The present invention provides a method for displaying medical images and a medical image display system that do not require a medical practitioner to move his/her line of sight at the time of comparing/interpreting images and that can improve accuracy in diagnosis. According to the medical image display system of the present invention: an X-ray imaging device (1) captures an image of a subject according to a first imaging mode by a fringe-scanning imaging device or a second imaging mode by a Fourier transform imaging device; a controller (5) creates at least two images from among an X-ray absorption image, a differential phase image, and a small-angle scattering image on the basis of the captured moir image; and said at least two images that have been created are displayed in turn in the same position on a display section (53).
The present invention allows inspection reservations which take into consideration desires of a patient to be performed easily. A control unit (11) of a center server (1), upon selection of a medical facility of a reservation destination from an initial reservation screen (251) at a terminal device (2), creates a bulk reservation screen (253) where, from among doctors and/or inspection devices belonging to the selected medical facility, a plurality can be selected together as objects of reservation, and the screen is transmitted to the terminal device (2). The bulk reservation screen (253) has priority display condition input fields 253A. Upon selection of doctors and/or inspection devices as the objects of reservation from the bulk reservation screen (253) and input of the priority display conditions, the control unit (11) prioritizes dates matching the priority display conditions, creates a reservation calendar screen (254) in which the reserved time frames of each of the selected objects of reservation are arranged and displayed in a list by date, transmits the screen to the terminal device (2), and stores the times and days selected from the reservation calendar screen (254) as reserved times and days for the objects of reservation in a storage unit (13).
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INSPECTION RESERVATION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION RESERVATION SERVER
The present invention allows reservations for inspections by a plurality of devices and doctors to be performed efficiently. A control unit (11) of a center server (1) of an inspection reservation system (100), upon entry of a plurality of doctors and/or inspection devices belonging to one medical facility as objects of reservation from a terminal device (2), creates a reservation information input screen (255) which has, among the inspection reservation information items to be entered, shared input fields for entering together items which should be entered in common for all doctors and/or inspection devices to be reserved, and individual input fields for each of the objects of reservation for entering items to be individually entered for each of the objects to be reserved, and transmits the input screen to the terminal device (2).
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TEST RESERVATION SYSTEM AND TEST RESERVATION SERVER
The present invention enables a reserver to easily learn the state of tests in reservation units, and in units of individual doctors and devices for whom a reservation of a test was made. Using a test reservation system (100), a control unit (11) of a central server (1) switches between two display modes (namely: a first display mode in which, if upon a reservation list transmission request from a terminal device (2), test reservation information stored in a storage unit (13) is read and a plurality of doctors and/or test devices in the read test reservation information are grouped together and designated as a single reservation target, a list is displayed of test reservation information in single units comprising the doctors and/or test devices designated as the grouped reservation target; and a second display mode in which a test reservation information list is displayed in units of individual doctors or test devices designated as reservation targets in the read test reservation information), creates display data for a displayable reservation list screen (252) and transmits the data to a terminal device (2).
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INSPECTION RESERVATION SERVER AND INSPECTION RESERVATION SYSTEM
The objective of the present invention is to allow the state of progress of an inspection in a medical facility at a reservation destination to be referenced from a medical facility of a reservation origin. An inspection reservation server (1) is connected so as to be capable of data communication via a communication network (N) with a system within a medical office (2A) and a system within a hospital (2B), receives reservations of inspections for the system within the hospital (2B) from the system within the medical office (2A), and manages inspection results. The inspection reservation server (1) is provided with a storage unit for storing inspection reservation information related to a reservation of an inspection which includes inspection status information indicating the state of progress of the inspection related to the received reservation, wherein the inspection status information is modified on the basis of the information acquired from the system within the hospital (2B). The inspection reservation server (1) transmits the inspection reservation information to the system within the medical office (2A) in response to an acquisition request for the inspection reservation information from the system within the medical office (2A). At the system within the medical office (2A), inspection status information included in the inspection reservation information which has been received from the inspection reservation server (1) is displayed upon a display unit.
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INSPECTION RESERVATION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION RESERVATION SERVER
The present invention allows reservations for inspection by a plurality of inspection devices and doctors to be performed efficiently. A control unit (11) of a center server (1) creates an initial reservation screen (251) for selecting a medical facility of a reservation destination and transmits the screen to a terminal device (2). Upon selection of the medical facility of the reservation destination from the initial reservation screen (251), a bulk reservation screen (253) is created where, from among doctors and/or inspection devices belonging to the selected medical facility, a plurality can be selected together as objects of reservation, and the screen is transmitted to the terminal device (2). Upon selection of the doctors and/or inspection devices as objects of reservation from the bulk reservation screen (253), a reservation calendar screen (254) is created in which the reserved time frames of each of the objects of reservation are arranged and displayed in a list by date, and the screen is transmitted to the terminal device (2). Upon selection of a reservation time frame for the date and time to be reserved for each object of reservation from the reservation calendar screen (254), the selected times and days are stored as reserved times and days for the objects of reservation in a storage unit (13).
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The present invention automatically associates inspection result data that has been generated within a medical facility of a reservation destination with inspection reservation information and provides the data to the reservation origin facility. A collaboration gateway (5) of an intra-facility system (10B) placed at a reservation destination facility causes an order generation device (7) to generate inspection order information for an inspection to be performed at a modality (8) on the basis of inspection reservation information transmitted from a center server (1), associates an intra-hospital order ID which is identification information for the generated inspection order information with an inspection reservation ID of the inspection reservation information and stores the order ID into an ID association table (531). In addition, the collaboration gateway (5), on the basis of the ID association table (531), associates the inspection reservation ID with inspection result data that has been generated at the modality (8), and transmits the data to the center server (1). The center server (1) transmits the inspection result data that has been transmitted from the collaboration gateway (5) to a terminal device (2).
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Provided are an ultrasound diagnostic device and program that are able to inhibit reduction in frame rate and improve resolution. Every time that image data is generated for each frame, the control unit (18) determines whether or not it is a still image on the basis of image data for two or more frames. When the control unit (18) determines the image to be a still image, image data of at least two consecutive frames are synthesized to generate synthesized image data. When the control unit (18) determines the image not to be a still image, pixel data to be disposed between adjacent pixels in the image data of one of two consecutive frames is generated from the image data of the one frame on the basis of the pixel data of at least one of the adjacent pixels, and the generated pixel data and the data of the one image are synthesized to generate synthesized image data.
Provided is a radiographic imaging device capable of accurately carrying out processing for a non-cooperative method in which imaging is performed without cooperation with a radiation generator, as well as for a cooperative method in which imaging is performed in cooperation with a radiation generator. When radiographic imaging is performed by means of the non-cooperative method, a control means (22) of a radiographic imaging device (1) performs control for resetting radiation detection elements (7) prior to radiographic imaging and performs control for reading out image data (d) from the radiation detection elements (7), with said control being performed in such a way that a gate period (τ*) from the application of an on-voltage from a scan drive means (15) to a scan line (5) until the on-voltage is applied to the next scan line (5) becomes longer than a gate period (τ) in the cooperative method. In the non-cooperative method, the control means (22) detects at least the start of irradiation of radiation on the basis of the read-out image data (d) etc.
Provided is a radiographic imaging device capable of accurately removing an offset caused by lag from image data constituting a main image. When a control means (22) of a radiographic imaging device (1) acquires dark image data (Od) prior to radiographic imaging and also reads out image data (d) to detect the start of irradiation of radiation on the basis of the read-out image data (d), the control means (22) applies an off-voltage to all scan lines (5) and shifts to a charge accumulation mode, sequentially applies an on-voltage to the scan lines (5) and reads out main image data (D) from radiation detection elements (7) after the irradiation of radiation has ceased, then acquires offset data (O) in a state in which the radiation is not being irradiated, and corrects the main image data (D) read out by means of said radiographic imaging or corrects the main image data (D) read out by means of radiographic imaging conducted after said radiographic imaging, with these corrections being made in accordance with an offset (Olag) caused by lag calculated on the basis of the offset data (O) and the dark image data (Od).
The present invention provides: a process for manufacturing a radiographic image detector, which is characterized by comprising a scintillator panel manufacture step, a composite rigid plate manufacture step of bonding a flexible polymer film to a rigid plate through an adhesive agent to manufacture a composite rigid plate, a composite-rigid-plate-attached scintillator panel manufacture step of bonding the composite rigid plate to a scintillator panel to manufacture a composite-rigid-plate-attached scintillator panel, and a radiographic image detection member manufacture step of allowing a surface of a photoelectric conversion substrate on which a photoelectric conversion element is arranged and a surface on the scintillator layer side of the rigid-plate-attached scintillator panel to face each other and bonding the photoelectric conversion substrate to the rigid-plate-attached scintillator panel to manufacture a radiographic image detection member, and which can manufacture a radiographic image detector having excellent image uniformity; and a radiographic image detector manufactured by the process.
