Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of image processing in digital pathology. It notably proposes a method for processing a first digital image, representing a sample in a region, and which image has been acquired from the sample by means of a microscopic imaging system (1) and is stored in a multi-resolution image data structure (80), comprising the steps of:—retrieving (104) a sub-region of the first digital image at a first resolution, —executing (105) a transform function on the retrieved sub-region, the transform function modifying a content of the sub-region according to at least one metric derived from a second resolution representation of the first digital image.

Abstract: A method for mapping an internal structure of a patient with an elongate body is provided. The method includes detecting, at a plurality of instances, contact between a distal portion of an elongate body and an internal structure of the patient; determining a plurality of geometric configurations of the distal portion, the plurality of geometric configurations corresponding to the plurality of instances of contact between the distal portion and the internal structure; determining a plurality of positions of the distal portion, the plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of geometric configurations; and generating a map of the internal structure based on the plurality of positions of the distal portion.

Abstract: An magnetic resonance examination system for examination of an object comprises an RF system to generate an RF transmission field and gradient system to generate temporary magnet gradient fields. A control module includes a sequence controller to control the RF system and the gradient system to produce acquisition sequences including RF pulses and magnetic gradient pulses to generate magnetic resonance signals. The sequence controller is configured to produce an detection scan including a steady state gradient echo acquisition sequence to generate steady state gradient echo signals and an RF spoiled echo acquisition sequence to produce RF spoiled echo signals. The control module further including an analysis unit to compare the gradient echo signals to the RF spoiled echo signals and for detection of an instrument in the object from the comparison of the gradient echoes and the RF spoiled echoes.

Abstract: An instrument system that includes an elongate instrument body and an optical fiber sensor is provided. The optical fiber sensor includes an elongate optical fiber that is coupled to the elongate instrument body, wherein a portion of the optical fiber is coupled to the elongate instrument body in a manner to provide slack in the fiber to allow for axial extension of the elongate instrument body relative to the optical fiber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical tomosynthesis system (10) having an interventional device (15) and an image acquisition device (11, 12) for acquiring images of a subject volume in a plurality of angular positions around the subject volume. In the system, a three-dimensional geometrical model of the interventional unit is used to identify the projection angles of the image acquisition device that actually can be used. Preferably, this three-dimensional model is achieved by reconstructing it from projection images acquired with the X-ray image acquisition device. The invention also relates to a method for acquiring images with such a system.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bread product which is particularly adapted for breakfast, and which is characterized by high satietogenic and nutritional properties, and its convenience of use. Said bread product comprises 8-25 wt % of proteins, more than 6 wt % of fibres and 18-35 wt % of inclusions having an average size of at least 2 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting a critical physiological state of a patient, especially for detecting a critical hemodynamic event. A set of values of physiological parameters is measured, including the heart rate and the pulse arrival time. On the basis of these measurements, a risk assessment is performed including the allocation of a representation of the measured set of values as a vector in a vector space to a risk level representing the risk of the occurrence of a critical hemodynamic event.

Abstract: The infusion unit comprises an infusion chamber (25, 31) for coffee or other product wherefrom, through water under pressure, the flavours are extracted for making the beverage. The infusion chamber comprises at least one yielding wall (33) for adjusting the volume of the closed infusion chamber to the amount of product contained into said infusion chamber. Moreover, a variable volume chamber is (49) provided, filled with a liquid and connected to the yielding wall (33), so that the volume of the variable volume chamber filled with liquid varies according to the position taken by said yielding wall (33) when the infusion chamber is closed. The position of the yielding wall (33) is locked when the infusion chamber is closed, preventing the liquid flow from and into said variable volume chamber filled with liquid.

Abstract: A gas stove (10) having an upper work plate (12) with at least one integrated gas burner (14), said gas burner (14) comprising a bowl-shaped base body (16), a burner crown (18) arranged on the base body (16), and an upper cap (20) arranged on the burner crown (18), wherein several flame ports (34) are provided to let out a gas-air mixture towards a recipient to be heated, and wherein an annular mixing zone (30), whose cross section incrementally expands towards the flame ports (34), is defined between the burner crown (18) and the upper cap (20), characterized in that the burner crown (18) is provided with a Venturi pipe (28), which feeds the gas-air mixture into the mixing zone (30) and is designed to suck primary air (25) from above the upper work plate (12), in that the flame ports (34) are formed in the upper cap (20) as through-holes, and in that the bottom side of the upper cap (20), which defines the upper side of the mixing zone (30), is at least partially inclined upwardly towards the flame ports wit

