Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for automating the filtration and generation of information in a packetized communication system. A filtration table includes entries used in recognizing a valid packet received at a node in a communication system. A mask field in each entry is applied to appropriate fields in the packet (e.g. the ordered set as applied to Fibre Channel communication systems) to determine the validity of the packet with regard to the receiving node. Rules in a field of each entry further qualify the recognition of a received packet (e.g. ordered set) by testing the reception of the packet against other logical rules. Action fields in each record permit definition of actions to be invoked automatically (e.g. automatic adjustment of fill transmissions in Fibre Channel applications) in response to receipt and recognition of a particular packet. The set of packets recognized by the receiving node may be modified by adding, deleting, or modifying the entries in the filtration table.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a continuous process for producing viral particles by providing in a perfused growth medium a population of viable virally infected non-lytic cells, and removing medium containing said cells at a rate to maintain the steady-state log-phase growth of cells remaining in the perfused growth medium. The invention is also directed to a process for purifying retroviral particles by passing a solution comprising the retroviral particles and contaminants through an anion exchange resin, and eluting the retroviral particles from the resin. The preferred exchange resin is a tentacle anion exchange resin.

Abstract: An angiogram is produced using NMR fast pulse sequences in which the views are acquired in shots preceded by a preparatory pulse sequence. Each shot is acquired twice with differing preparatory pulse sequences and the resulting NMR data is subtracted to null the stationary tissues in the reconstructed image.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance angiogram is produced by projecting a 3D array of motion sensitized NMR data. A mask which locates the vessels in the 3D array is produced by thresholding the NMR data, and this mask is combined with the 3D NMR data set to exclude signals produced by surrounding stationary tissues. An integration projection technique is used to produce the angiogram from the masked data set.