Abstract: A device for the application of a transcutaneous electric stimulation stimulus onto the surface of a section of the human ear, which comprises a number of electrodes, wherein the device comprises a controlling device which controlling device is designed for the application of a stimulation current which is applied via the electrodes according to a predetermined run of the stimulation current along the time. To allow an effective treatment of different diseases by means of a transcutaneous stimulation of the vagus nerve the invention proposes that the stimulation device creates a periodic recurrent stimulation current, wherein the frequency of the recurrent stimulation current is between 0.01 Hz and 10 Hz. Furthermore, the invention relates a method for the treatment of migraine.

Abstract: A device for the application of a transcutaneous electric stimulation stimulus onto the surface of a section of the human ear, which includes a number of electrodes, which are arranged at or in an electrode carrier. The device includes a controlling device which controls or closed-loop controls the creation of a potential difference between the electrodes. The device has a signal device which displays or indicates the resistance which exists between the electrodes at generated potential difference when the device is arranged at or in the ear. The signal device includes at least one signal element which is switched in dependence of the measured resistance. To be able to adjust the stimulation quality of the transcutaneous stimulation by the user the device in an optimal manner the signal device has a plurality of signal elements. Different signal elements are switched in dependence on pre-determined bandwidths of the resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for navigating on a vision plane (1) in a multidimensional image data set (8), wherein the intersection angle and degree of freedom (3, 6, 7) of the vision plane (1) displacement correspond to the degree of freedom of a sample (2) displacement, in particular an ultrasound transducer (2) during an interactive image producing examination. Said invention also relates to a method and device for carrying out measurements in dynamic image data, wherein said method consists in stopping, for a predefined time interval, a sequence reproduction when a frame (Fp) is interesting, thereby enabling a user to carry out measurements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for navigating on a vision plane (1) in a multidimensional image data set (8), wherein the intersection angle and degree of freedom (3, 6, 7) of the vision plane (1) displacement correspond to the degree of freedom of a sample (2) displacement, in particular an ultrasound transducer (2) during an interactive image producing examination.