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Momose T, Nakano M, Nakamura Y, Maeda T, Nawata M. Incidence and preventive treatment for deep vein thrombosis with our own preventive protocol in total hip and knee arthroplasty. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0293821. [PMID: 38232065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the perioperative and postoperative incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and validate the effectiveness of our own preventive treatment protocol for venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurrence in lower extremity arthroplasty patients. The subjects were 1,054 patients (mean age: 74.3 years) who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at our institutions between April 2014 and March 2017. We examined the frequencies of pre- and post-operative DVT by lower extremity Doppler images, and the incidence rate at proximal or distal regions as well as that according to preoperative DVT status were evaluated. Preoperative DVT was detected in 6.5% (69 cases) of our cohort and those were located 1.4% (15 cases) at proximal and 5.1% (54 cases) at distal regions. A significantly higher rate of postoperative DVT development was observed in preoperative DVT+ THA patients (P = 0.0075), but not in TKA patients only with a higher tendency (P = 0.56). The overall incidence of DVT up to 2 weeks after surgeries was 27.3% (288 cases); however, the rate in proximal femur regions was suppressed to 2.8% (30 cases), and there was no symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) case. The results demonstrated the importance of regular Doppler examination for early detection of postoperative DVT occurrence and the following immediate treatment initiation. Our own VTE preventive treatment protocol could reduce the development of proximal DVT, and the periodic monitoring as well as prompt treatment might prevent the fatal PTE. osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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- Takashige Momose
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iida Hospital, Iida, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iida Hospital, Iida, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Anderson EK, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Bhatt NM, Bonomi G, Capra A, Carli I, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Christensen A, Collister R, Cridland Mathad A, Duque Quiceno D, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fabbri S, Fajans J, Ferwerda A, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Golino LM, Gomes Gonçalves MB, Grandemange P, Granum P, Hangst JS, Hayden ME, Hodgkinson D, Hunter ED, Isaac CA, Jimenez AJU, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Khramov A, Madsen N, Martin L, Massacret N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Momose T, Mostamand M, Mullan PS, Nauta J, Olchanski K, Oliveira AN, Peszka J, Powell A, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Schoonwater J, Silveira DM, Singh J, Smith G, So C, Stracka S, Stutter G, Tharp TD, Thompson KA, Thompson RI, Thorpe-Woods E, Torkzaban C, Urioni M, Woosaree P, Wurtele JS. Observation of the effect of gravity on the motion of antimatter. Nature 2023; 621:716-722. [PMID: 37758891 PMCID: PMC10533407 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06527-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Einstein's general theory of relativity from 19151 remains the most successful description of gravitation. From the 1919 solar eclipse2 to the observation of gravitational waves3, the theory has passed many crucial experimental tests. However, the evolving concepts of dark matter and dark energy illustrate that there is much to be learned about the gravitating content of the universe. Singularities in the general theory of relativity and the lack of a quantum theory of gravity suggest that our picture is incomplete. It is thus prudent to explore gravity in exotic physical systems. Antimatter was unknown to Einstein in 1915. Dirac's theory4 appeared in 1928; the positron was observed5 in 1932. There has since been much speculation about gravity and antimatter. The theoretical consensus is that any laboratory mass must be attracted6 by the Earth, although some authors have considered the cosmological consequences if antimatter should be repelled by matter7-10. In the general theory of relativity, the weak equivalence principle (WEP) requires that all masses react identically to gravity, independent of their internal structure. Here we show that antihydrogen atoms, released from magnetic confinement in the ALPHA-g apparatus, behave in a way consistent with gravitational attraction to the Earth. Repulsive 'antigravity' is ruled out in this case. This experiment paves the way for precision studies of the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration between anti-atoms and the Earth to test the WEP.
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- E K Anderson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- University of Brescia, Brescia and INFN Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Accelerator and Technology Sector, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Accelerator Systems Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
- Department of Physics, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- University of Brescia, Brescia and INFN Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Momose T, Nakano M, Nakamura Y, Maeda T, Sobajima A, Morioka S, Nawata M. Short-term clinical outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty with a new-type kinematic retaining implant: A comparison with preexisting cruciate retaining prosthesis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34769. [PMID: 37653763 PMCID: PMC10470764 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Despite the success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), current implant designs could not consistently restore the physiological knee kinematics, especially in cruciate-retaining (CR) implants. This study aimed to investigate the short-term clinical outcomes, particularly patient satisfaction, of primary TKA employing a new-type kinematic retaining (KR) implant. We analyzed 149 cases applied the KR implant at our institutions during June 2017 to May 2019. The effectiveness of this implant design was compared with another CR one (171 cases). Both groups underwent primary TKA in the same period and all patients completed 2 years of follow-up. Perioperative changes in range of motion (ROM), Knee Score, function score, and patient satisfaction by Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) method were evaluated. Postoperative ROM, Knee Score, and function score were significantly improved at 1 year after surgeries and maintained for another year in both KR and CR groups. The improvement rate of ROM in KR group (108.1%) was substantially higher than that in CR (104.5%), even 4% increase could have affected patients' satisfaction in a real-world setting. Regarding the patient satisfaction, such 4 items as climbing stairs, walking on a bumpy road, doing housework or gardening, and taking a walk or hiking were significantly enhanced in KR cases compared to CR. There were no loosening or revision cases and the short-term survivorships of both implants were 100%. In addition, there has been no case of obvious complications in both groups during and after surgeries. The results of the present study suggest that this novel KR prosthesis can reproduce physiological knee kinematics, recover its functions, and contribute to pain relief after TKA. TKA procedure using the KR implant should be a good surgical option to improve postoperative outcomes.
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- Takashige Momose
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Maeda T, Nakano M, Nakamura Y, Momose T, Sobajima A, Takahashi J, Nakata K, Nawata M. Relationship between Stress Shielding and Optimal Femoral Canal Contact Regions for Short, Tapered-Wedge Stem Analyzed by 2D and 3D Systems in Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12093138. [PMID: 37176578 PMCID: PMC10179674 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Although tapered-wedge short stem has been widely employed with its availability for minimally invasive surgeries in total hip arthroplasty (THA), post-operative stress shielding matter remains unresolved in cementless procedures. This study aimed to clarify the most optimal femoral canal contact regions of the stem design taking stress shielding incidence into consideration. This investigation included 60 joints from 60 patients (mean age at operation: 65.9 years), of which follow-up duration after primary THA had been more than 2 years. Frequencies of spot welds, subsidence, and stress shielding were examined 2 years after surgery. The most suitable femoral canal contact regions were evaluated by plain radiograph (2D) and 3D-computed tomography analyses according to Nakata's division for fitting manners. Spot welds were observed in 38 cases (63.3%), and no subsidence case was seen. Respective number of stress shielding cases, based on Engh's classification, categorized as degree 0, 1, and 2, were 2 (3.3%), 31 (51.7%), and 27 (45.0%), while no cases for degree 3 or 4 were found. When assessed by 3D fitting analysis, 27 cases of stress shielding degree 2 were constituted by 13/42 cases of mediolateral (ML) fit, 2/4 cases of flare fit, and 12/14 cases of multi point fit. In 42 cases of ML fitting, stem contact rate of the most proximedial region in stress shielding degree 0 and 1 was significantly higher compared to stress shielding degree 2 cases. Meanwhile, the rates of distal regions were significantly lower or absent in stress shielding degree 0 and 1 cases. The initial fixation of this stem design was very good in our cohort regardless of fitting manners. This study successfully revealed that ML fitting with femoral component, especially the most proximedial calcar site restricted fitting, would be optimal for reducing stress shielding occurrence in cementless short, tapered-wedge stem THA. Thus, the ideal stem contact region should be considered during THA procedures in light of the reduction of stress shielding development.
