Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify an emotion evoked by media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a synthesizer to generate a first synthesized sample based on a pre-verbal utterance associated with a first emotion. A feature extractor is to identify a first value of a first feature of the first synthesized sample. The feature extractor to identify a second value of the first feature of first media evoking an unknown emotion. A classification engine is to create a model based on the first feature. The model is to establish a relationship between the first value of the first feature and the first emotion. The classification engine is to identify the first media as evoking the first emotion when the model indicates that the second value corresponds to the first value.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an ergometer (10) comprising at least one training assembly, each assembly comprising: a training element (11), -at least one hydraulic cylinder (12) comprising a pressure chamber (32), said training element (11) being linked to said at least one hydraulic cylinder (12) such that a hydraulic pressure value applied in the pressure chamber (32) of said or at least one of said corresponding cylinders determines a force opposing the movement of said training element (11) by a user, and at least one control unit (13, 14) for supplying the pressure chamber (32) of said or one corresponding hydraulic cylinder (12) with pressurised hydraulic fluid such that said pressure chamber (32) has a chosen pressure value during at least a part of the muscle exercises carried out by the user, said control unit (13, 14) being linked to said pressure chamber (32) of the corresponding hydraulic cylinder (12) by a hydraulic fluid supply circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting biosignals, comprising a sensor unit and a body-attachable patch provided with electrodes and conductor tracks, the sensor unit and the patch being adapted to be mechanically connected to each other, via a connector arranged on the patch, in such a way that an electric connection is established and the sensor unit is simultaneously held via the patch on the body, the sensor unit comprising a housing. According to the present invention, the sensor unit is releasably connectable to the connector by means of a rotation of the housing relative to the connector.

Abstract: A system and method for Brugada syndrome epicardial ablation comprising preparing an endocardial duration map; preparing a baseline epicardial duration map comprising at least one or more areas of delimination; and when some of the areas of delimination are greater than 200 ms, performing epicardial ablation of the areas of delimination greater than 200 ms. The method may further comprise preparing an updated epicardial duration map after performing epicardial ablation, and determining whether or not a BrS pattern appears in the updated epicardial duration map; and when the BrS pattern appears, performing epicardial ablation. The method may further comprise preparing an updated epicardial duration map after performing epicardial ablation, and determining whether or not an abnormal EGM exists in the updated epicardial duration map; and when the abnormal EGM exists, performing epicardial ablation.

Abstract: An electrode carrier system includes one or more electrode assemblies having an electrode body. One or more tubular members extend from the electrode body and define a lumen terminating in a distal opening. The electrode assemblies carry a reservoir containing a conductive fluid or gel. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the lumens in the tubular members, and the electrode assemblies are typically supported on a backing which may optionally be configured as a headband. Systems are for tracking patient movement may be used in combination with the electrode carrier system.

Abstract: The present disclosure facilitates capture of biosignal such as biopotential signals in microvolts, or sub-microvolts, resolutions that are at, or significantly below, the noise-floor of conventional electrocardiographic and biosignal acquisition instruments. In some embodiments, the exemplified system disclosed herein facilitates the acquisition and recording of wide-band phase gradient signals (e.g., wide-band cardiac phase gradient signals, wide-band cerebral phase gradient signals) that are simultaneously sampled, in some embodiments, having a temporal skew less than about 1 ?s, and in other embodiments, having a temporal skew not more than about 10 femtoseconds. Notably, the exemplified system minimizes non-linear distortions (e.g., those that can be introduced via certain filters) in the acquired wide-band phase gradient signal so as to not affect the information therein.

Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a patient's cardiac activity to detect cardiac events includes a plurality of ECG electrodes configured to be attached to the patient. The plurality of ECG electrodes are configured to generate two or more ECG leads. The apparatus also includes a processor in communication with the plurality of ECG electrodes. The processor is configured to generate a control vectorcardiogram loop trajectory, receive an ECG signal, generate, based on the ECG signal, a plurality of ECG vectors, and generate, from the plurality of ECG vectors, a test vectorcardiogram loop trajectory. The processor is also configured to determine at least one T wave measure by comparing the test vectorcardiogram loop trajectory to the control vectorcardiogram loop trajectory, identify, based at least partially on the at least one T wave measure, a trajectory bifurcation, and determine, based on the trajectory bifurcation, an indicator of a cardiac event.

