Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a medical instrument are discussed herein. For example, image data can be received from a first instrument that is configured to access an anatomical site via a first access path. The image data can be representative of the anatomical site and a second instrument that is configured to access the anatomical site via a second access path. A visual representation of the image data can be displayed in a user interface and a first directional input signal can be received from an input device. An orientation of the first instrument relative to the second instrument can be determined. Movement of the second instrument can be controlled based at least in part on the first directional input signal and the orientation of the first instrument relative to the second instrument.

Abstract: A system includes a signal processing unit including an antenna configured to receive a radio frequency signal as a received radio frequency signal, and a baseband amplifier coupled to the antenna. The system includes a processor configured to cause the communication unit to stop generating a radio frequency polling signal, set an amplification gain of the baseband amplifier to a first gain value, periodically record, at a sample rate, an indication of a magnitude of the amplified radio frequency signal to generate a plurality of sample values, at a predetermined time interval after the communication unit stopped generating the radio frequency polling signal, set the amplification gain of the baseband amplifier to a second gain value, and transmit the plurality of sample values to a classifier module to determine whether the radio frequency signal is received from a near-field communication-enabled device.

Abstract: Systems and method for domain adaptation using pseudo-labelling and model certainty quantification for video data are provided. The method includes obtaining a source data and a target data each comprising a plurality of frames for processing by a machine learning module. The method comprises testing the target data to identify if a minimum number of frames exhibit a frame confidence score based on the source data and identifying salient region within the target data and measuring a degree of spatial consistency of the salient region over time.

Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining image similarity includes determining, by a first neural network, a first feature value associated with a first characteristic of a first product based on an image of the first product. The method also includes determining, by a second neural network, a second feature value associated with a second characteristic of the first product based on the image of the first product. The method further involves calculating a first vector space distance between the first feature value and a third feature value associated with the first characteristic of a second product, and calculating a second vector space distance between the second feature value and a fourth feature value associated with the second characteristic of the second product. Additionally, the method includes determining a similarity value based on the first vector space distance and the second vector space distance.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a donor lung undergoing ex-vivo perfusion. The system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions. The executable instructions include a feature extractor that generates a plurality of parameters representing the donor lung undergoing ex-vivo perfusion. At least one of the plurality of parameters are ordinal categorical parameters that can assume one of a plurality of categorical values. A score calculator is configured to assign a numerical value to each of the ordinal categorical parameters according to the categorical value associated with the parameter and to determine a composite score representing a suitability of the donor lung undergoing ex-vivo perfusion for transplant from the plurality of parameters. A user interface is configured to provide an output representing the composite score to a user at an associated output device.

Abstract: A medical image display apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive a plurality of frames each comprising respective medical image data; specify an order of priority for the plurality of frames; select regions of medical image data from more than one of the frames of the plurality of frames based on the order of priority; and generate combined image data by combining the selected regions of medical image data, such that different regions of the combined image data comprise medical image data from different ones of the plurality of frames.

Abstract: A receiver exposed to a magnetic field with a specified carrier frequency in the RF frequency area and configured to extract an internal clock signal for processing of data with a receiver IC. The receiver includes an antenna configured to receive an antenna signal and a tuning circuit and configured to provide a first received signal at a first pin of the receiver IC and a second receiver signal at a second pin of the receiver IC. The receiver IC includes a harvesting stage configured to rectify a differential received signal provided between the first pin and the second pin of the receiver IC and configured to provide a supply voltage referenced to a ground potential for the receiver IC, and a clock extraction stage configured to provide a first threshold level to switch the internal clock signal with a rectangular signal shape between high and low potential.

Abstract: A method includes, at a computer system with a display, a housing, and an attachment mechanism, detecting attachment of an accessory to the computer system, where the accessory, while attached, has a predetermined orientation relative to the attachment mechanism, and in response to detecting the attachment of the accessory to the computer system in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a first accessory with first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display, a first visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the first visual indication indicates at least one property of the first physical dimensions, and in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a second accessory with second physical dimensions that are different from the first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display a second visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the second visual indication indicates at least one property o

Abstract: According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of analyzing a lesion based on a medical image performed by a computing device is disclosed. The method may include: extracting, by using a pre-trained artificial neural network, a first feature for each tile of a plurality of tiles included in an input image; and extracting, by using the pre-trained artificial neural network, a second feature for an entirety of the input image, based on information about whether the lesion is present for the each tile and information on a pattern of the lesion for the each tile generated based on first features of the plurality of tiles.

Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional image includes capturing a set of color images of an object, generating a first point cloud according to at least the set of color images, generating a second point cloud by performing a filtering operation to the first point cloud according to the set of color images, selectively performing a pairing operation using the second point cloud and a target point cloud to generate pose information, and combining the first point cloud and the target point cloud according to the pose information to update the target point cloud to generate the three-dimensional image of the object. The set of color images is related to color information of the object. The relativity of the second point cloud and the rigid surface is higher than the relativity of the second point cloud and the non-rigid surface.

