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| 8121420 | Systems and methods of inter-frame compression A system and method for rendering images, and performing operations such as windowing and leveling, when the parameters of a client appliance are known and rendering images when the parameters of a client appliance are unknown. The invention also considers the rende... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121419 | Systems and methods of inter-frame compression A system and method for rendering images, and performing operations such as windowing and leveling, when the parameters of a client appliance are known and rendering images when the parameters of a client appliance are unknown. The invention also considers the rende... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107708 | Method for correcting truncation artifacts The invention relates to a method for correcting truncation artifacts in a reconstruction method for computed tomography recordings. The projection images are recorded by an x-ray image detector being extended by determining the attenuation of the radiation outside ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083389 | Medical examination apparatus A medical examination apparatus is provided. The examination apparatus includes an examination area in which an examinee is examined using an imaging device. The examination apparatus includes at least one planar lighting device emitting homogeneous light via its li... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079100 | Apparatus for supporting a patient for radiation therapy An apparatus for supporting a patient during radiation therapy includes a treatment table that is pivotable about a horizontal axis, and a laser measurement system which is designed to indicate a non-horizontal orientation of the treatment table to be adopted during... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8065331 | Personalized website and database for a medical organization A system and method for managing the access of individuals to an information infrastructure is described. The metaphor for the user interface may be “myIntranet”, suggesting that the functions are similar to that of a browser of a client connected to the world-w... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051414 | Method and system for remote software updating of a medical device A system is provided comprising first, second, and third servers, a medical device, and a database storing a plurality of software updates for various medical devices. The second server stores software update history for medical devices located in a plurality of cou... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046239 | Time management system for medical applications, particularly in a hospital setting For rationalizing medical treatments in the hospital setting, particularly for improving the utilization rate of examination and therapy equipment and to avoid long waiting times, a time management system (1) is disclosed having at least one treatment station... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7917542 | System and method for minimizing transmitted data between diverse institutions A system and method transmitting data in heterogeneous networks is described. A plurality of fillable forms is available to a user, each form having a name and metadata corresponding to the data fields that are displayable or retrievable by the form. The same form n... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7889227 | Intuitive user interface for endoscopic view visualization An intuitive user interface is provided for endoscopic view visualization. The user interface may permit individual or simultaneous navigation through images displayed in an endoscopic view window, a three dimensional overview window, and a multi-planar reformatted ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885828 | Knowledge-based ordering systeming for radiological procedures A system and method may generate a radiological request by which to conduct a radiological procedure that employs a series of procedural steps to acquire internal images of a patient. Each step may have a corresponding protocol item which affects image quality and t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885379 | Positioning device for a mammography unit The present embodiments relate to a mammography unit may be improved, by provision of a positioning device for a mammography unit, comprising a device support section for accommodating the radiation source and an object support device for accommodating the object ho... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868301 | Deflecting a beam of electrically charged particles onto a curved particle path A device for deflecting a beam of electrically charged particles onto a curved particle path is provided. The device includes at least one beam guidance magnet having a coil system which has at least one coil that is curved along the particle path for the purpose of... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7831023 | X-ray diaphragm A diaphragm system for an x-ray apparatus for scanning an object is provided. The diaphragm system includes a diaphragm support arranged within a radiation path of an x-ray beam. The diaphragm support includes at least two different individual diaphragms. The at lea... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827560 | System and method for time controlled program execution A system and method is disclosed for automated task/program management which is not dependent upon a calendar based schedule and flexibly accounts for various operating conditions. In one embodiment, the disclosed system and method permits specification of one or mo... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7794202 | Turbine blade A turbine blade is provided, comprising a stator-side end located toward a stationary stator cylinder of the turbine, a rotor-side end located toward an axial rotor of the turbine, a leading edge located between the stator-side end and the rotor-side end, a trailing... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7778390 | X-ray facility with error protection circuit The invention relates to a residual-current circuit breaker for an X-ray device. In one embodiment, the residual-current circuit breaker comprises at least one input, via which a detector identification signal of a detector identification element can be received, sa... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770164 | Software upgrades with centralized preparation Interactive software applications are upgraded at a remote service center. The software applications are used at customer locations. Each software application may rely upon customer specific data and customer protocols. Periodically, a revised version of a software ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767988 | Particle therapy system A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes an imaging unit and a rotatable gantry with an irradiation unit. The irradiation unit projects into an irradiation room delimited by a wall. The imaging unit is arranged on a C-arm. The C-ar... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7755058 | Patient treatment using a hybrid imaging system A system and method for treating a patient using a hybrid imaging system is provided. For example, first imaging data is acquired from a patient using a first imaging device. The patient is transferred on a support to a second imaging device. The support extends bet... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750315 | Apparatus for generating 3D fluorescence or luminescence A fluorescence or luminescence scanner and a method for generating 3D fluorescence or luminescence scans are disclosed. The scanner records a fluorescence and/or luminescence image and an optical image of the body to be examined. A pattern, such as a pattern of stri... | 07/06/2010 |