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- Takashi Maeda
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, JCHO Osaka Hospital, Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto 390-8601, Japan
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Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Mathad AC, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fabbri S, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Grandemange P, Granum P, Hangst JS, Hayden ME, Hodgkinson D, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Momose T, Mullan P, Olchanski K, Olin A, Peszka J, Powell A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Sympathetic cooling of positrons to cryogenic temperatures for antihydrogen production. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6139. [PMID: 34686658 PMCID: PMC8536749 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26086-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The positron, the antiparticle of the electron, predicted by Dirac in 1931 and discovered by Anderson in 1933, plays a key role in many scientific and everyday endeavours. Notably, the positron is a constituent of antihydrogen, the only long-lived neutral antimatter bound state that can currently be synthesized at low energy, presenting a prominent system for testing fundamental symmetries with high precision. Here, we report on the use of laser cooled Be+ ions to sympathetically cool a large and dense plasma of positrons to directly measured temperatures below 7 K in a Penning trap for antihydrogen synthesis. This will likely herald a significant increase in the amount of antihydrogen available for experimentation, thus facilitating further improvements in studies of fundamental symmetries.
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- C J Baker
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZE, UK
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- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK
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- Soreq NRC, 81800, Yavne, Israel
- Department of Physics, Ben Gurion University, 8410501, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300, USA
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Momose T, Nakamura Y, Nakano M, Maeda T, Morioka S, Sobajima A, Nakatsuchi Y, Takahashi J, Nawata M. Short- to Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of Posterior-Stabilized Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty with Trabecular Metal Components. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2021; 17:809-816. [PMID: 34408423 PMCID: PMC8364354 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s320941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the short- to mid-term clinical results of posterior-stabilized trabecular metal total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with cementless fixation of all components and investigate the radiographic changes of tibial and patellar components and cut bone surfaces over time. Methods We retrospectively collected the data of 128 knees from 88 consecutive patients who had undergone initial TKA with NexGen LPS-Flex TM implants. A total of 66 knees from 45 patients (mean ± standard deviation age: 70.3 ± 7.5 years) met the selection criteria, which had been employed cementless fixation of all parts and at least 3 years of postoperative follow-up duration. Clinical evaluations included range of motion, conventional knee score, function score, postoperative complications, and revision. For radiological evaluations, the bone contact surface of each implant was divided into 7 zones for tibial component and 2 zones for patellar component. Each region was examined immediately after surgery, at 6 and 12 months, and then every year afterwards. Results The mean observation period of 45 subjects was 4.2 years. Adequate fixation of tibial components was maintained during follow-up, although the patellar components of 2 knees required revision after repeated falls. No loosening was observed in any implants. The initial gap in tibial components disappeared in all knees, and a reactive line remained in 4 knees. There were no revisions, except for 2 cases, which were ascribed to patellar component fracture caused by repeated falls. Conclusion Cementless posterior-stabilized trabecular metal TKA appears to be a good surgical option. Longer-term examination for revision cases is required to validate our results.
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- Takashige Momose
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chikuma Central Hospital, Chikuma, Nagano, 387-8512, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8601, Japan
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Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Christensen A, Collister R, Mathad AC, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Grandemange P, Granum P, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Hodgkinson D, Hunter E, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Khramov A, Knapp P, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Mullan PS, Munich JJ, Olchanski K, Olin A, Peszka J, Powell A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Starko DM, So C, Stutter G, Tharp TD, Thibeault A, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Laser cooling of antihydrogen atoms. Nature 2021; 592:35-42. [PMID: 33790445 PMCID: PMC8012212 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03289-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The photon-the quantum excitation of the electromagnetic field-is massless but carries momentum. A photon can therefore exert a force on an object upon collision1. Slowing the translational motion of atoms and ions by application of such a force2,3, known as laser cooling, was first demonstrated 40 years ago4,5. It revolutionized atomic physics over the following decades6-8, and it is now a workhorse in many fields, including studies on quantum degenerate gases, quantum information, atomic clocks and tests of fundamental physics. However, this technique has not yet been applied to antimatter. Here we demonstrate laser cooling of antihydrogen9, the antimatter atom consisting of an antiproton and a positron. By exciting the 1S-2P transition in antihydrogen with pulsed, narrow-linewidth, Lyman-α laser radiation10,11, we Doppler-cool a sample of magnetically trapped antihydrogen. Although we apply laser cooling in only one dimension, the trap couples the longitudinal and transverse motions of the anti-atoms, leading to cooling in all three dimensions. We observe a reduction in the median transverse energy by more than an order of magnitude-with a substantial fraction of the anti-atoms attaining submicroelectronvolt transverse kinetic energies. We also report the observation of the laser-driven 1S-2S transition in samples of laser-cooled antihydrogen atoms. The observed spectral line is approximately four times narrower than that obtained without laser cooling. The demonstration of laser cooling and its immediate application has far-reaching implications for antimatter studies. A more localized, denser and colder sample of antihydrogen will drastically improve spectroscopic11-13 and gravitational14 studies of antihydrogen in ongoing experiments. Furthermore, the demonstrated ability to manipulate the motion of antimatter atoms by laser light will potentially provide ground-breaking opportunities for future experiments, such as anti-atomic fountains, anti-atom interferometry and the creation of antimatter molecules.
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- C J Baker
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
- Department of Physics, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Faculté de Génie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Oshiba H, Nawata M, Morioka S, Momose T, Maeda T, Nakatsuchi Y. The incidence and risk factor of deep venous thrombosis after arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Orthop Sci 2020; 25:477-480. [PMID: 31202494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively analyze the incidence and risk factors of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) detected by ultrasonography after arthroscopically assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of arthroscopically assisted ACLR surgery performed at our institution between 2012 and 2015. Revision ACLR, bone patella tendon bone (BTB) graft reconstruction, and concomitant multiple ligament reconstructions were excluded. We performed a standardized double-bundle reconstruction procedure using hamstrings graft for ACLR. All patients routinely received DVT screening by using venous ultrasonography on postoperative day 7 from 2012 to 2013, and postoperative days 7 and 14 from 2014 to 2015. The prevalence of DVT was calculated and clinical factors such as age, gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), operative time, and duration of tourniquet application were evaluated in relation to the risk factor of DVT. RESULTS Two hundred and fifty-six patients (129 men and 127 women) with a mean age of 28.9 were enrolled. Sixteen patients (6.6%) were detected with DVT on postoperative day 7. Among 146 patients who received venous ultrasonography on both postoperative days 7 and 14, DVT were detected in five additional patients on postoperative day 14. In a total of 21 patients who were diagnosed with DVT, two were proximal, the remaining 19 were distal, and no patient had progressed to pulmonary embolism (PE). In terms of predisposing factors for developing DVT on postoperative day 7, only age ≥30 showed a statistically significant higher risk of DVT (P = 0.03). CONCLUSION Incidence of DVT after ACLR detected by ultrasonography on postoperative day 7 was 6.6%. Patients aged ≥30 years have a potentially higher risk for developing DVT. Great care for DVT should be taken if prolonged immobilization is applied after ACLR surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level Ⅳ.
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- Hiroyuki Oshiba
- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan; Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan
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- Department of Orhtopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, Nagisa1-7-45, Matsumoto, 390-8601, Japan
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Granum P, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Hunter ED, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Khramov A, Knapp P, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, So C, Starko DM, Stutter G, Tharp TD, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Investigation of the fine structure of antihydrogen. Nature 2020; 578:375-380. [PMID: 32076225 PMCID: PMC7162817 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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At the historic Shelter Island Conference on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics in 1947, Willis Lamb reported an unexpected feature in the fine structure of atomic hydrogen: a separation of the 2S1/2 and 2P1/2 states1. The observation of this separation, now known as the Lamb shift, marked an important event in the evolution of modern physics, inspiring others to develop the theory of quantum electrodynamics2-5. Quantum electrodynamics also describes antimatter, but it has only recently become possible to synthesize and trap atomic antimatter to probe its structure. Mirroring the historical development of quantum atomic physics in the twentieth century, modern measurements on anti-atoms represent a unique approach for testing quantum electrodynamics and the foundational symmetries of the standard model. Here we report measurements of the fine structure in the n = 2 states of antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of the hydrogen atom. Using optical excitation of the 1S-2P Lyman-α transitions in antihydrogen6, we determine their frequencies in a magnetic field of 1 tesla to a precision of 16 parts per billion. Assuming the standard Zeeman and hyperfine interactions, we infer the zero-field fine-structure splitting (2P1/2-2P3/2) in antihydrogen. The resulting value is consistent with the predictions of quantum electrodynamics to a precision of 2 per cent. Using our previously measured value of the 1S-2S transition frequency6,7, we find that the classic Lamb shift in antihydrogen (2S1/2-2P1/2 splitting at zero field) is consistent with theory at a level of 11 per cent. Our observations represent an important step towards precision measurements of the fine structure and the Lamb shift in the antihydrogen spectrum as tests of the charge-parity-time symmetry8 and towards the determination of other fundamental quantities, such as the antiproton charge radius9,10, in this antimatter system.
