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This study was aimed to evaluate the application of64-slice spiral CT in imaging anatomy of the normal optic canal. The optic canals of 100 healthy subjects were examined by 64-slice spiral CT,and the imaging measurement of the anatomy structures were performed by the multi-planar reconstruction. The longest and the shorzest walls of the optic canal were the medial wall and the inferior wall, respectively.Results indicate that the imaging anatomic measurement of the optic canal can be accurately and easily performed by means of multi-planar reconstruction of 64-slice spiral CT.
ABSTRACT
The viability of freeze-dried cells of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum by adding different stabilizer and protectants such as skim milk, sucrose and trehalose were investigated. When the bacteria were dried with 150mmol/L trehalose,75% of S. thermophilus and 33% of L. plantarum cells were survived, comparing with control of 19% and 1% respectively. When S. thermophilus was exposed at 90℃, the cells with trehalose increased tolerance to high temperature. When S. thermophilus freeze-thawing for 4 and 8 cycles, the survival was much higher than that of without trehalose protected. Scanning Electro-microscope pictures showed that the cells with trehalose, appeared as normal, but those without the sugar were broken or collapsed. The data confirmed that the disaccharide could protect bacteria against stress conditions.