Abstract: A system and method for non-invasively monitoring the hemodynamic state of a patient by determining on a beat-by-beat basis the ratio of lusitropic function to inotropic function as an index of myocardial well-being or pathology for use by clinicians in the hospital or by the patient at home. In one embodiment of the system a smartphone running an application program that is connected through the internet to the cloud processes electronic signals, first, from an electrocardiogram device monitoring electrical cardiac activity, and second, from a seismocardiogram device monitoring mechanical cardiac activity in order to determine such ratio as an instantaneous measurement of the hemodynamic state of the patient, including such states as sepsis, myocardial ischemia, and heart failure.

Abstract: A method for analyzing arrhythmia in real time and an electrocardiogram monitoring device is disclosed. The method for analyzing arrhythmia in real time includes: acquiring a QRS template set currently used for arrhythmia analysis; determining whether each QRS template in the QRS template set is reliable; displaying information of a QRS template when the QRS template set contains an unreliable QRS template; determining the QRS template set according to an operation performed by a user on the information of the QRS template; and acquiring real-time electrocardiogram data, performing arrhythmia analysis on the real-time electrocardiogram data by using a determined QRS template set, and outputting an arrhythmia analysis result of the real-time electrocardiogram data in real time. The method for analyzing arrhythmia in real time may achieve the correction of a template of a special waveform by means of editing a currently created QRS template.

Abstract: A pronunciation function evaluation system based on array high-density surface electromyography, this system includes a host computer and a slave computer, the slave computer is configured to obtain faciocervical electromyography signal through electromyography electrode arrays in a pronunciation process and to transmit the faciocervical electromyography signals to the host computer; the host computer is configured to analyze a physiological relevance between faciocervical array high-density electromyography signal features change and pronunciation function in the pronunciation process, to establish a three-dimensional dynamic energy distribution diagram of faciocervical muscular movement in the pronunciation process, to obtain dynamic visual temporal and spatial characteristic of articulatory muscles related to pronunciation, to extract electromyography features, to establish a faciocervical electromyography feature distribution standard database with normal pronunciation function, and to analyze a dysfuncti

Abstract: A method of neurohydrodissection for reducing a perception of pain in a patient is disclosed. The method comprises the step of physically inspecting a patient and locating a first compression site of a nerve of the patient where the nerve passes through a tissue and is inflamed. The method comprises the step of imaging the patient at the first compression site. The method comprises the step of inserting a syringe at the first compression site, wherein while the first compression site is being imaged, guiding the syringe to an intersection between the nerve and the tissue, injecting a solution with the syringe at the intersection and dissecting the nerve from the tissue.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for monitoring activities of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) for preventive medicine comprising: a sensing device configured to sense an involuntary control signal from the ANS of a subject in sleep; and an analyzing device configured to analyze the sensed involuntary control signal received from the sensing device to evaluate a dynamic health condition of the subject, and output the evaluated dynamic health condition.

Abstract: A device for monitoring the electro-physiological activity of a subject, particularly for diagnosing or monitoring epilepsy, including: measurement element for measuring electrical brain activity; measurement element for measuring the electrical activity of the muscles of mastication; an acquisition module configured to acquire in synchronously the signals measured by the measurement element for measuring electrical brain activity and by the measurement element for measuring the electrical activity of the muscles of mastication; a signal processing modules; and a transmission module for transmitting the electrical signals acquired by the acquisition module to the signal processing module. The signal processing module is configured to detect among the signals measured by the measurement element for measuring electrical brain activity the signals measured by the measurement element for measuring the electrical activity of the muscles of mastication.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting seizures include generating two-dimensional frames that each include a first set of elements that store measurements from sensors and a second set of elements that store values calculated from said measurements. The two-dimensional frames are classified using a machine learning model. It is determined that a subject experienced a seizure during a measurement interval based on an output of the machine learning model. A corrective action is performed responsive to the determination that the subject experienced a seizure.

