Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. Regarding the k-space data obtained as a result of performing multi-shot imaging that includes a plurality of shots, the processing circuitry obtains a correction coefficient, based on first-type magnetic resonance images generated using the k-space data, the correction coefficient correcting phase shifting occurring in read out direction among the plurality of shots. Then, the processing circuitry corrects the k-space data based on the correction coefficients. Moreover, the processing circuitry generates a second-type magnetic resonance image using the corrected k-space data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the control of a medical implant in a mammal body. The system comprises a first and a second part being adapted for communication with each other. In the system the first part is adapted for implantation in the mammal body for the control of and communication with the medical implant, and the second part is adapted to be worn on the outside of the mammal body and adapted to receive control commands from a user and to transmit these commands to the first part.

Abstract: A disease diagnosing method and a disease diagnosing system are provided in the disclosure. The disease diagnosing method includes: obtaining continuous images of a body skin and generating a time domain signal according to an average pixel value of a region of interest in each frame of the continuous images; transforming the time domain signal to a frequency domain signal and combining the time domain signal and the frequency domain signal to a time frequency signal; retrieving multiple first features of a first high dimensional space of the time frequency signal to obtain multiple second features of a second high dimensional space; and use the second features as feature vectors to map to a high dimension feature space, and classifying the second features as one of the multiple categories of a disease corresponding to the region of interest in the body skin according to a hyperplane of the high dimension feature space.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ablation optimization are provided. In some embodiments, a catheter system is provided for determining tissue thickness and includes a catheter including a catheter body with a distal tip, source openings in the distal tip for passing light energy to tissue, and detector openings in the distal tip for passing light energy from tissue. A visualization system includes a light source, a light measuring instrument, and optical fibers extending through the catheter body. The optical fibers include source fibers to pass light energy to the tissue through the source openings and detector fibers to detect light energy from the tissue through the detector openings. The source and detector openings are aligned in a longitudinal arrangement along a length of the distal tip and are paired and spaced apart from one another by a separation distance calculated based on a thickness of the tissue to be measured.

Abstract: The system includes an instrument for determining the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological properties of a body segment that includes one or more force sensitive probes is provided. A human operator actuates one or more force sensitive probes, wherein the force sensitive probes are positioned at the surface of the body segment. The operator pushes on the force sensitive probes with varying force applied on the body segment to measure tissue deflection forces. The instrument may include one or more of gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers capable of measuring changes in tissue deflection caused by the force sensitive probes relative to a grounded reference frame in 3-D space, wherein the tissue deflection force data and the change in tissue deflection data are used to compute segment tissue viscoelastic properties. The instrument may also be untethered or wireless.

Abstract: A stroke detection system analyzes images of a person's face over time to detect asymmetric changes in the position of certain reference points that are consistent with sagging or drooping that may be symptomatic of a stroke or TIA. On detecting possible symptoms of a stroke or TIA, the system may alert caregivers or others, and log the event in a database. Identifying stroke symptoms automatically may enable more rapid intervention, and identifying TIA symptoms may enable diagnostic and preventative care to reduce the risk of a future stroke.

Abstract: Provided are a behavior analysis system of livestock using an acceleration sensor and a behavior analysis method using the same, which mount a biocapsule including an acceleration sensor on a rumen of livestock and transmit a sensor value sensed by a behavior of the corresponding livestock, analyze a sensor value transferred from each entity and analyze the behavior of the livestock by the server, and predict and judge a health state, or a timing of estrus or a delivery of the livestock through the analyzed behavior to efficiently manage the livestock.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for diagnosis and therapy. Preferably, the system, method and apparatus is provided for diagnosis and therapy of neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits by using a computational device. Optionally and preferably, the system, method and apparatus track one or more physical movements of the user, which are then analyzed to determine whether the user has one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits. Additionally or alternatively, the system, method and apparatus induce the user to perform one or more physical movements, whether to diagnose such one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits, to treat such one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to chemical sensing elements including a rolled multilayer structure. In a first aspect, a method of making a chemical sensor element is included, the method including depositing a polymer layer onto a deposition substrate, infusing a chemical sensor composition into the polymer layer, applying a hydrogel layer over the polymer layer to form a multilayer film, rolling the multilayer film down the deposition substrate, and slicing the multilayer film to form the chemical sensor element. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to implantable medical devices including a fibrous cover layer. In an embodiment, an implantable medical device is included having a housing, an optical chemical sensing element disposed along the housing, and a fibrous electrospun cover layer, wherein the fibrous electrospun cover layer is disposed over the optical chemical sensing element. In another embodiment, a method of making an implantable medical device is included. The method can specifically include depositing an optical chemical sensing element into a sensor optical carrier attached to a housing and applying a fibrous electrospun cover layer over the optical chemical sensing element. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters.

