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7613500 |
Methods and apparatus for assisting cardiac resynchronization therapy
A method for assisting the planning of an interventional biventricular pacing procedure includes segmenting an image dataset of a heart of a patient to extract a surface of a left ventricle (LV)...
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7613492 |
Apparatus for aligning an object being scanned in multi-modality systems
A method of examining a patient is provided. The method includes aligning a patient table with a first examination axis, and rotating the patient table around a substantially fixed pivot axis from...
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7612560 |
Selectively adjustable phantom that is compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging system and environment
A phantom for use in an MRI or MRS system includes an array of subresolvable compartments that are each connected to receive fluid from one of a plurality of fluid reservoirs. The array of...
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7603158 |
Current density impedance imaging (CDII)
A method for non-invasive mapping (imaging) of the electrical impedance of an object. The present invention provides a method, current density impedance imaging (CDII) which produces an impedance...
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7599729 |
Evaluating the urethra and the periurethral tissues
Systems and methods for the evaluation of the urethra and periurethral tissues may involve an MRI coil adapted for insertion into the male, female or pediatric urethra. The MRI coil may be in...
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7599728 |
Magnetic resonance imaging
A neonate imaging system is provided. The neonate imaging system includes a neonate magnetic resonance imaging system and a mobile neonate incubator system adapted for connection to the neonate...
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7596283 |
Fast parametric non-rigid image registration based on feature correspondences
A method and system for non-rigidly registering a fixed to a moving image utilizing a B-Spline based free form deformation (FFD) model is disclosed. The methodology utilizes sparse feature...
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7591794 |
Therapy probe
A surgical coagulation instrument having a planar ultrasound transducer without a membrane, mounted in the region of an end of a câble is provided The instrument additionally has a fluid circuit....
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7580739 |
System for detecting position of capsule endoscope in subject
A system includes a device swallowed, passing through a subject, and including a constant magnetic field generator generating a constant magnetic field; and a position transducer. The position...
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7574251 |
Method and system for adapting a radiation therapy treatment plan based on a biological model
A system and method of adapting a radiation therapy treatment plan. The method includes the acts of preparing a treatment plan for a patient, acquiring images of the patient, performing deformable...
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7565199 |
Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders
Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders. A method in accordance with one embodiment directing a patient to perform a...
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7557577 |
Water-soluble paramagnetic substance reducing the relaxation time of the coolant in an MRI system
The invention relates to the use of a water-soluble paramagnetic substance, in particular a magnetic resonance contrast medium, to reduce the magnetic resonance relaxation time of a coolant for...
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7555350 |
Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead
An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having...
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7551953 |
Magnetic resonance imaging needle antennas
The invention describes a system, method, and means for an MRI transseptal needle that can be visible on an MRI, can act as an antenna and receive MRI signals from surrounding subject matter to...
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7542793 |
MR-guided breast tumor ablation and temperature imaging system
An MRI system is employed to aim an ultrasonic transducer at tissues to be treated and to produce images which enable the treatment of the tissues to be monitored. A pulse sequence is used which...
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7542791 |
Method and apparatus for preplanning a surgical procedure
A method and system to assist in a selection and planning of procedure and assist in selecting a prosthetic for the procedure. Generally, the system allows for image acquisition of a selected area...
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7540843 |
Diagnostics and treatment of sleep apnea
Methods of diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea by taking measurements from a subject suffering from sleep apnea are disclosed. The methods include modelling the air flow through the upper airway...
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7539528 |
Using magnetic resonance imaging to directly map neuronal activity
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for performing magnetic resonance imaging on a subject and directly mapping electromagnetic activity of neural firing of the subject via...
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7531818 |
Multiple room radiation treatment system
The present invention refers to a radiation system ( 1 ) comprising an excentric gantry ( 100 ) arranged in connection with multiple treatment rooms ( 61 - 68 ) separated by radiation-shielding...
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7522952 |
Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance tomography unit
A combined PET/MRI tomography unit has a PET unit with a unit part assigned to the examination space, and a first evaluation unit for evaluating the PET electric signals. The unit part has a gamma...
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7519413 |
Apparatus and method for measuring motion in a strong magnetic field
The present invention is an apparatus for measuring motion of a portion of the body of a patient and, optionally, electrocardiogram, of a patient in a magnetic field. A pickup coil in the form of a...
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7515953 |
Techniques for identifying molecular structures and treating cell types lining a body lumen using fluorescence
Techniques for detecting fluorescence emitted by molecular constituents in a wall of a body lumen include introducing an autonomous solid support into the body lumen. Cells in a lumen wall of the...
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7514921 |
System and method for visualizing conductive and current density distribution in object
System for visualizing conductivity and current density distributions including a plurality of current injecting devices ( 100 ) for injecting currents into a measuring object; a measuring unit(...
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7508204 |
Method for supporting an MRI examination by means of positioning and checking MRI accessory implementation
The invention relates to a method for supporting an examination by means of an imaging diagnostic device. An examination mode is first selected by a user. At least one partial view of an...
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7505809 |
Method and system for registering a first image with a second image relative to the body of a patient
A system including a first medical positioning system for detecting a first position and orientation of the body of a patient, a second medical positioning system for detecting a second position...
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7505808 |
Catheter tracking with phase information
A method for determining the position and/or orientation of a catheter or other interventional access device or surgical probe using phase patterns in a magnetic resonance (MR) signal. In the...
