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  • 1
    ISSN: 1433-0423
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Refraktive Hornhautchirurgie ; Intrastromale photorefraktive Keratektomie ; Pikosekundenlaser ; Photodisruption ; Kavitation ; Key words Refractive surgery ; Intrastromal photorefractive keratectomy ; Picosecond laser ; Photodisruption ; Cavitation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Background: Picosecond laser intrastromal photorefractive keratectomy (ISPRK) aims at achieving a flattening of the central cornea by plasma-mediated tissue evaporation without affecting the anterior or posterior corneal layers. We investigated the laser-induced tissue effects to establish a functional relationship between laser parameters and tissue removal and to assess their influence on the healing process and long-term refractive changes. Materials and methods: A modified ISL 2001 System with a cone angle of 30° was used for in vitro investigations of the laser effects in water and porcine cornea. Photographic methods were used to determine the plasma volume and the thickness of the laser-generated intrastromal bubble layer as a function of the pulse energy and the number and separation in which the pulses were applied (216 eyes). Histological evaluation was done by polarization microscopy (9 eyes). Results: Polarization microscopy revealed only minor signs of thermal tissue damage. The maximum amount of tissue that can be evaporated without damaging the outer corneal layers corresponds to a layer about 10 µm thick. With a 6-mm optical zone, this tissue removal yields an immediate refractive effect of only 0.85 dpt. Stronger long-term refractive changes observed in animal experiments and clinical studies must thus be due to the healing response of the cornea. The healing response may be induced by mechanical distortion due to intrastromal bubble formation affecting about one third of the corneal thickness. Conclusion: Since the refractive effects are apparently strongly influenced by corneal healing, they are poorly predictable and can probably not be used for clinical purposes.
    Notes: Fragestellung: Bei der intrastromalen photorefraktiven Keratektomie (ISPRK) mit dem Pikosekundenlaser soll durch plasmavermittelte Gewebsverdampfung eine Abflachung der zentralen Hornhaut erreicht werden, ohne Epithel oder Endothel zu schädigen. Wir untersuchten die Gewebseffekte und die Abhängigkeit zwischen Laserparametern und Gewebsentfernung, um Aufschlußüber die Entstehungsmechanismen von Refraktionseffekten bei der ISPRK zu erlangen. Material und Methode: Es wurde ein modifiziertes ISL-2001-System mit 30° Fokussierungswinkel benutzt, um in vitro die Lasereffekte in Wasser und Schweinehornhaut zu untersuchen. Mit fotografischen Methoden wurden das Plasmavolumen und die Dicke der lasererzeugten intrastromalen Blasenschicht als Funktion der Pulsenergie und in Abhängigkeit von der Anzahl und dem räumlichen Abstand der applizierten Pulsschichten bestimmt (216 Augen). Eine histologische Untersuchung der Effekte erfolgte mittels Polarisationsmikroskopie (9 Augen). Ergebnisse: Es ergaben sich lediglich geringfügige Hinweise auf thermische Gewebeschäden. Die maximale Gewebsmenge, die durch ISPRK verdampft werden kann, entspricht einer Schicht von etwa 10 mm Dicke, was bei 6 mm optischer Zone zu einer Refraktionsänderung von lediglich 0,85 dpt führen würde. In Tierexperimenten und klinischen Studien beobachtete stärkere Brechkraftänderungen sind wahrscheinlich auf Heilungsvorgänge zurückzuführen. Letztere könnten durch die mechanischen Schäden aufgrund der intrastromalen Blasenbildung bedingt sein, die etwa 1/3 der Hornhautdicke betreffen. Schlußfolgerung: Da die Refraktionseffekte anscheinend stark durch Heilungsvorgänge beeinflußt werden, sind sie schlecht vorhersagbar und für eine klinische Anwendung wenig geeignet.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1433-0423
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Refraktive Hornhautchirurgie ; Laserthermokeratoplastik ; Kollagendenaturierung ; Optische Kurzkohärenztomographie ; Polarisationsmikroskopie ; Sirius-Rot-Färbung ; Key words Refractive surgery ; Laser thermokeratoplasty ; Collagen denaturation ; Collagen shrinkage ; Optical low coherence tomography ; Polarization microscopy ; Sirius-Red staining