Abstract: Devices associated with on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. These devices include any of packaging and/or loading systems, applicators and elements of the on-body sensor units themselves. Also, various approaches to connecting electrochemical analyte sensors to and/or within associated on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. The connector approaches variously involve the use of unique sensor and ancillary element arrangements to facilitate assembly of separate electronics assemblies and sensor elements that are kept apart until the end user brings them together.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods to measure interstitial concentration of selected compounds over time to provide early detection of shock are described. In an example method, interstitial fluid is obtained from a subject. Analytes are detected in the interstitial fluid. At least one of the analytes corresponds to hypoxia of a tissue of the subject and at least one other analyte corresponds to vascular permeability of the subject. The example method further includes determining whether the subject is in shock based on a computing model and the detected analytes and generating an alert based on whether the subject is in shock. Treatments can be administered following the alert generation.

Abstract: A portable device for measuring the state of health of a user configured to be carried/worn by the user and comprising at least one measurement unit and at least one electric battery supplying the measurement unit with electricity, said electric battery comprising at least two charging electrodes that are configured to cooperate with a charging device in order to electrically recharge the electric battery, among which at least two of the charging electrodes, referred to as charging and measurement electrodes, are configured so as to be in contact with the sweat of the user and are connected to the measurement unit in order to measure, in cooperation with said measurement unit, at least one physical parameter of the sweat of the user, in order to measure their state of health.

Abstract: Wearable medical devices are provided. An exemplary wearable medical device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) comprising a dielectric layer having a top surface and conductive features on the top surface of the dielectric layer. Further, the exemplary wearable medical device includes a top housing mounted directly to the top surface of the PCBA. Also, the wearable medical device includes a power source located between the top housing and the PCBA. The top housing and the dielectric layer of the PCBA encapsulates the conductive features and power source and define an outer surface of the wearable medical device.

Abstract: Wearable medical devices are provided. An exemplary wearable medical device includes a flexible printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), a battery cell having a first terminal and a second terminal, a sensor, and a uniaxially electrically conductive adhesive electrically connected to the flexible PCBA, to the first terminal and the second terminal of the battery cell, and to the sensor.

Abstract: A system for measuring the presence and/or the concentration of an analysis substance dissolved in a bodily fluid includes a light source configured to emit excitation light and an optical device. The optical device defines, for the excitation light, an excitation beam path from the light source to a measurement region of a sample and, for scattered light from the measurement region of the sample, a detection beam path from the measurement region of the sample to a detection device. The system also includes a detection device configured to detect the scattered light. The detection device includes a light-sensitive sensor and a filter element arranged in the detection beam path, the filter element being designed to suppress a transmission of light with wavelengths outside of an analysis wavelength range around a Raman resonance of the analysis substance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for detecting blood glucose levels in a subject that involve passively quantifying mid-infrared emissions from the eye of the subject.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method and device to determine a hemoglobin value of a mammal. The device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, one or more sensors and a processor.

Abstract: A topical subcutaneous microcirculation detection device includes a first light source module, a second light source module, a lens plate, a first light sensor, and a second light sensor. The first and second light source modules are configured to emit first and second illumination beams, respectively. A flat plate portion of the lens plate is disposed to lean against a first portion of skin of a subject. A convex surface of a first convex lens portion of the lens plate is disposed to push into a second portion of the skin of the subject. The first and second illumination beams are reflected into first and second reflected beams by the first and second portions of the skin, respectively. The first and second reflected beams are transmitted to the first and second light sensors, respectively.

