Abstract: A collimator and an inspection system having the collimator are disclosed. The collimator includes: a collimator body including a first part and a second part; a collimating slit formed between the first part and the second part and having a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction thereof; and a shielding member which is movable relative to the collimator body such that both a beam divergent angle and an elevation angle of a ray beam propagating through the collimating slit are varied. An inspection system and an inspection method for scanning a vehicle are further disclosed.

Abstract: A left atrial appendage occluder with advanced connection manner and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The left atrial appendage occluder includes a sealing portion and an anchoring portion. Each of the sealing portion and the anchoring portion is provided with a connection part formed by converging a corresponding shape of the sealing portion or the anchoring portion respectively. The connection parts of the sealing portion and the anchoring portion extend toward each other to be fixed and misaligned with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle identification method and system. The method includes: acquiring appearance information of an inspected vehicle; obtaining external features of the vehicle based on the appearance information; acquiring a transmission image of the vehicle and obtaining internal features of the vehicle from the transmission image; forming descriptions on the vehicle at least based on the external features and the internal features; and determining a vehicle model of the vehicle from a vehicle model databased by utilizing the descriptions. This method merges various types of modality information, especially introducing the transmission image, and combines the internal structure information with the appearance information, so that the present disclosure can identify a vehicle model more practically.

Abstract: A left atrial appendage occluder for improving sealing effect and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The left atrial appendage occluder includes a sealing portion and an anchoring portion coupled to the sealing portion. The sealing portion and the anchoring portion abut against each other. A tight connection between the sealing portion and the anchoring portion can be achieved by applying a pre-tightening force, such that the left atrial appendage occluder can be better attached to and occlude the left atrial appendage after being release.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a radiation inspection system and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection system comprises a radiation source and a beam modulating device. The beam modulating device comprises a first collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the radiation source and a second collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the first collimating structure. The second collimating structure is movable relative to the first collimating structure to change a relative position of the first collimating port of the first collimating structure with the second collimating port of the second collimating structure, and the beam modulating device is shifted between a first operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates an initial beam into a fan beam, and a second operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates the initial beam into a pencil beam variable in position.

Abstract: The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, ancurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents.

Abstract: Provided are a platelet-derived growth factor B derivative, the encoding nucleic acid molecule thereof, and a vector and host cell having the nucleic acid molecule. Also provided are a preparation method for the mutant, and the use of the mutant in preparing medications for promoting cell division, cell proliferation, wound healing, skin regeneration, bone and tooth defect regeneration, and joint repair.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a decomposition method based on basis material combination. In the present disclosure, a scanned object is divided into a plurality of regions, the basis material combinations used in each of the divided regions are different each other, and the scanned object is re-divided according to the re-determined equivalent atomic number of its each point until the change on decomposition coefficient meets certain conditions. Thereby, a decomposition method based on dynamic basis material combinations is realized, which reduces a decomposition error caused by improper selection of the basis material combination and improves the accuracy of the decomposition and substance identification of the multi-energy CT.

Abstract: The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, ancurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photogrammetry system and method. The photogrammetry system comprises: photographing devices capable of photographing an object at a predetermined time interval; and, a data processing device capable of calculating an actual length of the object or a certain portion on the object according to a length of the object or a certain portion on the object in the images obtained by the photographing devices and a distance of the object in the two images, wherein the object moves at a speed V; the photographing devices photograph the object for two times at a time interval t; the distance of the object in the two images obtained by the two times of photographing is Dp; the length of the object or a certain portion on the object in the images is Lp; and, the actual length L of the object or a certain portion on the object may be obtained by the following formula: L = Lp × Vt Dp .

Abstract: A system and method for detecting voltage of a battery pack. The system comprises a level transfer circuit array, a multipath data selector, a decoder, a trimming calibration circuit, and an output buffer. The decoder is configured to parse a battery pack cell gating signal; the level transfer circuit array is configured to convert a gated battery pack cell voltage into a common grounded voltage; the multipath data selector is configured to transmit the common grounded voltage, which is converted by the level transfer circuit array, of a battery pack cell to the trimming calibration circuit; the trimming calibration circuit is configured to correct the received common grounded voltage of the battery pack cell; and the output buffer is configured to buffer the common grounded voltage, which is trimmed and calibrated by the trimming calibration circuit, of the battery pack cell.

