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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177307 | Braking control method and system for a positioner in a medical imaging apparatus In some embodiments, a braking system for a positioner in a medical imaging apparatus comprises a brake coil coupled to a power supply, a first control circuit coupled to a top side of the brake coil, a second control circuit coupled to a bottom side of the brake co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156945 | Skin care device Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an abrasive exterior is attached to a body about obtuse to a right-angle of a trapezoid geometry of the body. In some implementations, the body includes a pocket along a longitudinal a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8139710 | Systems, methods and apparatus to image objects Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a time series is generated from a plurality of X-ray projections of an object that were acquired under limited angular conditions with a flat-panel X-ray detector, and thereafter the plura... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128074 | Automatic tensioning mount for belts Systems, methods and apparatus are described in which in some embodiments, an automatic tensioner employs a puller assembly with a first indicia coupled to a fix base by a movement mechanism, a belt side assembly with a second indicia attached to one end of a belt, ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8005281 | Systems, methods and apparatus to distribute images for quality control Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an image acquisition station transmits images that have been identified as having inadequate diagnostic quality to a computer system of an image quality consultant. The image quality consu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997798 | Multi-purpose docking apparatus of digital X-ray detector Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a docking detector receptacle includes apparatus to cool a portable digital X-ray detector. In addition, systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementatio... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997510 | Systems, methods and apparatus for propulsion In some embodiments a propulsion system includes a thrust chamber having an inside wall, an expansion nozzle mounted to the thrust chamber and having an interior and having an exterior, a main propellant injector mounted to the thrust chamber to inject a fluid in th... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986821 | Processes and apparatus for imaging protocols and analysis Systems, processes and apparatus are described through which signals are modified within a system. A process for image conditioning in a nondestructive imaging system includes acts of: (i) selecting a protocol from a group of protocols, each protocol of the group be... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7974381 | Systems, methods and apparatus for a mobile imaging system equipped with fuel cells Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a mobile imaging system includes one or more fuel cells. Some embodiments include further electric power sources, such as battery and/or an external AC power source. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7945308 | Systems, methods and apparatus for an endo-rectal receive-only probe Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a compact pod insertable into the rectum for Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) examination of the prostate and containing two receive coils, each connected to transmit block... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945024 | Method for reducing X-ray tube power de-rating during dynamic focal spot deflection Methods are provided through which X-ray tube power de-rating can be reduced during dynamic focal spot deflection. In one embodiment, a method comprising generating an electron beam, focusing the electron beam to a first position on an anode, defocusing the electron... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934853 | Mobile imaging system with adjustable light source Systems, methods and apparatus for illuminating a mobile imaging system by use of a light source operable to emit light for status indication, pathway illumination, and/or creation of favorable lighting environment. A triggering signal originating from a photosensor... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7885386 | Systems and apparatus for a compact low power X-ray generator Systems and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a compact X-ray generator having a cylindrical shape has a power supply located directly behind the cathode and/or anode inputs to the X-ray tube in some embodiments. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873236 | Systems, methods and apparatus for consistency-constrained filtered backprojection for out-of-focus artifacts in digital tomosythesis Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments during backprojection of filtered two-dimensional into three dimensional image each voxel is analyzed for inconsistent contributions based on at least two criteria and each of the inconsis... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7835877 | Processes and apparatus for battery compensation Systems, processes and apparatus are described through which signals are received from a controller, where the signals include a power ON signal. A time measurement element is started responsive to the power ON signal to assess a current duration of operation of the... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828621 | Apparatus and methods for producing multi-electrode cathode for X-ray tube Apparatus and methods are provided through which a multi-electrode cathode assembly can be manufactured comprising bonding a monolithic metal block to the nonconductive base; and thereafter machining the block to form at least one electrode. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807977 | Systems, methods and apparatus for row-correlated noise monitoring in digital X-ray systems Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, row-correlated noise of a digital X-ray detector is monitored during idle operation of the digital X-ray detector and the magnitude of the row-correlated noise is compared to a visible th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802642 | Systems, methods and apparatus of motorised independent main-wheel drive and positioning for a mobile imaging system Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a mobile imaging device includes one or more motors to propel the mobile imaging device. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7787014 | Systems, apparatus and methods for portable imaging In some implementations, a portable imaging system includes a host computer, a docking station connected to the host computer, and a portable imaging device intermittently attached to the docking station and configured to communicate data with the host computer thro... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783009 | Redundant switch mechanism for safety-critical applications in medical systems Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a safety switch arrangement is assembled to prevent false activation of a subsystem in a medical system. In some embodiments, the safety switching arrangement comprises at least a first and a second type of s... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7755059 | Systems, methods and apparatus for reduction of field-effect transistor leakage in a digital X-ray detector Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations field-effect-transistor (FET) leakage from a pixel array panel of a digital X-ray detector is reduced by acquiring an image and an offset image from the pixel array panel of the digita... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7719543 | Methods and apparatus for method to optimize visual consistency of images using human observer feedback Systems and methods are provided for optimizing visual consistency for a dataset of images by using observed and formulated display attributes. The formulated display attributes are derived from an analysis of a first set of images from the image repository. The for... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7686311 | Systems, methods and apparatus of wheels for lateral motion of mobile C-arm X-ray devices Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a lateral motion of an imaging device is provided by at least one friction reduction device that provides motion in a direction that is lateral to main wheels of the imaging device. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683322 | Systems, methods and apparatus for non-volatile storage of healthcare image data Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a non-volatile storage medium is or can be operably coupled to a medical image acquisition device to reduce the risk of loss of medical image data. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676407 | Method and apparatus for account payable matching for an online purchasing system Systems and methods are provided for an online purchasing system. In one embodiment, the online system includes business logic for approving a purchase requisition having a plurality of itemized goods and service and requiring approval by a plurality of authorized a... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7634302 | Method for differentiating tissues in magnetic resonance imaging A method of differentiating tissues in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) comprising applying a Magnetization Transfer (MT) pre-pulse in combination with the Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) pulse sequence to obtain an image of the tissue under evaluation. Analysis ma... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632014 | Large X-ray detector variable centering for angulation enhancement Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for angulation enhancement. An X-ray system comprising X-ray detector and X-ray source disposed at different ends of the X-ray system. An apparatus shifts a beam field produced by the X-ray source towards the edge of the X... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7620143 | Detector array and system In some embodiments, an optical mask for a CT detector is disclosed. In some embodiments, the mask is intercalated between a photodiode array and a scintillator array forming the CT detector. In some embodiments, the optical mask may extend along one or more axes an... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7579838 | Systems, methods and apparatus for a partially elongated field of view in a magnetic resonance imaging system Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a partially elongated field-of-view in a magnetic resonance imaging system is generated either by an asymmetric primary coil or a conventional symmetrical primary coil with a supplementary high odd-order shim... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7539245 | System and method for digital transmission and modulation of conjugate pulse position The invention relates to a communication system comprising a modulator, encoder, decoder, demodulator, and a data input source, which employs an improved modulation technique by effectively utilizing the conjugate signal space in Digital Pulse Position Modulation (D... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7534037 | Methods and apparatus for accelerating mechanical members associated with a moving subsystem on a mobile X-ray medical imaging system Methods and apparatus are provided through which mechanical members associated with a moving subsystem on a mobile X-ray medical imaging system are accelerated and decelerated using triangular acceleration and deceleration pulses having pulse widths that do not prov... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533081 | Systems, methods and apparatus to determine relevance of search results in whole/part search Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which, in one aspect, one or more wholes and parts of wholes are searched in a database, presented to a user, sold and/or distributed. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522755 | Systems, methods and apparatus for filtered back-projection reconstruction in digital tomosynthesis Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a specialized back-projection process reconstructs a finely detailed and crisp three-dimensional image (3-D) from a series of two-dimensional (2-D) images by pre-filtering the 2-D images with a first group of... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522707 | X-ray system, X-ray apparatus, X-ray target, and methods for manufacturing same In some embodiments, an X-ray target includes a target cap formed of a substrate material and a focal track layer of emitting material, and at least one of the substrate material and the emitting material has a density greater than about 95.0% of theoretical density... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519441 | Systems, methods and apparatus for powered assistance of a motorized support device Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which movement of a medical imaging device is detected and the movement is assisted in magnitude by an external force. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519157 | Systems, methods and apparatus for attachment of an X-ray tube to an X-ray tube collimator frame Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a wrap-around capture device of an X-ray collimator frame limits movement of an X-ray tube mounting bracket away from the X-ray collimator. In some embodiments, a C-shaped passive capture... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519156 | Method and apparatus for hot swapping portable detectors in x-ray systems Methods and apparatus are provided for hot swapping a portable detector to an imaging system. A portable detector having a unique identifier and calibration data is detected by an imaging system. The imaging system selects the calibration data for the detected porta... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511501 | Systems and apparatus for monitoring internal temperature of a gradient coil Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a thermal sensor of a magnetic coil of a magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI) is positioned, placed and/or mounted externally to the magnetic coil. The external placement of the thermal... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508970 | Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting a collimation edge in digital image radiography Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which collimation edges in an X-ray image are located from information in the X-ray image. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502444 | X-ray apparatus having portable visual indicator In embodiments, x-ray apparatus for imaging a subject, the x-ray apparatus having a base assembly and an x-ray source supported by the base assembly, the x-ray source being operable for generating x-ray energy, the x-ray apparatus having a control system for control... | 03/10/2009 |
