THE VALUE OF RADIOGRAPHIC SCREENING FOR METALLIC PARTICLES IN THE EQUINE FOOT AND SIZE OF RELATED ARTIFACTS ON LOW‐FIELD MRI     

CAROLINA I. URRACA DEL JUNCO  DARREN J. SHAW  MARTIN P. WEAVER  TOBIAS SCHWARZ 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2011,52(6):634-639

Magnetic susceptibility artifacts as a result of metal debris from shoeing are a common problem in magnetic resonance imaging of the equine foot. Our purpose was to determine the suitability of radiography as a screening tool for the presence and location of metallic particles in the equine foot and to predict the size of the resultant magnetic susceptibility artifact. Radiography had 100% sensitivity for detection of metal particles ≥1 mm diameter. Metal particles of known diameter were placed within the hoof wall of 22 cadaver feet and scanned with a low‐field strength MR imaging unit (0.21 T). Magnetic resonance images were characterized by a signal void with a hyperintense rim and adjacent image distortion at the level of the known metal location. T2* weighted sequences were the most and fast spin echo (FSE) sequences the least affected. For all four sequences (T1 gradient echo [GRE]; T2*W GRE; T2 FSE; and short tau inversion recovery FSE), linear relationships were observed between particle and resultant artifact size. Magnetic susceptibility artifact size, location and superimposition on clinically relevant anatomic structures can be predicted radiographically for particles larger than 1 mm. If metal debris cannot be removed, the least artifact‐prone FSE sequences should be selected.  相似文献   

转基因及常规水稻幼苗对潮霉素敏感性的研究   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：4  

王彩霞  吴殿星  沈圣泉  舒庆尧 《核农学报》2005,19(3):168-171

研究了转基因及常规水稻幼苗叶面喷施潮霉素B溶液后的反应。结果发现,常规水稻吸收潮霉素B后,叶片会出现以褐斑为特征的中毒症状。在50～100mgL浓度范围内,褐斑的数目和面积随时间和浓度的增加而增加,溶液中滴加DMSO可提高潮霉素对稻苗的毒性。浓度在75mgL及以上时,喷后第7天,处理的所有幼苗都出现症状。而浓度在50mgL时,个别幼苗经处理后未出现中毒症状。在上述浓度范围内,带潮霉素磷酸转移酶基因(hpt)的Bt转基因水稻(克螟稻)幼苗均未出现中毒症状。苗期鉴定与抽穗前后成株期鉴定的结果相一致。讨论了叶面喷施潮霉素B溶液在转基因水稻育种和筛选潮霉素敏感转基因水稻突变体中的可能应用。  相似文献   

淮河上游全新世黄土-古土壤序列元素地球化学特性研究   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

李新艳  黄春长  庞奖励  王利军  何忠 《土壤学报》2007,44(2):189-196

在野外考察研究的基础上,对河南禹州全新世风成黄土-古土壤剖面系统采样,利用X-荧光光谱仪测定了常量元素和微量元素的含量及其变化,并与磁化率曲线、粒度变化曲线对比分析发现:常量元素氧化物比值钾钠比、残积系数和以Rb为代表的微量元素含量等随剖面层次呈规律性变化,即在古土壤层(S0)中含量最高,表土层(MS)中次之,在黄土层(L1、Lt、L0)中最低。硅铝率和Sr的含量表现出相反的变化规律。表明在全新世古土壤层和表土层形成时期,气候温暖湿润,成壤作用和次生粘化作用较强;在黄土堆积时期,气候比较干旱,沙尘暴频繁,成壤作用微弱。这些化学参数与磁化率曲线可以进行对比,表明成土过程中元素的迁移变化受全新世以来气候变化和成壤环境变化的控制。与黄土高原腹地的洛川剖面相比,淮河上游禹州剖面中绝大多数常量元素的含量较高,而绝大多数微量元素的含量偏低,磁化率也显著偏低,绝对值差别很大,粒度组成当中细沙成分含量很高,这说明淮河上游黄土物质来源与黄土高原地区明显不同。联系全新世时期黄河频繁泛滥、改道、沉积与黄淮平原盛行东北风形成流沙地的事实,认为淮河上游的黄土是黄河泛滥沉积物质经过风沙活动改造,由东北风力系统搬运而来的近源粉尘堆积,再经过就地风化或者成土改造而形成。  相似文献   