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Background: Information on the extent and degree of the thermal effect produced is of great importance for control of the laser dosage in laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK) and for postoperative follow-up. We investigated on acute LTK effects which information images obtained by optical low coherence tomography (OCT) offer compared to those obtained by polarization microscopy. Methods: Porcine eyes were irradiated through a 400 µm quartz fiber using light from a laser diode emitting up to 300 mW at a wavelength of 1.86 µm. Thermal lesions of varying strength were scanned using an experimental OCT device with about 25 µm lateral and 20 µm axial resolution. Histologic evaluation of the scanned areas was done by polarization microscopy after Sirius-Red staining, and similar lesions were also analyzed by TEM. Results: Both methods differentiated three damage zones: a transition zone, a zone of mode-rate coagulation, and a central zone of strong coagulation. In the transition zone, increased birefringence was seen in polarization microscopy, which correlated with increased light scattering seen in the OCT images. In the moderately coagulated zone, a decrease in birefringence was associated with an even stronger increase of the OCT signal. In the central zone, a loss of the fibrillar tissue structure was observed, which led to a complete loss of birefringence and a strong reduction of the OCT signal. Conclusions: Although OCT does not provide the detailed information on thermal changes of tissue seen by the histologic method, it offers information on the extent and degree of tissue changes without preparation artifacts and provides a non-invasive method of immediate and follow-up control of LTK lesions. A quantitative analysis of changes in corneal thickness and curvature is much simpler than by a slit lamp. Time-resolved measurements of corneal light scattering may be used for on-line control of the laser-light dosage during LTK.
    Notes: Hintergrund: Für die Kontrolle der Laserdosis und der postoperativen Entwicklung bei Laserthermokeratoplastik (LTK) sind Informationen über die Ausdehnung und das Ausmaß der thermischen Läsionen von großer Bedeutung. Wir verglichen den Informationsgehalt der Darstellung frischer LTK-Läsionen durch Optische Kurzkohärenztomographie [optical low coherence tomography (OCT)] mit der histologischen Darstellung durch Polarisationsmikroskopie. Methode: Die Kornea von Schweineaugen wurde in vitro durch eine 400-µm-Quarzfaser mit Licht aus einer Laserdiode bestrahlt, die bis zu 300 mW bei λ=1,86 µm emittiert. Es wurden OCT-Querschnittsbilder verschieden starker Läsionen mit etwa 25 µm lateraler und 20 µm axialer Auflösung aufgenommen. Die mit OCT analysierten Bereiche wurden histologisch durch Polarisationsmikroskopie nach Sirius-Rot-Färbung untersucht und mit der Darstellung durch TEM verglichen. Ergebnisse: Es konnten 3 Schadenszonen unterschieden werden: Übergangszone, mäßige und starke Koagulation. In der Übergangszone korrelierte die unter Polarisation sichtbare verstärkte Doppelbrechung mit einer Zunahme des OCT-Signals. Bei mäßiger Koagulation ging eine Abnahme der Doppelbrechung mit einer weiteren Zunahme des OCT Signals einher. Bei starker Koagulation im Zentrum der Läsion ging die Kollagenfaserstruktur weitgehend verloren, wodurch Doppelbrechung und OCT-Signal fast völlig verschwinden. Schlußfolgerungen: OCT liefert zwar eine weniger detaillierte Information über thermische Gewebsveränderungen als eine histologische Untersuchung, gibt aber Aufschlußüber die Ausdehnung und das Ausmaß der Veränderungen und ermöglicht eine nichtinvasive Darstellung und Verlaufskontrolle von LTK-Läsionen ohne Präparationsartefakte. Eine quantitative Analyse der Veränderung der Hornhautdicke ist leichter möglich als mit der Spaltlampe. Zeitaufgelöste Messungen der Lichtstreuung können zur Online-Kontrolle der Laserdosis bei der LTK verwendet werden.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-1084
    Keywords: Key words: X-ray diagnosis ; Medical indication ; Bodily harm
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. An orthopedic surgeon had been condemned for different offences to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment by the superior court in Frankfurt/Main. One point of the ruling had been the use of X-rays without medical indication, which the superior court of Frankfurt/Main finally did not assess as bodily harm. The supreme court of Germany overruled this interpretation and referred the case back for a new trial and ruling.