Abstract: An active-pulse blood analysis system has an optical sensor that illuminates a tissue site with multiple wavelengths of optical radiation and outputs sensor signals responsive to the optical radiation after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the tissue site. A monitor communicates with the sensor signals and is responsive to arterial pulses within a first bandwidth and active pulses within a second bandwidth so as to generate arterial pulse ratios and active pulse ratios according to the wavelengths. An arterial calibration curve relates the arterial pulse ratios to a first arterial oxygen saturation value and an active pulse calibration curve relates the active pulse ratios to a second arterial oxygen saturation value. Decision logic outputs one of the first and second arterial oxygen saturation values based upon perfusion and signal quality.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide constellations of elements useful in glucose sensors as well as methods for making and using such glucose sensors. In typical embodiments of the invention, the sensor is a glucose sensor for diabetics that comprises an analyte sensing membrane formed from a layered stack of material that includes a cellobiose dehydrogenase enzyme composition disposed over an electrode that is further coated with an analyte modulating layer formed from a cellulose acetate composition.

Abstract: Methods and systems for collecting blood samples are described. The disclosed methods and systems employ exposure of the skin surface at a sampling location to electromagnetic radiation, such as blue light, to induce vasodilation in the skin in order to increase a rate of capillary perfusion and blood collection. Following or during the exposure process, the skin at the sampling location can be pricked with one or more lancets to generate capillary perfusion sites for the blood collection process. Following collection of a blood sample, some of the disclosed devices and methods can optionally use heat or infrared electromagnetic radiation to increase a clotting rate to close the capillary perfusion sites.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for delivering and/or receiving a substance or substances such as blood from subjects. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to devices and methods for receiving or extracting blood from a subject, e.g., from the skin and/or from beneath the skin, using devices containing a substance transfer component (for example, one or more needles or microneedles) and a reduced pressure or vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure prior to receiving blood. In some embodiments, the device may contain a “snap dome” or other deformable structure, which may be used, at least in part, to urge or move needles or other suitable substance transfer components into the skin of a subject. In some cases, for example, the device may contain a flexible concave member and a needle mechanically coupled to the flexible concave member such that the needle may be urged or moved into the skin using the flexible concave member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method to identify a depressed person at risk for a depressive relapse or recurrence. The device measures biological signals from the brain of a person in order to detect depressed persons who are at risk for depressive relapse or recurrence. The device comprises a measuring unit that measures the electrodermal activity in the fingers of the person in order to detect depressed persons who are at risk for depressive relapse or recurrence. The measuring unit is arranged to transmit a certain experimentally well defined pattern of sound or tone signals to the person and to provide a signal for the analysis of the electrodermal response from the person in question. The invention also relates to a device and a method to perform the analysis of the electrodermal response by means of machine learning technique.

Abstract: To identify physiological states that are predictive of a person's performance, a system provides physiological and behavioral interfaces and a data processing pipeline. Physiological sensors generate physiological data about the person while performing a task. The behavioral interface generates performance data about the person while performing the task. The pipeline collects the physiological and performance data along with reference data from a population of people performing the same or similar tasks. In various implementations, the physiological states are brain states. In one implementation, the pipeline computes bandpower ratios.

Abstract: Provided for may be a system for assessing an eye contact aversion bias comprising initiating a first predetermined number of trials, wherein a trial comprises generating a displayed human face having a first spatial location corresponding to a first feature and a second spatial location corresponding to a second feature, wherein the first feature is the eyes of the displayed human face, and the second feature is not the eyes of the displayed human face, generating a target stimulus, wherein the target stimulus is presented at the first or the second spatial location, and receiving a selection signal. The system may further comprise calculating a response time, a first average response time, a second average response time, and calculating the eye contact aversion bias.

Abstract: A mental and physical state display device allows a user to intuitively grasp his/her mental and physical state substantially in agreement with his/her individual perception. The display device includes a display unit; and a display-processing unit that displays, on the display unit, state-indicating graphics in chronological order in a monthly, weekly or daily calendar format, with the state-indicating graphics indicating a mental and physical state computed based on a result of measurement of biometric information of a user, and representing levels of the mental and physical state in a distinguishable manner by a change in the respective state-indicating graphic. The display-processing unit displays at least one of the state-indicating graphics that corresponds to a criterion of the mental and physical state as a criterial state-indicating graphic that is distinguishable from a remainder of the state-indicating graphics, with the criterion being set on a user-to-user basis.

