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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190235 | System for magnetic resonance and X-Ray imaging A patient table for a common imaging system including Magnetic Resonance and X-Ray retains the patient stationary in position prior to, during and subsequent to the imaging and includes a base, a patient support portion cantilevered from the base and a mattress. A s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190234 | Movable patient support with spatial locating feature A magnetic resonance imaging system having a patient support arranged for pivoting movement about a pivot axis and linear or sliding motion along a support axis transverse to the pivot axis is provided with a device for measuring the location of a patient feature to... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8160674 | Upper body MRI scanner and associated control method The invention relates to an upper body MRI scanner comprising a magnet arrangement for producing a horizontally oriented homogeneous main magnetic field, said magnet arrangement being designed to examine the upper body of a standing patient. An image acquisition uni... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8131341 | Method and device for positioning a patient support in a magnetic resonance apparatus In a method and a magnetic resonance system for positioning a patient support device of the magnetic resonance system, wherein the magnetic resonance system also has a coil device and the patient support device that has a mounting for accommodation of the coil devic... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8078256 | Integrated multi-rail imaging system The imaging system can comprise a plurality of elongated rails, a scanhead assembly, and a small animal mount assembly. The scanhead assembly is selectively mounted onto a first rail and is constructed and arranged for movement in a linear bi-directional manner alon... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064984 | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnet having a two poles and a wall connecting the poles; the poles delimiting a patient-imaging space; and a table which is slidably connected to one of the two poles between the two poles and which table extends s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050736 | Hybrid imaging method to monitor medical device delivery and patient support for use in the method This invention discloses a method and apparatus to deliver medical devices to targeted locations within human tissues using imaging data. The method enables the target location to be obtained from one imaging system, followed by the use of a second imaging system to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8000770 | Magnetic resonance apparatus with table movement controlled dependent on magnetic field distribution A magnetic resonance device has a patient bed able to be automatically moved by means of a drive apparatus into a patient chamber, as well as a magnet arrangement for creating a magnetic field in the interior of the patient chamber. The drive apparatus is operated s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986988 | Reference height calibration scheme for modular multi-modality medical imaging system A reference height calibration procedure obtains a reference error value, which can be used to adjust a height calibration parameter for registering the fields of view (FOVs) of the modules of a multi-modality medical imaging system such as a SPECT-CT imaging system... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7937132 | Hybrid imaging method to monitor medical device delivery and patient support for use in method This invention discloses a method and apparatus to deliver medical devices to targeted locations within human tissues using imaging data. The method enables the target location to be obtained from one imaging system, followed by the use of a second imaging system to... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7937131 | PETâMRI hybrid apparatus and method of implementing the same There is provided a PET-MRI hybrid apparatus and method for integrating a PET image and an MRI image so that anatomical, hemodynamical and molecular information on human tissues are simultaneously presented in a single image. The PET-MRI hybrid system comprises a fi... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7920910 | System, method and apparatus for surgical patient table A patient table includes a cradle for slidably receiving a board carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker for preventing the board from sliding off the cradle, and a stopper for preventing the cradle from sliding off... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7907988 | Method and device for generating a passive movement in a diagnostic device A method and an apparatus for generating a passive movement of a patient in a magnetic resonance tomograph. The apparatus includes a support for supporting at least one body part of the patient. The support, together with a patient bed can be moved into a passage of... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7869858 | Patient table system and apparatus A patient table is disclosed. The patient table includes a cradle for linearly receiving and transferring a board comprising a top surface defined by a single plane for carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker within... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869857 | Combination magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and patient table A combination Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus and patient table, which apparatus has a magnet structure, defining a cavity for accommodating a part of the body under examination, which is supported by a base block, the patient table and the apparatus having a b... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7831291 | Subject moving apparatus and imaging apparatus A cradle position sensing mechanism that includes a scale unit having a scale, which is used to detect the position of the cradle, formed thereon and being extended to cover a sliding range within which the cradle can be slid; and a sensor unit that moves in the dir... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822461 | System and method for endoscopic path planning A system and method for endoscopic path planning is provided. The method comprises: identifying a target in a lung, wherein the target is located in a peripheral airway of the lung; generating an endoscopic path to the target, wherein a peripheral artery is used as ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822462 | Diagnosis device and method A diagnosis device having a device for producing a series of images, such as a computer tomography device or an ultrasound device. There is also a device for the passive movement of an object and a device that can be stereotactically moved independent of the passive... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7778683 | Blood rheology measurement device and blood rheology measurement method A blood rheology measurement device and a blood rheology measurement method which detect a fingerprint or a vein to thereby measure a positional relation between an artery in a living body and a sensor on the same conditions for each subject during non-invasive meas... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7756566 | Magnetic resonance imaging for a plurality of selective regions set to object continuously moved MRI echo data is acquired by performing selective-excitation on regions composed of multi-slices of an object, while the object is moved continuously. The positions of the multi-slices are moved within a predetermined imaging range fixedly determined by an MRI syste... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7738944 | Whole body MRI scanning with moving table and interactive control The present invention includes a method and apparatus for high sensitivity whole body scanning using MR imaging. The invention includes acquiring MR data as the patient moves through the iso-center of the magnet while providing interactive control for the operator t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7725158 | Apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging An apparatus for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) includes a scanner, a support for a patient, and a supporting bench for the scanner and for the patient support, wherein the scanner and said patient support are mounted on the supporting bench such that a position o... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7706858 | Head and neck immobilization in magnetic resonance imaging Apparatus, system and method for immobilizing a patient's head during imaging. The apparatus includes two substantially C-shaped members that are pivotably mounted to each other. One C-shaped member includes at least one adjustable positioning rod for securing the p... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697971 | Positioning system for an MRI A positioning system for an MRI system. One aspect includes a support member for moving a patient in a non-horizontal direction within a scanning area of the MRI system, a drive member for driving the support member, and a controller for controlling the drive member... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693570 | Magnetic resonance imaging with adjustable fixture apparatus A fixture such as a local receiver coil is secured to the patient support of a magnetic resonance imaging system so that the fixture remains in position relative to the support even when the support is in a vertical orientation. The positioning apparatus is arranged... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680525 | Method for lateral motion magnetic resonance imaging The method includes positioning a patient within a receiving space of a stand-up MRI apparatus and imaging the region of interest of the patient while the patient moves the region of interest. Further in accordance with the method the patient may be positioned such ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676255 | System and method for supporting a patient during medical imaging A medical imaging system having a patient support apparatus is provided. The medical imaging system includes a framework portion and a kit of rigid modular patient support panels, constructed of material having a radiation attenuation coefficient less than that of m... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7610076 | Method for acquiring time-resolved MR images using continuous table motion MRA data is acquired from an extended field of view by translating the patient through the bore of the MRI system as three-dimensional MRA data sets are acquired and time-resolved images reconstructed. The leading edge of a contrast bolus can be tracked in these ima... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7551954 | Magnetic resonance imaging with adjustable fixture apparatus A fixture such as a local receiver coil is secured to the patient support of a magnetic resonance imaging system so that the fixture remains in position relative to the support even when the support is in a vertical orientation. The positioning apparatus is arranged... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7515951 | Assembly, system, and method for optimizing image quality An assembly, system, and method particularly adapted for a magnetic resonator apparatus in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning system. Provided is a restraining assembly supportable by the supporting assembly and including at least a system that is selective... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7502641 | Method for imaging the relative motion of skeletal segments Methods and apparatus for measuring the movement of bones during joint motion in a subject using a motion table, an imaging device, and software program for tracking, calculating and graphing the results of the motion study. The apparatus is a motion table used to c... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7467004 | System, method and apparatus for surgical patient table A patient table includes a cradle for slidably receiving a board carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker for preventing the board from sliding off the cradle, and a stopper for preventing the cradle from sliding off... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7421747 | Method of installing and removing a component of medical device A device to install and remove a structural component in and from a medical large device has a guide system that simplifies the difficult handling of the structural component due to the size or the weight of the structural component. The guide system has a first gui... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418750 | Patient support and method for studies of lumbar vertebra rotation A patient support and software evaluate spinal instability by controlled isocentric rotation of the spine and measurement of rotation among vertebra to detect damaged vertebra having disproportionately large rotations. The patient support comprises a first support, ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417430 | Continuous moving-table MRI contrast manipulation and/or update of scanning parameters A continuous table motion magnetic resonance imaging system includes a processor (70) for determining values of scan parameters including at least a subject velocity, a field of view length in the direction of the table velocity, and a preparation sequence ti... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414403 | Imaging machine / MRI positioning assembly for magnet coils and specimens at the sweet spot of an imaging field A system is provided for facilitating the imaging of a specimen, such as a laboratory rat, within an imaging machine such as an MRI machine. A sliding, self-centering interconnection is provided between a magnetic positioning and spacing assembly and a specimen posi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7379769 | Hybrid imaging method to monitor medical device delivery and patient support for use in the method This invention discloses a method and apparatus to deliver medical devices to targeted locations within human tissues using imaging data. The method enables the target location to be obtained from one imaging system, followed by the use of a second imaging system to... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367273 | Diagnostic table A diagnostic table for a medical imaging apparatus includes a sliding command input device by which a sliding command is configured to be input to produce a sliding movement of a tabletop, a first detector configured to detect sliding movement of the tabletop, a sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362889 | Elastomeric actuator devices for magnetic resonance imaging The present invention is directed to devices and systems used in magnetic imaging environments that include an actuator device having an elastomeric dielectric film with at least two electrodes, and a frame attached to the actuator device. The frame can have a plura... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357575 | Telescoping table A telescopic table system (32) is used for imaging a subject in at least a first modality (12) and a second modality (14). The first modality is disposed adjacent to the second modality to align a subject receiving bore (24) of the first ... | 04/15/2008 |
