Abstract: The present invention provides a method of confirming the gene expression, useful in the decision of a five year survival rate of a patient with lung cancer and the use of a DNA probe kit in the method. A method useful in the decision of a survival rate of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer comprising confirming the expression strength of at least one gene in lung cancer tissues isolated from the patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of confirming the gene expression, useful in the decision of a five year survival rate of a patient with lung cancer and the use of a DNA probe kit in the method. A method useful in the decision of a survival rate of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer comprising confirming the expression strength of at least one gene in lung cancer tissues isolated from the patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of confirming the gene expression, useful in the decision of a five year survival rate of a patient with lung cancer and the use of a DNA probe kit in the method. A method useful in the decision of a survival rate of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer comprising confirming the expression strength of at least one gene in lung cancer tissues isolated from the patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of confirming the gene expression, useful in the decision of a five year survival rate of a patient with lung cancer and the use of a DNA probe kit in the method. A method useful in the decision of a survival rate of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer comprising confirming the expression strength of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of in lung cancer tissues isolated from the patient.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring a reaction rate coefficient in an analysis utilizing total reflection attenuation, which is capable of calculating the reaction rate coefficient speedily and accurately.

Abstract: A scanning device or alight beam is moved for reciprocal scanning with respect to an image carrier, which carries image information thereon, and in a main scanning direction. The scanning device or the light beam is also moved with respect to the image carrier and in a sub-scanning direction intersecting with the main scanning direction. Light, which comes from the image carrier, is photoelectrically converted into an electric image signal. Smoothing operation processing is performed on forward scanning image signal components and backward scanning image signal components, which have been acquired respectively in a forward scanning stage and a backward scanning stage consecutive in the reciprocal scanning, and with respect to the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A image processing apparatus includes an image data memory for storing digital image data obtained by photoelectrically detecting light with a CCD to produce analog image data and digitizing the analog pixel data, a window memory for two-dimensionally mapping and storing the digital image data stored in the image data memory, and an abnormal pixel determining section for specifying each pixel in the digital image data stored in the window memory as a subject pixel, reading the density signal level of the subject pixel together with the density signal levels of pixels adjacent to the subject pixel, comparing the density signal level of the subject pixel with the density signal levels of pixels adjacent to the subject pixel and defining the subject pixel as an abnormal pixel when difference between the density signal level of the subject pixel and the density signal levels of pixels adjacent to the subject pixel is greater than a predetermined level.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for correcting influences of a distortion aberration of a lens in an image formed on an image surface by the lens. Distortions of respective portions of the image are corrected according to a distortion aberration characteristic of the lens. The distortion aberration characteristic indicates distortions at respective distances from an optical axis of the lens on the image surface. Then, a value of at least one kind of information belonging to each point of the image in which the distortions are corrected is determined based on values of the at least one kind of information belonging to points around a corresponding point in the image before the correction. Further, the density or brightness values of the predetermined pixels after the correction of the positions may be further corrected in consideration of the change of areas due to the distortion of the image.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of confirming the gene expression, useful in the decision of a five year survival rate of a patient with lung cancer and the use of a DNA probe kit in the method. A method useful in the decision of a survival rate of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer comprising confirming the expression strength of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of in lung cancer tissues isolated from the patient.

Abstract: Data concerning gene expression quantities, which have been obtained for first and second samples, are indicated with points plotted on a logarithmic coordinate system, in which a horizontal axis represents logarithms of the expression quantities obtained for the first sample, and in which a vertical axis represents logarithms of the expression quantities obtained for the second sample. A coefficient is calculated from a value of an intercept of an approximate straight line, which is obtained from approximate representation of the plotted points with a straight line having a slope of 1, on the vertical axis. The data concerning the expression quantities with respect to a plurality of genes, which expression quantities have been obtained for the second sample, are divided by the coefficient and are thus normalized.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a temporary memory for two-dimensionally mapping and temporarily storing image data containing image region data corresponding to two image regions having a similar shape and stored in an image data memory, a CRT for reproducing images based on the image data stored in the temporary memory, an interest region defining section for defining a region of interest in one of the two image regions having a similar shape displayed on the CRT, a pixel specifying section for specifying a first reference pixel in the one of the two image regions having a similar shape and specifying a second pixel corresponding to the first reference pixel in one image region other than the one of two image regions, a copy section for copying the region of interest defined by the interest region defining section and the first reference pixel specified by the pixel specifying section, a template matching section for effecting template matching between minute region image data corresponding to a minu

