


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Radio frequency
Radio frequency (RF) is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals. RF usually refers to electrical rather than mechanical oscillations; however, mechanical RF systems do exist (see mechanical filter and RF MEMS).
Although radio frequency is a rate of oscillation, the term "radio frequency" or its abbreviation "RF" are also used as a synonym for radio – i.e. to describe the use of wireless communication, as opposed to communication via electric wires. Examples include:
- Radio-frequency identification
- ISO/IEC 14443-2 Radio frequency power and signal interface[1]
Special properties of RF current[edit]
Electric currents that oscillate at radio frequencies have special properties not shared by direct current or alternating current of lower frequencies.
- The energy in an RF current can radiate off a conductor into space as electromagnetic waves (radio waves); this is the basis of radio technology.
- RF current does not penetrate deeply into electrical conductors but tends to flow along their surfaces; this is known as the skin effect. For this reason, when the human body comes in contact with high power RF currents it can cause superficial but serious burns called RF burns.
- RF currents applied to the body often do not cause the painful sensation of electric shock as do lower frequency currents.[2][3] This is because the current changes direction too quickly to trigger depolarization of nerve membranes.
- RF current can easily ionize air, creating a conductive path through it. This property is exploited by "high frequency" units used in electric arc welding, which use currents at higher frequencies than power distribution uses.
- Another property is the ability to appear to flow through paths that contain insulating material, like the dielectric insulator of a capacitor.
- When conducted by an ordinary electric cable, RF current has a tendency to reflect from discontinuities in the cable such as connectors and travel back down the cable toward the source, causing a condition called standing waves, so RF current must be carried by specialized types of cable called transmission line.
Radio communication[edit]
To receive radio signals an antenna must be used. However, since the antenna will pick up thousands of radio signals at a time, a radio tuner is necessary to tune into a particular frequency (or frequency range).[4] This is typically done via a resonator – in its simplest form, a circuit with a capacitor and an inductor form a tuned circuit. The resonator amplifies oscillations within a particular frequency band, while reducing oscillations at other frequencies outside the band.
Frequency | Wavelength | Designation | Abbreviation[5] |
3 – 30 Hz | 105 – 104 km | Extremely low frequency | ELF |
30 – 300 Hz | 104 – 103 km | Super low frequency | SLF |
300 – 3000 Hz | 103 – 100 km | Ultra low frequency | ULF |
3 – 30 kHz | 100 – 10 km | Very low frequency | VLF |
30 – 300 kHz | 10 – 1 km | Low frequency | LF |
300 kHz – 3 MHz | 1 km – 100 m | Medium frequency | MF |
3 – 30 MHz | 100 – 10 m | High frequency | HF |
30 – 300 MHz | 10 – 1 m | Very high frequency | VHF |
300 MHz – 3 GHz | 1 m – 10 cm | Ultra high frequency | UHF |
3 – 30 GHz | 10 – 1 cm | Super high frequency | SHF |
30 – 300 GHz | 1 cm – 1 mm | Extremely high frequency | EHF |
300 GHz - 3000 GHz | 1 mm - 0.1 mm | Tremendously high frequency | THF |
The inverse relation between frequency and wavelength deduces that the higher the frequency of the RF Signal, the smaller its wavelength and vice versa. Thus, under similar conditions of propagation, the higher frequency signal attenuates faster than the lower frequency signal and becomes too weak to be detected at the end of the receiver, located at larger distances. An RF power amplifier is used to amplify the power level of such a transmitter RF Signal, so that it can travel larger distances with less attenuation.
In medicine[edit]
Radio frequency (RF) energy has been used in medical treatments for over 75 years,[6] generally for minimally invasive surgeries, using radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation, including the treatment of sleep apnea.[7] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio frequency waves to generate images of the human body.
Radio frequencies at non-ablation energy levels are sometimes used as a form of cosmetic treatment that can tighten skin, reduce fat, or promote healing.[8]
RF diathermy is a medical treatment that uses RF induced heat as a form of physical or occupational therapy and in surgical procedures. It is commonly used for muscle relaxation. It is also a method of heating tissue electromagnetically for therapeutic purposes in medicine. Diathermy is used in physical therapy and occupational therapy to deliver moderate heat directly to pathologic lesions in the deeper tissues of the body. Surgically, the extreme heat that can be produced by diathermy may be used to destroy neoplasms, warts, and infected tissues, and to cauterize blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding. The technique is particularly valuable in neurosurgery and surgery of the eye. Diathermy equipment typically operates in the short-wave radio frequency (range 1–100 MHz) or microwave energy (range 434–915 MHz).
