Abstract: A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model.

Abstract: A system for measuring mechanical properties of rock cuttings includes a vibration platform with an upper surface configured to vibrate a plurality of rock cuttings thereon. A sensor system is operatively connected to the vibration platform to monitor the rock cuttings vibrating on the upper surface of the vibration platform. A calculation module is operatively connected to the vibration platform and the sensor system to calculate mechanical properties of the rock cuttings based on applied vibrational force frequency of the vibration platform and measurements of the rock cuttings from the sensor system.

Abstract: An example method may include acquiring images from cameras, each having a known position and orientation with respect to a spatial coordinate system of an augmented reality (AR) device. The acquired images may include portions of a multi-modal marker device that includes at least one tracking sensor having a three-dimensional position that is detectable in a coordinate system of a tracking system. A three-dimensional position is estimated for the portions of the multi-modal marker device with respect to the spatial coordinate system of the AR device based on each of the respective acquired images and the known position and orientation of the cameras with respect to the spatial coordinate system of the AR device. The method also includes computing an affine transform configured to register the coordinate system of the tracking system with a visual space of a display that is in the spatial coordinate system of the AR device.

Abstract: A memory device is provided including instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the steps including receiving a plurality of images acquired by a camera, the plurality of images including a plurality of optical patterns, wherein an optical pattern of the plurality of optical patterns encodes an object identifier. The steps include presenting the plurality of images comprising the plurality of optical patterns on a display, and presenting a plurality of visual indications overlying the plurality of optical patterns in the plurality of images. The steps also include identifying a selected optical pattern of the plurality of optical patterns based on a user action and a position of the selected optical pattern in one or more of the plurality of images. The steps also include decoding the selected optical pattern to generate the object identifier and storing the object identifier in a second memory device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for facilitating the navigation of a catheter between first and second locations within a subject based on display of serial images corresponding to positions of the catheter at successive incremental times. Image production includes sensing catheter positions to produce location data for each time increment. For each position Pi, the corresponding location data is processed to respectively produce an image Ii reflecting the position of the catheter at a time Ti. Each image Ii is successively displayed at a time equal to Ti+d, where d is an image processing visualization delay. Upon a condition that the catheter is displaced to a selected interim location between the first and second locations, the processing of the location data is switched from being performed by a first process associated with a first visualization delay to a second process associated with a second different visualization delay.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing the blurriness of tomographic (3D) images constructed from a gamma camera system with one or more VASH (variable-angle slant-hole) collimators. A conventional gamma camera with a VASH collimator exhibits a loss of spatial resolution from the fact that the gamma-ray is entering the detector element at an angle other than normal to the surface. This depth dependence of the spatial localization causes a blurring of the spatial resolution, which is dependent on the incident angle relative to the normal, on the thickness of the detector element and on the stopping length of the gamma-ray in the detector element material. The invention provides an apparatus and method for correcting the spatial location where the gamma ray is recorded to improve the spatial resolution of the system.

Abstract: An image processing device disclosed in the present specification includes a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, an image obtained by visualizing functional information related to optical characteristics of a subject based on a photoacoustic signal obtained by receiving a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by irradiating the subject with light, and a correction unit configured to correct the functional information of the image displayed on the display unit based on a first image value of the functional information of the image displayed on the display unit and a second image value of the functional information.

Abstract: There are provided a medical image processing device, an endoscope system, a medical image processing method, and a program which detect an optimal lesion region according to an in-vivo position of a captured image. Images at a plurality of in-vivo positions of a subject are acquired from medical equipment that sequentially captures and displays in real time the images; positional information indicating the in-vivo position of the acquired image is acquired; from among a plurality of region-of-interest detection units that detect a region of interest from an input image and correspond to the plurality of in-vivo positions, respectively, a region-of-interest detection unit corresponding to the position indicated by the positional information is selected; and the selected region-of-interest detection unit detects a region of interest from the acquired image.

Abstract: Provided is a laser surgical guidance system including a C-arm fluoroscopy (hereinafter, C-arm) to identify a patient's condition and support a surgical plan and a laser targeting projector to project a line of the surgical plan directly onto an affected part through a line projection module which generates a laser. The laser surgical guidance system may generate a particular laser pattern from the line projection module, transmit the particular laser pattern outputted from the line projection module through a calibration tool including a collimator having a particular orientation, calculate an extrinsic parameter of the calibration tool in a projection image having passed through the calibration tool, and convert coordinates of the C-arm image into the line projection module coordinates using the extrinsic parameter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising generating a dynamic personalized webpage is disclosed. At least two webpages are loaded in a fashion that is hidden from the user. Content from the at least two webpages is extracted based on classification “of interest” by an artificial intelligence algorithm. A dynamic personalized webpage comprising extracted content is then generated and displayed to the user. In the preferred embodiment, the user's dynamic personalized webpage will be filled with advertisements tailored to the user and the user would receive at least some revenue from advertisements.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for contact-free heart rate monitoring and/or measurement are provided. One method may include receiving video(s) that include visual frame(s) of individual s) performing exercises, detecting some exposed skin from the video(s), and performing motion compensation to generate color signals for the exposed skin to precisely align frames of the exposed skin. The method may also include generating the color signals by estimating a skin color for each frame by taking a spatial average over pixels of a cheek of the face(s) for R, G, and B channels, respectively, applying an operation to remove remaining motion traces from the frames such that the heart rate traces dominate, and extracting and/or outputting the heart rate of the individuals using a frequency estimator of the skin color signals.

