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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189883 | Similar case search apparatus and method, and recording medium storing program therefor More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images at different time phases exist. A contrast enhancement information analysis unit obtains time phase information of search target images obtained at different time phases in the same e... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189888 | Medical reporting system, apparatus and method A medical reporting system includes a display panel for displaying plural CT images. A ROI setting unit designates a region of interest in the CT images. A group setting unit sets a group of specific CT images having the region of interest among the CT images, to ge... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189882 | Automated laser capture microdissection Multiple different samples are obtained from a bulk material and are separately stained. The differently stained materials look different with the different stains but also have similar characteristics. A computer is used to reorient the images so that the samples a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189886 | Method for detecting anatomical structures A method for estimating the location of an anatomical structure in a diagnostic image of a patient obtains the x-ray data in digital format and detects a first benchmark feature within the x-ray image. A second benchmark feature within the x-ray image is detected. A... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189885 | Apparatus and method for computing regional statistical distribution over a mean anatomic space The present invention is an apparatus and method for computing regional statistical distributions or characteristics of one or more quantitative measures over a mean anatomic space for one or more predefined populations and uses this statistical distributions/charac... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189884 | Methods for assessing molecular expression of subcellular molecules The present techniques provide fully automated methods for quantifying the location, strength and percent of expressed target molecules or other biological markers in immunohistochemically stained biological samples. The samples may be automatically segmented, for e... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189891 | Viewing three dimensional digital slides Systems and methods for retrieving, manipulating, and viewing 3D image objects from 3D virtual microscope slide images (“3D digital slides”) are provided. An image library module provides access to the imagery data in a 3D digital slide and constructs 3D image o... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189887 | Imaging standard apparatus and method A standard used to test imaging systems is imaged by a digital camera which expresses the image of the standard as a plurality of pixels having associated intensities. A computer automatically finds the image of the standard in the image and quantitatively compares ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189890 | Computer-aided classification of anomalies in anatomical structures Candidate anomalies in an anatomical structure are processed for classification. For example, false positives can be reduced by techniques related to the anomaly's neck, wall thickness associated with the anomaly, template matching performed for the anomaly, or some... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189889 | Systems and methods for characterizing spatial distortion in 3D imaging systems Systems and methods for characterizing spatial distortions in location data determined by an imaging system, for example as employed in imaged guided therapy. A three dimensional phantom is custom formed for a desired imaging space of a given imaging system. The pha... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184879 | Parallel MRI involving density weighting or acquisition weighting In a method for magnetic resonance imaging, k-space is sampled using density weighted data acquisition or acquisition weighted data acquisition, with at least one region of k-space being intentionally undersampled with respect to the Nyquist criterion. Reconstructio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184877 | Renormalization of dual-energy images A method is disclosed for generating a composite image from dual-energy projection radiographic image data and renormalizing the composite image such that the pixel values for the composite image have the same relationship to the detected x-ray energy as the origina... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184880 | Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery Systems, methods, and devices are used to match images. Points of interest from a first image are identified for matching to a second image. In response to the identified points of interest, regions and features can be identified and used to match the points of inte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184878 | Image diagnosis support system and image diagnosis support method Specific information for specifying a specific study or series for which an object, which is obtained by adding at least one information of a scan condition, a scan range, and a key image position as a basis of a diagnosis in an image, is to be generated is specifie... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184876 | NNLS image reconstruction In an aspect, reconstructing an image object associated with an input data set, includes for each step, in a series of iteration steps, determining an updated object from an input object based on a data model of the input object, a weighting-factor data set, and a g... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184881 | Displaying and navigating computer-aided detection results on a review workstation Display and navigation for multiple computer-aided detection (CAD) detections is described. A medical image is displayed to a viewer, and a request is received to instantiate CAD-assisted viewing. A timewise presentation sequence for the CAD detections is automatica... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184874 | Enhanced display of medical images A method of processing a digital radiographic medical image. The digital radiographic medical image is accessed and a plurality of regions of interest is determined. For each of the plurality of regions of interest, steps are performed: determining at least one cand... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184882 | Full-field breast image data processing and archiving A system, computer program product, and related methods are described for obtaining, processing, and/or and archiving full-field breast image data, such as full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) data, in a manner that promotes ready integration with current x-ray mammo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184875 | Method for creating, displaying, and analyzing X-ray images and apparatus implementing the method A method for creating, displaying, and analyzing X-ray images of a plurality of objects is disclosed. The method comprising, for each of the objects recording three-dimensional X-ray image data of the object in a single measurement; creating a three-dimensional X-ra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180130 | Method for X-ray marker localization in 3D space in the presence of motion A method and system of determining a radial distance (R), an angular position (φ), and an axial position (Z) of a marker identified in a sequence of projection images. A marker three-dimensional localization module (executable by the electronic processing unit) obt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180128 | Method for recording measured data of a patient while taking account of movement operations, and an associated medical device A method is disclosed for recording measured data of a patient while taking account of movement operations by way of a medical device that is designed both for recording movement-related measured data, in particular measured data of high temporal resolution and/or m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180129 | Electrode-to-lead association using post-implant imaging In general, the disclosure is related to electrode-to-lead association using post-implant imaging. An image analysis unit may calculate distances between representations of electrodes in an electronic image and identify groups based on the calculated distances. Each... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180126 | Detecting meniscal tears in non-invasive scans Techniques for automatically detecting meniscus include receiving pixels from a scanning device directed to a knee of a subject. Also received is a region of interest that includes pixels that correspond to at least a portion of a meniscus of the knee. Without human... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180125 | Medical data processing and visualization technique A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes accessing patient image and non-image deviation scores derived through respective comparisons of patient image and non-image data to standardized image and non-image d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180123 | Similar case search apparatus and method, and recording medium storing program therefor More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images by different imaging methods exist. An imaging information analysis unit obtains imaging information of search target images obtained by different imaging methods in the same examinat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180127 | Method and image evaluation system for preparation of medical 2D or 3 D data In a method and system to prepare medical 2D or 3D data, in particular 2D or 3D image data acquired by means of computed tomography, a data set composed of medical 2D or 3D data is segmented with predeterminable first segmentation parameters, so a first data set wit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180124 | Registration method for projections in dual energy A method is disclosed for resolving misregistration errors resulting from dual energy double-shot projection radiographic image acquisition. The method involves an iterative multi-scale, multi-resolution registration process that corrects misregistration errors prog... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175353 | Method and device for producing an image of a thin layer of an object A method for producing an image of a layer of an object by a wide field optical element on a resolving detector. The object is illuminated in a focused manner on at least one object plane having at least two binary illuminating patterns. The corresponding images are... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175351 | Computer-aided detection and classification of suspicious masses in breast imagery Methods are presented that detect and classify mass-like regions exhibiting spiculated and/or dense characteristics with high sensitivity and at acceptable false positive rates. One or more suspicious masses are identified in medical imagery of the breast. In certai... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175352 | System and method for automated magnetic resonance scan prescription for optic nerves A method and system for automated magnetic resonance (MR) scan prescription is disclosed. A 3D MR scout image is obtained by an initial MR scan. The location of an optic nerve in the scout image is determined by registering a template image to the scout image using ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175354 | System and method for interactive liver lobe segmentation Methods and systems for separating a 3D liver object are disclosed. A 3D liver object and selected associated vascular and other anatomic structures are displayed in a 3D space which is rendered on a 2D display screen. One or more 3D separating surfaces are placed i... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175348 | Segmenting colon wall via level set techniques Various level set techniques can be used to automatically segment the colon wall, including identifying the colon wall outer boundary. A speed image can be used during level set processing. For example, the speed image can be generated via inverting the gradient per... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175347 | In vivo image display apparatus, receiving apparatus, and image display system using same and image display method thereof An object of the present invention is to alleviate an image diagnosing work in a work station or the like. In a viewer 7 for displaying, on a display unit 11, image data based on a radio signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope to be inserted into a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175349 | System and method for segmenting vertebrae in digitized images A method for segmenting vertebrae in digitized images includes providing a plurality of digitized whole-body images, detecting and segmenting a spinal cord using 3D polynomial spinal model in each of the plurality of images, finding a height of each vertebrae in eac... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175355 | Factor analysis in medical imaging A method for estimating kinetic parameters from image data includes using a processor to execute instructions for providing a model of kinetic contributions from first and second physiological regions; grouping voxels of the image data into first and second groups; ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175350 | Method for tissue culture extraction An image guidance system is provided for improving tissue culture extraction where the tissue is extracted under the guidance of first and second knowledge-based systems. The first knowledge-based system provides initial suggested regions of interest for tissue biop... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175356 | Cardiac phase determination For the reconstruction of the coronary arteries from rotational coronary angiography data, a crucial point is the selection of the optimal cardiac phase for data reconstruction. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automatic approach for... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170310 | Automatic outcome analysis using radiological images Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for analyzing a treatment of a patent including: an interactive image editor for allowing a user to interact with a first set image data corresponding to a pre-treatment radiological study of a patient, t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170311 | Toeplitz random encoding for reduced acquisition in compressed sensing magnetic resonance imaging A method and a system for generating a magnetic resonance image of a subject. The method and system include generating a first pulse having first random data having a first amplitude and a first linear phase; applying the first pulse to the subject as an radio frequ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170312 | Respiratory motion compensated cardiac wall motion determination system A cardiac wall motion compensation system quantitatively compares images acquired at different phases of cardiac and respiratory movement and excludes motion contributed by respiratory movement. A system compensates for respiratory motion induced tissue displacement... | 05/01/2012 |
