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In this paper we have presented a semi-automatic method for segmenting 3-D cell nuclei from tissue images obtained using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope. This microscope can focus at different layers of the specimen and hence a stack of images giving a 3D representation can be obtained. The existing methods for segmenting the cells in 3-D confocal images are highly interactive and, hence, time consuming. We have developed an approach, where, given one segmented image-slice (optical section) of the set of confocal images, the remaining image-slices in the image stack can be automatically segmented in a layered approach. One of the image-slices in an image stack is considered as a representative image-slice. In this image-slice, overlapping boundary pixels are identified interactively while the remaining part of the cell boundary is marked using Laplacian of a Gaussian operator. This interactively traced portion of the boundary is considered as initial boundary for finding the overlapping boundary pixels in the neighboring image-slices. Simple basic search strategy is used for boundary search in the neighboring image-slices. The method minimizes the human interaction and is also found to be efficient and reasonably accurate. Some experimental results are presented to illustrate the usefulness of the technique. We have also given the application of our segmentation method to quantitative evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) signals. A brief comparative study of visual FISH signal evaluation and the FISH signal counting by automatic image analysis is also given.
For more than a decade, Midwest Research Institute (MRI) has investigated the effects of exposure to 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields (EMF) on human physiology, performance, and biochemistry. This accumulated experience, new research directions, and limited resources made it important to design more comprehensive and operationally cost-effective exposure facilities. Here we describe the new, integrated laboratory exposure test facilities recently constructed at MRI and present data on relevant characteristics of the exposure systems. Concentric coil systems were developed to generate uniform magnetic fields within the three new exposure rooms, with rapid cancellation of the field to ambient levels in the rest of the laboratory. Control systems are fully automated, computer-based, and independent. These provide the operational flexibility needed to present fields of different magnitudes, frequencies, and polarization. The local geomagnetic field can be modulated and/or canceled, and both AC and DC fields can be presented in various combinations. Capabilities for conducting double-blind experiments with true active-sham exposure conditions were implemented using bifilar windings and applying current flow in the opposite direction for each wire in a pair. The new facilities provide a comprehensive capability for laboratory-based human research on the potential effects of exposure to AC and DC magnetic fields.
Detroit Riverview Hospital's surgery suite recently converted to an automated medication distribution system. Focusing on control, access, documentation, and charging, the redesign has benefited pharmacists, nurse anesthetists, and OR nurses. Automation reduced nursing labor associated with ordering and restocking medications, counting narcotics, and investigating discrepancies. Storage and dispensing options, including innovative anesthesia trays, facilitate caregiver productivity, quality initiatives, and clinical pathways. System documentation pinpoints questionable events and patterns to ensure that all medications dispensed were administered to patients. Charges are captured and posted automatically. Overall, automated medication distribution has helped the OR improve clinical care quality and patient service.