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  • 4
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    Springer
    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 13 (1997), S. 305-313 
    ISSN: 1573-0972
    Keywords: NMR ; pcpB ; pcpC ; pentachlorophenol degradation ; Pseudomonas spp
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract Eighty-nine bacterial isolates obtained by enrichment from pentachlorophenol (PCP)-contaminated soil samples were tested for PCP dechlorination activity and hybridization to pcpB (encoding PCP-4-monooxygenase) and pcpC (encoding tetrachlorohydroquinone reductive dehalogenase) gene probes synthesized by polymerase chain reaction from Flavobacterium sp. ATCC 39723 genomic DNA. Seven isolates were able to dechlorinate PCP, hybridize to both pcpB and pcpC DNA probes, and mineralize sodium pentachlorophenate (NaPCP) at an initial concentration of 100μg/ml. Although the seven PCP-mineralizing isolates possessed DNA sequences homologous to the Flavobacterium pcpB and pcpC genes, restriction analysis revealed sequence differences between the isolates and the Flavobacterium PCP dechlorination genes. Two isolates, designated UG25 and UG30, with the fastest onset and highest extent of PCP mineralization were selected for further study. Both isolates were tentatively identified as Pseudomonas spp. and exhibited stoichiometric release of Cl− ions as PCP was degraded. The release of Cl− began concomitantly with PCP disappearance from the medium. Both UG25 and UG30 degraded NaPCP at a concentration of 250 μg/ml in a minimal salt medium. Supplementation of the medium with glutamate increased the NaPCP degradation threshold of UG25 to a concentration of 300 μg/ml but did not affect that of UG30. 31P-NMR spectra of UG25 and UG30 cell suspensions exposed to PCP showed lower intracellular ATP levels and a more acidic cytoplasmic pH relative to untreated cells. This de-energization may explain the lack of cell growth in the presence of high PCP concentrations.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1520-4995
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 6
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    s.l. : American Chemical Society
    The @journal of organic chemistry 60 (1995), S. 5843-5854 
    ISSN: 1520-6904
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1520-6904
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1520-6904
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 9
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Review of Scientific Instruments 66 (1995), S. 776-778 
    ISSN: 1089-7623
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics , Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: A gas-filled position-sensitive proportional counter was constructed for the detection and analysis of x rays in the 8–20 keV range. The detector's active volume is 9.5×3×0.4 cm3. Based on an earlier design, the cathode incorporates a 160-ns delay line, etched using printed-circuit techniques. The detector operates at an 80-psig gas pressure and achieves a spatial resolution as low as 80 μm and linearity better than 25 μm. The counting efficiency ranges from 80% at 8 keV to 37% at 20 keV. The new detector allowed efficient recording of high-resolution spectra of the K emission lines from heliumlike Ge30+ and Kr34+. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 10
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    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Inc
    The @breast journal 5 (1999), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1524-4741
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract: Tamoxifen is widely used for the treatment of breast cancer. While it is generally well tolerated, clinically relevant depression may be a common side effect. This article reviews reports of depression associated with tamoxifen and considers the specific qualities of tamoxifen that may account for depressive symptomatology. A multitude of factors may be responsible for depression in the breast cancer patient such as adjuvant therapy, stage of treatment, and poor body image. Tamoxifen distinguishes itself due to its potential activity at the neuroendocrine level. Antagonist qualities of tamoxifen may block the neuroprotective effects of estrogen. This may result in down-regulation of neurotransmitters associated with mood regulation such as serotonin and norepinephrine. Additional research into the mechanism of tamoxifen-associated depression is needed. As the use of tamoxifen increases, it will be essential to consider the potential side effect of depression, which in itself may alter immune function and overall survival. The risk and benefits of tamoxifen must be carefully weighed and depressive symptoms should be monitored and treated in women receiving tamoxifen therapy.
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