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Computer programs, downloadable; computer software,
recorded; computer software applications, downloadable;
computer software for use in diagnostic imaging apparatus
for medical purposes; computer software for reconstruction
of images for use in diagnostic imaging apparatus for
medical purposes. Medical apparatus and instruments; diagnostic imaging
apparatus for medical purposes; X-ray CT scanners; magnetic
resonance imaging [MRI] apparatus for medical purposes;
medical X-ray apparatus; ultrasonic medical diagnostic
apparatus; medical apparatus and devices, namely, medical
X-ray apparatus for use in angiography; ophthalmic cameras
for medical purposes; X-ray flat panel detector for medical
purposes. Rental of computers; provision of online non-downloadable
computer software; software as a service [SaaS]; software as
a service [SaaS] featuring software for use with as
diagnostic imaging apparatus for medical purposes; software
as a service [SaaS] featuring reconstruction of images for
diagnostic imaging apparatus for medical purposes; provision
of online non-downloadable computer software featuring
reconstruction of images for diagnostic imaging apparatus
for medical purposes.
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SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE
A sample collection device includes a sample collection unit. The sample collection unit has a contact surface, a retaining space, and an outer surface. The contact surface is capable of being in contact with a surface having a sample outflow hole of a subject. The retaining space has an opening on the contact surface. In the sample collection device, the retaining space stores a predetermined amount of the sample due to the surface tension of the sample, the predetermined amount of the sample being obtained from the sample flowing out of the sample outflow hole when the contact surface is pressed on the surface around the sample outflow hole.
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire plural lesion candidates from a medical image; determine a group of lesion candidates from the plural lesion candidates acquired; select a representative lesion candidate from the lesion candidates forming the group; and display information related to the representative lesion candidate, together with and distinguishably from information related to lesion candidates other than the representative lesion candidate, the lesion candidates forming the same group as the representative lesion candidate.
G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06V 10/74 - Image or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to:
obtain a respective position for each of a plurality of anatomical landmarks in a three-dimensional space;
generate a spline based on the positions for the plurality of anatomical landmarks; use the spline to normalize the positions to obtain one-dimensional data or two-dimensional data;
adjust at least one of the anatomical landmarks based on the one dimensional data or two-dimensional data; and
re-map the adjusting of at least one anatomical landmark to the three-dimensional space.
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a top plate on which a reception coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal is disposed, a top plate communication unit, and a frame communication unit. The top plate communication unit is disposed in an interior of the top plate and configured to be movable inside the top plate. The frame communication unit is disposed in a position at one end of a frame having a bore where the top plate is inserted. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus executes communication between the top plate communication unit and the frame communication unit.
According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube radiates X-rays toward a subject into which a contrast medium is injected. The an X-ray detector detects the X-rays transmitted through the subject. The processing circuitry generates an X-ray image based on an output from the X-ray detector. The processing circuitry acquires indexes related to a brightness of the X-ray image. The processing circuitry corrects, based on a reference index prior to injection of the contrast medium and a latest index after start of the injection of the contrast medium, a brightness value of the X-ray image relative to the latest index, the reference index and the latest index being included in the acquired indexes.
According to one embodiment, a spectrum analysis apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains an acquired spectrum of an MRS pulse sequence with respect to a material. The processing circuitry inputs a basis set including a plurality of spectrum bases respectively corresponding to a plurality of materials. The basis set includes a plurality of basis fragments obtained by dividing, based on a predetermined criterion, a basis spectrum relating to a material of interest which is some or all of the materials. The processing circuitry performs a regression calculation which applies the basis set to the acquired spectrum and outputs a result of spectrum analysis based on the regression calculation.
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01R 33/485 - NMR imaging systems with selection of signal or spectra from particular regions of the volume, e.g. in vivo spectroscopy based on chemical shift information
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a transducer group and an acoustic lens. The transducer group include a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The acoustic lens is provided on a transmitting/receiving side of the transducer group and includes a first curved surface and a second curved surface corresponding to an acoustically effective aperture of at least the transducer group. The acoustic lens is higher in sound speed than a first medium in contact with the first curved surface and higher in sound speed than a second medium in contact with the second curved surface or a soft tissue in contact with the second curved surface. The first curved surface is a concave surface and facing the transmitting/receiving side. The second curved surface is a concave surface and opposing the first curved surface. The first curved surface is different in radius of curvature from the second curved surface.
An automatic analyzer includes a transporter, a first dispensing probe, a second dispensing probe, and a control unit. The transporter transports a reaction tube for sample and a reaction tube for transfer. The first dispensing probe dispenses a mixed solution including a sample. The second dispensing probe dispenses a reagent or a diluent solution. The control unit controls the first dispensing probe so as to suck the mixed solution from the reaction tube for sample in a first cycle and discharge the mixed solution into the reaction tube for transfer in a second cycle if an amount of the mixed solution to be transferred from the reaction tube for sample to the reaction tube for transfer is greater than a threshold value.
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a receiver coil that receives a magnetic resonance signal, and a couchtop that a subject is placed on and that moves the subject to an imaging region. The couchtop has a space to stow the receiver coil in one or more portions of: widthwise side portions of the couchtop; lengthwise end portions of the couchtop; and a bottom portion of the couchtop. The receiver coil is configured to be used by being pulled out and/or pushed out from the one or more portions of the couchtop.
A superconducting magnet according to an exemplary embodiment is a superconducting magnet used in a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and includes a superconducting coil and a cylindrical radiation shield. The superconducting coil is made of a wound superconducting wire material. The radiation shield includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder that cover the superconducting coil. The outer cylinder of the radiation shield is made of a metal, and at least a part of the inner cylinder of the radiation shield is made of an insulator or a high-resistance material.
