Abstract: A hanging system for garden tools and other implements is provided. The hanging system includes a hook member at a proximal end of a handle of a tool. With the hook member, the tool can be suspended from a longitudinal and horizontal support member with the tool head down, and the tool can be slid along the support member while suspended. To retrieve or replace a tool, adjacent tools can be slid along the support member so that they are less likely to become entangled and they do not interfere with removal or replacement of the tool. Because the tool head is located at the bottom, tools are less likely to fall and cause serious injury.

Abstract: A hanging system for garden tools and other implements is provided. The hanging system includes a hook member at a proximal end of a handle of a tool. With the hook member, the tool can be suspended from a longitudinal and horizontal support member with the tool head down, and the tool can be slid along the support member while suspended. To retrieve or replace a tool, adjacent tools can be slid along the support member so that they are less likely to become entangled and they do not interfere with removal or replacement of the tool. Because the tool head is located at the bottom, tools are less likely to fall and cause serious injury.

Abstract: A tomosynthesis method for creating a three-dimensional reconstruction of a target element volume acquires radiation absorbance images of the target element volume through a limited plurality of positions. The target element volume is divided into a plurality of volume segments and a reconstruction algorithm is applied to each segment to generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of each volume segment. The three-dimensional reconstruction of each volume segment is then merged to create a three-dimensional reconstruction of the target volume. A tomosynthesis system and a computer program product for carrying out tomosynthesis are also provided.

Abstract: A measurement system is presented. The measurement system includes a source and a detector located a selected distance from the source with the source and the detector movable about a point, an axis or about a plane located proximate the detector.

Abstract: A measurement system is presented. The measurement system includes a source and a detector located a selected distance from the source with the source and the detector movable about a point, an axis or about a plane located proximate the detector.

Abstract: A peripheral equalization (PE) method and apparatus for compensating for thickness reduction in outer edges of the breast in a mammogram (i.e. a two-dimensional image) while keeping the central area substantially unchanged. The PE method and apparatus can also be applied to three dimensional (tomosynthesis) images of a breast. The peripheral equalization is achieved by segmenting the image of the breast into at least two regions and using a multi-threshold technique to process the data in at least one of the two regions.

Abstract: A system for three-dimensional tomosynthesis imaging of a target element is provided having an image acquisition element and a processor. The image acquisition element obtains a plurality of images of the target element from a plurality of angles and includes a radiation source that is positionable at a plurality of angles with respect to the target element and a radiation detector. The radiation detector is positioned so as to detect radiation emitted by the radiation source passing through the target element and determine a plurality of attenuation values for radiation passing through the target element to establish a radiation absorbance projection image of the target element for a particular radiation source angle. The processor is configured to apply an iterative reconstruction algorithm to the radiation absorbance projection images of the target element obtained from a plurality of radiation source angles to generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the target element.