Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an apparatus for heating a coupling medium, wherein the apparatus includes an external heat conductive unit, including a base for positioning a container storing the coupling medium, and an internal heat sink unit for absorbing heat from the heat generating unit of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus. The external heat conductive unit and the internal heat sink unit are configured as separate assembly structures such that, in the state of assembly, the heat of the heat generating unit is transferred to the container through them.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a bore configured to accommodate a subject therein, an RF coil positioned about the bore, and an RF shield positioned about the RF coil. The RF coil includes a first portion positioned adjacent a lower surface side of the bore and spaced a distance from the RF shield that is larger than a distance between a second portion of the RF coil and an upper surface side of the bore.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is provided. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a physical quantity data generating unit configured to generate physical quantity data by calculating a physical quantity related to elasticity of parts in a living tissue based on an echo signal obtained by transmission and reception of an ultrasound wave to and from the living tissue, an elasticity image data generating unit configured to generate elasticity image data including information indicative of a display form corresponding to the calculated physical quantity, and a display unit configured to display an elasticity image generated based on the elasticity image data and having a display form corresponding to the physical quantity, wherein the elasticity image is generated based on physical quantity data for a plurality of frames within a predetermined time period having a length that includes a plurality of heartbeats.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a plurality of coil elements for receiving magnetic resonance signals of a subject in a plurality of selectable combinations. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus also includes a sensitive region storage device for storing respective sensitive regions for the combinations of the coil elements, a setting device for setting scan regions, a calculation device for calculating a scan volume rate indicating each of proportions of overlap regions between the scan regions and the sensitive regions to the scan regions, and a sensitivity volume rate indicating each of proportions of the overlap regions to the sensitive regions, and a selection device for selecting each combination of the coil elements used to receive the magnetic resonance signals of the subject, out of the combinations of the coil elements, based on the scan volume rate and the sensitivity volume rate.

Abstract: A planar high voltage transformer comprising a magnetic core, a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an insulating plate is provided, wherein the secondary winding comprises a plurality of secondary winding printed circuit boards each having a secondary coil distributed thereon.

Abstract: An image generating method is provided. The method includes performing a rearrangement process and an interpolation process on fan beam projection data, the fan beam projection data acquired by a scan that includes rotating a radiation source and a detector having a plurality of detecting elements arranged in a channel direction, wherein the interpolation process generates equally-spaced parallel beam projection data in which channel-direction intervals are equal therebetween, and wherein the interpolation process is performed with respect to a plurality of view directions. The method further includes performing a back-projection process on the equally-spaced parallel beam projection data to thereby reconstruct an image, wherein the channel-direction intervals between the equally-spaced parallel beam projection data are smaller than a reference interval obtained by dividing an interval between the detecting elements in the channel direction by a projection enlargement rate.

Abstract: A signaling apparatus for an anesthesia machine, the signaling apparatus comprising an user input sub-module for receiving input information from an user, an available gas sub-module for signaling types of currently available gases according to information of the user input sub-module, and an available gas outlet sub-module for signaling currently available gas outlets according to information of the user input sub-module.

Abstract: A CT collimator comprising a rotating slot part on a rotation shaft and having a plurality of blades, each blade has a slot of a different width and a radiation beam entering the collimator can only pass via a slot in one of the blades, each edge of each blade slot along a longitudinal direction has a convex curved surface structure, and in a vertical plane along a longitudinal direction, two side edges of the slot are curved, and each blade is arranged to be eccentric to the center of the rotation shaft. A CT system using the CT collimator, the detection area of the radiation rays projected to the radiation detector via the CT collimator can be maintained unchanged by adjusting the rotation angle of the blade, under the circumstance where the focus of the radiation source shifts during a CT scan.

Abstract: A method for a CT scan of a body part, wherein a marker is positioned on the body part. The method comprises: positioning a marker on the body part; performing a scout scan of the area which contains the body part, to acquire a scout image; detecting the marker in the scout image to acquire position information of the marker; and using the position information to navigate the CT scan.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically determining a localizer in a scout image. The method comprises obtaining a 3D model best matched to an object to be scanned and projecting a localizer in the best matched 3D model onto a scout image of the object to be scanned to obtain an optimal localizer. The system comprises an obtaining device for obtaining a 3D model best matched to an object to be scanned and a determining device for projecting a localizer in the best matched 3D model onto a scout image of the object to be scanned to obtain an optimal localizer.

Abstract: A CT collimator comprising: a first gate and a second gate arranged in parallel on a slide rail, the first gate being fixed to a support rack of the CT collimator via elastic members; an electromagnet system arranged on one of the first gate and the second gate; and a metal plate arranged on the other side of the one of the first gate and the second gate relative to the electromagnet system, one end of the metal plate being fixed on the other of the first gate and the second gate and the other end of the metal plate extending to below the electromagnet system, wherein the electromagnet system is configured to engage the first gate and the second gate via the metal plate when the electromagnet system is triggered.