A method for performing cardiac motion compensation in a computed tomography (CT) imaging system is provided. The method includes receiving projection data acquired from an imaging object by the CT imaging system. The method also includes, until a predefined termination criterion is met, iteratively reconstructing, based on estimated cardiac motion, the received projection data to generate a motion-compensated image of the imaging object, determining a vessel region of interest (ROI) within the generated motion-compensated image, and updating the estimated cardiac motion, based on an optimization cost function associated with the determined vessel ROI. The method further includes outputting, as a final reconstructed image of the imaging object, the generated motion-compensated image.
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to analyze a shear wave that has propagated in a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to set an obtaining condition for scan data on the basis of an analysis result of the shear wave. The processing circuitry is configured to perform a scan on the subject on the basis of the obtaining condition and to obtain the scan data of the subject.
A medical image processing method includes obtaining a set of projection data acquired in a computed tomography (CT) scan of a three-dimensional region of an object to be examined; generating for each time point of a plurality of time points of the CT scan based on a part of the obtained set of projection data corresponding to the time point, a pair of feature maps for estimating motion at the time point so as to generate a plurality of pairs of feature maps, each feature map representing a feature of an image reconstructed from the part of the obtained set of projection data; estimating, based on the generated plurality of pairs of feature maps, a four-dimensional motion field; and reconstructing, based on the estimated four-dimensional motion field and the obtained set of projection data, a CT image of the object.
A method of imaging includes analyzing a first image to detect objects in the first image and corresponding features of the objects; based on a detection result of a first object having a corresponding first object feature in the first image, selecting an action corresponding to the first object and the first object feature from a database; determining an updated set of scan parameters based on the selected action; and adjusting at least one of the table, the X-ray source, the X-ray detector, and the arm based on the updated set of scan parameters.
An image information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a structure from a medical image, sets one or more lines or planes that divide the structure into a plurality of regions, calculates feature quantities related to a form of the structure for each of the regions, and corrects the structure so that a difference in the feature quantities is reduced.
G06T 7/62 - Analysis of geometric attributes of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image fieldCutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniquesDetection of occlusion
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MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
A medical information processing device according to an embodiment includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires first ultrasonic data obtained based on a result of an ultrasonic scan of a subject, continuously extracts signal components representing an object from the first ultrasonic data, and outputs second ultrasonic data, based on the continuously extracted signal components representing the object.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes an ultrasonic probe and processing circuitry. The ultrasonic probe transmits an ultrasonic wave to a subject, and receives the ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject. The processing circuitry acquires first ultrasonic data of the subject, based on the ultrasonic wave received by the ultrasonic probe. The processing circuitry extracts identification information that identifies a position of a local peak for each predetermined region of a frame represented by the first ultrasonic data. The processing circuitry outputs second ultrasonic data, based on the extracted identification information and ultrasonic data representing an object to be processed.
In one embodiment, a phase correction method comprising: acquiring first k-space data acquired in a first readout direction and second k-space data acquired in a second readout direction that is opposite to the first readout direction; weighting first real space data obtained from the first k-space data to generate first adjusted data with a predetermined weighting in which weight coefficients vary depending on a pixel position in a readout direction and become lower in a region where a variance of a phase difference is larger than a predetermined variance; weighting second real space data obtained from the second k-space data to generate second adjusted data with the predetermined weighting; calculating a correction amount for correcting a phase difference; and correcting a phase difference between data that are different from each other in polarity of a gradient pulse in the readout direction during acquisition, by using the correction amount.
An ultrasonic probe of an embodiment includes a transmission and reception unit, a movable unit, a pressure signal detection unit, and an amplification unit. The transmission and reception unit includes a plurality of transducers, transmits transmission acoustic signals generated by the transducers, and receives reflection acoustic signals of the transmitted acoustic signals. The movable unit includes an acoustic radiation surface provided on a surface of the transmission and reception unit and moves due to a pressure applied to the acoustic radiation surface pressed against an object. The pressure signal detection unit detects a pressure signal corresponding to an amount of movement of the movable unit. The amplification unit amplifies the amount of movement of the movable unit.
Example automated diagnostic analyzers and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. An example apparatus described herein includes a first carousel rotatably coupled to a base and having a first axis of rotation. The example apparatus includes a second carousel rotatably coupled to the base and vertically spaced over the first carousel such that at least a portion of the second carousel is disposed over the first carousel. In the example apparatus, the second carousel has a second axis of rotation and a plurality of vessels. The example apparatus also includes a pipetting mechanism offset from the second axis of rotation. The example pipetting mechanism is to access the first carousel and the second carousel.
G01N 35/02 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
A magnetic resonance simulation apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains phantom information and group information. The phantom information represents a phantom having an ensemble of positions and physical values relative to a plurality of isochromats. The group information represents groups of isochromats classified with respect to the phantom information, the isochromats that exhibit a same physical magnetization property under a condition preset according to a pulse sequence. Based on the group information and the phantom information, the processing circuitry collectively performs a magnetic resonance simulation with respect to isochromats classified as a same group among the plurality of isochromats, to output a simulation result obtained from the magnetic resonance simulation.
A medical examination support apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains text information representing different kinds of medical records at different time points, the medical records associated with examination information of a patient. The processing circuitry sets imperative-sentence information representing an imperative sentence to be input to a large language model, based on the text information. The processing circuitry determines tag candidate information representing a tag candidate to be added to the text information, based on the imperative-sentence information. The processing circuitry outputs the tag candidate information.
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
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CELL TREATMENT APPARATUS, CELL TREATMENT METHOD AND CELL TREATMENT SYSTEM
According to one embodiment, a cell treatment apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism, a liquid feed control unit and a connection control unit. The conveyance mechanism is capable of moving a cartridge including a plurality of connection ports. The liquid feed control unit is connected to at least one of the plurality of connection ports and is configured to control feed of a liquid in the cartridge. The connection control unit is configured to move at least one of the liquid feed control unit and the cartridge if connecting the liquid feed control unit and the cartridge.