Abstract: A system and a method for assessing a viability of the parathyroid gland, the system includes a memory unit for storing an image of a subject's parathyroid gland detected by a near-infrared sensor, an information extractor for extracting feature information from the image and a processor that includes a machine learning model into which the feature information is inputted, and generates a blood flow index of the parathyroid gland from the feature information based on the machine learning model, the method includes performing an image pickup of a subject's parathyroid region with a near-infrared sensor, extracting feature information from an image of the subject's parathyroid region, and generating a blood flow index of the parathyroid gland from the feature information based on a machine learning model.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for determining a skin moisture content is provided. The method includes: contacting at least one skin region with at least one sensor contact region of a skin moisture measuring device; detecting a signal dependent on skin moisture in the skin region with the skin moisture measuring device; and associating a skin moisture content with the detected signal by comparing the detected signal with reference signals for known skin moisture contents, wherein the reference signals are located in a database stored in a processor cloud architecture.

Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus and method for detection of human skin lesion malignancy. The method relies on two independent wavelengths regions: (a) visible and Near IR circa (0.4-1.3 um); (b) Far Infrared (6-12 um). The visible and NIR wavelengths will analyze sub-skin scattering and absorbance to detect structural and diffusion abnormalities, and the FIR wavelengths will monitor the thermal blood perfusion, as reflected by monitoring temperature variation of suspected region. An apparatus according to the present invention would comprise a cooling/heating component which encloses the suspected area, MIR camera or thermal sensors, visible and NIR camera. Evaluation of the rate of the skin temperature changes and propagation in the suspected area will enable to detect increased blood perfusion and metabolic heat, identifying alarming signals related to skin diseases. Parallelly, the sub-skin density and coagulation will be analyzed by peripheral illumination.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a device for measuring sleep efficiency by using a radar, the device including: a height recognition unit recognizing a height of a measurement target person by using a signal received from the radar; a movement section extraction unit extracting a movement section of the person during sleep from the received signal, and calculating a length of the extracted movement section and an amount of movement; a normalization unit normalizing the amount of the movement by applying, to the calculated amount of the movement, a ratio between the height of the person and the length of the movement section; a sleep/wakefulness state determination unit determining whether the person is in a wakefulness state or a sleep state; and a sleep efficiency calculation unit calculating the sleep efficiency.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for delivering stress-relieving therapy. A treatment system can include one or more treatment units, a housing having a hollow interior and upper and lower surfaces, one or more treatment devises within the housing, a processor configured to control the one or more treatment devices, and a bridge having two connectors. The one or more treatment devices can include a vibratory motor, heating device, cooling device, light emitting diode, lighting device, one or more speakers, or a combination thereof, configured to generate thermal therapy, haptic and vibrational therapy, visual therapy, binaural therapy. The therapy can be further generated as bilateral stimulation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a heath status of a patient through an automated interview. One of the systems include one or more computers in one or more locations and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations including: providing, to a user interface of a user device, questions for a user to respond to in an interactive manner, in which each of the questions following the first questions is adaptive based on the user's response to one or more of the previous questions; capturing motion and appearance of the user in a video sequence while the user is responding to the questions; and analyzing the motion of the user in the video sequence to determine one or more indications of a disease or of a change in a disease progression.

Abstract: A process and an activation device (30) provides a user (B) activation of a drug measuring device (100). This drug measuring device includes an input unit (3), a testing unit (6) for testing given samples and an image recording device (12). The activation device (30) receives an activation image set (InB), which was generated by the drug measuring device or by a drug measuring device and at least one image (40, 40.1) from the image recording device. The received activation image set is checked as to meeting a predefined release criterion. For this the activation image set is compared with a predefined reference image set (35) for the user. If the release criterion is met, the drug measuring device is released for the user. An activation data set (32) for the user is completed by at least one image of the activation image set, which shows the user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for calculating a subject's health index and determining the subject's health status based on their health index. The disclosed systems include one or more wearable sensor units, each sensor unit comprising a pressure transducer component and an electrical impedance measuring component. The systems also include a network interface unit coupled to the one or more sensor units for transmitting data from the one or more sensor units, and a health index computing device coupled to the one or more sensors units for receiving data from the one or more sensor units. The health index computing device comprises a memory coupled to a processor which is configured to determine one or more physiological parameters based on data from the one or more sensor units, and measure the health index of the subject based on the determined weight and body fat composition of the subject.

