Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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Electrode Array for Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation

The liver is a common site for both primary and metastasizing cancer. Surgical resection, the preferred treatment for liver cancer, is a time consuming procedure during which the surgeon must cut thro...
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Dieter Haemmerich, David Mahvi, John Webster, David Schutt | P03367US

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Fan-Beam Microwave Horn for Improved Organ Resection

Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and is frequently fatal.  Surgical resection currently is the preferred treatment for liver cancer.  During the time-consuming treatment, a ...
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David Mahvi, Mark Converse, Punit Prakash, John Webster | P07328US

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Methods for Identifying Neuronal Spikes

Electrodes placed deep within the brain can deliver electrical impulses directly to nerve centers for the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. The electrodes mus...
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Erwin Montgomery, He Huang, John Gale | P05217US

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Oral-Lever Resistance Exercise Device

The tongue loses strength as a result of aging, illness or injury, often resulting in loss of swallowing capacity (dysphagia) that in turn may lead to malnutrition, dehydration or pneumonia. NIH-funde...
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JoAnne Robbins, Jacqueline Hind, Angela Hewitt | P05037US

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New Method That Allows Unsupervised Cluster Analysis

Just as two points may appear closer in two-dimensional space than they actually are in three dimensions, it is difficult to tell under multiple dimensions how similar two points are. To sort data wit...
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Erwin Montgomery, Amir Assadi, He Huang | P04257US

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Depth-Resolved Reflectance Instrument

Phsyicians often use microscopic visual inspection followed by biopsy to detect cancer; however, this method is limited in many ways. Optical techniques are a promising alternative that allows clinici...
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Nirmala Ramanujam, Liu Quan | P05015US

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