An image processing apparatus includes a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the image processing apparatus to: an image acquisition processing to acquire a three-dimensional image containing a subject as an object to be imaged, an intersecting cross-section acquisition processing to acquire, from the three-dimensional image, information on a plurality of intersecting cross-sections that intersect with a prescribed reference cross-section, an intersecting line information acquisition processing to, on a basis of the information on the plurality of intersecting cross-sections, acquire intersecting line information that represents information on intersecting lines where the plurality of intersecting cross-sections intersect with the reference cross-section, and a cross-section information acquisition processing to, on a basis of the intersecting line information, acquire reference cross-section information that represents information on the reference cross-section.
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
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IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An image information processing apparatus provided in one aspect of the present invention includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires the same structure from a plurality of medical images captured at different times or by different devices, calculates feature quantities related to the form of the structure for each of the medical images, and corrects the structure so that a difference in the feature quantities is reduced.
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G16H 30/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
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BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
A biological information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit and a value calculation unit. The acquisition unit acquires provision biological information held by a provider and necessary information indicating biological information required by a provision destination candidate of the provision biological information. The value calculation unit acquires (calculates) a value of the provision biological information on the basis of the provision biological information and necessary information acquired by the acquisition unit.
A photon-counting imaging system is provided. The system includes a photon-counting detector and processing circuitry. The detector acquires, from an imaging object, projection data for a plurality of projection views. The detector has a plurality of detector pixels that are arranged in both a channel direction and a segment direction on a surface of the detector. The processing circuitry obtains the projection data acquired by the detector. The projection data includes first and second projection data. The processing circuitry processes, with a first energy bin setting, the first projection data, the first energy bin setting having m energy bins, and processes, with a second energy bin setting, the second projection data, the second energy bin setting having n energy bins, where n>m. The processing circuitry generates, based on the processed first projection data and the processed second projection data, a material decomposition image of the imaging object.
A medical information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a display and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to identify a scene in a medical treatment performed on a patient as an identified scene, calculate attribute information relating to an attribute of the identified scene, search a medical database to acquire a piece of reference data that matches the identified scene based on the attribute information, wherein medical data generated in the past is accumulated in the medical database, and cause the display to display the piece of the reference data.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 70/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to practices or guidelines
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ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to determine which cross section first ultrasonic image data represents, the first ultrasonic image data being image data designated as a reference image for an examination including a process of acquiring an ultrasonic image; to acquire information for enabling a user to acquire the determined cross section; and to store the acquired information in a storage device in association with the first ultrasonic image data.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 8/00 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
G16H 70/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to practices or guidelines
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ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry reduces the clutter component, which results from the tissues, from a data row of the plurality of frames and estimates first-type blood flow information. Moreover, the processing circuit generates, from the first-type blood flow information, second-type blood flow information representing images of scalar values of blood flow signals, detects the local maximums of the second-type blood flow information, integrates the local maximums and generates a scalar value integration image, calculates an autocorrelation function in the frame direction at positions of the local maximum in the first-type blood flow information, integrates the autocorrelation functions and generates an autocorrelation function integration image, generates third-type blood flow information, in which the blood flow is color-coded, from the scalar value integration image and the autocorrelation function integration image, and displays the third-type blood flow information on a display.
A nuclear medicine diagnostic device includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to extract, in a first nuclear medicine image formed as a result of performing respiratory-gated reconstruction with respect to nuclear medicine data obtained by performing nuclear medicine scanning of a subject, a region in which body motion is occurring; and control a display in such a way that the region is displayed in an identifiable manner in the first nuclear medicine image.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an image obtaining unit, a contour position obtaining unit, a volume information calculating unit, and a controlling unit. The image obtaining unit obtains a plurality of groups of two-dimensional ultrasound image data each of which is generated by performing ultrasound scans, the ultrasound scans being performed on each of a plurality of predetermined cross-sectional planes, and performed for predetermined time. The contour position obtaining unit obtains, by performing a tracking process over the predetermined time period, time-series data of contour positions, the contour positions being either one of, or both of, a cavity interior and a cavity exterior of a predetermined site. The volume information calculating unit calculates, on a basis of a plurality of the time-series data of contour positions, volume information of the predetermined site. The controlling unit exercises control so as to output the volume information.
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires acquire three-dimensional tomographic image data in which a pancreas is depicted. The processing circuitry acquires profile line data that is able to specify a profile line running in the pancreas corresponding to the three-dimensional tomographic image data. The processing circuitry acquires a feature value along the profile line corresponding to the three-dimensional tomographic image data. The processing circuitry acquires an amount of change in a plurality of the feature values along the profile line. The processing circuitry localizes an abnormal region candidate, based on the amount of change.
G06T 7/62 - Analysis of geometric attributes of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G06V 10/75 - Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video featuresCoarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approachesImage or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces using context analysisSelection of dictionaries
A cartridge used for cell preparation or cell processing includes a first container configured to store a liquid; an air filter arranged at an opening; a first passage connected to the first container and the opening and configured to allow the liquid suctioned from the first container to flow in; a second passage connected to the first passage and the opening and configured to allow the liquid to flow in from the first passage; and a second container connected to the second passage and configured to allow the liquid to flow in from the second passage if the first passage is pressurized with the liquid having flown into the first passage.
A culture apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a supply unit, a housing, and a holding mechanism. The supply unit supplies a culture vessel with a culture medium for culturing of cells. The housing has the supply unit disposed therein and constitutes a confined space with the culture vessel. The holding mechanism is disposed in the housing and holds the culture vessel. The culture apparatus according to the present embodiment makes it possible to perform cell culturing corresponding to various purposes in the closed condition.
An incubator according to the present embodiment includes: an incubator main body, a generating unit, a first adjusting unit, and a second adjusting unit. The incubator main body is configured to culture cells at a first temperature and with a first humidity. The generating unit is configured to generate vapor by heating water. The first adjusting unit is provided between the generating unit and the incubator main body and is configured to decrease temperature of the vapor to a second temperature lower than the first temperature and to cause the temperature-decreased vapor to flow into the incubator main body. The second adjusting unit is configured to adjust temperature inside the incubator main body.