Abstract: A neuroactivity monitoring system includes a camera configured to acquire image data of a patient positioned on the patient support and a monitoring device in communication with the camera. The monitoring device uses the acquired image data of the camera to identify and track patient landmarks, such as facial and/or posture landmarks, and, based on the tracked movement, characterize patient neuroactivity.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward viewing camera disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle. Road curvature of a road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, a traffic lane of the road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined. Upon approach of the vehicle to a curve in the road, speed of the vehicle is reduced to a reduced speed for traveling around the curve in the road at least in part responsive to at least one selected from the group consisting of (a) processing of image data captured by the forward viewing camera and (b) data relevant to a current geographical location of the equipped vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided with an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a combination unit. The acquisition unit performs layout analysis on image information and acquires multiple regions. The detection unit detects a feature indicating that regions are continuous from each of the multiple regions acquired by the acquisition unit. The combination unit combines adjacent regions in a case in which the feature is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: 3D image data of a skeletal portion is acquired. A location of a proximal portion of a tool is calculated and a location is derived of a distal portion of the tool with respect to the skeletal portion, with respect to the 3D image data. A display indicates the derived location. First and second 2D images of the distal portion of the tool are acquired from two different poses of a 2D imaging device with respect to the subject and registered with the 3D image data. The location of the distal portion with respect to the 3D image data of the skeletal portion is determined based on the registration and an identified location of the distal portion within the 2D x-rays. Based upon the determined location, the display updates the indicated location of the distal portion. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A telepathology system is associated with an edge network shared among participating users for remote control of a microscope. The microscope includes a camera operable to receive image data of a specimen. The telepathology system is capable of receiving image data from the microscope, pre-processing the image data at network edge, sending the pre-processed image digitally to the participating users via a web server on the edge network, and controlling the image data, via instructions from the participating users.

Abstract: A system for providing images of a human scalp and associated information for assisting in hair transplant planning, the system includes a support and at least one camera selectively connectable to the support, the camera and/or the support being configured for acquiring at least one, preferably a plurality of scale calibrated overview images of the human scalp of a patient's head, preferably from different predefined angles, optical acquisition means, preferably a video-dermatoscope, being configured for acquiring a plurality of microscopic images within different regions of the scalp, a processing unit configured to process and/or analyse image data provided by the camera means and the optical acquisition means, in particular for measuring areas of the human scalp, identify and measure hair in microscopic images and/or quantitatively plan a hair transplant operation, wherein the processing unit comprises a user interface configured for interacting with a user.

Abstract: A survey machine capturing control part captures a captured image including a 2D mark on a survey object using a telescope. A survey machine recognizing control part detects a 2D mark image as a captured pattern, and recognizes a specific identification pattern by collating the detected captured pattern with an identification pattern of a 2D mark. A survey machine information displaying control part acquires and displays survey information on the captured image. A calculating control part calculates differences between a mark center position of 2D coordinates and a center position of 2D coordinates of a crosshair of the telescope. An adjusting control part adjusts a direction of the telescope so that the center position of the crosshair matches the mark center position. A ranging control part ranges the mark center position as measured values of coordinates. An information storing control part stores the measured values in the mark information table.

Abstract: There is provided a system for generating instructions for adjustment of vehicle sub-system(s) according to an analysis of a computed six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) of vehicle occupant(s), comprising: hardware processor(s), and a non-transitory memory having stored thereon a code for execution by the at least one hardware processor, the code comprising instructions for: obtaining at least one image of a cabin of a vehicle captured by an image sensor, obtaining depth data from a depth sensor that senses the cabin of the vehicle, wherein the at least one image and the depth data depict at least one head of at least one occupant, computing 6 DOF for the at least one head according to the at least one image and depth data, and generating instructions for adjustment of at least one vehicle sub-system according to the computed 6 DOF of the at least one vehicle occupant.

Abstract: 3D image data of a skeletal portion within a subject's body is acquired. Subsequently, one or more radiopaque elements are positioned with respect to the body and first and second x-rays of the radiopaque elements and the skeletal portion are acquired from respective views. Based upon an identified location of the radiopaque elements within the x-rays, and registration of the x-rays to the 3D image data, the location of the radiopaque elements with respect to the 3D image data is determined. An optical image of the body and the radiopaque elements is acquired and the location of the radiopaque elements within the optical image is identified. The 3D image data is overlaid upon the optical image by aligning (a) the location of the radiopaque elements within the 3D image data with (b) the location of the radiopaque elements within the optical image. Other applications are also described.