Abstract: A system for acquiring an image in which deterioration of vascular signals due to improved water-fat swap is provided. The system includes a magnetic resonance imaging device, which receives an out-of-phase signal and in-phase signal from an imaging site including a blood vessel. The system also includes a processor that processes a digital signal including data representing the out-of-phase signal and in-phase signal. The processor executes an operation including: generating a water image Wa based on the digital signal; and adding a signal intensity |Iin| of the out-of-phase signal and a signal intensity of the in-phase signal to the water image Wa to generate a vascular image representing the blood vessel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to magnetic resonance imaging triggered by a prospective acquisition correction sequence. The technique comprises determining repetition time and an acquisition window time of a single-shot fast spin echo sequence; determining the maximum imaging layer number N in each physiological movement cycle on the basis of the acquisition window time and the repetition time, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and enabling the single-shot fast spin echo sequence to obtain M layers of imaging data within at least one acquisition window time when the prospective acquisition correction sequence generates a trigger signal, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to N. According to the present disclosure, a plurality of layers of imaging data are obtained within a single acquisition window time, thereby increasing a scanning speed and shortening imaging time.

Abstract: A structural encoding unit and an error correction decoding unit are divided. The structure encoding unit is divided into input branch processor and an input proxy processor; and the error correction decoding unit is divided into an output routing processor, an output proxy processor, an adjudication branch processor, an adjudication proxy processor and a voting processor. The input branch processor is used for duplicating and distributing messages, the arbitration branch processor is used for duplicating and distributing data, the voting processor is used for performing voting, and the output routing processor is used for selecting an output result from processing results of the output proxy processor according to a voting result of the voting processor.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of determining properties in a vessel or the heart (V) of a patient. It comprises the steps of placing an element in a vessel or the heart(V) and determining a propulsion force (2) acting on the element. Furthermore, at least one of acceleration (3) and velocity (4) of the element is determined. At least one property of a neighbouring medium of the element is determined based on the propulsion force and at least one of acceleration (3) and velocity (4) of the element.

Abstract: A gradient system for a magnetic resonance device, configured to, when arranged in use in the magnetic resonance device, generate a variable magnetic gradient field in a scanning region of the magnetic resonance device. The gradient system includes a first magnetic assembly configured to generate a first magnetic gradient field contribution to the magnetic gradient field. The first magnetic assembly includes one or more components configured to, in use, act as respective non-electric magnets to generate the first magnetic gradient field contribution. A positioning unit is configured to adjust a position and/or orientation, relative to the magnetic resonance device, of the first magnetic assembly and/or of one or more of the components of the first magnetic assembly to adjust the first magnetic gradient field contribution and thereby to vary the magnetic gradient field.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for vision rehabilitation are provided, wherein the apparatus includes a communication component, a visualization component and a processing component configured to receive, through the communication component, a plurality of data that define a visual field of at least one eye of a patient, generate a therapeutic image on the basis of the plurality of data, and visualized, through the visualization component, the therapeutic image, wherein the therapeutic image has geometric and/or chromatic features which, if perceived by the patient, stimulate a regeneration of tissues comprised in the visual apparatus of the patient.

Abstract: An MR Spectroscopy (MRS) system and approach is provided for measuring spectral information corresponding with propionic acid (PA), either alone or in combination with other measurements corresponding with other chemicals, to diagnose and/or monitor at least one of bacterial infection, such as associated with P. acnes, or conditions related thereto such as nociceptive pain associated with tissue acidity. An interfacing DDD-MRS signal processor receives output signals to produce a post-processed spectrum, with spectral regions corresponding with certain chemicals, including PA, then measured as biomarkers. A diagnostic processor derives a diagnostic value for each disc, and performs certain normalizations, based upon ratios of the spectral regions related to chemicals implicated in degenerative painful tissue pathology, such as PA and hypoxia markers of lactic acid (LA) and alanine (AL), and structural chemicals of proteoglycan (PG) and collagen or carbohydrate (CA).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for responding to a natural language query, e.g., a first natural language query. A first natural language understanding model is used to process the natural language query. A confidence level, e.g., a first confidence level, of the understanding of the natural language query is determined. In response to the confidence level being below a confidence level threshold, the natural language query is reprocessed using a reprocessing module. A response to the first natural language query is generated based on the processing of the natural language query by the first natural language understanding model and the reprocessing of the natural language query.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a radio-based physiological acquisition system for an RF-shielded room comprising a peripheral acquisition unit with a peripheral transmitter, a peripheral control unit, and a door sensor unit. The door sensor unit is configured to determine an opening status of a door in an RF shield around the RF-shielded room. The peripheral acquisition unit is configured to switch off the peripheral transmitter depending on the opening status of the door, e.g. when the door is open.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for target identification, electric device, a storage medium, and a neuromodulation apparatus. The method for target identification includes: acquiring scanning data of a subject, wherein the scanning data include data acquired from magnetic resonance imaging of a brain of the subject; determining, based on the scanning data, at least two brain regions of the subject, each brain region including at least one voxel; determining, based on a disease type of the subject, at least one target brain region corresponding to the type of the disease in the at least two brain regions; and determining, based on a preset target identification rule, the at least one target located in the target brain region.

