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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444071 | Method for diagnosing disease from tongue image A digital image processing method for a centralized multi-mode medical tongue image inspection system, comprising the steps of: forming at least one service unit (300) for performing tongue record (220) construction; forming a processing unit (320 | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428323 | Method and system for automatic diagnosis of possible brain disease A method and system for automatic diagnosis of possible brain disease is based on at least one brain scan image of a patient containing at least one feature of interest and a corresponding result of a medical profile analysis of the patient. A database containing pa... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426319 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing system, program, and storage medium In an image processing method, two images are inputted and the two inputted images are aligned. Then, an independent component analysis process using the two aligned images are performed. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424138 | Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing system and medical image processing method A medical image processing apparatus which performs an image processing on a radiation image including a grid pattern obtained by performing radiography with a grid for eliminating scattered radiation, the grid being stationary and located between a subject and a de... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415146 | Method and apparatus to determine bone mineral density utilizing a flat panel detector A method and apparatus for using a flat panel detector to determine bone mineral density are provided. The apparatus includes a dual energy X-ray emitter, a flat panel detector for receiving X-rays sent from the X-ray emitter, and may optionally include an image cor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403647 | Method for identifying an image of a well in an image of a well-bearing component A method for identifying images of wells in an image of a well-bearing object such as multiwell plates or picowell carriers is provided. An observation component, such as a camera, is used to approach focus of a focal point of a well-bottom. An image of the focal po... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7379575 | Method for post- reconstructive correction of images of a computer tomograph The present invention relates to a method for correction of images recorded by a computer tomograph in which, from projection data of the computer tomograph a 2D or 3D image is reconstructed and the image is corrected by adding it to a correction image. The outstand... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379601 | Visualization and processing of multidimensional data using prefiltered and sorting criteria Complex multidimensional datasets generated by digital imaging spectroscopy can be organized and analyzed by applying software and computer-based methods comprising sorting algorithms. Combinations of these algorithms to images and graphical data, allow pixels or fe... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7359538 | Detection and analysis of lesions in contact with a structural boundary An algorithm is disclosed that detects and analyzes possible lesions that are left in contact with a structural boundary. A morphological closing with a structuring element is performed along the boundary to detect lesions within the threshold of the structuring ele... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349563 | System and method for polyp visualization A system and method for determining a location and a direction for viewing a protrusion, comprising: casting a plurality of rays in an outward direction from a point, wherein the point is inside a protrusion; selecting at least one of the plurality of rays for deter... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346202 | Automatically detecting the presence of contrast agent in medical image A CAD system pre-analyzes a medical image to automatically determine whether contrast agent was introduced into the patient before forming that image. In one embodiment, contrast agent detection is performed by comparing the voxel values in known blood-containing ar... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343029 | Process and device for vascular navigation A process and radiography device for aiding vascular navigation suitable for an area of interest wherein a series of successive images In of the region of interest is acquired by a image recording. From the series of images In thus acquired a d... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336809 | Segmentation in medical images A method and system of volume segmentation is disclosed. To address throughput speed and accuracy requirements, the segmentation is divided into two stages: presegmentation and detailed segmentation. In presegmentation, a digital image volume is processed to identif... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333645 | Multiple image fusion The method and system for exploiting information from multiple images in a mammographic computer-aided detection application is disclosed. A pair of images is obtained by a CAD system. The images are processed to produce a set of regions of interest (ROIs) to be ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333646 | Watershed segmentation to improve detection of spherical and ellipsoidal objects using cutting planes In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of detecting a desired object at a candidate pixel from an image is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) selecting a representative point in the desired object; (b) determining first representa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330574 | Best-focus estimation by lateral scanning The sample stage of an array microscope is tilted in the scanning direction such that the best-focus plane of the array microscope intersects the surface of the sample during the scan. As a result of the tilt, the distance from the sample surface of each miniaturize... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330573 | Visualization of medical images A method of producing a resultant object data set is presented in which a reference object data set and a contrast object data set containing extrinsic contrast information are both provided. Both object data sets contain information describing the same part of the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328119 | Diet and exercise planning and motivation including apparel purchases based on future appearance The disclosed invention relates to methods for assisting and motivating persons with respect to various dietary and exercise regimens they might undertake, providing an interactive, iterative, “what-if” type of procedure where someone can see their predicted app... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327862 | System and method for facilitating cardiac intervention One embodiment discloses a computerized method of facilitating cardiac intervention, comprising inputting patient data, creating a computerized interactive model of a diseased heart based on the patient data, wherein the model comprises structural elements, simulati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324661 | Computer-implemented system and method for automated and highly accurate plaque analysis, reporting, and visualization A computer-implemented system and method of intra-oral analysis for measuring plaque removal is disclosed. The system includes hardware for real-time image acquisition and software to store the acquired images on a patient-by-patient basis. The system implements alg... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321677 | System and method for three-dimensional reconstruction of an artery A method and system for imaging an artery contained in an arterial tree. A microprocessor generates a three-dimensional reconstruction of the arterial tree from two or more angiographic images obtained from different perspectives. The orientation of the axis of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319780 | Imaging method and system for health monitoring and personal security An image capture method is provided. In accordance with the method, an image of the scene is captured and affective information is collected a capture. The scene image and affective information are transmitted to an image receiver. An imaging system is also provided... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317819 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional imaging A computing device in a three-dimensional imaging system utilizes a plurality of distance readings and reference readings from the at least one subject sensor to determine a subject location and a subject volume and establish a base-three dimensional map of a subjec... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316234 | Medical imaging installation and operating method for reading stored signals to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of a subject In a method for operating a medical imaging installation, at least one sensor detects measured signals from an object and supplies them to a control device that buffer-stores the measured signals or raw signals ascertained therefrom online in the main memory. The bu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315755 | Systems and methods for communicating a protocol over a network The present invention aims at permitting numerous user terminals to share protocols as common resources. A vendor terminal or user terminal registers a pair of a protocol and a medical image, which is produced during scanning performed according to the protocol, by ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315636 | Generation of reconstructed images A method and system are presented for fast generation of one or more 2D DRRs of an object. 3D scan data of the object (such as CT scan data) are generated. A 3D fast Fourier transform F(u,v,w) is computed for a 3D scan volume f(x,y,z) within the 3D scan data, the sc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308126 | Use of computer-aided detection system outputs in clinical practice The present invention provides for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) system output displays for providing accurate representations of areas for subsequent exams. Since the CAD output, unlike the original medical imagery, is not used during the initial readin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7298880 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method A boundary 1 of a wall in an initial image of time-series images is decided automatically or manually. A boundary 2 is generated automatically or manually in a neighbor of the other boundary of the wall. A normalized image is generated on the basis of ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298881 | Method, system, and computer software product for feature-based correlation of lesions from multiple images A method, system, and computer software product for correlating medical images, comprising: obtaining first image data representative of a first medical image including a first abnormality; obtaining second image data representative of a second medical image includi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292719 | System and method for imaging A system for determining presence or absence of one or more thermally distinguishable objects in a living body is disclosed. The system comprises a combined image generator configured for combining non-thermographic three-dimensional data of a three-dimensional tiss... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289651 | Image reporting method and system A method and system are provided to report the findings of an expert's analysis of image data. The method and system are based on a reporting system that forms the basis of an image management system that can efficiently and systematically generate image reports, fa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286866 | Method, system and computer product for cardiac interventional procedure planning A method of creating 3D models to be used for cardiac interventional procedure planning. Acquisition data is obtained from a medical imaging system and cardiac image data is created in response to the acquisition data. A 3D model is created in response to the cardia... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274799 | System and method for using a digital watermark on a graphical user interface as identifying indicia in a healthcare setting A method for use in a computer system is provided that links a patient with patient-related data that is displayed on a graphical user interface. The method includes first determining if a digital watermark is required. If a digital watermark is required, the curren... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272435 | System and method for sudden cardiac death prediction A device that calculates a sudden cardiac death score based on acquired patient data. A system and method that combines independent indications of sudden cardiac death to predict sudden cardiac death. The system can include various cardiology test systems interconne... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7245751 | Gradation processing method A method of creating a gradation curve for gradation processing of a medical image represented by a digital signal representation to generate a gradation processed image wherein the shape of the gradation curve and signal range for which the gradation curve is defin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245750 | Method and apparatus for automatically determining the location of individual teeth within electronic model images The method and apparatus provides a system for automatically determining the location of individual teeth within an electronic model image of a patients mouth. The electronic model image allows for manipulation of the electronic model image by end users. Possible ho... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239730 | Method and apparatus for volume scoring calcification concentrations of a CT scan A method for volume scoring a concentration of calcification within a region of interest includes receiving a value for a first calcium lesion volume based on the concentration of calcification within the region of interest, determining an intensity value of the con... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239732 | Method and unit for storing a radiation image Radiation-image information is input from a radiation-image measuring apparatus to a measurement-information storing section, and measurement information, which consists of the positional information of a measuring point and a result of measurement based on the posi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7218766 | Computer aided detection (CAD) for 3D digital mammography There is provided a method of analyzing a plurality of views of an object, the object including an edge portion partially extending from a surface of the object into an internal volume of the object, comprising the step of analyzing each acquired view. The step of a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203353 | Method and apparatus for processing a computed tomography image of a lung obtained using contrast agent In a method and apparatus for image processing proceeding from a computed tomography (CT) image of a lung as an original image that is registered using a contrast agent, pulmonary parenchyma pixels are determined, the pulmonary parenchyma pixels are presented in fal... | 04/10/2007 |