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Tanaka A, Yoshimura Y, Momose T, Isobe K, Aoki K, Kito M, Okamoto M, Suzuki S, Sano K, Kato H. Successful treatment of adult pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma with bone invasion in the lower leg by chemotherapy and biological reconstruction: A case report. J Orthop Sci 2019; 24:930-935. [PMID: 28356215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Atsushi Tanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Hunter ED, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Khramov A, Knapp P, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Starko DM, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Observation of the 1S-2P Lyman-α transition in antihydrogen. Nature 2018; 561:211-215. [PMID: 30135588 PMCID: PMC6786973 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0435-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
In 1906, Theodore Lyman discovered his eponymous series of transitions in the extreme-ultraviolet region of the atomic hydrogen spectrum1,2. The patterns in the hydrogen spectrum helped to establish the emerging theory of quantum mechanics, which we now know governs the world at the atomic scale. Since then, studies involving the Lyman-α line-the 1S-2P transition at a wavelength of 121.6 nanometres-have played an important part in physics and astronomy, as one of the most fundamental atomic transitions in the Universe. For example, this transition has long been used by astronomers studying the intergalactic medium and testing cosmological models via the so-called 'Lyman-α forest'3 of absorption lines at different redshifts. Here we report the observation of the Lyman-α transition in the antihydrogen atom, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. Using narrow-line-width, nanosecond-pulsed laser radiation, the 1S-2P transition was excited in magnetically trapped antihydrogen. The transition frequency at a field of 1.033 tesla was determined to be 2,466,051.7 ± 0.12 gigahertz (1σ uncertainty) and agrees with the prediction for hydrogen to a precision of 5 × 10-8. Comparisons of the properties of antihydrogen with those of its well-studied matter equivalent allow precision tests of fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter. Alongside the ground-state hyperfine4,5 and 1S-2S transitions6,7 recently observed in antihydrogen, the Lyman-α transition will permit laser cooling of antihydrogen8,9, thus providing a cold and dense sample of anti-atoms for precision spectroscopy and gravity measurements10. In addition to the observation of this fundamental transition, this work represents both a decisive technological step towards laser cooling of antihydrogen, and the extension of antimatter spectroscopy to quantum states possessing orbital angular momentum.
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- M Ahmadi
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones JM, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Khramov A, Knapp P, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Momose T, Munich JJ, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Characterization of the 1S-2S transition in antihydrogen. Nature 2018; 557:71-75. [PMID: 29618820 PMCID: PMC6784861 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0017-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
In 1928, Dirac published an equation 1 that combined quantum mechanics and special relativity. Negative-energy solutions to this equation, rather than being unphysical as initially thought, represented a class of hitherto unobserved and unimagined particles-antimatter. The existence of particles of antimatter was confirmed with the discovery of the positron 2 (or anti-electron) by Anderson in 1932, but it is still unknown why matter, rather than antimatter, survived after the Big Bang. As a result, experimental studies of antimatter3-7, including tests of fundamental symmetries such as charge-parity and charge-parity-time, and searches for evidence of primordial antimatter, such as antihelium nuclei, have high priority in contemporary physics research. The fundamental role of the hydrogen atom in the evolution of the Universe and in the historical development of our understanding of quantum physics makes its antimatter counterpart-the antihydrogen atom-of particular interest. Current standard-model physics requires that hydrogen and antihydrogen have the same energy levels and spectral lines. The laser-driven 1S-2S transition was recently observed 8 in antihydrogen. Here we characterize one of the hyperfine components of this transition using magnetically trapped atoms of antihydrogen and compare it to model calculations for hydrogen in our apparatus. We find that the shape of the spectral line agrees very well with that expected for hydrogen and that the resonance frequency agrees with that in hydrogen to about 5 kilohertz out of 2.5 × 1015 hertz. This is consistent with charge-parity-time invariance at a relative precision of 2 × 10-12-two orders of magnitude more precise than the previous determination 8 -corresponding to an absolute energy sensitivity of 2 × 10-20 GeV.
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- M Ahmadi
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Butler E, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Gutierrez A, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Ishida A, Johnson MA, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Mathers M, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Nolan P, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stracka S, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson JE, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Erratum: Observation of the hyperfine spectrum of antihydrogen. Nature 2018; 553:530. [PMID: 29258296 DOI: 10.1038/nature24663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/nature23446.
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Johnson MA, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Mathers M, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Momose T, Munich JJ, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, So C, Stutter G, Tharp TD, Thompson JE, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Enhanced Control and Reproducibility of Non-Neutral Plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:025001. [PMID: 29376718 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.025001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The simultaneous control of the density and particle number of non-neutral plasmas confined in Penning-Malmberg traps is demonstrated. Control is achieved by setting the plasma's density by applying a rotating electric field while simultaneously fixing its axial potential via evaporative cooling. This novel method is particularly useful for stabilizing positron plasmas, as the procedures used to collect positrons from radioactive sources typically yield plasmas with variable densities and particle numbers; it also simplifies optimization studies that require plasma parameter scans. The reproducibility achieved by applying this technique to the positron and electron plasmas used by the ALPHA antihydrogen experiment at CERN, combined with other developments, contributed to a 10-fold increase in the antiatom trapping rate.
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- M Ahmadi
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Soreq NRC, Yavne 81800, Israel
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881,Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
- IRFU, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Butler E, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Gutierrez A, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Ishida A, Johnson MA, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Mathers M, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Nolan P, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stracka S, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson JE, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Observation of the hyperfine spectrum of antihydrogen. Nature 2017; 548:66-69. [PMID: 28770838 DOI: 10.1038/nature23446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The observation of hyperfine structure in atomic hydrogen by Rabi and co-workers and the measurement of the zero-field ground-state splitting at the level of seven parts in 1013 are important achievements of mid-twentieth-century physics. The work that led to these achievements also provided the first evidence for the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron, inspired Schwinger's relativistic theory of quantum electrodynamics and gave rise to the hydrogen maser, which is a critical component of modern navigation, geo-positioning and very-long-baseline interferometry systems. Research at the Antiproton Decelerator at CERN by the ALPHA collaboration extends these enquiries into the antimatter sector. Recently, tools have been developed that enable studies of the hyperfine structure of antihydrogen-the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. The goal of such studies is to search for any differences that might exist between this archetypal pair of atoms, and thereby to test the fundamental principles on which quantum field theory is constructed. Magnetic trapping of antihydrogen atoms provides a means of studying them by combining electromagnetic interaction with detection techniques that are unique to antimatter. Here we report the results of a microwave spectroscopy experiment in which we probe the response of antihydrogen over a controlled range of frequencies. The data reveal clear and distinct signatures of two allowed transitions, from which we obtain a direct, magnetic-field-independent measurement of the hyperfine splitting. From a set of trials involving 194 detected atoms, we determine a splitting of 1,420.4 ± 0.5 megahertz, consistent with expectations for atomic hydrogen at the level of four parts in 104. This observation of the detailed behaviour of a quantum transition in an atom of antihydrogen exemplifies tests of fundamental symmetries such as charge-parity-time in antimatter, and the techniques developed here will enable more-precise such tests.
