Abstract: The present invention has demonstrated that microorganisms present in a liver can be killed by washing the bile duct and the portal vein with hot water, and then disinfecting the liver using a chlorine-based disinfectant. It has also been demonstrated that sterilizing effects can be enhanced by freezing the liver after disinfection with a chlorine-based disinfectant.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention addresses the problem of reducing the influence of physiological accumulation in monitoring nuclear medical image data. To solve this problem, the embodiment includes: extracting a bone area from CT image data having been positioned with nuclear medical image data; in the nuclear medical image data, displaying the data of an area overlapping the bone area extracted above; and, in the nuclear medical image data, not displaying the data of an area not overlapping the bone area extracted above.

Abstract: The present invention has demonstrated that microorganisms present in a liver can be killed by washing the bile duct and the portal vein with hot water, and then disinfecting the liver using a chlorine-based disinfectant. It has also been demonstrated that sterilizing effects can be enhanced by freezing the liver after disinfection with a chlorine-based disinfectant.

Abstract: A method for performing automatic segmentation of a CT image that can be used to automatically remove physiological accumulation from a nuclear medical image. In an exemplary embodiment, a histogram of pixel values is created based on a CT image, and a boundary between an air region and a fat region, a boundary between the fat region and a soft tissue region, and a boundary between the soft tissue region and a bone region are determined. Based on this result, a head region and a lower abdomen region in the CT image are automatically specified. Based on this result, a head region and a bladder region are specified in a nuclear medical image, and a physiological high accumulation region is specified. A part corresponding to the physiological high accumulation region is masked to display the nuclear medical image.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a method including: creating a histogram of pixel values based on a CT image; determining a soft region peak, which is a peak in a soft tissue region in the histogram; and setting, based on the soft region peak, a threshold representing a lower limit of a bin value in a bone region in the histogram. The method may include automatically removing a bed portion from the CT image.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable technique for the evaluation of ischemic conditions. A preferred embodiment is a nuclear medicine measurement protocol in which the administration of a radiopharmaceutical agent and radiation measurement are performed twice at rest and under stress. In the nuclear medicine measurement protocol, radiation collection is performed without radiopharmaceutical agent administration before the second radiopharmaceutical agent administration, and the result is used to correct the nuclear medicine measurement result after the second radiopharmaceutical agent administration.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention addresses the problem of reducing the influence of physiological accumulation in monitoring nuclear medical image data. To solve this problem, the embodiment includes: extracting a bone area from CT image data having been positioned with nuclear medical image data; in the nuclear medical image data, displaying the data of an area overlapping the bone area extracted above; and, in the nuclear medical image data, not displaying the data of an area not overlapping the bone area extracted above.

Abstract: Provided is a novel technique for quantitatively evaluating tracer accumulation for nuclear medicine examinations of the heart. In a preferred embodiment, the radiation count information obtained by myocardial nuclear medicine measurement is normalized using a value relating to the size of the heart. In a preferred embodiment, the pixel value of each pixel of myocardial nuclear medicine image data is converted into standardized uptake values (SUV) capable of being represented by [SUV=Tissue radioactivity concentration/(Administered radiation dose/Value relating to size of heart)]. The value relating to the size of the heart may be a myocardial weight, for example.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable technique for the evaluation of ischemic conditions. A preferred embodiment is a nuclear medicine measurement protocol in which the administration of a radiopharmaceutical agent and radiation measurement are performed twice at rest and under stress. In the nuclear medicine measurement protocol, radiation collection is performed without radiopharmaceutical agent administration before the second radiopharmaceutical agent administration, and the result is used to correct the nuclear medicine measurement result after the second radiopharmaceutical agent administration.

Abstract: A novel technique of quantifying nuclear medicine data is provided. The novel technique is characterized in that information acquired from nuclear medicine image data is normalized with bone mineral content (BMC) or bone mineral density (BMD). Some embodiments use, instead of the conventional SUV, the SUVbone that has been invented by the inventors of the present application such as the following: SUVbone={Amount of attenuation-corrected radioactivity in region of interest (kBq)÷Volume of region of interest (ml)}/{Administered radioactivity dose (kBq)÷Bone mineral content (g)} or SUVbone={Amount of attenuation-corrected radioactivity in region of interest (kBq)÷Volume of region of interest (ml)}/{Administered radioactivity dose (kBq)÷Bone mineral density (g/m2)}. BMC or BMD may be estimated from sex, age, height, or weight of a subject.

Abstract: The present invention has demonstrated that microorganisms present in a liver can be killed by washing the bile duct and the portal vein with hot water, and then disinfecting the liver using a chlorine-based disinfectant. It has also been demonstrated that sterilizing effects can be enhanced by freezing the liver after disinfection with a chlorine-based disinfectant.

Abstract: An anti-slip device provided with a supporting plate of metal or resin having an attachment portion on a reverse face for other members, and a rubber elastic body unitedly mounted on the supporting plate. Plural connection holes are formed from an obverse face to the reverse face of the supporting plate. Further, the rubber elastic body is composed of a receiving piece portion covering approximately whole of the obverse face and a falling-prevention portion from the reverse face to connect the receiving piece portion through a peripheral portion and the connection hole.

Abstract: An anti-slip device provided with a supporting plate of metal or resin having an attachment portion on a reverse face for other members, and a rubber elastic body unitedly mounted on the supporting plate. Plural connection holes are formed from an obverse face to the reverse face of the supporting plate. Further, the rubber elastic body is composed of a receiving piece portion covering approximately whole of the obverse face and a falling-prevention portion from the reverse face to connect the receiving piece portion through a peripheral portion and the connection hole.

Abstract: An anti-slip device provided with a supporting plate of metal or resin having an attachment portion on a reverse face for other members, and a rubber elastic body unitedly mounted on the supporting plate. Plural connection holes are formed from an obverse face to the reverse face of the supporting plate. Further, the rubber elastic body is composed of a receiving piece portion covering approximately whole of the obverse face and a falling-prevention portion from the reverse face to connect the receiving piece portion through a peripheral portion and the connection hole.

Abstract: An anti-slip device provided with a supporting plate of metal or resin having an attachment portion on a reverse face for other members, and a rubber elastic body unitedly mounted on the supporting plate. Plural connection holes are formed from an obverse face to the reverse face of the supporting plate. Further, the rubber elastic body is composed of a receiving piece portion covering approximately whole of the obverse face and a falling-prevention portion from the reverse face to connect the receiving piece portion through a peripheral portion and the connection hole.

Abstract: A ring-shaped low load seal attached into a ring-shaped dovetail groove having an opening portion, a first side wall face, a second side wall face, and a bottom wall face. This seal has a trileaf cross-sectional configuration composed of a first arc portion, a second arc portion, a protruding portion, and a concave portion disposed between the first arc portion and the second arc portion.