Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy modified polyimide, which is a resin capable of treating at a low processing temperature and having an excellent heat resistance; photosensitive composition; coverlay film, which is excellent in electrical insulation property, heat resistance for soldering, film-formability, flexibility, and chemical resistance; solder resist; and printed wiring board. The epoxy modified polyimide is obtained by synthesizing polyimide having a hydroxy group or carboxy group and subsequently reacting the polyimide with an epoxy compound. The photosensitive composition is obtained by adding a photoreaction initiator or the like to the epoxy modified polyimide. The coverlay film and the solder resist can be formed from the photosensitive composition. The printed wiring board is produced using the coverlay film and the solder resist.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a polyimide and a conductor layer, which is obtained by forming at least one conductor layer directly on the surface of a thermoplastic polyimide, is thermally fused by pressurizing and heating to thereby enhance the adhesion strength between the thermoplastic polyimide and the conductor layer. Thus, a laminate having an excellent adhesion strength between a conductor layer and a polyimide film can be obtained without performing any surface roughening treatment or using any adhesive metal layer.

Abstract: In an image reading and transmitting system for transmitting image data acquired by an image reading apparatus to a variety of processing apparatus through a network, reliability of the image data to be transmitted is improved without increasing an operator's workload. Image data being acquired by an image reading apparatus is stayed by a stay processing apparatus for a time sufficient for an operator to judge the usefulness of the data and to cancel transmission of the data if necessary. If no command to cancel transmission is given by the operator, the data is automatically transmitted to a network.

Abstract: A color space is divided into blocks in units of a block having a predetermined size, and transformed values of coordinates of vertexes of each block are calculated and recorded in a transformed value table. In cases where a block having a size different from the predetermined size is contained in the blocks, the block having the different size is replaced by a virtual block, which has a size identical with the predetermined size, and transformed values of coordinates of vertexes of the virtual block are calculated and recorded in a virtual transformed value table. In a factor table, vertexes, which have weight factors other than 0, and the weight factors of these vertexes are recorded with respect to each of positions in a block.

Abstract: A wavelet transform is carried out on an image signal representing an image, in which periodical structure patterns corresponding to a frequency higher than a Nyquist frequency in sub-sampling effected with the wavelet transform are embedded, by using at least one kind of low pass filter capable of decreasing the frequency components of the image signal, which correspond to the periodical structure patterns. A reduced image, which is represented by low frequency components of the image signal, is thereby obtained from the wavelet transform such that no moire may occur in the reduced image. The reduced image thus having good image quality is utilized as an image to be viewed.

Abstract: In an image reading and transmitting system for transmitting image data acquired by an image reading apparatus to a variety of processing apparatus through a network, reliability of the image data to be transmitted is improved without increasing an operator's workload. Image data being acquired by an image reading apparatus is stayed by a stay processing apparatus for a time sufficient for an operator to judge the usefulness of the data and to cancel transmission of the data if necessary. If no command to cancel transmission is given by the operator, the data is automatically transmitted to a network.

Abstract: A color space is divided into a plurality of blocks, and transformed values of coordinates of vertexes of each block are calculated previously and recorded in a transformed value table. In a factor table, vertexes, which have weight factors other than 0, and the weight factors of these vertexes are recorded with respect to each of positions in a block. A transformed value of a picture element value of each of picture elements, which constitute a color image, is calculated with a simple interpolating operation by utilizing only the vertexes, which have weight factors other than 0, and in accordance with the transformed values, which have been recorded in the transformed value table, and the vertexes and their weight factors, which have been recorded in the factor table. A direct mapping technique is thus improved, and image transforming processing is carried out quickly.

Abstract: An abnormal pattern detecting apparatus comprises a device for finding prospective abnormal patterns in a radiation image of an object from an image signal representing the radiation image, and a device for finding anatomical information about the object from the image signal. From the image signal components of the image signal, which represent the image information at positions in the vicinity of each prospective abnormal pattern, a characteristic measure calculating device calculates a plurality of characteristic measures for each prospective abnormal pattern. An abnormal pattern finding device utilizes the characteristic measures and the anatomical information in order to find a true abnormal pattern from the prospective abnormal patterns.