Abstract: User devices can include a lifestyle analyzer component to capture user data to monitor health conditions of the user to provide a personalized lifestyle manager. In some instances, health data from a wearable device can be cross correlated to other application data such as calendar items, communications, location data, social media data, and financial data. Based on negative health metrics (e.g., stress level increase, sleep deprivation, etc.), the lifestyle manager may provide directives to automatically manage communications, schedules, and/or tasks. The user device can capture user data and transmit the data to a serving device to aggregate the data. The serving device can use the aggregated data to perform lifestyle analysis to generate directives for lifestyle management and rules to implement the directives. If the user accepts a directive, the lifestyle manager may implement the rules on a user device.

Abstract: A compression garment may be used for measuring fluid buildup in a subcutaneous tissue space. The compression garment may include a processor, an emitter, and a detector. The emitter and the detector are coupled to the processor. The emitter may be configured to emit a signal into a subcutaneous tissue space of a subject. The signal may be reflected by the subcutaneous tissue space. The detector may be configured to receive the reflected signal. The processor may be configured to determine a fluid status in the subcutaneous tissue space. The fluid buildup in the subcutaneous tissue space may be based on an energy level of the reflected signal.

Abstract: The invention comprises a system that monitors heart activity through embedded ECG sensors in a desk, and desk-related amenities such as a chair, a computer keyboard, a mouse, and a floor mat. The invention also comprises pressure sensors for monitoring a user's presence at the desk. Signals measured from the ECG or pressure sensors are transmitted (in a wired, or wireless fashion) to a computer processing device which applies algorithms to refine the collected signals, and passively estimate the user's ECG.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising one or more resilient members for supporting a human or other animal, wherein the one or more resilient members each comprise one or more sensor elements that are attached to and run at least partially along the length of the respective resilient member, and each of the one or more sensor elements is configured to provide an electrical response proportional to the amount of movement of the respective resilient member.

Abstract: A device is described that can include a probe, a mobile device, and at least one processor. The probe can examine a corresponding anatomical part of a body. The mobile device can have a camera to take an image of the anatomical part of the body. The mobile device can execute a patient-application to process the image. The at least one processor can be configured to transmit the processed image to a server via a communication network. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: An enclosure for a wearable acoustic monitoring device, the enclosure comprising: a hollow body portion defined by a sidewall and top wall; and a substantially planar base portion configured to interface with the hollow body portion thus forming a chamber therebetween, wherein, the base portion comprises a flat engagement surface, for engagement with a body surface, and an acoustic port through the flat engagement surface for acoustic communication from the body surface to an acoustic sensor housed within the chamber, and, wherein, the acoustic port is located within a depression in or elongate channel through the flat engagement surface of the base portion such that the acoustic sensor is spaced apart from the body surface, in use.

Abstract: A system and method to compensate for transit-induced vibration when detecting heart rate using radar sensors is provided. Embodiments provide a radio frequency RF sensor for heart rate detection when a subject is in transit (e.g., in a vehicle and/or subject to human-induced motion), where the RF sensor is designed to cancel vibration noise while preserving a cardiac signal in a radar response so that a heart rate, respiratory rate, and related physiological parameters of a subject under test can be extracted. In some examples, a heart rate variability (HRV) and/or state of the subject under test can be derived from these physiological parameters as well. The RF sensor with vibration cancellation can be installed in multiple locations in a vehicle, including a car seat, a steering wheel, a roof of the vehicle, a visor, or a rearview mirror; alternatively, the components may be held or worn by a subject, or arranged proximate to a subject.

