Abstract: (DSA) enables the vascular structure around a heart to be displayed using the injection of a contrast medium while the heart is being observed by an X-ray apparatus. The quality of a DSA sequence can be affected by the breathing of the patient, when under examination. This is because the images forming a DSA sequence are gathered using an X-ray modality, and therefore the independent movement of transparent tissues inside a patient causes motion artifacts to appear in DSA images. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method, device, X-ray system, computer program element, and a computer readable medium are provided which can correct artifacts appearing in DSA images which originate from to the motion of the heart and the motion caused by breathing in a patient.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system (500), the system includes at least one controller (510) which performs a modified rotated slab excitation (mROSE) sequence for volume selection to exclude portions of a subject under exam which are within the scanning volume and outside of a field-of-view (FOV) so as to reduce foldover artifacts which originate from the excluded portions of the subject under exam, where the mROSE sequence performs volume excitation based upon either optimized symmetrical, minimum-phase, or stretched minimum-phase radio-frequency (RF) pulses in a sagittal plane and encodes the scanning volume in a coronal plane. The controller also performs a chemical-shift sequence including a modified DIXON (mDIXON) sequence for substantially uniform fat/water separation within a FOV which lies within the scanning volume; and/or acquires echo information for reconstructing at least a part of an image.

Abstract: A defibrillator and method for using a defibrillator which adopts an ECG analysis algorithm that can detect a cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of noise artifact induced by cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions. The apparatus and method includes a confidence analyzer circuit which determines the confidence level of an electrotherapy shock decision based on the detection. If the confidence level is low, the apparatus adjusts its shock decision criteria.

Abstract: A cutting appliance, system, method and manufacturing process related to a blade set, a cutter and a stationary blade for the blade set. The cutter includes a main portion, such as a substantially flat main portion obtained from sheet metal material, at least one toothed leading edge protruding from the main portion. The at least one toothed leading edge includes at least two teeth and at least one scraping portion including a tapered scraper profile at least partially extending in a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to a cutting motion direction of the cutter. The at least one scraping portion may be, in a mounted state, arranged to contact a stationary blade of the blade set at a first wall thereof to scrape off accumulated dirt and debris when the cutter and the stationary blade are moved with respect to each other when in operation.

Abstract: An image processing method and related system to register projection images (AG, MI) only with respect to a motion of a landmark across said images. The motion of the landmark relates to a motion of a region of interest, ROI. The so registered images (AG, MI) are then subtracted from each other to arrive at a difference image that is locally motion compensated and that represents the ROI at good contrast while subtraction artifacts can be avoided.

Abstract: Provided are a transmitter and receiver for remote control support, an operation method thereof and a remote control system. The transmitter connected to a source device includes a first reception unit for receiving display screen data of the source device, an encoder for encoding the display screen data received at the first reception unit, and a first transmission unit for transmitting the encoded data to a receiver using a real-time communication protocol, Here, the transmitter is a hardware device wired to the source device through a digital interface.

Abstract: A drivetrain assembly (100) for a personal care device (10), the drivetrain assembly including a primary resonator (110); a secondary resonator (140) configured to reduce vibrations transmitted from the motor to a body (12) of the personal care device; a fixed point (130) positioned between the primary resonator and the secondary resonator; a first spring member (120) connected at a first end to the primary resonator and at a second end to the fixed point; a second spring member (150) connected at a first end to the secondary resonator and at a second end to the fixed point; a coupling spring (160) connected at a first end to the primary resonator and at a second end to the secondary resonator; and an actuator (170) configured to exert force on at least one of the primary resonator and the secondary resonator.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a medical imaging and visualization system that provides a user interface enabling a user to visualize a volume rendering of a three dimensional (3D) data set and to manipulate the volume rendering to dynamically select a MPR plane of the 3D data set for generating a B-mode image at the dynamically selected MPR plane. In some examples, the 3D data set is rendered as a 2D projection of the volume and a user control enables the user to dynamically move the location of the MPR plane while the display updates the rendering of the volume to indicate the current location of the MPR plane and/or corresponding B-mode image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic particle dispersion, and the magnetic particle dispersion includes a magnetic particle, an isothiazoline compound, and an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for communicating with one or more neighboring devices (11). The device (1) comprises a transmitter (3) for transmitting a data signal to one or more neighboring devices (11) and/or a receiver (5) for receiving a data signal from one or more neighboring devices (11). The device (1) further comprises a processor (7). The processor (7) is configured to determine a distance and/or a direction to one or more neighboring devices relative to the device (1). This distance and/or direction are determined using at least one sensor (9) other than the receiver (5). The processor (7) is further configured to configure the transmitter (3) and/or the receiver (5) in dependence on the determined distance and/or direction. The processor (7) is also configured to use the transmitter (3) to transmit a data signal to at least one of the one or more neighboring devices (11) and/or to use the receiver (5) to receive a data signal from at least one of the one or more neighboring devices (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal treatment applicator (19) for the deposition of thermal energy within tissue of a body (10) of a patient. The applicator (19), comprises: a plurality of RF antennae (20) for radiating a RF electromagnetic field toward the body (10); —a plurality of RF power amplifiers (21) supplying RF signals to the RF antennae (20), wherein each RF power amplifier (21) comprises a transistor and an output matching network (22) transforming the output impedance of the transistor into a low impedance value. Moreover, the invention relates to a MR imaging guided therapy system (1).