Abstract: A scanning device or alight beam is moved for reciprocal scanning with respect to an image carrier, which carries image information thereon, and in a main scanning direction. The scanning device or the light beam is also moved with respect to the image carrier and in a sub-scanning direction intersecting with the main scanning direction. Light, which comes from the image carrier, is photoelectrically converted into an electric image signal. Smoothing operation processing is performed on forward scanning image signal components and backward scanning image signal components, which have been acquired respectively in a forward scanning stage and a backward scanning stage consecutive in the reciprocal scanning, and with respect to the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for quantifying the amount of nucleic acid existing in a specimen which comprises steps of:

Abstract: A biochemical analysis unit is obtained, which comprises a base plate having spot-shaped regions and has identification information, specific binding substances having been fixed respectively to the spot-shaped regions. A labeled organism-originating substance having identification information is subjected to specific binding to the specific binding substances. A label signal corresponding to a position of the spot-shaped region having thus been labeled selectively is read out to form data for a biochemical analysis. The identification information of the biochemical analysis unit and the identification information of the organism-originating substance are acquired and fed into an analysis apparatus, such that the correspondence relationship between the two pieces of the identification information is clear.

Abstract: An image analyzing apparatus for forming images on a CRT based on image data and effecting quantitative analysis includes an image density lower limit setting section for setting a lower limit value of image density, an image density upper limit setting section for setting an upper limit value of image density and an image area specifying section for specifying image areas having density equal to or higher than the lower limit value of image density set by the image density lower limit setting means and equal to or lower than the upper limit value of image density set by the image density upper limit setting means from among the images displayed on the CRT. According to the thus constituted image analyzing apparatus, it is possible to specify a desired image area and quantitatively analyze the image area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a temporary memory for two-dimensionally mapping and temporarily storing image data containing image region data corresponding to two image regions having a similar shape and stored in an image data memory, a CRT for reproducing images based on the image data stored in the temporary memory, an interest region defining section for defining a region of interest in one of the two image regions having a similar shape displayed on the CRT, a pixel specifying section for specifying a first reference pixel in the one of the two image regions having a similar shape and specifying a second pixel corresponding to the first reference pixel in one image region other than the one of two image regions, a copy section for copying the region of interest defined by the interest region defining section and the first reference pixel specified by the pixel specifying section, a template matching section for effecting template matching between minute region image data corresponding to a minu

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image data memory for storing image data, an image displaying section for displaying an image on a CRT, a graphic data memory for storing graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image on the CRT and a synthesized data producing section for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying section being adapted to display the image and pattern on the CRT based on the synthesized data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image data memory for storing image data, an image displaying section for displaying an image on a CRT, a graphic data memory for storing graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image on the CRT and a synthesized data producing section for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying section being adapted to display the image and pattern on the CRT based on the synthesized data.

Abstract: A biochemical image analyzing apparatus includes image data memory for storing image data of a biochemical image produced based on data obtained by converting to electrical signals locational information of regarding labeled substance contained in a sample produced by one-dimensionally distributing at least one specimen, a data processor for selecting image data from among the image data stored in the image data memory and processing the selected image data in a predetermined manner to produce display image data mapped in a planar coordinate system, a display for displaying an image based on the display image data, and a first image data divider for producing first divided coordinate data by dividing the display image data along one coordinate axis of the planar coordinate system to produce lanes defining regions to be quantified along the one coordinate axis.

Abstract: An image analyzing apparatus for, producing a profile of density of a predetermined image region to display it on a CRT and effecting quantitative analysis. The image analyzing apparatus includes a profile data producing section for producing profile data of density of a predetermined image region, a background noise level calculating section for defining a region of interest in the profile displayed on the CRT based on the profile data produced by the profile data producing section and calculating the average value of density levels of pixels of image data corresponding to an image in the defined region of interest as a background noise level, and a profile data correcting section for subtracting the background noise level produced by the background noise level calculating section from the profile data produced by the profile data producing section to correct the profile data.