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Method for analysing acquired magnetic resonance images (A), comprising the steps: - providing an image series (B) comprising a number of acquired magnetic resonance images (A) of a slice of an object, wherein the acquired magnetic resonance images (A) have a variation of a contrast-determining acquisition parameter, - generating a parameter map (PM) and an error map (EM) by fitting picture elements of the acquired magnetic resonance images (A) of the image series (B), - automatic segmentation of the acquired magnetic resonance images (A), - generating histograms (H) of the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM), wherein a number of histograms (H) of the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM) are formed, wherein a histogram (H) comprises the information of the corresponding parameter map (PM) and error map (EM) within a segment (S), - analysing the histograms (H) and/or - visualising the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM) of the segments (S) and/or outputting the results of the analysis. - providing an image series (B) comprising a number of acquired magnetic resonance images (A) of a slice of an object, wherein the acquired magnetic resonance images (A) have a variation of a contrast-determining acquisition parameter, - generating a parameter map (PM) and an error map (EM) by fitting picture elements of the acquired magnetic resonance images (A) of the image series (B), - automatic segmentation of the acquired magnetic resonance images (A), - generating histograms (H) of the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM), wherein a number of histograms (H) of the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM) are formed, wherein a histogram (H) comprises the information of the corresponding parameter map (PM) and error map (EM) within a segment (S), - analysing the histograms (H) and/or - visualising the parameter map (PM) and the error map (EM) of the segments (S) and/or outputting the results of the analysis.
Method of producing a device for assisting in the placement of a trapeziometacarpal prosthesis comprising a cup intended to be fixed in the trapezium of a patient and a stem intended to be fixed in the patient's first metacarpal , wherein said device is produced such that it comprises a first guide able to be interposed between the trapezium and the first metacarpal of the patient, said first guide comprising a first body having a first surface intended to be positioned on the articular surface of the trapezium , said first surface being congruent with said articular surface of the trapezium , and a second surface intended to face the articular surface of the first metacarpal before resection, and locating members carried by said first body and arranged to define resection lines for the first metacarpal , and wherein the first guide is produced at least partially on an individualised basis with the aid of medical three-dimensional imaging at least of the trapezium and of the first metacarpal of the patient, pre-operatively.
Light applicator system for the examination and/or treatment of an organic body , wherein the light applicator system has at least one light applicator and a positioning element , wherein the light applicator has a distal-side insertion section with at least one active light-emitting element at the distal end for the penetration of tissue of the organic body , wherein the insertion section has a needle tip , which, at least partially, is arranged distally from the at least one active light-emitting element , and tapers to a point in the distal direction, wherein the positioning element can be fixed at least temporarily in a defined position and orientation relative to the organic body and has at least one repository for the at least one light applicator , in which the at least one light applicator has, at least temporarily, a defined orientation relative to the organic body , characterised in that the light applicator has a protective sleeve which is axially movable relative to the insertion section ; it encloses the needle tip in a protective manner in a first axial position relative to the insertion section , and in a second axial position, determined by an axial position of the insertion section relative to the positioning element , is pushed back in a proximal direction from the needle tip relative to the insertion section , wherein the protective sleeve serves as an insertion sleeve into the at least one repository of the positioning element . wherein the light applicator has a distal-side insertion section with at least one active light-emitting element at the distal end for the penetration of tissue of the organic body , wherein the insertion section has a needle tip , which, at least partially, is arranged distally from the at least one active light-emitting element , and tapers to a point in the distal direction, wherein the positioning element can be fixed at least temporarily in a defined position and orientation relative to the organic body and has at least one repository for the at least one light applicator , in which the at least one light applicator has, at least temporarily, a defined orientation relative to the organic body , characterised in that the light applicator has a protective sleeve which is axially movable relative to the insertion section ; it encloses the needle tip in a protective manner in a first axial position relative to the insertion section , and in a second axial position, determined by an axial position of the insertion section relative to the positioning element , is pushed back in a proximal direction from the needle tip relative to the insertion section , wherein the protective sleeve serves as an insertion sleeve into the at least one repository of the positioning element .