Abstract: A method and a device for localizing and lateralizing a brain functional region, an electronic apparatus, and a storage medium are provided herein, wherein the method for localizing and lateralizing the brain functional region comprises: acquiring brain structural magnetic resonance imaging data and brain functional magnetic resonance imaging data of a subject (201) based on the brain structural magnetic resonance imaging data and the brain functional magnetic resonance imaging data, determining a brain functional map of the subject (202), wherein the brain functional map comprises brain functional region identifiers of at least two brain functional regions and a corresponding set of voxels; for each of to-be-clinically-intervened voxels in a set of the to-be-clinically-intervened voxels, determining, based on the to-be-clinically-intervened voxel and the brain functional map, the brain functional region identifier corresponding to the to-be-clinically-intervened voxel (203); and determining a brain functiona

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical imaging method, comprising: receiving (201) a set of subject parameters descriptive of a subject; in response to inputting (203) the set of subject parameters into a trained deep neural network, DNN, receiving (205) from the trained DNN a predicted task; presenting the task to the subject; controlling (207) an MRI system (700) for acquiring fMRI data from the subject in response to the predicted task performed by the subject during the acquisition.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for detection of functional disorder(s) or aging progression of patient(s) can be provided which can include, for example, receiving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) information of the portion(s), generating gadolinium (“Gd”) enhanced map(s) based on the MRI information using a machine learning procedure(s), and detecting the functional disorder(s) or aging progression of the patient(s) based on the Gd enhanced map(s). The Gd enhanced map(s) can be a full dosage Gd enhanced map which can be a full dosage Gd enhanced cerebral blood volume map(s). The machine learning procedure can be a convolutional neural network. The MRI information can include (i) a low-dosage Gd MRI scan(s), and/or (ii) a Gd-free MRI scan(s). Functional disorder(s) or age progression can include a neurodegenerative disease, a neuropsychiatric disease, a neurodevelopment disorder or aging.

Abstract: A system for measuring muscle mass of a patient has a dual-energy radiation emission source. A radiation detector is configured to detect radiation emitted from the dual-energy radiation emission source passed through the patient. A processor has a memory with storing instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform a set of operations. The operations include receiving radiation detection data; generating a scan representation; identifying a primary fat target; determining an amount of fat in the primary fat target; comparing the amount of fat in the primary fat target to a reference; and based on the comparison, correcting an estimated amount of lean tissue to generate a corrected muscle mass value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include generating a 3D model of a body cavity, and receiving, from a position transducer associated with a medical probe configured to be inserted into the cavity and having at least one elongated electrode disposed along a distal end of the probe, signals indicating orientation and location coordinates of the distal end within the body cavity. Based on the model and the signals, while parts of the given electrode other than the identified segment are not in contact with the inner surface of the cavity, a segment along a length of a given electrode that is in contact with tissue at a site on an inner surface of the cavity is identified. A graphical representation of the model with a visual marker at a location on the model corresponding to the site contacted by the segment of the given electrode is rendered to a display.

Abstract: A method for operating an X-ray imaging system includes outputting first X-ray beams onto an X-ray detector by an X-ray source for acquisition of a first X-ray capture of an object under examination. The object under examination is arranged between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector and is passed through by the first X-ray beams. The X-ray detector acquires an entry dose of the first X-ray beams after passage through the object under examination. A parameter value of at least one parameter for output of second X-ray beams by the X-ray source for acquisition of a second X-ray capture of the object under examination is ascertained by a control system. The parameter value is ascertained by the control system according to a specified ascertainment method as a function of a foreground substance of a foreground object, a background substance of a background object, and the entry dose.

