Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

Hiromitsu Seto

Masao Yamahana

Go Mukumoto

Shigeo Kaminaga

Takahiro Yoda

Eitaro Nishihara

Tomoyasu Komori

Katsuhiko Ishida

Shinya Kawanabe

Hiroyuki Onuki

Hisashi Yasuda

Naoki Yamashita

Takashi Tanaka

Mohammad Ali Nematbakhsh

Yuki Fukushima

Yuuki Mori

Katsuhiro Morino

A condition on the attribute of an image for generating multi-frame image data containing a plurality of frames of images per file from image data is stored beforehand. When image data is received, multi-frame image data is generated from the received image data based on incidental information contained in the image data and the condition stored beforehand. Then, the generated multi-frame image data is archived. When a request for an image is made by a certain terminal, an application functioning on the terminal is identified, and multi-frame image data appropriate for the application is sent from among the generated multi-frame image data.

X-ray CT system and a method for creating a scanning plan

The present invention comprises a top platefor placing a cylindrical phantom, an X-ray tubethat generates X-rays, an X-ray detectorthat detects X-rays transmitted through the phantomplaced on a top plate, a supporting body drive partthat rotates the X-ray tubeand X-ray detector, a tomographic image data generating partthat generates tomographic image data on the phantombased on a results of detecting X-rays by the X-ray detector, a calculation processing partthat calculates displacement of the cylinder axis J of the phantomrelative to the center of rotation (center of scan) by the supporting body drive part, based on the tomographic image data, and the angle of gradient of the cylinder axis J relative to the normal direction (direction of slice) of the rotation plane of said rotation, and a monitorthat displays the calculated results.

X-ray CT apparatus, method of aligning phantom, and phantom retaining tool

An X-ray CT apparatus detects a predetermined characteristic wave from each electrocardiographic waveform acquired from an electrocardiograph, predicts intervals with which the characteristic wave appears based on appearance times of the detected predetermined characteristic wave in each electrocardiographic waveform, and determines an X-ray irradiation start time based on the predicted interval time. After an instruction to start collection of X-ray intensity distribution data is received, if an appearance interval of a detected predetermined characteristic wave is within an acceptable normal-heartbeat range, it is determined as a normal heartbeat. If the appearance interval of the detected predetermined characteristic wave is outside the acceptable normal-heartbeat range, it is determined as an abnormal heartbeat. During a period after receiving the instruction to start the collection until reaching a time of starting the collection of X-ray detection information, when determined as an abnormal heartbeat, an X-ray irradiation start time is recalculated, and then determined.

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and tomographic method

A list of a plurality of reference images is displayed. Parameters pertaining to signal acquisition, image generation, and image display are related to each of these reference images. When the operator selects one desired reference image from the list, a signal is acquired and an image is generated and displayed in accordance with the parameters related to the selected reference image. The only operation which the operator must perform is to select a reference image visually close to a desired medical image. The apparatus automatically sets detailed signal acquisition parameters, image generation parameters, and image display parameters which the operator need not know.

Medical imaging apparatus

A medical support system intended to centrally manage medical information generated by more than one hospital and permit medical information interchange among hospitals with easy operations. The system includes a plurality of storage units for storing medical information about patients, an entry unit for entering identification information for identifying a specific patient, an identifying unit for identifying storage units that store medical information about the specific patient on the basis of the identification information from the entry unit, and an access unit for accessing the storage units identified by the identifying unit by storage units identification information to read the medical information about the specific patient.

Medical support system

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Otawara, Japan

Hiromitsu Seto