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- M Ahmadi
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M12 9PL, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, UK
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- Physics Department, CERN, CH-1211 Geneve 23, Switzerland
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.,Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M12 9PL, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada.,École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Soreq NRC, Yavne 81800, Israel
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada.,Universita di Pisa and Sezione INFN di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.,IRFU, CEA/Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Butler E, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Gutierrez A, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Ishida A, Johnson MA, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Mathers M, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Nolan P, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stracka S, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson JE, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Antihydrogen accumulation for fundamental symmetry tests. Nat Commun 2017; 8:681. [PMID: 28947794 PMCID: PMC5613003 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00760-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Antihydrogen, a positron bound to an antiproton, is the simplest anti-atom. Its structure and properties are expected to mirror those of the hydrogen atom. Prospects for precision comparisons of the two, as tests of fundamental symmetries, are driving a vibrant programme of research. In this regard, a limiting factor in most experiments is the availability of large numbers of cold ground state antihydrogen atoms. Here, we describe how an improved synthesis process results in a maximum rate of 10.5 ± 0.6 atoms trapped and detected per cycle, corresponding to more than an order of magnitude improvement over previous work. Additionally, we demonstrate how detailed control of electron, positron and antiproton plasmas enables repeated formation and trapping of antihydrogen atoms, with the simultaneous retention of atoms produced in previous cycles. We report a record of 54 detected annihilation events from a single release of the trapped anti-atoms accumulated from five consecutive cycles. Antihydrogen studies are important in testing the fundamental principles of physics but producing antihydrogen in large amounts is challenging. Here the authors demonstrate an efficient and high-precision method for trapping and stacking antihydrogen by using controlled plasma.
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- M Ahmadi
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, UK
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- Physics Department, CERN, CH-1211, Geneve 23, Switzerland
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M12 9PL, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3.,École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZE, UK
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8P 5C2
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Soreq NRC, Yavne, 81800, Israel
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-972, Brazil
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- Universita di Pisa and Sezione INFN di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Physics Department, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.,IRFU, CEA/Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300, USA
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Ahmadi M, Alves BXR, Baker CJ, Bertsche W, Butler E, Capra A, Carruth C, Cesar CL, Charlton M, Cohen S, Collister R, Eriksson S, Evans A, Evetts N, Fajans J, Friesen T, Fujiwara MC, Gill DR, Gutierrez A, Hangst JS, Hardy WN, Hayden ME, Isaac CA, Ishida A, Johnson MA, Jones SA, Jonsell S, Kurchaninov L, Madsen N, Mathers M, Maxwell D, McKenna JTK, Menary S, Michan JM, Momose T, Munich JJ, Nolan P, Olchanski K, Olin A, Pusa P, Rasmussen CØ, Robicheaux F, Sacramento RL, Sameed M, Sarid E, Silveira DM, Stracka S, Stutter G, So C, Tharp TD, Thompson JE, Thompson RI, van der Werf DP, Wurtele JS. Observation of the 1S–2S transition in trapped antihydrogen. Nature 2016; 541:506-510. [DOI: 10.1038/nature21040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nakamura Y, Shimazoe K, Takahashi H, Yoshimura S, Seto Y, Kato S, Takahashi M, Momose T. Development of a novel handheld intra-operative laparoscopic Compton camera for18F-Fluoro-2-deoxy-2-D-glucose-guided surgery. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:5837-50. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/15/5837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tanaka A, Yoshimura Y, Aoki K, Kito M, Okamoto M, Suzuki S, Momose T, Kato H. Knee extension strength and post-operative functional prediction in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh. Bone Joint Res 2016; 5:232-8. [PMID: 27317788 PMCID: PMC4921041 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.56.2000631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Objectives Our objective was to predict the knee extension strength and post-operative function in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh. Methods A total of 18 patients (14 men, four women) underwent total or partial quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh between 2002 and 2014. The number of resected quadriceps was surveyed, knee extension strength was measured with the Biodex isokinetic dynamometer system (affected side/unaffected side) and relationships between these were examined. The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) score, Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS), European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) score and the Short Form 8 were used to evaluate post-operative function and examine correlations with extension strength. The cutoff value for extension strength to expect good post-operative function was also calculated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Fisher’s exact test. Results Extension strength decreased when the number of resected quadriceps increased (p < 0.001), and was associated with lower MSTS score, TESS and EQ-5D (p = 0.004, p = 0.005, p = 0.006, respectively). Based on the functional evaluation scales, the cutoff value of extension strength was 56.2%, the equivalent to muscle strength with resection of up to two muscles. Conclusion Good post-operative results can be expected if at least two quadriceps muscles are preserved. Cite this article: A. Tanaka, Y. Yoshimura, K. Aoki, M. Kito, M. Okamoto, S. Suzuki, T. Momose, H. Kato. Knee extension strength and post-operative functional prediction in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh. Bone Joint Res 2016;5:232–238. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.56.2000631.
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- A Tanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Ogawa K, Miyaji H, Kato A, Kosen Y, Momose T, Yoshida T, Nishida E, Miyata S, Murakami S, Takita H, Fugetsu B, Sugaya T, Kawanami M. Periodontal tissue engineering by nano beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffold and fibroblast growth factor-2 in one-wall infrabony defects of dogs. J Periodontal Res 2016; 51:758-767. [PMID: 27870141 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nanoparticle bioceramics are being investigated for biomedical applications. We fabricated a regenerative scaffold comprising type I collagen and beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) nanoparticles. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) is a bioeffective signaling molecule that stimulates cell proliferation and wound healing. This study examined the effects, on bioactivity, of a nano-β-TCP/collagen scaffold loaded with FGF-2, particularly on periodontal tissue wound healing. MATERIAL AND METHODS Beta-tricalcium phosphate was pulverized into nanosize particles (84 nm) and was then dispersed. A nano-β-TCP scaffold was prepared by coating the surface of a collagen scaffold with a nanosize β-TCP dispersion. Scaffolds were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, compressive testing, cell seeding and rat subcutaneous implant testing. Then, nano-β-TCP scaffold, nano-β-TCP scaffold loaded with FGF-2 and noncoated collagen scaffold were implanted into a dog one-wall infrabony defect model. Histological observations were made at 10 d and 4 wk postsurgery. RESULTS Scanning electron microscopy images show that TCP nanoparticles were attached to collagen fibers. The nano-β-TCP scaffold showed higher compressive strength and cytocompatibility compared with the noncoated collagen scaffold. Rat subcutaneous implant tests showed that the DNA contents of infiltrating cells in the nano-β-TCP scaffold and the FGF-2-loaded scaffold were approximately 2.8-fold and 3.7-fold greater, respectively, than in the collagen scaffold. Histological samples from the periodontal defect model showed about five-fold greater periodontal tissue repair following implantation of the nano-β-TCP scaffold loaded with FGF-2 compared with the collagen scaffold. CONCLUSION The β-TCP nanoparticle coating strongly improved the collagen scaffold bioactivity. Nano-β-TCP scaffolds containing FGF-2 are anticipated for use in periodontal tissue engineering.
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- K Ogawa
- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Support Section for Education and Research, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Nano-Agri Lab, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Momose T, Yoshimura Y, Harumiya S, Isobe K, Kito M, Fukushima M, Kato H, Nakayama J. Chondroitin sulfate synthase 1 expression is associated with malignant potential of soft tissue sarcomas with myxoid substance. Hum Pathol 2015; 50:15-23. [PMID: 26997434 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The glycosyltransferases chondroitin sulfate synthase 1 (CHSY1) and exostoses-like 3 (EXTL3) specifically function in biosynthesis of the glycans chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate, respectively. Although these glycans play important roles in pathogenesis of various tumors, their significance in soft tissue sarcoma remains unknown. Here, we asked whether CHSY1 or EXTL3 expression correlates with malignant potential of soft tissue sarcomas with myxoid substance. To do so, we examined 40 samples representing specific types, including 12 cases of myxoid liposarcoma, 14 of myxofibrosarcoma, 12 of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, and 2 of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. We performed immunohistochemistry with anti-CHSY1 and anti-EXTL3 antibodies and compared enzyme expression levels with tumor histologic grade as assessed by the Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer classification and with patient 5-year survival rate. CHSY1 and EXTL3 were expressed in 72.5% and 32.5% of all tumors, respectively. Notably, CHSY1 was strongly expressed in myxofibrosarcoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor compared with other tumors and significantly associated with higher- rather than lower-grade tumors (P < .01). High expression of CHSY1 was also significantly associated with poorer patient outcomes (P = .031) and higher stages assessed by American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (P = .004). By contrast, EXTL3 expression was not correlated with histologic grade or patient prognosis. We conclude that CHSY1 expression is closely associated with malignant potential of soft tissue sarcomas with myxoid substance.