A liquid feeding apparatus according to an embodiment includes a collection vessel holder, a liquid feeding tube, and processing circuitry. The collection vessel holder is configured to hold a collection vessel used for collecting liquid including a droplet layer and a non-droplet layer. The liquid feeding tube is configured to feed the liquid from the inside of the collection vessel. The processing circuitry is configured to adjust the position of an interface between the droplet layer and the non-droplet layer with respect to the position of a suction port of the liquid feeding tube.
A culture system according to the present embodiment includes a supply unit, a discharge unit, a collection unit, and a housing. The supply unit supplies a culture vessel with a culture medium for culturing of cells. The discharge unit discharges liquid droplets for detaching the cells placed in the culture vessel. The collection unit that collects the cells which have been detached in the culture vessel. The housing has the culture vessel, the supply unit, the discharge unit, and the collection unit disposed therein. In the state in which the supply unit has been moved away from the fluid level of the culture medium, the housing is tilted to position the collection unit at a lower level than the supply unit, and then the culture medium and the cells are collected using the collection unit.
An analysis substrate according to an embodiment is an analysis substrate for performing analysis on fine particles, and includes a plurality of capture regions that capture the fine particles; and a plurality of first isolators whose wettability changes in response to a stimulus, the plurality of first isolators being provided along a first direction between the capture regions.
An analysis system for biomarkers expression is provided. This system is particularly useful for viewing biomarker expression on extracellular vesicles. The system includes an analysis element, a ranging and scaling element, an adjustment element, and a selection element. There provides a display that is configured to display a data of biomarkers expression in one or more graphs.
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first analysis unit, a second analysis unit, a determination unit, and a third analysis unit. The first analysis unit executes a first analysis based on a medical image of a subject. The second analysis unit executes a second analysis based on a specimen examination result of the subject. The determination unit determines a matching degree between the result of the first analysis by the first analysis unit and the result of the second analysis by the second analysis unit. The third analysis unit executes a third analysis based on the medical image and the specimen examination result according to analysis conditions based on the determination result of the matching degree by the determination unit, and determines diagnosis support information based on the medical image and the specimen examination result.
G16H 30/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
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SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CARTRIDGE, SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD
A sample processing system according to an embodiment includes a cartridge and a sample processing device. The cartridge has a sample container, a reagent container, a mixing container, a flow path, and a valve. The sample container holds the sample. The reagent container holds the reagent. In the mixing container, the sample and the reagent are mixed. The flow path connects the sample container, the reagent container, and the mixing container, and is formed using a tube. The valve is provided with respect to the flow path and uses an opening/closing member that can be driven by magnetic force. The sample processing device has a valve drive unit. The valve drive unit drives the opening and closing of the valve by magnetic interaction with the opening/closing member.
C12M 1/00 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
C12M 3/00 - Tissue, human, animal or plant cell, or virus culture apparatus
C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
F16K 7/04 - Diaphragm cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage with tubular diaphragm constrictable by external radial force
F16K 31/08 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic using a magnet using a permanent magnet
An iPS cell production system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cartridge provided with a flow path; and a production apparatus for producing iPS cells in the cartridge. The production apparatus has a liquid feeding mechanism, a culture device, and a control device. The liquid feeding mechanism applies, to the flow path in the cartridge, energy for feeding a cell liquid that contains target cells from a donor and a reagent that is used for processing the cell liquid. The culture device controls the culturing environment in the cartridge in order to culture, in the cartridge, iPS cells established in the cartridge through the action, on the target cells, of a reprogramming factor for reprogramming the target cells. The control device controls liquid feeding operation by the liquid feeding mechanism and environment control operation by the culture device in order to produce iPS cells from the target cells.
A particle separation device according to an embodiment comprises a storage unit, a filter, and a microchannel. The storage part stores a suspension containing target particles and non-target particles smaller than the target particles. The filter captures the target particles from the suspension and allows the non-target particles to pass. The microchannel separates the target particles from the suspension. The particle separation device sends the suspension stored in the storage unit to the filter and sends the suspension containing the target particles captured by the filter to the microchannel.
C12M 1/00 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
C12N 5/078 - Cells from blood or from the immune system
C12P 1/00 - Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups , by using microorganisms or enzymesGeneral processes for the preparation of compounds or compositions by using microorganisms or enzymes
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ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to acquire first signal data of multiple frames through scan on a subject, extract second signal data of multiple frames by extracting a signal by nonlinear processing from the first signal data, identify an inappropriate signal point or an inappropriate frame from the second signal data, and generate third signal data based on an identification result of the inappropriate signal point or the inappropriate frame, and on the second signal data.
A cell handling system includes a cell handling device and a cell handling control apparatus. The cell handling device is configured so that cell handling is performed inside the cell handling device. The cell handling device includes an information presenter configured to present identification information for identifying a process performed in the cell handling device. The cell handling control apparatus is configured to control the cell handling performed in the cell handling device. The cell handling control apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to acquire the identification information presented by the information presenter and determine a parameter relating to control of the cell handling based on the acquired identification information.
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured to acquire examination data including examination values of biological examinations performed on the same subject at a plurality of time points; create a map based on the examination data, the map including a time-series element group in which a plurality of elements corresponding to the biological examinations performed at the plurality of time points and having a visual representation according to a degree of risk are arranged in a time-series order along a first direction; and control a display unit to display the map.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
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MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured to acquire a medical image obtained by imaging a subject, acquire a value of a biomarker contained in a sample collected from the subject, determine a region of interest on the acquired medical image, analyze the image of the determined region of interest and calculate a property of a drawn object, select a value of a biomarker associated with the calculated property of the drawn object, and determine consistency between the selected value of the biomarker and the calculated property of the drawn object.
