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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155726 | Magnetic detection coil and apparatus for magnetic field measurement A magnetic detection coil made of a single wire is constructed of one of superconducting and metallic materials. Four second-order differential coils are arranged so that a geometric figure obtained by connecting the respective centers of the four differential coils... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8060179 | Biomagnetic detection and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease SQUID imaging of a subject's head after the subject having been administered superparamagnetic nanoparticles comprising: an iron-containing core, a coating covering the core and a probe molecule conjugated to the coating wherein the probe molecule locates the superp... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8019403 | Mobile radio transmission unit The invention relates to a mobile radio transmission unit for transferring data to a control and/or signal processing unit. According to the invention, provision is made for a mobile radio transmission unit for transferring data to a control or a signal processing u... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014846 | Methods of using magnetic fields to uniformly induce electric fields for therapeutic purposes The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering an electric field to a body by delivering a first magnetic field from a first coil in a first orientation to a body and directed at a desired target within the body, and delivering a second magneti... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010178 | Biomagnetic field measurement apparatus having a plurality of magnetic pick-up coils A biomagnetic field measurement apparatus capable of easily bringing the sensor planes close to the head surface of the subject and capable of detecting cerebral magnetic fields of the left brain and the right brain simultaneously with a higher sensitivity is provid... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000767 | Magneto-optical apparatus and method for the spatially-resolved detection of weak magnetic fields A detector uses the magneto-optical Kerr effect and exploits the transition region between two magnetization states of a magneto-optical film to detect magnetic fields of less than 100 pT. The magnetic field of a subject is determined by examining the polarization o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7974678 | Catheter for magnetic navigation A catheter for magnetic navigation in the human body, has a magnet arranged in the catheter tip in order to move a catheter to the desired position in the body by interaction with an external magnetic field, and has a number of separated electromagnets, that can be ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957787 | Method of examining dynamic cardiac electromagnetic activity and detection of cardiac functions using results thereof A method of examining cardiac electromagnetic activity over a heart for diagnosing the cardiac functions of the heart is disclosed. The method includes collecting a plurality of sets of spatially distributed, time-varying magnetic field signals of the heart of a sub... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7912529 | Panel-type sensor/source array assembly A low-density sensor panel assembly system is provided for use with remote marker assemblies that generates a marker signal and for use with a radiation therapy source that generates a radiation beam during radiation therapy. The system includes a sensor array havin... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912530 | Magnetic detection coil and apparatus for measurement of magnetic field A magnetic detection coil is provided, which includes a plurality of differential coils. Each differential coil is made of one of superconductors and metallic materials. The differential coils having mutually different loop directions are arranged in parallel at a s... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7805179 | Method of examining dynamic cardiac electromagnetic activity and detection of cardiac functions using results thereof A method of examining cardiac electromagnetic activity over a heart for diagnosing the cardiac functions of the heart is disclosed. The method may include constructing a phase diagram of electromagnetic signals over a heart by collecting sets of time-dependent magne... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7769424 | Intercerebral current source estimation method intercerebral current source estimation program recording medium containing the intercerebral current source estimation program and intercerebral current source estimation apparatus Based on the fact that by causing an appropriate current flow on a virtual curved surface between a current source and an observation surface, an electromagnetic field generated by the current source can be recovered, and that as the curved surface comes closer to t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7756564 | Apparatus for measuring the neuro-magnetic field from a human brain and method for operating the same The present invention provides a low-noise MEG apparatus of high sensitivity. A MEG apparatus using a magnetic shield of high critical temperature superconductor is set on the floor of a building via mechanical vibration suppressor supports to prevent appearance of ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747307 | Method and system for marker localization A method and system for locating a source of a signal. The source may be a wireless marker that is implanted in an object, such as a human body. The signal generated by the marker is a magnetic field. The location system uses an array of sensors to measure the magne... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7729740 | Noise cancellation in magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography with isolated reference sensors An apparatus measures electromagnetic signals from a weak signal source. A plurality of primary sensors is placed in functional proximity to the weak signal source with an electromagnetic field isolation surface arranged adjacent the primary sensors and between the ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7680524 | Magnetic fluid detection method and magnetic fluid detection apparatus The apparatus of the present invention comprises: an excitation device which excites the measurement site with a local direct-current or alternating-current magnetic field, and a plurality of magnetic field detection devices which are disposed in proximity to each o... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672707 | Sensor for magnetoencephalography meter and supermultichannel magnetoencephalography meter system using the same This invention relates to a super-multichannel MEG system comprising sensors produced by printing sensor coils on thin films in positions shifted from each other and by laminating multiple thin-film sensor coils together. Intended for use in a multichannel MEG syste... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7630752 | Remote control of medical devices using a virtual device interface An interface system and method for controlling a magnetic surgery system by displaying a virtual image of the device, adjusting the configuration of the device or the actuation controls to be applied to the device until the configuration of the displayed device assu... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7587230 | Method of using magnetic fields to uniformly induce electric fields for therapeutic purposes The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering an electric field to a body by delivering a first magnetic field from a first coil in a first orientation to a body and directed at a desired target within the body, and delivering a second magneti... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7432705 | Magnetic shields and instruments for measuring biomagnetic fields There is provided a magnetic shield which can shield external magnetic fields in the direction of an axis of a tubular magnetic shield and in the direction vertical to the axis. A magnetic shield has a cylindrical ferromagnetic substance 2-1 having ope... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412275 | Susceptometer for non-invasive iron level measurement in a body A susceptometer for non-invasive determination of iron concentration in a body, by detecting the magnetic flux variation produced by the body. The susceptometer comprises a heat insulating case (16), containing a support structure that defines a screening reg... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406451 | Method for training neural networks The invention relates to a system and a method for training a number of neural networks, by determining a first training data record, wherein the training data have a particular accuracy, generating a number of second data training records by perturbing the first tr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403809 | Biomagnetic field measuring method and apparatus A biomagnetic field measuring apparatus has a plurality of fluxmeters disposed externally of a living body and each including a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) for detecting a biomagnetic field generated from the living body, the plurality of flu... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400984 | Biomagnetic measurement apparatus A biomagnetic measurement technique which can obtain a potential waveform corresponding to a ventricular muscle cell action potential in a non-invasive manner. The biomagnetic measurement apparatus including an operating circuit for magnetometer. The output data of ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395107 | Magnetocardiograph In magnetocardiography, an assisting technique for a doctor diagnosing a heart disease will be provided. In the magnetocardiography, magnetism to be generated from a subject's heart is measured by a magnetic sensor, and from this measured data, a position of center ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363070 | Biomagnetic measurement apparatus Disclosed herein is a biomagnetic measurement apparatus capable of visualizing cardiac electrical current distributions with information on the cardiac morphology of a subject. A magnetic field component in the z direction, vertical to the chest surface of a subject... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358726 | System of generating a magnetic field and MRI system using the system of generating a magnetic field An MRI system using an open type magnet, wherein two coils different in radius for generating gradient magnetic fields in a vertical direction are arranged in the open type magnet for generating a static magnetic field in the vertical direction. Currents are caused ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359540 | Systems and methods for correcting inhomogeneity in images A method for generating an estimate of inhomogeneity includes generating a first estimate of inhomogeneity, generating a second estimate of inhomogeneity, and generating a final estimate of inhomogeneity using at least the first and second estimates. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358731 | Determination of spatial sensitivity profiles of RF coils in magnetic resonance imaging The invention relates to a method for determination of spatial sensitivity profiles of RF transmit and/or receive coils (7, 8, 9) in an examination volume (17) of a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging device (1). In accordance with the method of the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348776 | Motion corrected magnetic resonance imaging A method of correcting for motion in magnetic resonance images of an object detected by a plurality of signal receiver coils comprising the steps of acquiring a plurality of image signals with the plurality of receiver coils, determining motion between sequential im... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343196 | Cardiac CT system and method for planning and treatment of biventricular pacing using epicardial lead A method for planning biventricular pacing lead placement for a patient includes obtaining acquisition data from a medical imaging system and generating a 3D model of the left ventricle and thoracic wall of the patient. One or more left ventricle anatomical landmark... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342491 | Human body monitoring system The present invention provides a human body monitoring system capable of monitoring a human body by checking various parameters and also reporting health impairment such as sudden illness and emergency such as a crime to a prespecified contact address. A monitoring ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340289 | Biomagnetic field measuring apparatus A biomagnetic field measuring apparatus for performing (1) processes for removing a magnetic field waveform generated by a maternal heart from a waveform of a biomagnetic field measured, (2) processes for obtaining a template waveform of a magnetic field waveform ge... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338436 | Implantable cardiac physical motion mapping device An elastic framework configured to be positioned around a portion of the heart has a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions positioned relative to the first regions. The framework allows for the positioning of the first regions and second regio... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327137 | Apparatus and method for non-symmetric magnetic field balancing in an inspection scanner An inspection system positions a balancing shim to asymmetrically balance a magnetic field generated by an inductive sensor, which forms part of the inspection system. Additionally, relays and capacitors used to tune the inductive sensor to a desired resonance frequ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327872 | Method and system for registering 3D models of anatomical regions with projection images of the same An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system of a first modality employing a catheter at an anatomical region of a patient is configured to produce a first image of the anatomical region using fluorosco... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321676 | Automatic determination of the long axis of the left ventricle in 3D cardiac imaging A diagnostic imaging apparatus generates a three-dimensional diagnostic image representation. The image representation is converted into an image representation of the patient's heart. A left lower posterior point of the heart image representation is selected as a f... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300414 | Transcranial ultrasound thrombolysis system and method of treating a stroke A method of transcranial ultrasound thrombolysis comprises the steps of providing a predetermined level of ultrasonic energy substantially throughout a primary treatment zone encompassing the M1 branch and M2 branches of the middle cerebral artery of an individual. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295003 | Non-destructive testing system and method utilizing a magnetic field to identify defects in a layer of a laminated material Techniques for detecting defects in the proximity of a hole of a laminate structure include inserting a generally cylindrical body portion into a hole such that a first coil of wire will reside in a plane substantially parallel to a first electrically conductive lay... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
