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6782288 |
Method and apparatus for positioning a device in a body
There is disclosed a method of positioning an interventional device in a body using a guide pivoting about a pivot point, performed by locating the spatial coordinates of a target and the pivot...
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6782289 |
Methods and apparatus for characterizing lesions in blood vessels and other body lumens
Methods, devices, and kits, for assessing luminal lesions are provided. The subject devices comprise an intraluminal detector capable of sensing radioactive or other labels. In the subject methods,...
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6782284 |
Method and apparatus for semi-automatic aneurysm measurement and stent planning using volume image data
An apparatus for measuring parameters preparatory to a stent replacement of an aneurytic blood vessel in a patient ( 26 ) includes a computed tomography (CT) scanner ( 10 ) that acquires image data...
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6778846 |
Method of guiding a medical device and system regarding same
A method and system to guide a medical device within a patient using image data, e.g., chemical image data, includes acquiring image data of a view region within the patient. A movable element of...
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6773159 |
Non-invasive apparatus for measuring a temperature of a living body and method therefor
A non-invasive apparatus and method for measuring a temperature of a portion of a living body, includes a signal receiving unit receiving electromagnetic wave signals emitted from the portion of a...
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6772002 |
Device and method for navigation
The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object in a navigation system of co-ordinates, wherein: reference points and/or markers ( 4 ) are connected in...
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6771998 |
Method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus
In a method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus having a gradient system and a radio-frequency system that, among other things, are utilized for location coding of magnetic...
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6771262 |
System and method for volume rendering-based segmentation
A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system and method include a processor for generating a volume-rendered 3D image on a display using a plurality of voxels from a 3D image dataset; and a view...
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6768496 |
System and method for generating an image from an image dataset and a video image
In a system and a method for generating an image that contains superimposed or fused image data, a first system acquires an image dataset from a subject and a second system obtains a video image of...
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6768916 |
Patient-supporting apparatus for a piece of medical equipment
A patient-supporting apparatus ( 1 ) for a piece of medical equipment ( 15 ), in particular for an MRI tomograph, has a panel ( 5 ) for supporting a patient ( 3 ) or for bearing a separate...
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6766184 |
Methods and apparatus for diagnostic multispectral digital imaging
Methods and apparatus for generating multispectral images of tissue. The multispectral images may be used as a diagnostic tool for conditions such as cervical cancer detection and diagnosis....
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6762600 |
Method and apparatus for electromagnetic position and orientation tracking with distortion compensation employing a modulated signal
A bounding box or volume of interest is flooded with a modulated AC electromagnetic signal from a source. Different types of modulated signals may be used, including single-tone AM and FM. One or...
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6763257 |
Method of estimating the BMD of a bone using radiogrammetry
A method for estimating the bone quality or skeletal status of a vertebrate on the basis of two-dimensional image data comprising information relating to the cortical bone of at least a part of a...
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6763262 |
Method and apparatus for detecting tumorous tissue
The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting tumorous tissue comprising at least one excitation light source 12 , which first excitation light source 12 emits a first excitation...
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6758216 |
Ventilatory assistance using an external effort sensor
An optical sensor mountable on a patient and targets the supranasternal notch for detecting skin movement by dint of reflected light indicating respiratory effort. The sensor is used in conjunction...
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6760613 |
Substantially monostatic, substantially confocal optical systems for examination of samples
The present invention relates to systems and methods for examining a sample using a substantially monostatic, substantially confocal optical system comprising transmitting optics that focus an...
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6754519 |
Multimodality imaging system
A multimodality imaging system including a plurality of imaging systems, and at least one rail upon which at least one of the imaging systems is slidingly mounted.
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6754518 |
Method and apparatus for detecting an object within a dynamic scattering media
A method of detecting an object located within a dynamic scattering media, includes i) directing a continuous coherent light wave of predetermined wavelength into the media; ii) detecting...
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6751494 |
Method for the reconstruction of the geometry of the inner surface of a cavity
The three-dimensional structure of the surface of a cavity is reconstructed. The cavity can be the outer ear canal of a person. A probe with an optical sensor is introduced into the cavity to...
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6741880 |
Method and apparatus for efficient stenosis identification and assessment using MR imaging
A method and apparatus is disclosed in which a two-tiered approach is taken to first grade a patient to identify the presence of any suspected stenosis, and then a second step is used to acquire...
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6741948 |
Method and apparatus for fixing a location
A method is disclosed for fixing at least one location in an examination field ( 9 ) with respect to a coordinate system ( 13 ). The method includes determining, in response to a request ( 65 ),...
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6738659 |
Optical imaging using the temporal direct reflective signal from a minimized pulse width laser
A laser is used to radiate a non-homogeneous body comprising two or more materials, with varying scattering characteristics with reference to the radiation. The ballistic or snake radiation is...
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6738658 |
Medical optical imaging scanner using multiple wavelength simultaneous data acquisition for breast imaging
A scanner for a medical optical imaging device, comprises an illumination source positioned to direct emitted light into a breast positioned below a support surface; first and second groups of...
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6736832 |
Method of optimizing the use of a tanning-related device, device for performing such a method, and tanning-related device
Method comprising steps of: A) determining a quantity related to a person's personal minimum erythema dose (MED), B) using said quantity as an input for a tanning-related device, thus influencing...