Abstract: A system and method comprises execution of a segmented magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence, the pulse sequence including a plurality of shots, each of the plurality of shots including an inversion recovery preparation pulse and acquiring a respective segment of k-space lines, wherein each shot comprises a different inversion time between a peak of the inversion recovery pulse and a midpoint of the acquisition of the respective segment of k-space lines, and reconstruction of an image based on the acquired respective segments of k-space lines. In some aspects, the k-space lines acquired by each shot are consecutive in a phase encoding direction of k-space and each shot acquires the segments of k-space lines acquired by prior shots in the sequence, and a time delay between the inversion recovery preparation pulse and acquisition of a first segment for each shot is equal.

Abstract: Described herein is blood flow imaging based on an area under a time-enhancement curve predicted by a computer learning model. Image data comprising a plurality of corresponding images capturing at least a portion of one or both an increase phase and a decline phase of a contrast agent in a cardiovasculature of interest is inputted to a machine learning model to predict an area under a time-enhancement curve of the contrast agent within the cardiovasculature of interest, the predicted area under the time-enhancement curve representing the total sum of contrast agent concentration time product within the cardiovasculature of interest.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an RF coil device for an MR or hybrid MR-PET imaging modality, the RF coil device having a marker arrangement comprising a plurality of electromagnetic radiation markers disposed at the outer surface of its housing, wherein the electromagnetic radiation markers are adapted to reflect or emit electromagnetic radiation within the ultraviolet, visible, infrared (IR) and/or Terahertz spectrum. The disclosure also relates to detecting the position and/or orientation and/or shape of the RF coil device using electromagnetic radiation emitted from the electromagnetic radiation markers, and determining an attenuation map for the RF coil device by transforming a predefined attenuation map using the determined position and/or orientation and/or shape of the RF coil device.

Abstract: A wireless radio frequency triggered signal acquisition device includes three orthogonal pick up coils in which voltages will be induced by a time varying, spatially varying magnetic field inside a chamber of an MRI scanner. A radio frequency detection circuit detects radio frequency pulses emitted by an MRI scanner and a wireless transmission circuit transmits data from the device. A 3-axis magnetometer is used for measuring magnetic flux in the chamber of the MRI scanner. A processor uses the detected radio frequency pulses to synchronize measurements taken by the magnetometer and pickup coils to a time frame of a gradient driver hardware, thereby matching the measurements to a pulse sequence waveform. The processor further combines measurements of induced voltages in the orthogonal pick up coils and the magnetic flux with the pulse sequence waveform in order to solve for the instantaneous position and orientation of the device.

Abstract: A surgical guidance system has two cameras to provide stereo image stream of a surgical field; and a stereo viewer. The system has a 3D surface extraction module that generates a first 3D model of the surgical field from the stereo image streams; a registration module for co-registering annotating data with the first 3D model; and a stereo image enhancer for graphically overlaying at least part of the annotating data onto the stereo image stream to form an enhanced stereo image stream for display, where the enhanced stereo stream enhances a surgeon's perception of the surgical field. The registration module has an alignment refiner to adjust registration of the annotating data with the 3D model based upon matching of features within the 3D model and features within the annotating data; and in an embodiment, a deformation modeler to deform the annotating data based upon a determined tissue deformation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of operating a medical system (100, 300). The method comprises receiving (200) pulse sequence commands (124) configured to control a magnetic resonance imaging system (302) to acquire k-space data (330) according to a Compressed Sensing magnetic resonance imaging protocol. The method further comprises receiving (202) magnetic resonance scan parameters that are descriptive of a configuration of the pulse sequence commands and a configuration of the magnetic resonance imaging system. The method further comprises receiving (204) an predicted undersampling factor (128) in response to inputting the magnetic resonance scan parameters into a neural network, wherein the neural network is configured to output the predicted undersampling factor in response to receiving magnetic resonance scan parameters. The method further comprises adjusting (206) the pulse sequence commands (130) to select or modify sampling of the k-space data based on the predicted undersampling factor.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for detection of structural disorder(s) of patient(s) can be provided which can include, for example, receiving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) information of the portion(s), generating gadolinium (“Gd”) enhanced map(s) based on the MRI information using a machine learning procedure(s), and detecting the structural disorder(s) of the patient(s) based on a GD contrast of the Gd enhanced map(s). The Gd enhanced map(s) can be a full dosage Gd enhanced map. The machine learning procedure can be a convolutional neural network. The MRI information can include (i) a low-dosage Gd MRI scan(s), or (ii) a Gd-free MRI scan(s). The Gd contrast can be generated in the Gd enhanced map(s) using a T2-weighted MRI image of the portion(s). Structural disorder(s) can include Stroke, tumor, trauma, infection, Multiple sclerosis and/or other inflammatory disease.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a scanning control system for a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising: a first 3D camera, configured to capture a three-dimensional image of a scan subject located on a scanning table of the magnetic resonance imaging system; a processing device, configured to identify body position information of the scan subject based on the three-dimensional image; and a control device, configured to set scanning parameters related to a body position based on the body position information.

