One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a method for generating MR images of the heart, the method comprising acquiring and reconstructing a first set of 2D reference images of the heart during a reference heartbeat, the first set comprising a first reference image acquired along a first reference plane position thorough the heart and acquiring a second set of 2D images of the heart during a second heartbeat.

Improved techniques of generating photographs using a camera or other image capture device includes the use of “soft” indicators such as haptics, audio, heads-up display, and other modalities to warn the user of a potential occlusion before a user activates a shutter trigger.

Provided is an information processing apparatus that acquires image data from an imaging apparatus including a light source and an imaging sensor and generating the image data by capturing an interference fringe image generated by irradiating an observation object with illumination light, and processes the acquired image data. The information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to: extract a feature amount from the image data; and determine a quality of the interference fringe image included in the image data based on the feature amount.

A bio-index measurement method is disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method of measuring a biometric index of a subject using an artificial neural network in a non-contact manner, performed by one or more processors, may be provided. The method of measuring a biometric index of a subject is performed based on capturing an image of the subject, extracting a plurality of color channel values from the image, and obtaining characteristic values indicating the biometric index based on the plurality of color channel values.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for radiation therapy guidance. The method may include obtain first surface data of a target object to be treated by using an optical camera, wherein the first surface data may reflect the body surface condition of the target object before a treatment fraction; obtain a historical anatomical image of the target object; and determine whether an anatomical image of the target object needs to be reshot for the treatment fraction based on the historical anatomical image and the first surface data.

A system for determining a bacterial load of a target is provided. The system includes an adaptor for configuring a mobile communication device for tissue imaging and a mobile communication device. The adaptor includes a housing configured to be removably coupled to a mobile communication device and, an excitation light source for fluorescent imaging. The excitation light source is configured to emit light in one of ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and infrared ranges.

Disclosed herein are a particle sorting device capable of simply detecting bubbles, foreign substances, or the like in droplets, a method for analyzing particles, a program, and a particle sorting system. The particle sorting device includes a judgment unit, and the judgment unit judges whether or not captured image information including captured droplet image information about a brightness of an image of particle-containing droplets captured after discharge from an orifice has changed with respect to previously-set reference image information including reference droplet image information about a brightness of an image of droplets captured after discharge from the orifice.

A method for analysis of complex spatio-temporal data within a dynamic system that includes spatial positions and fields, at least a portion of which are interacting, includes determining values of mean field at every spatial position, determining spatio-temporal eigenmodes in spatial-frequency space assuming interacting fields, and determining spatial and temporal interactions between the eigenmodes. The resulting display indicates space/time localization patterns that are indicative of connectivity within the dynamic system.

A method of processing cross-sectional post contrast images. The method comprises obtaining a first cross-sectional post contrast image of at least part of a body (70). The first cross-sectional post contrast image represents a first time point. A second cross-sectional post contrast image of the at least part of the body is also obtained (72). The second cross-sectional post contrast image represents a second time point which is different from the first time point. A first difference image is generated using the first and second cross-sectional post contrast images (74). The first difference image highlights any differences between the first and second cross-sectional post contrast images.

Methods and systems for analyzing a field. The methods and systems acquire a thermal image indicative of thermal energy emitted by the soil and/or plants in the field and process the thermal image to assess variations in certain characteristics of the soil and/or plants.