基于电阻抗成像的植物单根断层图像重建

为了实现植物根系结构形态的原位检测,植物根系单根的断层图像重建研究非常必要。该文应用动态电阻抗成像技术对土壤-树根模拟系统进行了图像重建,对重建图像进行二值化处理并求出树根在该系统中的位置坐标、面积和形状,并以树根的位置坐标、面积及形状的相对偏差为指标,分析了图像重建算法、土壤含水率2个因素对成像质量的影响。结果表明：电阻抗成像技术能够实现树木单根断层图像重建;将重建图像进行二值化处理,所得图像更加直观,便于定量评价成像质量;基于Newton单步残差正则化的一步牛顿误差重构（Newton's one-step error reconsruction,NOSER）算法,比基于全变差正则化的主双-内点模式（primal dual-interior point method,PD-IPM）算法的成像质量好;土壤含水率越高成像质量越好。该研究为基于电阻抗成像技术的植物根系结构形态的图像重建提供参考。     

X射线图像技术对红毛丹内部品质的检测

研究了利用X射线图像处理及模式识别方法检测红毛丹内部品质——可食率、可溶性固形物含量。首先用阈值分割法去除红毛丹背景，然后用模糊C均值聚类方法来分割果肉区域。红毛丹可食率以分割出的果肉区域像素个数与整个果实区域像素个数之比来表征，实验结果表明，误判率小于10％。红毛丹可溶性固形物含量的X射线图像检测采用纹理特征描述的方法，利用直方图矩特征和支持向量机回归方法预测红毛丹可溶性固形物含量的相关系数最高可达87．2％。     

不同氧化度六方水钠锰矿的结构研究

通过反复试验法(trial-and-error)粉末X射线衍射(XRD)结构模拟和X射线吸收光谱(XAS)研究了不同锰平均氧化度(manganese average oxidation state,Mn AOS)六方水钠锰矿的结构变化特点.合成的系列六方水钠锰矿中(样品HB1到HB6),Mn AOS由3.92减小为3.67,晶胞参数b由2.838 (A)增加至2.848 (A).在a-b平面上的紧密堆叠尺寸(CSD)由12.0 nm减小至7.0 nm,沿c轴堆叠的锰氧八面体层数约为10.6～13.4层.随着Mn AOS逐渐降低,样品中八面体空位含量由18％减小至8％.Mn AOS与空位含量呈极显著正相关,它们与晶胞参数b呈负相关.X射线吸收近边结构光谱(XANES)线性拟合表明,样品中Mn主要以+4价存在,随着空位含量的减少,低价锰(Mn2+/3+)含量逐渐增多.扩展X射线吸收精细结构光谱(EXAFS)全多重散射模型拟合分析表明,不同氧化度六方水钠锰矿样品的晶体结构和Mn局域配位环境基本相同.由于空位含量和颗粒尺寸减小,从HB1到HB6的表观锰位点占有率(focc)由0.74减小至0.66.随着Mn AOS逐渐降低,Mn-Mn(O)配位壳平均键长增加.     

人为土中纳米颗粒的发生、结构和矿物相

Soils contain various kinds of crystalline to amorphous solid particles with at least one dimension in the nanoscale (<100nm). These nanoparticles contribute greatly to dynamic soil processes such as soil genesis, trace element cycling, contaminant transport, and chemical reaction. The nano-sized fraction of an Anthrosol was obtained to determine the occurrence, chemical composition, structure, and mineral phases of nanoparticles using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Selected area electron diffraction or the fast Fourier transform of high-resolution images was used in structural characterization of the nanoparticles with HRTEM. Two nanoscale mineral types, i.e., mineral nanoparticles and nanominerals, were observed in the Anthrosol. Mineral nanoparticles in soil included well crystalline aluminumsilicate nanosheets, nanorods, and nanoparticles. Nanosheets with a length of 120-150 nm and a width of about 10-20 nm were identified as chlorite/vermiculite series. The presence of clear lattice fringe spacing in HRTEM image of nanoparticles indicated that mineral nanoparticles had a relatively good crystallinity. The nanomineral ferrihydrite also existed in the Anthrosol. The HRTEM images and the particle size distribution histogram suggested that these ferrihydrite nanoparticles were quite homogeneous, and had a narrow size distribution range (1-7 nm) with a mean diameter of 3.6±1.6 nm. Our HRTEM observation indicated that mineral nanoparticles and nanominerals were common and widely distributed in Anthrosols. HRTEM and selected area diffraction or lattice fringe spacing characterization provided further proofs to the structure of nanoparticles formed in soil.energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), ferrihydrite, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), nanominerals, nano-sized fraction     