The invention enables filming with easy switching between a fringe scan filming mode and a Fourier transform filming mode. With this X-ray filming system, a relative angle-adjusting unit (213) automatically adjusts the relative angle between a first grating (14) and a second grating (15) according to the filming mode established by a controller (5). According to the established filming mode, a control unit (181) controls the activation or stopping of a driving unit (122) that moves a multislit (12) in the direction of the slit array and, according to the established filming mode, the controller (5) generates a reconstructed image from the moire image obtained by the X-ray detector (16).
A biological substance detection method for detecting a biological substance specifically in a pathological specimen, comprising a step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen using a fluorescent label, a step of staining the pathological specimen with a staining reagent for morphology observation purposes (eosin) to observe the morphology of the pathological specimen, a step of irradiating the stained pathological specimen with excited light to cause the emission of a fluorescent and detecting the biological substance in the pathological specimen. In the step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen, a special fluorescent particle for which the excitation wavelength appears in a region that is different from the excitation wavelength region of eosin is used as the fluorescent label.
G01N 21/27 - ColourSpectral properties, i.e. comparison of effect of material on the light at two or more different wavelengths or wavelength bands using photo-electric detection
G01N 33/48 - Biological material, e.g. blood, urineHaemocytometers
A tissue staining method which comprises: staining a tissue with a staining reagent wherein a biosubstance recognition site is bonded to particles carrying multiple fluorescent substances accumulated therein; in the stained tissue, counting fluorescent points or measuring fluorescent brightness; and evaluating the expression level of a biosubstance, which matches the biosubstance recognition site, in the aforesaid tissue based on the number of the fluorescent points or fluorescent brightness that was measured.
A semiconductor nanoparticle assembly including semiconductor nanoparticles having a core/seal structure, and wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles are bonded by means of amide bonds.
Provided is a GUI-containing system that effectively utilizes kymographic images, integrates information to be used for diagnosis in a viewing system and allows accurate diagnosis even by physicians who have little experience with stethoscopes. With this diagnosis assistance system (100), a control unit (31) of a diagnostic console (3) extracts the lung field regions from the respective image frames of a plurality of image frames representing the movements of the chest, which have been transmitted from an imaging console (2); divides said extracted lung field regions into a plurality of sub-regions; correlates the divided sub-regions in the plurality of image frames with each other and analyses same; thereby calculating previously established characteristic quantities that represent the movement of the divided sub-regions. When the regions for display of analysis results are selected by the operating unit (33), the characteristic quantities for the selected sub-regions are displayed.
The invention is able to provide physicians with information that facilitates understanding of the clinical features of lung field ventilation and is effective for diagnosis. In particular, diagnostic information is provided with which appropriate diagnoses can be made even by physicians with little practical experience in using stethoscopes. With the diagnostic console (3) of this thoracic diagnosis assistance system (100), the control unit (31) extracts lung field regions from each of the multiple image frames obtained by imaging the movements of the chest, divides the extracted lung field regions into a plurality of sub-regions, and correlates the various sub-regions between the multiple image frames. Thereafter, the multiple image frames corresponding to each sub-region are analyzed, characteristic inspiratory values and characteristic expiratory values are calculated for each sub-region, ratios of the calculated characteristic inspiratory values to characteristic expiratory values are calculated and histograms of the ratios thus calculated are generated. The generated histograms are displayed on the display unit (34).
A semiconductor nanoparticle aggregate containing semiconductor nanoparticles with a core/shell structure is formed by controlling with physical energy the aggregation state of an agglomerate from agglomerated semiconductor nanoparticles.
B82B 1/00 - Nanostructures formed by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
B82B 3/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
The present invention provides: a radiological image conversion panel which comprises a base and a phosphor layer, an adhesive layer arranged on the phosphor layer and a protective layer arranged on the adhesive layer which are formed on the base, wherein the panel is characterized in that the adhesive layer contains particles of a matting agent and the value of the average particle diameter (M) of the particles of the matting agent is larger than the value of the thickness (d) of the adhesive layer, and wherein the panel does not rarely undergo the deterioration in an image and has excellent scratch resistance and excellent stain-proof properties; and a process for producing the panel.
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
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MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR METALLIC LATTICE, AND METALLIC LATTICE
In the disclosed metallic lattice (DG) and the manufacturing method for the same, slit grooves are formed, by means of dry etching, in second silicon sections (12a) which are attached to a first silicon layer (11) and which have a higher resistance than the first silicon layer (11), said grooves being formed so as to at least reach the first silicon layer (11), and, by means of electroforming, the slit grooves are filled with metal to form metallic sections (12b). Thus, the metallic lattice (DG) having such a structure, and the manufacturing method for the same, use a silicon substrate and enable the metallic sections of a lattice to be formed with greater fine detail by means of electroforming.
C25D 5/02 - Electroplating of selected surface areas
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MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR METAL LATTICE, AND METAL LATTICE
In the disclosed metal lattice (DG) and the manufacturing method for the same, slit grooves are formed, by means of dry etching, in p-type silicon sections (12a) attached to an n-type silicon layer (11) so as to at least reach the n-type silicon layer (11). By means of electroforming the slit grooves are buried into metal and metallic sections (12b) are formed. Thus, a metal lattice (DG) having such a structure, and the manufacturing method for the same use a silicon substrate and enable the metallic sections of a lattice to be formed with greater fine detail by means of electroforming.
C25D 5/02 - Electroplating of selected surface areas
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL GRID, AND METAL GRID
Disclosed are a metal grid and a method for manufacturing the metal grid, wherein a slit trench that reaches at least a first silicon layer (11) is formed by dry-etching, in a second silicon portion (12a) attached to a first silicon layer (11) with an insulating layer (12c) therebetween, the slit trench is filled with a metal to the middle of the insulating layer (12c) by electroforming, the inner side surfaces of the slit trench are oxidized and oxide films are formed, then, the rest of the slit trench is filled with the metal by the electroforming, and a metal portion (12b) is formed. Consequently, with the metal grid (DG) having such configuration and the method for manufacturing such metal grid make it possible to more finely form the metal portion of the grid by the electroforming using a silicon substrate.
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CHARGING DEVICE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CHARGING SYSTEM
In order to suppress the effect of path resistance and to enable rapid charging, the disclosed charging device (4) charges an electricity storage body (28) from the outside through connectors (26, 42) to an electronic apparatus (2) incorporating the electricity storage body within a casing (21), and is provided with: a power source unit (41) that supplies charging power; a voltage detection unit (43) that detects the voltage of the electricity storage body; a current detection unit (44) that detects charging current; and a charging control unit (45) that performs constant-current charging until reaching a target voltage (V1) and then switches to constant-voltage charging. By means of the voltage detection unit, the charging control unit detects the voltage change (ΔV) of the electricity storage body when changing the value of the current between at least two values at the time of starting constant-current charging, and in accordance with amount of voltage change of the electricity storage body, performs charging control by correcting the target voltage value or the value of the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit.
A detection performance expected for an abnormal shadow candidate detection device can be maintained by immediately feeding back the result of evaluating the detection performance of the abnormal shadow candidate detection device to a development source. In an image display device (4), when radiographic image interpretation result information including the position of the region where a radiologist has determined as a focus region is input from an operation unit (42), a control unit (41) sends the radiographic image interpretation result information to an image server (3) and allows the image server (3) to calculate, based on the radiographic image interpretation result information and CAD information detected by the abnormal shadow candidate detection device (2), an index value indicating the performance of detecting an abnormal shadow candidate in the abnormal shadow candidate detection device (2). It is then determined whether the calculated index value satisfies a predetermined criterion or not. When it is determined that the predetermined criterion is not satisfied, warning information about the detection performance of the abnormal shadow candidate detection device (2) is output by a communication unit (44) or a display unit (43).
Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnostic device and program that are capable, with a simple process, of carrying out frame averaging, minimizing afterimages associated with the movement of specimens and alleviating declines in brightness of the specimens. A smoothing processing unit (15) carries out smoothing of brightness information among a plurality of image data of different frames that are generated by an image processing unit (14), obtaining smoothed image data. Then a display unit (18) carries out a display of an ultrasound diagnostic image on the basis of the smoothed image data that is obtained by the smoothing processing unit (15). Then the smoothing processing unit (15) determines the brightness difference among the plurality of image data of different frames and detects a moving body component. Then, with respect to the brightness information of the component corresponding to the detected moving body component, the smoothing processing unit (15) causes the mixture ratios of the brightness of each of the plurality of image data of different frames in the smoothing of the brightness information to vary from that of the component corresponding to components other than the moving body component.
Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis device and a program which can display good ultrasound diagnosis images. A reception unit (13) subjects a received signal obtained by means of an oscillator (2a) to sampling at a preset acquisition sampling frequency. The reception unit (13) then subjects the received signal to phasing addition at each sampling point and thereby obtains acquisition sampling data. A display unit (17) then displays an image. A control unit (18) then performs downsampling by removing data from the acquisition sampling data in such a way that a display dependent sampling frequency, which is set in accordance with the display image size of the display unit (17), is met. The display unit (17) then displays an ultrasound diagnosis image on the basis of the acquisition sampling data that has been subjected to downsampling by the control unit (18).
Provided is a radiological imaging device capable of achieving a noise reduction effect that is stable over time. A radiological imaging device (1) is provided with scan line drive means (15) which is provided with a gate scan line drive unit (15b) for switching a voltage applied to a scan line (5) between an on-voltage and an off-voltage, and a power source circuit (15a) for supplying the on-voltage and the off-voltage to the gate scan line drive unit (15b) on the basis of power supplied from a power source unit (41); and reading means (16) which is provided with a reading IC (16b) for reading image data from a radioactivity detection element (7), and a power circuit (16a) for supplying power to the reading IC (16b) on the basis of the power supplied from the power source unit (41); wherein the ground terminal (151) of the scan line drive unit (15) and the ground terminal (161) of the reading means (16) are connected to a ground level of the radiological imaging device (1) and are directly connected electrically by way of connection means (50).
Disclosed are an ultrasonic diagnostic device and program for suppressing loss in frame rate so as to improve resolution. A control unit (18) sequentially selects transducers (2a) for supplying drive signals while shifting a predetermined number of the transducers in a disposing direction for each output of transmitted ultrasonic waves. Then, an image generation unit (14) generates image data for within a subject body for each frame on the basis of received signals which have been sequentially received by a receiving unit (13). Next, the control unit (18) performs switching between selection of m units of transducers (2a) to be consecutively positioned, and selection of m+1 units of the transducers (2a) to be consecutively positioned, for each frame. In addition, the control unit (18) generates synthesized image data acquired by synthesizing image data of at least two consecutive frames each time that image data is generated for each frame.
Disclosed is a semiconductor nanoparticle aggregate with a high emission luminance and without concentration quenching even when semiconductor nanoparticles that emit fluorescent light are densely accumulated. The semiconductor nanoparticle aggregate contains semiconductor nanoparticles with a core/shell structure and is characterized by being formed by re-shelling semiconductor nanoparticle agglomerates.
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMME
Disclosed are a programme, an image processing method and an image processing device capable of quickly extracting characteristic regions. The disclosed image processing device is provided with an initial contour arrangement means, which uses a level-set function to arrange an initial contour on a digital image, and the device extracts characteristic regions from the image by altering the initial contour by means of a level-set method. The initial contour arrangement means forms the initial contour by means of a plurality of contours, arranges so that at least one point in each of the plurality of contours touches another contour, and makes the initial value of the level-set function the unsigned shortest distance from each point on the image to the initial contour.
Disclosed is a radiographic imaging device capable of improving detection efficiency when detecting that illumination with radiation by the device proper has commenced. A radiographic imaging device (1) comprises a scan drive means (15), for sequentially impressing an on-voltage on each scan line (5) when reading out image data (d, D) from radiation detector elements (7). Beginning prior to radiographic imaging, a control means (22) sequentially impresses the on-voltage from the scan drive means (15) on each scan line (5), and carries out an image data (d) read out process from the radiation detector elements (7); detects that the illumination with radiation has commenced at a point in time whereat the read-out image data (d) exceeds a threshold (dth); and controls such that the on-time when processing the read-out of the image data (d) prior to the radiographic imaging, from impressing the on-voltage from the scan drive means (15) on the scan lines (5) to switching the impressed voltage to an off-voltage, is longer than the on-time when processing the read-out of the image data (D) after the radiation illumination.
Disclosed is a means which enables the achievement of an accurate and highly sensitive immunochromatography method that can detect an analyte satisfactorily even when the analyte is contained at a low concentration. Specifically disclosed is a developing solution for use in an immunochromatography method using a detection reagent that is labeled with an insoluble carrier, which is characterized by containing a nucleic acid molecule. A preferred example of the insoluble carrier is a silica particle. The silica particle preferably has a fluorescent compound chemically bound thereto or adsorbed thereon.
In a flat panel detector in which a scintillator panel obtained by sequentially forming a protective layer and a phosphor layer comprising a columnar crystal on a support body is coupled with the light-receiving surface of a planar light-receiving element on which a plurality of pixels are disposed in a two-dimensional shape, the difference between the mean porosity of the base and the mean porosity of the ends of said phosphor layer is between 5% and 25%. A flat panel radiation detector having a phosphor layer that is able to combine physical resistance to shocks etc., sharpness and luminous efficiency can be provided by reducing the porosity from the base to the ends.
Disclosed is a radiographic-image processing device that can accurately remove striated artifacts superimposed onto image data taken by an FPD radiographic imaging device. Said radiographic-image processing device (70) is provided with: a partitioning means (71) that partitions a region (Q), in which image data (D) taken by a radiographic imaging device (1) is arranged two-dimensionally, into segments (Sk); a mean-value computation means (72) that computes mean values (Da(n)) from image data (D) along the same scanline (5) in each segment (Sk); an edge compression means (73) that compresses mean-value (Da(n)) differentials in boundary regions between the subject that was imaged and the surroundings thereof; a filtering means (74) that applies an adaptive filter to the differential-compressed profile; and a correction-data creation means (75) that creates correction data (Ds) on the basis of each datum (ds(n)) in the adaptive-filtered profile. Denoised image data (D*) is generated by subtracting corresponding correction data (Ds) from the image data (D).
Provided is a radiation image capturing system which is easy to use for an operator such as a radiation technologist and enables efficient radiation image capturing. A radiation image capturing system (50) is provided with a transportable radiation image capturing device (1), a bucky device (51), and a console (58) capable of obtaining multiple pieces of image capturing order information including information regarding whether or not an image is captured while the transportable radiation image capturing device (1) is loaded in the bucky device (51). Regardless of the order in which icons (I) are displayed, the console (58) displays, in a different form from the other icons (I), an icon (I) corresponding to image capturing order information that designates image capturing using the bucky device (51) when the transportable radiation image capturing device (1) is loaded in the bucky device (51), and an icon (I) corresponding to image capturing order information that designates image capturing in the state in which the transportable radiation image capturing device (1) is not loaded when the transportable radiation image capturing device (1) is not loaded in the bucky device (51).
Provided is a radiation imaging system wherein reduction in the speed of wireless communication between a radiation imaging device and an access point can be suppressed and which comprises: a plurality of imaging rooms; the radiation imagining device, which performs radiation imaging in the imaging rooms; and a plurality of access points positioned in each of the imaging rooms and which can communicate wirelessly with the radiation imaging device. A management device (140) selects a channel that is both an open channel not being used by any of the plurality of access points (121) and a non-interference channel that does not interfere with a radar, and sends a usage channel change request, which requests a change to the selected channel, to the access point (121) that transmitted a radar detection notification. The access point (121) changes the channel being used by that access point (121), in accordance with the usage channel change request from the management device (140).
Disclosed is a radiation image photography device, wherein the device itself is capable of at least accurately detecting the start of radiation exposure using existing means of the device, without being equipped with any new means, and which is capable of improving the image quality of a radiation image generated based on image data. The radiation image photography device (1) comprises scan lines (5), signal lines (6), radiation detection elements (7), a scan driving means (15), switch means (8), a read circuit (17) and a control means (22), wherein prior to capturing a radiation image, in a state where off voltages are applied from the scan driving means (15) to all of the scan lines (5) so that each respective switch means (8) is set to the off state, the control means (22) performs read operation periodically using the read circuit (17) and repeatedly performs leak data readout processing, which converts electric charges q leaked from the radiation detection elements (7) via the switch means (8) into leak data Dleak, to detect that radiation exposure has started when the read leak data Dleak exceeds the threshold Dth.
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
G01T 1/24 - Measuring radiation intensity with semiconductor detectors
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
H01L 31/09 - Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultra- violet radiation
Provided is an image displaying device that can shorten the time required for reading an image by inhibiting the displaying of unnecessary marks, and with which image reading and diagnosis can be carried out without the radiologist being influenced by the detection results of CAD (computer-aided detection) in cases where the CAD has failed to detect abnormal shadow candidates. When a medical image to be read is selected with an operating section (42), the controlling section (41) of the image displaying device (4) acquires, from an image server (3), the medical image and positional information on abnormal-shadow-candidate areas that have been detected from the medical image, and displays the medical image on a displaying section (43). When an area of interest is designated with the operating section (42) in the medical image displayed on the displaying section (43), the controlling section (41) compares the designated area of interest with the positional information on the abnormal-shadow-candidate areas detected from the medical image being displayed, extracts the abnormal-shadow-candidate area(s) existing outside the designated area of interest, and displays a mark (M2) that indicates each extracted abnormal-shadow-candidate area on the medical image displayed on the displaying section (43).
