Abstract: A method for identifying occupant-specific settings for a vehicle comprises detecting a vehicle occupant; collecting biometric occupant data of the detected vehicle occupant; assembling a descriptor based on at least part of the collected occupant data; storing the descriptor in a database; and updating a cluster of descriptors in the database based on the assembled descriptor, wherein descriptors grouped in the cluster are close to each other, and wherein the cluster corresponds to the detected vehicle occupant. Based on the cluster and assembled descriptor can be assigned to the cluster, and vehicle setting data can be calculated that has been stored in association with the cluster. The vehicle setting data corresponds to occupant-specific settings for the vehicle. A vehicle comprises a system capable of performing such method.

Abstract: A respiration monitoring device comprises an electronic controller configured to: receive an audio signal that is acoustically coupled with an airway of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation therapy from a mechanical ventilator; map the audio signal to one or more lung disease or injury condition categories; and at least one of: display the mapped one or more lung disease or injury condition categories on a display device; and determine a recommended adjustment to one or more parameters of the mechanical ventilation therapy delivered to the patient based at least on the mapped lung disease or injury condition categories and displaying the recommended adjustment on the display device.

Abstract: A method for embedding information in a video signal is described. The method comprises receiving (305) a message (30) including the information; dividing (310) the message (30) in a first message part (132) and a second message part (134); acquiring (320) a first video frame (9) and a second video frame (10) from the video signal, wherein the second video frame (10) is temporally subsequent to the first video frame (9), and the video frames (9, 10) each include a pre-set number of pixels; and determining (330) a motion map (122) associated with the second video frame (10), wherein the motion map (122) indicates a movement of each of the pixels of in the second video frame (10) compared to the first video frame (9).

Abstract: A method for detecting forgery in facial recognition is disclosed that comprises selecting (110) an illumination pattern including at least three illumination intensities; controlling (120) a light-emitting device (220) to emit light pulses, according to the illumination pattern; capturing (130) with a camera (210) a respective image of an eye region (15) of a face (10) during each emitted light pulse; determining (140) whether a glint (20) is present in the eye region (15) of each captured image; measuring (150) a glint intensity of each determined glint (20); extracting (160) a respective numerical feature for each captured image, the numerical feature representing a curve of all measured glint intensities at the glint intensity of the respective image; and outputting (180) a signal that the face (10) is forged, if one or more of the extracted numerical features does not correspond to a reference numerical feature.

Abstract: A mechanical ventilation device comprising at least one electronic controller is configured to receive images of lungs of a patient undergoing mechanical ventilation therapy with a mechanical ventilator, the images being acquired over time and having timestamps; process the images to generate timeline images at corresponding discrete time points; and display a timeline of the timeline images on a display device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for processing of data acquired by a dark-field and/or phase contrast X-ray imaging system, the apparatus comprising an input unit (20), and a processing unit (30). The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with blank scan fringe data acquired by a dark-field and/or phase contrast X-ray imaging system comprising an interferometry arrangement and detector. The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with sample scan fringe data acquired by the dark-field and/or phase contrast X-ray imaging system, with an object to be imaged is positioned within the dark-field and/or phase contrast X-ray imaging system. The processing unit is configured to pre-process the blank scan fringe data to determine pre- processed blank scan fringe data comprising utilization of an effective point spread function “PSF”.

Abstract: A mechanical ventilation device comprising at least one electronic controller configured to receive imaging data and transpulmonary pressure data associated with a lung of a patient; perform deformable image registration of the inhalation image and the exhalation image to produce a relative compliance or elasticity map of the lungs; convert the relative compliance or elasticity map of the lungs to a quantitative compliance or elasticity map of the lungs based on the inhale transpulmonary pressure and the exhale transpulmonary pressure; and display the information relating to or derived from the quantitative compliance or elasticity map on a display device.

Abstract: A respiratory monitoring device includes an electronic controller configured to: analyze an audio signal triggered during inspiratory and expiratory phases of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation therapy from a mechanical ventilator, the audio signal being acoustically coupled into the airway of the patient, to determine resonant frequencies of the airway; determine a shift in the resonant frequencies between the inspiratory and expiratory phases to determine a presence of pendelluft inside of a lung of the patient; and output an indication of the presence of pendelluft.

Abstract: A mechanical ventilation device comprises at least one electronic controller configured to: receive ultrasound data related to a thickness of a diaphragm of a patient during inspiration and expiration while the patient undergoes mechanical ventilation therapy with a mechanical ventilator; calculate a diaphragm thickness metric based on at least the ultrasound data; and when the calculated diaphragm thickness metric does not satisfy an acceptance criterion, at least one of: output an alert indicative of the calculated diaphragm thickness metric failing to satisfy the acceptance criterion; and output a recommended adjustment to one or more parameters of the mechanical ventilation therapy delivered to the patient.

