Issued also as Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University. / Bibliography: p. 219-222.

Issued also as Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University. / Bibliography: p. 219-222.

Thesis--Gothenburg. / Summary in English. Includes index. Bibliography: v. 1, p. 139-147.

Inaug.-diss.--Leipzig. / Vita.

Issued also as thesis (PH. D.) Columbia university. / Bibliography: p. 219-222. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging with digital orthopantomograms for determining bone quantity in the mandibular ramus. Methods: Twenty-nine cadaveric mandibles marked bilaterally with three fiducial markers were imaged using both CBCT and digital orthopantomography. After sectioning, four cross sectional measurements were made on the specimens and on the CBCT images. Two corresponding linear measurements were made on the orthopantomograms. Statistical analysis was used to compare the CBCT and orthopantomogram measurements with measurements from the anatomic specimens. Results: CBCT measurements were found to significantly differ from those made on the anatomic specimens (P<0.05). Linear measurements from the orthopantomograms varied by 15.9 percent compared to the anatomic specimens. Conclusion: CBCT and orthopantomogram measurements were significantly different from those of the anatomic specimens suggesting inaccuracies in the radiographic technology or a lack of precision in landmark identification.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging with digital orthopantomograms for determining bone quantity in the mandibular ramus. Methods: Twenty-nine cadaveric mandibles marked bilaterally with three fiducial markers were imaged using both CBCT and digital orthopantomography. After sectioning, four cross sectional measurements were made on the specimens and on the CBCT images. Two corresponding linear measurements were made on the orthopantomograms. Statistical analysis was used to compare the CBCT and orthopantomogram measurements with measurements from the anatomic specimens. Results: CBCT measurements were found to significantly differ from those made on the anatomic specimens (P<0.05). Linear measurements from the orthopantomograms varied by 15.9 percent compared to the anatomic specimens. Conclusion: CBCT and orthopantomogram measurements were significantly different from those of the anatomic specimens suggesting inaccuracies in the radiographic technology or a lack of precision in landmark identification.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 1990. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [234]-250).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 1990. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [234]-250).

Im Rahmen dieser Dissertation wurde in einer prospektiven klinischen Studie bei 110 kardiochirurgischen Patienten, welche sich einer Mitralklappenrekonstruktion [MKR] unterzogen, untersucht, ob mittels transösophagealer Echokardiographie [TEE] die Durchblutung der Koronarien zu Beginn, während und nach der Operation dargestellt werden kann und ob die anatomischen Gegebenheiten gut abzugrenzen sind. Dabei wurden der Ramus Circumflexus [RCX] und der Sinus Coronarius [SC] im gesamten Verlauf verfolgt, der Diameter proximal (nach Abgang der Aorta), im Verlauf (bei Überkreuzung der arteriellen und venösen Gefäße) und distal bestimmt und der Blutfluss mittels Dopplersonographie dargestellt. Ein weiterer Punkt war die Untersuchung, ob anhand des Kalibers der Gefäße verlässliche Rückschlüsse auf den Versorgungstyp geschlossen werden können, was sonst nur mittels Koronarangiographie [CA] unter Einsatz von Kontrastmittel invasiv darzustellen war. Zuletzt wurde beim sich noch in Narkose befindlichen Patienten untersucht, ob evtl. erst postoperativ durch iatrogenen Verschluss aufgetretene Wandbewegungsstörungen mittels TEE minimalinvasiv diagnostiziert werden können, sodass ggf. eine sofortige Intervention erfolgen konnte. In der Phase der Datenerhebung kam es bei drei Patienten zu Komplikationen im Sinne einer Obstruktion bzw. Stenose der RCX, wobei die Befunde der TEE-Untersuchungen zusammenmit den klinischen Symptomen in einer anschließenden Koronarangiographie bestätigt wurden. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie wurden im Jahr 2010 in „The annals of thoracic surgery“ unter dem Titel „Echocardiographic Identification of Iatrogenic Injury of the Circumflex Artery During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair“ veröffentlicht (1).