A method for providing an optimum subtraction data set includes: receiving first image data sets acquired by a medical imaging device and which map an object under examination within a first time phase; receiving at least one second image data set acquired by the same or another medical imaging device and which maps a change in the object under examination within a second time phase; dividing the at least one second image data set into a plurality of image regions; generating subtraction image regions for the plurality of image regions; determining an image quality parameter for each subtraction image region; determining an optimum subtraction image region for each image region of the plurality of image regions of the at least one second image data set by comparing the image quality parameters; generating the optimum subtraction data set from the optimum subtraction image regions; and providing the optimum subtraction data set.

A system for monitoring a patient during MRI imaging to prevent patient burns. The system includes a barrel to provide an MRI image of a patient and an infrared camera to image the patient separately from the MRI image. The infrared camera includes an adjustable field of view and is positionable at a plurality of viewing angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The infrared camera is coupled to a processor adapted to monitor the surface temperature of the patient based on the output of the infrared camera. The processor is further adapted to control at least one of the field of view of the infrared camera and/or the viewing angle of the camera during MRI imaging of the patient. The system further includes a patient gown formed of an infrared transmissive material that provides visual concealment for the patient.

The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals. Examples include flood fill methods and skin tone filtering methods.

A system for monitoring a patient during MRI imaging to prevent patient burns. The system includes a barrel to provide an MRI image of a patient and an infrared camera to image the patient separately from the MRI image. The infrared camera includes an adjustable field of view and is positionable at a plurality of viewing angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The infrared camera is coupled to a processor adapted to monitor the surface temperature of the patient based on the output of the infrared camera. The processor is further adapted to control at least one of the field of view of the infrared camera and/or the viewing angle of the camera during MRI imaging of the patient. The system further includes a patient gown formed of an infrared transmissive material that provides visual concealment for the patient.

An example method includes analyzing morphology and/or amplitude of each of a plurality of electrophysiological signals across a surface of a patient's body to identify candidate segments of each signal satisfying predetermined conduction pattern criteria. The method also includes determining a conduction timing parameter for each candidate segment in each of the electrophysiological signals.

In one aspect, a system 10 for analysing a body 14 using a device 12 is disclosed. In one arrangement and embodiment, the device 12 comprises: a controller 18; storage 20 storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller 18; and an input means. In one form, the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via that input means, the input comprising at least one representation of the body 14; process the input to conduct an analysis of the body 14 and generate an output on the basis of the analysis, the processing comprising using a database 40; and communicate the output via a display 22. In an embodiment, the output comprises an estimation of an individuals three-dimensional (3D) body shape and associated body measurements, composition and health and wellness risks from a representation comprising human imagery.

A system and method for optimizing parameters of a DBS pulse signal for treatment of a patient is provided. In predicting optimal DBS parameters, functional brain data is input into a predictor system, the functional brain data acquired responsive to a sweeping across a multi-dimensional parameter space of one or more DBS parameters. Statistical metrics of brain response are extracted from the functional brain data for one or more ROIs or voxels of the brain via the predictor system, and a DBS functional atlas is accessed, via the predictor system, that comprises disease-specific brain response maps derived from DBS treatment at optimal DBS parameter settings for a plurality of diseases or neurological conditions. One or more optimal DBS parameters are predicted for the patient based on the statistical metrics of brain response and the DBS functional atlas via the predictor system.

Systems and methods for neuronavigation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. Targeting systems and methods as described herein can generate personalized stimulation targets for the treatment of mental conditions. In many embodiments, direct stimulation of a personalized the stimulation target indirectly impacts a brain structure that is more difficult to reach via the stimulation modality. In various embodiments, the mental condition is major depressive disorder. In a number of embodiments, the mental condition is suicidal ideation.

A blood-pressure measuring apparatus includes: a pulse-wave acquiring unit configured to acquire a pulse wave in a predetermined region on a body surface of a living body; a body-movement detector configured to detect a direction of movement of the predetermined region; a body-movement classifier configured to classify the direction of movement; and a pulse-wave-parameter calculator configured to calculate a plurality of pulse wave parameters based on the pulse wave. The blood-pressure measuring apparatus is communicably connected to a model storage. The model storage stores in advance a blood-pressure estimation model for estimating a first blood pressure in response to a resultant classification of the direction of movement. The blood-pressure measuring apparatus further comprises a first-blood-pressure measuring unit configured to calculate, by using the blood-pressure estimation model, the first blood pressure based on the plurality of pulse wave parameters.

Various methods and systems are provided for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring a series of medical images of a lung, identifying a pleural line in each medical image of the series, evaluating the pleural line for irregularities in each medical image of the series, and outputting an annotated version of each medical image of the series, the annotated version including visual markers for healthy pleura and irregular pleura. In this way, an operator of the medical imaging system may be alerted to pleural irregularities during a scan.