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- Takashige Momose
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Department of Orthopedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
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Kito M, Yoshimura Y, Isobe K, Aoki K, Momose T, Suzuki S, Tanaka A, Sano K, Akahane T, Kato H. Clinical outcome of deep-seated atypical lipomatous tumor of the extremities with median-term follow-up study. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 41:400-6. [PMID: 25498358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS There is no consensus on the best surgical treatment for deep-seated atypical lipomatous tumor (ALT) of the extremities; furthermore, the appropriate duration for follow-up observation remains unclear. We investigated clinical and functional median-term outcomes in the primary operations for ALT of the extremities in order to find its best treatment methods and observation periods. METHODS From 1996 to 2009, we diagnosed 41 patients with deep-seated ALT of the extremities. Wide resection was performed on 11 patients and marginal resection was performed on 30 patients. The minimum follow-up was 5 years (median, 8.5; range, 5-17.4). Patients were evaluated for their local recurrence, dedifferentiation, and post-operative function using the ISOLS/MSTS scoring system. RESULTS Recurrence and dedifferentiation rates were both 0% for the wide resection group, while the rates were 23% (7/30) and 3% (1/30) for the marginal resection group, respectively. Median duration before recurrence was 7.2 years (range, 4.0-14.2). Local recurrence-free survival rate was significantly higher in the wide resection group (P = 0.013). In the marginal resection group, 10% (3/30) of the cases showed residual tumor. The localization of these tumors was all intermuscular. The ISOLS/MSTS scores were 98% (range, 90-100) for wide resection and 99% (range, 93-100) for marginal resection, with no statistical difference (P = 0.694). No ALT-related deaths occurred during the observation period. CONCLUSIONS In addition to long-term (at least 8 years) of continuous observation, a wide resection is necessary in order to prevent recurrence, dedifferentiation, and residual tumor.
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- M Kito
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu Ueda Medical Center, 1-27-21 Midorigaoka, Ueda, Nagano 386-8610, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Saito K, Mukasa A, Nagae G, Aihara K, Otani R, Takayanagi S, Omata M, Tanaka S, Shibahara J, Takahashi M, Momose T, Shimamura T, Miyano S, Narita Y, Ueki K, Nishikawa R, Nagane M, Aburatani H, Saito N. EG-13 * GENOME-WIDE METHYLATION ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES GENOMIC DNA DEMETHYLATION DURING MALIGNANT PROGRESSION OF GLIOMAS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou254.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kito M, Yoshimura Y, Isobe K, Aoki K, Momose T, Kato H. Intraosseous neurilemmoma of the proximal ulna. Int J Surg Case Rep 2014; 5:914-8. [PMID: 25460435 PMCID: PMC4275780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Neurilemmoma is a benign nerve sheath neoplasm commonly located in the soft tissue. Intraosseous neurilemmoma is rare, constituting less than 1% of primary bone tumors. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 21 year-old woman was presented with left elbow pain of 1-month duration. Plain radiographs showed a well-defined, lytic and expansile lesion of the proximal ulna. Computed tomography revealed cortical destruction and soft tissue extension. Because the tissue of origin for the tumor was uncertain, an open biopsy was performed. The specimens demonstrated a benign spindle cell tumor suggestive of a neurilemmoma, similar to a soft tissue neurilemmoma. The diagnosis of intraosseous neurilemmoma was established. Marginal excision of the soft tissue component and curettage of the lesion in the bone were performed. After 3.5 years of follow up, there is no clinical or radiographic finding to suggest any recurrence. DISCUSSION The major site of intraosseous neurilemmoma is the mandible. Occurrence in the long bone is particularly rare. Only two cases of intraosseous neurilemmoma involving the bones around the elbow have been reported to our knowledge; these cases arose in the distal humerus. We describe the first case of intraosseous neurilemmoma of the proximal ulna of the left elbow. The recommended treatment is conservative resection and bone grafting, as malignant change is extremely rare. CONCLUSION Although very rare, intraosseous neurilemmoma should be taken under consideration in the differential diagnosis of painful, radiographically benign-appearing osseous tumor around the elbow.
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- Munehisa Kito
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Uchiyama S, Yasutomi T, Momose T, Nakagawa H, Kamimura M, Kato H. Carpal tunnel pressure measurement during two-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2010; 25:893-8. [PMID: 20655638 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2010] [Revised: 06/12/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although there remain concerns of median nerve damage during endoscopic carpal tunnel release for carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel pressure variations during Chow's two-portal technique have not been well investigated. METHODS We performed a modified two-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release on 30 patients by inserting a catheter pressure transducer into the carpal tunnel for continuous pressure measurement during the procedure. Grip and pinch strengths, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test, and nerve conduction studies were examined preoperatively and at postoperative 1, 3, and 6 months. Numbness and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score were also evaluated pre and postoperatively. FINDINGS Subjective symptoms and nerve conduction study findings improved uneventfully. The pressure was always observed to be maximum pressure immediately before the cannula was withdrawn from the exit portal, and carpal tunnel pressure >300 mm Hg was recorded in most of the patients. INTERPRETATION A transient increase in the carpal tunnel pressure occurred in all the patients; however, it did not correlate with their clinical outcome or with increased risk of peri-operative complications. Since time-pressure threshold of the median nerve during endoscopic carpal tunnel release is still unknown, our results did not guarantee its safety.
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- S Uchiyama
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
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Kako S, Izutsu K, Ota Y, Minatani Y, Sugaya M, Momose T, Ohtomo K, Kanda Y, Chiba S, Motokura T, Kurokawa M. FDG-PET in T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms. Ann Oncol 2007; 18:1685-90. [PMID: 17716987 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing number of studies demonstrate the utility of (18)fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the management of malignant lymphoma. The results of FDG-PET, however, have not been studied extensively for T-cell and natural killer (NK)-cell neoplasms. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated pretreatment FDG-PET scans in 41 patients with T/NK-cell neoplasms diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Histological subtypes frequently included were peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified (PTCLu, n = 11), extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL, n = 8), primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (C-ALCL, n = 5), and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AILT, n = 4). RESULTS FDG-PET detected a lymphoma lesion in at least one site in 36 out of 41 patients. The positive rate was equally high in most histological subtypes except for cutaneous lymphomas: PTCLu 91%, ENKL 100%, C-ALCL 60%, AILT 100%. All the patients without an FDG-avid lesion had lesions restricted to skin. Among patients who had cutaneous lesions, only 50% had FDG-avid cutaneous lesions, all of which were tumorous. The positive rate of FDG-PET for bone marrow involvement was only 20%. CONCLUSION T/NK-cell neoplasms incorporated in this study were generally FDG-avid except for cutaneous lesions and bone marrow involvement.
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- S Kako
- Department of Hematology & Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamamoto H, Yoshizawa M, Murakami H, Momose T, Tsujimura N, Kanai K, Cruz-Suárez R. RCA/IAEA third external dosimetry intercomparisons in East Asia region. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2007; 125:88-92. [PMID: 17293355 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Several intercomparison exercises were organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the determination of operational quantities at the regional or interregional basis. In East Asia region, a third phase of the intercomparison finished in mid 2004. It was organised within the frame of the Regional Cooperation Agreement (RCA) as a follow-up to previous exercises carried out during 1990-1992 and 1995-1996. The results of this intercomparison for the determination of operational quantities were satisfactory for all Member States. The laboratories demonstrated a good performance in quantities tested. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the RCA/IAEA intercomparison and the future of RCA activities in support of assessment of occupational exposure by organising intercomparison runs.