Abstract: According to certain described aspects, multiple acoustic sensing elements are employed in a variety of beneficial ways to provide improved physiological monitoring, among other advantages. In various embodiments, sensing elements can be advantageously employed in a single sensor package, in multiple sensor packages, and at a variety of other strategic locations in the monitoring environment. According to other aspects, to compensate for skin elasticity and attachment variability, an acoustic sensor support is provided that includes one or more pressure equalization pathways. The pathways can provide an air-flow channel from the cavity defined by the sensing elements and frame to the ambient air pressure.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysing a signal is disclosed. The method for analysing the signal includes collecting signals needed to learn signal analysis, clustering features of the signals on a feature space, generating a signal analysis model for each of clusters formed by the clustering, and integrating outputs of the signal analysis models generated for the clusters. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to robustly diagnose a testee based on biomedical signal analysis that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) model through a 5G network.

Abstract: A method for processing information includes receiving a feature set for an application in a medical system, determining a disconnection between the application and a monitoring station, and determining a type of the disconnection based on information in the received feature set. The type of disconnection may be determined by inputting the feature set into a classifier trained to automatically determine the type of disconnection based on the information in the feature set. Information indicative of the type of disconnection may then be input into a rules-based engine, which generates a recommendation for remediating or otherwise managing the classified disconnection.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the quantitative determination of an individual's risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is described. Risk determination is accomplished and may have a sensitivity and specificity of greater than 95%, by generating linear and nonlinear mathematical digital ECG-constructed models from digital ECG-type data of an individual's digital ECG, determining stability/instability of digital ECG-constructed control model systems corresponding to the digital ECG-constructed models by a plurality of techniques and transforming stability/instability values obtained by the determining stability/instability into a quantitative value reflecting an individual's risk for SCD.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for non-invasively monitoring a health condition. The apparatus for monitoring health according to an example embodiment of the disclosure includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to obtain a first pulse wave signal in a first contact state of an object and a second pulse wave signal in a second contact state of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a degree of vasodilation based on an alternating current (AC) component of each of the first pulse wave signal and the second pulse wave signal, configured to monitor a vascular health condition based on the estimated degree of vasodilation, and configured to output a result of monitoring the vascular health condition.

Abstract: An acoustic device for spirometric measurement is provided. The acoustic device includes an inlet conduit configured to receive an airflow and a central cavity in communication with the inlet conduit. The central cavity includes a channel configured to guide at least a portion of the airflow into a vorticial flow about a central axis of the central cavity. The acoustic device further includes an outlet conduit configured to receive at least a portion of the vorticial flow and transduce at least a portion of kinetic energy of the vorticial flow into an acoustic emission. A frequency of the acoustic emission varies based on a rate of the airflow provided to the inlet conduit. In addition, the acoustic device includes a flow controller configured to modify at least a portion of the airflow provided to the inlet conduit.

Abstract: A method of a processor for detecting a presence of Cheyne-Stokes respiration from a respiration signal includes accessing data representative of a respiration signal. Data is assessed to detect apnea and/or hypopnea events. A cycle length histogram is determined based on the events and an incident of Cheyne-Stokes respiration is detected based on the cycle length histogram.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for image data acquisition. The method may include acquiring physiological data of a subject. The physiological data may correspond to a motion of the subject over time. The method may include obtaining a trained machine learning model configured to detect feature data represented in the physiological data. The method may include determining, based on the physiological data, an output result of the trained machine learning model that is generated based on the feature data. The method may include acquiring, based on the output result, image data of the subject using an imaging device.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure address the problem of up-sampling an insufficiently sampled signal of numbers or images that does not yield interpretable data. A computing device may acquire from a sensor, a reference signal and a quasi-periodic signal of a subject over a predefined time period. The reference signal may have a fixed sampling rate. The quasi-periodic signal may have a variable sampling rate. The computing device may filter, using a band-pass filter, the reference signal to obtain a monocomponent signal. The computing device may determine, by applying a Hilbert transform on the monocomponent signal, an analytic phase. The computing device may generate a phase projected signal from the quasi-periodic signal based on the analytic phase. The phase projected signal may have a plurality of data points of the quasi-periodic signal across the predefined time period mapped to a predefined phase interval.

Abstract: An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service.