A piezoelectric element comprising: a piezoelectric layer ; electrode layers formed on both sides of the piezoelectric layer; a protective layer laminated on a surface of each electrode layer opposite to a surface on a piezoelectric layer side, and a conductive foil laminated on a surface of each protective layer opposite to the electrode layer, wherein each protective layer has a hole that penetrates from a surface to the electrode layer, characterised in that each conductive foil includes an opening portion at a position that overlaps with the hole of the protective layer in a surface direction, the piezoelectric element further includes a filling member consisting of a conductive material, which is formed on at least a part of a surface of the conductive foil from insides of the hole of the protective layer and the opening portion of the conductive foil and is electrically connected to the electrode layer and the conductive foil, and a covering member that covers at least a part of the filling member and the conductive foil, wherein the covering member has a through-hole at a position that does not overlap with the filling member in the surface direction, and the piezoelectric element further includes a conductive member , which is inserted into the through-hole of the covering member and electrically connected to the conductive foil. a piezoelectric layer ; electrode layers formed on both sides of the piezoelectric layer; a protective layer laminated on a surface of each electrode layer opposite to a surface on a piezoelectric layer side, and a conductive foil laminated on a surface of each protective layer opposite to the electrode layer, wherein each protective layer has a hole that penetrates from a surface to the electrode layer, characterised in that each conductive foil includes an opening portion at a position that overlaps with the hole of the protective layer in a surface direction, the piezoelectric element further includes a filling member consisting of a conductive material, which is formed on at least a part of a surface of the conductive foil from insides of the hole of the protective layer and the opening portion of the conductive foil and is electrically connected to the electrode layer and the conductive foil, and a covering member that covers at least a part of the filling member and the conductive foil, wherein the covering member has a through-hole at a position that does not overlap with the filling member in the surface direction, and the piezoelectric element further includes a conductive member , which is inserted into the through-hole of the covering member and electrically connected to the conductive foil.
Method for managing a network service that is in the process of being executed, in a communication network , said network service being formed by a sequence of at least one virtualized network function managed by a virtualized resources management entity , comprising the following steps implemented by a virtualized network function optimization entity : - receiving (E2) a stream signaling and/or characterizing a media from a virtualized network function of said sequence, called the "initial function"; - determining (E32), on the basis of said received stream signaling and/or characterizing a media, and of a predefined management rule associated with said stream, that said initial function has insufficient capacity for the stable execution of said network service; - sending (E35), to said virtualized resources management entity, an updating command comprising at least one action, produced on the basis of said management rule associated with said stream, for updating said sequence, said initial function being, after execution of said command, replaced or complemented in said sequence with at least one new virtualized network function capable of stably executing said network service. - receiving (E2) a stream signaling and/or characterizing a media from a virtualized network function of said sequence, called the "initial function"; - determining (E32), on the basis of said received stream signaling and/or characterizing a media, and of a predefined management rule associated with said stream, that said initial function has insufficient capacity for the stable execution of said network service; - sending (E35), to said virtualized resources management entity, an updating command comprising at least one action, produced on the basis of said management rule associated with said stream, for updating said sequence, said initial function being, after execution of said command, replaced or complemented in said sequence with at least one new virtualized network function capable of stably executing said network service.
