Patent classifications
A61B5/1073
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF
Disclosed are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method and a recording medium thereof, the image processing apparatus including: a storage configured to store standard information about at least one anatomical entity; and at least one processor configured to detect regions corresponding to a plurality of anatomical entities based on a medical image obtained by scanning an object including the plurality of anatomical entities, to estimate a volume of a first anatomical entity at a predetermined point in time based on object information measured from the detected regions of the anatomical entity and the standard information stored in the storage, and to provide information about condition of the first anatomical entity based on the estimated volume. Thus, it is possible to make a diagnosis more simply and accurately by determining condition information of an anatomical entity at a point in time for the diagnosis based on a randomly taken medical image.
PENILE TUMESCENCE MEASURING DEVICE
The present invention is directed to a device for measurement of the rigidity and/or tumescence of a penis during a penile tumescent event. In particular, the device of the present invention comprises axial and/or radial monitoring means for monitoring the axial and/or radial tumescence and/or rigidity of a penis during a penile tumescent event. The present invention further also provides methods for monitoring the axial and/or radial tumescence and rigidity of a penis.
RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND INSERTION STATE DETERMINATION METHOD
Provided is a medical image imaging apparatus that images a medical image of a breast, including a determination unit configured to determine an insertion state of the breast based on a form of the breast inserted into an imaging area for the medical image from an insertion portion.
Volumetric physiological measuring system and method
A system and method for measuring volumes and areas using electromagnetic induction techniques. A current is generated and fed into one of two coil assemblies to induce voltage into another coil assembly to provide accurate values for volume or area.
Systems, devices, and methods for tracking abdominal orientation and activity
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to tracking abdominal orientation and activity for purposes of preventing or treating conditions of pregnancy or other types of medical conditions. In certain specific embodiments, the system, device, or method relates to identifying abdominal orientation risk values, calculating and updating a cumulative risk value, comparing the cumulative risk value to a threshold, and outputting a warning when the cumulative risk value crosses the threshold.
PROCESSOR DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
There is provided a processor device for an endoscope capable of accurately acquiring an observation distance. An endoscope system has an endoscope, and a light source device, and a processor device. The endoscope has an imaging sensor, and images an observation target and outputs an image signal. The light source device emits illumination light for illuminating the observation target. The processor device includes a measurement image processing unit. The measurement image processing unit includes a blood vessel index value calculation section and an observation distance calculation section. The blood vessel index value calculation section calculates a blood vessel index value based on the image signal from the endoscope. The observation distance calculation section calculates an observation distance from the blood vessel index value calculated by the blood vessel index value calculation section.
WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM WITH WOUND VOLUME ESTIMATION
A wound therapy system includes a negative pressure circuit configured to apply negative pressure to a wound, a pump fluidly coupled to the negative pressure circuit and operable to control the negative pressure within the negative pressure circuit, a pressure sensor configured to measure the negative pressure within the negative pressure circuit or at the wound and a controller communicably coupled to the pump and the pressure sensor. The controller is configured to execute a pressure testing procedure including applying a pressure stimulus to the negative pressure circuit, observe a dynamic pressure response of the negative pressure circuit to the pressure stimulus using pressure measurements recorded by the pressure sensor, and estimate a wound volume of the wound based on the dynamic pressure response.
ABDOMINAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS
An abdominal measurement apparatus includes multiple belts configured to be lengthened and shortened around respective portions of an abdomen, multiple tensioning mechanisms respectively coupled to the multiple belts and configured to maintain substantially constant tensions in the multiple belts around the respective portions of the abdomen, and multiple measurement devices respectively coupled to the multiple belts and configured to provide indications of lengths of the multiple belts while the multiple belts are maintained in tension around the respective portions of the abdomen.
Objective Assessment of Joint Damage
Determining a composite score includes deriving, based on an image set that includes at least one three-dimensional image of the synovial joint, first and second information. The first information indicates cumulative damage to the synovial joint. The second information indicates either one or both joint pain and loss of function of the synovial joint. The resulting composite score provides an objective measure of joint damage or an extent of joint disease.
Methods and systems for determining lumen volume and coronary blood flow
The disclosure provides a method and system for determining a lumen volume of a target blood vessel. The method may include acquiring a temporal sequence of angiography images of the target blood vessel after a contract agent is injected in the target blood vessel. The method may further include identifying a region of interest containing the target blood vessel, by a processor, in each angiography image in the temporal sequence of angiography images. The method may also include integrating, by the processor, pixel values in each region of interest, and determining the lumen volume, by the processor, based on the integrated values of the regions of interest and a predetermined correlation between the integrated values and volumes of the contrast agent.