Improving biodiesel yields from waste cooking oil by using sodium methoxide and a microwave heating system

KS Chen, YC Lin, KH Hsu, HK Wang - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
The major obstacle to biodiesel commercialization is the high cost of biodiesel. Biodiesel
made from waste cooking oil is an economical source that can effectively reduce raw material …

Sleep apnea and risk of pneumonia: a nationwide population-based study

VYF Su, CJ Liu, HK Wang, LA Wu, SC Chang… - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Hsin-Kai Wang and Li-An Wu were responsible for validation and for reviewing images.
Chia-Jen Liu, Kun-Ta Chou and Yuh-Min Chen analyzed and interpreted the data. All of the …

Differentiation of benign and malignant superficial soft-tissue masses using grayscale and color Doppler ultrasonography

HJ Chiou, YH Chou, SY Chiu, HK Wang… - Journal of the Chinese …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of high-resolution
grayscale and color Doppler ultra-sound to distinguish benign from malignant soft-tissue …

Differentiation between schwannomas and neurofibromas in the extremities and superficial body: the role of high‐resolution and color Doppler ultrasonography

WC Tsai, HJ Chiou, YH Chou, HK Wang… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to verify whether high‐resolution and color Doppler
ultrasonography could distinguish schwannomas from neurofibromas. Methods Seventy‐six …

Imaging studies of pyriform sinus fistula

HK Wang, CM Tiu, YH Chou, CY Chang - Pediatric radiology, 2003 - Springer
Background Pyriform sinus fistula (PSF) refers to a persistent embryologic third or fourth
pharyngeal pouch, which typically presents as a congenital sinus tract that originates from the …

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

YY Chiou, JI Hwang, YH Chou, HK Wang… - The Kaohsiung journal …, 2005 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the clinical applications, treatment effects, and complications of
percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of intrahepatic …

Improvement of Sperm Production in Subfertile Boars by Cordyceps militaris Supplement

…, RCW Hou, HF Hung, CH Li, HK Wang… - The American journal …, 2007 - World Scientific
Cordyceps species have been traditionally used for the enhancement of sexual function,
however, there is few direct evidence to prove this. We investigated the spermatogenic effect of …

[HTML][HTML] The Prostate Health Index aids multi-parametric MRI in diagnosing significant prostate cancer

YH Fan, PH Pan, WM Cheng, HK Wang, SH Shen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
To evaluate the performance of the Prostate Health Index (PHI) in magnetic resonance
imaging-transrectal ultrasound (MRI-TRUS) fusion prostate biopsy for the detection of clinically …

High‐resolution ultrasonography of primary peripheral soft tissue lymphoma

…, WM Chen, W Chen, HK Wang… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appearance of primary peripheral
soft tissue lymphoma on high‐resolution ultrasonography. Methods We retrospectively …

Investigating the efficacy of subharmonic aided pressure estimation for portal vein pressures and portal hypertension monitoring

…, DA Merton, JB Liu, JH Zhou, HK Wang… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The efficacy of using subharmonic emissions from Sonazoid microbubbles (GE Healthcare,
Oslo, Norway) to track portal vein pressures and pressure changes was investigated in 14 …