Abstract: An intubation assistance device includes an electronic controller configured to: generate a patient respiratory tract geometry model of at least a portion of a human respiratory tract by inputting one or more patient variables into a statistical shape model (SSM) of at least a portion of the human respiratory tract; select a recommended endotracheal tube (ETT) size by modeling at least one ETT model inserted into the patient respiratory tract geometry model to form a virtual fit model and estimating at least one fit parameter based on the virtual fit model; and display the recommended ETT size on a display device.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging system (XI) configured for phase contrast and/or dark-field imaging The system comprises an X-ray source (XS) operable to cause X-radiation to emanate from a focal spot (SF) of the source (XS) and an X-ray sensitive detector (D) operable to SMF detect the X-radiation after interaction of said X-radiation with an object to be imaged, if present, between the X-ray source and the detector (D). A control logic (CL) is operable to cause the X-ray imaging apparatus to operate in any one of two modes, an object image acquisition mode and a scattering measurement mode. When in scattering measurement mode, the X-radiation receivable at the detector comprises a higher proportion of scattering radiation than in X-radiation receivable when the system is in object image acquisition mode.

Abstract: A system (IPS) and related method for image processing, in particular dark-field or phase contrast imaging to reduce motion artifacts. The system comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving a series of projection images (?) acquired by an X-ray imaging apparatus (XI) of an object (OB) for a given projection direction, the imaging apparatus (XI) configured for phase-contrast and/or dark-field imaging A phase-contrast and/or dark-field image generator (IGEN) applies an image generation algorithm to compute a first image based on the series the projection images (?). A motion artifact detector (MD) detects a motion artifact in the first image. A combiner (?) combines, if a motion artifact is so detected, a part of the first image with a part of at least one auxiliary image to obtain a combined image. The auxiliary image was previously computed by a gated application of the image generation algorithm in respect of a subset of the series of the projection images (?).

Abstract: An intubation assistance device includes an electronic controller configured to: identify, from one or more images of a patient, information about the patient including at least a diameter of a trachea and a length of an intubation pathway; determine a recommended ETT size including an ETT diameter and an ETT depth of insertion from the determined diameter of the trachea and the determined length of the intubation pathway; and display the recommended ETT size on a display device.

Abstract: Data in X-ray images of a medical device is processed in order to reduce vibration artifacts in differential phase contrast imaging. A proportionality factor between an object induced phase shift for a first x-ray energy bin and an object induced phase shift for a second x-ray energy bin is provided. At least one of a dark field signal and an object induced phase shift is determined from a detected intensity value of a pixel for the first energy bin and a detected intensity value of the pixel for the second energy bin using the proportionality factor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for active grating position tracking in X-ray differential phase contrast imaging and dark-field imaging. The alignment of at least one grating positioned in an X-ray imaging device is measured by illuminating a reflection area located on the grating with a light beam, and detecting a reflection pattern of the light beam reflected by the reflection area. The reflection pattern is compared with a reference pattern corresponding to an alignment optimized for X-ray differential phase contrast imaging, and the X-ray imaging device is controlled upon the comparison of the reflection pattern and the reference pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (10) for X-ray dark-field, phase contrast and attenuation image acquisition. The system comprises an X-ray source (20), an interferometer arrangement (30), an X-ray detector (40), a control unit (50), and an output unit (60). An axis is defined extending from a centre of the X-ray source to a centre of the X-ray detector. An examination region is located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The axis extends through the examination region, and the examination region is configured to enable location of an object to be examined. The interferometer arrangement is located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The interferometer arrangement comprises a first grating (32) and a second grating (34). For a first mode of operation: The control unit is configured to control at least one lateral movement transducer (70) to move the first grating or move the second grating in a lateral position direction perpendicular to the axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a detector (10) for a dark-field and/or phase-contrast interferometric imaging system. The detector comprises a plurality of pixels (50), a plurality of first detector arrays (20), pixel a plurality of second detector arrays (30), and a processing unit (40). The plurality of pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional pattern. Each pixel comprises a first detector array and a second detector array. Each first detector array comprises a plurality of fingers (22). Each second detector array comprises a plurality of fingers (32). For each pixel the fingers of the first detector array are interleaved alternately with the fingers of the second detector array. For each pixel interaction with an incident X-ray photon can lead to charge generation in at least one finger of the first detector array of that pixel and can lead to charge generation in at least one finger of the second detector array of that pixel.

Abstract: In order to improve the mechanical stability of an X-ray grating with top bridges for X-ray dark field imaging and/or X-ray phase contrast imaging, it is proposed to reduce or prevent the undesired high stress on the top bridges by a change in the manufacturing process. Specifically, it is proposed to electroplate the top bridges after the bending. In other words, the electroplating of the top bridges is performed on the bent geometry.

Abstract: Dental adhesive set which contains an adhesive and an applicator which is coated with a vanadium(IV) salt.

Abstract: Bone Trabeculae Index for X-Ray Dark-Field Radiography A method (200) and system (20) for expressing signals in a dark field X-ray image of bone (34; 44) in units of a trabecular quantity are disclosed, in which an X-ray dark field image of a bone having a trabecular network is acquired (204) at an image resolution that is not capable of resolving the trabecular network (41) of the bone. Information about the positioning of the scan bone relative to the X-ray dark field imaging apparatus used for acquisition is determined. Signals in the X-ray dark field image of the bone are converted (206) into a corresponding trabecular quantity, wherein the conversion accounts for the determined information about the positioning of the bone and depends on a plurality of generated X-ray dark field image signal normalization values, generated for a sample bone.