DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE

Digital image archival requires less physical storage space, allows for rapid storage and retrieval and avoids loss in image quality over time or with image duplication compared with film storage. Because medical imaging data are critically important and, by law, must be stored in a safe, accessible manner, it is imperative not to have one computer error destroy all copies of the image data. Several options for image storage media are available including magnetic tape, optical media, spinning disks and solid state. Other considerations include on-site vs. off-site storage, redundancy, on-line vs. off-line storage, and removable storage media for disaster recovery. The different storage media can be used in different configurations to provide sufficient protection of digital data. Choose a storage system that will keep your data safe from unauthorized access, hardware failure, and clinic disasters.     

CONTROL OF MIKANIA CORDATA (BURM. f.) B. L. ROBINSON IN PLANTATION CROPS USING PARAQUAT

Summary. A single application of paraquat at 0·56 kg/ha applied in 224 l/ha gave short-lived control of Mikania cordata. An increase in duration of control was obtained either by increasing the dose from 0·28 kg/ha to 1·12 kg/ha with a constant volume rate (224 l/ha) or by using a constant dose (0·56 kg/ha) and reducing the volume from 896 l/ha to 112 l/ha. Complete eradication of M. cordata was achieved by applying paraquat at 0·56 kg/ha or 0·28 kg/ha followed 2-3 weeks later by a second application at 0·28 kg/ha in 112 l/ha.
La lutte contre Mikania cordata ( Burm. F. ) B. L. Robinson dans les cultures au moyen du paraquat     

CALCULATION AND USAGE OF THE THYROID TO BACKGROUND RATIO ON THE PERTECHNETATE THYROID SCAN

Feline hyperthyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. A single dose of 148 MBq (4 mCi) ¹³¹I is 95–98% effective for the treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats; however, the cause for treatment failures has not been determined. In a series of 113 hyperthyroid cats having pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy before treatment using a standard 148 MBq (4 mCi) ¹³¹I dose, the thyroid to salivary gland (T:S) ratio and the thyroid to background (T:B) ratio were calculated. Results in 107 (95%) cats successfully treated were compared with results in six (5%) cats that remained hyperthyroid after treatment. T:B ratio was significantly higher for cats that had treatment failure (median 13.0, range 3.6–73.0) than for cats successfully treated (median 4.4, range 1.2–69.0) (P=0.02), whereas there was no significant difference in their T:S ratios (P=0.2). The T:B ratio is a new approach to evaluating the thyroid pertechnetate scan with the intent of identifying which hyperthyroid cats may fail treatment using a standard 148 MBq (4 mCi) ¹³¹I dose and which, therefore, require a higher dose.     

CHEMICAL CONTROL OF IMPERATA CYLINDRICA (L.) BEAUV. IN MALAYSIA*

Summary. Paraquat-based treatments were evaluated for the control of Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., a perennial grass with extensive rhizomes of great regenerative power. Single applications of 0–5 lb/ac paraquat gave good initial control, but regeneration was rapid. Increases up to 2–0 lb/ac had little effect on the duration of control, nor did the volume rate from 40 to 120 gal/ac. When an initial application of 05 lb/ac was followed by two further applications of 0–25 lb/ac, when the level of control had decreased to 50%, lasting control was obtained. Application of 6–8 lb/ac dalapon followed by 0–25 lb/ac paraquat also gave good control, comparable with that achieved by the conventional treatment of dalapon alone at 15–20 lb/ac. La lutte chimique contre Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. en Malaisie Résumé. Des traitements utilisant le paraquat ont étè essayés pour lutter contre Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., graminée pérenne avec des rhizomes importants qui manifestent un pouvoir de régénération élevé, Des applications uniques de paraquat à la dose 0,56 kg/ha ement un bon eifel initial mais la régéneration fut rapide. L'accroissement de la dose jusquà 2,2 kg/ha n'eut qu'une faible incidence sur la durée de l'action herbicide, l'augmentation du volume de traitement de 450 à 1350 1/ha ne provoqua pas non plus d'augmentation de I'efficacité. Une seule application de paraquat à 0,56 kg/ha, quand le niveau de I'efficacité eut décru jusquà 50%, suivie de deux applications supplémen-taires à 0,275 kg/ha, donna une efficacité plus durable. Des applications de dalapon de 6,7 à 9,0 kg/ha suivies de traitements au paraquat à 0,275 kg/ha donnèerent un résultat aussi bon que celui obtenu par les traitements habituels au dalapon seul, à la dose dc 16 à 22 kg/ha. Chemisehe Bekampfung von Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. in Malaysia Zusammenfassung. Es erfolgten Untersuchungen zur Bekämpfung von Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., einem mehrjährigen Gras mit einem ausgedehnten Rhizomsystem und starker Regenerationskraft, mit Paraquat, Einmalige Applikation von 0,56 kg/ha Paraquat hatte zwar eine gute Anfangswirkung, doch erfolgte rasche Regeneration. Eine Erhöhung bis auf 2,2 kg/ha war ebenso wie eine Änderung der Spritzbrühmenge von ca 450–1350 I/ha von geringem Einfluss auf die Nachhaltigkeit der Bekämpfungs-massnahmen. Eine einmalige Anwendung von 0,56 kg/ha Paraquat gefolgt von zwei weiteren Applikationen von 0,28 kg/ha, wenn die Regeneration ungelahr 50% erreicht hatte, ergab nachhaltige Wirkung. Behandlungen mit 6,7-9 kg/ha Dalapon gefolgt von 0,28 kg/ha Paraquat hatten ebenfalis eine gute Wirkung, die mit der einer konven-tionellen Behandlung mit 16,8-22 kg/ha Dalapon vergleiehbar war.