A reference region useful for inference of diagnosis information is acquired from a medical image and used for inference of diagnosis information. Provided is a medical image processing device including: a medical image acquisition unit that acquires a medical image including at least a region of a tumor mass; an auxiliary information acquisition unit that acquires auxiliary information including at least any one of A) image finding information, which is based on the medical image and is information about a predetermined image finding representing a nature of the tumor mass, and B) first diagnosis information, which is based on the medical image and is information about diagnosis of the tumor mass; and a diagnosis information inference unit that infers second diagnosis information, which is information about diagnosis of the tumor mass, in response to input of an image generated based on the medical image and on the auxiliary information.
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
According to one embodiment, a separation apparatus includes a filter configured to separate a white blood cell from blood sent from a blood container, and a first flow channel through which the blood container and the filter are in communication with each other. The separation apparatus introduces, through the first flow channel, the blood into the filter from below and in an anti-gravity direction.
B01D 29/66 - Regenerating the filter material in the filter by flushing, e.g. counter-current air-bumps
A61M 1/36 - Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation
B01D 29/01 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor with flat filtering elements
B01D 29/90 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor having feed or discharge devices for feeding
B01D 29/96 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor in which the filtering elements are moved between filtering operationsParticular measures for removing or replacing the filtering elementsTransport systems for filters
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CELL PRODUCTION CARTRIDGE AND CELL PRODUCTION APPARATUS
A cell production cartridge according to an embodiment includes a flow path configured to deliver liquid or gas to be used for producing a cell. In a transport path for the liquid or the gas, the flow path includes a pressure loss generating part structured so that a cross-sectional area of the liquid or the gas delivered through the flow path is smaller than cross-sectional areas before and after the pressure loss generating part.
A cell handling system includes: a cell handling cartridge including a passage and an inlet, the passage configured to allow a liquid to flow through the passage, the inlet provided to the passage, and configured to allow a gas to pass through the inlet; a body apparatus including a connection portion and a presser, the connection portion being connected to the inlet and having an air passage configured to allow the gas to flow through the air passage, the presser being configured to press the connection portion against the cell handling cartridge; and a seal member on at least one of an opposing face of the connection portion or an opposing face of the cell handling cartridge, the opposing face of the connection portion facing the cell handling cartridge, the opposing face of the cell handling cartridge facing the connection portion.
A culture apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing, a supply unit, a discharge unit, and a gas permeation membrane. The supply unit is disposed inside the housing and supplies a culture vessel with a culture medium for culturing of cells. The discharge unit is disposed inside the housing and discharges liquid droplets for detaching the cells held in the culture vessel. The gas permeation membrane is disposed in the housing. With that, the culture apparatus according to the present embodiment enables performing cell culturing, cell detachment, and gas exchange in the closed condition.
A culture apparatus according to embodiments includes a gas supplier, a culture chamber, a first flow path, and a gas suction equipment. The gas supplier is configured to supply gas. The culture chamber is configured to culture a culture. The first flow path is configured to allow gas supplied by the gas supplier to flow to the culture chamber. The gas suction equipment is configured to allow gas in the culture chamber to be discharged to the outside through a second flow path.
A culturing system according to an embodiment includes an incubator and a cartridge. The incubator has an internal space and is capable of adjusting one or both of a temperature and a humidity of gas in the internal space. The cartridge is capable of accommodating a culturing container used for culturing a cell, a culture medium keeping unit configured to keep therein a culture medium kept cold, and a flow path which connects the culturing container to the culture medium keeping unit and through which the culture medium kept in the culture medium keeping unit flows toward the culturing container. In the culturing system, the gas in the internal space is supplied to the culturing container, by inserting a part of the cartridge into the internal space.
A cell processing system according to the embodiment includes an introducing device, a culturing device, and an assessing apparatus. The introducing device introduces reprogramming factors into target cells derived from a sample of a donor to develop iPS cells from the target cells. The culturing device cultures the iPS cells developed from the target cells in a culture vessel. The assessing apparatus individually assesses at least an input to and/or an output from the introducing device and an input to and/or an output from the culturing device.
A classification method according to an embodiment includes a first step and a second step. At the first step, a fluid is caused to flow into a micro flow channel having a spiral shape. At the second step, target particles as recovery targets contained in the fluid are classified. For a combination of the micro flow channel and the target particle at the second step, a relation of De/Rep≤4.68 is established between a particle Reynolds number Rep and a Dean number De.
A cell culturing system according to an embodiment includes an incubator and a mock cartridge. The incubator has a plurality of slots in each of which a cartridge including a culturing container for culturing cells may be installed and is configured to adjust a temperature to which the culturing containers in any of the installed cartridges are exposed. The mock cartridge is provided for a purpose of being installed into one or more, if any, of the plurality of slots having no cartridge installed therein and is configured to enclose therein no cells to be cultured.
A cell culture apparatus includes: a casing that, while a cartridge has a culturing vessel used for culturing cells, forms a chamber space in which at least a part of the cartridge including the culturing vessel is installed; an opening configured to allow communication between the inside and the outside of the chamber space and provided for the purpose of installing said at least a part of the cartridge in the chamber space; a moving equipment configured to move the cartridge, for the purpose of installing or ejecting said at least a part of the cartridge into or from the chamber space via the opening; and an opening cover configured to open the opening in association with a moving operation of the moving equipment to install the cartridge and/or configured to close the opening in association with a moving operation of the moving equipment to eject the cartridge.
Provided is a cell information acquisition method including: an image acquisition step of acquiring a cell image; a cell region extraction step of extracting a cell region from the cell image; a first feature value distribution acquisition step of calculating a texture feature value serving as a first feature value for pixels within the cell region, and acquiring a distribution of the first feature value in the cell region; a region division step of dividing the cell region into two or more divided regions; a second feature value calculation step of calculating a second feature value indicating a relationship of a statistical values of the first feature value distribution among the divided regions; and a cell information acquisition step of acquiring one of information about a cell type or a state of a cell based on the second feature value.