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a flat panel detector such that the surface on the side of a fluorescent body layer of a scintillator panel which has the fluorescent body layer comprising a column crystal on the supporting body, is coupled to the planar light receiving element surface of a light-receiving element, comprising: a step of manufacturing the scintillator panel which has a larger area than that of the planar light receiving element surface; a step of trimming the edges of the scintillator panel, obtained by the step of manufacturing the scintillator panel, to correspond to the area of the planar light receiving element surface; and a step of coupling the edge-trimmed scintillator panel to the planar light receiving element surface, thus providing a flat panel detector which has an excellent productivity and that can be made small in size without non-image area.
Disclosed are a laminated piezoelectric body, a laminated piezoelectric body manufacturing method, an ultrasonic transducer and an ultrasonic diagnostic device, wherein a plurality of mutually laminated piezoelectric bodies is electrically connected in parallel to each other, and each of the plurality of piezoelectric bodies arranges a direction of residual polarity related to electrical displacement or a sign of an electric field caused by a direct piezoelectric effect, or a crystal axis in a direction to reduce sensitivity in a first resonance mode, with reference to an axis of a first level of piezoelectric on a fixed edge side, and in a direction to increase sensitivity in a second resonance mode to a higher level than the first resonance mode.
The present disclosure is intended to determine radiation sensing elements with output anomalies with a high degree of precision. A radiograph imaging device (1) comprises a plurality of radiation sensing elements (7) that are arranged in a two-dimensional array by a plurality of scan lines and signal lines; a read-out circuit (17) that outputs either actual image data (J) or dark image data (B) on a per radiation sensing element basis; a communications means (39) for communicating the data to an external device (58); and a control means for controlling such that the read-out circuit outputs dark image data (BH1, BH2) for the output anomaly determination of the radiation sensing elements, on the basis of the charge that each radiation sensing element accumulates when radiation is not projected in an accumulation time that is longer than when imaging.
Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnosis device that can even detect microcalcification that is present in a continuous distribution, and can simultaneously apprehend the size of granules. The ultrasonic diagnosis device (S)—which is provided with an ultrasonic probe (2) that transmits an ultrasonic wave within a test subject (H) and obtains a received signal by receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by a granule within the test subject (H), and which displays internal information regarding the inside of the test subject (H) on the basis of the aforementioned received signal—has: a means for acquiring the received signal for the ultrasonic wave at each differing frequency; an intensity ratio calculation means that acquires the intensity of the ultrasonic wave at each frequency from the obtained received signal at each frequency, and calculates intensity ratios; and a display means that displays the information of the aforementioned intensity ratios.
Disclosed is an x-ray imaging device, which uses a Talbot-Lau interferometer, eliminates the effects on image quality of a reconstructed image that arise in such cases as when the direction of a multi-slit or each lattice slit is altered and imaging is performed, and provides reconstructed images favorable for diagnosis. When a plurality of moiré images imaged with an imaging subject loaded onto a imaging subject stand (13) and a plurality of moiré images imaged without the imaging subject are input, a control unit (51) of a controller (5) corrects signal value differences arising from variations in x-ray strength during imaging respectively between the plurality of moiré images with the imaging subject and between the plurality of moiré images without the imaging subject, and respectively creates a reconstructed image with the imaging subject and a reconstructed image without the imaging subject. Then, the control unit (51) creates a reconstructed image of the imaging subject for diagnosis by correcting, on the basis of the reconstructed image without the imaging subject, image unevenness in the reconstructed image with the imaging subject caused by heterogeneity in light distribution caused by the angle of rotation of the multi-slit.
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G21K 1/06 - Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating using diffraction, refraction, or reflection, e.g. monochromators
Disclosed is a compartmentalized two-dimensional array scintillator that prevents cracks or fractures when a weight is borne. The scintillator is a two-dimensional array scintillator wherein scintillator elements partitioned in pentakis compartments are positioned in two dimensions, the scintillator elements are positioned in two dimensions at a pitch of less than or equal to 350µm, the proportion of depth to surface area of the substrate side of the fluorescent light bodies within the scintillator elements is greater than or equal to 0.0075, the taper angle (θ) of the fluorescent light lateral surface with respect to the substrate is between 80-89 degrees or between 91-100 degrees, and ceramic particles with average diameters between 1-20µm are present at depths between 1-10µm from the fluorescent light lateral surface, and are not present at depths greater than 10µm from the fluorescent light surface.
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
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RADIATION DETECTION PANEL, RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTION PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR
Provided are a radiation detection panel, a radiation image detector, a method of manufacturing a radiation detection panel, and a method of manufacturing a radiation image detector which can prevent undesired disadvantages while pursuing light weight. A radiation detection panel (3) is provided with an element substrate (4) which has a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (15) arranged on the surface (4a) two dimensionally; a scintillator substrate (5) which has a scintillator (6) converting radiation to light formed on the surface (5a) such that the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (15) are oppositely disposed; and an adhesive (22) which is arranged on the portion surrounding the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (15) and the scintillator (6) to join the element substrate (4) and the scintillator substrate (5), wherein the adhesive (22) is a photocrosslinkable adhesive, and the scintillator substrate (5) is configured provided with a light-transmissive plastic substrate (501) and a light-transmissive inorganic thin film (502) which is formed on at least one surface of the plastic substrate (501).
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
Provided is a radiation imaging device which can accurately detect that irradiation of radiation has started even when a small dose of radiation is irradiated. A radiation imaging device (1) is provided with a current detection means (43) which detects current flowing in the device. After an on voltage (Von) is applied from a gate driver (15b) to a scan line (5) and an electrical load is discharged from a radiation detection element (7), a scanning drive means (15) repeats an operation to apply an off voltage (Voff) to all of the scan lines (5) and resets each radiation detection element (7). When a control means (22) detects the start of irradiation of radiation on the basis of the value of the current detected by the current detection means (43) while the off voltage (Voff) is being applied to all of the scan lines (5) from the gate driver (15b), the control means (22) accumulates in each radiation detection element (7) the load generated in each radiation detection element (7), said accumulation being performed in a state in which the resetting of each radiation detection element (7) is stopped and the off voltage (Voff) is being applied to all of the scan lines (5).
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
G01T 1/24 - Measuring radiation intensity with semiconductor detectors
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
Provided is a medical coordination system capable of online data coordination that can deal with communication conditions of various medical facilities. According to the disclosed regional medical coordination system, a center server associates medical information data transmitted from a terminal device of an in-facility system provided at a plurality of medical facilities with identification information of the transmission source of the medical information data and identification information of an affiliate that is permitted to view the medical information data and stores thereof in a storage unit. When transmitting the medical information data to an in-facility server of the affiliate that is permitted to view the medical information data, the transmission is performed either directly to the in-facility server of the affiliate or via the terminal device of the affiliate, in accordance with a request from the terminal device of the affiliate.
Disclosed is a radiographic image photography device capable of promptly transmitting an interlock disengage signal after receiving an illumination commencement signal. A control means (22) of a radiographic image photography device (1) for the purpose carries out a reset process of each respective radiation detector element (7) while sequentially switching scan lines (5) by switching a voltage applied by a gate driver (15b) of a scan driving means (15) between an on voltage and an off voltage and repeatedly carrying out a one-screen reset process (Rm); receives an illumination commencement signal via a communications means (39) when carrying out the reset processing upon each respective radiation detection element (7) during the repeated one-screen reset process (Rm); completes the one-screen reset process (Rm) that is underway when the illumination commencement signal is received; and transmits an interlock disengage signal via the communication means (39) at a timing prior to the completion of the one-face reset process (Rm) and such that the radiation is illuminated after the one-face reset process (Rm) is completed.
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G01T 7/00 - Details of radiation-measuring instruments
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
Provided is a radiation imaging device and radiation imaging system in which the intervals between the capturing of images can be shortened when images are successively captured or when long-length images are captured, and in which offset caused by lag can be accurately removed from image data. Prior to capturing a radiation image, a control means (22) of a radiation imaging device (1, 100) performs offset-correction value read-out processing (E) after leaving each radiation detection element (7) for a prescribed length of time in a state where no radiation is directed thereon. Immediately thereafter, the control means (22) performs lag read-out processing (G1) to read out as reference lag data (Lgbase) the charge remaining in each radiation detection element (7). Then, every time radiation imaging is performed, the device respectively performs image read-out processing (B), wherein the charge accumulated in each radiation detection element (7) in accordance with the amount of radiation directed thereon is read out as image data (d(n)), and lag read-out processing (G), wherein lag data (Ld) is read out immediately after the image read-out processing (B), in the same manner and with the same timing as the offset-correction value read-out processing (E) and the immediately subsequent lag read-out processing (G1).