利用计算机断层扫描技术研究土壤改良措施下土壤孔隙

为探明不同土壤结构改良措施（秸秆覆盖、免耕、有机肥、保水剂）对土壤孔隙特征及分布的影响,采用计算机断层（computed tomography,CT）扫描法定量分析了土壤孔隙的数目、孔隙度及孔隙在土壤剖面上的分布特征。结果表明：不同措施均提高了土壤总孔隙数、大孔隙数及0.13～1.0 mm孔隙数,且其孔隙度也相应提高。同时孔隙成圆率也得到了改善。各处理中以有机肥和免耕处理效果较佳,其次为保水剂和秸秆覆盖,对照最低。此外,不同措施显著提高了土壤的田间持水量和＞0.25 mm 水稳性团聚体含量,降低了土壤容重,且各处理中,仍以有机肥和免耕处理效果最佳,其田间持水量分别较对照提高了15.9%和16.4%,而土壤容重较对照降低了6.8%和8.8%。相关分析表明：田间持水量、容重和＞0.25 mm水稳性团聚体含量与土壤总孔隙度和大孔隙度呈显著或极显著正相关;而土壤容重对于总孔隙度和大孔隙度及孔隙成圆率呈显著负相关。     

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF ANATOMIC AND PATHOLOGIC VARIATIONS IN THE FELINE NASAL SEPTUM AND PARANASAL SINUSES

The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of nasal septal deviation and variations of the paranasal sinuses in normal and diseased cats. Prevalence of nasal septal deviation was 86.7%, 68.4%, and 71.4% in cats with rhinitis, neoplasia, and normal cats, respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P = 0.244). There was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.01) in the magnitude of nasal septal deviation between cats with and cats without nasal disease, using a cutoff value of 1 mm for maximum distance of deviation from midline. There was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.019) between cats with rhinitis and neoplasia when comparing the presence of a mass (7.7% and 53.8%, respectively), but not when comparing for lysis of the septum. Deviation of the frontal sinus septum occurred in 27.7% of all cats, while the sphenoid septum was oblique and eccentric in 96.6% of all cats. The mean length of the frontal sinus was longer in male cats than female cats. The presence of nasal septal deviation alone cannot be used as a criterion to diagnose nasal disease, but cats with rhinitis or neoplasia have more marked deviation than normal cats. The presence of a mass and lysis of the septum were only seen in cats with nasal disease and a mass is more likely to be seen with neoplasia than rhinitis. Male cats have a longer frontal sinus than female cats. Almost all cats have an oblique, eccentric sphenoid septum.     