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image fieldCutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniquesDetection of occlusion
G06V 10/50 - Extraction of image or video features by performing operations within image blocksExtraction of image or video features by using histograms, e.g. histogram of oriented gradients [HoG]Extraction of image or video features by summing image-intensity valuesProjection analysis
G06V 10/77 - Processing image or video features in feature spacesArrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]Blind source separation
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT PERFORM INFERENCING ON IMAGES IN AN ACQUIRED IMAGE GROUP BASED ON A SELECTED INFERENCE MODEL
An information processing device includes at least one memory storing a program, and at least one processor that, by executing the program, causes the information processing apparatus to acquire an image group obtained by imaging a subject under a plurality of imaging conditions, to select at least one inference model from a plurality of inference models on the basis of at least one imaging condition among the plurality of imaging conditions, and to perform inferencing on images in the acquired image group by using the selected inference model.
A medical image processing apparatus according includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate, from a plurality of medical X-ray fluoroscopic images, a size of a thrombus removal device that has been placed in a blood vessel of a subject and appears in the medical X-ray fluoroscopic image. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate change information indicating a change in the size from the plurality of medical X-ray fluoroscopic images. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate first time information indicating a time period during which the thrombus removal device is left in place in the subject, based on the change information. The processing circuitry is configured to perform control to output the first time information.
A cell observation system has: a part for a culturing container to be placed, the culturing container having a surface where cells are culturable and an optically transparent side face forming a peripheral wall of the surface; a light emission unit configured to irradiate the surface with irradiation light from the side face; and an image capturing unit configured to capture images of the surface and has at least any of features (a) controlling variation in an amount of light of the irradiation light, the surface being irradiated with the irradiation light, and the variation being due to absorption of light by a medium in the culturing container and (b) correcting an effect caused by variation in an amount of light of the irradiation light, the surface being irradiated with the irradiation light, and the variation being due to absorption of light by a medium in the culturing container.
According to one embodiment, an emergency support system includes an emergency transport system configured to support emergency transport and a medical institution system provided in a medical institution that is a destination of transport. The emergency transport system transmits, to the medical institution system to which a patient is to be transported, patient information acquired from an emergency service worker and status confirmation results of the patient including vital information acquired from the emergency service worker. The medical institution system outputs one or more recommended response measures for the patient based on the patient information and the status confirmation results.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A data processing apparatus for obtaining an output corresponding to a medical text input, the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to:
provide a medical text input, or data derived from the medical text input, to a trained model;
provide instructions to the trained model to repeatedly assess layers of a hierarchical ontology that comprises a plurality of nodes at each of a plurality of layers, thereby to determine path(s) through the layers via node(s) in successive layers that are connected according to the hierarchical ontology and that match the medical text input;
select at least one node from the node(s) at the end or other point(s) of the determined path(s), or select no nodes if there are no suitable matches of the medical text input to nodes; and
output text, or other data, associated with the selected at least one node.
A cell detachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a culture vessel and a discharge part. The culture vessel is for culturing cells. The discharge part is provided at a position so as not to be immersed in liquid in the culture vessel, and discharges a plurality of droplets toward a culturing surface of the culture vessel to cause detachment of the cells from the culturing surface.
A medical information processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive protein-protein interaction data; estimate, using the protein-protein interaction data, a first set of proteins based on the first drug and a second set of proteins based on the second drug; and determine, based on the first set of proteins and the second set of proteins, if there is at least one protein which is influenced by both the first drug and the second drug.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16B 15/30 - Drug targeting using structural dataDocking or binding prediction
An electric brush module according to an embodiment is used in an X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) apparatus including a slip ring and a gantry fixed part and includes an electric brush holder, an electric brush, and a wear debris collecting mechanism. The electric brush holder is provided in the gantry fixed part, has an arc shape with an opening part formed therein, and has a plate-like shape. The electric brush is attached to the electric brush holder and is configured to transmit either electric power or a signal, by being in contact with the slip ring. The wear debris collecting mechanism is attached to the electric brush holder, so as to form a substantially hermetically-closed space, together with the electric brush and the electric brush holder.
According to one embodiment, an automated culturing apparatus includes a plurality of incubators, an imaging unit and processing circuitry. The plurality of incubators is configured to store one or more culture containers in which a cell or a biological tissue is cultured. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image of the cell or the biological tissue in the culture containers in the incubators. The processing circuitry is configured to control delivery and discharge of a cell suspension and a medium for the culture containers stored in each of the incubators, and control a culturing condition of the cell or the biological tissue independently for each incubator.
A method, system and computer program product for obtaining first and second sets of image data generated by performing a series of MRI sequences using first and second different transmit RF parameters; calculating a correlation map from the first and second sets of image data; and correcting the first set of image data using the calculated correlation map to obtain a corrected image. Also disclosed is a method, system and computer program product for determining at least two transmit RF parameters by: obtaining spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements; performing at least two spatially-resolved analyses on the obtained spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements to obtain at least two sub-sets of spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements; determining at least two transmit RF parameters to be used in a series of MRI sequences based on the obtained at least two sub-sets of spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements; and storing the at least two transmit RF parameters.
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and processing circuitry. The ultrasonic probe has a plurality of elements and is configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam a plurality of times. The plurality of elements is divided in an elevation direction. The processing circuitry is configured to control a transmission aperture of the ultrasonic probe so as to match an area and a position of elements which form one of ultrasonic beams transmitted the plurality of times with an area and a position of elements which form remaining ultrasonic beams.
Provided is an analysis method for determining at least any one of: presence or absence of a target substance; and a concentration of the target substance through use of a reagent that reacts with the target substance, the analysis method including: a loading step of loading: a sample containing the target substance; a hydrophilic polymer that reacts with a silanol group of a glass vessel; and the reagent into the glass vessel; a reaction step of causing the target substance and the reagent to react with each other to provide a reaction liquid; and an analysis step of determining at least any one of: the presence or absence of the target substance; and the concentration of the target substance in the reaction liquid, wherein the loading step includes loading the reagent after or simultaneously with the loading of the hydrophilic polymer.
