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Rapid Determination of the Thermal Nociceptive Threshold in Diabetic Rats
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2012
Here, we describe a rapid reliable and simple procedure to determine the lowest temperature at which rats or mice show nocifensive behavior, i.e. the thermal nociceptive threshold (TNT). This method applies a slowly increasing thermal stimulus allowing precise and reproducible estimation of TNTs with minimum, if any, stress to the animals.
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The Staircase Procedure for Finding a Perceptual Threshold
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Psychophysics is the name for a set of methods in perceptual psychology designed in order to relate the actual intensity of stimuli to their perceptual intensity. One important aspect of psychophysics involves the measurement of perceptual thresholds: How bright does a light need to be for a person to be able to detect it? How little pressure applied to the skin is detectable? How soft can a sound be and still be heard? Put...
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Measurement: Standard Units
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2020
Every measurement provides three kinds of information: the size or magnitude of the measurement (a number), a standard of comparison for the measurement (a unit), and an indication of the uncertainty of the measurement. While the number and unit are explicitly represented when a quantity is written, the uncertainty is an aspect of the errors in the measurement results. The number in the measurement can be represented in different ways, including decimal form and scientific notation, which is...
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Measurement: Derived Units
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2020
The International System of Units or SI system, by international agreement, has fixed measurement units for seven fundamental properties: length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount of substance, and luminosity. These are called the SI base units. Units of measurement derived from the mathematical combination of SI base units are called SI-derived units. For example, the ratio of the SI unit for distance (meter; m) and the SI unit for time (second; s) gives the SI-derived unit...
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Determining heat and mechanical pain threshold in inflamed skin of human subjects
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2009
Algorithms assessing heat and mechanical pain thresholds in experimentally inflamed skin of human study subjects are shown. The two pain testing paradigms independently examine nociceptive processing by the two major peripheral nerve fiber populations transmitting pain, i.e., non-myelinated C fibers and small myelinated A-delta fibers.
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The selected value determines which voxels are included or excluded from a segmented region. A threshold may retain voxels above a value, below it, or within a defined range, allowing analysis software to separate structures with different radiodensities. Changing that boundary can alter the apparent size and shape of the resulting tissue or anatomical model.
Threshold performance depends partly on scanner settings and image quality, which can affect the radiodensity values assigned to voxels. Biological tissue also influences the appropriate choice because tissues do not share identical attenuation characteristics. Consequently, a value that supports accurate segmentation in one dataset may not produce equally reliable results in another.
Different biological tissues present different radiodensities in CT images, so a threshold suitable for one structure may not isolate another effectively. Selecting values with the target tissue in mind helps distinguish the intended anatomy from surrounding material. This consideration is especially important when measurements depend on accurate tissue volume, shape, or structural boundaries.
Researchers first obtain CT images, identify the anatomical structure or material of interest, and select a threshold value or range for its radiodensity. Image-analysis software then classifies voxels according to whether they fall above, below, or within that selection. The resulting segmentation can support three-dimensional reconstruction or quantitative tissue analysis.
In biology and biomedical research, threshold-based segmentation supports three-dimensional reconstruction, bone morphometry, tissue-volume measurements, and analysis of anatomical structures. These applications convert voxel-level radiodensity information into measurable or visual representations. The resulting models can help researchers examine form and tissue distribution while maintaining a defined connection to the original CT dataset.
Measurements should be interpreted in light of the chosen threshold, scanner settings, image quality, and tissue type. A threshold can improve segmentation accuracy, but the resulting tissue volume or anatomical model may vary when those conditions change. Reporting the selection and relevant imaging context is therefore important when comparing structures or datasets.