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Open AccessNanowire-assisted freestanding liquid metal thin-film patterns for highly stretchable electrodes on 3D surfaces
Stretchable electronics is playing an integral role in fields such as wearable electronics and soft robots. Among soft conductive materials, liquid metal is drawing intense attention as an electrode material d...
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Open AccessFoot contact forces can be used to personalize a wearable robot during human walking
Individuals with below-knee amputation (BKA) experience increased physical effort when walking, and the use of a robotic ankle-foot prosthesis (AFP) can reduce such effort. The walking effort could be further ...
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Surface Electromyography Characteristics for Motion Intention Recognition and Implementation Issues in Lower-limb Exoskeletons
Recognizing the user’s motion intentions is a crucial challenge to develop human augmented robotic devices due to safety and easiness of interactions. Among the possible sensorial modalities, surface electromy...
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Open AccessFacile fabrication of flexible metal grid transparent electrode using inkjet-printed dot array as sacrificial layer
In this study, we introduce a flexible metal grid transparent electrode fabricated using a lift-off process. This transparent electrode consisting of metal thin film with punched-like pattern by hole array was...
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Yield of concurrent systemic biopsy during MRI-targeted biopsy according to Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 in patients with suspected prostate cancer
To investigate the yield of concurrent systemic biopsy (SB) during MRI-targeted biopsy (MRTB) as Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) version 2 (v2) interpretations in patients with suspected p...
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Operation Range-Optimized Silver Nanowire Through Junction Treatment
In past decades, stretchable conductors have been investigated for a wide range of applications, and the operation strain range of such devices varies by application. To commercialize stretchable devices, it i...
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A Review on Hierarchical Origami and Kirigami Structure for Engineering Applications
Origami and kirigami originally serving as the ancient papercraft techniques also provide the way of develo** functional hierarchical structures for various engineering applications, for example, stretchable...
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The utility of CT and MRI in detecting male urethral recurrence after radical cystectomy
To evaluate the utility of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting male urethral recurrence (UR).
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Single-phase DECT with VNCT compared with three-phase CTU in patients with haematuria
To retrospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance of single-phase dual-energy CT (DECT) with virtual non-contrast CT (VNCT) compared with three-phase CT urography (CTU) in patients with haematuria.
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Prediction of disease progression following concurrent chemoradiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer: value of post-treatment diffusion-weighted imaging
To investigate the value of post-treatment diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for predicting disease progression following concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for cervical cancer.
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Can diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging predict tumor recurrence of uterine cervical cancer after concurrent chemoradiotherapy?
To retrospectively investigate the utility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for predicting clinical outcome after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in uterine cervical cancer.
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Prostate diffusion-weighted imaging at 3T: effect of intravenous gadobutrol administration
To investigate whether gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) administration significantly affects diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) at 3 T in the evaluation of prostate cancer and benign tissue.
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Direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion
It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis when a lesion arising from adrenohepatic fusion occurs. Also, the anatomical characteristics may lead to various radiological features so that it is frequent to unde...
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CT sensitivity for adrenal adenoma according to lesion size
To retrospectively evaluate CT sensitivity for characterizing adrenal adenoma according to lesion size.
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Comparison of re-biopsy with preceded MRI and re-biopsy without preceded MRI in patients with previous negative biopsy and persistently high PSA
To retrospectively compare re-biopsy with preceded magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and re-biopsy without preceded MRI.
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CT sensitivities for large (≥3 cm) adrenal adenoma and cortical carcinoma
To retrospectively compare computed tomography (CT) sensitivities of large (≥3 cm) adenoma and cortical carcinoma.
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Value of diffusion-weighted imaging in predicting parametrial invasion in stage IA2–IIA cervical cancer
To investigate the value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in evaluating parametrial invasion (PMI) in stage IA2–IIA cervical cancer.
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Cold Spray Deposition of Copper Electrodes on Silicon and Glass Substrates
Copper lines with widths varying from 150 to 1500 μm were deposited onto crystalline silicon wafers and soda-lime glass plates by cold spraying copper particles with 1 μm average diameter through a mask. This ...
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Numerical Studies on the Effects of Stagnation Pressure and Temperature on Supersonic Flow Characteristics in Cold Spray Applications
Low-temperature particle coating requires supersonic flow. The characteristics of this supersonic flow are investigated using a nonlinear turbulence model. The low-temperature, supersonic particle deposition t...
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Supersonic Nozzle Flow Simulations for Particle Coating Applications: Effects of Shockwaves, Nozzle Geometry, Ambient Pressure, and Substrate Location upon Flow Characteristics
Characteristics of supersonic flow are examined with specific regard to nano-particle thin-film coating. Effects of shockwaves, nozzle geometry, chamber pressure, and substrate location were studied computatio...