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G01T 7/00 - Details of radiation-measuring instruments
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
A diagnostic console (3) comprises a controller (31) which extracts, from a series of frame images representing the dynamic state of a chest region, a frame image captured in single respiratory cycle starting from the maximal expiration or the maximal inspiration, calculates the inspiration time and expiration time of a subject on the basis of the number of extracted frame images captured in the single respiratory cycle and the frame rate of the frame images when captured, determines whether or not the pulmonary ventilation of the subject is abnormal according to the result of determination on whether or not the calculated expiration time and inspiration time mismatch with each other, and displays diagnostic aid information indicating the result of determination on a display (34). This makes it possible to provide diagnostic aid information to doctors based on the movement of a patient during expiration and inspiration with fewer burdens on the patient.
Disclosed is a radiographic image photography device that appropriately carries out reset processes upon each respective radiation detector element and is also capable of promptly transmitting interlock disengage signals upon receipt of illumination commencement signals. When sequentially switching scan lines (5) that are switched between an on voltage and an off voltage of a voltage that is applied by a gate driver (15b) of a scan driving means (15) and carrying out a reset process upon each respective radiation detection element (7) while repeating a one-screen reset process (Rm), a radiographic image photography device (1) shortens the on time and carries out the one-screen reset process (Rm) at the stage whereat an electric charge that remains within each respective radiation detection element (7) reaches a prescribed charge quantity (Qa). Upon receipt of an illumination commencement signal via a communication means (39), the radiographic image photography device applies the off voltages from the gate driver (15b) to all of the scan lines (5), sets each respective switch means (8) to the off state, and transmits an interlock disengage signal via the communications means (39) when the one-screen reset process (Rm) whereat the on time is shortened is finished.
The objective of the present invention is to accurately calculate information relating to bloodstream flowing through the peripheral blood vessels in a lung field. A diagnostic consol (3) according to the present invention includes a controller (31) which extracts a lung field from each frame image representing the dynamic state of a chest region to identify a vessel territory from the extracted lung field and remove the identified vessel territory from each frame image. Then, the controller divides, into multiple block areas, the lung field in each frame image from which the vessel territory has been removed, to calculate a variation amount of a pixel signal value of each block area and calculate bloodstream information of the peripheral blood vessels in each block area on the basis of the calculated variation amount of the pixel signal.
Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel wherein luminance is improved by preventing the disorder of the structure of phosphor columnar crystals, thereby eliminating the scattering and refraction of optical elements which is emitted by an X-ray-irradiated phosphor and propagated in the direction of a photoelectric conversion element. Moreover disclosed is a radiation image detector using the same. The radiation image conversion panel is characterized in that the radiation image conversion panel comprises a phosphor layer on the substrate, that the phosphor layer is configured of the phosphor columnar crystals formed from a phosphor matrix compound and an activator by vapor deposition, and that the degree of the orientation of the surface of the phosphor columnar crystals, the degree of the orientation being based on X-ray diffraction spectrum and the surface having a fixed mirror index, is in the range of 80 to 100 % without regard to the position in the direction of the thickness of the layer from the root near the substrate to the tip of the phosphor columnar crystals of the phosphor layer.
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
C09K 11/61 - Luminescent, e.g. electroluminescent, chemiluminescent, materials containing inorganic luminescent materials containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine or unspecified halogen elements
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
A radiographic imaging device (1) comprises a gate driver (15b) that switches on/off switching means (8) via scanning lines (5); a current detecting means (43) that are connected to second ends of the scanning lines (5), the second ends being opposite ends of first ends to which the gate driver (15b) is connected, and that detects current flowing through the scanning lines (5); and a control means (22) that detects start of emission of radiation on the basis of the value of the current detected by the current detecting means (43). When the control means (22) detects the start of emission of radiation during resetting of radiation detecting elements (7), the resetting being performed while the scanning lines (5) that switch voltage applied from the gate driver (15b) between an ON voltage and an OFF voltage are sequentially switched on, the control means switches the switching means (8) off such that electrical charges generated in the radiation detecting elements (7) by the emission of radiation are accumulated in the radiation detecting elements (7).
G01T 7/00 - Details of radiation-measuring instruments
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
H01L 27/14 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy
Disclosed are: a radiation image sensor which has improved efficiency of conversion of light emission energy from a scintillator panel into an electrical signal, while having improved sharpness (MTF); and a method for manufacturing the radiation image sensor. Specifically disclosed is a radiation image sensor using a scintillator panel, which is characterized in that (1) the scintillator panel comprises a phosphor layer that is formed on at least one surface of a supporting body, and a protective layer is continuously formed on the surface of the phosphor layer, the entire lateral surface from the supporting body to the phosphor layer, and a part of the other surface of the supporting body where the phosphor layer is not arranged, and (2) when the width of the protective layer that is formed on an end portion of the supporting body surface where the phosphor layer is not formed is represented by D, the width of the supporting body is represented by LB, and the width of an effective light receiving area in a plurality of photoelectric conversion element arrays that are arranged on a circuit board so as to face the scintillator panel is represented by LP, the D, LB and LP satisfy a specific relational expression.
Disclosed are a medical-use information processing device and a program capable of using profile information of a patient at a time of a study. A gateway device (30) acquires patient basic information and a modality worklist including scheduled protocol code sequence information from an RIS (20), and acquires patient profile information of infectious disease information, disability information, and allergy information from an electronic medical record system (10). Then, the gateway device (30) adds the acquired patient profile information to any of the DICOM tags within the patient comments, study comments, and study description within the modality worklist, and transmits the modality worklist to which the patient profile information has been added to a console (40). The console (40) displays the infectious disease information, the disability information, and the allergy information in addition to the patient basic information and the scheduled protocol code sequence information.
Disclosed are an imaging control device and a program which enable to use an observation content obtained during imaging. A console obtains image data obtained by capturing images of a patient by means of a modality (step S3). Then, a medical radiologic technician inputs the observation content indicating the appearance of the patient during the image capturing performed by means of the modality (step S4) and stores the inputted observation content in KOSD data (step S5). Next, the console transmits the image data and the KOSD data together to an image management server (step S6). The image data and the KOSD data are associated with each other by having the identical patient information and inspection information attached thereto. The image management server stores the image data and the KOSD data (step S7). An image viewer terminal displays a medical image and the observation content on the basis of the image data and the KOSD data obtained from the image management server (step S11).
Provided are silica nanoparticles each having a fluorescent substance confined therein. The silica nanoparticles are characterized in that the surfaces of the silica nanoparticles have been coated with a substance having a bulk refractive index of 1.60-4.00. The silica nanoparticles having a fluorescent substance confined therein have excellent long-term storability. A biosubstance-labeling agent obtained using the silica nanoparticles can be provided.
Disclosed is radiation imaging system (100) provided with a radiation imaging device (1) which carries out radiation imaging and a console (101) which carries out predetermined image processing on the image data of the radiation image acquired by the radiation imaging device (1). The radiation imaging system (100) is provided with: an access point (121) which can wirelessly communicate with the radiation imaging device (1) and which relays the communication between the radiation imaging device (1) and the console (101); and a cradle which registers the radiation imaging device (1) with the console (101) so that the radiation imaging device (1) can communicate with the console (101). The radiation imaging system (100) is configured so that the operating frequency managed by the console (101) is signalled to the radiation imaging device (1) when the radiation imaging device (1) is registered by the cradle (122).
Disclosed are: a support for a roll-shaped scintillator panel; a scintillator panel which can be produced by an uncomplicated process with high productivity and has improved moisture resistance performance; a process for producing the scintillator panel; and a radiation image detector equipped with the scintillator panel. The support for a roll-shaped scintillator panel is characterized by comprising a base material and a metal thin film layer that has a thickness of 1 to 500 nm and is arranged on the base material. The scintillator panel comprises the support and a fluorescent layer arranged on the support, and is characterized in that each of the light-emitting surface and the side surfaces of the fluorescent layer and the side surfaces of the support is covered with a moisture-resistant protective film.
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
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SOUND DAMPING COMPONENT FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC PROBE MANUFACTURING METHOD
Disclosed are a sound damping component for ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic probe, and an ultrasonic probe manufacturing method. Multiple through-holes (14A) penetrating a sound dampening body (13a) are formed with a drill, and conductive bodies (14) are formed in each of the through-holes (14A). Then, a first electrode unit (141) for connection to a piezoelectric element drive electrode is formed in each of the conductive bodies (14) on the entry side of the aforementioned drill. By this means, a sound dampening component, an ultrasonic probe and a manufacturing method thereof can be provided such that the piezoelectric element drive electrode can be connected to the signal line, which is on the drill entry side.
