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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185185 | System and method for assessing a patient condition using tertiles derived from capsule endoscope images of the small bowel A system and method are disclosed, which combine image data of a patient, such as images of the patient's GI tract, with rating mucosal damage. According to some embodiments of the present invention the system and method are able to assess a patient's GI tract condi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185184 | Fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods This document discusses, among other things, fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods. One example illustrates a combined computed tomography (CT) imagable fiducial locator head, an integral bone screw, and an integral divot for receiving a positioning wand of an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180427 | Apparatus and method for non-invasively sensing pulse rate and blood flow anomalies The present invention provides an apparatus and method for non-invasively sensing pulse rate and blood flow anomalies using a localized, uni-directional, and constant magnetic field. The apparatus comprises a magnetic source for producing the magnetic field, a signa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180426 | Method for transforming head surface coordinates to brain surface coordinates and transcranial brain function measuring method using the transformation data Data collected by a transcranial brain function measuring/stimulating method is accurately projected and displayed onto a brain surface. If there is no three-dimensional head image, data is projected and displayed onto the brain surface of a standard brain. The head... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175675 | Deformable marker device A deformable marker device for adapting to a human or animal body includes a plurality of marker elements, and a connecting device that connects at least some marker elements of the plurality of marker elements to each other. The connecting device enables the at lea... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170641 | Method of imaging an extremity of a patient A method of imaging a body part of a patient can include acquiring a first, second and third sets of image data from a first, second and third anatomical reference areas. The first, second and third sets of image data can then be compiled to produce a legend of the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170640 | System and method for tree projection for detection of pulmonary embolism A system and method for detecting an area of interest such as a pulmonary embolism in a structure of interest such as a vessel tree or airway tree are provided. The method comprises: segmenting image data of the structure of interest; and rendering two-dimensional i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165656 | Systems and methods for measuring pulse wave velocity with an intravascular device The systems and methods described herein allow measurement of the velocity of a pulse wave propagating within a body lumen using an intravascular elongate medical device. The elongate medical device can include a data collection device configured to collect pulse wa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155725 | Method for optimising the focussing of waves through an aberration-inducing element The invention concerns a method for optimizing the focusing of waves in a zone of interest of a medium, with the waves being emitted by a network of sources to the medium through an aberration-inducing element that introduces an initially indeterminate phase shift. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150490 | Apparatus and method for determining an injection point for targeted drug An apparatus determines an injection point for targeted drug delivery into a patient's body by injection of the drug into a vessel feeding a target area including a target. To provide the interventionalist with an objective and quantitative assessment of potential d... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145292 | Method and system for producing interactive, three-dimensional renderings of selected body organs having hollow lumens to enable simulated movement through the lumen A method and system are provided for effecting interactive, three-dimensional renderings of selected body organs for purposes of medical observation and diagnosis. A series of CT images of the selected body organs are acquired. The series of CT images is stacked to ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145290 | Method for identifying the location of at least one treatment channel that is one of a plurality of treatment channels, as well as a system for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body The invention relates to a method for identifying the location at least one treatment channel from a group of a plurality of treatment channels as wells as a system for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body. Acco... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145291 | Extended optical range reflective system for monitoring motion of a member A garment and system includes a monitoring fabric that exhibits a light reflection property and substantially no light transmission property when the fabric is illuminated with light having wavelength(s) in the range of 400 to 2200 nanometers. The amount of useful l... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131336 | Automated in vivo plaque composition evaluation A method for the automated segmentation of in vivo image data is disclosed. A region of carotid artery in a number of patients was imaged using MRI. Histological data for each imaged region was then obtained, identifying various atherosclerotic plaque components in ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126531 | Miniature spectrometer A miniaturized spectrometer is adapted for placement within a body near tissue to be characterized. The spectrometer includes a light source and a plurality of light detectors. The light source generates light to illuminate the tissue. The detectors detect optical s... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121666 | Image observation apparatus An image observation apparatus comprising an image display unit for displaying an observation image and a supporting mechanism for supporting the image display unit movably and adjustably in the directions of three, substantially perpendicular axes. Since the suppor... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121665 | Method and device for the examination of cavities The invention relates to a method and furthermore a device from the examination of cavities, in particular an eye, by means of laser scanning. The aim of the invention is to carry out further investigations, above all with respect to possible diseases. Said aim is a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116842 | Bio-photonic feedback control software and database A process, apparatus, and method for online control and database collection and management of a computerized detection, tracking, and feedback control system. The system tests for nutrients by Raman scattering effects on skin or other tissues to determine the conten... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112142 | Assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern o... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108024 | Registration of multi-modality images A system for generating registered diagnostic images (58, 62), such as nuclear and magnetic resonance (MR) images, of a subject includes a nuclear imaging device (10) for generating emission diagnostic images (58) and optionally also intermediat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108025 | Flexible array for use in navigated surgery A system can be used to determine a position of a structure in physical space. The system can include a flexible member, such as a drape, cloth, sheet, etc. that can include one or more trackable devices associated therewith. The trackable devices can be incorporate... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103329 | System and method for imaging based on ultrasonic tagging of light A technique is provided for imaging based on localization of fluorescence in a medium. The technique includes illuminating the medium with an excitation light to excite fluorescence, scanning the medium at a plurality of locations via an ultrasonic beam, modulating ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099147 | Intraoperative monitoring of temperature-induced tissue changes with a high-resolution digital X-ray system during thermotherapy A method of thermally inducing and monitoring changes to localized regions of tissue illuminating a volume of tissue with a first beam of X-rays, detecting the portions of the first beam of X-rays that passed through the volume of tissue, generating a first X-ray im... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095201 | Medical device and method for operating a medical device The possibility for receiving and processing data from an analytical chip (“lab-on-a-chip”) is integrated into a medical device, such as for example an X-ray imaging system. This means quite simply that it is possible at the medical device to make a diagnosis wh... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095200 | System and method for using a haptic device as an input device The invention generally pertains to a combination of a haptic device with a computer-assisted surgery system. The haptic device may be used as an input device, allowing information to pass from the user to the computer-assisted surgery system, and providing function... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086295 | Collapsible containment wall for imaging A retractable containment wall separates an imaging suite into two sections: a “hot” or contaminated section and a “cold” or non-contaminated section. The wall includes a center portion and retractable peripheral portions. Each retractable portion is made up... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082018 | System and method for multiple injection procedures on heart vessels An angiographic injector system and a method of controllably delivering medical fluid to a patient from an angiographic injector system are disclosed. A multiple processor control system is used to actively control the injection process and to monitor sensed functio... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078255 | Virtual surgical systems and methods Various embodiments of virtual surgical systems and methods are disclosed. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078254 | Virtual trial reduction system for hip arthroplasty and coordinate systems therefor A patient-specific pelvic coordinate system is produced from a single near AP intra-operative image of the patient, obviating the need for use of a patient tracker. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078253 | Computerized methods for evaluating response latency and accuracy in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Provided are methods for diagnosing the presence, type, or severity of a dementia in a human subject. The methods involve using a computer-based system to assess impairment of certain cognitive and motor functions that are indicative of Alzheimer's disease and other... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073521 | Method for bone structure prognosis and simulated bone remodeling Described herein are methods for analyzing bone structure and/or bone density, methods for estimating fracture risk in a subject as well as methods for monitoring the efficacy of an agent on bone structure and/or bone density. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064981 | Device for superimposed MRI and PET imaging A device for superposed magnetic resonance tomography and positron emission tomography imaging is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a magnetic resonance tomography magnet, which defines a longitudinal axis; a magnetic resonance tomography gr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064980 | Initiating a scan in a medical imaging system A method of initiating a scan in a medical imaging device includes detecting a patient-ready signal from a magnetically and radiographically inert communication device and automatically initiating the scan upon detecting the patient-ready signal. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064979 | Tempero-spatial physiological signal detection method and apparatus A technique for measuring and characterizing the motion of an internal organ is provided. The technique includes using two or more motion-sensitive sensors, disposed on a patient in a region of interest proximate to the internal organ, which acquire motion data alon... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060177 | Registration of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) image scans with automatic patient motion correction A method for combined computed tomography (CT) imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging uses respiration-gated CT imaging in which the optimal criteria for CT scan gating are determined after the PET scan has been performed. After acquisition of first ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060178 | System and method for performing probabilistic classification and decision support using multidimensional medical image databases A system and method for providing decision support to a physician during a medical examination is disclosed. Data is received from a sensor representing a particular medical measurement. The received data includes image data. The received data and context data is an... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055323 | Stereotactic system and method for defining a tumor treatment region An instrument is used to mark locations in tissue that define the boundary of a three-dimensional treatment zone. The position of the instrument is recorded by a tracking system and a treatment zone image is produced which depicts the treatment zone along with patie... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055324 | Rapid reports The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to documentation and reporting systems for use with diagnostic medical imaging procedures. In general, in one implementation, an ultrasound imaging system includes: one or more signal processing subsyst... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050734 | Method and system for performing patient specific analysis of disease relevant changes of a disease in an anatomical structure A method for performing patient specific analysis of disease relevant changes of a disease in an anatomical structure of interest is provided. The method comprises determining a percentage of the anatomical structure that is encompassed by a diseased tissue region u... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050735 | Apparatus and method for multi-modal imaging An imaging system for imaging an object, including: a support member adapted to receive the object in an immobilized state; a removable phosphor plate assembly adapted to respond to ionizing radiation by emitting visible light; first imaging means for imaging the im... | 11/01/2011 |
