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In this work, an all-optical ultrasound imaging system that is capable of synthesising arbitrary source aperture geometries is presented. This capability is achieved by delivering focussed excitation light onto a spatially extended generating surface, where ultrasound is generated photoacoustically. Using a scanning mirror, the position of the resulting acoustical source was continuously varied to...
Until recently, the primo vascular system (PVS) has been unnoticed by most anatomists due to the small diameter and translucent features of the threadlike network. These properties make primo vessels (PVs) difficult to visualize for harvest and for further characterization. One particular PVS subtype that is located within the lymphatic vessels (LVs) is of strong interest because with a proper contrast,...
Glaucoma is currently diagnosed by glaucoma specialists using specialized imaging devices like HRT and OCT. Fundus imaging is a modality widely used in primary healthcare. An automatic glaucoma diagnosis system based on fundus image can be deployed to primary healthcare clinics and has potential for early disease diagnosis. A mass glaucoma screening program can also be facilitated using such a system...
A new model for distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) integrated with optimal power flow (OPF) and optimal capacitor switching (OCS) based on a hybrid approach is proposed in this paper. The objective is to minimize the generation cost of the whole distribution power system, and is subject to constraints such as capacity limit of branches, minimum and maximum power limits of substations or distributed...
We present a class of devices called Asymmetric Bowtie nano-Colorsorters. These devices have specifically engineered symmetries enabling them to capture, confine, spectrally filter and steer optical fields while maintaining nanoscale field distributions.
We propose a method for improving the accuracy of the optic cup detected from the ARGALI system. This method makes use of key points from the branching points of large vessels, the analysis of intensity variation and kinks from small vessels to obtain an enhanced optic cup. Measures used to assess the detection of the optic cup showed an 11% and 40% improvement in the mean average overlap and relative...
This paper proposes a method to detect the macula in the retinal fundus image automatically. The method makes use of the optic disc height obtained from the ARGALI to define the region of interest. Regions of dark spots are then detected by finding the coordinates with the lowest pixel intensity and determining the average pixel neighbourhood intensities. These regions are ranked to determine the...
Accurate diagnosis and treatment of various pathologic conditions can be achieved by integrating multimodal imaging systems that furnish complementary information to improve patient management. The availability of high-resolution tomography systems, fast computers, and image reconstruction algorithms has improved disease diagnosis and treatment management. As medical practice moves into the molecular...
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