Abstract: The present invention provides an in-vitro method for detecting the presence of a target substance in a biological sample by magnetic resonance, the method comprising: a) providing a mixture comprising a biological sample and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein the magnetic nanoparticles comprise a binding agent capable of binding the target substance when the target substance is present in the biological sample; and b) determining a T2 relaxation time corresponding to magnetic nanoparticles that are bound to the target substance (T2bound) in the sample; wherein T2bound differs from the T2 relaxation time corresponding to the magnetic nanoparticles that are not bound to the target substance (T2free), and wherein T2bound is determined without physically separating magnetic nanoparticles that are bound to the target substance from the magnetic nanoparticles that are not bound to the target substance.

Abstract: The present invention provides an in-vitro method for detecting the presence of a target substance in a biological sample by magnetic resonance, the method comprising: a) providing a mixture comprising a biological sample and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein the magnetic nanoparticles comprise a binding agent capable of binding the target substance when the target substance is present in the biological sample; and b) determining a T2 relaxation time corresponding to magnetic nanoparticles that are bound to the target substance (T2bound) in the sample; wherein T2bound differs from the T2 relaxation time corresponding to the magnetic nanoparticles that are not bound to the target substance (T2free), and wherein T2bound is determined without physically separating magnetic nanoparticles that are bound to the target substance from the magnetic nanoparticles that are not bound to the target substance.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for maintaining load balancing after service application. A network device comprising ingress and egress forwarding components and a service card may implement the techniques. An ingress forwarding component receives a packet and, in response to a determination that the service is to be applied to the packet, updates the packet to include an ingress identifier that identifies the ingress forwarding component, thereafter transmitting the updated packet to the service card. The service card applies the service to the updated packet to generate a serviced packet and transmits the serviced packet to the ingress forwarding component identified by the ingress identifier so as to maintain load balancing of packet flows across the plurality of forwarding components. The ingress forwarding component determines a next hop to which to forward the serviced packet and the egress forwarding component forwards the serviced packet to the determined next hop.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for maintaining load balancing after service application. A network device comprising ingress and egress forwarding components and a service card may implement the techniques. An ingress forwarding component receives a packet and, in response to a determination that the service is to be applied to the packet, updates the packet to include an ingress identifier that identifies the ingress forwarding component, thereafter transmitting the updated packet to the service card. The service card applies the service to the updated packet to generate a serviced packet and transmits the serviced packet to the ingress forwarding component identified by the ingress identifier so as to maintain load balancing of packet flows across the plurality of forwarding components. The ingress forwarding component determines a next hop to which to forward the serviced packet and the egress forwarding component forwards the serviced packet to the determined next hop.

Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus comprising a sensor assembly configured to be positioned on a patient body portion, the sensor assembly comprises an array of sensors configured to be activated to acquire a plurality of images of the patient body portion, and a remote control unit comprising a detector interface configured to communicate wirelessly with the sensor assembly, and an input device operable by a user to interact with the detector interface, the input device is configured to transmit a plurality of input signals to the sensor assembly, wherein at least one input signal of the plurality of input signals activates at least one sensor of the array of sensors to acquire at least one image of the plurality of images.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a data set comprising at least one medical data from a first imaging station to at least one other imaging station via a network interface in a DICOM standard communication system is provided. The method comprises the acts of selecting a first medical data from the data set for transmission; checking a memory of the first imaging station for a receipt of an acknowledgement signal indicative of a successful transmission of the first medical data to the at least one other imaging station; transmitting the medical data if the act of checking does not detect the receipt of acknowledgement signal; receiving the acknowledgment signal from the at least one other imaging station in response to a successful receipt of the first medical data at the at least one other imagine station; and storing the receipt of acknowledgement signal in the memory of the first imaging station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a data set comprising at least one medical data from a first imaging station to at least one other imaging station via a network interface in a DICOM standard communication system is provided. The method comprises the acts of selecting a first medical data from the data set for transmission; checking a memory of the first imaging station for a receipt of an acknowledgement signal indicative of a successful transmission of the first medical data to the at least one other imaging station; transmitting the medical data if the act of checking does not detect the receipt of acknowledgement signal; receiving the acknowledgment signal from the at least one other imaging station in response to a successful receipt of the first medical data at the at least one other imagine station; and storing the receipt of acknowledgement signal in the memory of the first imaging station.

Abstract: To provide an apparatus for displaying medical information, which facilitates recognizing any accompanying information, a medical image along with text information is displayed on a graphic display. Text information is provided as a voice presentation when the user points the text with a pointing device. The present invention allows hiding the text information on the screen, in which the text information is provided as the voice presentation when the user points the text field of the text information that should be there. The medical image may be taken by an X-ray CT or MRI apparatus.