Method of MR imaging of an object positioned in the examination volume of a MR device , the method comprising the steps of: a) generating MR signals by subjecting the object to a number of shots of a multi-echo imaging sequence comprising RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein a train of echo signals is generated by each shot; b) acquiring the echo signals according to a stack-of-stars or stack-of-spirals scheme, wherein the echo signals are acquired as radial or spiral k-space profiles (S1-S12) arranged at different positions along a slice direction in k-space, wherein echo signals from different k-space slices are acquired in each shot of the imaging sequence, wherein the acquisition is started in a different slice in each shot, wherein the relaxation time weightings of the echo signals are varied during acquisition of the full signal data set such that the echo signals attributed to each given k-space slice are acquired with different relaxation time weightings, thereby acquiring the echo signals from each k-space slice with different relaxation time weightings; and c) reconstructing at least one MR image of a desired contrast from the acquired echo signals using a k-space weighted image contrast (KWIC) filter. a) generating MR signals by subjecting the object to a number of shots of a multi-echo imaging sequence comprising RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein a train of echo signals is generated by each shot; b) acquiring the echo signals according to a stack-of-stars or stack-of-spirals scheme, wherein the echo signals are acquired as radial or spiral k-space profiles (S1-S12) arranged at different positions along a slice direction in k-space, wherein echo signals from different k-space slices are acquired in each shot of the imaging sequence, wherein the acquisition is started in a different slice in each shot, wherein the relaxation time weightings of the echo signals are varied during acquisition of the full signal data set such that the echo signals attributed to each given k-space slice are acquired with different relaxation time weightings, thereby acquiring the echo signals from each k-space slice with different relaxation time weightings; and c) reconstructing at least one MR image of a desired contrast from the acquired echo signals using a k-space weighted image contrast (KWIC) filter.
A nucleic acid encoding an abbreviated human RPGR protein, wherein the abbreviated human RPGR protein is at least 95% identical to the full length of SEQ ID NO:2.
Adhesive composition comprising a first component (A) and a second component (B), wherein component (A) comprises a-1) at least one polyol having a molecular weight M n of 700 to 12000 g/mol; a-2) chain extender having a molecular weight M n of 60 to 600 g/mol; a-3) 30 to 80 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A1 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of no more than 50 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and a-4) 1 to 15 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A2 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of at least 80 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and wherein component (B) comprises at least one NCO-terminated compound, wherein the wt.-% are based on the total weight of the component A and wherein the adhesive composition exhibits a thermal conductivity of 1 to 3 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007. wherein component (A) comprises a-1) at least one polyol having a molecular weight M n of 700 to 12000 g/mol; a-2) chain extender having a molecular weight M n of 60 to 600 g/mol; a-3) 30 to 80 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A1 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of no more than 50 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and a-4) 1 to 15 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A2 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of at least 80 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and a-1) at least one polyol having a molecular weight M n of 700 to 12000 g/mol; a-2) chain extender having a molecular weight M n of 60 to 600 g/mol; a-3) 30 to 80 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A1 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of no more than 50 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and a-4) 1 to 15 wt.-% of at least one thermally conductive filler A2 exhibiting a thermal conductivity of at least 80 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007; and wherein component (B) comprises at least one NCO-terminated compound, wherein the wt.-% are based on the total weight of the component A and wherein the adhesive composition exhibits a thermal conductivity of 1 to 3 W/mK, determined according to ISO 22007.
A method for providing a brain computer interface comprising: within a first time window, detecting a first neural signal of a user in response to a calibration session having at least one of a first time-locked component and a first spontaneous component, wherein the first time-locked component comprises a first randomized factor occupying a first percentage of a first stimulus of the calibration session; generating a user-specific calibration model based on the first neural signal; prompting the user to undergo a verification session within a second time window, the verification session having a second time-locked component comprising a second randomized factor occupying a second percentage of a second stimulus of the verification session; detecting a second neural signal contemporaneously with delivery of the verification session; based upon a comparison operation between processed outputs of the second neural signal with processed outputs of the user-specific calibration model, determining an authentication status of the user; and based upon the authentication status, performing an authenticated action. within a first time window, detecting a first neural signal of a user in response to a calibration session having at least one of a first time-locked component and a first spontaneous component, wherein the first time-locked component comprises a first randomized factor occupying a first percentage of a first stimulus of the calibration session; generating a user-specific calibration model based on the first neural signal; prompting the user to undergo a verification session within a second time window, the verification session having a second time-locked component comprising a second randomized factor occupying a second percentage of a second stimulus of the verification session; detecting a second neural signal contemporaneously with delivery of the verification session; based upon a comparison operation between processed outputs of the second neural signal with processed outputs of the user-specific calibration model, determining an authentication status of the user; and based upon the authentication status, performing an authenticated action.