与有机物质的分解相关的还原作用对红壤磁性质的影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

DONG Rui-Bin  ZHANG Wei-Guo  LU Sheng-Gao  YU Li-Zhong  YU Jin-Yan 《土壤圈》2003,13(2):103-110

Five soils derived from different parent materials were sampled from red soil region of southern China and studied by magnetic methodology to understand to what extent iron reduction would affect soil magnetic properties and how iron reduction would affect the magnetic minerals in soils.Reduction associated with organic matter decomposition strongly affected soil magnetic parameters at low pH.The losses of original soil magnetic signals in terms of magnetic susceptibility(χ),‘Soft’ isothermal remanent magnetization (‘Soft’ IRM),anhysteretic remanent magnetization(ARM) and saturation isothermal remanent magnetization(SIRM) at pH 4-6 during the two-month saturation treatment,were 66%-94%,54%-90%,64%-95% and 33%-83%,respectively.These changes were interpreted as a consequence of substantial dissolution of maghaemite and haematite in the soils.At pH 10,however,there was no significant magnetic change observed.Moreover,stable single domain soil maghaemite grains were also sensitive to reduction,which suggested that both pedogenic and detrital maghaemite were not stable in acid and reducing environments.Goethite,instead,was the most stable iron form under reducing conditions.  相似文献   

Discrimination of lithogenic and anthropogenic influences on topsoil magnetic susceptibility in Central Europe   总被引：12，自引：0，他引：12  

T. Magiera  Z. Strzyszcz  A. Kapicka  E. Petrovsky  EU RTD Project No. EVK-CT-- MAGPROX TEAM 《Geoderma》2006,130(3-4):299-311

The study was performed on the area of the three countries involved in the MAGPROX project (Poland, Czech Rep., Germany). In the first stage the basic map of magnetic susceptibility based on the field topsoil measurement was compiled with an average grid density of 10 km. In the second stage of the study, vertical distribution of magnetic susceptibility of ca. 600 topsoil cores (0.3 m long), collected over central Europe, was examined with respect to the anthropogenic or lithogenic influence on magnetic susceptibility of the soil surface, with the focus being on the interpretation of the areas showing high surface susceptibility values. The maximum values were mostly observed in depths of 3–4 cm. In general seven different types of susceptibility profiles from forest areas and one typical for urban soil are presented. They are a result of a combination of natural (litho- and pedogenic) and anthropogenic contributions. Our results prove that soil profiles, dominated by anthropogenic influence due to atmospherically deposited dust, are characterized by magnetically enhanced humuous layer, corresponding to layer with the highest concentration of heavy metals. Moreover, forest soils show in these cases higher magnetic susceptibility than soils in open areas (grassland, meadows or arable soils).  相似文献   

嫩江中下游湿地生态环境敏感性分析及可持续管理对策   总被引：9，自引：1，他引：9  

张艳红  张树文 《水土保持学报》2002,16(4):82-85

对嫩江中下游湿地生态环境从自然驱动因子:流域地形地貌、地质构造和沉积特征、气候变化和人为驱动因子:人类开垦活动、水利工程等条件下进行了敏感性评价,在此基础上提出了湿地生态环境可持续性管理对策。  相似文献   

