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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7027854 | Magnetic resonance imaging utilizing a microcoil An interventional magnetic resonance method and apparatus utilizing a microcoil which enable localization of an interventional instrument by detecting magnetic resonance signals from the surroundings of the microcoil under the influence of magnetic field gradients. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996430 | Method and system for displaying cross-sectional images of a body This invention is a method of displaying cross-sectional images of a body so as to render the cross-sectional images more interpretable. The method is effected by using a first imaging device (110, 120), obtaining at least one cross-sectional image of a porti... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980847 | Apparatus for dynamic angular position tracking A magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system and method of correcting for the motion of a subject during an MRI scan. The motion of a subject in an MRI scan is corrected by acquiring nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) spectra of an ordered material attached t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975898 | Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system An integrated endoscopic image acquisition and therapeutic delivery system for use in minimally invasive medical procedures (MIMPs). The system uses directed and scanned optical illumination provided by a scanning optical fiber or light waveguide that is driven by a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961604 | Wireless controller and application interface for an MRI system A wireless remote control unit (60) that operates in the radio frequency bandwidth is used for interfacing with a sequence control system (B) and an image processing system (C) from within a magnetic resonance suite (A) in the presence of a magnetic field pro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6950692 | Optical coherence tomography apparatus, optical fiber lateral scanner and a method for studying biological tissues in vivo In a method for in vivo diagnostics of a biological tissue covered with epithelium an image of the biological tissue is acquired with the aid of a beam in the visible or near IR range directed towards a biological tissue by visualizing the intensity of optical radia... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944492 | Patient bed support for an open MRI system A patient bed support for maneuvering a patient in an open MRI system that includes an upper pole assembly and a lower pole assembly. The patient bed support includes a frame for attaching the patient bed support to the lower pole assembly in the MRI system and a me... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944493 | Indocyanine green (ICG) compositions and related methods of use Aqueous indocyanine green (ICG) composition exhibiting enhanced stability, as well as enhanced ICG concentration, as compared to presently available ICG products. The composition comprises an aqueous ICG composition comprising ICG at a concentration of at least abou... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931270 | Method and system for conducting medical imaging transactions Method and system for remotely conducting medical imaging transactions conducive to meeting the individualized imaging needs of a plurality of users are provided. The method provides a user interface configured to present a menu of prompts to a user of a respective ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928314 | System for two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging of tubular structures in the human body This invention is a system, method, and article of manufacture for imaging tubular structures of the human body, such as the digestive tract of a living person, with a medical imaging device such as a computed tomography (CT) scanner and a computer work station. The... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917827 | Enhanced graphic features for computer assisted surgery system A computer assisted surgery system with is enhanced graphics features is described for assisting a surgeon in orthopaedic procedures. A system is described for use in inserting multiple guide pins in hip fracture surgery using a single bore drill guide that has a gr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915150 | Process and device for the preoperative determination of the positioning data of endoprosthetic parts In order to be able to ascertain the position of the bone in the body without complicated procedures in a process for the preoperative determination of the positioning data of endoprosthetic parts of a central joint relative to the bones forming the central joint, a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915151 | Quantitative pulmonary imaging The present invention comprises imaging and quantitative measurement of lung ventilation, particularly in a human lung. Methods for quantitative imaging of lung ventilation, and the further provided systems and algorithmic tools therefore, comprise three primary com... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907280 | Method and apparatus for objectively measuring pain, pain treatment and other related techniques A method for measuring indices of brain activity includes non-invasively obtaining signals of central nervous system (CNS) activity, localizing signals to specific anatomical and functional CNS regions, correlating the signals from pain and reward brain regions, and... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904306 | Method and apparatus for evaluation of contrast agent uptake based on derived parametric images A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus (10) acquires a plurality of parametric images (60) with at least one varying imaging parameter. A parametric map (62) is constructed from the plurality of parametric images (60). At least one ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6904305 | System for MRI-guided interventional mammary procedures The combination of contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR-guided subcutaneous core biopsy can be used as a robust approach for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. MRI provides the means to accurately position and monitor interventional p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895270 | Optical scanning and imaging method A method for imaging an object is disclosed. The method may include transmitting light in a predetermined wavelength range through an optical transmitter to a prism, applying an electromagnetic field to the prism, and passing said light through the prism. The prism ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6876879 | Mammography method and apparatus A system for generating a three-dimensional image of the compressed breast 40 of a subject includes an x-ray mammography unit 24 for generating x-ray mammography data, a mechanical scanner 20 including an x-ray mammography compression paddle ass... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6859661 | Surgical system for use in the course of a knee replacement operation A system for use by a surgeon during a knee replacement operation comprises a navigation computer whose memory holds data relating to size and shape of at least one implant as well as data obtained during pre-operative scanning. The system also registers the three d... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858003 | Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement f... