Background [ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)
is a valuable tool for monitoring response to therapy in oncology. In longitudinal studies, …

The future of sustainable Rural Water Supply in Africa is still uncertain, in spite of it receiving
nearly half a million donated handpumps. After the Water Decade from 1980 to 1990 the …

Leprosy is still a health problem in many countries. Because the causative organism,
Mycobacterium leprae cannot be cultured in vitro, it is virtually impossible to assess exposure, and …

This review examines 43 recent papers about factors behind success and failure of innovative
projects. Nine out of the 43 papers report a larger number of possible causes for success …

Spectroscopy in the visible near-infrared spectral (Vis-NIRS) range combined with imaging
techniques (hyperspectral imaging, HSI) allows assessment of chemical composition, texture, …

Notwithstanding the elimination efforts, leprosy control programs face the problem of many
leprosy patients remaining undetected. Leprosy control focuses on early diagnosis through …

Purpose To describe the use of MRI and a cortical‐compartment model to measure the
glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and compare the results with those obtained with the Patlak‐…

Various liver diseases lead to significant alterations of the hepatic microcirculation. Therefore,
quantification of hepatic perfusion has the potential to improve the assessment and …

Quantification of hepatic perfusion parameters greatly contributes to the assessment of liver
function. The purpose of this study was to describe and validate the use of dynamic MRI for …

In Africa, out of the 350,000 handpumps installed, on average 35% is not working; some
150,000 handpumps are disfunctional and still counting. Every day more handpumps are …