Abstract: A visualization method for evaluating brain addiction traits, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. A visualization processing request is received from a client, where the visual processing request contains an image to-be-processed. The image to-be-processed is masked to obtain a perturbation image masked. The perturbation image is classified with a visualization processing model to obtain a classification result, and the classification result is calculated to obtain an evaluation value of the perturbation image, where the evaluation value of the perturbation image is less than an evaluation value of the image to-be-processed without masking. The visualization evaluation result is determined according to the evaluation value of the perturbation image. The visualization evaluation result is sent to the client.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations comprising: generating a radiotherapy treatment plan for treating an ablation volume comprising a myocardial scar based on a first image of a patient that is generated using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging information; identifying, based on the first image of the patient, the ablation volume comprising the myocardial scar in a second image of the patient that is generated using MR imaging information without contrast; adjusting the radiotherapy treatment plan based on the ablation volume identified in the second image of the patient; acquiring a cine image of the patient during delivery of a radiotherapy treatment fraction by a radiotherapy treatment device based on the adjusted radiotherapy treatment plan; and comparing the cine image to the second image of the patient to control delivery of a radiotherapy beam by the radiotherapy treatment device.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for dynamic angiographic imaging including: obtaining image data comprising a plurality of corresponding images capturing at least a portion of both an increase phase and a decline phase of a contrast agent in a blood vessel of interest; generating at least one time-enhancement curve of the contrast agent based on the image data; determining a blood flow characteristic in the blood vessel of interest based on the time-enhancement curve. Systems for implementing the method and computer readable media incorporating the method are also described.

Abstract: A method of implanting a prosthetic component using bone density information comprises positioning a bone density reference proximate a patient, obtaining two-dimensional x-ray images of a bone of the patient including the bone density reference, determining a density of the bone from the bone density reference in the two-dimensional x-ray images, superimposing the density of the bone into a three-dimensional mean bone model to generate a patient-specific mean bone model, determining an interface between the bone and the prosthetic component based on bone density information of the patient-specific mean bone model, and implanting the prosthetic component in the bone at the interface. Determining the interface comprises evaluating bone density at the interface to place the prosthetic component, determining bone load threshold at the interface to avoid damaging the bone, and determining hardness for the prosthetic implant at the interface to avoid damaging the bone.

Abstract: A system and method for ensuring safe and tolerable insertion of a needle into a subject's body according to a preplanned or continuously monitored sequence of insertion steps. The system comprises a gripping device for gripping the needle in order to perform robotic insertion steps, yet for releasing the grip between such insertion steps, until the next insertion step is initiated. Thereby, the robot has full control of the needle during insertion steps, but does not constrain the needle between insertions, such that movement of the subject can cause neither damage nor discomfort. The gripping and insertion steps may be coordinated to keep in synchronization with the subject's breathing cycles, such that the insertion steps may be performed in the same segment of each cycle of motion of the subject's chest. The gripper can either fully disconnect from the needle, or can partially disconnect but constrain motion within limits.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment provides a computer-implemented method for evaluating at least one image data set of an imaging region of a patient, wherein at least one evaluation information describing at least one medical condition in an anatomical structure of the imaging region is determined.

Abstract: Objective discrimination of a disease label of a depressive symptom with respect to an active state of a brain is achieved. One means for solving the problems of the present invention is to provide a discriminating device for assisting in determination of whether a subject has a depressive symptom. The discriminating device includes a storage device for storing information for identifying a classifier generated by classifier generation processing based on a signal obtained by using a brain activity detecting apparatus to measure, in advance and time-sequentially, a signal indicating a brain activity of a plurality of predetermined regions of each brain of a plurality of participants in a resting state, the plurality of participants including healthy individuals and patients with depression.

Abstract: A method includes processing at least one input dataset (using a multi-level processing algorithm, one or more of the at least one input dataset comprising imaging data of an echocardiography of a cardiovascular system of a patient. The multi-level processing algorithm comprises a multi-task level and a consolidation-task level. An input of the consolidation-task level is coupled to an output of the multi-task level. The multi-task level is configured to determine multiple diagnostic metrics of the cardiovascular system based on the at least one input dataset. The consolidation-task level is configured to determine a fitness of the cardiovascular system of the patient.