A method for transmitting system information to a machine type communications, MTC, device in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: configuring first system information including information on first antenna configuration; configuring second system information including the information on the first antenna configuration and information on second antenna configuration ; transmitting, on a physical broadcast channel, the first system information, and transmitting, on the physical broadcast channel, the second system information for the MTC device, so that the MTC device uses channel estimation information based on the second antenna configuration information for data demodulation, and uses the first antenna configuration information for data resource mapping; wherein the first antenna configuration corresponds to a number of antennas used to transmit the first system information and the second antenna configuration corresponds to a number of antennas used to transmit the second system information for the MTC device, and wherein the first antenna configuration comprises the second antenna configuration ; wherein the information on the first antenna configuration is scrambled in a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, included in the first system information, and the information on the second antenna configuration is scrambled in a CRC included in the second system information, and wherein if the second system information includes system frame number, SFN, the second system information includes enhanced physical downlink control channel, ePDCCH, information to be used by the MTC device for reception of control channels. configuring first system information including information on first antenna configuration; configuring second system information including the information on the first antenna configuration and information on second antenna configuration ; transmitting, on a physical broadcast channel, the first system information, and transmitting, on the physical broadcast channel, the second system information for the MTC device, so that the MTC device uses channel estimation information based on the second antenna configuration information for data demodulation, and uses the first antenna configuration information for data resource mapping; wherein the first antenna configuration corresponds to a number of antennas used to transmit the first system information and the second antenna configuration corresponds to a number of antennas used to transmit the second system information for the MTC device, and wherein the first antenna configuration comprises the second antenna configuration ; wherein the information on the first antenna configuration is scrambled in a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, included in the first system information, and the information on the second antenna configuration is scrambled in a CRC included in the second system information, and wherein if the second system information includes system frame number, SFN, the second system information includes enhanced physical downlink control channel, ePDCCH, information to be used by the MTC device for reception of control channels.
An electronic device comprising: one or more vibration devices; a memory including instructions stored therein; and at least one processor , wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is configured to execute the stored instructions for: detecting an event requesting a user of the electronic device to provide a user input, wherein the user input comprises a direction; in response to the detected event, identifying a vibration pattern having a directivity, wherein the directivity is determined based on the direction of the input; and providing a vibration as if a vibration point moves to correspond to the direction of the input by driving the one or more vibration devices, based on the vibration pattern. one or more vibration devices; a memory including instructions stored therein; and at least one processor , wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is configured to execute the stored instructions for: detecting an event requesting a user of the electronic device to provide a user input, wherein the user input comprises a direction; in response to the detected event, identifying a vibration pattern having a directivity, wherein the directivity is determined based on the direction of the input; and providing a vibration as if a vibration point moves to correspond to the direction of the input by driving the one or more vibration devices, based on the vibration pattern. detecting an event requesting a user of the electronic device to provide a user input, wherein the user input comprises a direction; in response to the detected event, identifying a vibration pattern having a directivity, wherein the directivity is determined based on the direction of the input; and providing a vibration as if a vibration point moves to correspond to the direction of the input by driving the one or more vibration devices, based on the vibration pattern.
A combined heat and power system comprising: a four-stroke opposed piston engine , and characterized by further comprising: a first pressure vessel containing a first fluid in thermodynamic communication with an exhaust stream of said engine, and, a second pressure vessel , or a storage container, contained within said first pressure vessel, said second pressure vessel containing a second fluid in thermodynamic communication with a coolant of said engine. a four-stroke opposed piston engine , and characterized by further comprising: a first pressure vessel containing a first fluid in thermodynamic communication with an exhaust stream of said engine, and, a second pressure vessel , or a storage container, contained within said first pressure vessel, said second pressure vessel containing a second fluid in thermodynamic communication with a coolant of said engine. a first pressure vessel containing a first fluid in thermodynamic communication with an exhaust stream of said engine, and, a second pressure vessel , or a storage container, contained within said first pressure vessel, said second pressure vessel containing a second fluid in thermodynamic communication with a coolant of said engine.