As prescribed conversion processing, a radiation imaging system device (1) performs logarithmic conversion processing on that image data read by a read circuit (17) which has a signal value exceeding a prescribed threshold (V1), and performs processing not involving logarithmic conversion on the image data having a signal value less than or equal to the prescribed threshold (V1). Said image data having undergone conversion processing is compressed, creating compressed image data, which is sent to a console (101).
A radiation image capturing system (100) is provided with a radiation image capturing device (1) and a console (101) which performs predetermined image processing on image data relating to a radiation image captured by the radiation image capturing device (1), the console (101) is provided with a creation means (control means (101a)) which creates diagnostic image data and preview image data on the basis of the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing device (1), and the creation means performs first defective pixel correction processing on the image data when the diagnostic image data is created, and performs second defective pixel correction processing simpler than the first defective pixel correction processing on the image data when the preview image data is created.
Disclosed is a radiographic imaging system (100) which is provided with: a plurality of imaging chambers (R) equipped with a registration means (55); consoles (C); and a management device (S) for associating and managing the identification information of a portable radiographic imaging device (1) with the identification information of the imaging chambers (R). When the identification information of the portable radiographic imaging device (1) is notified by the registration means (55) of an imaging chamber (R), the consoles (C) display an icon (I-1) corresponding to the imaging device (1) on a selection screen (H2). When the identification information of the portable radiographic imaging device (1), as notified by the registration means (55), is associated with the identification information of another imaging chamber (R), the management device (S) discards the association and deletes the icon (I-1) corresponding to the portable radiographic imaging device (1) from the selection surface (H2) of the console (C) which has been associated with said other imaging chamber (R).
N-th order harmonics subjected to extraction are extracted by use of transmission and reception which are performed with distributed compression. Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus characterized by being configured so that, when f0 and f2 denote the fundamental frequency of ultrasound transmitted from an ultrasound probe and a frequency at the upper limit of the frequency band thereof, f2 < 2f0 can be satisfied.
In order to enable the easy performance of an operation for changing a radiation application condition within a photographing room when the type of an image capturing device is changed, disclosed is a radiation image capturing system (100) provided with an FPD image capturing device (1) and a CR image capturing device (2). In said radiation image capturing system, when an operation means, such as an activation switch (12) for an FPD cassette (1b), which is provided in a photographing room (R1) in order to input an instruction to notify a console (5) of the change of the type of the image capturing device is operated, the console (5) detects that the instruction to change the type of the image capturing device has been inputted from the operation means and changes the radiation application condition and the like of a radiation generation device (3) to a radiation application condition and the like corresponding to an image capturing device to be used after the change.
Disclosed is a cassette-type detector (1) whereby there is no breakage of an imaging panel due to impacts such as from being dropped, and the imaging panel can be easily separated from other components. The cassette-type detector has an imaging panel (21), which is provided at least with a detection unit (212) that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to incident radiation, and a base (22) that holds the imaging panel (21). The imaging panel (21) is more rigid than the base (22) and is detachably mounted to the base (22).
Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic device which suppresses the temperature rise of an ultrasonic probe to a low level by a reduction in power consumption and enables long-duration data transmission when transmitting wave reception data relating to the ultrasonic probe by radio, thereby enabling a long-duration tissue harmonic imaging diagnosis. Specifically provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising an ultrasonic probe and a device body, wherein the ultrasonic probe comprises a transmission vibration element for transmitting ultrasonic waves, and a reception vibration element for receiving reflected waves from a subject, the device body comprises a control unit, an operation unit, and a display unit, and an ultrasonic diagnostic image is generated by multiple repetitions of the wave transmission and the wave reception, said ultrasonic diagnostic device being characterized by being provided with a means for reducing power consumption of the transmission vibration element or a transmission electric circuit related to the transmission vibration element in a waiting time zone between the wave transmission and the wave transmission, or provided with a means for reducing power consumption of the reception vibration element or a reception electric circuit related to the reception vibration element in a waiting time zone between the wave reception and the wave reception.
A case (31) constituting a cassette-type detector (1) has a first lid member (32) which closes an opening (31A) of the case arranged therein. An exterior wall hole (32C) is provided to a corner section of the first lid member (32). This makes it possible to detect appropriate radiological images all the time since even if an unexpected shock is applied to the corner section, the shock is absorbed by the deformation of the corner section to prevent the damage of the built-in detection unit of the cassette-type detector (1).
Provided is a practical vertical X-ray imaging device using a Talbot-Lau interferometry. The X-ray imaging device (1) is provided with an X-ray source (11), a multi-slit (12), a first grating (14) and a second grating (15), a drive unit (12a), a subject table (13), and an X-ray detector (16). The X-ray source (11), the multi-slit (12), the subject table (13), the first grating (14), the second grating (15), and the X-ray detector (16) are arranged in this order. Repeating a process wherein the drive unit (12a) moves the multi-slit (12) in a direction orthogonal to an X-ray application direction and the X-ray detector (16), whenever the multi-slit (12) is moved at regular periodical intervals, reads an image signal according to the X-ray applied by the X-ray source (11), a plurality of moire images at the regular periodical intervals are obtained.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/20 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structureInvestigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materialsInvestigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by using reflection of the radiation by the materials
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RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM
Provided is a radiographic image detection device which, in addition to being capable of being charged at a high speed by a large current in a case where only charging is performed or a case where an image is captured while the device is connected near an external power supply and is being charged, is easy to handle when capturing images, and does not suffer from image quality deterioration. The radiographic image detection device is a cassette-type radiographic image detection device (2) that can be driven by power supplied from a built-in battery (28), and includes: a detection device side connector (26) electrically connectable to a power feeder cable (52) or an output connector (42) of a cradle (4) and configured to receive power from the outside; two types of charging paths formed to guide a charging current from the detection device side connector (26) to the battery (28); a power-feeding-means determination means for determining which out of the cradle (4) and the power feeder cable (52) is connected to the detection device side connector (26); and a charging-path switching means for switching the charging paths on the basis of a result of the determination.
Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device capable of accurately preventing the influence of a region which radiation directly reaches from being exerted on an image region in which an image of a subject is captured. Specifically disclosed is a radiation image capturing device (1) provided with: a detection unit (P) which is provided with scan lines (5), signal lines (6), and two-dimensionally arranged radiation detection elements (7); switch means (8) which are disposed in the respective radiation detection elements (7); a scan driving means (15) which applies voltage to the switch means (8) via the respective scan lines (5); a current detection means (43) which detects a current flowing in the device by the application of radiation; and a control means (22) which detects the start of the application of the radiation on the basis of the value of the detected current, wherein the control means (22) performs the reset processing of the respective radiation detection elements (7) by applying on-voltage (Von1) having a predetermined voltage value simultaneously to the respective switch means (8) before a radiation image is captured, thereafter reduces the voltage value of the on-voltage simultaneously, and while maintaining this state, monitors the value of the current outputted from the current detection means (43) and waits for the start of the application of the radiation.
Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device capable of generating a high-definition image suitable for diagnosis by appropriately correcting a defective pixel even when the image is captured using an anti-scatter grid. Specifically disclosed is a radiation image capturing device (1) which captures a radiation image while an anti-scatter grid is disposed between a subject and the device, the device being provided with a sensor panel (40) on which a plurality of image capturing elements (41) for generating electric charge according to the dose of applied radiation are two-dimensionally arranged, and a control means (22) which detects the position of a defective pixel among pixels corresponding to the plurality of image capturing elements (41) that are two-dimensionally arranged on the sensor panel (40), calculates a correction value using the pixel values of neighboring pixels located in the neighborhood of the detected defective pixel, and replaces the pixel value of the defective pixel with the correction value, wherein the control means (22) calculates the correction value by weighting, from among the neighboring pixels, the pixel values of neighboring pixels located in the direction parallel to grid stripes (S) of the anti-scatter grid with respect to the defective pixel.
A piezoelectric body is disclosed which is improved in piezoelectric properties in a broader band region and is useful as a sensor, an actuator, an ultrasonic transducer, and so forth. The piezoelectric body comprises characteristically (a) a structure of an alternate laminate of a layer of an organo onium (G) and a layer of an inorganic phase (MX4), represented by the general formula below; and an inorganic phase (MX4) laminated alternately in layers, or (b) a composite composed of aggregate particles of a graphene structure and perovskite structure of an average particle size of not more than 200 nm: General formula: G2MX4 (where G denotes an organo onium, M denotes any of IV group elements and transition metals, and X denotes any of Cl, Br, and I.)
