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Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to keyword discovery tools for populating a private keyword database. Keyword discovery relates to continuously and automatically in incrementing a working keyword data set for new periods of time based on retrieval of at least one of new traffic-generating keywords and new suggested keywords. Related user interfaces, applications, and computer program products are disclosed.

A method and apparatus for delivering intravenous drugs to a patient provides for remote loading and programming of IV pumps that may be shipped in a loaded and programmed configuration to a remote site for use with the patient. A special carrier may be provided for pneumatic delivery of the preloaded pump. Password enabled customizing of pump features according to specific user's need may be provided to prevent undesired changing of the pump parameters at the remote site.

A quality management framework system and method for operating a quality plan in a product development organization having quality objectives. The system includes a plurality of computer implemented tools accessible by users for operating a plurality of quality processes. Data relative to the quality processes is collected and aggregated to generate quality reports. Reports are analyzed and problems are detected through a defect prevention process. Quality actions are initiated in a feedback quality management action tracking process.

A teleradiology image processing system configured to receive, process, and transmit radiology read requests and digital radiology image data is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a radiology processing system includes a series of processing components configured to receive digital radiology data from a medical provider, extract relevant information and radiology scan images from the digital radiology data, and initiate and control a workflow with a qualified remote radiologist who ultimately performs a read of the radiology scan images. Further embodiments also facilitate data processing within the image processing system in response to medical facility rules and preferences; translation or conversion of digital images to other formats; compilation of patient and medical facility data obtained from the digital radiology data into medical records or data stores; assignment of radiology studies within a teleradiology workflow in response to licensing and credentialing rules; and billing functions in response to completed reads by the remote radiologist.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus (10) acquires a plurality of parametric images (60) with at least one varying imaging parameter. A parametric map (62) is constructed from the plurality of parametric images (60). At least one pilot parameter (64) is identified from at least the parametric map (62). The at least one identified pilot parameter (64) includes at least a volume of interest for a diagnostic image. A contrast agent (54) is administered to the patient (18). The identified volume of interest is imaged during influx of the administered contrast agent (54) into the identified volume of interest. The imaging uses the at least one identified pilot parameter (64).

Systems and methods which operate to identify interventional instruments and/or other objects in images are shown. Embodiments operate to extract relevant information regarding interventional instruments from a multi-dimensional volume for presenting the information to a user in near real-time with little or no user interaction. Objects may be identified by segmenting a multi-dimensional volume, identifying a putative object of interest in multiple multi-dimensional volume segments, and determining a position of the object of interest within the multi-dimensional volume using the putative object of interest segment identifications. Identification of objects of interest according to embodiments may be utilized to determine an image plane for use in displaying the objects within a generated image, to track the objects within the multi-dimensional volume, etc., such as for medical examination, interventional procedures, diagnosis treatment, and/or the like.

The disclosure is directed towards the assessments used to facilitate management of members in a given workforce. More particularly, elements comprising a system, method, and apparatus are operative to quantify individual worker engagement with resources made available in a digitally implemented office network. Such elements may be further operative to compare each individual worker's engagement with such resources against his own historical engagement, each other worker's historical and present engagement, as well as any predetermined engagement thresholds in order to gauge worker performance while avoiding traditional limitations imposed by remote-work arrangements.

Disclosed herein are systems, electronic tools and related methods for integrating the business rules, processes, and technology necessary to enable collaboration between personal office management applications, which are used by individuals on a daily basis to organize personal contacts, appointment calendars, and tasks, with sales force management applications, which are used to manage client and account contact information and coordinate the pursuit of business opportunities across an organization. Users of both applications can have their data electronically synchronized to share specifically designated information automatically within the applications. The information designated for synchronization can be of three types having different rules regarding their sharing among the applications, wherein the types include business contacts, sales force activities, and opportunity tasks. Users can thereby manage a large synchronized base of business contacts via both their personal office management application and a sales force management application, synchronize sales force activities from their personal office management application into the sales force management application, and assign client or account opportunity action items to other users in the organization via the sales force management application, and then have those action items automatically appear to the assigned user in that assigned user's personal office management application as a task.

A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to auto download from server, thus providing iNotes clients with web access using HTTP with various browsers, and with local processing and replication. A local run time model comprises a hierarchy of models including object data store model, security model, indexing model, replication model, agent workflow model and mail model. DOLS provides a layered security model that allows flexibility for controlling access to all or part of an application. The highest level of security is managed through a database access control list (ACL). Further refinements within the security model provide access to specific documents, and their views, forms or folders, and include read access lists, write access lists, form access lists and readers and authors fields.

The invention relates to a method of acquiring MRI image data comprising the following steps: performing a 3-dimensional B1 mapping of a first volume using a first voxel size, selecting an MRI protocol, performing the B1-shim in accordance with the MRI protocol, performing the MRI protocol to acquire MRI imaging data of a second volume using a second voxel size, wherein the first voxel size is larger than the second voxel size, wherein the first volume is larger than the second volume, and wherein the second volume is contained within the first volume.

There is provided an image apparatus capable of improving a frame rate to prevent resolution in the predetermined area from decreasing and forming image signals outside the predetermined area. In the image apparatus including an area sensor in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix, a drive circuit unit, a read out circuit unit and a processing unit processing signals transferred from the read out circuit unit, if N is an integer of one or more and M is an integer of two or more and always greater than N, the drive circuit unit and the read out circuit unit perform a first operation in which signals are simultaneously read out from N pixels in a first area of the area sensor and a second operation in which signals are simultaneously read out from M pixels in a second area except the first area of the area sensor, the first and the second read out operation are continuously performed in one frame period, and a first signal obtained by the first read out operation and a second signal obtained by the second read out operation are continuously transferred from the read out circuit unit to the processing unit.

The invention discloses a communication system for realizing information encryption/decryption transmission based on a quantum network and a communication method. The communication system comprises quantum network service stations configured at a network side and clients configured at a user side. The system is also equipped with a quantum key card. True random numbers are generated at the network side. The true random numbers are respectively stored in the quantum key cards and the network side to form corresponding user side keys. The user side keys of the quantum key card and the network side are respectively used for encrypting and decrypting information when the clients communicate with the corresponding quantum network service stations. According to the system and the method, a quantum key seed is operated through utilization of the quantum key card, a large number of keys are generated in a short time, and the keys directly participate in the encryption and decryption processes of the information. The utilization efficiency of the keys is improved, the working process of the communication system is optimized, and the system and the method are beneficial for establishment and production of the quantum communication system and the application promotion of the quantum communication system in life.

A wear prognosis method and a maintenance method for an earth working machine are disclosed, along with an apparatus for performing the method. Provision is made that the current wear state of one or more earth working tools is sensed. The residual wear capacity until the wear limit is reached is then ascertained from the current wear state.