Abstract: There are provided an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image processing program that can reduce misregistration in associating a plurality of images. In an image processing device according to an aspect of the present invention, a processor acquires a first image and a second image in which the same object is imaged from different positions and which are two-dimensional images captured in different wavelength ranges, acquires information indicating positions of reference points on a surface of the object, and associates values of the first image with values of the second image on the basis of the acquired first image, the acquired second image, and the acquired information. The values of the first image and the values of the second image correspond to non-reference points that are points other than the reference points on the surface.

Abstract: The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image generation apparatus and method transmit ultrasound waves to a subject into which a puncture tool is inserted, receive reflected waves reflected from the subject and the puncture tool, and generate echo signals of time-sequential frames based on the received reflected waves, and generate an ultrasound image of the subject based on the generated echo signals. These apparatus and method generate a differential echo signal between time-sequential frames from the echo signals, perform a tip detection process based on the differential echo signal to thereby detect at least one tip candidate including a tip end of the puncture tool, highlight a tip candidate of the puncture tool detected to thereby generate a tip image, and display the tip image of the highlighted puncture tool so as to be superimposed on the generated ultrasound image.

Abstract: Provided are an image analysis apparatus, an image analysis method, and a program that can reduce erroneous detection of defective portions. An image analysis apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire an infrared thermal image that is a captured image of a structure to be inspected, acquire a visible image that is a captured image of the structure to be inspected, determine a temperature defect from the infrared thermal image, and estimate a cause of the temperature defect on the basis of, for the temperature defect, at least temperature defect information obtained from the infrared thermal image, and surface defect information obtained from the visible image.

Abstract: The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image generation apparatus and method transmit ultrasound waves to a subject into which a puncture tool is inserted, receive reflected waves reflected from the subject and the puncture tool, and generate echo signals of time-sequential frames based on the received reflected waves, and generate an ultrasound image of the subject based on the generated echo signals. These apparatus and method generate a differential echo signal between time-sequential frames from the echo signals, perform a tip detection process based on the differential echo signal to thereby detect at least one tip candidate including a tip end of the puncture tool, highlight a tip candidate of the puncture tool detected to thereby generate a tip image, and display the tip image of the highlighted puncture tool so as to be superimposed on the generated ultrasound image.

Abstract: Provided are an infrared image analysis device, an infrared image analysis method, and a program capable of correctly reducing a temperature gradient. An infrared thermal image analysis device (10) includes a processor. The processor acquires a first infrared thermal image of a structure surface, which is obtained by capturing a structure (36) to be inspected, acquires region information (105) that distinguishes a region of the structure surface corresponding to the first infrared thermal image for at least one region, estimates a temperature gradient in the at least one region based on the region information (105) and a second infrared thermal image, and reduces an influence of the temperature gradient from the first infrared thermal image.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a probe including plural elements that generate and transmit ultrasound waves and receive ultrasound waves reflected from an inspection target; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasound waves from the plural elements so as to transmit an ultrasound beam by forming a transmission focus in a first direction set in advance; and a second reception focusing unit that performs reception focusing for each reception signal received by each element of the probe according to reflection on a path in a second direction other than the first direction, among transmission wave paths of the ultrasound beam transmitted into the inspection target by the transmission unit.

Abstract: A conductive member has a wiring portion, and the wiring portion has a wiring pattern in which straight line wirings each being composed of a plurality of thin metal wires arranged in parallel in one direction are overlapped in two or more directions. The wiring pattern is a separate-direction non-equal pitch wiring pattern in which the average pitch of the straight line wiring in at least one direction is different from the average pitch of the straight line wiring in at least one different direction. The conductive member has a wiring pattern having less moiré than an equal pitch wiring pattern, particularly a wiring pattern capable of reducing both regular moiré and irregular moiré (noise). A conductive film, a display device, and a touch panel each include the conductive member.

Abstract: There are provided a printing system, a method of generating a halftone processing rule, a method of acquiring a characteristic parameter, image processing device and method, a halftone processing rule, a halftone image, a method of manufacturing a printed material, an ink jet printing system, and a program which are capable of reducing an operation load of a user and acquiring a halftone processing rule appropriate for the printing system. A characteristic parameter acquisition chart including a pattern for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of the printing system is output, and the output characteristic parameter acquisition chart is read by image reading means. The characteristic parameters are acquired by analyzing the read image of the characteristic parameter acquisition chart, and halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system are generated based on the acquired characteristic parameters.

Abstract: A needle direction estimation unit estimates a needle direction L based on needle information generated by a needle information generation unit, and outputs the position information of the needle direction L. A search region setting unit sets the needle direction L in a tissue image based on the position information of the needle direction L, and sets a search region F that extends to both sides with a predetermined width r. A needle tip search unit calculates the brightness distribution of the tissue image, determines a maximum brightness point B in the search region F to be the needle tip, and outputs the position information of the needle tip. A needle tip visualizing unit visualizes a needle tip N, which is a predetermined point image, in the tissue image from the position information of the needle tip.

Abstract: A conductive member has a wiring portion, and the wiring portion has a mesh-shaped wiring pattern in which line wirings each being composed of a plurality of thin metal wires arranged in parallel in one direction are overlapped in two or more directions. The line wiring in at least one direction is a straight line wiring in which a plurality of thin metal wires are straight lines. The straight line wiring in at least one direction has a non-equal pitch wiring pattern in which repetitive pitches of a predetermined number of the thin metal wires are equal and at least two pitches of the respective pitches of the predetermined number of the thin metal wires are different. The conductive member has a wiring pattern capable of reducing moiré compared to an equal pitch wiring pattern, particularly a wiring pattern capable of reducing both regular moiré and irregular moiré (noise). A conductive film, a display device, and a touch panel each include the conductive member.

