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Clinical high-resolution phase-contrast x-ray medical imaging

X-ray imaging is a workhorse in the clinic due to its speed, low cost and relative simplicity.

Hans Hertz Hans Hertz

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Optical monitoring of testicular torsion using a miniaturized near infrared spectroscopy sensor

Shadgan, Babak, Majid Kajbafzadeh, Mark Nigro, A.M. Kajbafzadeh and Andrew Macnab. 2017. Optical monitoring of testicular torsion using a mi...

Andrew MacNab Andrew MacNab

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Developing an International Prognostic Scoring System for Thalassemia: A New Tool for Revisiting Classification of Thalassemia

Β-thalassemia is classified into three phenotypes, depending on the severity of symptoms: 1) thalassemia major (TM); 2) thalassemia Intermedia (TI); 3) β trait or thalassemia minor (Tm).

Shahina Daar Shahina Daar

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Toward reducing infant mortality via smart and low-cost pulse oximetry

Sepsis kills over six million children in the developing world every year, many of those die at home and thus it is believed that a distributed, community‐based intervention would be most effective in reducing mortality.

Guy Dumont Guy Dumont
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