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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170176 | X-ray CT system, a recording medium that stores control program for the same and a method of determining an image result in case of capturing CT images An imaging-condition setting part that sets a plurality of CT-image imaging conditions, including an electric amount for driving and controlling an X-ray tube during CT imaging, based on a scout image that has been imaged by irradiating X-rays from the X-ray tube, t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8045677 | Shifting an object for complete trajectories in rotational X-ray imaging It is described a method for acquiring a series of two-dimensional X-ray attenuation data of an object under examination (310) by means of an X-ray imaging apparatus (100) having a rotatable scanning unit (301). In order to increase the angular ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7916832 | Radiographic imaging apparatus A control device of a breast image radiographing apparatus relating to the present invention controls a driving device, in response to a press-down of a position adjustment switch of an input device, so as to adjust the position of a subject table. The position of c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7881426 | Method and system for performing a scan of an object A method for generating an image of an object using a scanning system includes performing a first portion of a scan in a first scanning mode to acquire a first dataset, receiving a halt command for a conveyor within the scanning system, decelerating the conveyor to ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876875 | Computed tomography systems and related methods involving multi-target inspection Computed tomography (CT) systems and related methods involving multi-target inspection are provided are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: simultaneously directing X-rays toward multiple targets from an X-ray source; during the directing of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869562 | Automatic patient positioning system A patient positioning system for positioning a patient relative to radiographic equipment. The system includes: a 3D optical imaging system for optically scanning the patient, such 3D optical imaging system having a focal plane and providing, for each position on th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7856080 | Method for determining a defined position of a patient couch in a C-arm computed tomography system, and C-arm computed tomography system For facilitating the optimal positioning of a patient resting on the couch of a C-arm computed tomography system, an input is received, via individual pixels or areas of pixels selected in a predetermined image data set, thus enabling the area of interest to be high... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7835489 | Method and apparatus for simplified patient positioning in dental tomographic X-ray imaging An apparatus and a method is proposed which allow for a simplified patient positioning based on the selection of a region of interest for the tomographic image of the dentition of a patient. The region of interest is selected on a previously acquired panoramic image... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7809102 | Method and apparatus for positioning a subject in a CT scanner An apparatus and method for optimally positioning a region of interest of a subject for imaging by a CT scanner. The scanner provides a source of one or more X-ray beams, at least one of which is used for acquiring a CT image of the subject, a movable support for th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7792242 | X-ray CT system and X-ray CT method There are provided an X-ray CT system and an X-ray CT method in which a subject can be brought as close as possible to an X-ray source at all times while preventing interference of the subject with the X-ray source at the time of rotation, without confirmation by an... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783001 | X-ray CT apparatus and image reconstructing device An X-ray CT apparatus includes image reconstructing device which specifies a first imaging range, a second imaging range and a third imaging range located between the first imaging range and the second imaging range in association with each position on a body axis o... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7756244 | Systems and methods for determining object position A system for determining a position of an object includes a block having a base, and a plurality of elongate members secured to the block. A system for determining a position of an object includes a processor configured to obtain an image of portions of respective e... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7711083 | Method for reconstructing a three-dimensional image volume and x-ray devices To enable an artifact free reconstruction even in the case of large regions of interest and with scanning paths of below 360°, provision is made for a method, with which a three-dimensional image volume is reconstructed from a number of two-dimensional projection i... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711084 | Processes and a device for determining the actual position of a structure of an object to be examined A CT scanner is employed having a first coordinate system called the CT coordinate system related to the CT scanner for determining an actual position of a structure of an object to be examined. A coordinate measuring instrument (MI) is employed which is either a ta... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7688939 | Object rotation for CT data acquisition A computed tomography (CT) scanning system including a source operable to emit a cone beam of radiation toward an object, a detector operable to detect radiation emitted by the source and to produce detector values related to projections of an object attenuation, a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7545905 | X-ray CT examination installation and CT method of examining objects An X-ray CT examination installation, having an X-ray tube including a focus, that creates a fan beam or a conical beam which X-rays the whole of a detector at a fixed distance from the focus, and an examination carriage, for supporting an object to be examined, the... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7440545 | Positioning system and method for radiation therapy A positioning system for radiation therapy comprises a patient positioner drive unit for moving a patient positioner supporting a patient, a snout drive unit for rotating a snout including a collimator set therein, and a processing unit for controlling the snout dri... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440538 | Radiation imaging apparatus In an apparatus without a helical movement, a reconstruction error considerably increases as a radiation angle increases. In a prior art embodiment, for example, a one-side value of the radiation angle is 9.5 degrees, and it is predicted that the reconstruction erro... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427200 | Computer-based training methods for surgical procedures A method is disclosed for analyzing surgical techniques using a computer system for gathering and analyzing surgical data acquired during a surgical procedure on a body portion and comparing that data to pre-selected target values for the particular surgical procedu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426260 | Polychronic digital radiography detector with patterned mask for single-exposure energy-sensitive X-ray imaging A digital radiography system, having: a pixilated optical detector; and a mask positioned adjacent to the pixilated optical detector, the mask comprising a repeating pattern of first and second portions configured to pass different wavelengths of electromagnetic rad... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421058 | Device for non-contacting transmission of electrical signals between two relatively moving parts, with reduced perturbing radiation A device for non-contacting transmission of electrical signals between one part moving relative to another part has at least one strip conductor pair for symmetrical signal transmission attached on a first of the two parts, in which strip conductor pair the electric... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7397889 | Imaging apparatus and subject moving apparatus It is intended to implement imaging in an efficient way. In a first period in which a cradle unit is driven under acceleration from a stationary state, the cradle unit is driven with a constant first torque value. In a second period which comes after the lapse of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395565 | Patient supporting apparatus and medical image photographing apparatus With a view to attaining both easiness of position adjustment and sureness of position holding, a patient supporting apparatus comprises an arm for supporting a patient, the arm comprising a horizontal arm portion and a vertical arm portion, a rail for supporting th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394887 | Method and apparatus for reconstruction of tilted cone beam data A method for reconstructing tilted cone beam data acquired using a CT apparatus. The CT apparatus has a gantry and a table. The gantry has an x-ray source and a detector array with columns and rows. The gantry is tilted at a gantry tilt angle with respect to the tab... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394888 | CT scanner for lower extremities A CT scanning system provides the ability to scan a patient's lower extremities while the patent is upright, i.e. either standing on the foot, or at least putting some load on the foot, or with the ankle at a given angle. The CT scanning system provides a generally ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386090 | Processes and a device for determining the actual position of a structure of an object to be examined A CT scanner is employed having a first coordinate system called the CT coordinate system related to the CT scanner for determining an actual position of a structure of an object to be examined. A coordinate measuring instrument (MI) is employed which is either a ta... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384194 | Apparatus and method for providing a shielding means for an X-ray detection system An apparatus and method for providing an x-ray shield means in an x-ray detection system. An x-ray inhibiting container for use in a computed tomography system is provided, the container comprising: a peripheral wall; and a bottom, wherein the peripheral wall and bo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382851 | Medical imaging diagnosis apparatus A PET gantry and a CT gantry are placed in parallel such that the CT gantry becomes remoter to a common examination couch having a movable couch table top board mounted with a subject person and the CT gantry is made to be movable. The gantries are controlled by a c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7366336 | System to link periodic X-ray images A system includes acquisition of a plurality of images of a first portion of a body undergoing substantially periodic motion, acquisition of a second plurality of images of a second portion of the body, the second portion comprising a portion of the first portion, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360949 | Radiography system and transfer board moving apparatus The present invention is intended to readily move a transfer board from a stretcher to a radiographic table and to efficiently achieve radiography. The transfer board moved from the stretcher is borne by an intermediate table. The transfer board borne by the interme... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357573 | Method and apparatus for positioning an object with respect to the isocenter of an acquisition system Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for object and isocenter alignment in an imaging system. The system includes an electromagnetic, an electromagnetic receiver, and an imaging unit for determining an isocenter of an imaging sc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359477 | Method for reconstructing a CT image using an algorithm for a short-scan circle combined with various lines In a method for reconstructing a CT image from data acquired from an examination subject, a reconstruction algorithm is employed that is based on an ideal short-scan circle-and-line trajectory. To adapt the reconstruction algorithm to a “real world” scan traject... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358499 | Laser alignment system for nuclear medical detector An alignment system for use in connection with a patient handling system and a nuclear medicine gantry is provided. The alignment system includes a nuclear camera alignment fixture mountable to the nuclear detector. The nuclear camera alignment fixture includes a pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355406 | Method and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for planning an examination of a subject In a method for planning an examination of an examination subject in a magnetic resonance system, wherein images of different regions of the examination subject are acquired that are assembled into an overall image, the position of at least one first image in the ex... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344306 | Systems and methods for compensating for table sag A method for compensating for table sag is described. The method includes receiving a first dimension of a table, scanning a patient placed on the table to obtain a first data set, generating an image of the table by performing the scanning with the patient on the t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343189 | Method and device for placing a patient repeatedly into the same relative position The invention relates to a method for repositioning a patient in a diagnostic/therapeutic system, as well as to such a system, wherein a repeated, accurate repositioning is achieved by producing difference images from a reference image and a current image, each in t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340082 | Method and medical imaging apparatus for determining a slice in an examination volume for data acquisition in the slice In a method and medical examination apparatus for determination of the position of at least one slice in an examination area in which slice a slice image acquisition of the examination area by means of the examination device is to occur, a 3D image dataset of the ex... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340291 | Medical apparatus for tracking movement of a bone fragment in a displayed image A medical apparatus has a data processing device for storing an image dataset of the body of a subject and a navigation system for determining the position of a medical instrument relative to the body of the subject. At least one bone fragment is shown in the image ... | 03/04/2008 |
