Abstract: The present invention provides an emulsified gel composition comprising diclofenac sodium, water, a gelling agent, an antioxidant, and a surfactant having an HLB of 14 or more, in which the gelling agent is a nonionic water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: On the basis of voxel data for a plurality of voxels constituting a set of ultrasound volume data, a voxel group identifying unit 50 identifies, in said ultrasound volume data, one or more voxel groups formed by a plurality of voxels in which voxel data satisfy a condition of being linked. On the basis of the voxel data for a plurality of voxels corresponding to each voxel group to be displayed, from among the one or more identified voxel groups, an image forming unit 80 forms an ultrasound image in which the voxel groups to be displayed are indicated clearly in a selective manner. It is thus possible for a three-dimensional image to be formed in such a way that one part of the image, such as floating matter in the amniotic fluid, does not interfere with another part of the image, such as a fetus.

Abstract: According to the present invention, when measurement of a distance (fetal head biparietal diameter) on an ultrasonic image is started, a first mobile marker for designating a start point and a standard range display graphic are displayed. The standard range display graphic is a graphic that is centered on the first mobile marker and comprises two circular graphics having radii that are configured to be a lower limit and upper limit of a fetal head biparietal diameter standard range. A user can designate the start point while recognizing, via the standard range display graphic, an end point candidate range. Subsequently, an end point can be designated while recognizing the end point candidate range via a stationary standard range display graphic.

Abstract: When measurement of a circumference (abdominal circumference of a fetus) on an ultrasonic image is started, a first mobile marker for designating a major axis start point of an ellipse to be measured is displayed. After the major axis start point is designated, a second mobile marker for designating a major axis end point of the ellipse to be measured and a standard range display graphic are displayed. The standard range display graphic comprises two ellipses in which the major axis start point and second mobile marker constitute a major axis or minor axis and the circumferences are configured to be a lower limit and upper limit of the abdominal circumference. A user can designate the major axis end point while recognizing the positional relationship between the standard range display graphic and the outline of an abdominal cross section. Furthermore, a minor axis end of the ellipse to be measured can be designated using the standard range graphic as a guide.

Abstract: A region of interest setting unit sets a region of interest within image data for a tomographic image. The region of interest setting unit sets the region of interest to the heart of an embryo and partitions the region of interest into a plurality of blocks. A waveform generating unit generates an embryonic heartbeat waveform for each block of the plurality of blocks within the region of interest on the basis of the image data within the block. A waveform evaluating unit uses a standard waveform to evaluate the reliability of the embryonic heartbeat waveform for each block of the plurality of blocks within the region of interest.

Abstract: An image processing unit (20) performs resolution conversion processing on an ultrasound image obtained on the basis of a reception signal, to generate a plurality of resolution images having mutually different resolutions. Furthermore, the image processing unit (20) performs non-linear processing on a difference image obtained by comparing the plurality of resolution images with each other, to generate boundary components related to boundaries included in the image. Moreover, a boundary-enhanced image is generated by performing enhancement processing on the ultrasound image on the basis of the generated boundary components.

Abstract: An oral cavity patch comprising: a drug layer and an adhesive layer, wherein the drug layer comprises a drug-release-controlling agent consisting of at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyalkyl alkyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, a sodium carboxyalkyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydrogenated castor oil, and a sucrose fatty acid ester.

Abstract: A diagnostic coordinate system has first through third axes based on a major axis and a minor axis of a follicle, the origin being the position of the center of gravity of the follicle. The diagnostic coordinate system is translated with respect to an XYZ display coordinate system, rotating the diagnostic coordinate system until the first axis corresponding to the major axis of the follicle overlaps the X-axis where the angle with the first axis is smallest, and rotating until the second axis corresponding to the minor axis of the follicle overlaps the Z-axis where the angle with the second axis is smallest. A tomographic image of the follicle is formed by an image in a plane that includes the Z and X axes, an image in a plane that includes the Y and Z axes, and an image in a plane that includes the X and Y axes.

Abstract: An ultrasonic volume data processing device which forms a three-dimensional image of a target tissue in a living body is provided. A range in which a rendering process is applied is limited by a three-dimensional region of interest (3D-ROI). The three-dimensional region of interest has a clipping plane as a rendering start surface. A shape of the clipping plane can be deformed into a convex shape or a concave shape by a user operation, and the clipping plane may be freely inclined in two-dimensional directions. With this configuration, for example, the clipping plane can be suitably positioned in a gap between a face of a fetus and a placenta. When the curved clipping plane is used, a striped pattern noise tends to be formed in the three-dimensional image. In order to resolve or reduce the striped pattern noise, a special voxel calculation is applied to a final voxel of each ray in the voxel calculation for each ray.

Abstract: An ultrasonic volume data processing device which forms a three-dimensional image of a target tissue in a living body is provided. A range in which a rendering process is applied is limited by a three-dimensional region of interest (3D-ROI). The three-dimensional region of interest has a clipping plane as a rendering start surface. A shape of the clipping plane can be deformed into a convex shape or a concave shape by a user operation, and the clipping plane may be freely inclined in two-dimensional directions. With this configuration, for example, the clipping plane can be suitably positioned in a gap between a face of a fetus and a placenta. When the curved clipping plane is used, a striped pattern noise tends to be formed in the three-dimensional image. In order to resolve or reduce the striped pattern noise, a special voxel calculation is applied to a final voxel of each ray in the voxel calculation for each ray.