Abstract: Computing devices, methods and computer-readable mediums for providing guided meditation to patients based on results of a psychological test are provided herein. Contemplated computing devices can comprise a processor, a memory for storing a computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to serve psychological tests to the patient through a virtual patient portal, transform results of the psychological tests into sets of psychological conditions of the patient, match predefined meditation paths to the patient, and serve guided meditation tracks in the matched meditation paths to the patient through the virtual patient portal.

Abstract: A system for quantification of exercise and physical therapy includes an anchoring module and an electronics module. The anchoring module is removably attached to an object (e.g., a flexible resistive band) or equipped with a clamping mechanism for removably securing the object. The anchoring module also includes an anchoring-module coupling fixture. At least one of the modules includes a sensor (e.g., a force sensor) configured to generate a signal representative of a user's performance during exercise or physical therapy; a processor configured to receive signals from the force sensor; a computer storage medium storing software code and in communication with the processor, wherein the software code includes instruction for processing the signals from the force sensor to quantify the performance; and at least one electronics-module coupling fixture configured to secure the electronics module to the anchoring module coupling fixture.

Abstract: Provided is a biosignal acquiring tool, including: a textile structure in which a non-slip textile is disposed; an electrode positioned on a surface of the textile structure; a connector configured to connect an electronic device configured to acquire a signal from the electrode; and an elastic belt capable of being stretched independently of the textile structure. The elastic belt is disposed in parallel with the textile structure, while facing a surface of the textile structure that is different from the surface on which the electrode is positioned. The elastic belt is coupled to the textile structure at a portion different from a portion at which the electrode is positioned and at a portion different from surroundings of the portion. The textile structure is capable of being displaced within a range of 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less in the width direction of the elastic belt.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a connecting member. The first assembly includes a first electrode and a first adhesive portion. The first assembly is configured to be coupled to a surface of a patient via the first adhesive portion. The second assembly includes a second electrode and a second adhesive portion. The second assembly is configured to be coupled to the surface of the patient via the second adhesive portion. The connecting member has a first end coupled to the first assembly and a second end coupled to the second assembly. The connecting member is configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration and may be configured to be coupled to the surface of the patient via a third adhesive portion in both the first configuration and the second configuration.

Abstract: A bio-electrode composition contains (A) an ionic polymer material, (B) an addition reaction-curable silicone having at least a hydrosilyl group, (C) a platinum-group catalyst, and a solvent. The bio-electrode composition has a water content of 0.2 mass % or less. The solvent includes one or more of an ether solvent, an ester solvent, and a ketone solvent each of which does not contain a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, a nitrogen atom, or a thiol group. Thus, present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and which does not leave residue on skin after attachment to and peeling from the skin; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

Abstract: ECG electrode assemblies are disclosed which include an adhesive-backed patch incorporating an ECG electrode and an adhesive-backed cover configured to cover and surround a lead wire clip attached to a contact of the ECG electrode. ECG electrode assemblies comprising said adhesive-backed patch and said adhesive-backed cover secure the connection between the lead and the electrode and effectively reduce the number of telemetry disruptions due to leads failure. ECG electrode assemblies can also provide water resistance to allow for patient showering while hospitalized on telemetry monitoring.

Abstract: To prevent unintended concentration of radially protruding arm members. An electrode catheter (1) includes a catheter body (10) and an electrode unit (100) attached to a distal-end portion (10a) of the catheter body. The electrode unit includes a plurality of arm members (110) in which a one-end portion (110a) in a longitudinal direction is supported by the catheter body and the other-end portion (110b) in a longitudinal direction radially protrudes from the distal-end portion of the catheter body, ring-shaped electrodes (120) attached to the arm members, and core wires (130) as regulating units that regulate actions of adjacent ones of the arm members.

Abstract: An electrocardiogram (ECG) extension cable includes a first connector configured to be electrically coupled to a physiological monitoring device; a second connector configured to be electrically coupled to an ECG lead set including a processor; an input/output (I/O) wire configured to transmit data between the physiological monitoring device and the processor; a ground wire that establishes a ground path between the first connector and the second connector; a series protection element coupled in series along the ground wire; a bypass path coupled to the ground wire in parallel to the series protection element; and a switching element arranged along the bypass path and configured to redirect the ground path along the bypass path, thereby bypassing the series protection element.