Abstract: A system and method for producing a series of time-resolved magnetic resonance (MR) images is set forth. The system can perform method steps of encoding spatial information into an MRI signal by manipulating a phase of the MRI signal within an MRI system, generating and outputting a phase-encoded MRI signal over time by digitizing a plurality of time points in the MRI signal, repeating the generating and outputting step for a plurality of phase-encoded signals, each phase-encoded signal in synchrony with a trigger, producing a plurality of digitized time points, and reconstructing a series of time resolved MR images, each image of the series of MR images at one specific time point selected from the plurality of digitized time points for each phase-encoded step. Each image in the series of time-resolved MR images corresponding to a specific time point in a cyclic event.

Abstract: An image segmentation method is provided for an electronic device. The method includes pre-training a first initial model based on a plurality of first sample images to obtain a second initial model, the plurality of first sample images including images of a plurality of human tissues, and the second initial model including distribution information of a plurality of target regions corresponding to the plurality of human tissues, training the second initial model based on a plurality of second sample images to obtain an image segmentation model, image information of the plurality of second sample images including at least distribution information of a plurality of target regions corresponding to a target human tissue reflected in the second sample images, and feeding a first image to the image segmentation model, and segmenting, by using the image segmentation model, the first image according to the image information to output a second image.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and methods for use with a medical, e.g., a surgical, robotic system, involving an MRI apparatus configured to operate with the surgical robotic system, the MRI apparatus having at least one low-field magnet, the at least one low-field magnet configured to generate a low magnetic field, and the low magnetic field comprising a magnetic flux density in a range of approximately 0.1 Tesla (T) to approximately 0.5 T, whereby a standoff between the MRI apparatus and the surgical robotic system is reduced.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus captures a morphology image and a function image that are captured with respect to an equal imaging region of an object under examination. Processing for deforming the morphology image is performed using a deformation parameter and moving positions of structural objects included in the morphology image to respective positions of structural objects of a previously determined standard morphology. Then, the function image is deformed using a value of the deformation parameter used in deforming the morphology image to cause a position of a region included in the function image to coincide with a position of a corresponding region of the standard morphology or by using the standard morphology in an opposite direction using the value of the deformation parameter to cause a position of a region of the structural object thereof to coincide with a position of a corresponding region included in the function image.

Abstract: An imaging method may include obtaining original imaging data of an object in a raw-data domain including original time of flight (TOF) information. The method may also include gating the original imaging data into a plurality of data sets in the raw-data domain. The method may also include determining a plurality of motion vector fields based on the plurality of data sets. The method may also include generating corrected imaging data in the raw-data domain by performing motion correction on at least one of the plurality of data sets based on the original TOF information and at least one corresponding MVF of the plurality of MVFs. The method may also include generating one or more target images of the object by performing, based on the corrected imaging data, image reconstruction.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and treatment planning for vascular steal syndromes and retrograde flow, One method includes receiving a reference blood flow direction at a location in a reference vasculature; determining a patient-related brood flow direction at a location in a patient's vasculature corresponding to the location in the reference vasculature; determining a difference in direction, between the reference blood flow direction of the reference vasculature and the patient-related blood flow direction of the patient's vasculature; and generating a representation of the location in the patient's vasculature associated with the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction, or generating a treatment recommendation for the patient's vasculature based on the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction.

Abstract: The present application discloses a system and a device for functional connectivity matrix processing based on feature selection using a filtering method, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a preprocessed resting state brain functional magnetic resonance image of a subject; extracting time series; calculating a Pearson correlation coefficient to obtain a Pearson correlation coefficient matrix; vectorizing the Pearson correlation coefficient matrix; calculating quantitative correlation indices using a filtering method, and selecting a quantitative correlation index based on a preset threshold; performing weighting processing a selected functional connectivity feature by using the corresponding quantitative correlation index with high correlation with a disease diagnosis result to obtain a functional connectivity matrix; and obtaining a prediction result from the functional connectivity matrix.