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- H Yamamoto
- Departament of Health Physics, Tokai Research Establishment Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1195, Japan
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Tsujimura N, Takada C, Yoshida T, Momose T. Operational comparison of TLD albedo dosemeters and solid state nuclear tracks detectors in fuel fabrication facilities. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2007; 125:383-6. [PMID: 17337735 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The authors carried out an operational study that compared the use of TLD albedo dosemeters and solid state nuclear tracks detector in plutonium environments of Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Tokai Works. A selected group of workers engaged in the fabrication process of MOX (Plutonium-Uranium mixed oxide) fuel wore both TLD albedo dosemeters and solid state nuclear tracks detectors. The TL readings were generally proportional to the counted etch-pits, and thus the dose equivalent results obtained from TLD albedo dosemeter agreed with those from solid state nuclear tracks detector within a factor of 1.5. This result indicates that, in the workplaces of the MOX fuel plants, the neutron spectrum remained almost constant in terms of time and space, and the appropriate range of field-specific correction with spectrum variations was small in albedo dosimetry.
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- N Tsujimura
- Radiation Protection Division, Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, 4-33, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan.
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Tsujimura N, Yoshida T, Momose T. Calculations of anisotropy factors for radionuclide neutron sources due to scattering from source encapsulation and support structures. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2007; 126:168-73. [PMID: 17575299 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A model has been developed for calculating the angular neutron fluence distributions for radionuclide neutron sources that are heavily encapsulated or surrounded by source support structures as a source holder and a source movement system. These structures may cause an anisotropic neutron fluence distribution. This should be taken into account in the neutron-measuring instruments calibration procedure. The calculations were made for two types of widely used neutron sources, (241)Am-Be and (252)Cf, by combining an in-house code simulating the (9)Be(alpha,n) reactions and the Monte Carlo code MCNP-4C. As a result, anisotropy factors in the direction perpendicular to the source capsule axis for bare neutron sources were evaluated to be 1.012, 1.030 and 1.039 for (252)Cf in a standard Amersham X1 capsule, (241)Am-Be in a X3 capsule and (241)Am-Be in a X4 capsule, respectively. These values are in reasonable agreement with the published data. If the support structures are included in the MCNP simulation, the anisotropy factors for these neutron sources increase by approximately 10%.
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- N Tsujimura
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, Japan.
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Tsujimura N, Yoshida T, Takada C, Momose T, Nunomiya T, Aoyama K. Development of a neutron personal dose equivalent detector. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2007; 126:261-4. [PMID: 17545659 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A new neutron-measuring instrument that is intended to measure a neutron personal dose equivalent, H(p)(10) was developed. This instrument is composed of two parts: (1) a conventional moderator-based neutron dose equivalent meter and (2) a neutron shield made of borated polyethylene, which covers a backward hemisphere to adjust the angular dependence. The whole design was determined on the basis of MCNP calculations so as to have response characteristics that would generally match both the energy and angular dependencies of H(p)(10). This new instrument will be a great help in assessing the reference values of neutron H(p)(10) during field testing of personal neutron dosemeters in workplaces and also in interpreting their readings.
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- N Tsujimura
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, Japan.
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Kosho T, Takahashi J, Momose T, Nakamura A, Sakurai A, Wada T, Yoshida K, Wakui K, Suzuki T, Kasuga K, Nishimura G, Kato H, Fukushima Y. Mandibuloacral dysplasia and a novelLMNA mutation in a woman with severe progressive skeletal changes. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143A:2598-603. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kurihara O, Takada C, Takasaki K, Ito K, Momose T, Miyabe K. Practical action levels for chelation therapy in plutonium inhalation using nose swab. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2007; 127:411-4. [PMID: 17567761 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The aim of this study is to propose action levels for chelation therapy in the case of inhalation of plutonium compounds using nose swabs. The relationship between the activity found in the nose swabs and early faecal excretion was investigated using actual cases at JAEA-NFCEL. The ratio was found to be in log-normal distribution. The action levels based on the activity of nose swab corresponding to 10 ALI (=200 mSv) are determined for the facilities at JAEA-NFCEL by using the relationship and specific information such as isotopic ratio and physicochemical characteristics of plutonium compounds.
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- O Kurihara
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan.
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Momose T, Yoshizawa E, Muraoka O. Bicyclo [3.3.1] Nonanes as Synthetic Intermediates. X.1A Facile Synthetic Route to 7-Hydroxytricyclo[4.3.1.03,7] Decan-2-one (7-Hydroxyisotwistan-2-One). SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00397918508063773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Imanishi T, Imanishi I, Momose T. Synthesis of N-Substituted 1,6-Dihydro-3 (2H)-Pyridi-None. The Simplest Azacyclic α-Enone Lacking Conjugation with Nitrogen. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00397917808062102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Momose T, Itooka T, Muraoka O. Bicyclo[3.3.1]Nonanes as Synthetic Intermediates. Vii.(1) An Intramolecular Alkylation in the Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-One System by the “fork head”endo-Methanol: An Efficient Route to 4-Protoadamantanone. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00397918408062817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yamamoto KK, Miyata T, Momose T, Nagayoshi M, Akagi D, Hosaka A, Miyahara T, Ishii S, Kimura H, Deguchi J, Shigematsu K, Shigematsu H, Nagawa H. Reduced vascular reserve measured by stressed single photon emission computed tomography carries a high risk for stroke in patients with carotid stenosis. INT ANGIOL 2006; 25:385-8. [PMID: 17164745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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AIM A few studies have observed reduced vascular reserve measured by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to be a risk factor for stroke in patients with carotid artery occlusion, but stenosis has been excluded from these former studies. This study has evaluated the prognosis of reduced vascular reserve in patients with stenosis, and the effect of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on these patients. METHODS Forty patients diagnosed as having >70% stenosis of the carotid artery at the University of Tokyo Hospital, between 2001 and 2004, underwent acetazolamide-stress SPECT test first. A resting SPECT study was performed on a different day from the stressed SPECT study. The patients were grouped as having reduced vascular reserve or normal vascular reserve from the SPECT results. Analysis of risk factors and the stroke-free curve analysis for reduced vascular reserve was performed. RESULTS Of the 40 patients, 24 (60%) had reduced vascular reserve and 18 underwent CEA. The mean follow-up period was 21.5+/-15.5 months (mean+/-SD). Four strokes occurred during follow-up: in 1 patient with CEA and 3 without CEA. All stroke patients had reduced vascular reserve. The patients with reduced vascular reserve without any surgery had a significantly lower stroke-free rate compared with those with normal vascular reserve or reduced vascular reserve, but also receiving CEA. CONCLUSIONS We propose performing SPECT tests in patients with severe carotid stenosis regardless of symptoms, and performing CEA on those with a reduction in vascular reserve.
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- K K Yamamoto
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamamoto K, Komiyama T, Miyata T, Kitagawa T, Momose T, Shigematsu H, Nagawa H. Contralateral stenosis as a risk factor for carotid endarterectomy measured by near infrared spectroscopy. INT ANGIOL 2004; 23:388-93. [PMID: 15767985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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AIM It is still controversial whether the existence of a contralateral stenosis is a risk factor during carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We used a near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring system during CEA to evaluate the hemodynamic effect of contralateral stenosis during cross clamping of the carotid arteries. METHODS We monitored 34 consecutive cases of CEA, using NIRS. Tissue oxygen index (TOI), as a parameter of oxygenation, and total hemoglobin index (THI), as a parameter of blood volume, were measured during cross-clamping the carotid arteries. We evaluated the relationship between these results and the pre- and intraoperative characteristics including the existence of a contralateral stenosis and the results of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). RESULTS Bilateral TOI and THI correlated well with the severity of the stenosis of the contralateral internal carotid artery, and ipsilateral THI correlated with the cerebrovascular reserve measured by SPECT. CONCLUSIONS A contralateral stenosis is a risk factor for CEA from the hemodynamical point of view, and extreme care should be taken when performing CEA in patients with bilateral stenoses.
