Abstract: A nuclear magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus for continuously taking tomograms in a space formed between a pair of magnets includes a cylindrical table top support of a gantry side, a pair of magnets vertically arranged, a table top support of the gantry side being interposed between the pair of magnets; and a column for supporting at least the magnet arranged in an upper side between the pair of magnets. The column is formed so that between a gantry and an examining table body, a width between a bridge construction, which is provided between the column and the table top support of the gantry side, and the table top support of the gantry side may be smaller than an examination width L determined by lines R? passing through a center of the table top support of the gantry side perpendicular to a center line R.

Abstract: A photosensitive polyimide resin composition has: a polyimide resin composition having a polyimide copolymer that is prepared by an imidation reaction of an acid dianhydride with a diamine; and a photosensitizer added to the polyimide resin composition. The polyimide copolymer has a polyimide constitutional unit-to-substituent ratio of 200 to 600, and the polyimide constitutional unit-to-substituent ratio is defined as C=A/B, where A represents a molecular weight of a repeating unit in a polyimide main chain constituting the polyimide copolymer, and B represents a total number of substituents in the repeating unit.

Abstract: In order to improve accessibility of a doctor or the others to an examined person by forming continuous wide open-space area around a table top support of gantry side, in a nuclear magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus for continuously taking tomograms of the examined person in a space formed between a pair of magnets comprising the cylindrical table top support of gantry side 11; the pair of magnets 4 and 5 vertically arranged, the table top support of gantry side being interposed between the pair of magnets; and a column 6 for supporting at least the magnet arranged in an upper side between the pair of magnets, the nuclear magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus further comprises a support system such as a bed 3 having a slide table 43 sliding on the table top support of gantry side 11; a slide table support means 45 for mounting the slide table, the slide support means being arranged in a periphery of the table top support of gantry side and in a radial direction along the periphery; and a slide drive un

Abstract: An acid dianhydride, together with a diamine, is heated in an organic polar solvent in the presence of &ggr;-caprolactone or &bgr;-butyrolactone as an acid catalyst to prepare a polyimide having an average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000. This production process can realize the production of a polyimide which is soluble in a solvent and has high processability and stability.

Abstract: A compact, easy-to-use device is provided which takes in a sample over a shorter distance, the sample introducing time is shortened, and contamination is prevented when the sample is introduced. A burner for generating a plasma, a deflecting portion provided with parallel electrodes for deflecting ions, and an analyzer room for performing mass separation of the deflected ions, these being disposed in a plane in the horizontal direction, and a sample setting portion for setting a sample, a peristaltic pump for aspirating the sample and the burner for introducing and burning the aspirated sample are disposed in a plane in the vertical direction relative to the aforesaid plane. The sample is supplied to the burner from below, and the ions generated by the plasma are made to flow on a horizontal plane.

Abstract: An acid dianhydride, together with a diamine, is heated in an organic polar solvent in the presence of &ggr;-caprolactone or &bgr;-butyrolactone as an acid catalyst to prepare a polyimide having an average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000. This production process can realize the production of a polyimide which is soluble in a solvent and has high processability and stability.

Abstract: A X-ray photographing apparatus is suitable for use for a doctor to take X-ray photographing while performing medical treatment, and is capable of positioning a patient at a height at which operations are made ease in accordance with contents of medical treatment.

Abstract: A mass analyzer comprising a sample preparation mechanism for preliminarily preparing an analyzing sample, an interface mechanism for preparing the sample into ions after the required preliminary preparation, an ion trapping part and analyzing part for analyzing the ions, and a controller. The ion trapping part and analyzing part is placed in a box portion of the body, while the interface mechanism is arranged on the front top of the box portion of the body. When the cover at the front top is removed, the front, top and right side of the interface mechanism are opened.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method or apparatus by which comparatively low-voltage electric wires and cables laid at power stations and other locations can be diagnosed for deterioration of their polymer-insulation in a non-destructive way. The method or apparatus comprises applying a torsional force to the electric wire or cable, detecting the resulting repulsion as a torque, and estimating the degree of deterioration of the polymer-insulation in the electric wire or cable on the basis of the detected value of torque.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for melting a metallic material in the form of a pile of elongate metal ingots, wherein the ingot pile are pre-heated in a horizontal pre-heating chamber while the pile is moved from its one end to the other end, and the pre-heated pile at the other end is pushed into a melting chamber which communicates with the pre-heating chamber and extends vertically downwardly from the other end of the pre-heating chamber, whereby the pile is turned sideways before falling down into the melting chamber, with a result of collapse of the pile into the individual metal ingots in the melting chamber.