Abstract: In a method for determining a type of characteristic eye movement of the eyes of a patient, the patient is provided with an optokinetic stimulus for the characteristic eye movement, a medical image of the brain of a patient also including the eyes of the patient is generated. An amount of a displacement of an optic nerve of the patient may be determined based on the medical image and a type of a characteristic eye movement may be determined based on the velocity of eye movement for the determined amount of displacement of the optic nerve. In a method for training an artificial intelligence based algorithm for determining an amount of a displacement of an optic nerve of a patient, the algorithm may be trained based on at least one medical image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional reconstructing method of a 2D medical image. A three-dimensional reconstructing device includes: a communicator for receiving sequential 2D images with an arbitrary slice gap; a sliced image generator for generating at least one sliced image positioned between the 2D images based on a feature point of the adjacent 2D images; and a controller for reconstructing the 2D image into a 3D image by use of the generated sliced image and providing the 3D image.

Abstract: Aspects of generating error-resistant quantum control pulses from geometrical curves are described. In some embodiments, a closed space curve is parameterized for a target gate operation of a quantum computing device. The closed space curve corresponds to an evolution operator of a time-dependent Schrödinger equation associated with the target gate operation. A control field definition is identified for the target gate operation based at least in part on a geometrical analysis of the evolution operator of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The target gate operation is implemented for the quantum computing device based on the control field definition.

Abstract: A method of performing magnetic resonance imaging of a body includes a) immerging the body in a static and substantially uniform magnetic field; b) exciting nuclear spins inside the body using at least one radio-frequency pulse; c) applying to the body a time-varying magnetic field gradient defining at least one trajectory (ST) in k-space and simultaneously acquiring samples of a magnetic resonance signal so as to perform a pseudo-random sampling (KS) of the k-space; and d) applying a sparsity-promoting nonlinear reconstruction algorithm for reconstructing a magnetic resonance image of the body; wherein, at least in a low-spatial frequency region of the k-space, the distance between any two adjacent points belonging to a same trajectory is lower than 1/FOV, FOV being the size of a field of view of the reconstructed image. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for carrying out such a method is also provided.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of using functional MRI (fMRI) for determining brain activation patterns for a group of subjects in response to different odor-elicited feelings (i.e., conscious emotions). A method for preparing a perfume by using the method of the present invention and a consumer product including said perfume are also described herein.

Abstract: A method for performing real-time magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a subject is disclosed. A prep pulse sequence is applied to the subject to obtain a high-quality special subspace, and a direct linear mapping from k-space training data to subspace coordinates. A live pulse sequence is then applied to the subject. During the live pulse sequence, real-time images are constructed using a fast matrix multiplication procedure on a single instance of the k-space training readout (e.g., a single k-space line or trajectory), which can be acquired at a high temporal rate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, MRI apparatus includes processing circuitry and an imaging device. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire at least one of body size information relating to a size of an object and breath-hold information relating to a breath-holdable time of the object. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine an imaging condition to be performed on the object based on the at least one of the body size information and the breath-hold information. The imaging device performs imaging of the object in accordance with the determined imaging condition.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide accelerated MR thermometry utilizing prior knowledge about the images to be reconstructed from incomplete k-space data, thereby facilitating accurate reconstruction. In various embodiments, missing data is computationally estimated using a machine learning algorithm such as a neural network, and an image is generated based on iteratively updated estimated missing information.

Abstract: A method to automatically align magnetic resonance (MR) scans for diagnostic scan planning includes acquiring a three-dimensional (3D) localizer image of an anatomical object. One or more initial landmarks are identified in the 3D localizer image using a landmarking engine. One or more main axes associated with the anatomical object are identified based on the one or more initial landmarks. The 3D localizer image is registered to a canonical space based on the main axes associated to yield a registered 3D localizer image. The landmarking engine is applied to the registered 3D localizer image to yield one or more updated landmarks. A plurality of reference points for performing a MR scan are computed based on the one or more updated landmarks.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a sensor configured to receive imaging data, where the imaging data comprises k-space data from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a patient. The imaging system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to identify a degree of interaction between measured points of the k-space data located at a radius from a center of k-space. The processor is also configured to determine, based at least in part on the degree of interaction between the measured points, density weights for a density compensation filter. The processor is also configured to apply the density compensation filter to the k-space data to generate filtered k-space data. The processor is further configured to generate an MRI image of the patient based at least in part on the filtered k-space data.

Abstract: One example of a system includes a local user system to interact with an implantable medical device and a local input device communicatively coupled to the local user system to generate local events. To operate the local user system, the local user system is to receive local events from the local input device and remote events from a remote user system communicatively coupled to the local user system via a medical device remote access system. The local user system is to process a local event and ignore a remote event in response to receiving a local event and a remote event simultaneously.