Abstract: A method for extinguishing a cardiac arrhythmia utilizes destructive interference of the passing of the reentry wave tip of an anatomical reentry through a depolarized region created by a relatively low voltage electric field in such a way as to effectively unpin the anatomical reentry. Preferably, the relatively low voltage electric field is defined by at least one unpinning shock(s) that are lower than an expected lower limit of vulnerability as established, for example, by a defibrillation threshold test. By understanding the physics of the electric field distribution between cardiac cells, the method permits the delivery of an electric field sufficient to unpin the core of the anatomical reentry, whether the precise or estimated location of the reentry is known or unknown and without the risk of inducting ventricular fibrillation. A number of embodiments for performing the method are disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving cardiac signal segments responsively to electrical activity sensed by a first sensing electrode in contact with tissue, injecting the cardiac signal segments into a cable, which extends to a recording apparatus, the cable outputting corresponding noise-added cardiac signal segments responsively to noise acquired in the cable, training an artificial neural network to at least partially compensate for electrical noise that will be added to signals in the cable responsively to the received cardiac signal segments and corresponding noise-added cardiac signal segments, receiving a cardiac signal responsively to electrical activity sensed by a second sensing electrode, applying the trained artificial neural network to the cardiac signal yielding the cardiac signal with noise-compensation, which at least partially compensates for noise, which is not yet in the cardiac signal but will be added in the cable, and outputting the cardiac signal with noise-compensation via th

Abstract: Systems are provided for generating data representing electromagnetic states of a heart for medical, scientific, research, and/or engineering purposes. The systems generate the data based on source configurations such as dimensions of, and scar or fibrosis or pro-arrhythmic substrate location within, a heart and a computational model of the electromagnetic output of the heart. The systems may dynamically generate the source configurations to provide representative source configurations that may be found in a population. For each source configuration of the electromagnetic source, the systems run a simulation of the functioning of the heart to generate modeled electromagnetic output (e.g., an electromagnetic mesh for each simulation step with a voltage at each point of the electromagnetic mesh) for that source configuration.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method to detect noise levels in electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The method includes connecting to at least three sensing electrodes and obtaining a signal from each of the at least three sensing electrodes. The method also includes defining at least three channels between the at least three electrodes and obtaining heart data for a predetermined time period from the at least three channels wherein the heart data includes heart rate and QRS width. The method further includes comparing the heart data of each of the at least three channels to a consistency threshold.

Abstract: Methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, patient stratification and prediction of pharmacological response in patients afflicted by psychiatric disorders based on electroretinography (ERG) parameters are described.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring the magnetic fields generated by renal nerves before and/or after neuromodulation therapy are disclosed herein. One method for measuring the magnetic field of target nerves during a neuromodulation procedure includes positioning a neuromodulation catheter at a target site within a renal blood vessel of a human patient near the target nerves, and detecting a measurement of the magnetic field generated by the target nerves. The method can further include determining, based on the measurement of the magnetic field, a location of the target nerves, a location of ablation at the target nerves, and/or a percentage the target nerves were ablated by delivered neuromodulation energy.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a measurement unit including measurement electronics, a wireless transceiver unit, and a processing. The measurement electronics are configured to measure an EMG signal and a motion signal from a limb of a person. The processing unit is configured to determine a principal component representation of the EMG signal and the motion signal in real time, wherein the principal component representation represents a projection of at least one feature of the EMG signal and at least one feature of the motion signal into at least one uncorrelated feature in a feature space formed by orthogonal basis vectors, and transmit the principal component representation to an external system with the wireless transceiver unit.

Abstract: A system and/or method for determining human health uses a head-worn apparatus that comprises a head orientation sensor, an eye imaging device, and an electronic circuit. The head orientation sensor is configured for generating an electrical head orientation signal in response to head pitch or head yaw. The eye imaging device is configured for observing an eye feature from the sclera, cornea, iris, or pupil, and generates an eye electrical signal in response to eye position, horizontal eye movement, vertical eye movement, pupil size or eyeblinks at a plurality of times. The electronic circuit is configured for generating an ocular parameter measurement such as saccades, vestibulo-ocular reflex, vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation, vergence, smooth pursuit, nystagmus, dynamic visual acuity, pupil size, and/or eyeblinks from the head and eye electrical signals.

