Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network that reduces energy consumption of a terminal. SOLUTION: In a first step, a transmission terminal selects a modulation method prior to a data transmission in a multi-terminal network. This selection is based on the C/I ratio of noise power per estimated user receiving signal and the maximum allowable packet error rate (PER) is never exceeded. In a second step, the transmission terminal determines the transmission power requested by a desired packet error rate for the modulation method selected in the first step. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for detecting magnetic particles in a field of view (28), which apparatus comprises selection means, drive means, receiving means for acquiring detection signals, and reconstruction means (152) for reconstructing an image of the field of view (28) from detection signals, said detection signals including a plurality of frequency components, wherein one or more frequency components are selected and/or weighted by use of a frequency component specific signal quality factor obtained from background signal measurements and wherein only selected and/or weighted frequency components are used for reconstruction of the image.
Abstract:
A medical imaging device 10 comprises an inverter 12 with semiconductor switches 26 for generating an AC voltage to be supplied to a load20, 22, a coil 32 inductively coupled to a conductor 34 of the inverter 12 connected with a semiconductor switch 26 of the inverter 12, and a monitoring circuit 60 for monitoring a current in the conductor 34 with a signal from the coil 32.
Abstract:
An imaging system (500) includes a focal spot (508) that rotates along a path around an examination region and emits a radiation beam that traverses a field of view of the examination region and a subject or object therein. The system further includes a detector array (520) that is located opposite the radiation source, across the examination region. The detector array detects radiation traversing the field of view and outputs a signal indicative of the detected radiation. The system further includes a beam shaper that is located between the radiation source and the examination region. The beam shaper rotates with the focal spot and, relative to the focal spot, in an opposite direction of the focal spot with a same angular frequency as the rotating of the focal spot and attenuates the radiation beam which reduces a flux density across the detector array at each rotational angle of the focal spot.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrical connector (4) for electrically connecting an electrical device to a direct current power bar (2), which is adapted such that the electrical connector is slidable on the power bar, while the electrical device is electrically connected to the power bar. The electrical connector and thus the electrical device can therefore easily be positioned on the power bar as desired by moving the electrical connector accordingly. For instance, if the electrical device is a hanging electrical device like a lamp, the position of the lamp can easily be modified by pulling the lamp to a desired position. This allows for an simplified installation of an electrical device at a desired position.
Abstract:
A method and system for reducing localized artifacts in imaging data, such as motion artifacts and bone streak artifacts, are provided. The method includes segmenting the imaging data to identify one or more suspect regions in the imaging data near which localized artifacts are expected to occur, defining an artifact-containing region of interest in the imaging data around each suspect region, and applying a local bias field within the artifact-containing regions to correct for the localized artifacts.
Abstract:
A system 100 for real-time processing of a pointer movement provided by a pointing device, the system comprising an output 130 for displaying a pointer 162, 164 at a first position p 1 in an image 152, 154, 156, the image comprising a contour; a user input 110 for obtaining pointer movement data 112 from a pointing device 140 operable by a user, the pointer movement data being indicative of a pointer movement v of the pointer from the first position to a second position p 2 in the image; and a processor 120 for (i) dampening the pointer movement by reducing the pointer movement along a direction orthogonal 172 to the contour, and (ii) establishing a third position p 3 of the pointer based on said dampened pointer movement v d .
Abstract:
A medical apparatus (600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system (602) comprising a magnet (604) with an imaging zone (608) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (642, 748) from a subject (618) from within the imaging zone. The medical apparatus further comprises a memory (632) for storing machine executable instructions (660, 662, 664, 760, 762, 764). The medical apparatus further comprises a processor (626) for controlling the medical apparatus. Execution of the instructions causes the processor to: acquire (100, 200, 300, 400, 506) B1 field map magnetic resonance data (642) using the magnetic resonance imaging system and determine (102, 206, 306, 408, 512) a temperature map (646) using the B1 field map magnetic resonance data.