Abstract: An image processing method, comprising: acquiring, by a CT scanning system, projection data of an object; and processing, by using a convolutional neural network, the projection data, to acquire an estimated image of the object. The convolutional neural network comprises: a projection domain network for processing input projection data to obtain estimated projection data; an analytical reconstruction network layer for performing analytical reconstruction to obtain a reconstructed image; an image domain network for processing the reconstructed image to obtain an estimated image, a projection layer for performing a projection operation by using a system projection matrix of the CT scanning system, to obtain a projection result of the estimated image; and a statistical model layer for determining consistency among the input projection data, the estimated projection data, and the projection result of the estimated image based on a statistical model.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system. The vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system includes a carriage and a back scattering imaging device, the scanning range of the back scattering imaging device is variable. As the scanning range of the back scattering imaging device of the present disclosure is variably set, the inspection range of the back scattering imaging device can be expanded.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scanned image correction apparatus, method and a mobile scanning device. The apparatus includes an image collector, an arm swing detector, and an image processor. The image collector is configured to collect a scanned image of an object under inspection during a scanning process of scanning the object under inspection by the mobile scanning device, and determine an image parameter of the scanned image. The arm swing detector is disposed at a monitor point on a detector arm of the mobile scanning device, and configured to detect a displacement offset of the detector arm in a specified direction and build an arm swing model of the detector arm. The image processor is configured to determine a change relationship between the image parameter of the scanned image and the displacement offset of the detector arm, and correct the scanned image based on the change relationship.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system. The back scattering imaging device has a vehicle-mounted working state and a ground working state, and in the vehicle-mounted working state, the back scattering imaging device performs inspection work in the carriage; in the ground working state, the back scattering imaging device performs the inspection work on the ground at the outside of the carriage; and the back scattering imaging device is separately arranged relative to the carriage and is movable between the carriage and the ground to switch between the vehicle-mounted working state and the ground working state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of CT detection, and in particular to a CT inspection system and a CT imaging method. The CT inspection system provided by the present disclosure comprises a radioactive source device, a detection device, a rotation monitoring device and an imaging device, wherein the detection device obtains detection data at a frequency that is N times a beam emitting frequency of the radioactive source device; the rotation monitoring device detects a rotation angle of the detection device and transmits a signal to the imaging device each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle; the imaging device determines a rotational position of the detection device each time the radioactive source device emits a beam according to the signal transmitted by the rotation monitoring device and the detection data of the detection device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of CT detection, in particular to a CT inspection system and a CT imaging method. The CT inspection system provided by the present disclosure includes a scanning device and an imaging device, wherein the scanning device having a radioactive source device and a detection device is configured to rotate at a non-uniform speed in at least partial process of scanning an object to be detected; and the imaging device generates a CT image based on effective detection data, wherein the effective detection data refer to data acquired each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle. In the present disclosure, the imaging device of the CT inspection system generates a CT image based on data acquired each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle, which, compared with traditional image collection solutions, can effectively reduce image deformation and improve accuracy of detection results.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a radiation detection apparatus and a method, a data processing method and a processor, which relates to the field of radiation detection technology. Wherein, the radiation detection apparatus of this disclosure comprises: a radiation detector which generates an electrical signal by interacting with X-rays; an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) which is coupled to the radiation detector and transmits the electrical signal to a waveform data; and a data processor which receives the waveform data from the ADC, determines the number of single photon signals according to the waveform data, and determines whether an integral signal and/or a count signal of the waveform data will be used for imaging according to the number of the single photon signals.

Abstract: A vehicle detection system includes a transverse detector arm, two vertical detector arms, a radiation source, a plurality of transverse detectors, and a plurality of vertical detectors. The transverse detector arm may be disposed on the ground. Two vertical detector arms are disposed at both ends of the transverse detector arm. The radiation source is located above the transverse detector arm. A plurality of transverse detectors are disposed within the transverse detector arm and are laid along a length direction of the transverse detector arm for receiving ray emitted by the radiation source. The plurality of vertical detectors are symmetrically disposed on the two vertical detector arms, and each of the vertical detectors is disposed towards a center point of the radiation source for receiving ray emitted by the radiation source.

Abstract: A fork-arm lift tractor includes a vehicle body, a supporting plate disposed above the vehicle body, a lifting device for driving the supporting plate to be lifted, a front and rear fork-arm assemblies, a front and rear fork-arm drive assemblies. The front fork-arm assembly includes two front fork-arms rotatably disposed at the supporting plate. The rear fork-arm assembly includes two rear fork-arms rotatably disposed at the supporting plate, and the front and rear fork-arms may be deployed or retracted from both sides of the supporting plate. The front fork-arm driving assembly includes a front transmission part, and a front power device disposed at the supporting plate and may drive the front transmission part to move horizontally linearly so as to rotate the two front fork-arms. The rear fork-arm driving assembly has almost the same structure of the front fork-arm driving assembly and is used to rotate the two rear fork-arms.