| D612501 | Robotic positioning device for a medical imaging unit | 03/23/2010 |
| 7638779 | Medical radiotherapy assembly The invention relates to a radiotherapy assembly comprising a particle emitter (2) with an exit window (4) for a fixed particle stream (6) and a patient support device (16) comprising a patient couch (18A, 18B), which can be... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7633071 | Image sensor for a fluorescence scanner An image sensor for a fluorescence scanner for recording both optical and fluorescence images is described. The image sensor includes an image detector and a filter layer. The filter layer comprises at least two different surface portions which have at least two dif... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624430 | Method for accessing a data processing system A method that accesses a data processing system formed from data processing units that are networked, and enables a system technician to access protected data according to the two-person principle is provided. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7591588 | Support arm for a ceiling holder for an x-ray source A support system for an x-ray source comprises a support arm and a ceiling holder. The ceiling holder includes a substantially vertically adjustable mounting device. The support arm is secured to the mounting device. The x-ray source is secured, rotatably about a su... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7571352 | Aspect based recovery system and method An aspect based recovery system and method is provided. The state of a device may be defined by one or more aspects of the device. Aspects may include graphical user interface, database, security, user configuration, site configuration, and current user. Using this ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565371 | System and method for converting complex multi-file database structures to HTML The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method to convert multi-file database structures to Hypertext Markup Language (“HTML”). In particular, the disclosed embodiments convert multiple workbook files, generated by the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet progra... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7508905 | Heating device in mammography systems A mammography unit is provided. The mammography unit includes a stand; an X-ray unit; a compression unit that includes a compression plate; an object table; and a suspension of the X-ray and compression units or the object table. The suspension is height-adjustable ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507123 | Contacting appliance and contacting arrangement for mobile electrical devices The contacting appliance for temporarily establishing an electrically conductive contact is described, in particular a charging device for electrical devices. The appliance includes an accommodating entity which can be moved between at least two end locations, so th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7498963 | Method for generating a modulator input signal and premodulator A method for generating at least one modulator input signal from at least one regulator signal is provided. The method comprising: generating at least one dither signal based on the periodic output of elements of a discrete dither sequence of the basic form DF=0, 1,... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7495233 | Fluorescence scanner for molecular signatures An apparatus detects fluorescence. The apparatus, also known as a fluorescence scanner, includes an image detector, which is embodied for detecting image data in the wavelength range of fluorescent light, and an excitation light source, which is embodied for generat... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7441952 | Method and system for X-ray diagnosis of an examination object A system and method for X-ray diagnosis of an examination object is provided. The system includes a component that is movable relative to a stretcher for the examination object and at least one predeterminable set stop position for the component. A position ascertai... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432068 | Biosensor and method for detecting macromolecular biopolymers using a biosensor The invention relates to a first electrode that is provided with a holding area for holding probe molecules which can bind macro-molecular biopolymers. The first electrode and/or a second electrode is/are divided into a plurality of electrode segments that are elect... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7398671 | Micromechanical sensor element A micromechanical sensor element for recording the bonding of molecules to the micromechanical sensor element. The sensor element having a substrate and at least one electrical terminal. There is also an oscillatable element that is coupled to the electrical termina... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397248 | Amplifier having a regulation system controlled by the output stage An electrical amplifier comprising an output stage that can be supplied by an electrical energy source, is connected to a control device on the input side, the control signal of the control device controlling an output signal of the output stage dependent on a param... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7343189 | Method and device for placing a patient repeatedly into the same relative position The invention relates to a method for repositioning a patient in a diagnostic/therapeutic system, as well as to such a system, wherein a repeated, accurate repositioning is achieved by producing difference images from a reference image and a current image, each in t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7223330 | Biosensor, biosensor array and method for detecting macromolecular biopolymers with a biosensor The inventive biosensor has three electrodes, the first electrode having a retaining area for retaining probe molecules which bind with the macromolecular biopolymers. The second electrode and the third electrode are configured in such a way that the redox process i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221737 | Scattered radiation grid or collimator A scattered radiation grid for absorbing secondary radiation scattered by an object comprises a support, and a plurality of spaced-apart absorbing elements affixed to the support. The plurality of absorbing elements comprises relatively small tubes or pins affixed t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216383 | Support device for a patient A patient support device which can be connected to patient placement devices of medical examination or treatment equipment, for example an MRI device, an X-ray machine, or of ambulances. The patient support device supports a patient during medical examination and tr... | 05/15/2007 |
