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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179136 | Radio frequency (RF) coil array with double asymmetric saddle coil pairs A radio frequency (RF) coil array includes a plurality of RF coil sections arranged in a superior-inferior direction. Each RF coil section includes a plurality of asymmetric saddle coil pairs configured in an overlapping arrangement in a left-right direction. The pl... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178848 | Systems and methods for filtering noise in pixelated image detectors Systems and methods for filtering noise in pixelated photon counting image detectors are provided. One method includes obtaining image information including event count information for a pixelated solid-state photon counting radiation detector and obtaining a count-... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175220 | Method and apparatus for shortening footprint of multi-modality imaging system A multi-modality imaging system includes a first imaging system and a second imaging system that is different from the first imaging system. The first and second imaging systems are slidingly mounted on at least one rail. A table has a movable pallet configured to e... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172753 | Systems and methods for visualization of an ultrasound probe relative to an object Systems and methods for visualization of an ultrasound probe relative to an object are provided. The system includes an ultrasound probe configured to acquire ultrasound data. The system further includes a display configured to display an ultrasound image based on t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172461 | Grid assembly positioning circuit and detector assembly including the same An x-ray grid alignment circuit for coupling an x-ray grid to a detector includes a marker configured to be mounted to the x-ray grid, a sensor configured to be mounted to the detector, the sensor generating an alignment signal based on a position of the marker, and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166586 | Removable pallets and patient tables for medical systems A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidab... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160395 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing corresponding landmarks among a plurality of images A method is provided for synchronizing corresponding landmarks among a plurality of images of an elastic object. The method includes identifying a plurality of landmarks in a first image of the object and a second image of the object, determining a correspondence be... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155466 | Methods and apparatus for reducing noise in images A method for enhancing images of an object includes registering a fixed image with cine images of the same object. Next, the fixed image and the cine images are transformed into frequency space representations thereof. A central portion of the frequency space cine i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153997 | Isotope production system and cyclotron A cyclotron that includes a magnet yoke having a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber. The cyclotron also includes a magnet assembly to produce magnetic fields to direct charged particles along a desired path. The magnet assembly is located in the accele... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137273 | Systems and methods for integrating hemodynamic and imaging examinations Hemodynamic data and imaging data are obtained about a patient, and the data is combined to generate a single report integrating same. While a hemodynamic system obtains the hemodynamic data, an imaging system obtains the imaging data. Preferably, the report confirm... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131044 | Method and apparatus for determining the effectiveness of an image transformation process A method for determining the effectiveness of an image transformation process includes acquiring a four-dimensional (4D) image data set, sorting the 4D image data set into separate field-of-view bins using a temporal gating system generating a plurality of deformati... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131042 | Methods and apparatus for hybrid cone beam image reconstruction A method for reconstructing an image using an imaging apparatus that includes a radiation source, a detector array, and a computer. The method includes performing a helical scan of an object at a selected helical pitch using the radiation source and detector array t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129886 | Apparatus and method for increasing sensitivity of ultrasound transducers An acoustical stack for use within an ultrasound transducer that has a center frequency has a poled piezoelectric material layer and at least one impedance matching layer. The poled piezoelectric material layer has top and bottom sides and is formed of poled piezoel... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128563 | Method and apparatus for reducing size of ultrasound transducer cable Ultrasound transducer comprises an array of elements forming rows and columns and wires within a transducer cable configured to connect at least a portion of the elements to an ultrasound system. The array comprises a central row and at least first and second outer ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126537 | Method and apparatus for a multi-modality imaging system An apparatus for examining a patient is provided. The apparatus includes a top plate, at least one top rail slideably coupled to said top plate, said top plate selectively positionable between a first imaging position and a second imaging position along an examinati... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126238 | Method and system for automatically identifying and displaying vessel plaque views A method for processing computed tomography (CT) datasets comprises identifying regions of interest (ROIs) within a CT dataset is provided. The ROIs are ranked based on a comparison to at least one predetermined parameter. The ranking determines a level of importanc... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125484 | Method, apparatus and user interface for determining an arterial input function used for calculating hemodynamic parameters A graphical user interface and method allows a user to interactively select an arterial input function. An anatomical image and time-course data corresponding to a selected region of interest are displayed simultaneously. The time-course data is displayed as an arra... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116542 | Determining hazard of an aneurysm by change determination Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations changes in an aneurysm in a patient over time are identified by determining temporal differences between segmented aneurysms in a plurality of longitudinal exams and visually presentin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116541 | Method and apparatus for multi-coil magnetic resonance imaging A method for determining weights (or coefficients) for synthesizing k-space data for autocalibrated parallel imaging (API) combines training data sets (including k-space data such as autocalibrating signals (ACS)) acquired at multiple successive time points. Combini... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115171 | Gamma camera for performing nuclear mammography imaging A gamma camera for use in a molecular imaging system includes a housing, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) camera disposed within the housing, and at least one retractable wall coupled to the housing and adapted to secure an anatomy of interest in a field-of-view of th... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107730 | Imaging system sag correction method and apparatus An apparatus for use with a single modality imaging system configured to generate uncorrected imaging data of a patient, the single modality imaging system includes two gamma cameras and a patient stretcher disposed between the two gamma cameras, the apparatus for c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107695 | Methods and systems for assessing patient movement in diagnostic imaging Methods and systems for automatically detecting gross patient motion using a diagnostic medical imaging system are provided. The method provides for acquiring a plurality of frames of image data, positioning a first time window and a second time window over overlapp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106570 | Isotope production system and cyclotron having reduced magnetic stray fields A cyclotron that includes a magnet yoke that has a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber and a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly is configured to produce magnetic fields to direct charged particles along a desired path. The magnet assembly is located i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106370 | Isotope production system and cyclotron having a magnet yoke with a pump acceptance cavity A cyclotron that includes a magnet assembly to produce a magnetic field to direct charged particles along a desired path. The cyclotron also includes a magnet yoke that has a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber. The magnet assembly is located in the yok... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097060 | Laminate filter A filter includes a spacing member and a filter element having two layers laminated together with the spacing member such that the spacing member extends between the filter element layers. The spacing member spaces apart the filter element layers to define an openin... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096951 | Transmit beamforming in 3-dimensional ultrasound An ultrasound system comprises a probe including a two-dimensional (2D) array of transducer elements that form an aperture having a plurality of receive elements that are configured to receive ultrasound signals. The transducer elements form at least one transmit su... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094908 | Method and system for estimating randoms in imaging data A method for estimating randoms in PET imaging data includes acquiring imaging data that includes a plurality of singles and a plurality of randoms, where the randoms exhibit a non-exponential decay, generating a randoms correction estimate based on the non-exponent... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094896 | Systems, methods and apparatus for detection of organ wall thickness and cross-section color-coding Systems, method and apparatus in which some implementations of respiratory structure imaging includes tracking a portion in a organ, determining wall contours in the portion and color-coding confidence in the wall contours. Some implementations of the color-coding i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088994 | Light concentrating modules, systems and methods A light concentrating module for transforming light into at least one of electrical and thermal energy is provided. The light concentrating module may be coupled in flow communication with a fluid conversion module and include a primary optical element that has a re... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087877 | Fan array fan section in air-handling systems A fan array fan section in an air handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller program to operate the plurality of the fan units ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086012 | Methods and apparatus for determining body weight and fat content using computed tomography data Methods and apparatus for determining body weight and fat content using computed tomography data are provided. One method includes acquiring a pre-scan image using a computed tomography imaging system and segmenting the pre-scan image into pixels representing imaged... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085075 | Method and system for diagnostic imaging using a digital phase locked loop A method and apparatus are provided for minimizing output pulse jitters in a phase locked loop. The method includes pre-setting the digital phase locked loop to a desired frequency, locking the digital phase locked loop to the desired frequency to generate an output... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083678 | System, method and medium for acquiring and generating standardized operator independent ultrasound images of fetal, neonatal and adult organs A system, method and medium for standardizing a manner of acquisition and display of ultrasound images. In one embodiment of the invention, a volumetric image of an organ is acquired in a standardized manner. Relationships such as formulas are utilized to automatica... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081806 | User interface and method for displaying information in an ultrasound system A user interface and method for displaying information in an ultrasound system are provided. A medical image display of the ultrasound system includes a plurality of segmented regions each corresponding to a region of an imaged heart. The medical image display furth... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077943 | Method and apparatus for aligning a multi-modality imaging system A method of determining component misalignment in a multi-modality imaging system includes imaging a plurality of target objects with a first modality unit to generate a tomographic image data set and imaging the plurality of targets with a second modality unit to g... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076644 | Methods and systems for determining a medical system alignment Methods and systems for performing a patient scan using a three-dimensional (3D) cylindrical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging system are provided. The method includes acquiring a count-rate profile of a brain, repositioning at least one of a detector and t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073211 | Method and apparatus for generating variable resolution medical images A hand carried medical imaging device includes a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data, an integrated display, a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data, a back end processor, and a user interface operably coupled to the back... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067744 | Method and apparatus of detecting ionizing radiation A method of detecting ionizing radiation is provided. The method includes detecting ionizing radiation using a detector assembly having a pixelated semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a central region and a region of variable response, each pixel further i... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064986 | Method and system for displaying a cine loop formed from combined 4D volumes Methods and systems for displaying medical images are provided. The method includes performing three-dimensional (3D) volume visualization on a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images acquired continuously. The method further includes combining the 3D volume visual... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062040 | Apparatus and method for electrical connection clamping An apparatus and method for electrical connection clamping are provided. The apparatus includes a connection arrangement having a top clamp section and a bottom clamp section. The connection arrangement further includes a stacked connector between the top clamp sect... | 11/22/2011 |