Abstract: A method and system for a gated radiation therapeutic system is provided. The method comprises performing a 4D-CT scan to obtain CT images, and processing the CT images to extract a characteristic signal, wherein the characteristic signal is associated with respiratory phases within the patient's breathing cycle and has a correlation relation with the external signal of the gated radiation therapy. The method further comprises controlling a radiation beam for the gated radiation therapy based on the correlation relation between the characteristic signal and the external signal. The system comprises a 4D-CT scanner for performing a 4D-CT scan to obtain CT images and a characteristic signal extracting component for processing the CT images to extract a characteristic signal. The system further comprises a radiation control component for controlling a radiation beam for the gated radiation therapy based on the correlation relation between the characteristic signal and the external signal.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided. The measuring apparatus includes a measurement reference part setting unit configured to set-measurement reference parts to each of a plurality of sequential ultrasound images of a subject, a tracking unit configured to perform tracking of a plurality of regions in the ultrasound images, a first motion information calculating unit configured to calculate first motion information of the regions, based on the tracking performed by the tracking unit, and a second motion information calculating unit configured to calculate second motion information of the measurement reference parts, based on the first motion information, wherein the plurality of regions move with the measurement reference parts and include parts capable of capturing moving factors that are not able to be captured by tracking the measurement reference parts between a first ultrasound image and a second ultrasound image using the tracking unit.

Abstract: A curved surface shaped membrane pressure sensor for a moving member and the method for manufacturing the same, the sensor comprising an elastic curved plate and a subtype grid membrane switch formed on the curved plate, wherein the membrane switch is coupled to a cutting board shell of the moving member on one side opposed to the curved plate, and the subtype grid membrane switch is used for sensing the presence of pressure on the curved plate. The curved surface shaped membrane pressure sensor according to the present invention can not only meet the requirements on appearance of the moving member, but also effectively sense the touching to prevent injury on the object being detected, and additionally can effectively achieving the effects of fireproofing and waterproofing.

Abstract: An X-ray detector, a collimator, a CT apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The X-ray detector comprises a plurality of detector modules which are arranged in an array along a slice direction and a signal channel direction being orthogonal to each other, the array at least comprising a left detection area, a central detection area and a right detection area that are contiguous in the signal channel direction, wherein, in the slice direction, coverage of the left detection area and coverage of the right detection area are complementary and sum of these two coverages is equal to coverage of the central detection area. The collimator comprises a pair of moving shield plates and a fixing shield plate, wherein shape of a window in the fixing shield plate is the same as shape of the array. The CT apparatus comprises the X-ray detector and the collimator.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe configured to be connected to an apparatus main body of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that is configured to perform an ultrasonic procedure on a subject is provided. The ultrasonic probe includes a transducer configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to the subject and receive an ultrasonic echo reflected from the subject, an inductor connected in parallel with the transducer, and a current limiter connected to the inductor and configured to limit a current flowing through the inductor to a predetermined current level or lower.

Abstract: A linkage mechanism of a scattered ray inhibition apparatus and a radiation field control apparatus is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a first timing belt, a second timing belt, and a transmission mechanism between the first timing belt and the second timing belt, wherein the scattered ray inhibition apparatus is mounted on the first timing belt, the radiation field control apparatus is mounted on the second timing belt, the transmission ratio of the transmission mechanism is equal to the ratio of the moving speed of the scattered ray inhibition apparatus to the moving speed of the radiation field control apparatus.

Abstract: A calculating apparatus is provided. The calculating apparatus includes a resistance calculating unit configured to calculate, based on a pulse width of a gradient pulse generated by a gradient coil, a resistance of the gradient coil at the time that the gradient coil generates the gradient pulse, and a power consumption calculating unit configured to calculate power consumption of the gradient coil, based on the resistance of the gradient coil.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided. The measuring apparatus includes a measurement value calculating unit configured to calculate a measurement value, based on each of a plurality of measurement reference points set to an ultrasound image that is generated based on echo signals of ultrasound obtained from a subject, an evaluation value calculating unit configured to calculate an evaluation value related to one of a rate of reflection of each of the echo signals and an azimuth of a biological tissue structure in the subject, the evaluation value calculated with respect to each of the measurement reference points, and a determination unit configured to determine a reliability for the measurement value, based on the evaluation value.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided. The measuring apparatus includes a first region of interest setting unit configured to set first regions of interest to a target for observation, a second region of interest setting unit configured to set a second region of interest to a part not including the first regions of interest, a first moving vector calculating unit configured to calculate moving vectors of first parts of the first regions of interest, a second moving vector calculating unit configured to calculate a moving vector of a second part of the second region, and a corrected moving vector calculating unit configured to perform a correction based on the moving vector of the second part on each of the moving vectors of the first parts to calculate a corrected moving vector.