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) is a medical treatment that purportedly helps to heal bone tissue reported in a recent NASA study. This method usually employs electromagnetic radiation of different frequencies - ranging from static magnetic fields, through extremely low frequencies (ELF) to higher radio frequencies (RF) administered in pulses.
RF Effects on the human body[edit]
Extremely Low frequency RF with electric field levels in the low Kv/m range are known to induce perceivable currents within the human body that create an annoying tingling sensation. These currents will typically flow to ground through a body contact surface such as the feet, or arc to ground where the body is well insulated.[9][10]
Canadian safety code 6, also, recommends electric field limits of 100 kV/m for pulsed EMF to prevent air breakdown and spark discharges. Additional rational for EMF restrictions is to avoid auditory effect and energy-induced unconsciousness in rats.[11]
Also, see Microwave burn and Electromagnetic radiation and health
As a weapon[edit]
A heat ray is a RF harassment device that makes use of microwave radio frequencies to create an unpleasant heating effect in the upper layer of the skin. A publically known heat ray weapon called the Active Denial System was developed by the US military as an experimental weapon to deny the enemy access to an area. Also, see death ray which is a heat ray weapon that delivers electromagnetic energy at levels that injure human tissue. The inventor of the death ray, Harry Grindell Matthews, claims to have lost sight in his left eye while developing his death ray weapon based on a primitive microwave magnetron from the 1920s. (Note that a typical microwave oven induces a tissue damaging cooking effect inside the oven at about 2 kV/m.)
Also, see, directed energy weapons
See also[edit]
- Amplitude modulation
- Bandstacked
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Electromagnetic Interference
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- EMF measurement
- Frequency allocation
- Frequency bandwidth
- Frequency modulation
- Plastic welding
- Radio waves
- RF connector
- RuBee
- Spectrum management
- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
- ^ "ISO/IEC 14443-2:2001 Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards — Proximity cards — Part 2: Radio frequency power and signal interface". Iso.org. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ Curtis, Thomas Stanley (1916). High Frequency Apparatus: Its Construction and Practical Application. USA: Everyday Mechanics Company. p. 6.
- ^ Mieny, C. J. (2003). Principles of Surgical Patient Care (2nd ed.). New Africa Books. p. 136. ISBN 9781869280055.
- ^ Brain, Marshall (2000-12-07). "How Radio Works". HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ Jeffrey S. Beasley; Gary M. Miller (2008). Modern Electronic Communication (9th ed.). pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-0132251136.
- ^ Ruey J. Sung and Michael R. Lauer (2000). Fundamental approaches to the management of cardiac arrhythmias. Springer. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7923-6559-4.
- ^ Melvin A. Shiffman, Sid J. Mirrafati, Samuel M. Lam and Chelso G. Cueteaux (2007). Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. Springer. p. 157. ISBN 978-3-540-71096-7.
- ^ Noninvasive Radio Frequency for Skin Tightening and Body Contouring, Frontline Medical Communications, 2013
- ^ Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz, Canada Safety Code 6, page 63
- ^ Extremely Low Frequency Fields Environmental Health Criteria Monograph No.238, chapter 5, page 121, WHO
- ^ Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz, Canada Safety Code 6, page 62
External links[edit]
- Definition of frequency bands (VLF, ELF … etc.) IK1QFK Home Page (vlf.it)
- Radio, light, and sound waves, conversion between wavelength and frequency
- RF Terms Glossary


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Photo of woman forced to abort seven month old foetus causes outrage.
By Samira Shackle Published 14 June 2012 16:33By now, you may well have seen, or heard about, the photograph that has shocked the world. In the image – which we have chosen not to reproduce here – a young woman lies dazed on a hospital bed, next to her recently aborted foetus.
The woman is Feng Jiamei, from the Shaanxi province of China. She was forced to undergo the procedure in the seventh month of pregnancy, because she could not afford to pay the hefty fine incurred by having a second baby under the country's strict one child policy.
Feng's husband Deng Jiyuan told the Global Times that five men forcibly delivered a poisonous injection to his wife, after making her sign an agreement to having the abortion. He said that she was traumatised, which perhaps goes without saying. The brutality is difficult to fathom, not least given that a baby born at seven months has a strong chance of survival.
While local officials in Zhenping county, where the incident took place, denied that Feng was coerced into having the abortion, a preliminary investigation by the Shaanxi Provincial Population and Family Planning Commission confirmed that it had been forced.
The one child policy was introduced in 1979 to slow the birth rate. Under the rule, married, urban couples must have only one child. There are exemptions for rural couples, ethnic minorities, and parents with no siblings, but they are rare.
The Shaanxi Provincial Council expressed shock at the incident, and promised to investigate and bring the perpertrators to justice. However, US-based charity All Girls Allowed notes that forced abortion, often referred to by the euphemistic term of "remedial measures" (bujiju cuoshi) is explicitly endorsed in the regulations of 18 of China's 31 provincial jurisdictions.
