Abstract:
A method and system for transferring data bytes includes a first memory adapted to store a plurality of multiple-byte data words including header field bytes and one or more data field bytes. The system also includes a second memory adapted to store data field bytes transferred thereto from the first memory. A controller coupled to the first and second memories reads a data word including the header field byte and the one or more data field bytes out of the first memory. The system also includes a data packer coupled to the controller and the second memory. The controller and data packer cooperate to transfer the one or more data field bytes of the first data word read from the first memory to the second memory. The data packer stores only the one or more data field bytes in the second memory contiguously with a previously transferred and stored data field byte.
Abstract:
A method and circuit for digital signal processing. The disclosed method and circuit uses a variable length instruction set. A portion of the variable length instructions may be stored in adjacent locations within memory. The beginning and ending of instructions may occur across memory word boundaries. Instructions may contain variable numbers of instruction fragments that cause a particular operation to be performed. The disclosed circuit has a set of three data buses over which data may be exchanged with a register bank and three data memories. Data buses include one wide bus and two narrow buses. The wide bus is coupled to a wide data memory and the two narrow buses are coupled to two narrow data memories. Additionally, the disclosed circuit has a register bank that is accessible by at least two processing units. The disclosed circuit further includes an instruction fetch unit that receives instructions of variable length stored in an instruction memory. An instruction memory is separate from the set of three data memories.
Abstract:
The invention provides the use of a poly(hydroxy-carboxylic acid)amide or -ester derivative of general formula I: wherein R is the residue of an amine, an aminoalcohol or a polyol linked to the or each poly(hydroxycarboxylic acid) via an amide or ester linkage; R1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group containing up to 50 carbon atoms; A is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; n is from 1-100, preferably 1-10 and p is from 1-5, as a fuel additive acting as a detergent and as a lubricity additive in fuel compositions. Moreover, the invention provides a fuel oil composition comprising of a major amount of a fuel oil, and a minor amount of an the additive as well as a additive concentration for use in a fuel oil composition.
Abstract:
A black blood magnetic resonance angiogram is produced by exciting dipoles (52) and repeatedly inverting the resonance (541, 542, . . . ) to produce a series of magnetic resonance echoes (561, 562, . . . ). Early echoes (e.g., (561, . . . , 568)) are more heavily proton density weighted than later echoes (e.g., (569, . . . , 5616)), which are more heavily T2 weighted. The magnetic resonance echoes are received and demodulated (38) into a series of data lines. The data lines are sorted (60) between the more heavily proton density weighted data lines and T2 weighted data lines which are reconstructed into a proton density weighted image representation and a T2 weighted image representation. The proton density weighted and T2 weighted image representations are combined (90) to emphasize the black blood from the T2 weighted images and the static tissue from the proton density weighted image. The combination processor (90) scales (92) the PDW and T2W images to a common maximum intensity level. The PDW and T2W image representations are then combined, e.g. averaged, together (94) to form a combined or averaged image. An edge image (96) is computed from the T2W image and a threshold mask (98) is applied. The edge image (96) is combined (100) with the combined image (94) to form an edge enhanced image. Optionally, a minimum projection intensity algorithm (102) is applied to the enhanced image. Preferably, the enhanced image is a black blood magnetic resonance angiogram with emphasized blood vessel edges.
Abstract:
A black blood magnetic resonance angiogram is produced by exciting dipoles (52) and repeatedly inverting the resonance (541, 542, . . . ) to produce a series of magnetic resonance echoes (561, 562, . . . ). Early echoes (e.g., (561, . . . , 568)) are more heavily proton density weighted than later echoes (e.g., (569, . . . , 5616)) which are more heavily T2 weighted. The magnetic resonance echoes are received and demodulated (38) into a series of data lines. The data lines are sorted (60) between the more heavily proton density weighted data lines and T2 weighted data lines which are reconstructed into a proton density weighted image representation and a T2 weighted image representation. The proton density weighted and T2 weighted image representations are combined (90) to emphasize the black blood from the T2 weighted images and the static tissue from the proton density weighted image. The combined image is a black blood magnetic resonance angiogram. The production of the angiogram is time efficient and displays enhanced vessel depiction.