Abstract: The ability to obtain and digitise pathology samples (such as in histopathology or cytopathology) has opened up the possibility of accurate and automated computer operated analysis, or computer-assisted analysis, when diagnosing a wide range of medical conditions. A typical digital pathology image analysis pipeline involves a large number of image pre-processing and processing operations. Small changes in the parameters used in these algorithms might lead to significant changes in the eventual pathological finding. Accordingly, the present application proposes to perform a sensitivity analysis on a digital pathology image analysis pipeline to assess the sensitivity of a given pathology result to changes of parameters in the digital pathology image analysis pipeline.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a Bluetooth scanning method, and the method is applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a Bluetooth chip and a Bluetooth agent module, and the Bluetooth chip is connected to the Bluetooth agent module. The method includes: The Bluetooth agent module indicates the Bluetooth chip to scan for a device identifier. If a first device identifier in the device identifiers is obtained through scanning, the Bluetooth chip notifies the Bluetooth agent module. Based on the first device identifier, the Bluetooth agent module establishes a channel to a first device, or notifies an application corresponding to the first device identifier. The embodiments of this application are implemented, to improve service execution convenience, and reduce power consumption and memory usage of the electronic device.

Abstract: A multi-user system for acquiring, generating and processing ultrasound images comprises: a plurality of ultrasound probes with a communication unit for transmitting corresponding data to one or more processing units also with a communication unit; display and/or user interface terminals with a communication unit for transmitting to and receiving data from said processing units and/or said probes; a communication network connecting together the communication units of said probes, display and/or user interface terminals and said processing units. Processing units are configured to receive scanning signals detected by said probes and process said signals to generate ultrasound images and optionally process said ultrasound images and to transmit said images and/or outputs of said processing to said display and/or user interface terminals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for localizing portable devices are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for locating a portable device in a network that includes several reference devices. The method measures characteristics of signals transmitted via signal paths between reference devices and a portable device, normalizes the measurements to estimate characteristics of the signal paths, and estimates the likelihood that the portable device is in a particular location. Systems and methods for training prediction models include a method that includes steps for receiving context data for a portable device in a system, wherein the context data includes localization data that describes a location of the portable device, identifying a predicted stationary device based on the context data using a prediction model, identifying a target stationary device from the several stationary devices, training the prediction model based on based on the predicted stationary device and the received input.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an assessment of a lesion are provided. A plurality of input medical images of a lesion is received. The plurality of input medical images comprises an initial input medical image and one or more additional input medical images. The initial input medical image comprises a region of interest around the lesion. A mask of the lesion is curated for the initial input medical image based on the region of interest and a set of candidate masks. The region of interest in the initial input medical image is propagated to the one or more additional input medical images based on prior registration transformations. A mask of the lesion is curated for each of the one or more additional input medical images based on the propagated regions of interest and the set of candidate masks. One or more assessments of the lesion are performed based on the mask for the initial input medical image, the masks for the one or more additional input medical images, and prior assessments of lesions.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may include a display; a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit configured to perform NFC communication with a remote control device of a display device; a Bluetooth circuit; and a processor configured to transmit, to the remote control device, an NFC tagging signal, and transmit, to the display device, a request for the display device to establish Bluetooth connection with a selected external device that is Bluetooth-connected to the terminal in response to the NFC tagging signal.

Abstract: An impedance tuning circuit includes a first node and a second node, and an inductance circuit including an inductor and a first switch connected in series such that the inductor is connected to the first node and the first switch is connected to the second node. The inductance circuit further includes a second switch implemented between ground and a third node between the inductor and the first switch, such that the inductance circuit is capable of providing a series inductance path between the first and second nodes or a shunt inductance path between the third node and the ground.

Abstract: A Bluetooth connection method and a related apparatus are disclosed, and relate to the field of short-range wireless communications technologies. A first electronic device establishes a BLE connection to a second electronic device, and exchanges data with the second electronic device based on a first connection interval. The first electronic device further establishes a BR/EDR connection to a third electronic device. When device class information of the second electronic device is the same as device class information prestored in a memory, the first electronic device exchanges data with the second electronic device based on a second connection interval. The second connection interval is greater than the first connection interval. In this way, a throughput speed of exchanging data by the third electronic device can be increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing diagnostic information for brain diseases classification, which can classify brain diseases in an improved and automated manner through magnetic resonance image pre-processing, steps of contourlet transform, steps of feature extraction and selection, and steps of cross-validation. The present invention relates to a diagnostic information providing method capable of providing an optimal diagnostic means. The present invention relates to a method for providing diagnostic information for brain diseases classification, and relates to a method for providing an optimal diagnostic means for classifying brain diseases in an improved and automated manner through the steps of the magnetic resonance imaging pre-processing, contourlet transform, feature extraction and selection, and cross-validation.