Abstract: A multi-sensor patch for simultaneous abdominal monitoring of maternal and fetal physiological data includes a multi-layer flexible substrate with a center region and a plurality of electrode regions. A conductive layer of the flexile substrate provides an electrical connection between each of the plurality of electrode regions and the center region. A plurality of electrodes are formed into the flexible substrate. At least one mechanical motion sensor is connected to the multi-layer flexible substrate. A module unit is connected to the conductive layer at the center region. The module unit includes a controller configured to receive biopotential physiological data from the plurality of electrodes and mechanical sensor data from the at least one auxiliary sensor. The controller calculates at least fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate, and uterine activity from the biopotential physiological data and from the mechanical sensor data.

Abstract: A rectangle creating unit creates a rectangle circumscribing a lesion area in a medical image. A division-number-ratio calculating unit calculates a division-number ratio based on an image aspect ratio of an input image to be input to a device that identifies a lesion and on a rectangle aspect ratio between the length in the vertical direction of and the length in the horizontal direction of the rectangle. A multiplying-factor calculating unit calculates, based on the division-number ratio, a resizing multiplying-factor for each of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of a rectangular image encircled by the rectangle and including the lesion area. A resizing unit resizes the rectangular image with the resizing multiplying-factor. A dividing unit divides the resized rectangular image into one or more images in such a manner that the size of each divided image matches the size of the input image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for displaying at least one image of a skin lesion and associated information to assist in characterizing the skin lesion, the method comprising the steps of capturing a picture, in particular a close-up picture, of a skin lesion (13) in an area of skin to be examined by means of optical capturing means (2) configured for this purpose, in particular a video dermatoscope, and providing image data based thereon, analyzing the skin lesion by electronically processing the provided image data by means of an artificial neural network configured to identify and/or classify skin lesions, and outputting at least one image (12) of the captured skin lesion (13) and information (14, 15, 16) associated with it based on the analysis by means of the artificial neural network, wherein the information (14, 15, 16) associated with the image (12) comprises a rendition of an identified predefined class of the skin lesion (14) and/or of a preferably numerical associated risk value (15, 16

Abstract: An automatic early warning method and system is for a pressure ulcer prone part of a human body. The method includes: constructing a matrix diagram by using marks with variable states; receiving a pressure signal from a pressure sensor matrix laid in an area that a body of a patient is frequently in contact with; corresponding each miniature ultra-thin dynamic pressure sensor contained in the pressure sensor matrix to each mark in the matrix diagram respectively; after receiving a pressure signal indicating that the pressure at a part in contact with the patient, sensed by the pressure sensor matrix, is greater than or equal to a critical value, changing the state of the marks in the matrix diagram, corresponding to the miniature ultra-thin dynamic pressure sensors in the pressure sensor matrix sensing that the pressure is greater than or equal to the critical value, into an early warning state.

Abstract: A method of visualizing a property of cartilage, comprising: generating, by a processing circuit, a plurality of slices, based on a magnetic resonance, MR, sequence of a portion comprising cartilage, wherein each slice represents a layer of the portion; for each slice, generating, by the processing circuit, a cartilage line representing cartilage of the slice; for the cartilage line of each slice, generating, by the processing circuit, an image column for visualizing a cartilage property of the cartilage of the slice; and generating, by the processing circuit, a two-dimensional, 2D, image for visualizing the cartilage property of the cartilage of the portion, based on the generated image columns.

Abstract: In an approach to smart joint monitoring for bleeding disorder patients, one or more sets of data are received from a smart joint monitor, where the smart joint monitor includes one or more sensors. One or more criticalities are detected, where the one or more criticalities are detected by an artificial intelligence engine based on the one or more sets of data and a global knowledge base. One or more suggestions are determined, where the one or more suggestions are determined by the artificial intelligence engine based on the one or more criticalities and the global knowledge base.