[Application of fingerprint identification technology in EMR system].

Based on the deep analysis of existing fingerprint identification algorithms, this article proposes an integrative solution to adopt the fingerprint identification technology into EMRS Electronic Medical Records System. It may improve the security of EMRS and raise the working efficiency of physicians effectively.

[A method to enhance user experience of EMR based on mining association rules of incremental updating data].

The user experience (EX) of current Electronic Medical Record systems (EMR) is needed to improve. This paper proposed a new method to enhance EX of EMR. Firstly, system template and text characterization are used to make the EMR data structured. Then, the structured date are mined based on mining the association rules of incremental updating data to find the association of the elements of template of EMR and the values of elements. Finally, with the help of mined results, the users of EMR are able to input data effectively and quickly.

[Algorithm of brain pathology detection based on statistical atlas of attribute vectors].

To detect lesions of brain CT automatically, a statistical atlas of attribute vectors (SAAV) was designed and created to describe the multiple features of medical images. By comparing the features of study image with those of SAAV, we successfully detected various kinds of brain lesion. It was demonstrated that the algorithm is effective in detecting various kinds of lesions found on brain CT images. Further studies are needed to make the algorithm more acceptable.

[Design of a digital spectrometer for the MRI system].

A spectrometer is one of the most important parts in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system. This paper describes the design of a digital MRI spectrometer. It is constructed on a PXI platform with several data acquisition boards and a high-resolution timing board. All functions of a MRI spectrometer are realized by the specially- designed software. The software architecture and its implementing details are discussed and experimental results are introduced.

[Controlling of the high-voltage generator in a direct radiography system].

A proposal is presented to improve the original complicated control of the exposure parameters in the direct radiography system (DR). The interface circuitry of the high-voltage generator is redesigned using RS-232 serial COM port. The data and signals are transmitted between the personal computer and the high-voltage generator in the serial mode. A program package is designed to realize the control of the exposure parameters of the high-voltage generator in DR on the PC machine. Experiment results have shown that the proposed console operates steadily and it is capable of providing a more convenient operation console for the direct radiography system.

[An automatic color correction algorithm for digital human body sections].

OBJECTIVE: To find a new approach to improve the uniformity of color parameters for images data of the serial sections of the human body. METHOD: An auto-color correction algorithm in the RGB color space based on a standard CMYK color chart was proposed. The gray part of the color chart was auto-segmented from every original image, and fifteen gray values were attained. The transformation function between the measured gray value and the standard gray value of the color chart and the lookup table were obtained. In RGB color space, the colors of images were corrected according to the lookup table. RESULT: The color of original Chinese Digital Human Girl No. 1 (CDH-G1) database was corrected by using the algorithm with Matlab 6.5, and it took 13.475 s to deal with one picture on a personal computer. CONCLUSION: Using the algorithm, the color of the original database is corrected automatically and quickly. The uniformity of color parameters for corrected dataset is improved.

Volume rendering based on sorted volumetric data.

OBJECTIVE: To describe a spatial data structure called sorted volumetric data structure which speeds up the volume rendering and will not affect image quality. METHOD: Before volume rendering we transfer each slice of volume into an array indexed by the value of voxels, element in which stores the position of each voxel. According to the opacity transfer function, we can affirm the value ranges of voxels that are non-transparent. Therefore we translate, resample and composite only the voxels in the value ranges. By marching through the sorted arrays, we locate the non-transparent voxels rapidly and skip all voxels that are transparent. The sorted data structures need not recompute whenever the opacity transfer function changes and are not restricted on the opacity transfer function. RESULT: The method presented in this paper has been implemented in a standard personal computer. The rendering time for CT head volume data is less than 1 s that is satisfied with the diagnostic purpose. CONCLUSION: The concept of proposed algorithm is simple, easy to realize and it is not recomputed whenever the opacity transfer function changes. By using the sorted volumetric data structure, we speed up the volume rendering without affecting image quality.

[Decomposition of EMG signals based on combination of information diffusion theory and fuzzy neural network].

OBJECTIVE: To solve the problem of large samples and contradictory samples in EMG during high level muscle contraction. METHOD: By means of recording EMG during muscle contraction with linearly increasing force instead of constant force, basic MUAP templates were obtained with the combination of information diffusion theory and fuzzy neural network. Samples were compressed and contradictory samples were eliminated. RESULT: The method was tested by simulated and real EMG data and the results were satisfactory. CONCLUSION: This method is meaningful for decomposing NEMG at high level muscle contraction.

[Fast 3D surface rendering for CT or MR image on a personal computer].

Objective. To design a 3D surface reconstruction algorithm capable of reconstructing 3D shapes of the organs, bones and tissues rapidly from CT or MR image on a personal computer. Method. By transforming and decomposing the projection of the discrete 3D data field into shear transformation and warp transformation, a Shear-Warp algorithm realizing the 3D reconstruction was established. The algorithm reduce the amount of computation obviously. The 3D surface was reconstructed by using the principle of the parallel projection, basing on the Shear-Warp algorithm. Shear transformation was performed on the volume data at first. Then the warped 3D surface was obtained by making a threshold in the sheared space. The brightness of the 3D surface was calculated using Phong brightness model, and the final image was generated through the Warp transformation. Result. A direct 3D surface reconstruction algorithm was established basing on a principle of projection from the Shear-Warp algorithm, which was able to display 3D surface on a personal computer rapidly. Conclusion. Compared with other surface reconstruction algorithms, the proposed algorithm has the advantages of no preprocessing, no intermediate data are generated in the reconstruction. With this new algorithm, it is possible to realize fast 3D surface rendering for medical images on a personal computer without the support of any hardware accelerator.

[Design of print out function for a multi-parameter patient monitor].

This paper describes the design of the printing output function for a multi-parameter patient monitor by using the graphic plot function of a Laser Printer. The ECG data are preprocessed with a notch filter and interpolation algorithm. A logical page is constructed in the extended memory for virtual page printing. This monitor is able to output a satisfied printing with ECG waveforms of high quality.