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7505807 |
Magnetic resonance apparatus for use with active electrode and drug deliver catheter
The invention is an apparatus and method for treatments and targeted drug delivery into a living patient, particularly but not exclusively using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The apparatus and...
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7502640 |
Positive contrast MRI of magnetically tagged cells, objects, tissues
Contrast agents incorporating super-paramagnetic iron-oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles have shown promise as a means to visualize labeled cells using MRI. Labeled cells cause significant signal dephasing...
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7482592 |
Method for combining PET with MR perfusion and diffusion
A method for determining positron emission measurement information in the context of positron emission tomography is disclosed. The method includes using a marker substance to carry out a positron...
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7480527 |
Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus with non-selective excitation of the examination subject
In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus, a trueFISP sequence is used, but is modified to employ non-selective, rectangular radio frequency pulses. The use...
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7469159 |
Method for measuring neurovascular uncoupling in fMRI
Neurovascular uncoupling that causes fMRI data to underestimate viable neuronal activity in the brain is detected and indicated to assist in pre-surgical planning. Tasks associated with the...
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7467008 |
Ectography multimodality imaging system for diagnosis and treatment
A system and method of integrating a nuclear medicine imaging device such as a gamma camera with a patient handling system where the nuclear medicine imaging system does not prevent full access to...
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7450783 |
Methods and systems for measuring the size and volume of features on live tissues
Methods and systems for measuring volume and size of features such as lesions, tumors, sores, and wounds external to animal, human and plant skin, using 3D structured light scanners are provided....
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7440796 |
System and method for three-dimensional visualization of conductivity and current density distribution in electrically conducting object
System for visualizing conductivity and current density distributions including a plurality of current injecting devices for injecting currents into a measuring object, an MRI scanner for measuring...
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7423429 |
Apparatus and associated method that integrate the modalities of diagnosis and therapy to treat, in principle, pathologies generically identified as Cancer and HIV/AIDS
Diagnostic and Therapy apparatus and methods use non-ionizing radiations which are based on integration of nuclear magnetic resonance and radiation manipulation. Quantitative diagnostics integrate...
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7418287 |
Magnetic resonance imaging method with accelerated data acquisition
A method of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging comprising acquiring undersampled magnetic resonance signals for successive temporal time slots. In a space spanned by geometrical space and temporal...
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7414403 |
Imaging machine / MRI positioning assembly for magnet coils and specimens at the sweet spot of an imaging field
A system is provided for facilitating the imaging of a specimen, such as a laboratory rat, within an imaging machine such as an MRI machine. A sliding, self-centering interconnection is provided...
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7412276 |
Brain therapy
A method of performing brain therapy may include placing a subject in a main magnetic field, introducing into the subject's brain a combination imaging and therapeutic probe, the probe including a...
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7408354 |
Phantom for evaluating magnetic resonance spectroscopy performance
A phantom for evaluating a magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) performance is provided. Specifically, a phantom for evaluating an MRS performance capable of quantitatively evaluating a resolution...
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7388376 |
Optimized method for prevention of foldover artifacts in magnetic resonance tomography
In an MRT method and apparatus with oversampling in at least one phase coding direction of a first region of interest to be visualized, an overview slice image is acquired across the entire subject...
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7384376 |
Apparatus and method for training adjustment in sports, in particular in running sports
For training adjustment in sports, particularly running sports, an apparatus and appertaining method are provided with which a simple, non-invasive and automatic determination of the lactate...
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7383734 |
Simulation of magnetic field induced vibrations in implantable medical devices
A mechanical response of an implantable medical device (IMD) to a first static magnetic field and a first gradient magnetic field slew rate is simulated by exposing the IMD to a second static...
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7382130 |
Irradiation coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising the same
A planar irradiating coil including a first ring conductor, a second ring conductor having a smaller diameter than that of the first ring conductor, and a plurality of first line conductors that...
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7382124 |
Apparatus for producing hyperpolarized noble gas, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer and magnetic resonance imager which use hyperpolarized noble gases
This apparatus for producing a hyperpolarized noble gas includes: a hyperpolarized noble gas generating cell in which a noble gas is subjected to an optical pumping in the presence of an alkali...
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7372274 |
Methods and devices configured for dissolving hyperpolarised solid material with a solvent within a cryostat for NMR analyses
The present invention relates to devices and method for dissolving solid polarised material while retaining a high level of polarisation. In an embodiment of the present invention a material is...
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7369898 |
System and method for responding to pulsed gradient magnetic fields using an implantable medical device
Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), are vulnerable to the powerful magnetic fields associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)....
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7364562 |
Anti-clotting apparatus and methods for fluid handling system
A method for maintaining clear passageways in an extracorporeal blood flow system. The method comprises intermittently providing one or more anti-clotting agents to a passageway of the...
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7363090 |
Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices
A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and...
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7347829 |
Introduction system for minimally invasive surgical instruments
A medical system is disclosed that includes a cannula, an introducer stylet removably disposed within the cannula and a target confirmation device selectively insertable within the cannula. In an...
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7344529 |
Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor
A method of using a probe that emits energy to coagulate lesions is disclosed. The probe is constructed and arranged to emit light from its distal end, either at an angle to its longitudinal axis,...
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