Abstract:
The invention provides a fluoroscopy apparatus including an image-capturing device that acquires a fluorescence image of a subject; a sensitivity adjusting portion that sets a sensitivity of the image-capturing device to fluorescence on the basis of a gradation value of the fluorescence image; a notifying portion that extracts a lesion part from the fluorescence image acquired by the image-capturing device with the sensitivity set by the sensitivity adjusting portion and presents it to an operator; and a display switching portion that displays the fluorescence image on a display unit when the sensitivity in the image-capturing device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and that presents information showing the existence of the lesion part on the notifying portion when the sensitivity is greater than the predetermined threshold.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a spectrometer for analyzing a product, the spectrometer including a light source including several light-emitting diodes having respective emission spectra covering in combination an analysis wavelength band, the method including steps of: supplying at least one of the light-emitting diodes with a supply current to switch it on, measuring a light intensity emitted by the light source by measuring a current at a terminal of at least another of the light-emitting diodes maintained off, determining, according to each light intensity measurement, a setpoint value of the supply current of each diode that is on, and regulating the supply current of each diode that is on so that it corresponds to the setpoint value.
Abstract:
The invention provides a fluoroscopy apparatus including an image-capturing device that acquires a fluorescence image of a subject; a sensitivity adjusting portion that sets a sensitivity of the image-capturing device to fluorescence on the basis of a gradation value of the fluorescence image; a notifying portion that extracts a lesion part from the fluorescence image acquired by the image-capturing device with the sensitivity set by the sensitivity adjusting portion and presents it to an operator; and a display switching portion that displays the fluorescence image on a display unit when the sensitivity in the image-capturing device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and that presents information showing the existence of the lesion part on the notifying portion when the sensitivity is greater than the predetermined threshold.
Abstract:
A method of normalizing an analyzer response value of a fluorescence analyzer is provided. The method includes measuring an excitation spectrum of the analyzer and measuring an emission sensitivity spectrum of the analyzer. Next, a normalization factor based at least in part upon the excitation spectrum of the analyzer and the emission sensitivity spectrum of the analyzer is determined. The sample is then analyzed to obtain an uncorrected analyzer response value. A normalized analyzer response value is calculated based at least in part upon the uncorrected analyzer response value and the normalization factor.
Abstract:
A fiber optic fluid opacity sensor includes a light source (12) transmitting light to dividing means (14) for providing a sample light signal (18) and a reference light signal (20) to dual photodetectors (26, 28). Sample and reference optical pathways (19, 21) are defined by optical fibers (18, 20) spaced apart from and axially aligned with the photodetectors (26, 28) at a predetermined distance. Signal processing means (30) takes the log ratio output of the signals from the photodetectors (26, 28) for cancelling the effect of light source drift since the same source (12) is common to both for measuring the light transmission and determining opacity therefrom. A sample probe (40) contains the photodetectors (26, 28) and the sample and reference optical pathways (19, 21). The light source (12) and the signal processing means (30) are situated outside of the probe (40) and by virtue thereof outside of the sample process line (48).
Abstract:
Pulsed fluorescence imaging in a light deficient environment is disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller configured to synchronize timing of the emitter and the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 795 nm to about 815 nm.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzer comprises a light source, a spectroscope, a photo detection unit, a storage unit, a selection unit, and a calculation unit. The storage unit stores photo detector identifiers related to photo detectors and wavelength band identifiers in association with each other. The selection unit selects a specific photo detector from photo detectors. The specific photo detector corresponds to a specific photo detector identifier associated with a wavelength band identifier of a wavelength band according to a measurement item of a sample. The calculation unit calculates an absorbance related to the measurement item based on a signal from the selected specific photo detector.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an innovative analyzing and detecting instrument with excellent sensitivity and stability, especially to a present art that realizes the initiation of the dual-purpose instrument in a small inner-casing which combines both ultraviolet-visible and double monochromatic fluorescence dual detector widely used in the high performance liquid chromatography by taking the first to use deuterium lamp as the individual light source of the dual detectors, the individual sample detection cell and the individual electrical circuit, providing two detectors for detecting and analyzing, and emphasizing the advanced automatic gain art adopted in the present invention to make sure the main technical targets of the whole wavelength range are integral, easy to be checked up, and can solve the existing worldwide technical problem of sensitivity-stability exclusion of the two detectors only with the combination of the double techniques in both automatically eliminating noise and reducing drift, so that the excellent technical performance can be achieved.
Abstract:
A device implements a method for detecting contamination of an FTIR-based panel. The apparatus generates projection signals representing detection lines that have propagated on a plurality of propagation paths by total internal reflection (TIR) inside a transmissive panel such that contamination on the panel surface causes attenuation (frustration) of at least one of the projection signals. The device generates a transmission value for each detection line in the transmissive panel, and determines the presence of contamination on the surface of the panel by comparing the transmission values according to at least one of the presented comparison techniques.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a spectrometer for analyzing a product, the spectrometer including a light source including several light-emitting diodes having respective emission spectra covering in combination an analysis wavelength band, the method including steps of: supplying at least one of the light-emitting diodes with a supply current to switch it on, measuring a light intensity emitted by the light source by measuring a current at a terminal of at least another of the light-emitting diodes maintained off, determining, according to each light intensity measurement, a setpoint value of the supply current of each diode that is on, and regulating the supply current of each diode that is on so that it corresponds to the setpoint value.