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20080240336 | X-Ray Ct Apparatus - An X-ray CT apparatus of the present invention includes: an X-ray source which irradiates X-rays; an X-ray detector which is arranged oppositely to the X-ray source and detects the irradiated X-rays; a scanner having a rotary disk which rotatably supports the X-ray source and X-ray detector and a power source of the rotary disk; an image processing device which makes the scanner rotate in a state where an object is inserted in between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector to irradiate the object with X-rays from directions at a plurality of angles, and makes the X-ray detector detect X-rays transmitted through the object in directions at a plurality of angles as projection data, to reconstruct a tomographic image of the object by the use of the projection data in the directions at the plurality of angles; a display device which displays the reconstructed tomographic image; a setting device which sets X-ray irradiation condition candidate by at least one combination of a tube current and a tube voltage for power to be supplied to the X-ray source by the use of a transmission thickness of a scanning subject site of the object; and a control device which supplies the with an X-ray irradiation condition corresponding to the set X-ray irradiation condition candidate, to perform scanning, and in the X-ray CT apparatus, the setting device sets X-ray irradiation condition candidate by at least one combination of a tube current and tube voltage for power to be supplied to the X-ray source by the use of an X-ray absorption coefficient of said scanning subject site of the object, and the control device makes the display device selectably display each of the set X-ray irradiation condition candidates which is provided for a diagnosis of a requested tissue of the object, to take control such that a tomographic image of the object is taken according to the selected X-ray irradiation condition candidate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080273778 | Image Reconstruction Method and Tomograph - A weighting function is created according to an arbitrary bio-movement correction range and a projection data angle for back-projection (width in the view direction used for reconstruction), set by a user, by considering the degree of the bio-movement and redundancy. By using this weighting function, an image reconstruction is performed. | 11-06-2008 |
20090147919 | RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A radiographing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an image processing device comprises an acquisition device which acquires projection data of a first energy spectrum and projection data of a second energy spectrum, and a synthetic image generating device which synthesizes a first image on the basis of the projection data of the first energy spectrum, and a second image on the basis of the projection data of the second energy spectrum according to a predetermined synthetic condition, and generating a synthetic image, and a display device displays the generated synthetic image. | 06-11-2009 |
20090291461 | METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ASSAYING ADIPONECTIN MULTIMERS - Kits and methods for selectively assaying a target adiponectin multimer in a biological sample. Such methods accurately evaluate the relationship between a disease and adiponectin through selective assay of adiponectin multimers and provide information that cannot be obtained through measurement of the total amount of adiponectin alone. A method for selectively assaying a target adiponectin multimer in a biological sample comprising distinguishing target adiponectin multimer from the other adiponectin multimers by using a protease and/or an antibody. | 11-26-2009 |
20100215225 | Image display apparatus and program - An image display apparatus according to the invention comprises reading section ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100310597 | ANTI-OFLOXACIN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND IMMUNOASSAY OF OFLOXACIN USING THE SAME - A method that accurately and conveniently detects a compound shown by the formula (I) in a human sample is disclosed. An antibody that reacts with the compound shown by the formula (I), but does not cross-react with the N-oxide metabolite and the desmethyl levofloxacin metabolite of the compound shown by the formula (I) is prepared using an antigen produced by binding bovine serum albumin to the compound shown by the formula (I) through the 6-position carboxyl group. | 12-09-2010 |
20110311989 | ANTIBODY TO N-TERMINAL REGION OF HEMOGLOBIN BETA-CHAIN - Provided is a general-purpose technique capable of measuring the HbA1c content, which is comparable to the IFCC reference method. An antibody which reacts with a peptide or a protein having an amino acid sequence of VHLTPE (SEQ ID NO: 1) at the N-terminus in which the N-terminal valine is not modified, but does not react with a peptide or a protein in which the N-terminal valine of the relevant polypeptide or protein is modified. | 12-22-2011 |
20110318765 | METHOD FOR PRE-TREATING SAMPLE CONTAINING GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN - There are provided a pre-treatment technique for a glycated hemoglobin-containing sample, which is a simple and convenient treatment, is free from problems in storage stability and environmental aspects, and is capable of exposing an epitope sufficiently in a short time; and an method for an immunological assay of glycated hemoglobin using this technique. | 12-29-2011 |
