Abstract: A storage unit stores data of a plurality of previous images of a plurality of regions generated during a previous catheter procedure. A route map generating unit arranges a plurality of first catheter images or blood vessel images included in the plurality of previous images according to the positional relationship between the plurality of regions to generate a route map indicating the distribution of the plurality of first catheter images or blood vessel images. A specifying unit specifies a specific portion of a second catheter image included in a current image generated during a current catheter procedure. A calculating unit calculates the position of the specified specific portion on the route map on the basis of the positional relationship between the current image and the previous image. A display unit displays a specific previous image corresponding to the calculated position.

Abstract: In the conventional lace with knobby portions having elastic rubber core, there is difference in degree of stretch between both ends and core of the knobby portion. Therefore, there are a portion that is subjected to heavy stretching force and a portion that is subjected to no stretching force, and when large strain is accumulated at the boundary between the portions subjected to different stretching forces and the strain reaches the limit, the lace ruptures. In order to solve the above problem, we provide a lace provided with tubular lace body of elastic material, comprising knobby portions repeatedly placed at intervals, of which diameter vary depending on tension on the knobby portion in an axial direction.

Abstract: In the conventional lace with knobby portions having elastic rubber core, there is difference in degree of stretch between both ends and core of the knobby portion. Therefore, there are a portion that is subjected to heavy stretching force and a portion that is subjected to no stretching force, and when large strain is accumulated at the boundary between the portions subjected to different stretching forces and the strain reaches the limit, the lace ruptures. In order to solve the above problem, we provide a lace provided with tubular lace body of elastic material, comprising knobby portions repeatedly placed at intervals, of which diameter vary depending on tension on the knobby portion in an axial direction.

Abstract: Since oxidation loss can be reduced even if collected printing plates are directly melted together with fresh ingots, a high melting yield approximately equal to a melting yield in the case of melting recycled ingots can be obtained. The present invention is a melting method for melting collected printing plates 35 and fresh ingots 37 by a burner 19 in a melting furnace 13, the collected printing plates 35 being collected used lithographic printing plates 36 and/or scraps 33 including offcuts of lithographic printing plates, the method including a first injection step of firstly injecting the collected printing plates 35 in the melting furnace 13 such that a pile of the collected printing plates 35 is formed on a hearth 13B of the melting furnace 13, and a second injection step of injecting the fresh ingots 37 on the pile of the collected printing plates 35 so as not to substantially expose the pile, wherein the fresh ingots are melted in flames of the burner.

Abstract: A medical image retrieval system includes an image database which stores medical images. An interpretation unit acquires a currently diagnosed image for use in performing interpretation of one of the medical images and provides the currently diagnosed image to a computer terminal. An image requesting unit issues an image request associated with the currently diagnosed image. An image retrieval unit retrieves a reference image from the image database in accordance with the image request and provides the reference image to the computer terminal in order to propose the reference image as references for diagnosis. An evaluation input unit prompts to input an evaluation indicating whether the reference image has been helpful for diagnosis based on the currently diagnosed image.

Abstract: A metal regeneration method including: a melting furnace cleaning step of melting pure aluminum with an aluminum content of 99.5% by weight or higher in a melting furnace to clean the inside of the melting furnace; and a metal regeneration step of melting waste lithographic printing plates selected from unused lithographic printing plates and used lithographic printing plates, in the melting furnace whose inside has been cleaned by the melting furnace cleaning step, to obtain regenerated metal.

Abstract: A method of producing an aluminum substrate for a planographic printing plate is provided in which a recycled material including a used planographic printing plate having a planographic printing plate support obtained by treating an aluminum substrate is prepared, a recycled bare metal is obtained from the recycled material, and a new aluminum bare metal and a trace-metal master alloy of necessary amounts are mixed into the recycled bare metal to produce a new aluminum substrate.

Abstract: According to the methods of the present invention, energy loss and yield loss can be significantly reduced and the quality of the aluminum purity and the trace metal contents can be ensured even when used planographic printing plates are reused. A recycling material with deposited substances removed therefrom is melted in a melting furnace into a recycled molten metal. The analyzed result obtained by analyzing the recycled molten metal is used to determine the mix proportions of the recycled molten metal, a fresh metal ingot, and a trace metal master alloy to be inputted into a pre-rolling melting furnace. The produced recycled molten metal in the molten state is inputted into the pre-rolling melting furnace to be mixed with the fresh metal ingot and the trace metal master alloy.

Abstract: A metal regeneration method including: a melting furnace cleaning step of melting pure aluminum with an aluminum content of 99.5% by weight or higher in a melting furnace to clean the inside of the melting furnace; and a metal regeneration step of melting waste lithographic printing plates selected from unused lithographic printing plates and used lithographic printing plates, in the melting furnace whose inside has been cleaned by the melting furnace cleaning step, to obtain regenerated metal.

Abstract: A storage unit stores data of a plurality of previous images of a plurality of regions generated during a previous catheter procedure. A route map generating unit arranges a plurality of first catheter images or blood vessel images included in the plurality of previous images according to the positional relationship between the plurality of regions to generate a route map indicating the distribution of the plurality of first catheter images or blood vessel images. A specifying unit specifies a specific portion of a second catheter image included in a current image generated during a current catheter procedure. A calculating unit calculates the position of the specified specific portion on the route map on the basis of the positional relationship between the current image and the previous image. A display unit displays a specific previous image corresponding to the calculated position.

Abstract: An IC tag is fixed to a printing plate. An ID code is stored in the IC tag. A used printing plate is collected using a collection container. The collection container is provided with a reception device of the collected used printing plates. The reception device is provided with an IC tag reader. An ID code of the used printing plate is read with the IC tag reader. According to the read ID code, whether to reuse the used printing plate for a substrate of the printing plate is judged. The used printing plates judged to be reused are sent to an aluminum substrate recycling plant and recycled as raw materials for aluminum used in production of the substrates for the printing plates.

Abstract: A medical image retrieval system includes an image database which stores medical images. An interpretation unit acquires a currently diagnosed image for use in performing interpretation of one of the medical images and provides the currently diagnosed image to a computer terminal. An image requesting unit issues an image request associated with the currently diagnosed image. An image retrieval unit retrieves a reference image from the image database in accordance with the image request and provides the reference image to the computer terminal in order to propose the reference image as references for diagnosis. An evaluation input unit prompts to input an evaluation indicating whether the reference image has been helpful for diagnosis based on the currently diagnosed image.

Abstract: In a medical image diagnostic system of this invention having at least an image collecting section, an image storing section, a display section, and an image processing section, the system further includes a determining section and an adding section. The determining section determines an image as an important image when an image derived from the image collecting section and an image stored in and read out from the image storing section satisfy a predetermined important image determining condition when the images are supplied via the image collecting section, image storing section, display section and image processing section. The adding section adds preset identification information to the image which is determined as an important image by the determining section.

Abstract: A network interface in a local area network system for transferring a message from a first terminal to a second terminal at high speed comprises a receiving section for receiving the message from the first terminal, a first sending section for sending the received message to a first network on the basis of a first control instruction, a second sending section for sending the received message to a second network on the basis of a second control instruction, and a network control section for detecting a message size of the received message and for outputting the first and second control instruction to the first and second sending section in accordance with the message size.