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6735462 |
Method and apparatus for infrared imaging in small passageways
An infrared imaging system ( 10 ) includes a catheter ( 11 ). The catheter is inserted into a small passageway, such as a blood vein ( 23 ), in order to collect infrared information from the vein....
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6731967 |
Methods and devices for vascular plethysmography via modulation of source intensity
A time-varying modulating signal is used as a plethysmography signal, rather than a time-varying detected optical power. The time-varying detected optical power is used (e.g., in a feedback loop)...
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6731970 |
Method for breath compensation in radiation therapy
A method for breath compensation in radiation therapy, particularly radiotherapy/radiosurgery, wherein the movement of the target volume inside the patient is detected and tracked in real time...
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6731966 |
Systems and methods for targeting a lesion
The present invention provides systems and methods for guiding a surgical instrument into a preselected spatial relationship with a lesion, in particular a lesion of the breast. In an exemplary...
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6728583 |
User interface for a gamma camera which acquires multiple simultaneous data sets
A gamma camera system is described having a user interface by which protocols can be set up for the simultaneous acquisition of different views. Pull-down menus prevent the selection of...
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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...
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6728566 |
Vessel tracking and tree extraction method and apparatus
Computed tomography (CT) data ( 28 ) is collected for a plurality of slices by a CT scanner ( 10 ). At least a portion of the CT data is reconstructed ( 32 ) to form a volume image ( 34 ) defined...
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6728571 |
Electronically scanned optical coherence tomography with frequency modulated signals
An improved Optical Coherence Domain Reflectometry (OCDR) system is provided. One embodiment of this OCDR system outputs a detector signal carrying image depth information on multiple modulation...
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6728565 |
Diagnostic catheter using a vacuum for tissue positioning
A diagnostic catheter using a vacuum for tissue positioning is provided. A method for analyzing tissue in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes inserting a catheter...
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6725078 |
System combining proton beam irradiation and magnetic resonance imaging
A system which coordinates proton beam irradiation with an open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit to achieve near-simultaneous, noninvasive localization and radiotherapy of various cell lines...
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6725076 |
Vector velocity estimation using directional beam forming and cross correlation
The two-dimensional velocity vector using a pulsed ultrasound field can be determined with the invention. The method uses a focused ultrasound field along the velocity direction for probing the...
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6724189 |
Nuclear decay laser and method
A nuclear decay laser that produces a stream of nuclear decay particles and/or photons of electromagnetic radiation. The stream of nuclear decay particles and/or photons is produced by subjecting...
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6725084 |
Apparatus for measuring nonuniform attenuation in a scintillation camera
An apparatus for measuring the nonuniform attenuation caused by a patient's body in scintillation cameras is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a gantry having an annular support, a radiation...
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6723049 |
Apparatus for tissue type recognition using multiple measurement techniques
A method and system are disclosed for recognizing tissue types. Electrical signals are applied to tissue 120 via electrodes 110, 112. Circuitry 106 and the signal processor 116 are used to...
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6725082 |
System and method for ligament graft placement
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining data indicative of a location for ligament graft placement. Medical image data representative of a bone is provided. Position data indicative...
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6718192 |
Method and apparatus for real-time 3D image rendering on a picture archival and communications system (PACS) workstation
An image management system ( 10 ), such as a PACS system is disclosed. The PACS system includes a PACS server ( 20 ) coupled to a communications network ( 22 ) and a plurality of PACS workstations...
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6718193 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing vessels displayed as unfolded structures
A method and apparatus for displaying information concerning a tubular structure is disclosed. The method includes determining a centerline of the tubular structure and a plurality of center points...
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6714841 |
Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
A medical system that is coupled to an endoscope which provides a video image to a monitor. The system includes an electrical circuit to overlay a graphic image onto the video image provided by the...
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6711429 |
System and method for determining the location of a catheter during an intra-body medical procedure
A system and method of displaying at least one point-of-interest of a body during an intra-body medical procedure. The method is effected by (a) establishing a location of the body; (b)...
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6708052 |
Method and apparatus for cardiac imaging with minimized cardiac motion artifact
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for acquiring cardiac images having minimized motion artifact by triggering an image-acquisition scan at a point during the quiescent...
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6702751 |
Method and system for optimally timing scans of a selected part of a patient
A scanning system for obtaining an optimal image of a selected part of a patient, wherein the selected part varies cyclically over time. The scanning system comprises (1) scanner for scanning a...
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6702736 |
Anatomical visualization system
A real-time computer-based viewing system is disclosed comprising a database of pre-existing software objects, wherein at least one of the software objects corresponds to a physical structure which...
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6704589 |
Method and device for recording an image of an object surface using focussed radiation
The invention relates to a method and a device for taking an image 2 of an object surface 1 by means of a focusable radiation 3 . An array of object elements 4 that covers the object surface...
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6704594 |
Magnetic resonance imaging device
An imaging probe and method and an MRI system utilizing the same are presented. The probe comprises first and second magnetic field sources, and a receiver of NMR signals. The first magnetic field...
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6704590 |
Doppler guiding catheter using sensed blood turbulence levels
A guiding catheter includes a Doppler sensor disposed at a distal end of a flexible shaft. The Doppler sensor can sense a blood flow turbulence level within a chamber of the heart or a blood vessel...
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6701174 |
Computer-aided bone distraction
A computer assisted orthopedic surgery planner software for generation of 3D (three dimensional) solid bone models from two or more 2D (two dimensional) X-ray images of a patient's bone. The...
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