Search Results - "Chin, Karen"
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Mirror movements and brain pathology in children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Published in Developmental medicine and child neurology (01-02-2023)“…Aim We systematically examined the relationship between mirror movements and brain lesion type, corticospinal tract (CST) organization, and hand function to…”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of an intensive seated postural intervention delivered with robotic and rigid trunk support systems
Published in BMJ open (17-08-2023)“…Children with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) levels III-IV demonstrate impaired sitting and reaching…”
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Development and evaluation of a clinical model for lung cancer patients using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) within a knowledge‐based algorithm for treatment planning
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-11-2016)“…The purpose of this study was to describe the development of a clinical model for lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)…”
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Cyclic strain anisotropy regulates valvular interstitial cell phenotype and tissue remodeling in three-dimensional culture
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-05-2012)“…Valvular interstitial cells rapidly reorient orthogonally with biaxial anisotropic strain, while modulating directional levels of ACTA2. (A) During isotropic…”
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Tiny, ornamented eggs and eggshell from the Upper Cretaceous of Utah represent a new ootaxon with theropod affinities
Published in Scientific reports (11-05-2021)“…A new Cretaceous ootaxon (eggshell type) from the Kaiparowits Formation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is among a growing number of very small…”
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Commissioning, clinical implementation, and initial experience with a new brain tumor treatment package on a low‐field MR‐linac
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-06-2023)“…To evaluate the image quality, dosimetric properties, setup reproducibility, and planar cine motion detection of a high‐resolution brain coil and integrated…”
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Fossil worm burrows reveal very early terrestrial animal activity and shed light on trophic resources after the end-cretaceous mass extinction
Published in PloS one (07-08-2013)“…The widespread mass extinctions at the end of the Cretaceous caused world-wide disruption of ecosystems, and faunal responses to the one-two punch of severe…”
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Modeling AeroForm tissue expander for postmastectomy radiation therapy
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-08-2019)“…The AeroForm chest wall tissue expander (TE) is a silicon shell containing a metallic CO2 reservoir, placed surgically after mastectomy. The patient uses a…”
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HABIT+tDCS: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the synergistic efficacy of hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) plus targeted non-invasive brain stimulation to improve upper extremity function in school-age children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Published in BMJ open (21-02-2022)“…IntroductionUnilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) is characterised by movement deficits primarily on one body side. The best available upper extremity (UE)…”
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Comparative osteohistology of Hesperornis with reference to pygoscelid penguins: the effects of climate and behaviour on avian bone microstructure
Published in Royal Society open science (01-11-2014)“…The broad biogeographic distribution of Hesperornis fossils in Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway deposits has prompted questions about whether they…”
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Intensive Bimanual Intervention for Children Who Have Undergone Hemispherectomy: A Pilot Study
Published in Pediatric physical therapy (01-07-2021)“…Purpose: To conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an intensive bimanual intervention on upper limb function in children who have…”
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Improvements in Upper Extremity Function Following Intensive Training Are Independent of Corticospinal Tract Organization in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Clinical Randomized Trial
Published in Frontiers in neurology (03-05-2021)“…Intensive training of the more affected upper extremity (UE) has been shown to be effective for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). Two…”
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Characteristics of a novel treatment system for linear accelerator–based stereotactic radiosurgery
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (08-07-2015)“…The purpose of this study is to characterize the dosimetric properties and accuracy of a novel treatment platform (Edge radiosurgery system) for localizing and…”
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On-line adaptive and real-time intrafraction motion management of spine-SBRT on an MR-linac
Published in Frontiers in physics (29-08-2022)“…Purpose: The superior soft-tissue contrast of MRI-guided radiotherapy offers enhanced localization accuracy of the spinal cord in spine Stereotactic Body…”
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Taxonomic composition, paleoecology and biostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous diatoms from Devon Island, Nunavut, Canadian High Arctic
Published in Cretaceous research (01-06-2011)“…Upper Cretaceous sediments of the Kanguk Formation exposed in Eidsbotn and Viks Fiord grabens on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canadian High Arctic, yielded 91 fossil…”
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How does CBCT reconstruction algorithm impact on deformably mapped targets and accumulated dose distributions?
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-09-2021)“…Purpose We performed quantitative analysis of differences in deformable image registration (DIR) and deformable dose accumulation (DDA) computed on CBCT…”
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On the improvement of CBCT image quality for soft tissue‐based SRS localization
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-11-2018)“…Purpose We explore the optimal cone‐beam CT (CBCT) acquisition parameters to improve CBCT image quality to enhance intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)…”
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Association of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease Burden Using Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
Published in Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (01-01-2015)“…Aim: Diastolic dysfunction is a common problem in patients with obesity, hypertension, diabetes, or coronary artery disease. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Evaluation and verification of the QF ix Encompass TM couch insert for intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery
Published in Journal of applied clinical medical physics (01-07-2018)“…Abstract The QF ix Encompass TM stereotactic radiosurgery ( SRS ) immobilization system consists of a thermoplastic mask that attaches to the couch insert to…”
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Life in a temperate Polar sea: a unique taphonomic window on the structure of a Late Cretaceous Arctic marine ecosystem
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-12-2008)“…As the earth faces a warming climate, the rock record reminds us that comparable climatic scenarios have occurred before. In the Late Cretaceous, Arctic marine…”
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