Abstract: There is provided a technique for efficiently acquiring a tomogram of an eye portion. A diagnosis support apparatus includes a wide-area image acquisition means for acquiring a wide-area image of an eye portion, a detection means for detecting a lesion candidate on the eye portion by analyzing the wide-area image acquired by the wide-area image acquisition means, a determination means for determining a parameter associated with acquisition of a tomogram of the eye portion, based on a lesion candidate detection result obtained by the detection means, and a tomogram acquisition means for acquiring a tomogram of the eye portion based on the parameter determined by the determination means.

Abstract: A misfiring cylinder identifying apparatus for a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine is provided with a determining portion that determines whether a plurality of cylinders is misfiring, and an identifying portion that identifies two cylinders among the plurality of cylinders in the order of the revolution speed fluctuation from largest as the misfiring cylinders when it is determined that the plurality of cylinders is misfiring.

Abstract: This invention concerns the acquisition of diagnosis information data effective for diagnosing eye disease independently of the eye state. An image processing apparatus for processing a tomogram of an eye includes a unit configured to determine an eye feature based on the tomogram and thus determine the eye state, a unit configured to detect, from the tomogram, a detection target to be used to calculate diagnosis information data quantitatively representing the determined eye state, and a unit configured to calculate the diagnosis information data using position information of the detection target. In accordance with the eye state, the detection unit changes the detection target or an algorithm to be used to detect the detection target.

Abstract: This invention can generate a high-resolution, low-noise tomogram while minimizing the influences of the flicks of the eyeballs, the movement of the head, and the like. The invention is an image processing apparatus which processes a tomogram of an eye to be examined and includes detection units to detect the motion amount of the eye by using a signal obtained by capturing the tomogram, and a decision unit to decide the number of scanning lines for capturing of the tomogram based on the motion amount detected by the detection units.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus that uses optical coherence tomography includes a scanning unit provided within a light path that guides signal light to be incident on an examination object towards the examination object and configured to scan the signal light in a main scanning direction; and a control unit configured to control the scanning unit such that an integration time of an optical interference signal per pixel in at least one predetermined area other than opposite ends, in the main scanning direction, of an image acquisition region scanned by a plurality of main scan lines is increased relative to that of an area other than the predetermined area.

Abstract: An optical tomographic imaging method is provided in which light from a light source is split into a measuring beam and a reference beam, the measuring beam being moved by a scanning optical system and guided to an object to be examined, the reference beam being guided to a reference mirror, and in which a tomogram of the object is generated from a return beam of the measuring beam reflected or scattered by the object and the reference beam reflected by the reference mirror. The method includes acquiring longitudinal sectional information on the object, calculating depth-position information on the object from the longitudinal sectional information, and acquiring a three-dimensional surface image of the object by controlling a reference-path length defined by the reference mirror and a scanning operation of the scanning optical system in accordance with the depth-position information on the object.

Abstract: The position and orientation of the viewpoint of an observer (100) are acquired. The position and orientation of a stylus (120) are acquired. A list image is laid out near the position of the stylus (120). An image of a virtual space after laying out the list image, which is seen in accordance with the position and orientation of the viewpoint, generated. The generated image is output to the display screen of an HMD (110).

Abstract: An engine ECU calculates a rotational variation based on a required rotation time when a complete misfire occurs in a cylinder, a required rotation time when complete combustion occurs in the cylinder, and a required rotation time during the current combustion stroke, and integrates the calculated rotational variation. If it is determined that the number of times the rotational variation has been integrated has reached a predetermined number, the engine ECU calculates an amount of learning value deviation from the integrated rotational variation. If the amount of learning value deviation is equal to or greater than a certain amount, the engine ECU corrects a learning value of a sub-feedback control with respect to the air-fuel ratio.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine an incident angle of a signal light beam made incident on an object to be imaged in accordance with a structure of the object to be imaged and an instruction unit configured to send an instruction to capture a tomographic image of the object to be imaged on the basis of the signal light beam made incident on the object to be imaged at the determined incident angle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a similar case search unit configured to search for similar case data, which is medical case data including examination information similar to examination information of a medical practice target in characteristics, from a medical case database that stores medical case data including examination information of a subject associated with medical practice difficulty level information based on the examination information. The information processing apparatus further includes a display mode determination unit configured to determine a display mode applicable to the similar case data based on a medical practice difficulty level of the similar case data searched by the similar case search unit, and a display unit configured to display the similar case data according to the display mode determined by the display mode determination unit.

Abstract: There is provided a technique for efficiently acquiring a tomogram of an eye portion. A diagnosis support apparatus includes a wide-area image acquisition means for acquiring a wide-area image of an eye portion, a detection means for detecting a lesion candidate on the eye portion by analyzing the wide-area image acquired by the wide-area image acquisition means, a determination means for determining a parameter associated with acquisition of a tomogram of the eye portion, based on a lesion candidate detection result obtained by the detection means, and a tomogram acquisition means for acquiring a tomogram of the eye portion based on the parameter determined by the determination means.