Abstract: An image display method executed by a processor comprises displaying a screen including a two-dimensional fundus image of an examined eye and a three-dimensional eyeball image of the examined eye, finding a second region in the three-dimensional eyeball image that corresponds to a first region specified in the two-dimensional fundus image, and displaying a mark indicating the second region in the three-dimensional eyeball image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning one or more sensors on a user. The system has user sensors, apparatus sensors, and treatment sensors.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes elongated rigid guide rails having equivalent symmetrical shapes. Carriages attached to the guide rails are configured to move along a length of the guide rails and to support a portion of the imaging apparatus and to facilitate movement thereof along the guide rails. A first type spherical bearing assembly allows a gimbaled connection thereto while allowing substantially no axial movement. A second type spherical bearing assembly allows a gimbaled connection thereto while allowing a limited amount of axial movement. Frame mounts are each attached to one of the first type and second type spherical bearing assemblies to facilitate movement having a one sided tolerance along the guide rails.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generation and storage of body contour profiles during an imaging procedure. In one embodiment, an imaging system may include a plurality of contour sensors installed along one or more rings mounted on a gantry of the imaging device along a perimeter of a bore of the gantry. A body contour profile of a subject may be generated and saved prior to and during the scan. A visualization of the body contour profile may be used by an operator of the imaging system to adjust scan parameters such as detector positions during the scan. In this way, a real-time visualization of a body contour of a subject may be used by the operator to control the imaging procedure and generate improved medical images.

Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for identifying a body position of a detection object in medical imaging, a medical imaging system, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: receiving an image group by a trained deep learning network, the image group comprising a plurality of pre-scan images in a plurality of directions obtained by pre-scanning a detection object; and outputting body position information of the detection object by the deep learning network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical radiation protection device, which comprises a barrel-shaped protecting frame and a protecting cover. The barrel-shaped protecting frame comprises an upper protecting frame and a lower protecting frame. The upper protecting frame is connected to the lower protecting frame, and the upper protecting frame may move up or down along the lower protecting frame. The protecting cover is arranged on the side wall of the barrel-shaped protecting frame. The medical radiation protection device of the present disclosure can realize non-wearable X-ray protection, reduce load of the surgeon doctor and improve effectiveness of protection therefor. The protection device is operable via a universal caster, does not get in the way of operation of the surgeon doctor, and is thus convenient for maneuvering of the surgeon doctor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ergonomic supports in medical environment. In order to provide improved ergonomic support while providing a minimum impact of the user's activities, an ergonomic support device (10) for users in medical environment is provided. The support device comprises a seating support arrangement (14), an X-ray shielding arrangement (18) and a base support structure (12). The base support structure provides mechanical support for the seating support arrangement and the X-ray shielding arrangement. The seating support arrangement comprises a seat support surface (16) that is configured for supporting a buttocks area of a user. The X-ray shielding arrangement comprises at least one X-ray shield (20) that is configured for shielding at least a part of an X-ray radiation to which a user is exposed to while supported by the support surface.

Abstract: A system for multi-mode breast x-ray imaging which comprises a compression arm assembly for compressing and immobilizing a breast for x-ray imaging, an x-ray tube assembly, and an x-ray image receptor is provided. The system is configured for a plurality of imaging protocols and modes.

Abstract: The invention concerns an extra-oral dental imaging apparatus for obtaining a radiographic image of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a support frame, a gantry that supports an x-ray source and at least one x-ray sensor in correspondence with the x-ray source, the gantry being movable relative to the support frame, wherein the apparatus further comprises a seat arrangement that is connected to the support frame and that is movable between at least two distinct positions: a working position in which the seat arrangement is located in a working area under the gantry, at least one rest position in which the seat arrangement is located away from the working area so as to leave clear the working area under the gantry.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an extraction unit, a calculation unit, and an evaluation unit. The extraction unit extracts a detection value in a tumor region, a blood region, and a muscle region from a nuclear medicine image of a subject administered with a drug containing a radiolabeled anticancer drug that works by accumulating in a tumor. The calculation unit calculates a first comparison value that is a comparison result between the detection value in the blood region and the detection value in the tumor region, and a second comparison value that is a comparison result between the detection value in the muscle region and the detection value in the tumor region. The evaluation unit evaluates an accumulation of the drug in the tumor, based on the first comparison value and the second comparison value calculated by the calculation unit.