Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating combined co-registration and image pixel calibration of multimodal data are provided. According to one embodiment, a first set of digital image data is received that includes pixel data associated with a portion of a patient's anatomy and a fiducial system. A second set of digital image data is received that includes pixel data associated with the portion of the patient's anatomy and the fiducial system. One or both of the sets of digital image data are adjusted, calibrated, modified or verified based on known characteristics of the fiducial system. A composite model of the portion of the patient's anatomy is generated by co-registering the two sets of digital image data based on the pixel data associated with the fiducial system.

Abstract: A method of providing image data for constructing an image of a region of a three dimensional target object, comprising providing, from a radiation source, incident radiation directed at a target object, detecting an intensity of radiation scattered by the target object, and determining image data for each of a respective plurality of slices within the target object each indicating one or more characteristics of the target object at a respective depth within the target object, wherein the image data is determined based on the detected intensity of radiation via an iterative process wherein running estimates of the image data for each of the plurality of slices are updated step by step.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of determining at least one characteristic of a target surface, comprising providing a phase map for a first region of a target surface via radiation having a first wavelength, providing n further phase maps for the first region via radiation having a further n wavelengths each different from the first wavelength, and determining at least one characteristic at the target surface responsive to the first and further phase maps.

Abstract: An electroluminescent polymer comprising light-emissive repeat units and a non-emissive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon unit with greater than 12 aromatic sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, wherein the non-emissive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon unit comprises a structural unit having formula I:

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; a light-emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode, said light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting metal complex comprising general formula 1: (1) where M represents Re(I), W(0), Ir(III), or Os(II); L1 represents a tridentate ligand; and L2, L3 and L4 represent ligands, characterised in that L1 comprises general formula 2:(2) where R1 represents a bridging group; and Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represents a group comprising a heteroaryl ring and * indicates coordination to M.

Abstract: A light-emitting material comprising a conjugated polymer and a blue-light emitting perylene.

Abstract: Methods of using an ultrasound signal to promote tissue repair by causing cells to form focal adhesions without the involvement of syndecans, in particular syndecan-1, syndecan-4 or PKC? are disclosed.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; a light-emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode, said light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting metal complex comprising general formula 1: (1) where M represents Re(I), W(0), Ir(III), or Os(II); L1 represents a tridentate ligand; and L2, L3 and L4 represent ligands, characterised in that L1 comprises general formula 2:(2) where R1 represents a bridging group; and Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represents a group comprising a heteroaryl ring and * indicates coordination to M.