黄河鲤鱼源维氏气单胞菌的分离·鉴定及药敏试验     

王家祯  耿昕颖  朱世馨  董文龙  贾小营  单晓枫  高云航 《安徽农业科学》2015,(19):104-106

[目的]为研究鲤鱼感染细菌性疾病及其临床合理用药提供理论依据.[方法]从吉林省某水产养殖场患病黄河鲤鱼的脾脏中分离致病菌,并通过常规生理生化试验、16S rDNA序列分析对其进行鉴定.应用微量稀释法测定11种抗生素药物对其最小抑菌浓度.[结果]从患病鲤鱼的脾脏中成功分离到1株优势菌.该优势菌为革兰氏染色阴性杆菌,通过序列比对将其鉴定为维氏气单胞菌.动物回归试验表明该菌株可使黄河鲤发生死亡.药敏试验结果表明该病原菌对磺胺类、β-内酰胺类、氨基糖苷类药物不同程度耐药,而对氯霉素类药物、恩诺沙星较为敏感,对强力霉素中介.[结论]该研究结果可为鲤鱼源维氏气单胞菌的防治提供科学依据.  相似文献   

Grain Yield and Drought Resistance Indices of Oat Cultivars in Field Rain Shelter and Laboratory Experiments     

S. Larsson  A. G. Górny 《Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science》1988,161(4):277-286

Oat cultivars (n = 22) varying in origin were examined in laboratory and field tests at Svalöv and Ultuna, Sweden, in 1985 and 1986. Comparisons were made between drought resistance characteristics of juvenile plants and drought responses in yield of crops grown in field. By using automatic, movable rain shelters in combination with drip irrigation systems, both high and low irrigation regimes could be effected in the field experiments.
Black oat cultivars were more stable under water deficiency conditions, particularly on sandy soil. They possessed the highest drought resistance indices both in the laboratory and field. Modern white oat cultivars were found to be most drought sensitive.
Drought resistance index (DRI) and seminal root length (RL), as assessed in seedling stage, were strongly correlated with field drought susceptibility index (S). It is suggested that DRI and RL could be used as selection criteria to increase drought resistance of oats.  相似文献   

In vitro susceptibility of field isolates of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica recovered in Spain to several antimicrobial agents     

García del Blanco N  Gutiérrez Martín CB  de la Puente Redondo VA  Rodríguez Ferri EF 《Research in veterinary science》2004,76(3):195-198

Forty-two recent (1997-1999) Spanish isolates of Francisella tularensis subsp.holarctica were tested in a broth microdilution method for their susceptibilities to 29 antimicrobial agents, including penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamicins, monobactams, penems, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides, quinolones, chloramphenicol and fosfomycin. The isolates were resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics and susceptible to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and norfloxacin.  相似文献   

Antibiotic sensitivity profiles do not reliably distinguish relapsing or persisting infections from reinfections in cats with chronic renal failure and multiple diagnoses of Escherichia coli urinary tract infection     

Freitag T  Squires RA  Schmid J  Elliott J  Rycroft AN 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2006,20(2):245-249

Older cats with chronic renal failure (CRF) commonly develop urinary tract infections (UTI). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is identified as the causal agent of UTI in most affected cats. Infections are often complicated, and UPEC infections may persist or recur in these cats. Antibiotic sensitivity profiles have been used to distinguish relapsing or persisting UTI from reinfection by different clones of the same species. However, the accuracy with which antibiograms discriminate different urinary E coli clones in cats is uncertain. We studied 17 cystocentesis-derived UPEC isolates collected from 5 cats with stable CRF and multiple diagnoses of UTI. UTIs were classified as relapses versus persistent infections or reinfections using antibiograms determined by Kirby-Bauer discs and Etests. Subsequently, clonality of UPEC isolates was determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A comparison of PFGE results with antibiograms indicated that antibiotic resistance patterns varied considerably within several individual E coli clones. Both antibiotic susceptibility tests differentiated between relapsing or persistent infections and reinfections with only 58% overall efficiency. Thus, antibiotic sensitivity profiles cannot be relied upon to distinguish between persisting or relapsing infections as compared to reinfections in cats with CRF and multiple diagnoses of E coli UTI.  相似文献