X射线强度直接计数法无损检测木材生长轮密度

文中初步探讨了X射线强度直接计数法无损连续检测木材生长轮密度的理论。作者主要根据X射线服从指数衰减规律,采用按一定步长移动的扫描方式,并结合应用D/max-3B型X射线衍射仪(日本)提出了试样制作要求和试验方法。通过实验对兴安落叶松、杉木等进行了测试,其结果与称重法比较基本一致。这一研究表明,应用X射线强度直接计数法,优于X射线照像法和γ射线强度直接计数法,它简化了测试过程,提高了检测速度,是一种检测木材密度的有效手段,可用于木材科学研究和生产实践。     

DORSAL PLANE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING OF THE ETHMOID REGION TO EVALUATE CHRONIC NASAL DISEASE IN THE DOG

Computed tomographic anatomy of the normal canine ethmoid region using both transverse and dorsal imaging plane is described. In the transverse plane, the cribriform plate appears as an irregular heart-shaped to rectangular structure that is generally visualized on no more than one to two contiguous 4-mm slices. In the dorsal plane, the cribriform plate appears as a discrete "V"-shaped structure and can be visualized on four to five contiguous slices. Successful visualization of the cribriform was less dependent on patient positioning for the dorsal plane imaging studies. Computed tomographic findings in four dogs with chronic nasal disease and complete postmortem examination of the ethmoid region indicate that the dorsal imaging plane allows a more accurate assessment of cribriform plate involvement than the transverse imaging plane.     

COMPARISON OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, TANGENTIAL VIEW RADIOGRAPHY, AND CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY IN EVALUATION OF CANINE PELVIC TRAUMA

Thirteen dogs with fractures requiring surgical repair were evaluated by standard two-view (i.e., lateral and ventrodorsal) radiography, tangential view (ventro 20 degrees cranial-dorsocaudal [inlet] and ventro 20 degrees caudal-dorsocranial [outlet]) radiography, and computed tomography (CT). Radiographic and CT examinations were reviewed independently by the three authors, and specific anatomic sites were graded for the presence or possibility of lesions. The results of radiographic interpretations were compared to CT scan interpretations. Eighty-one percent of skeletal lesions detected by CT scans were diagnosed definitively radiographically. Differences between the interpretation of CT and radiographic examinations included abnormalities associated with soft-tissue structures (P < 0.0001), the sacroiliac joints (P = 0.02), and the acetabula (P = 0.04). Interpretation of the lateral/ventrodorsal and inlet/outlet radiographic series were not statistically different, although inlet views may be complimentary to the standard radiographic examination. Its use deserves further study. Reader variation was less on evaluation of CT examinations than radiographic examinations. CT multiplaner reformations and three-dimensional reconstructions were useful for surgical planning in seven dogs. CT scanning is superior to survey radiography in assessing skeletal and soft-tissue injuries in dogs with pelvic trauma, although all clinically significant surgical lesions were described accurately radiographically. Based on this small series, the routine CT examination of dogs with pelvic trauma may not be justifiable for diagnosis but may be advantageous for surgical planning, especially if acetabular fractures are suspected on radiographs.     

EVALUATION OF THE VARIABLY OSSIFIED COLLATERAL CARTILAGES OF THE DISTAL PHALANX AND ADJACENT ANATOMIC STRUCTURES IN THE FINNHORSE WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Six Finnhorse cadaver forefeet were selected to represent radiographically different types and grades of ossification of the collateral cartilages of the distal phalanx. These cartilages and adjacent tissues were evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In CT the internal structure of the cartilages was consistent, but in MRI some differences were noted. The shape of the collateral cartilages and their ligamentous attachments varied. The border between ossified and non-ossified cartilage appeared distinct, with considerable variation in the extent of the ossified area in regard to the cross-sectional area of the cartilage. Ossification originating from the palmar processes and extending in the proximaVpalmaroproximal direction, without separate centers of ossification, generally appeared smooth and inactive. Palmar ossification followed the irregular shape of the cartilage. Separate centers of ossification had a medullary cavity or were sclerotic. Presence ofamedullary cavity or sclerosis were also found at the base of the cartilages. The incomplete fusion lines between separate centres of ossification and the ossified base of the cartilage varied from congruent and inactive to reactive with marked sclerosis, flared margins and parachondral changes. Incomplete fusion may be clinically significant. Local conformational adaptations of the hoof were also documented with extensive ossification of the collateral cartilage.