Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for assisting in providing a diagnosis of a medical condition of a mammal brain. The apparatus includes an input facility, a conversion facility, and an output device. In an operational mode the input facility receives a first value and a second value. The input facility further receives first reference data indicative for a cumulative distribution of the first value for said portion in a reference population and second reference data indicative for a cumulative, distribution of the second value for the corresponding portion in the reference, population. The conversion facility determines a third value indicating the cumulative probability of the first value and a fourth value indicating the cumulative probability of the second value. The output device generates a signal indicating a substantially monotonically increasing function of a difference between the third and the fourth value.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) is disclosed for assisting a medical specialist in providing a diagnosis of a medical condition of a mammal brain. The apparatus (10) includes an input facility (12), a conversion facility (14l, 14r), and an output device (16). In an operational mode the input facility receives a first value (VL) indicative of a brain characteristic of a portion of the first part of the brain for a point in time and a second value (VR) indicative of a brain characteristic of a corresponding portion of the right part of the brain for said point in time. The input facility further receives first reference data (VRL) indicative for a cumulative distribution of the first value for said portion in a reference population and second reference data (VRR) indicative for a cumulative distribution of the second value for the corresponding portion in the reference population. The conversion facility (14L, 14R) determines a third and a fourth value (VRL, VRR).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an X-ray examination apparatus and a corresponding method for acquiring X-ray image data of a region of interest by use of an imaging unit (1-3) comprising an X-ray source (2) for emitting X-ray radiation and an X-ray detector (3) for detecting X-ray radiation after penetration of said region of interest.

Abstract: Apparatus for navigating an instrument through an anatomical structure of a patient's body volume, comprising a table for supporting the patient and at least a first C-arm having a first X-ray source and a first X-ray detector for acquiring a first series of 2D-images of the instrument whilst manoeuvering through said anatomical structure, and further comprising a processing unit for the images which unit connects to a memory device, whereby the memory device holds pre-determined 3D-images of the patient's anatomical structure, and the processing unit is arranged for processing the 2D-images of the instrument and the 3D-images of the anatomical structure so as to provide merged 3D-images of the instrument that in use manoeuvers through said anatomical structure.