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a wearable device for obtaining signals from a subject for use in the monitoring of pulse-related information of the subject. To enable the use of such a device in the monitoring of pulse-related information, which provides for unobtrusive, reproducible, easy to use, and simple measurements, the device comprises a body, a PPG signal sensing unit for acquiring a first PPG signal from a first body location of the subject, and an imaging unit for acquiring a sequence of images from a second body location of the subject's body different from the first body location, said sequence of images being configured for deriving a second PPG signal for the second body location of the subject. Said PPG signal sensing unit and said imaging unit are mounted in or at the device body and are configured to simultaneously acquire the first PPG signal and the sequence of images.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for using an apparatus to perform pupil identification. An example method includes measuring, by a light sensor of the apparatus, an ambient infrared light level. The example method further includes determining whether the measured ambient infrared light level exceeds a threshold level. The example method further includes performing pupil identification on a user based on the determination of whether the measured ambient infrared light level exceeds the threshold level. In this regard, the example method involves performing bright pupil identification in an instance in which the measured ambient infrared light level exceeds the threshold level, and performing dark pupil identification if not. Corresponding apparatuses and non-transitory computer readable storage media are also provided.

Abstract: A method of parallel MR imaging includes subjecting the portion of the body (10) to an imaging sequence of at least one RF pulse and a plurality of switched magnetic field gradients. The MR signals are acquired in parallel via a plurality of RF coils (11, 12, 13) having different spatial sensitivity profiles within the examination volume. The method further includes deriving an estimated ghost level map from the acquired MR signals and from spatial sensitivity maps of the RF coils (11, 12, 13), and reconstructing a MR image from the acquired MR signals, the spatial sensitivity maps, and the estimated ghost level map.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, system and method for quality assessment of medical images. The device comprises an image input configured to obtain a medical image acquired according to an imaging guideline, a database access unit configured to access a database storing reference images for a plurality of imaging guidelines and for obtaining a reference image based on the imaging guideline used for acquisition of the obtained medical image, an analysis unit configured to analyze the obtained medical image in view of the obtained reference image and/or the used imaging guideline to generate quality information representing the quality of the obtained medical image, and a quality output configured to output the generated quality information.

Abstract: Presented are concepts for monitoring activities of daily living, ADLs, of a person within an environment. Once such concept provides a graphical interface for an ADL monitoring system, wherein the graphical interface is adapted to display a graphical element representative of an ADL detected by the ADL monitoring system, and wherein the shape, size, position, orientation, pulsating and/or color of at least a portion of the graphical element is based on one or more attributes of the detected ADL.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of managing personal financial accounts includes retrieving account information associated with a financial account of a user. The account information includes a plurality of transactions and no more than three budget categories. The method also includes providing a user interface to display graphical representations of at least a portion of the plurality of transactions and at least a portion of the budget categories. In addition, the method includes receiving a first input from the user categorizing one of the transactions into one or more of the plurality of budget categories. Further, the method includes updating the user interface to reflect the categorization of the transaction.

Abstract: There is provided an attachment structure for a personal care appliance, the attachment structure comprising a body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end has a coupling receptacle that is for coupling to a drive shaft of a handle of the personal care appliance; and wherein the coupling receptacle has one or more portions of shear-thickening material on an interior surface thereof. A corresponding personal care appliance and method of securing an attachment structure to a handle of a personal care device are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for admixture to animal feed or to the drinking water for animals, comprising monolaurate and monobutyrate glycerides, not comprising monoglycerides derived from a carboxylic acid having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms. The invention also relates to the use of this composition 1 as growth promoter in animal feed, preferably in poultry feed, still more preferably in broiler feed.

Abstract: An interventional system employing an interventional tool (20) having a tracking point, and an imaging system (30) operable for generating at least one image of at least a portion of the interventional tool (20) relative to an anatomical region of a body. The system further employs a tracking system (40) operable for tracking any movements of the interventional tool (20) and the imaging system (30) within a spatial reference frame relative to the anatomical region of the body, wherein the tracking system (40) is calibrated to the interventional tool (20) and the imaging system (30) and a tracking quality monitor (52) operable for monitoring a tracking quality of the tracking system (40) as a function of a calibrated location error for each image between a calibrated tracking location of the tracking point within the spatial reference frame and an image coordinate location of the tracking point in the image.