A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems

L Mercier, T Langø, F Lindseth, LD Collins - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2005 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (US) is an emerging new technology with numerous
clinical applications. Ultrasound probe calibration is an obligatory step to build 3-D volumes …

The algal polysaccharide carrageenans can act as an elicitor of plant defence

L Mercier, C Lafitte, G Borderies, X Briand… - New …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
• Effects of two algal polysaccharides, laminarin and carrageenans, on defence responses
and signalling in tobacco plants is presented. A possible role as defence elicitors is important …

Stomatal deregulation in Plasmopara viticola‐infected grapevine leaves

…, X Daire, MC Héloir, S Trouvelot, L Mercier… - New …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
• In grapevine, the penetration and sporulation of Plasmopara viticola occur via stomata,
suggesting functional relationships between guard cells and the pathogen. This assumption …

Metabolic and immune responses in Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei exposed to a repeated handling stress

L Mercier, E Palacios, ÁI Campa-Córdova… - Aquaculture, 2006 - Elsevier
Juvenile Pacific whiteleg shrimp reared in either outdoor concrete tanks or indoor plastic
tanks were exposed to a repeated stress induced by daily handling for 4 weeks. Metabolic …

Online database of clinical MR and ultrasound images of brain tumors

L Mercier, RF Del Maestro, K Petrecca… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: One of the important challenges in the field of medical imaging is finding real clinical
images with which to validate new image processing algorithms. This is particularly true …

New prototype neuronavigation system based on preoperative imaging and intraoperative freehand ultrasound: system description and validation

L Mercier, RF Del Maestro, K Petrecca… - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this report is to present IBIS (Interactive Brain Imaging System)
NeuroNav, a new prototype neuronavigation system that has been developed in our research …

Effect of diets containing different levels of highly unsaturated fatty acids on physiological and immune responses in Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei …

L Mercier, IS Racotta, G Yepiz‐Plascencia… - Aquaculture …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Juveniles fed a diet containing a low or a high level of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA)
for 38 days were exposed to handling stress. In a first experiment, stress was applied daily …

Leaf stripe form of esca induces alteration of photosynthesis and defence reactions in presymptomatic leaves

…, F Rabenoelina, L Jacquens, L Mercier… - Functional Plant …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Esca is a destructive disease in grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) caused by at least three fungi
and characterised by two different external symptoms, the apoplectic and leaf stripe form. This …

Response of grapevine defenses to UV—C exposure

A Bonomelli, L Mercier, J Franchel… - … Journal of Enology …, 2004 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
The defense potential of a tolerant American Vitis rupestris cultivar (Rupestris du Lot) and a
susceptible European Vitis vinifera cultivar (Chardonnay) in response to UV-C irradiation …

Comparing two approaches to rigid registration of three-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance images for neurosurgery

L Mercier, V Fonov, C Haegelen… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose We present a new technique for registering magnetic resonance (MR) and
ultrasound images in the context of neurosurgery. It involves generating a pseudo-ultrasound (…