Disclosed are an ultrasonic transducer and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus using the ultrasonic transducer, wherein, for instance, an organic piezoelectric element array (30) provided with a plurality of piezoelectric elements in a two-dimensional array, and an integrated circuit (40) are disposed in this order in the traveling direction of receiving ultrasonic waves. In the wiring layer (42) of the integrated circuit (40), shield electrodes (47) are formed corresponding to the electrode pitch of the piezoelectric elements such that the shield electrodes cover the electrodes. The receiving signals which have been transmitted from the piezoelectric element that corresponds to each shield electrode (47) are transmitted via a circuit (45) to each shield electrode (47) at a low impedance.
Provided is a radiographic-image capturing device, wherein the compression ratio can be improved, when image data obtained by radiographic-image capturing is to be compressed. The radiographic-image capturing device (1) is provided with: a detecting unit (P) that has multiple scanning lines (5) and multiple signal lines (6) arranged so as to intersect with each other, and has multiple radiation detection elements (7) arranged two-dimensionally at each of the areas (r) partitioned by the multiple scanning lines (5) and multiple signal lines (6); a reading circuit (17) that reads electric charges from the radiation detection elements (7) via the signal lines (6), and converts the electric charges to electric signals, and outputs the electric signals as image data (D), for each of the radiation detection elements (7); and compressing means (22, 24) for compressing image data (D) of each of the radiation detection elements (7). The compressing means (22, 24) creates difference data (ΔD) between the image data (D) of adjacent radiation detection elements (7), for each of the image data (D) outputted from multiple radiation detection elements (7) connected to the same signal line (6), and compresses this difference data (ΔD).
Disclosed is a radiological image detector which is manufactured with a high productivity and can suppress an image shift due to a temperature change. The radiological image detector has: a photoelectric conversion panel provided with a photoelectric conversion element; and a scintillator panel which is provided with a phosphor layer and is bonded to the photoelectric conversion panel. The scintillator panel is provided with: a supporting body having a resin film as a main component, said resin film having the phosphor layer formed on one surface thereof; and a rigid board which is bonded to the other surface of the supporting body. The difference between the thermal expansion coefficient of the rigid board and that of the photoelectric conversion panel is within 4.0 ppm.
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
In a medical information system, a plurality of search parameters included in a search query (300) that is input by the user to a plurality of types of medical databases are categorized on a per search category basis and thereby divided into an observation report search query (311) and a specimen test query (312). Using these queries (311, 312), corresponding databases are independently searched and the respective individual search results are combined to generate a composite search result. The individual search results are given individual scores corresponding to the degrees of matching with the search parameters and, when being combined, are given degree-of-association scores. The search results are ranked and combined in the descending order of those scores. This makes it possible to obtain a desired search result only by issuing a search execution command once, without requiring a plurality of search operations.
Provided is a cooperation system (100) which is constituted of an information terminal (20) and a modality (30). The information terminal (20) generates cooperation information and stores the cooperation information in a predetermined storage medium. The modality (30) monitors the cooperation information stored in the storage medium. The cooperation system (100) comprises the information terminal (20) and the modality (30) connected to the information terminal (20), wherein the information terminal (20) generates the cooperation information including patient information or examination information, and the modality (30) obtains the generated cooperation information, registers the patient information or the examination information of a patient, whose image is to be taken, on the basis of the obtained cooperation information, displays a display screen at the start of the image taking, and is brought into a standby state.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
Disclosed is a technique capable of appropriately balancing the adequacy and calculation cost of contour extraction. An energy function setting unit sets an energy function which is expressed by the weighted linear sum of a plurality of kinds of energy terms that are defined correspondingly to the state of a dynamic curve, and which is formulated so that the closer to the shape of a contour to be extracted, the smaller the value becomes, and an iterative operation processing unit minimizes the energy function by means of iterative operation. A completion instruction unit sets an auxiliary function which is formulated so as to be monotonically increased in accordance with the number of iteration of the iterative operation, and sets a determination function which is expressed by the linear sum of the auxiliary function and the energy function. Then, the completion instruction unit determines the point at which the minimum value has appeared in the determination function in the process of the iterative operation as the completion timing of the iterative operation processing.
ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, ULTRASONIC VIBRATOR USING THE SAME, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
Provided is an organic piezoelectric material for constructing an ultrasonic vibrator that has good durability in a manufacturing process and a usage environment, is superior in piezoelectric characteristics, and is suited for high-frequency and wideband. Also provided are a manufacturing method for the same; ultrasonic vibrator using the same; ultrasonic probe; and ultrasonic medical image diagnostic device. The organic piezoelectric material is a material in which electrodes are installed on both surfaces of the material and characterized in that after the electrodes have been installed, pressing by the insulating member and polarization processing have been applied.
H01L 41/257 - Treating devices or parts thereof to modify a piezo-electric or electrostrictive property, e.g. polarisation characteristics, vibration characteristics or mode tuning by polarising
Provided is a radiological image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining more suitable radiological images by reducing the influence of noise generated at a current detecting means which detects current carried by applying radiation. The radiological image pickup apparatus (1) includes a plurality of radiation detection elements (7) two-dimensionally arranged in each region (r) defined by a scanning line (5) and a signal line (6), a switch means (8) the state of which is switched between on and off states depending on voltage applied to the connected scanning line (5), a scan drive means (15) having a gate driver (15b) that applies on voltage and off voltage to the switch means (8) through the scanning line (5) and a power supply circuit (15a) that supplies on voltage and off voltage to the gate driver (15b), a current detecting means (41) for detecting current carried between the power supply circuit (15a) and the gate driver (15b) or current carried through the scanning line (5), and a control means (23) for detecting at least the start of applying radiation on the basis of the value of the current detected by the current detecting means (41).
Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device characterized by comprising a bias current detecting means for outputting an electrical signal corresponding to an electric current flowing through a bias line, a differentiating means for differentiating the electrical signal, a comparator for outputting the result of comparing the value differentiated by the differentiating means with comparison voltage, an integrating means for integrating the value of the electrical signal for a predetermined period, an integral value comparing means for determining that the value obtained by the integration by the integrating means exceeds a predetermined threshold value and outputting the result, and an exposure start determining means for determining whether or not exposure to radiation is started, wherein in a standby mode, the exposure start determining means determines, on the basis of the change of either the output of the comparator and/or the output of the integral value comparing means, that the exposure to radiation is started.
Provided is a scintillator panel which has improved sharpness and sensitivity and which comprises a phosphor layer that is formed by the vapor-phase deposition method on a first support medium and contains phosphor columnar crystals consisting of a parent component cesium iodide (CsI) and an activating agent thallium (Tl). The aforementioned scintillator panel is characterized in that the aforementioned phosphor layer is provided with a first layer (CsI layer) not containing an activating agent thallium in the root portion, and that on the aforementioned first layer, there is provided a second layer(CsI-Tl layer) wherein the thickness-wise concentration variation coefficient of the activating agent thallium is 32% or less.
G01T 1/20 - Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
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METHOD FOR DETECTING AFFERENT LYMPH VESSEL INFLOW REGIONS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC CELLS
Regions where metastatic cancer cells can exist are detected with high accuracy in a sentinel lymph node. Quantum dots are injected into the vicinity of a cancer in a living body, thereby identifying the location of the sentinel lymph node by means of fluorescence. Subsequently, the sentinel lymph node is extracted. With respect to the sentinel lymph node extracted with quantum dots injected, structural analysis is conducted by means of precision fluorescence measurement which uses a confocal fluorescence microscope for monomolecular observation. Specifically, the fluorescence intensity is measured with respect to each of multiple areas in the sentinel lymph nodes, and out of the multiple areas measured, one or more areas are detected as afferent lymph vessel inflow regions in descending order of fluorescence intensity.
Provided is an arrangement wherein, in cases where inspection results are to be graphically displayed by using relative values, it is made possible to correctly display whether or not the aforementioned inspection results are within the normal range, even in the case of an inspection item for which there is no standard upper limit or of an inspection item for which there is no standard lower limit. On the basis of an image display device (3), if only the standard lower limit exists for an inspection item to be displayed and if no standard upper limit exists therefor, then a control unit (31) calculates the virtual upper limit such that the maximum value of those specimen inspection data which are not less than the standard lower limit is within the standard range. Furthermore, if only the standard upper limit exists for an inspection item to be displayed and if no standard lower limit exists therefor, then the control unit (31) calculates the virtual lower limit such that the minimum value of those specimen inspection data which do not exceed the standard upper limit is within the standard range. Subsequently, a graph is prepared so that the standard upper limit, or the virtual upper limit, of the inspection item to be displayed is in agreement with the upper limit in the normal zone and that the standard lower limit, or the virtual lower limit, of the inspection item to be displayed is in agreement with the lower limit in the normal zone. The graph thus prepared is displayed in a display unit (35).