Due to the one child policy, China's rates of abortion are sky-high: on average, 8 million women have one each year. There are 300,000 officials whose job is to enforce the one child policy, backed up by a network of 92 million members who assist with enforcement and informing. The methods used vary between provinces, but include random pregnancy tests on married women, and unspecified "follow up" services, which can include abortion or sterilisation. All Girls Allowed reports that the vaginas of rural woman are routinely checked for recent births, while officials are often given a financial incentive structure to meet abortion and sterilisation quotas. It is easy to see how this policy leads to coercion.
All of these details are quite shocking in their cruelty and invasiveness. Under these policies, a woman's body is treated as public property, an object rife for inspection. Perhaps it is little wonder that China is the only country in the world where women are more likely to commit suicide than men. The Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre reported in 2009 that the suicide rate for women was three times higher than for men, and around 500 women in China kill themselves each day.
Underpinning the whole feminist argument in favour of abortion rights is the notion of choice: a woman's right to choose what happens to her body, and to choose whether she gives birth to a child. This incident acts as a powerful reminder that abortion itself can be used as a tool for oppression, violently undermining a woman's control over her own body.
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Once again we are being told about technology in the Civilian Sector that has been in existance within the military sector, 10 to 20 years before it has been openly publicized, within the civilian sector. We are talking about the UKUSA agreement and TTCP agreements, Porton Down (QinetiQ - DSTL - DERA), RSRE (Worcestershire), and DARPA, NASA and CIA-DST. This technology is way passed its' study/experimental stage, and is in full implementation, being used activily on a procedural level, with consent and without consent. If you refer to some of the illegal programs that were being occustrated in the 50s, 60s and 70s, under ARTICHOKE, MKULTRA stemming from 'Operation PaperClip', you can gain an insight to the level of depravity that the medicial, scientific research, intelligence and military establishments were willing to go to, and how there is a huge deception on how these technologies and programs are now being presented to the public audience: William Sargant, St Thomas's Hospital, Donald Ewan Cameron, Harry Bailey and Galbraith, amongs others ... The Radio Telemetry Laboratory, and Military Radiations Signals Intelligence, Neural Oscillations, and the Central Nervous System, with ELF or VLF manipulation; under the subject heading Brain Computer Interface (BCI), Remote Neural Monitoring (RNM) and Synthetic Telepathy. Nano-Medicines have hugely allowed this early pioneering 'torture' experimentation to be unimaginably enhanced beyond all scientific expectations, for manipulation of test subjects/live subjects, 'Unethical Human Experimentation' - in the ten of thousands (every living organism has a unique 'Bioelectric Field').
The population of China is approximately 1.3 bn, having been between 700-800m in the seventies. What do you think it would have been had there not been a population-control policy? Do you think China would perhaps have had a food-shortage problem? Would mass starvation be preferable to abortion to readers of the NS, as long as it is only Chinese who are starving to death? Is starvation "brutal"? If, say, a third of the Chinese population starved to death, would that be "brutal"? Limiting population growth has enabled China to lift 400m people out of poverty in the last 30 years. The alternative would have been the Ethiopian scenario, in which all economic gains have been swallowed up by a doubling of the population, leaving most people constantly on the brink of destitution.
If you accept that population-control is necessary, how would you enforce it? By letting some people get away with having extra children?
That's absolutely horrifying, but it's no suprise to hear that it happens in a country which murders its political prisoners for their organs to sell to transplant tourists and make money from. It's hard enough to raise the issue of human overpopulation at any time, but news like this makes it near impossible. Reasonable voices suggesting we voluntarily have fewer children get lumped in with butchers like the Chinese government.
And yet, the far right in the US would do the exact same thing if they could, except in reverse. They not only would ban abortion, they would imprison women who miscarried, treat women as murderers for having abortions, and rape would effectively become legal, women forced to carry children to term. The only reason they don't is that they can't get away with it...for now.
Extremism always the source of atrocity. It doesn't have to be a particular source, any religion, economic or political view is capable of rationalizing anything.
Butchers? Why would butchers want to lift 400m people out of poverty, and be striving to do the same for the rest?
While I would accept, in extreme situations, a policy that fairly limited couples to one child (no special treatment for the rich, ect), I think voluntary contraception use usually does the trick and I would never condone a 7th month abortion, forced or otherwise, unless the mother's life was in danger or there as an extreme medical issue with the child.
Actually, I'd prefer a no birth policy for the Mozzies.
I wish they'd do something like this in the Moslem countries.
This policy is no longer suit for human. It will be forbidden soon.
