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20080268357 | Phthalocyanine Composition and Photoconductive Material, Electrophotographic Photoreceptor Cartridge, and Image-Forming Apparatus Each Employing the Composition - A phthalocyanine composite with high sensitivity and low environmental dependence is provided. | 10-30-2008 |
20090245867 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor showing suitable electric characteristics, capable of forming a favorable image even after repeated use for long term and capable of forming a high quality image free from image defects such as a memory phenomenon, an electrophotographic process cartridge using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 10-01-2009 |
20100232830 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 09-16-2010 |
20120257907 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 10-11-2012 |
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20100184695 | VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL-BINDING PEPTIDE - A peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID Nos. 1 to 76 of the present invention, a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted or added in these amino acid sequences, and having an ability to bind to, or to be taken into an activated vascular endothelial cell, or a peptide containing the above peptide as a partial sequence, and having an ability to bind to, or to be taken into an activated vascular endothelial cell is a novel peptide ligand specifically binding to a neovascular endothelial cell, and such a ligand can be effectively used for treating and diagnosing a disease accompanying vascularization such as a solid tumor. | 07-22-2010 |
20110003007 | MICROPARTICLE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOF - A microparticle includes an agglomerate of a hydrophilic active substance containing particle, which particle includes an amphiphilic polymer composed of a hydrophobic segment of poly (hydroxy acid) and a hydrophilic segment of polysaccharides or polyethylene glycol, and a hydrophilic active substance. It is characterized by an efficient inclusion of the hydrophilic active substance, and a release of the hydrophilic active substance at an appropriate speed in the human body, and is hence very useful as a DDS pharmaceutical preparation. | 01-06-2011 |
20120065124 | CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES - A cell-penetrating peptide of (A) to (D) below gives cell membrane permeability and transmucosal absorbability to a physiologically active substance:
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20110075908 | X-ray imaging system, X-ray imaging method, and computer-readable medium storing x-ray imaging program - An X-ray imaging system comprises: an imaging unit for irradiating a subject with X ray at different angles while moving an X-ray source in one direction in tomosynthesis imaging, detecting the X ray with which the subject has been irradiated with a flat panel detector to acquire projection data of X-ray images taken at different angles; and an image processor for reconstructing a first X-ray tomographic image using projection data acquired by the imaging unit, the image processor including: a correction decision unit for selecting, according to a given selection condition, one of previously provided different corrections to be performed on the projection data; a first image correction unit for performing correction based upon the correction selected by the correction decision unit on the projection data; and a first image reconstruction unit for reconstructing the first X-ray tomographic image using the corrected projection data. | 03-31-2011 |
20110075909 | X-ray imaging system, imaging method and computer readable media including imaging program - The X-ray imaging system includes an imager in which projection data of X-ray images taken at different angles is acquired in tomosynthesis imaging, a first image reconstruction unit in which the acquired projection data of the X-ray images is used to reconstruct an X-ray tomographic image, an abnormal pixel data identification unit which refers to a defective pixel map in which information on defective pixels due to a flat panel detector and its peripheral circuit has been stored, to identify, from among pixel data of the reconstructed X-ray tomographic image, pixel data of abnormal pixels corresponding to the defective pixels, and a first image correction unit which corrects the identified pixel data of the abnormal pixels of the X-ray tomographic image to output a first X-ray tomographic image. | 03-31-2011 |
20110075910 | X-ray imaging system, imaging method and computer readable media including imaging program - An X-ray imaging system includes an imager in which a subject is irradiated with X-ray at different angles while moving an X-ray source in one direction and the X-ray with which the subject has been irradiated is detected with a flat panel detector to acquire projection data of X-ray images taken at the different angles in tomosynthesis imaging, and an image processor in which an X-ray tomographic image is reconstructed not by using abnormal pixel data corresponding to defective pixels but by using only pixel data corresponding to normal pixels from among pixel data making up the projection data of the X-ray images acquired by the imager by reference to a defective pixel map in which information on the defective pixels due to the flat panel detector and its peripheral circuit has been stored. | 03-31-2011 |
20120076260 | Image processing apparatus and method, computer executable program, and radiation imaging system - In three dimensional X-ray imaging, a user interface is for search support with plural images, which are obtained by imaging an object upon applying X-rays thereto from an X-ray source. There is a display region for selecting two parallax images of one image pair among the plural images. Right and left buttons are for determining a direction to shift a view center of an image pair by selection from first and second directions in which an irradiation angle changes. A moving area image and line segment are for setting a small search area limited within an initial search area by considering the determined first or second direction, a first image pair specified previously, and a current second image pair in multi-stage binary search. Two parallax images of a third image pair are acquired from the small search area, to raise efficiency in search from the initial search area. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076264 | Portable radiation imaging system - An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray generator, an electronic cassette, a holder arm, a PC, and a control device. The holder arm has an L-shaped arm body and a base column. To one end of the arm body, an X-ray source is attached. The base column is perpendicularly attached to the electronic cassette, and swingably holds the arm body. The X-ray source is shifted among an R irradiation position, an L irradiation position, and a base position by the swing of the arm body, and is fixed at each position. With the shift of the X-ray source between the R and L irradiation positions, a parallax image including a pair of R and L viewpoint images is captured. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076265 | Portable radiation imaging system, holding device used therein, and portable radiation imaging apparatus - Each of two X-ray sources hangs from a hook movably attached to a horizontal bar of a holding device. The horizontal bar is provided with a position indicating section that indicates positions suitable for each of the X-ray sources, corresponding to an object of interest (the size of X-ray irradiation area). The position indicating section has first to third lamps arranged at the respective suitable positions. Out of the first to third lamps, a holding device controller of an imaging control device turns on lamps corresponding to the object of interest inputted from an input device of a console. The hooks are moved along rails to the positions of the lamps turned on, respectively. Movable joints of support legs are operated to adjust a distance between the X-ray sources and an image receiving surface of a cassette. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076273 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus capable of clipping a diagnostic region while retaining the pixel information of the original radiographic image even when the subject is imaged aslant. The image processing apparatus applies trimming processing to a radiographic image acquired by an imaging apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image of a subject and includes an image rotation unit for rotating the radiographic image so that the subject is aligned with a given direction to produce a display image, a diagnostic region designation unit for designating a first diagnostic region clipped with a diagnostic region designation frame represented by a rectangle for the display image, and a trimming processing unit for calculating a second diagnostic region in the radiographic image from a rotation amount of the display image and diagnostic region information representing the first diagnostic region and applying trimming processing to the radiographic image to clip the second diagnostic region. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076275 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A radiographic imaging apparatus with which the rotation amount of acquired radiographs can be the same in comparative interpretation of these images. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for emitting radiation from a radiation source to a subject and detecting radiation having passed through the subject with a radiation detector having sensors arrayed therein to acquire a radiographic image, an image processor for performing rotation processing on the radiographic image to produce an acquired radiograph and collateral information of the acquired radiograph, a storage unit for storing the acquired radiograph and the collateral information, and a monitor for displaying the acquired radiograph. The collateral information contains the direction in which the sensors are arrayed and a rotation angle used in the rotation processing and is correlated to the acquired radiograph. | 03-29-2012 |
20120249533 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic display apparatus that can perform a stereoscopic display using a right-eye image and a left-eye image acquired through radiography, includes an image display unit that can display a planar image of at least one of the right-eye image and the left-eye image as a planar display along with the stereoscopic display, a display selecting unit that selects any one of the stereoscopic display and the planar display, and a position pointing unit that can be operated in the selected stereoscopic display or planar display and that can be operated to interlock in the stereoscopic display and the planar display, wherein the position pointing unit includes a depth changing unit that changes the depth thereof in the stereoscopic display. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249534 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic display apparatus that performs a stereoscopic display using a right-eye image and a left-eye image acquired by radiographing a subject plural times while changing an incidence angle of radiation on the subject, includes a display unit that stereoscopically displays the right-eye image and the left-eye image, and a changing unit that shifts at least one of the right-eye image and the left-eye image displayed on the display unit to change an inter-image distance being a distance between the right-eye image and the left-eye image in a direction parallel to a straight line connecting the right eye and the left eye of an observer. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250825 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes an image acquisition controller for controlling operation of more than one electronic cassette. For signal communication between the image acquisition controller and the electronic cassettes, each electronic cassette may be connected to a communication cable. These communication cables are connected to a switching hub that intermediates communication between the electronic cassettes and the image acquisition controller. The radiographic apparatus includes multiple power supplies corresponding in number to the electronic cassettes. Each electronic cassette maybe connected to one power supply through a power cable separately from the communication cable. | 10-04-2012 |
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20090074328 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus calculates estimated pixel values of respective pixels of a provisional high-resolution image by interpolation on basis of pixel values in a reference frame, segmentalizes interior of the reference frame into an edge region, a texture region or a flat region and other on basis of pixel values of respective pixels, sets the respective pixels in the reference frame as target pixels one by one in sequence, calculates corresponding positions on the provisional high-resolution image, of the respective target pixels in fractional pixel accuracy on basis of information on the segmented regions including the target values, modifies the estimated pixel values so that difference from the pixel values of the target pixels to provisionally estimated pixel values obtained from the estimated pixel values of the provisional high-resolution image for pixels around the corresponding positions of the target pixels, becomes smaller, and obtains modified pixel values. | 03-19-2009 |
20120163720 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A specifying unit specifies a pixel value at a pixel position of a reference image to a pixel of a sample enlarged image at a position relative to a pixel position of the reference image as an initial pixel value. A selecting unit selects a target pixel from pixels other than pixels having the pixel values specified therefor including the pixels having the initial pixel values are set in the sample enlarged image. An allocating unit configured to allocate the pixel value of the pixel at a similar region position of the reference image to the pixel value of the target value in the sample enlarged image when a searching unit searches the similar region position similar to a pixel value pattern including a set of already specified pixels in a spatial neighborhood of the target pixel from the reference image is provided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120274749 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a stereoscopic video display device displays images for a plurality of view point directions on a displaying device while switching between the images at predetermined time intervals. The stereoscopic video display device includes a calculator configured to calculate a crosstalk amount of a first image for one view point direction, which is an image to be corrected, by using a pixel value of the first image, a pixel value of a second image for a view point direction different from that of the first image, the second image being an image to be displayed at a time before the first image, and characteristics data including response characteristics of the displaying device; and a corrector configured to correct the first image by using the crosstalk amount. | 11-01-2012 |