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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190233 | System for delivering conformal radiation therapy while simultaneously imaging soft tissue A device and a process for performing high temporal- and spatial-resolution MR imaging of the anatomy of a patient during intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to directly measure and control the highly conformal ionizing radiation dose delivered to the patie... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180428 | Methods and systems for use in selecting cardiac pacing sites A method and system for use in selecting a cardiac pacing site includes sensors for tracking wall motion (e.g., sensors coupled to the right and left ventricular heart wall). The wall motion of one or more non-paced cardiac cycles is compared to the wall motion of o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175676 | Generating gating signals for thermal therapy A method of inducing thermal effect at a moving target includes receiving a first data characterizing a repeated motion of the moving target; processing the first data to determine a treatment plan, including determining a plan for directing a signal at the moving t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170643 | System and method for irradiating a target with electromagnetic radiation to produce a heated region A system and corresponding method for irradiating a target with electromagnetic radiation to produce a heated region. The system comprises a coupling device operable to couple electromagnetic radiation from a magnetic resonance imaging system. A plurality of energy ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8150493 | Patient infusion and imaging system A patient infusion and imaging system includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan room shielded from electromagnetic interference and image acquisition equipment positioned within the MRI scan room. The system further includes an IV liquid infusion apparatus co... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150492 | Correction method and magnetic resonance device The invention relates to a correction method for correction of noise resulting from gradient artifacts in ECG signal data records recorded in a magnetic resonance device by an ECG measuring apparatus. A first correction data record is determined with a reference poi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131339 | System and method for field ablation prediction A system for determining field of ablation is disclosed. The system includes a power source configured to generate electromagnetic energy and an energy applicator coupled to the power source. The energy applicator is configured to be inserted into tissue and to prov... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131340 | Detector unit for arrangement within a field generating unit of an MR device A detector unit for arrangement in a field generating unit of a magnetic resonance device has an RF transmission/reception system for transmitting RF pulses into, or receiving magnetic resonance signals from, an examination volume of the field generation unit. The R... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121667 | Interfaced base unit and display system for an MRI magnet room A base unit operable with a wireless patient monitoring unit used to acquire physiological data during an MRI examination is constructed to have a detachable display unit. The detachable display unit wirelessly communicates with the base unit when in a roving mode. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8108026 | Device consisting of a combination of a magnetic resonance tomograph and a positron emission tomograph A sandwich structure which attenuates the PET radiation minimally, is used as a support tube for the transmit antenna. In at least one embodiment, it includes a thin strong inner wall, a likewise thin and strong outer wall and an interior of the support tube which i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108027 | Combined positron emission tomography / magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A combined positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a positron emission tomography apparatus having at least one radiation detector, and a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having at least one gradient coil and a radio-frequency... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103330 | Sensor device for operation in a time-varying magnetic field and method A sensor device, in particular a PET detector, for operation in the time-varying magnetic field of a magnetic resonance tomograph. In at least one embodiment, a sensor circuit is for generating a sensor signal, as well as an induction circuit in which a compensation... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8086296 | Methods for modifying electrical currents in neuronal circuits Disclosed herein are methods for modifying electrical currents in brain circuits through the simultaneous use of focused ultrasound pulse (FUP) and an existing brain-imaging system, such as a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) system. The methods are used ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8073526 | Method and system for computerized drawing and writing during functional magnetic resonance imaging The present invention provides a method and device to record and visualize drawing and writing movements during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brain activity. The system includes a touch-sensitive tablet, an elevated mounting platform, a stylus, and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073525 | Combined PET/MRT unit and method for simultaneously recording PET images and MR images A combined PET/MRT unit is disclosed that includes a PET detector which is reduced by comparison with the prior art, and that consists, for example, of a PET detector with a polygonal arrangement of the detector elements or with a PET detector ring. The PET detector... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073527 | Field generating unit of a combined MR/PET system An RF antenna arrangement of a combined MR/PET system is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the RF antenna arrangement includes a first part installed in the examination tunnel in a fashion fixed to the system such that it is arranged underneath the couch board ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060181 | Risk assessment for planned trajectories A method for planning the placement of a device in a body includes analyzing information of at least part of the internal structure of the body of a patient to determine if at least one specific or critical region or structure lies within a region of interest, said ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060182 | MRI-monitored equipment with built-in MR signal reception coil and signal emitter In a system having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and MRI-monitored medical equipment, the MRI-monitored medical equipment has an inductive coil built into the equipment that receives magnetic resonance signals from a subject and generates inductive el... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041410 | Medical device sensing and detection during MRI A medical device includes a sensor for sensing for an MRI gradient magnetic field and a microprocessor for responding to the detected gradient magnetic field by switching from a first electrical signal processing mode to a second electrical signal processing mode, s... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8014848 | Visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure The visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure, in which a medical instrument is shown in an image representation of a body portion including an area in which a medical procedure is to be carried out, wherein, in the vicinity of the functional po... