30 results about "Functional Map" patented technology

Software and apparatus are provided to automatically detect and map ganglionated plexi that are found within areas of complex fractionated electrograms in cardiac chambers. Electrogram signal are analyzed to count the number of complexes whose amplitude and peak-to-peak intervals meet certain criteria. Functional maps indicating a spatial distribution of the ganglionated plexi and the relative numbers of complex fractionated electrograms are produced for display.

Software and apparatus are provided to automatically detect and map areas of complex fractionated electrograms within cardiac chambers. Electrogram signal are analyzed to count the number of complexes whose amplitude and peak-to-peak intervals meet certain criteria. Functional maps indicating average complex interval, shortest complex interval, and confidence levels are produced for display.

A method of calibrating an articulating probe head comprising the steps of measuring an artefact of known dimensions with the workpiece sensing probe mounted on the articulating probe head, in which the articulating probe head is unlocked. An error functional map is generated corresponding to the difference between the measured and known dimensions of the artefact. Subsequent workpieces are measured with the articulating probe head unlocked and the corresponding correction applied. The true dimensions of the artefact may be determined by measuring it with a probe mounted on an articulating probe head in which the axes of the articulating probe head are locked. A mechanical lock is provided to lock the axes of the articulating probe head.

A method for evaluating process implementation is disclosed. The method includes establishing at least one functional map that relates a first criteria indicative of operational failures associated with operating the process and a second criteria indicative of operational times associated with operating the process. The method also includes establishing a first value indicative of a quantity of operational failures predicted to occur during start-up of the operation of the process. The method also includes establishing a second value indicative of a quantity of operational failures allowed to occur during continued operation of the process. The method further includes predicting a first timing indicative a time the process will be operated to achieve the second value as a function of the first and second criteria.

A method of calibrating an articulating probe head comprising the steps of measuring an artefact of known dimensions with the workpiece sensing probe mounted on the articulating probe head, in which the articulating probe head is unlocked. An error functional map is generated corresponding to the difference between the measured and known dimensions of the artefact. Subsequent workpieces are measured with the articulating probe head unlocked and the corresponding correction applied. The true dimensions of the artefact may be determined by measuring it with a probe mounted on an articulating probe head in which the axes of the articulating probe head are locked. A mechanical lock is provided to lock the axes of the articulating probe head.

According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide method, system, arrangement, computer-accessible medium and device to stimulate individual neurons in brain slices in any arbitrary spatio-temporal pattern, using two-photon uncaging of photo-sensitive compounds such as MNI-glutamate and / or RuBi-Glutamate with beam multiplexing. Such exemplary method and device can have single-cell and three-dimensional precision. For example, by sequentially stimulating up to a thousand potential presynaptic neurons, it is possible to generate detailed functional maps of inputs to a cell. In addition, it is possible to combine this exemplary approach with two-photon calcium imaging in an all-optical method to image and manipulate circuit activity. Further exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include a light-weight, compact portable device providing for uses in a wide variety of applications.

A method for evaluating process implementation is disclosed. The method includes establishing at least one functional map that relates a first criteria indicative of operational failures associated with operating the process and a second criteria indicative of operational times associated with operating the process. The method also includes establishing a first value indicative of a quantity of operational failures predicted to occur during start-up of the operation of the process. The method also includes establishing a second value indicative of a quantity of operational failures allowed to occur during continued operation of the process. The method further includes predicting a first timing indicative a time the process will be operated to achieve the second value as a function of the first and second criteria.

A method, an apparatus and a computer program for real-time generation of functional road maps. The method comprises obtaining a real-time input from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, that captures a front view of a road ahead of the vehicle and processing thereof by a neural network to generate a functional map of the road ahead of the vehicle. Each pixel in the functional map is associated with a predetermined relative position to the vehicle. A content of each pixel is assigned a set of values, each of which represents a functional feature relating to a location at a corresponding predetermined relative position to the pixel. The processing is performed without relying on a pre-determined precise mapping. The method further comprises providing the functional map to an autonomous navigation system of the vehicle, to autonomously drive the vehicle in accordance with functional features represented by the functional map.

Values of a physiologic parameter at respective measured points in a heart are obtained. A 3-dimensional model of the heart is constructed, which includes first spatial elements that include the measured points and second spatial elements that do not include the measured points. The values of the parameter in the second spatial elements are interpolated and regional densities of the measured points in the model determined. The values of the parameter at the first spatial elements and the second spatial elements are displayed on a functional map of the heart, and a graphical characteristic of the map is modified responsively to the regional densities.

The invention is a method for constructing a whole-brain individualized brain function atlas with reference to an independent component network. The method utilizes the resting-state fMRI data of individual subjects, firstly introduces an independent component analysis method to construct a group-level brain function sub-network, and then Using spatiotemporal regression to inversely reconstruct the brain functional sub-network of each subject and the characteristic time series corresponding to the functional sub-network, and use the characteristic time series corresponding to the functional sub-network as a reference signal; introduce inverse distance weighting coefficients, sub-network inverse variation Coefficient weighting, correlation factor, and iterative process are used to obtain a whole-brain individualized functional map with the independent component network as the reference. This method has the advantages of being purely data-driven, completely corresponding to brain regions, covering the whole brain, and more flexible in functional brain region segmentation. tool.

Software and apparatus are provided to automatically detect and map areas of complex fractionated electrograms within cardiac chambers. Electrogram signal are analyzed to count the number of complexes whose amplitude and peak-to-peak intervals meet certain criteria. Functional maps indicating average complex interval, shortest complex interval, and confidence levels are produced for display.

The present invention discloses a method of overlaying Navigated Brain Stimulation (NBS) functional data on a live image of a brain. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a live image of a brain, obtaining a functional map of the brain comprising an anatomical model of the brain and NBS functional data associated with the brain, identifying at least one anatomical landmark of the brain from the live image of the brain, identifying at least one of said identified anatomical landmarks on the anatomical model of the brain, modifying the functional map so that the identified at least one anatomical landmark of the model corresponds in size and orientation to the corresponding at least one anatomical landmark in the live image of the brain, and digitally overlaying at least said NBS functional data on said live image of the brain according to the corresponding, aligned anatomical landmarks.