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6853856 | Diagnostic imaging interventional apparatus A medical imaging system for conducting an image-guided medical procedure on a subject and a method for performing the same is provided. The system includes a medical imaging apparatus, such as a CT scanner, magnetic resonance imaging system, or ultrasonic imaging s... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837883 | Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system Improved robotic surgical systems, devices, and methods often include a first assembly with a surgical end effector supported and manipulated relative to a first base by a first robotic linkage, while a second surgical end effector manipulated and supported relative... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6834202 | Blood flow measuring apparatus A blood flow measuring apparatus includes a system control unit that sends outputs for controlling the start and end of the measurement to optimum gain calculation units, which calculate the optimum gains of photomultipliers for receiving the light reflected from th... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6823207 | Integrated fluoroscopic surgical navigation and imaging workstation with command protocol A medical diagnostic imaging system includes an X-ray source and X-ray detector, sensors tracking a position of at least one of a surgical instrument and the X-ray detector, and an integrated imaging and navigation workstation. The integrated imaging and navigation ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6810278 | Method and system for creating three-dimensional images using tomosynthetic computed tomography A system for constructing image slices through a selected object, the system comprising an identifiable fiducial reference in a fixed position relative to the selected object, wherein the fiducial reference comprises at least two identifiable reference markers. A so... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807440 | Ceramic reinforcement members for MRI devices The present invention relates to a reinforced magnetic resonance imaging catheter. The catheter comprises an elongated body having at least one lumen extending therethrough. The elongated body also includes a proximal end, a distal end, and circumference, a longitud... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804546 | Multiple contrast echo-planar imaging for contrast-enhanced imaging A dose of a contrast agent (44) is administered to the patient (42). A magnetic resonance is excited by an RF pulse (200) in a region of interest of the patient (42). An echo-planar imaging (EPI) readout waveform is implemented a preselec... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804547 | Medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic apparatus having a position detecting device The invention is directed to a medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic apparatus having a function unit (1) and a position detecting device (5). A further detecting device (7) is mounted so as to be fixed in position and orientation and is separat... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796945 | Intravascular imaging guidewire An intravascular imaging guidewire is provided that can accomplish longitudinal translation of an imaging plane allowing imaging of an axial length of a region of interest without moving the guidewire. The imaging guidewire comprises a body in the form of a flexible... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6782285 | 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... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6778847 | System and method for MRI tagging using spatial modulation of magnetization A method of inducing tag lines in an MRI image is provided which allows adjustment of tag line width and spacing. The method includes determining a desired tag line width and then selecting a parameter of a SINC modulating function, such as main lobe bandwidth, in a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6763259 | Surgical system supported by optical coherence tomography An OCT-supported surgical system includes an OCT module that includes a surface scanner, the position of which can be sensed by a position sensing unit, and an evaluation and display unit, which is connected to the OCT module and to the position sensing unit in orde... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6758815 | Apparatus and method for indicating mechanical stiffness properties of body tissue Apparatus and method for indicating mechanical stiffness properties of body tissue employing Doppler imaging techniques. Ultrasonic signals that are transmitted to the target not only are reflected for developing images of the target from the reflections, but, by ap... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757557 | Position location system Methods and apparatus are provided for locating the position, preferably in three dimensions, of a sensor by generating magnetic fields which are detected at the sensor. The magnetic fields are generated from a plurality of locations and, in one embodiment of the in... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6751496 | Inherently de-coupled sandwiched solenoidal array coil An inherently de-coupled sandwiched solenoidal array coil (SSAC) is disclosed for use in receiving nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) radio frequency (RF) signals in both horizontal and vertical-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In its most basic configu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6751497 | Infrared thermometer An infrared (IR) thermometer for performing temperature measurement of an object without having contact with the object. The IR thermometer comprises at least one IR sensing element which, upon exposure to IR radiation, produces a response. The IR sensing element co... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745067 | System for marking the locations of imaged tissue with respect to the surface of the tissue A system is provided for marking on a recording medium (36), such as a label, the location of imaged tissue with respect to an exposed surface of the tissue (34). Tissue is imaged by a microscope (11) capable of imaging sections of the tissue be... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736784 | Medical instrument for treating biological tissue and method for transmitting pressure waves A medical instrument for treating biological tissue comprises a housing (2), a pressure wave generation means (4) and a transmission means (8) for coupling the unfocused pressure waves into the body of living beings. The transmission means (8... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6728567 | Method and apparatus for high-resolution detection and characterization of medical pathologies The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the construction and/or use of multidimensional fields that can be used for high-resolution detection and characterization of features within objects. The multidimensional field is constructed from data tha... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725087 | Method and apparatus for remote imaging of biological tissue by electrical impedance tomography through a communications network A method and apparatus for imaging the internal structure of biological tissue from a remote location using electrical impedance tomography. The method and apparatus accomplish this by separating the functions of data acquisition from those of processing and imaging... | 04/20/2004 |