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- K Yamamoto
- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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González-Estévez C, Momose T, Gehring WJ, Saló E. Transgenic planarian lines obtained by electroporation using transposon-derived vectors and an eye-specific GFP marker. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:14046-51. [PMID: 14615580 PMCID: PMC283543 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2335980100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To generate transgenic planarians we used a set of versatile vectors for animal transgenesis based on the promiscuous transposons, mariner, Hermes and piggyBac, and a universal enhanced GFP (EGFP) marker system with three Pax6 dimeric binding sites, the 3xP3-EGFP developed by Berghammer et al. [Berghammer, A. J., Klinger, M. & Wimmer, E. A. (1999) Nature 402, 370-371]. This marker is expressed specifically in the eyes of various arthropod taxa. Upon microinjection into the parenchyma of adult planarians and subsequent electroporation, these vectors transpose efficiently into the planarian genome. One of the cell types transformed are the totipotent "neoblast" stem cells present in the adults, representing 30% of total cells. The neoblast represents a unique cell type with the capacity to proliferate and to differentiate into all somatic cell types as well as into germ cells. All three transposon vectors have high transformation efficiency, but only Hermes and piggyBac show stable integration. The mariner vector is frequently lost presumably because of the presence of active mariner-type transposons in the genome of the Girardia tigrina. Transformed animals are mosaics containing both transformed and untransformed neoblasts. These differentiate to form EGFP-positive and -negative photoreceptor cells. Such mosaicism is maintained through several cycles of regeneration induced by decapitation or asexual reproduction. Transformed neoblasts also contribute to the germ line, and can give rise to pure transgenic planarian lines in which EGFP is expressed in all photoreceptor cells after sexual reproduction. The presence of the transgenes was confirmed by PCR, plasmid rescue assay, inverse PCR, and Southern blotting. Our results with the 3xP3-EGFP marker confirm the presence of Pax6 activity in the differentiated photoreceptor cells of planarian eyes. Transgenesis will be an important tool to dissect developmental molecular mechanisms in planarian regeneration, development and stem cell biology, and may also be an entry point to analyze the biology of parasitic Platyhelminthes.
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- C González-Estévez
- Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Ono Y, Ando J, Onoda N, Yoshimura K, Momose T, Hirano M, Kanba S. Dimensions of temperament as vulnerability factors in depression. Mol Psychiatry 2003; 7:948-53. [PMID: 12399947 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2001] [Revised: 11/13/2001] [Accepted: 02/26/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In order to evaluate the hypothesis that one set of genetic risk factors may be common to disorders and dimensions of temperament, whereas environmental risk factors are disorder specific, we have conducted a genetic analysis of dimensions of temperament and symptoms of depression in about 201 pairs of monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Dimensions of temperament associated with novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence were measured by using the Temperament and Character Instruments developed by Cloninger, and depressive symptoms were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Differences among individuals on these measures can be explained by differences in their genes and in their environmental experiences. There are no differences between the sexes in gene action affecting temperament. Each dimension of temperament is genetically dependent, and genetic variations in symptoms of depression are largely dependent on the same factors that affect the temperament. Temperament is closely associated with vulnerability to depressive symptoms.
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- Y Ono
- Health Center, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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A 66-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of progressive right-sided hemiparkinsonism manifested by a right-hand resting tremor and right-sided bradykinesia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed a non-enhanced polycystic mass in the left midbrain. (11)C-methylspiperone ((11)C-NMSP) and (18)F-fluorodopa ((18)F-DOPA) positron emission tomography (PET) revealed a striatal hypometabolism that was restricted to the left side. These findings are consistent with a dysfunction in the left nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway that is presumably induced by the cystic mass in the left midbrain. This case is significant due to the paucity of reports regarding the occurrence of a relatively pure parkinsonism that is associated with a mesencephalic space-occupying lesion.
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- M Yoshimura
- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Special individual monitoring has been performed for suspected cases of inhalation of plutonium at the Tokai Works of the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). Some experimental data obtained from this special individual monitoring during the past 20 years are presented and discussed in this paper. Our experience suggests the following conclusions. The daily plutonium excretion rate, normalised to the total excretion for the first 5 days after inhalation, was approximately in agreement with the latest ICRP 78 dosimetric model. Maximum faccal excretion is observed on the second day after inhalation of plutonium compounds. On the other hand, the activity ratio for total alpha activity observed in early faeces to that detected in nasal swabs showed a wide distribution range, and it was proven that variations in this ratio followed a log-normal distribution. The logarithmic mean probability is about 2.1 for PuO2 and about 15.7 for Pu(NO3)4. In practice, a conservative dose assessment from nasal swabs can be performed on the basis of these experimental ratios.
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- O Kurihara
- Radiation Protection Division Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute Tokai, Ibaraki.
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A 41 year old man with parkinsonism and pyramidal signs is described. He was non-responsive to levodopa and dopamine receptor agonists but dramatically responded to trihexyphenidyl. In this patient, brain MRI showed bilateral hyperintensities along the corticospinal tracts on T2 weighted images. PET studies showed a decrease in (18)F-6-fluorodopa uptake in the putamen contralateral to the more affected limbs and normal D(2) receptor binding in the putamen. The PET and MRI findings and responsiveness to antiparkinsonian agents suggested degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, striatal output pathways, and corticospinal tracts.
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- H Yamada
- Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University, Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.
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Momose T, Amadio PC, Zhao C, Zobitz ME, Couvreur PJ, An KN. Suture techniques with high breaking strength and low gliding resistance: experiments in the dog flexor digitorum profundus tendon. Acta Orthop Scand 2001; 72:635-41. [PMID: 11817881 DOI: 10.1080/000164701317269085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We studied the breaking strength and gliding resistance between the pulley and flexor tendon for various suture techniques. Canine flexor digitorum profundus tendons were transected and sutured using one of eight repair techniques: modified Kessler (MK); Tsuge (Tsuge); two variations of a double modified Kessler (DK1, DK2); combined modified Kessler-modified Tsuge (MKT); augmented Becker (Becker); Cruciate (Cruciate); and modified double Tsuge (DT). The force to produce a 1.5 mm gap, ultimate failure load, resistance to gap formation, and gliding resistance were measured. The force to produce a 1.5 mm gap and the ultimate breaking force were higher with the DK1, DK2, MKT, Becker, Cruciate, and DT repairs than they were with the MK and Tsuge repair, while the gliding resistance of the Becker was higher than that of the MK, DK1, DK2, MKT. Cruciate, and UT repairs. In addition to confirming that repair strength increases as the number of strands crossing the repair increases, we also found that these stronger repairs need not produce higher gliding resistance than less robust repairs.
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- T Momose
- Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Zhao C, Amadio PC, Momose T, Couvreur P, Zobitz ME, An KN. The effect of suture technique on adhesion formation after flexor tendon repair for partial lacerations in a canine model. J Trauma 2001; 51:917-21. [PMID: 11706340 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200111000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adhesion formation is a serious problem after flexor tendon repair. Many repair techniques have been developed to increase the suture strength after tendon repair surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess adhesion formation with different suture techniques in an in vivo canine model. METHODS Sixty flexor digitorum profundus tendons were partially lacerated (80%) and repaired with either a modified Kessler (MK) or Becker (MGH) suture technique and supplemented with a simple running suture. The dogs were sacrificed at 1 week, 3 weeks, or 6 weeks after surgery and the repaired tendons were evaluated for adhesion breaking strength. RESULTS At 1 week there was no significant difference between the two repair groups (p > 0.05). At 3 and 6 weeks, the adhesion breaking strength in the MK suture group was significantly less than that of the MGH suture group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION High friction suture techniques may cause more adhesion formation than the lower friction suture techniques under passive postoperative therapy.