Abstract: There are provided an ultrasonic diagnostic device and an ultrasonic image generation method in which the direction of a beam formed in a subject is not changed even if at least one of set sound speeds used in transmission focusing processing and reception focusing processing is changed. When at least one of the set sound speeds used in the transmission focusing processing and the reception focusing processing has been changed by a set sound speed changing unit, a focusing processing correction unit corrects a delay of at least one of the transmission focusing processing and the reception focusing processing based on the changed set sound speed such that the direction of the beam formed in the subject is not changed.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a probe including plural elements that generate and transmit ultrasound waves and receive ultrasound waves reflected from an inspection target; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasound waves from the plural elements so as to transmit an ultrasound beam by forming a transmission focus in a first direction set in advance; and a second reception focusing unit that performs reception focusing for each reception signal received by each element of the probe according to reflection on a path in a second direction other than the first direction, among transmission wave paths of the ultrasound beam transmitted into the inspection target by the transmission unit.

Abstract: In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conductive member including a wiring portion that is composed of a plurality of thin metal wires. The wiring portion has two or more insulated wiring layers and has a mesh-shaped wiring pattern in which line wirings each being composed of a plurality of thin metal wires arranged in parallel in one direction are overlapped in two or more directions, in front observation of the conductive member. The line wiring in at least one direction is a straight line wiring in which the plurality of thin metal wires are straight lines.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a probe including plural elements that generate and transmit ultrasound waves and receive ultrasound waves reflected from an inspection target; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasound waves from the plural elements so as to transmit an ultrasound beam by forming a transmission focus in a first direction set in advance; and a second reception focusing unit that performs reception focusing for each reception signal received by each element of the probe according to reflection on a path in a second direction other than the first direction, among transmission wave paths of the ultrasound beam transmitted into the inspection target by the transmission unit.

Abstract: A conductive member is arranged on a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a mosaic array or a delta array, and includes a transparent insulating substrate and at least one conductive layer which has a plurality of thin metal wires and is arranged on the transparent insulating substrate, in a case of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to the transparent insulating substrate, a mesh pattern is formed by the plurality of thin metal wires, the mesh pattern is constituted by a plurality of quadrangular mesh cells having two acute angles of less than 90 degrees and two obtuse angles of more than 90 degrees, and a degree of the acute angles is 44 degrees or more and 54 degrees or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing an ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus capable of shortening the time required for measurement and calculation of an optimal sound velocity and obtaining an ultrasound image having excellent image quality at a tissue or lesion the operator desires to observe. There are provided an element data memory storing element data; a region-of-interest setter setting a region of interest; an optimal sound velocity calculator calculating an optimal sound velocity at the region of interest using the element data corresponding to the region of interest; a reconstruction region setter setting a reconstruction region that contains the region of interest and is larger than the region of interest; and an image reconstructor generating a reconstructed image by reconstructing the ultrasound image in the reconstruction region based on the optimal sound velocity.

Abstract: There are provided a printing system, a method of generating a halftone processing rule, a method of acquiring a characteristic parameter, image processing device and method, a halftone processing rule, a halftone image, a method of manufacturing a printed material, an ink jet printing system, and a program which are capable of reducing an operation load of a user and acquiring a halftone processing rule appropriate for the printing system. A characteristic parameter acquisition chart including a pattern for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of the printing system is output, and the output characteristic parameter acquisition chart is read by image reading means. The characteristic parameters are acquired by analyzing the read image of the characteristic parameter acquisition chart, and halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system are generated based on the acquired characteristic parameters.

Abstract: There are provided a printing system, a method of generating a halftone processing rule, a method of acquiring a characteristic parameter, image processing device and method, a halftone processing rule, a halftone image, a method of manufacturing a printed material, an ink jet printing system, and a program which are capable of reducing an operation load of a user and acquiring a halftone processing rule appropriate for the printing system. A characteristic parameter acquisition chart including a pattern for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of the printing system is output, and the output characteristic parameter acquisition chart is read by image reading means. The characteristic parameters are acquired by analyzing the read image of the characteristic parameter acquisition chart, and halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system are generated based on the acquired characteristic parameters.

Abstract: In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conductive member including a wiring portion that is composed of a plurality of thin metal wires. The wiring portion has two or more insulated wiring layers and has a mesh-shaped wiring pattern in which line wirings each being composed of a plurality of thin metal wires arranged in parallel in one direction are overlapped in two or more directions, in front observation of the conductive member. The line wiring in at least one direction is a straight line wiring in which the plurality of thin metal wires are straight lines.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and an image recording apparatus capable of suppressing occurrence of banding and color unevenness without productivity decrease. Different types of nozzle jetting rates are reflected in image data of each of a first color and a second color that are two different plural colors to perform conversion of a gradation value of each pixel, and halftone processing is performed with respect to the converted image data. A first nozzle jetting rate to be reflected in a gradation value of the first color is set so that a nozzle jetting rate of an end part nozzle at each of both end parts of a nozzle row is suppressed to be smaller than a nozzle jetting rate of a central nozzle. A second nozzle jetting rate to be reflected in a gradation value of the second color has a smaller difference between the nozzle jetting rate of the end part nozzle and the nozzle jetting rate of the central nozzle compared with the first nozzle jetting rate.