1. An apparatus employing a magnetic measurement to diagnose viable myocardium, comprising:
a magnetic field distribution measurement device (1) performing a non-contact magnetic measurement on a subject’s chest at a plurality of coordinates to obtain a plurality of time-series magnetic data corresponding to said plurality of coordinates, and also using said plurality of time-series magnetic data to generate time-series, magnetic field distribution data on said chest;
a first arithmetic device (2) using said generated time-series, magnetic field distribution data to generate time-series, intramyocardial current density distribution data of said subject;
a second arithmetic device (3) processing separately provided, tomographic, thoracic data of said subject to generate data representative of an anatomical image; and
a display device (4) displaying an image of said intramyocardial, current density distribution represented by said data generated by said first arithmetic device, as superimposed on said anatomical image represented by said data generated by said second arithmetic device, thereby capable of three-dimensionally identifying a lesioned part of myocardium presenting an abnormal current density distribution or a physiologically viable part of myocardium.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first arithmetic device operates based on an anatomical or functional factor to divide right and left ventricles into any plurality of regions and generates time-series data of an intramyocardial current density distribution for each said region to allow a lesioned part of myocardium in the right and left ventricles to be three-dimensionally identified.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a database (5) containing information used to determine a relationship between an intramyocardial current density represented by data generated by said first arithmetic device and a myocardial lesion current.
4. An apparatus employing a magnetic measurement to diagnose viable myocardium, comprising:
a magnetic field distribution measurement device (1) performing a non-contact magnetic measurement on a subject’s chest at a plurality of coordinates to obtain a plurality of time-series magnetic data corresponding to said plurality of coordinates, and also using said plurality of time-series magnetic data to generate time-series magnetic field distribution data on said chest;
an arithmetic device (6) using said generated time-series, magnetic field distribution data to generate time-series, intramyocardial current density distribution data of said subject; and
a display device (7) using the data generated by said arithmetic device to superimpose together an image representing a stimulation propagation path of said subject extending from a sinoatrial node to a bundle of His-Purkinje fiber network and an image representing an intramyocardial current density distribution and display said images, thereby capable of three-dimensionally identifying a lesioned part of myocardium presenting an abnormal current density distribution or a physiologically viable part of myocardium.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said arithmetic device operates based on an anatomical or functional factor to divide right and left ventricles into any plurality of regions and generate time-series data of an intramyocardial current density distribution for each said region to allow a lesioned part of myocardium in the right and left ventricles to be three-dimensionally identified.
6. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a database (5) containing information used to determine a relationship between an intramyocardial current density represented by data generated by said arithmetic device and a myocardial lesion current.
7. A method employing a magnetic measurement to analyze viable myocardium, comprising the steps of:
performing a non-contact magnetic measurement on a subject’s chest at a plurality of coordinates to obtain a plurality of time-series magnetic data corresponding to said plurality of coordinates and used to generate time-series, magnetic field distribution data of said chest and generating first data corresponding to time-series, intramyocardial current density distribution data of said subject from the generated time-series magnetic field distribution data;
processing separately fed, tomographic, thoracic image data of said subject to generate second data representative of an anatomical image; and
displaying an image of said intramyocardial current density distribution represented by said first data, as superimposed on said anatomical image represented by said second data, to allow three-dimensional identification of a lesioned part of myocardium presenting an abnormal current density distribution or a physiologically viable part of myocardium.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of generating the first data divides right and left ventricles into any plurality of regions based on an anatomical or functional factor and generates time-series data of an intramyocardial current density distribution for each said region to allow a lesioned part of myocardium in the right and left ventricles to be three-dimensionally identified.
9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of determining from information indicating a relationship between an intramyocardial current density represented by said first data and a myocardial lesion current whether said three-dimensionally identified part is a lesioned or viable part of myocardium.
10. A method employing a magnetic measurement to analyze viable myocardium, comprising the steps of:
performing a non-contact magnetic measurement on a subject’s chest at a plurality of coordinates to obtain a plurality of time-series magnetic data corresponding to said plurality of coordinates and used to generate time-series magnetic field distribution data of said chest and generating time-series, intramyocardial current density distribution data of said subject from the generated time-series magnetic field distribution data; and
using said generated data to superimpose together an image representing a stimulation propagation path of said subject extending from a sinoatrial node to a bundle of His-Purkinje fiber network and an image representing an intramyocardial current density distribution and displaying said images to allow three-dimensional identification of a lesioned part of myocardium presenting an abnormal current density distribution or a physiologically viable part of myocardium.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of generating data divides right and left ventricles into any plurality of regions based on an anatomical or functional factor and generates time-series data of an intramyocardial current density distribution for each said region to allow a lesioned part of myocardium in the right and left ventricles to be three-dimensionally identified.
12. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of determining from information indicating a relationship between an intramyocardial current density represented by said data and a myocardial lesion current whether said three-dimensionally identified part is a lesioned or viable part of myocardium.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A water and debris shedding shield combined with and to protect an electrical equipment rack within a room having a ceiling and wall from water damage, said shield comprising:
a) a frame having parallel, spaced elongated side rails attached at their ends to parallel end sections with arc-shaped upper surfaces;
b) a waterproof semi-rigid or rigid shell attached to said frame and extending over said rack and outwardly beyond said rack, such that said waterproof shell follows the arc of said sections, whereby said shell prevents water and debris from falling onto said electrical equipment rack;
c) threaded rods extending from said frame for attachment to a wall or ceiling to support said shield over said electrical equipment rack; and
d) at least one side curtain extending from said frame, said curtain having a raised stored position and a deployed position extending vertically downward from said frame.
2. The shield of claim 1, further including at least one electrical drive system to raise and lower said curtain.
3. The shield of claim 2, including a water sensor in communication with an electrical switch to activate said drive system to automatically deploy each of said curtains to their deployed position when said water sensor detects water.
4. The shield of claim 1, wherein said curtains are comprised of rollable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets.
5. The shield of claim 1, wherein said waterproof shell is a polycarbonate sheet.
6. The shield of claim 1, wherein said end sections have an arc of from about 120\xb0 C. to about 180\xb0.
7. The shield of claim 1, wherein said end sections have an arc of from about 60\xb0 to 90\xb0.
8. The shield of claim 1, further including gaskets that are compressible between fastenable server shield sections to prevent water from leaking between fastened server shields.
9. In combination, an electrical equipment rack and a protective shield to protect the electrical equipment rack from water damage within a room having a ceiling and wall comprising:
a) an electrical equipment rack;
b) a frame having parallel, spaced elongated side rails attached at their ends to parallel end sections with arc-shaped upper surfaces;
c) a waterproof semi-rigid or rigid shell attached to said frame and extending over said rack and outwardly beyond said rack, such that said waterproof shell follows the arc of said sections, whereby said shell prevents water and debris from falling onto said electrical equipment rack;
d) threaded rods extending from said frame for attachment to a wall or ceiling to support said shield over said electrical equipment rack; and
e) at least one side curtain extending from said frame, said curtain having a raised stored position and a deployed position extending vertically downward from said frame.
10. The rack and shield of claim 9, wherein said shield further includes at least one electrical drive system to raise and lower said curtain.
11. The rack and shield of claim 10, wherein said shield further includes a water sensor in communication with an electrical switch to activate said drive system to automatically deploy each of said curtains to their deployed position when said water sensor detects water.
12. The rack and shield of claim 9, wherein said end sections have an arc of from about 120 to about 180\xb0.
13. The rack and shield of claim 9, wherein said end sections have an arc of from about 60\xb0 to 90\xb0.
14. The rack and shield of claim 9, further including gaskets that are compressible between fastenable server shield sections to prevent water from leaking between fastened server shields.
15. A combination computer server rack and water and debris shedding shield to protect said rack within a room having a ceiling and wall from water and debris damage, said combination rack and shield comprising:
a) an equipment storage rack;
b) a shield having a frame with elongated side rails attached to end sections with arc-shaped upper surfaces, and an arc-shaped waterproof semi-rigid or rigid shell extending over said equipment rack and outwardly beyond said rack, and attached to said shield frame;
c) vertical threaded rods extending from said shield frame to mount said shield frame and shell over said equipment rack; and
d) at least one deployable curtain attached to said shield frame, said curtain having a raised stored position and a deployed position extending vertically downward from said frame, said shell preventing water and debris from failing onto said electrical equipment rack when said curtain is in either position.
16. The rack of claim 15, further including at least one electrical drive system to raise and lower said curtain.
17. The rack of claim 16, further including a water sensor in communication with said electrical drive system to activate said drive system to move said curtain to its deployed position when said water sensor detects water.
18. The rack of claim 15, wherein said vertical threaded rods extend upwardly from said shield frame elongated side rails.