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7979109 | Needle driver for magnetic resonance elastography The present invention is directed toward an acoustic, piezoelectric, electric, electro-mechanical or pneumatically driven surface drum driver, in mechanical engagement with a biopsy or acupuncture needle device and a method for its use for diagnosis of small e.g. 10... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970452 | Open architecture imaging apparatus and coil system for magnetic resonance imaging Apparatus and method for using radio frequency coil systems for magnetic resonance imaging within an open architecture apparatus is provided. The MRI coil system includes a support structure with an open architecture in which secondary support structures, compressio... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966055 | Magnetic resonance system and method for cardiac imaging In a method for representation of the heart in a magnetic resonance system at least one MR overview image of the heart is acquired. An image plane with a predetermined position relative to the magnetic resonance system is selected for this overview image. The acquir... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966054 | Disposable single-use external dosimeters for detecting radiation in fluoroscopy and other medical procedures/therapies Methods, systems, devices, and computer program products include positioning single-use radiation sensor patches that have adhesive onto the skin of a patient to evaluate the radiation dose delivered during a medical procedure or treatment session. The sensor patche... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962194 | Method and system for propelling and controlling displacement of a microrobot in a blood vessel A magnetic resonance imager (MRI) controllably propels at least one magnetic field responsive body within a subject. The MRI comprises a bore magnet producing an intense magnetic field sufficient to magnetically saturate the magnetic field responsive body. A magneti... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945304 | Ultrasound within MRI scanners for guidance of MRI pulse sequences A process and system acquiring both ultrasound and MRI data from a patient in an MRI scanner and using one to automatically guide or improve the other. The ultrasound data can track the motion of an organ such as a cardiac artery or the diaphragm and the resulting m... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7907987 | System for delivering conformal radiation therapy while simultaneously imaging soft tissue A device and a process for performing high temporal- and spatial-resolution MR imaging of the anatomy of a patient during intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to directly measure and control the highly conformal ionizing radiation dose delivered to the patie... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7844319 | Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided interventional procedures Herein is disclosed a probe, including a first electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a second electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a first conductor electrically coupled to the first electrode, a second conductor electric... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835782 | Integrated PET-MRI scanner One embodiment of the present invention provides an integrated PET-MRI scanner. This integrated scanner includes a main magnet that generates a magnetic field, wherein images of the subject is generated in a central region of the magnetic field. It also includes a P... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835781 | Device for superposed MRI and PET imaging A device is disclosed for superposed MRI and PET imaging and includes an MRI tube that has a first field of view along its longitudinal direction, and a multiplicity of PET detection units arranged opposite one another in pairs about the longitudinal direction. In a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831290 | MRI biopsy device localization fixture A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822460 | MRI-guided therapy methods and related systems A system and method for using magnetic resonance imaging to increase the accuracy of electrophysiologic procedures is disclosed. The system in its preferred embodiment provides an invasive combined electrophysiology and imaging antenna catheter which includes an RF ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7809424 | Method of off-resonance detection using complementary MR contrast agents Off-resonance imaging uses two complementary contrast agents with the first agent (iron-oxide) particles transfected into cells which provide localized signals. The second agent is detected from a change in the off-resonance signal when present in the cells labeled ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809425 | Method and apparatus for examining a substance, particularly tissue, to characterize its type A method and apparatus are disclosed, for examining a substance of a given volume to characterize its type, with an integrated sensing head. The method comprises applying locally to the substance of the given volume a polarizing magnetic field, with a component defi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805180 | Method of modifying MR signals using ultrasound waves Described herein is a medical imaging technique that includes directing ultrasound waves into a portion of a body of interest during at least a portion of a time period during which an MR imaging process is simultaneously performed on the portion of the body of inte... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792566 | Device for implementation and monitoring of thermal ablation and associated method A device for implementation and monitoring of thermal ablation has a device for generation of high intensity ultrasound and a magnetic resonance system for generation of examination images composed of voxels that contain temperature information. The geometry of the ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7778682 | Biopsy and sampling needle antennas for magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging antenna, including an inner conductor, an outer shield slideably displaceable with respect to the inner conductor, and an insulator electrically insulating the inner conductor from the outer shield. Herein is disclose... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769426 | Method for using an MRI compatible biopsy device with detachable probe A method for performing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) guided core biopsies is tendered more accurate and efficient by precisely positioning a disengaged probe assembly with respect to a localization fixture attached to a breast coil platform. The precise position... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7742801 | Planning method and system for free-form implant modification A method for planning a bone implant ascertains a condition of a bone to be treated, and identifies a dysfunctional part of the bone. A free-form area then can be ascertained and registered, wherein the free-form area lies below the dysfunctional part. A control dat... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738942 | Device and method for preventing magnetic-resonance imaging induced damage An electromagnetic shield has a first patterned or apertured layer having non-conductive materials and conductive material and a second patterned or apertured layer having non-conductive materials and conductive material. The conductive material may be a metal, a ca... | 06/15/2010 |
