B U N S E K IBoron isotope ratios were analyzed in seven domestic analytical labs for boric acid solutions with various compositions of boron isotope abundances, using an Inductively Coupled PlasmaQuadrupole Mass Spectrometer (ICP-QMS). Five sample solutions with different isotope abundances of 10 B were prepared in the range of 10 to 20% by mixing two boric acid solutions containing natural B and enriched 11 B, respectively. Then, the 10 B isotope abundances of each sample were certified by analyzing with thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TI-MS) according to ASTM-C791-04. Results obtained from each lab have indicated good coincidences with TI-MS results. Also, the relative standard deviations of results with ICP-QMS of seven analytical labs were 0.11 to 0.81%. The measurement precision for ICP-QMS would be sufficient in terms of practical use, while taking into consideration a valid requirement required for verifying a depletion of the 10 B isotope abundance in the PWR coolant, while this is greater than a nominal analytical error (relative value : 0.22%) for TI-MS shown in ASTM-C791-04.
Wide-coverage detector CT and ultra-high-resolution (UHR) detector CT are two important features for current cardiac imaging modalities. The former one enables the scanner to finish a whole heart image scan in one bed position; the latter one gives superior resolution in fine structures such as stenoses, calcifications, implemented stents, and small vessel boundaries. However, no commercially available scanner has both these features in one scanner as of today. Herein, we propose to use existing UHR-CT data to train a super resolution (SR) neural network and apply the network in a widecoverage detector CT system. The purpose of the network is to enhance the system resolution performance and reduce the noise while maintaining its wide-coverage feature without additional hardware changes. Thirteen UHR-CT patient datasets and their simulated-normal-resolution pairs were used for training a 3D residual-block U-Net. The modulation transfer function (MTF) measured from Catphan phantom scans showed the proposed super-resolution aided deep learning-based reconstruction (SR-DLR) improved the MTF resolution by relative ~30% and ~10% as compared to filtered-back projection and model-based iterative reconstruction approaches. In real patient cases, the SR-DLR images show better noise texture and enhanced spatial resolution along with better aortic valve, stent, calcification, and soft tissue features as compared to other reconstruction approaches.
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