Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for fully-automatic cardiac functional assessment are provided. Automatic segmentation of a series of ultrasonic cardiac images is performed for delineating an endocardium boundary and an epicardium boundary, in each of the ultrasonic cardiac images using a segmentation algorithm. Multiple acoustic markers are identified on the endocardium boundary on the ultrasonic cardiac images. The acoustic markers are tracked across the ultrasonic cardiac images over multiple cardiac cycles using a tracking algorithm. Multiple cardiac parameters are calculated using the tracked acoustic markers on drift compensated ultrasonic cardiac images. The computer implemented method and system for cardiac functional assessment is fully-automatic without requiring user intervention or inputs.

Abstract: A process for the isolation of oryzanols from crude dark acid oil (rice bran) which comprises (a) distilling the free fatty acids from crude dark acid oil by conventional methods, (b) hydrolyzing the resultant residue by conventional methods, (c) dissolving the hydrolyzed product in water to form oryzanol containing micellar aggregates and adding dropwise aqueous solution of calcium chloride to form precipitate, (d) extracting the oryzanols from dried precipitate with polar organic solvent and if desired (e) purifying the oryzanols from the organic extract by column chromatography.