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Its a very interesting article, but how about Eintragen in
China is practising Eugenics on its population, just as Hitler did with "undesirables" - using them as a testing ground for human experimentation, not forgetting the mass genocide of Jews. Eugenics could enhance people's lives by eradicating inherited diseases, for instance, but it seems that evil rules. Eugenics is used throughout the world to force people into situations they don't want, need or ask for.
It has gone beyond population control, with mass sterilisation and forced abortions. We thought we had seen it all with Hitler and his evil cohorts, but his legacy lives on. We are STILL witnessing genocide, both by the gun and starvation through embargos. Was it Hitler's body found in the bunker or that of his cousin? Is he still alive and living in South America with some of his cohorts, reminising and chuckling over today's efforts?
Sources, please. Are you seriously trying to equate China with Hitler's Germany?
China's one child policy worked, it's just a pity Africa didn't try it and China does have superior moral values. Chineses mothers are renowned for their disciplinary streak and high moral standards, again it's just a pity we in the West no longer share China's high moral standards and work ethic.
Time for china to change one child policy to two child instead.
It is the time that China should change its one child policy to two child instead.
I hope journalist and academic Martin Jaques, who wrote an article on China as the New World Order, is reading this article and is ashamed now to even think that China has superior moral values than the rest of the world. He spoke of Chinese parents being the ultimate authority in family life, and yet we see here a brutal regime taking away women's right to produce a second child. Unless he endorses forced abortion which of course would make him no better than the criminal who injected the mother with the poisonous dose.
Women's right to produce a second child? No-one has that right in China. It's a matter of national survival, not a lifestyle choice.
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- College Prepster said...
oh oh oh! Now I'm feeling even worse that I won't be able to attend :(
This sounds like SUCH a fun event! - February 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- Chloe said...
I may just have to hop on the train and crash this party!
- February 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Polos & Pearls said...
I'm there.... sooooo there! :) Can March 10-11 get here fast enough???
- February 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Am said...
I so wish I could go!!!
- February 25, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- Cricket said...
Oh, I think I might have to go! I was so disappointed that I didn't get tickets for Martha that this might just be how I treat myself instead!!!
- February 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Lilly P. Wannabe said...
Oh I cannot tell you how excited I am!!! This trip is going to be hard to beat!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:01 PM
- Lou Lou said...
Is it bad I'm kind of sad I'll be in the Dominican Republic? Yes...probably, but I will be thinking of all of you!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- ~Mrs. Guru~ said...
Oooh, have fun!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- sle said...
Hopsy, I think you should sport your Lilly crown!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:15 PM
- Lipstick said...
I am so happy for you! I can't wait for the pics!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:28 PM
- Kate said...
I can't wait!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:43 PM
- BLC :o said...
Oh la la ... I am so tempted to cut and come. Thanks for putting the bug in my ear. Xoxo-BLC
- February 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- KinaBolina said...
Ooh, how fun! You gals must all take tons of pix so those of us that can't make it can see how wonderful it was. :)
On a side note, Hopsy I just realized you have over 400 followers of your blog. Madness!
xoxo KB - February 25, 2009 at 11:18 PM
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- Preppy 101 said...
. . . getting more jealous by the minute! haha :-) xoxo
- February 26, 2009 at 12:04 AM
- Tales From My Empty Nest said...
I am jealous!! Wish I could be there. You will have so much fun. I agree with another reader, you need to wear your Lilly crown. Love & blessings from NC!
- February 26, 2009 at 5:45 AM
- hGb said...
Wait Im so confused. Is it invite only? How do I find out if I can go?
- February 26, 2009 at 6:18 AM
- esm said...
Can't wait to see you!! Great post :) Have a wonderful time today at the Northpark party!!
- February 26, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- The Primrose Shop said...
omg, this trip just keeps getting better! be sure and take lots of photos for a complete recap for the rest of us :)
- February 26, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- MBM said...
I might just hope a plane & crash the apres party. It's so worth it.
You have to tell us what your inside edge is with Lilly?? - February 26, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- pink green & southern said...
I would LOVE to come!!! What time do you think it will begin? I have been to a Martha taping before and I think it was over around lunch time. I will check and see if Pinkie can stay late at school and if she can, I may be able to make it! I guess it really depends on what time the party starts so please let me know if you know!!!
- February 26, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Miss Janice said...
I can hardly contain myself...so, so jealous and wish that I could attend this. Lucky girls!!! I just bought some of the cute items in your photo...can't wait to use them.
- February 26, 2009 at 4:15 PM
- PINK POPPY said...
I am PINK & GREEN with ENVY!!!! But, I do have to say.... that if you can't be there.... enjoying it vicariously through your blog~ is definately..... the next best thing!!...thanks for all the excitement!!!!:) Come on March 12th (the day we (hopefully) will get to hear all about it! :)
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