Abstract: An image signal is obtained from a recording medium, on which a radiation image has been recorded with an irradiation field being limited. A prospective contour point of the irradiation field is detected from signal components corresponding to positions on the recording medium located along each of lines radiating from a predetermined point in the region inside of the irradiation field towards edges of the recording medium. Differentiation processing is carried out on the signal components corresponding to positions on the recording medium located along each radial line in order to obtain differentiated values.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to solve a problem of bending of laminate caused by hardening contraction of epoxy resin that has been a subject in laminate used conventional epoxy resinous composition in laminate of two or more than two layers used for electric and electronic parts, and to provide a novel laminate obtaining excellent adhesive property and heat resistant property, and exhibiting no bending. The inventive laminate achieving the above object comprises laminating at least the following two components (a) and (b): (a) resin composition comprising thermosetting resin composed of imide carbonate synthesized by reacting cyanate resin and compound which containing at least 1 or more than 1 phenolic hydroxyl, and epoxy resin (b) heat resistant resin obtaining glass transition temperature of 150.degree. C. or more than 150.degree. C. and thermal expansion coefficient of 0.4 to 3.8.times.10.sup.-5 cm/cm/.degree.C. at the temperature of 20.degree. (ordinary temperature) to 150.degree. C.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining an image position obtains an image signal representing the whole image, which has been recorded approximately over the whole area of a recording medium, by carrying out an image read-out operation from approximately the whole area of the recording medium, at part of which an object image has been recorded. The position of the object image on the recording medium is determined on the basis of the image signal. A certainty operation device is provided to calculate the degrees of certainty, which indicate step-wise the levels of probability that the object image will be present in partial regions on said recording medium. The degree of certainty is calculated for each of the partial regions on the recording medium, in which partial regions the object image is expected as being recorded.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermosetting resin composition comprising cyanate resin, a compound containing at least one or more than one of a phenolic hydroxyl radical and an epoxy resin, wherein said resin has excellent adhesive and heat resistant properties while at the same time possessing a low hardening contraction rate and contributing to higher dimensional stability, and method of making the same.

Abstract: The rotation of transmitting rollers can be transmitted to carrier rollers by making the transmission rollers contact with the carrier rollers paired in the front and rear direction by moving bearing member toward the upper side, whereas the rotation of the transmission rollers can be prevented from transmission to the carrier rollers by separating the transmission rollers from the carrier rollers by moving the bearing members to the lower side.

Abstract: An abnormal pattern detecting apparatus comprises an image operating device which generates at least an original image signal representing an original image and a soft tissue image signal representing a soft tissue image from several image signals representing radiation images of an object, which radiation images have been recorded by exposing the object to at least two kinds of radiation having different energy distributions. A region discriminating device discriminates anatomical regions in the radiation image from at least one of the image signals. An abnormal pattern finding device finds an abnormal pattern, which appears in the original image or the soft tissue image, by processing the original image signal or the soft tissue image signal with an abnormal pattern finding filter in accordance with the anatomical regions.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining an image position obtains an image signal representing the whole image, which has been recorded approximately over the whole area of a recording medium, by carrying out an image read-out operation from approximately the whole area of the recording medium, at part of which an object image has been recorded. The position of the object image on the recording medium is determined on the basis of the image signal. A certainty operation device is provided to calculate the degrees of certainty, which indicate step-wise the levels of probability that the object image will be present in partial regions on said recording medium. The degree of certainty is calculated for each of the partial regions on the recording medium, in which partial regions the object image is expected as being recorded.

Abstract: In a radiation image read-out apparatus, a stimulable phosphor sheet, on which a radiation image has been stored, is exposed to stimulating rays, which cause the stimulable phosphor sheet to emit light in proportion to the amount of energy stored thereon during its exposure to radiation. The emitted light is detected and photoelectrically converted by a photodetector, and an image signal representing the radiation image is thereby generated by the photodetector. Information corresponding to the amount of energy stored on the stimulable phosphor sheet during its exposure to radiation is inputted from a stored energy amount input device.

Abstract: A multipath transmission system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of multiplex nodes connected to two multiplex buses. Each of the multiplex nodes is assigned to a specific apparatus, and includes a communication control circuit (LSI) for fetching multiplex signals from the apparatus and transmitting the multiplex signals to the multiplex buses. One multiplex node, out of the plurality of multiplex nodes, includes communication control circuits driver/receiver circuits, and troubleshooting driver/receiver circuits, which are connected to the multiplex buses and used for signal transfer between the buses, and a microprocessor for troubleshooting the multiplex buses and the multiplex nodes. The multiplex node relays a failure signal, corresponding to the result of troubleshooting, to the other network which suffers no trouble.

Abstract: A method for adjusting conditions comprises the steps of, when a radiation image of a specific object is recorded and read out, investigating whether recording and read-out operations were or were not carried out in the past for the same object as the specific object. When recording and read-out operations were carried out in the past for the same object as the specific object, image recording conditions for the specific object are adjusted such that they coincide with those under which the recording operation was carried out for the same object as the specific object.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the probability that the shadow of a tumor designated on a radiation image of an object is the shadow of a malignant tumor on the basis of an image signal representing the radiation image includes a spectrum calculating means, a characteristic value calculating means, and a judging means. The spectrum calculating means obtains the spectrum distribution of the image signal D(r,.theta.) whose coordinates are expressed in polar form with the origin taken as the approximate center of the shadow. From the spectrum distribution the characteristic value calculating means obtains a characteristic value, which the judging means uses to determine the probability that the shadow of a tumor is the shadow of a malignant tumor.

Abstract: In a radiation image processing apparatus, signal processing for determining the shape and location of an irradiation field, adjusting read-out conditions for a final readout from a preliminary read-out image signal, adjusting image processing conditions, and/or detecting an abnormal pattern is carried out on an image signal representing a radiation image by using a neural network. After the neural network, the learning operations of which have been carried out, is incorporated into the radiation image processing apparatus, modifying information is entered from an input device into the neural network. The modifying information is used to modify the signal processing carried out by the neural network and thereby to carry out re-learning operations of the neural network.