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- C Zhao
- Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Zhao C, Amadio PC, Zobitz ME, Momose T, Couvreur P, An KN. Gliding resistance after repair of partially lacerated human flexor digitorum profundus tendon in vitro. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2001; 16:696-701. [PMID: 11535351 DOI: 10.1016/s0268-0033(01)00056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study reports the gliding resistance between repaired, partially lacerated tendon and pulley in human cadaver digits, using several commonly employed repair techniques. BACKGROUND Suture techniques with multi-strands and locking loops have been recommended to reduce the risk of rupture of the repair tendon with early active motion. Such sutures may increase the gliding resistance, and the gliding resistance after tendon repair is also an important factor influencing the rehabilitation. METHOD 105 specimens of second, third, or fourth fingers from 36 adult human hands were tested for the gliding resistance between flexor digitorum profundus tendon and A2 pulley in the normal condition. After an 80% laceration, each tendon was repaired with one of the following suture techniques: (1) Kessler; (2) modified Kessler; (3) Savage; (4) Lee; (5) Tsuge; and (6) Becker. All suture techniques were reinforced with a circumferential epitenon simple running suture. After tendon repair, the gliding resistance was remeasured. RESULTS The gliding resistance of the Becker repair was significantly greater than each of the other four repairs (P<0.05). The resistance of the modified Kessler repair was significantly less than that of the Kessler, Savage, or Tsuge repairs. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the type of tendon repair can significantly affect the gliding resistance between the tendon and pulley system after tendon repair. RELEVANCE The design of the tendon repair, through its effect on friction, may have an adverse effect on the clinical results of tendon mobilization.
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- C Zhao
- Orthopaedic Biomechanical Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street S.W., Gligg 1-128, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Momose T, Tsujimura N, Tasaki T, Kanai K, Kurihara O, Hayashi N, Shinohara K. Dose evaluation based on 24Na activity in the human body at the JCO criticality accident in Tokai-mura. J Radiat Res 2001; 42 Suppl:S95-S105. [PMID: 11791757 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.42.s95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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24Na in the human body, activated by neutrons emitted at the JCO criticality accident, was observed for 62 subjects, where 148 subjects were measured by the whole body counter of JNC Tokai Works. The 148 subjects, including JCO employees and the contractors, residents neighboring the site and emergency service officers, were measured by the whole-body counter. The neutron-energy spectrum around the facility was calculated using neutron transport codes (ANISN and MCNP), and the relation between an amount of activated sodium in human body and neutron dose was evaluated from the calculated neutron energy spectrum and theoretical neutron capture probability by the human body. The maximum 24Na activity in the body was 7.7 kBq (83 Bq(24Na)/g(23Na)) and the relevant effective dose equivalent was 47 mSv.
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- T Momose
- Environment and Safety Division, Tokai Works, Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken.
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Kojima H, Hongo Y, Harada H, Inoue T, Miyaji K, Kashiwagi M, Momose T, Arisaka Y, Fukui H, Murai S, Tokita H, Kamitsukasa H, Yagura M, Katsu K. Long-term histological prognosis and serum fibrosis markers in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2001; 16:1015-21. [PMID: 11595066 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interferon (IFN) therapy is effective in 20-40% of patients with chronic hepatitis C, but the relationship between histological changes and the response to interferon is still unclear. We investigated the long-term histological prognosis and the changes of serum fibrosis markers after interferon therapy relation to the response. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred and eighteen patients with chronic hepatitis C who received interferon therapy were divided into four groups based on the detection of viremia and the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level after treatment. A histological examination was performed by using the histological activity index and the criteria of the METAVIR score. Serum fibrosis markers were used to measure the levels of hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen 7s. Responders, whose serum ALT levels became normal after treatment, demonstrated histological improvement. Histological improvement was more rapid in sustained virological responders with hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA seronegativity than in biochemical responders with HCV-RNA seropositivity. Only sustained virological responders exhibited histological cure. In partial responders, whose serum ALT levels decreased to less than twice the upper of normal, and non-responders whose serum ALT levels were not reduced, liver fibrosis was unchanged or showed progression. Serum fibrosis markers increased with progression of the histological stage and varied depending on the response to interferon. CONCLUSION Normalization of serum ALT levels after interferon therapy led to a histological improvement, and that with viral clearance achieved histological cure. Serum fibrosis markers were useful indicators for long-term according to the response of IFN therapy.
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- H Kojima
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
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Sakurai Y, Momose T, Iwata M, Sudo Y, Ohtomo K, Kanazawa I. Cortical activity associated with vocalization and reading proper. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 2001; 12:161-5. [PMID: 11489619 DOI: 10.1016/s0926-6410(01)00023-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To determine whether motor and premotor areas are involved in silent reading, we report a positron emission tomography study on reading aloud and covert reading. The anterior insula, primary sensorimotor cortex and supplementary motor area were activated separately in reading aloud compared with covert reading, but they were not activated in covert reading compared with fixation control, nor in a conjunction involving reading aloud and covert reading, suggesting the role of articulation or vocalization.
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- Y Sakurai
- Department of Neurology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yokoyama I, Yonekura K, Moritan T, Tateno M, Momose T, Ohtomo K, Inoue Y, Nagai R. Troglitazone improves whole-body insulin resistance and skeletal muscle glucose use in type II diabetic patients. J Nucl Med 2001; 42:1005-10. [PMID: 11438619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Recently, troglitazone has emerged as an insulin sensitizer for the treatment of type II diabetes. However, its effect on skeletal muscle glucose use (SMGU) has not been studied. METHODS To investigate the effect of troglitazone on SMGU in patients with type II diabetes, we undertook skeletal muscle (18)F-FDG PET dynamic imaging under insulin clamping before and after administration of SMGU to 20 patients with type II diabetes. Data were compared with those for 12 age-matched healthy volunteers. RESULTS The whole-body glucose disposal rate (GDR) was significantly lower in patients (29.9 +/- 9.83 micromol/min/kg) than in control subjects (55.6 +/- 16.5 micromol/min/kg, P < 0.01), as was the SMGU (patients, 3.27 +/- 2.17 micromol/min/kg; control subjects, 10.9 +/- 6.4 micromol/min/kg; P < 0.01). After the therapy, GDR significantly improved in patients (29.3 +/- 14.6 micromol/min/kg, P < 0.05), as did SMGU (5.06 +/- 2.11 micromol/min/kg, P < 0.05). When results for patients with and without hypertension were separately analyzed, a significant improvement in SMGU after troglitazone was seen in both normotensive and hypertensive patients (normotensive [n = 10]: baseline, 3.67 +/- 2.89 micromol/min/kg; after therapy, 5.28 +/- 2.61 micromol/min/kg; P < 0.05; hypertensive [n = 10]: baseline, 2.89 +/- 1.22 micromol/min/kg; after therapy, 4.72 +/- 1.39 micromol/min/kg; P < 0.05). GDR in patients with and without hypertension was significantly improved by troglitazone (normotensive: baseline, 17.9 +/- 10.2 micromol/min/kg; after therapy, 31.9 +/- 15.9 micromol/min/kg; P < 0.01; hypertensive: baseline, 39.6 +/- 15.1 micromol/min/kg; after therapy, 47.7 +/- 23.8 micromol/min/kg; P < 0.05). The plasma free fatty acid concentration during insulin clamping was not changed by troglitazone (baseline, 1.1 +/- 0.86 mEq/L; after therapy, 0.93 +/- 0.65 mEq/L; P = not significant). CONCLUSION Troglitazone can improve whole-body insulin resistance through the improvement of SMGU but not through a decline in plasma free fatty acid concentration in patients with type II diabetes with or without hypertension.
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- I Yokoyama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Momose T, Lindsay CM, Zhang Y, Oka T. Sharp spectral lines observed in gamma-ray ionized parahydrogen crystals. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:4795-4798. [PMID: 11384350 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.4795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have observed sharp infrared spectral lines ( Deltanu approximately 60 MHz FWHM) in gamma-ray ionized para- H2 crystals. The lines are assigned to the Q1(0) transition of H2 near H+3 and H-, which becomes optically active and Stark shifted by the Coulomb fields of the ions. A simple model calculation gives a spectrum which agrees approximately with the observation. The spectrum stays the same over many days, demonstrating the stability of the ionized system. The remarkable sharpness and reproducibility of the line positions indicate uniformity of the local structure surrounding the charges.
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- T Momose
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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