Provided is a method for manufacturing a scintillator panel, wherein no dust is generated at the time of eliminating the protruding portions of the fluorescent material surface and no image defect is generated due to the dust. The scintillator panel having excellent image qualities and a radiological image detector are also provided. The method for manufacturing the scintillator panel having a supporting body and a fluorescent material layer formed on the supporting body has, after a step of forming the fluorescent material layer on the supporting body, a step of heat-treating the supporting body and the fluorescent material layer, while sandwiching the supporting body and the fluorescent material layer between two rigid plates and applying pressure.
G21K 4/00 - Conversion screens for the conversion of the spatial distribution of particles or ionising radiation into visible images, e.g. fluoroscopic screens
Disclosed is an organic piezoelectric material which has excellent piezoelectric characteristics and excellent handling properties. Also disclosed are an ultrasonic transducer using the organic piezoelectric material, an ultrasound probe, and a medical ultrasound image diagnosis system. Specifically disclosed is an organic piezoelectric material which contains a base material that is formed from a resin, and a specific compound (1) that has at least one linking group selected from among specific linking groups. The organic piezoelectric material is characterized in that the relation shown below is satisfied when the CLogP values of the specific compound (1) and the base material are respectively represented by CLogP(1) and CLogP(base material). Relation: | CLogP(1) - CLogP(base material) | ≤ 3.0
Provided are a high-sensitivity, high-resolution radiation detection device and a method of manufacturing an inexpensive and handy radiation detection device. The aforementioned radiation detection device and method of manufacturing a radiation detection device pertain to a method of manufacturing a radiation detection device having a plurality of fluorescent bodies which convert at least X-rays or γ-rays into visible light, as well as a plurality of light detection elements, and are characterized by comprising (i) a process where fluorescent precursors are filled into recesses which are formed in a light reflection film, which are enclosed by a light reflection material, and each of which is in one-to-one correspondence with one of the aforementioned light detection elements, (ii) a process where the aforementioned fluorescent precursors are caused to uniformly react in the recesses, thereby obtaining fluorescent bodies, and (iii) a process where fluorescent bodies in the aforementioned recesses are joined to the aforementioned light detection elements.
In a piezoelectric element array (100), filling material (7) existing on a plurality of piezoelectric elements (1a) arranged in a two-dimensional array is pressed to the piezoelectric elements (1a) by a flat member with a soft layer disposed therebetween, and fills the spaces between the piezoelectric elements (1a). Due to this, the filling material between the elements can be uniformly formed so that the performance variation in the elements is minimized, the precision of the element arrangement positions can be increased, and stable electrode connection can be achieved.
The image data and the image capturing order information, which have been obtained by radiographic image capturing in a plurality of image capturing methods are accurately associated with each other. Disclosed is a radiographic image capturing system (1) wherein a portable radiographic image detector (2) is provided with an attitude detection sensor (29) (attitude detection means) for detecting the attitude of the portable radiographic image detector (2), notifies the result of the attitude detection by the attitude detection sensor (29) to a console (7), and transmits the image data obtained by the radiographic image capturing to the console (7) in the order of image capturing. Also, the console (7) associates the image data received from the portable radiographic image detector (2) with registered image capturing order information according to the result of the attitude detection notified from the portable radiographic image detector (2) and image capturing method information included in the registered image capturing order information.
Disclosed is a radiographic imaging device wherein the device itself is capable of detecting the start of radiation exposure or the like to minimize wasteful power consumption. Specifically disclosed is a radiographic imaging device (1) which comprises: a plurality of radiation detecting elements (7) that are two-dimensionally arranged; switch means (8) that are arranged for each of the radiation detecting elements (7) so as to be able to switch between an off-state and an on-state; a current detecting means (41) for detecting current flowing through the device, said current associated with the radiation exposure; a sub control means (23) for detecting the start and/or end of the radiation exposure on the basis of the value of the detected current; and a main control means (22) for performing the readout processing of the image data from the radiation detecting elements (7), wherein the power consumption of the sub control means (23) is less than the power consumption of the main control means (22), and, when the start and/or end of the radiation exposure is detected on the basis of the value of the current detected by the current detecting means (41), the main control means (22) is activated, and the activation of the sub control means (23) is stopped.
Disclosed is an ultrasound probe (2) which is provided with first and second piezoelectric members and comprises a first piezoelectric portion (22) having a plurality of first piezoelectric elements and a second piezoelectric portion (26) having a plurality of second piezoelectric elements, the piezoelectric elements being capable of converting electrical signals into ultrasound signals and vice versa by the use of piezoelectric phenomena. The first piezoelectric portion (22) is used for transmitting a first ultrasound signal to a subject, and the second piezoelectric portion (26) is used for receiving a second ultrasound signal based on the first ultrasound signal coming from the interior of the subject. A first element pitch (P1) of the plurality of first piezoelectric elements in the first piezoelectric portion (22) differs from a second element pitch (P2) of the plurality of second piezoelectric elements in the second piezoelectric portion (26).
H01L 41/22 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the assembly, manufacture or treatment of piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or of parts thereof
Disclosed are: a high-brightness silica nanoparticle having quantum dots encapsulated therein, which comprises a silica particle and a plurality of quantum dots encapsulated therein, characterized in that the number of quantum dots present in a concentric zone within 10% of the radius from the center of said silica nanoparticle is 10-70% of the total quantum dots encapsulated in said silica nanoparticle; a method for producing the same; and a biological labeling agent using the same.
Disclosed is, as an organic piezoelectric material which has excellent piezoelectric properties and also has piezoelectricity or pyroelectricity capable of converting heat or mechanical stimuli to electrical energy, particularly an organic piezoelectric material having high orientation and thermal stability. Also disclosed is an ultrasonic probe using the same. The organic piezoelectric material is an organic piezoelectric material containing a compound represented by general formula (1) and a matrix comprising an organic polymeric material, wherein when CLogP values of the compound and the matrix are represented by CLogP(1) and CLogP(matrix), respectively, the material satisfies relational formula (1): |CLogP(1) - CLogP(matrix)| ≤ 3.0.
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an acoustic lens which comprising the step of sequentially layering materials, in each of which the propagation speed of the ultrasound is faster than that in the lower layer, on both the surfaces of a substrate and the step of cutting the substrate on which the materials are sequentially layered along a plane orthogonal to another plane on which the materials are layered so that the distance between a first lens surface and a second lens surface becomes a predetermined thickness.
H04R 1/34 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
A61B 8/00 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
A substrate (22) is provided with side walls (22A) at ends thereof. A glass substrate (213) is adhered to and supported by the substrate (22). Consequently, it is possible to prevent the glass substrate from being damaged by an externally applied impact.
Medical images obtained by imaging other than scheduled imaging can be grouped. A medical image processing device is provided with a control means which groups inputted medical images according to examination of each patient and using supplemental information relating to the inputted medical images and stores them in a storage means (steps S2, S10, S12). The control means checks, when a medical image is inputted, the inputted medical image with supplemental information relating to the grouped medical images, thereby determines whether or not the inputted medical image is obtained by additional imaging or re-imaging (steps S3, S5), and if the inputted medical image is determined to have been obtained by additional imaging or re-imaging (steps S6, S7), regroups the inputted medical image and the grouped medical images using the supplemental information according to examination of each patient (steps S13, S14).
Provided is a radiation image detecting system that, when performing only charging, can be quickly charged by large current and that, when capturing an image, for example, is easy to handle and also does not cause image quality degradation. The radiation image detecting system comprises: a cassette-type radiation image detecting device (2) embedding a battery (28) for supplying power to each function unit and capable of being driven by the power supplied from the battery (28); a cradle (4) and a cable (5) enabling power to be supplied to the radiation image detecting device (2) from the outside; and a charging control circuit (6) for controlling the charging of the battery (28). The radiation image detecting device (2) has a detecting-device-side connector unit (26) configured so as to be electrically connectable to each of the cradle (4) and the cable (5) and receiving power, and the charging of the battery (28) is possible both by connection using the cradle (4) and by connection using the cable (5). The charging control circuit (6) is configured so as to switch over the charging current between in the case of connection using the cradle (4) and in the case of connection using the cable (5).
Provided is a system for generating a radiogram interpretation report which can be used when a plurality of radiogram interpretation reports are required for one examination. A report generation management device comprises a control unit which generates a radiogram interpretation report data object, and stores the radiogram interpretation report object in a report DB of a storage unit for management. The radiogram interpretation report data object is radiogram interpretation report data of one examination, and comprises a plurality of partial report data objects. Namely, the control unit generates a plurality of pieces of radiogram interpretation report data (partial report data objects) for one examination, and correlates the examination with the plurality of pieces of radiogram interpretation report data.
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