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20090141854 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus is provided, having a function for deciding an X-ray imaging condition prior to scanning, the X-ray imaging condition allowing an acquisition of contrast to noise ratio appropriate for identifying a diagnostic object. Prior to the real scan, a three-dimensional model of an object is estimated from scanogram projection data of the object, a contrast to noise ratio enabling identification of the diagnostic object is calculated, based on the diagnostic object size set by an operator via an operating device when planning the scan, the three-dimensional model, and a standard imaging condition that is stored in a storage device. Then, an optimum irradiated X-ray condition (tube current and tube voltage) is calculated for achieving the contrast to noise ratio enabling identification. The X-ray condition being calculated is displayed in the form of information such as image SD value and exposure dose, under the calculated X-ray condition and under other condition. | 06-04-2009 |
20090202041 | COMPTON CAMERA DEVICE - A Compton camera device according to the invention includes first means for reading coordinate data of a scattering point of a quantum ray detected by a pre-stage detector for each Compton scattering event, second means for reading coordinate data of a reaching point of the Compton-scattered quantum ray detected by a post-stage detector for each Compton scattering event, and third means for calculating a measurement accuracy of the scattered quantum ray by the first and second means for each Compton scattering event, calculating a statistical quantity of the quantum ray for each calculated measurement accuracy, and outputting the calculated statistical quantity to image reconstruction means. | 08-13-2009 |
20090245459 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - In an X-ray CT apparatus comprised with an X-ray generating means, an X-ray detector disposed opposing to the X-ray generating means, a rotating means for rotating the X-ray generating means and the X-ray detector on a circular orbit of a same rotation center, a control means for controlling so as to irradiate X-rays from the X-ray generating means to an object laid along the rotation center and to detect by the X-ray detector X-ray dose penetrated through the object while rotating the X-ray generating means and the X-ray detector through the rotating means and a reconstruction computing means for performing reconstruction computation by making use of the data of the penetrated X-ray dose obtained under the control of the control means and acquiring a tomographic image, the X-ray CT apparatus further being comprised with an input means being inputted of information with respect to an target tissue of the object to be discriminated in the tomographic image and of an index with respect to correctness of the discrimination, and a scanning condition determining means for determining scanning conditions for discriminating the target tissue based on the index inputted by the inputting means. | 10-01-2009 |
20090304141 | X-Ray CT Apparatus - The photon counting type detector | 12-10-2009 |
20090304242 | IMAGE ANALYZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image analysis system that analyzes an image of an object's organ having an anatomically symmetric shape includes:
| 12-10-2009 |
20100019156 | NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A nuclear medicine diagnosis apparatus comprising a mechanical collimator for effecting passage in a given direction of photons with given energy emitted from an object injected or dosed with a drug containing a radioactive isotope; a former-stage detector for detecting positional information at a point of reaction of photons having passed through the mechanical collimator and information on the momentum of charged particles generated by the reaction; a latter-stage detector disposed in the subsequent stage of the former-stage detector to detect information on the photons having been scattered by the former-stage detector; and image reconstruction means for reconstructing an image from detection information having been collected from the former-stage detector and latter-stage detector, wherein the image reconstruction means is built so that differentiation is carried out on the information on the photons having passed through the mechanical collimator and the information on the photons having been scattered by the former-stage detector and that the image reconstruction is carried out by different image reconstruction algorithms from the individual differentiated detection information. | 01-28-2010 |
20100254509 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus is provided with an X-ray tube current modulation pattern calculation means that calculates an X-ray tube current modulation pattern based on a 3-dimensional model of an object calculated based on a scanogram image of the object, start-up shape acquisition means that acquires a start-up shape of CT values of a predetermined region of the object or CT value time differences after injecting contrast agent into the object, time contrast curve prediction means that predicts a time contrast curve indicative of a time sequential change of contrast in a diagnostic portion of the object at each slice position at a scan time based on the acquired start-up shape of the CT values or CT value time differences, object 3-dimensional model modification means that modifies a 3-dimensional model of the object based on the predicted time contrast curve, and X-ray tube electric current modulation pattern modification means that modifies the X-ray tube electric current modulation pattern based on the modified 3-dimensional model of the object. | 10-07-2010 |