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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458936 | 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... | 12/02/2008 |
| RE40587 | Antenna for magnetic resonance imaging and method of use A medical appliance for use in magnetic resonance imaging procedures. A guidewire for vascular procedures is formed by a coaxial cable acting as antenna in a magnetic resonance imaging system. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457659 | Method and device for examining the skin For efficient detection or observation of a skin disease, especially skin cancer, methods for examining the skin of a subject and an associated device are specified. Accordingly a camera element is provided, by means of which an image of an area of skin is recorded.... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450982 | Magnetic resonance imaging system and method A magnetic resonance imaging system is provided wherein measurement data (k space data) is extracted easily (and instantaneously) after imaging a plurality of times phases, and an image can be displayed in dynamic MRA measurement employing a contrast medium. Dynamic... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7429249 | Method for cavitation-induced tissue healing with low intensity ultrasound A method and kit for therapeutically treating bone and tissue injuries using ultrasound. The method includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound contrast agent into the patient, preferably, the patient's blood stream, and impinging ultrasonic waves in proximity t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416535 | Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials A neoplasm cell destruction device utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials in neoplastic cells so as to damage and ultimately destruct the neoplastic cells without destructing surrounding healthy cells and thereby eliminating th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406346 | Optical coherence tomography system for the examination of human or animal tissue or organs In an optical coherence tomography system for the examination of human or animal tissue or organs, a catheter is insertable into the tissue or organ to introduce light into the tissue or organ and the reflection is transmitted to an evaluation unit, where the reflec... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403810 | Time resolved contrast-enhanced MR projection imaging of the coronary arteries with intravenous contrast injection In a method and apparatus for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the right coronary artery of a patient, a bolus of MR contrast agent is selected to have a size that will cause the bolus, after injection into the patient, to wash out of right c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392077 | Method for treating a patient at risk of loss of cardiac function by cardiac ischemia Various methods and devices for treating a patient who has lost, or is at risk of losing cardiac function by cardiac ischemia are disclosed. Treatment includes first imaging a patient's heart, or a portion thereof, to identify underperfused regions of cardiac muscle... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386338 | Bilateral imaging apparatus An assembly of RF coils for bilateral imaging of a first and a second breast of the same person is disclosed. The assembly includes a first pair of coils having a first coil juxtaposed and underlapping a second coil, thereby defining juxtaposed edges of the first an... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383075 | Real-time localization monitoring, triggering, and acquisition of 3D MRI A technique embodied in a method and apparatus is disclosed for acquiring MR images in 2D and 3D using a common pulse sequence switchable in real-time. The technique includes identifying a 3D imaging volume and applying a 3D pulse sequence having the slice encoding ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383077 | IN Vivo raman endoscopic probe An apparatus for in vivo, endoscopic laser Raman spectroscopy probe and methods for its use are described. The probe comprises a fiber bundle assemble small enough to fit through an endoscope instrument channel, a novel combination of special coatings to the fiber b... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367946 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus with automatic marking An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image producing section which produces images of time-serial frames of an inspection subject based on echoes of ultrasonic waves emitted to the subject, a marking section which marks certain frame images among the frame... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369888 | Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial spin labeling MRI This invention is a method for multi-slice CBF imaging using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) with an amplitude modulated control which is both highly effective at controlling for off resonance effects, and efficient at doubly inverting inflow spins, thus re... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354401 | Ultrasound sex determination for sorting of avian hatchlings A method for making a sex determination in avian hatchlings involves the following activities. A process line is equipped to process an endless plurality of hatchlings. The process line has an ultrasound inspection station for the hatchlings. The ultrasound inspecti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346381 | Method and apparatus for medical intervention procedure planning An imaging system for use in medical intervention procedure planning includes a medical scanner system for generating a volume of cardiac image data, a data acquisition system for acquiring the volume of cardiac image data, an image generation system for generating ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340293 | Methods and apparatus for a remote, noninvasive technique to detect core body temperature in a subject via thermal imaging An approach to noninvasively, remotely and accurately detect core body temperature in a warm-blooded subject, human or animal, via thermal imaging. Preferred features such as the use of in-frame temperature references, specific anatomical target regions and a physio... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336987 | Method and apparatus for rapid, non-contact measurement of the core temperature of animals and humans A method and apparatus for measuring the core temperature of an animal or human. Emissions from the eyeball are detected, at one or more wavelengths selected on the basis of various factors, including the ability of that wavelength to reach the interior of the eyeba... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333849 | Vertical field neurovascular array coil A vertical field MRI RF coil array for neurovascular imaging includes a head section having a solenoid coil element and a quadrature coil element; a neck section having a solenoid coil element and a quadrature coil element; and a chest section having a solenoid coil... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329223 | Catheter with optical fiber sensor An apparatus and method to perform therapeutic treatment and diagnosis of a patient's vasculature through the use of an intravascular device having an optical fiber disposed therein. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes an intravascular device to perform a thera... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330748 | Method for determining in vivo concentration of a metabolite Method for determining in vivo concentration of a metabolite that includes administering a contrast agent to a subject, allowing the contrast agent to disperse to tissue of interest, performing CEDST MRI analysis of the subject, and comparing the results to known in... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324843 | Medical imaging device for use in a safety critical environment The invention relates to a medical imaging device which includes a central control unit and a number of peripheral devices connected to the central control unit, one or more of the peripheral devices being provided with separate emergency control means which are arr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313431 | System and method for inflating a balloon catheter and delivering fluid media to a patient This invention relates generally to a fluid delivery system comprising a first source of fluid medium a first pressurizing device associated with the first source of fluid medium, a second source of fluid medium, a second pressurizing device associated with the seco... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313428 | Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance arteriography using contrast agents The present invention is a technique of, and system for, imaging vascular anatomy over distance considerably greater than the maximum practical field of view of a magnetic resonance imaging system while using substantially one contrast agent injection. The technique... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311678 | Pressure-pulse therapy apparatus Disclosed is a device for producing an intracorporeal pressure pulse comprising a pressure pulse source configured to generate a collimated pressure pulse and an acoustic lens including at least one ring-shaped focusing section configured to focus a pressure pulse g... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311677 | Energy concentrator system and method Reflective apparatus and method by which energy is radiated in divergent fashion from an elongated source and is reflected by a first parabolic reflector as a paraxial beam, focused by a second parabolic reflector onto a hyperbolic reflector and reflectively concent... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310547 | Fluorescent fiberoptic probe for tissue health discrimination A system and method for the in situ discrimination of healthy and diseased tissue. A fiberoptic based probe is employed to direct ultraviolet illumination onto a tissue specimen and to collect the fluorescent response radiation. The response radiation is observed at... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308299 | Method, apparatus and product for acquiring cardiac images A method for acquiring a cardiac image from a patient having a paced heart rhythm, an abnormal EKG, or an irregular heartbeat, is disclosed. A gated electrocardiogram signal having local maxima and minima values and trigger points is received. For a period of time, ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308296 | Precision illumination methods and systems Methods and systems are provided for illuminating body part with LED system. A system includes a LED system, a medical instrument and a microprocessor. The LED system is adapted to generate a variable color radiation. The medical instrument is adapted for positionin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305264 | Bone cancer pain management utilizing ultrasound Noninvasive pain treatment of skeletal cancer metastases in cancer patients utilizing planar or focused ultrasound. The ultrasound energy preferably targets at the Periosteum or immediate soft-bone-tissue interface, where local sensory pain receptors are directly af... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302287 | Methods of detecting inflammation of an epithelium layer in the oral region with a probe using diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy The invention provides a device and method for monitoring inflammation of the epithelium. The device consists of a head region, a handle region and an optical bundle. At least two of the optical fibers in the bundle are utilized as a source of radiation, these two f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302288 | Tool position indicator A tool for use with a surgical navigation system includes a plurality of LEDs mounted to the distal end of the tool. The LED's provide an indication of the direction in which the tool must be moved to reach a desired position. Four LED's mounted along perpendicular ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294106 | Cable-free medical detection and treatment system A system for medical detection and treatment comprising a number of treatment and/or detection devices which exchange data with each other within the context of a medical treatment, in particular a surgical or radiotherapeutic and/or radiosurgical operation, wherein... | 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 |
| 7286868 | Medical device with position sensor having accuracy at high temperatures A medical device and position sensor combination for use in medical applications comprises a position sensor having a core made of a high permeable material The core material is made of a Wiegand effect material comprising a mixture of cobalt, vanadium, and iron. Th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283857 | DICOM compliant file communication including quantitative and image data A method of generating medical information including quantitative and image data, comprising steps of performing an image acquisition of at least a portion of a patient to be examined, generating image data based on the performed acquisition, generating quantitative... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283858 | Fluorescent-light image display method and apparatus therefor An image containing data relating to the tissue-state and the tissue-form of a target area is displayed. A fluorescent-light image having two different wavelength bands of fluorescent-light is obtained, based on the strength of the fluorescent light emitted from a t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283861 | 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 ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280861 | Diagnosis and classification of disease and disability using low frequency magnetic field designed pulses (Cnps) The invention is directed to the use of magnetic field designed pulses for the diagnoses and classification of severity of disease states and disability in humans and animals. ... | 10/09/2007 |