Provided is a magnetic particle that includes a secondary particle that is an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles having a particle diameter considered to provide superparamagnetism, and that has a larger particle size. [Solution] This magnetic particle comprises a secondary particle that is an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles, and is characterized in that the average particle size of the secondary particle is 500-5000 nm, and the average particle size of the plurality of primary particles is 2-20 nm.
H01F 1/36 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of soft-magnetic materials non-metallic substances, e.g. ferrites in the form of particles
B82Y 5/00 - Nanobiotechnology or nanomedicine, e.g. protein engineering or drug delivery
B82Y 40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
H01F 1/00 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties
H01F 1/11 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of hard-magnetic materials non-metallic substances, e.g. ferrites in the form of particles
H01F 1/34 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of soft-magnetic materials non-metallic substances, e.g. ferrites
H01F 1/44 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of magnetic liquids, e.g. ferrofluids
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CELL IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND CELL IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD
Provided is a cell image analysis apparatus including: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire time-series images, which include the same cell colony; a region extraction unit configured to extract a region of the same cell colony included in each of the time-series images; a feature value extraction unit configured to extract an image feature value from the region; a feature value estimation unit configured to estimate, through use of the image feature value, the image feature value regarding the same cell colony assumed to be obtained at a given time point at which none of the time-series images is acquired; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate, through use of the image feature value, at least any one selected from the group consisting of the same cell colony and a condition for the cell culture.
An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured to acquire medical image data; acquire, in relation to the medical image data, first region information representing a first region; acquire a first inference result by a first inference processing of applying a first inference model to first medical image data based on the medical image data, and a second inference result by a second inference processing of applying a second inference model to second medical image data based on the medical image data; and acquire, on the basis of the first region information, second region information that is a region satisfying a predetermined condition, from at least regions based on the first inference result or regions based on the second inference result. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire, as the second region information that is the region satisfying the predetermined condition: a region extending from the first region to outside of the first region, the region being among the regions based on the first inference result; or a region extending from the first region to the outside of the first region, the region being among the regions based on the second inference result.
A method for determining an intensity-corrected magnetic resonance image includes acquiring B1 projection data of a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging system. The method also includes determining a transmit map using only the acquired B1 projection data. The method further includes acquiring an image of a patient using magnetic resonance imaging system and correcting an image intensity of the acquired image using the determined set of maps. The method also includes outputting the corrected image of the patient.
A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains biological information as to a subject acquired by a biological monitor, obtains analysis information resulting from analysis of the biological information, and sets an examination condition for capturing an image of the subject by a scan, based on the biological information and the analysis information.
According to an embodiment, a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium stores a program for causing a computer of a user to receive an input of disease information from the user, access medical data about the user stored in a storage medium separated from a medical institution, pick up medical data from the medical data stored, which is to be provided to the medical institution by the user in accordance with the disease information, and propose the picked medical data to the user before the picked medical data is provided to the medical institution.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
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ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes transmitter/receiver circuitry and processing circuitry. The transmitter/receiver circuitry is configured to transmit an ultrasound wave to an examined subject by using a first transmission condition and to receive an echo from the examined subject. The processing circuitry is configured: to generate, on the basis of the first transmission condition, a second transmission condition corresponding to transmitting an ultrasound wave obtained by adding a harmonic component to the ultrasound wave; to obtain a transmission wave field by forward propagating the ultrasound wave transmitted on the basis of the second transmission condition; to obtain a reception wave field by backward propagating a signal based on the echo; and to generate a harmonic echo component by performing a correlation analysis between the transmission wave field and the reception wave field.
An X-ray diagnosis apparatus according to one embodiment includes an imaging system, a display, processing circuitry and system control circuitry. The imaging system includes an X-ray tube that generates an X-ray, an X-ray diaphragm that restricts an irradiation range of the X-ray, an X-ray detector that detects the X-ray, and a couch on which a subject is to be laid for irradiation with the X-ray. The display displays an X-ray image with numerical values indicating positions on the X-ray image generated by X-ray imaging of the subject by the imaging system. The processing circuitry recognizes a numerical value based on a collected user's utterance with respect to the numerical values. The system control circuitry performs control of the imaging system in accordance with a position indicated by the recognized numerical value among the numerical values.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry tracks a position of a part where a sample gate is set to designate a position of a part where Doppler information is collected. The processing circuitry performs control to display information about accuracy of tracking of the position of the part described above.
A medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire medical image data of a site including a first blood vessel that is an artery and a second blood vessel that is an artery or a vein; specify a dominant area of the first blood vessel based on the medical image data, a blood flow strength coefficient and a damping coefficient of the first blood vessel, and a blood flow strength coefficient and a damping coefficient of the second blood vessel; and output data for displaying the specified dominant area.
According to one embodiment, a measuring chip includes a chip body, an aspiration port, a plurality of terminals, and an attaching portion. The chip body accommodates a sample or a mixture liquid obtained by mixing a reagent that reacts with the sample or a diluent that dilutes the sample with the sample. The aspiration port is provided in the chip body and aspirate the sample or the mixture liquid. The plurality of terminals is provided in the chip body and measure a concentration of a target substance in the sample or the mixture liquid aspirated from the aspiration port. The attaching portion attaches the chip body to a transporter of an automatic analyzing apparatus.
G01N 35/02 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
G01N 35/10 - Devices for transferring samples to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices
According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes memory and processing circuitry. The memory stores attribute information indicating an attribute regarding cleaning set for any of a plurality of reagents. The processing circuitry performs at least one of rearrangement of a measurement order of a plurality of examination items in an examination and determination of necessity of probe cleaning by a detergent in the examination based on the attribute information.
