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Improvement of Template Matching for Distance Measurement System Based on Image Sensors
Akio Kita,Yoshinobu Hagiwara,Yongwoon Choi,Kazuhiro Watanabe 제어로봇시스템학회 2012 제어로봇시스템학회 국제학술대회 논문집 Vol.2012 No.10
This paper describes an improved template matching for a distance measurement system based on image sensors using a target. Authors have developed the distance measurement system that consists of two movable image sensors for automatic berthing of ships. The measurement system measures a distance by detecting and tracking the target. We aim at applying the distance measurement system for automatic relative positioning system between a ship and a FPSO. In this application, the shape of the target captured in images is deformed by their relative positions and attitudes and then measurements error is increased due to the target deformation. For solving the deformation, we propose an improved template matching robust to target deformation. Improved template matching is able to detect the deformed target with template database which is created by image conversion with perspective projection of a reference template. By using improved template matching, the distance measurement error is decreased. From the experimental results performed in miniature and indoor environments, we confirmed that the measurement error of the relative distance is decreased by using the database.
Iku Abe,Takahiro Kinoshita,Akio Kaito,Hideki Sunagawa,Masahiro Watanabe,Shizuki Sugita,Akiko Tonouchi,Reo Sato 대한위암학회 2017 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.17 No.2
The role of nodal station No. 14v (along the superior mesenteric vein) in lymphadenectomy for distal gastric cancer remains elusive. A 73-year-old woman underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric cancer, and was referred to our division for additional surgery because of pathologically non-curative resection. A laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D1+ dissection was performed, with a final diagnosis of pT1bN1M0, Stage IB (2 nodal metastases to No. 6). Four months post-surgery, abdominal computed tomography revealed a 14-mm solitary nodule along the superior mesenteric vein. The lesion was excised and pathologically identified as a lymph node metastasis. Adjuvant chemotherapy with tegafur- gimeracil-oteracil potassium (S-1) was administered for the metastasis. Presently the patient survives without recurrence, 5.5 years after the second operation. Our findings suggest that there is lymphatic flow from the No. 6 to the No. 14v nodal station. Some patients with a No. 6 metastasis may benefit from a No. 14v lymphadenectomy, even in early-staged disease.
Iseki, Mineo,Matsunaga, Shigeru,Murakami, Akio,Ohno, Kaoru,Shiga, Kiyoshi,Yoshida, Kazuichi,Sugai, Michizo,Takahashi, Tetsuo,Hori, Terumitsu,Watanabe, Masakatsu Korean Society of Photoscience 2002 Journal of Photosciences Vol.9 No.2
Euglena gracilis abruptly changes its swimming direction after a sudden increase or decrease in incident light intensity, that is, step-up or step-down photophobic responses, resulting in photoavoidance or photoaccumulation, respectively. To identify the photoreceptor molecules for these UV-A/blue-light type photobehaviors, we purified a flavoprotein from isolated putative photosencory organelles (PFBs) of Euglena. The purified flavoprotein, which noncovalently bound flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), seemed to be a heterotetramer of alpha- and beta-subunits. Predicted amino acid sequences of each of the subunits were similar to each other and contained two FAD-binding domains each followed by an adenylyl cyclase catalytic domain. The purified flavoprotein actually showed adenylyl cyclase activity, being drastically elevated by blue-light irradiation. Suppression of gene expression of the flavoprotein (Photoactivated Adenylyl Cyclase, PAC) by RNA interference (RNAi) caused loss of the step-up photophobic response, demonstrating that PAC actually mediates photoavoidance of Euglena.
Abe, Iku,Kinoshita, Takahiro,Kaito, Akio,Sunagawa, Hideki,Watanabe, Masahiro,Sugita, Shizuki,Tonouchi, Akiko,Sato, Reo The Korean Gastric Cancer Association 2017 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.17 No.2
The role of nodal station No. 14v (along the superior mesenteric vein) in lymphadenectomy for distal gastric cancer remains elusive. A 73-year-old woman underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric cancer, and was referred to our division for additional surgery because of pathologically non-curative resection. A laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D1+ dissection was performed, with a final diagnosis of pT1bN1M0, Stage IB (2 nodal metastases to No. 6). Four months post-surgery, abdominal computed tomography revealed a 14-mm solitary nodule along the superior mesenteric vein. The lesion was excised and pathologically identified as a lymph node metastasis. Adjuvant chemotherapy with tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil potassium (S-1) was administered for the metastasis. Presently the patient survives without recurrence, 5.5 years after the second operation. Our findings suggest that there is lymphatic flow from the No. 6 to the No. 14v nodal station. Some patients with a No. 6 metastasis may benefit from a No. 14v lymphadenectomy, even in early-staged disease.
Nakao, Makoto,Hosono, Satoyo,Ito, Hidemi,Oze, Isao,Watanabe, Miki,Mizuno, Nobumasa,Yatabe, Yasushi,Yamao, Kenji,Niimi, Akio,Tajima, Kazuo,Tanaka, Hideo,Matsuo, Keitaro Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.7
Background: Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor of pancreatic cancer (PC). Although an association between nicotine dependence phenotype, namely time to first cigarette (TTFC) after waking, and the risk of several smoking-related cancers has been reported, an association between TTFC and PC risk has not been reported. We assessed the impact of smoking behavior, particularly TTFC, on PC risk in a Japanese population. Materials and Methods: We conducted a case-control study using 341 PC and 1,705 non-cancer patients who visited Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya, Japan. Exposure to risk factors, including smoking behavior, was assessed from the results of a self-administered questionnaire. The impact of smoking on PC risk was assessed with multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for potential confounders to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Cigarettes per day (CPD) and/or smoking duration were significantly associated with PC risk, consistent with previous studies. For TTFC and PC risk, we found only a suggestive association: compared with a TTFC of more than 60 minutes, ORs were 1.15 (95%CI, 0.65-2.04) for a TTFC of 30-60 minutes and 1.35 (95%CI, 0.85-2.15) for that of 0-30 minutes (p trend=0.139). After adjustment for CPD or smoking duration, no association was observed between TTFC and PC. Conclusions: In this study, we found no statistically significant association between TTFC and PC risk. Further studies concerning TTFC and PC risk are warranted.