Abstract: The vestibular system of a subject is stimulated in accordance with a therapy regime that dictates one or more parameters of the stimulation. The system is configured such that at a single site, one or more parameters of the stimulation varies for different locations at the site. This may enhance the customizability and/or effectiveness of the stimulation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and associated apparatuses (100) for the detection of magnetic particles (MP) in a sample chamber (111). The method comprises the determination of a “particle-parameter” that is related to the amount of magnetic particles (MP) in a first detection region (P, C), the determination of a “cluster-parameter” that is related to the degree of clustering of magnetic particles (MP) in a second detection region (P, C), and the evaluation of the particle-parameter based on the cluster-parameter. Various apparatuses are disclosed that can be applied in said method. In one apparatus (100), a magnetic field (B) is generated in the sample chamber (111) in such a way that it has different inclinations in a first and second field region (P, C) and/or that it is oblique to the binding surface (112) in at least one field region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of acquiring a magnetic resonance image of an object employing spatial encoding by a gradient field, said gradient field comprising non-linear gradient field components, the method comprising: selecting (100) a limited set of spatially variant basis functions for describing the gradient field including the non-linear gradient field components by linear combinations of said basis functions, determining (102) the temporally variant weights of the basis functions for said linear combinations, acquiring (104) magnetic resonance data of the object (10), —embedding (106) the acquired magnetic resonance data into a multidimensional space, wherein the number of dimensions is given by the number of selected basis functions, transforming (110) the acquired magnetic resonance data in this multidimensional space from the measurement domain to the image domain, —calculating (112) the desired magnetic resonance image of the object (10) from this transformed multi-dimensional space by linea

Abstract: A gradient coil power supply (100, 812) for a magnetic resonance imaging system (800) comprising: at least two H-bridge circuits (104, 106, 108, 200, 202, 204, 206); wherein the H-bridge circuits are connected in series; wherein each of the H-bridge circuits supplies voltage of a first polarity when in a first switching state (200); wherein the each H-bridge circuit supplies voltage of a second polarity when the H-bridge is in a second switching state (202); wherein each H-bridge circuit supplies no voltage when in a third switching state (204); wherein each H-bridge circuit supplies no voltage when in a fourth switching state (206); and a controller (814) for controlling the switching of the H-bridge circuits, wherein the controller is adapted for: —receiving (600, 700) a gradient pulse sequence (818), —creating (602, 702) a switching plan for controlling the switching of each of the H-bridge circuits, wherein the switching plan comprises controlling the voltage output of the gradient coil power supply by al

Abstract: A digitizer system includes a stylus comprising a plurality of transmitters for transmitting signals, wherein each of the plurality of transmitters are distanced from one another by a defined distance, a digitizer sensor operable for sensing signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters, and circuitry associated with the digitizer sensor for tracking a projected location on the digitizer sensor of each of the plurality of transmitters based on the signals sensed, and for tracking a geometric relationship between the projected locations.

Abstract: A system for displaying an image in a viewport is disclosed. A zoom subsystem (6) is arranged for gradually zooming the image (401) towards a scale factor at which the image just fits within the viewport (302), wherein the zoom (6) subsystem is arranged for keeping a fixed point (403) fixed within the viewport (302), wherein the fixed point (403) depends on a pan/zoom parameter (7) of the image (401) at the time zooming starts, wherein the fixed point (403) is a point of the image (401) which is being displayed in the viewport (302) at the time zooming starts, and wherein the image (401) is capable of being zoomed to a zoom level at which the image just fits within the viewport (302), while the fixed point (403) is kept fixed with respect to the viewport (302).

Abstract: A method includes de-noising projection data from a lower dose scan in the projection domain, reconstructing the de-noised projection data to generate volumetric image data, and de-noising the volumetric image data in the image domain. A system includes a projection domain processor (116) that de-noises projection data from a lower dose scan, a reconstructor (118) that reconstructs the de-noised projection data and generates image data, and an image domain processor (120) that de-noises the image data such that a noise level of the de-noise image data is substantially the same as an estimated image data noise level of image data for a higher dose scan.

Abstract: A process for allocating specific assets from a pool of assets to secure a liability. Information concerning each of the assets in the pool of assets is received from at least two sources. A set of validation rules is applied to the information for each asset in the pool of assets and those assets which do not meet the validation rules are rejected. A price is assigned to each non-rejected asset. A subset of the non-rejected assets is allocated to the liability as a function to collateralize the liability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of performing dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of an object (10) with signal separation for water and fat, the method comprising acquiring magnetic resonance datasets in the k-space using Dixon acquisition in a chemical shift encoding space and dynamic time resolution in a dynamic time space, wherein the dataset acquisition is performed employing undersampling, wherein the method further comprises: applying a compressed sensing reconstruction technique in the k-space, the chemical shift encoding space and the dynamic time space, said compressed sensing reconstruction resulting in reconstructed datasets, —performing Dixon reconstruction on the reconstructed datasets and dynamic contrast analysis on the Dixon reconstructed datasets.

Abstract: In a method and system for providing virtual output images from an array of image capturing devices image data (Ii(s,t), I2(s,t)) is taken from the devices (Ci, C2). This image data is processed by convolving the image data with a function, e.g. the path (S) and thereafter deconvolving them, either after or before summation (SUM), with an inverse point spread function (IPSF) or a filter (HP) equivalent thereto to produce all-focus image data (I0(s,t)).

Abstract: A cotton cultivar, designated UA03, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar UA03, to the plants of cotton UA03 and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar UA03 with itself or another cotton variety. The invention further relates to hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar UA03 with another cotton cultivar.