According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes an adapter, an input unit, a reagent storage, and a transfer mechanism. The adapter attachable to a reagent container. The input unit receives an adapter-attached reagent container, the adapter-attached reagent container being the reagent container to which the adapter is attached. The reagent storage stores the adapter-attached reagent container. The transfer mechanism transfers the adapter-attached reagent container from the input unit to the reagent storage using the adapter.
G01N 35/00 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups Handling materials therefor
G01N 35/02 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
G01N 35/10 - Devices for transferring samples to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices
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METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT UTILIZING SPATIALLY-RESOLVED B1 AMPLITUDE-BASED TUNING OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES
A method, system and computer program product for performing imagine processing including obtaining spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements obtained using at least one RF parameter; performing at least one spatially-resolved analysis on the obtained spatially-resolved B1 amplitude measurements; determining an updated value of the at least one RF parameter to be used in a series of MRI sequences based on the performed spatially-resolved analysis; and storing the updated value of the at least one RF parameter. The updated value of the at least one RF parameter can then be used to perform the series of MRI sequences.
G01R 33/24 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance for measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
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WHITE BLOOD CELL COLLECTION APPARATUS AND WHITE BLOOD CELL COLLECTION METHOD
According to one embodiment, a white blood cell collection apparatus includes a first container, a second container, a filter, a branching portion, and a controller. The controller controls liquid delivery operation through the branching portion. The liquid delivery operation includes: sending blood in the first container from the branching portion to the filter to cause the filter to capture white blood cells contained in the blood; pushing back the blood remaining in the branching portion toward the first container by sending the wash liquid in the second container from the branching portion toward the first container after the capturing; and washing the filter by sending the wash liquid in the second container from the branching portion to the filter after the pushing back.
A cell culture system includes: a cell culture apparatus including: a placement table placing a culture vessel having a culture surface on which cell culture is viable and a side surface forming a peripheral wall around the culture surface, the side surface being optically transparent; a supply pipe allowing liquid to be supplied into the culture vessel; and a discharge pipe allowing liquid to be discharged from the culture vessel; an image pickup portion allowing observation of the culture surface; and a light irradiation portion emitting illumination light toward the side surface, wherein the supply pipe and the discharge pipe are arranged so that an openings thereof are located in proximity to points on an inner side surface of the culture vessel, which define a width of the culture surface in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the illumination light.
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains a morphological image representing a morphology of a subject and a PET image of the subject, and detects a region containing each of sites of the subject included in the PET image with reference to the morphological image. The processing circuitry determines whether additional imaging is to be performed for at least one of the sites included in the PET image, based on determination-criterion information containing a determination criterion, and outputs information according to a result of the determination. The determination criterion is a criterion based on which performing or not performing additional imaging is determined and is set for each of the sites.
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
A61B 6/46 - Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an operation panel, a first support, and a second support. The operation panel is configured to receive a user's operation. The first support includes a rotator that is configured to be rotatable so as to change the height of the operation panel. The first support is configured to support the operation panel. The second support includes a linear motion part that is configured to be linearly movable so as to change the height of the operation panel. The second support is configured to support the first support.
A61B 8/00 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
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MEDICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND X-RAY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM
According to one embodiment, a medical information display control apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to accept a pointer operation signal corresponding to an operation by a user, acquire a plurality of medical information screen data laid out as a display screen, detect a first pointer drawn in one of the plurality of medical information screen data and specify first pointer coordinates indicating a position of the first pointer, calculate second pointer coordinates indicating a position of a second pointer drawn on the display screen based on the pointer operation signal, and output a pointer movement signal based on the pointer operation signal so as to substantially match the first pointer coordinates with the second pointer coordinates.
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to continuously generate time-point data in increments of a predetermined time length; generate a series of gradient magnetic fields based on a predetermined pulse sequence; acquire an external trigger in association with trigger-time-point data corresponding to an acquisition time point of the external trigger; estimate a value of an eddy magnetic field at a second time point by using the gradient magnetic fields and respective time differences between the first time-point data and the second time-point data, wherein the respective time differences change depending on when the external trigger is acquired; calculate a frequency or phase variation of an MR signal at the second time point; and correct a frequency or phase of an RF transmitting signal or the MR signal, by using the calculated frequency variation or the phase variation.
G01R 33/565 - Correction of image distortions, e.g. due to magnetic field inhomogeneities
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
A detector module unit according to an embodiment includes a detecting element array, signal processing circuitry, a holding plate, and a casing. In the detecting element array, a plurality of detecting elements each configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal are arranged. The signal processing circuitry is configured to process the electrical signals. The holding plate is configured to hold the detecting element array and the signal processing circuitry. The casing is thermally connected to the signal processing circuitry and has a first face and a second face opposing each other while the holding plate is interposed therebetween. The first face and the second face of the casing each have a fin.
A magnetic resonance (MR) simulation apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry updates and obtains, for each of voxels, an electron-spin density matrix based on a pulse sequence for acquisition of MR signals. For each of the voxels, the processing circuitry computes, during an acquisition period for the MR signals in the pulse sequence, an observation value representing a predetermined observation by using the density matrix, and computes a spatial partial differential of the observation value based on the pulse sequence. The processing circuitry computes a signal value for output based on the observation value and the spatial partial differential of the observation value. The signal value represents a sum of the MR signals in the voxels.
An image segmentation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a massive region to which labeling information is attached and a tubular region to which labeling information is attached. By using the labeling information of the massive region and the labeling information of the tubular region, the processing circuitry is configured to generate a region to be segmented and a non-boundary region, by carrying out a distance transformation. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a classifier for classifying spatial coordinates, by using the labeling information of the non-boundary region and labeling information in a specific position determined on the basis of the region to be segmented and the tubular region. The processing circuitry is configured to segment voxels in the region to be segmented by using the classifier and to thus determine a final segmentation result.