Abstract: A diagnosis support apparatus includes a storage unit which stores pieces of image feature information and finding sentences as interpretation results in correspondence with each other. This apparatus acquires image feature information of a target area designated on an image to be interpreted, searches the storage unit for image feature information similar to the acquired image feature information, acquires a finding sentence stored in correspondence with the retrieved image feature information from the storage unit, and creates a finding sentence concerning interpretation of the designated target area by changing a description of the acquired finding sentence based on image feature information of the designated target area.

Abstract: A report concerning the contents obtained by interpretation based on a medical image can be efficiently created without any constraints of expression. An information processing apparatus according to this invention includes an image analysis unit which acquires information concerning a region name or disease name based on an analysis result on the input medical image, an input unit which inputs the result obtained by interpreting the medical image as character information, a conversion candidate prediction unit which outputs conversion candidates concerning the input character information, and a display control unit which displays the input character information upon converting the character information into character information selected from the conversion candidates. The apparatus further includes a priority level setting unit which sets priority levels in advance for character information output as the conversion candidates.

Abstract: On a captured image corresponding to acquisition time t of acquisition of the captured image, a virtual-space image based on the position and/or orientation at time that depends on the time t and a lag d is superimposed. An image on which the virtual-space image is superimposed is displayed. (S602-S606).

Abstract: There is provided a technique for efficiently acquiring a tomogram of an eye portion. A diagnosis support apparatus includes a wide-area image acquisition means for acquiring a wide-area image of an eye portion, a detection means for detecting a lesion candidate on the eye portion by analyzing the wide-area image acquired by the wide-area image acquisition means, a determination means for determining a parameter associated with acquisition of a tomogram of the eye portion, based on a lesion candidate detection result obtained by the detection means, and a tomogram acquisition means for acquiring a tomogram of the eye portion based on the parameter determined by the determination means.

Abstract: Structured with a rotational fluctuation measuring section 51 measuring a rotational fluctuation amount DTdi, a misfire judging section 55 judging a misfire by comparing the rotational fluctuation amount with a judging threshold value, a low load judging section 56 judging an internal combustion engine operating under a low load condition, and an ignition angle judging section 57 judging an ignition angle exceeding an ignition delay angle, wherein the misfire judging section 55 has a map M1 with judging threshold values th1 with respect to rotational speeds ne of the engine and a map M2 with judging threshold values th2 with rotational fluctuation amounts larger than the map M1, and judges the misfire based on the maps M1 and M2 when the engine is operating under the low load condition with the ignition angle exceeding the ignition delay angle and, in other cases, based only on the map M1.

Abstract: This invention provides a mechanism for making a doctor surely follow correct procedures in which the doctor confirms diagnosis information obtained by computer processing after he or she has completed interpretation. A medical diagnosis support apparatus executes diagnosis processing for acquiring medical diagnosis information from an image to be interpreted by computer processing. The medical diagnosis support apparatus accepts interpretation information as an interpretation result of the image to be interpreted, which information is input by, for example, a doctor. The medical diagnosis support apparatus calculates a degree of matching between the diagnosis information and interpretation information, and permits to present the diagnosis information acquired by the diagnosis processing when the calculated degree of matching exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A medical diagnosis support apparatus analyzes the interpretation report information created by a user, generates analysis result information in which each medical information extracted from the interpretation report information is associated with an item, and detects a difference for each item by comparing the diagnosis support information, in which each medical information obtained by computer processing of medical examination data is associated with an item, with the generated analysis result information. The apparatus determines an importance concerning a difference for each detected item. The apparatus then presents the detected difference, together with display of the contents of the interpretation report information, while changing the display form in accordance with the determined importance.

Abstract: A diagnosis support system which performs computer processing of data obtained from an object to be examined and presents the obtained diagnostic information is disclosed. The diagnosis support apparatus includes a diagnosis support processing unit which processes data obtained from the object to extract diagnosis support information, a storage unit which stores the examination history of the object, and a changing unit which changes a processing method in the diagnosis support processing unit in accordance with the examination history of the object stored in the storage unit. In at least one embodiment, diagnosis processing is executed to obtain medical diagnostic information by performing computer processing of data obtained from the object, and the processing method for diagnosis support processing is changed in accordance with the examination history of the object.

Abstract: In order to improve the operationality of a walk-through system using panorama photography images, the system is provided with a view calculating unit for calculating view information in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit, the view information including view position information and view direction information; a panorama image storing unit for storing a plurality of panorama images; a path storing unit for storing path information of the panorama images; an advancable path calculating unit for calculating advancable path information at a next dividing point in accordance with the view information and the path information; and an image generating unit for generating a cut-out image from the panorama image in accordance with the view information, generating a sign figure representative of the advancable path in accordance with the advancable path information, and synthesizing the cut-out image and the sign figure to generate a display image.