Hitachi, Ltd.

Lsi Medience Corporation

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Limited

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Hiroshima University

Mitsubishi Kagaku Latron, Inc.

Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation

Ayako Nishimura

Akihiko Kandori

Tsukasa Funane

Hirokazu Atsumori

Suguru Akamatsu

Kiyonori Katsuragi

Akiko Obata

Hideaki Onishi

Midori Abe

Toru Hadama

Mio Ooguchi

Satoshi Nakagawa

Masashi Kiguchi

Yasuaki Nakamura

Tatsunari Nishi

Tetsuro Kuga

Toshio Tsuji

Mikiko Sakurada

Tokio Sawai

Yuto Komatsu

Tetsuya Tachikawa

Stephanie Sutoko

Tetsuyoshi Ishiwata

Shigemasa Sawada

Masami Takei

Seiji Hama

An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit acquiring a medical image, a region setting unit setting a peripheral region around an inner region set in the medical image as a region including a lesion, an intensity value ratio distribution calculation unit calculating a histogram comprising a distribution of intensity value ratios for the inner region and calculating a histogram being a distribution of intensity value ratios for the peripheral region, a ratio difference calculation unit that calculates a ratio difference comprising a difference between intensity value ratios in the inner region and peripheral regions for each of predetermined intensity values, an intensity value determination unit selecting a pixel to be highlighted in the medical image based on the ratio difference, and a display processing unit outputting the medical image whereby the pixel selected by the pixel selection unit is highlighted in the medical image to a display device.

Image processing apparatus and method for highlighting pixels based on regional intensity value distribution

A digestive organ internal contents sampling capsule for sampling internal contents in a digestive organ includes: a cylindrical container insoluble in a digestive tract for housing the internal contents in the digestive organ; an outer lid enclosing an orifice of the cylindrical container and to dissolve at least partially in the digestive organ; an inner lid arranged in the cylindrical container, and to swell in response to contact with the internal contents in the digestive organ to enclose the orifice of the cylindrical container after the orifice is exposed by dissolving of at least a part of the outer lid; and a marker material to be discharged together with the cylindrical container housing the internal contents in the digestive organ and feces.

Digestive organ internal contents sampling capsule

A biometric system includes: a camera that captures a subject; a pressure information collection unit that detects a pressure value of at least one sole of the subject; a skeleton direction vector calculation unit that calculates a skeleton direction vector of the subject captured by the camera; a floor reaction force vector calculation unit that calculates a floor reaction force vector on a basis of information on pressure from the pressure information collection unit; and an analysis result output unit that displays, in a superimposing manner, the skeleton direction vector calculated by the skeleton direction vector calculation unit and the floor reaction force vector calculated by the floor reaction force vector calculation unit.

Biometric system and method

A monoclonal antibody that does not show a crossreactivity with middle-molecular weight (MMW) adiponectin and specifically reacts with high-molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin alone is disclosed. The monoclonal antibody of the present invention can be produced by using HMW adiponectin as an antigen. According to the monoclonal antibody of the present invention, a convenient, high-accurate, and versatile reagent for analyzing HMW adiponectin can be provided.

Monoclonal antibody for analyzing high-molecular weight adiponectin and utilization of same

A latex reagent for analyzing adiponectin, comprising a suspension of latex particles carrying a substance which specifically binds to adiponectin, is disclosed. Further, a method for analyzing adiponectin, comprising (1) obtaining a biological liquid possibly containing adiponectin, and (2) bringing the biological liquid, while maintaining the state in which the biological liquid is obtained, into contact with a suspension of latex particles carrying a substance which specifically binds to adiponectin, and optically analyzing a degree of latex-particles-agglutination, is disclosed. According to the latex reagent and the method for analyzing adiponectin, a predilution or pretreatment of the biological liquid to be analyzed is not necessary. Further, the analysis can be performed rapidly and conveniently, and facilities therefor are not limited.

Latex reagent for adiponectin analysis and method of adiponectin analysis

The present invention relates to a novel DNA related to IgA nephropathy obtained by a differential display method &lsqb; , 351, 231 (1994)&rsqb; taking note of an mRNA whose expression level fluctuates in leukocytes of IgA nephropathy patients in comparison with leukocytes of healthy persons, a process for isolating the DNA, a method for detecting the DNA, a novel protein encoded by the DNA, an antibody recognizing the protein, a method for detecting the protein, and diagnosis and treatment of IgA nephropathy.

IGA nephropathy-related genes

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Ayako Nishimura