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20080221443 | Integrated Imaging and Biopsy System with Ancillary Device Authentication - A diagnostic station integrates patient support, imaging, biopsy, and treatment. An illustrative version of a prone mammography table localizes a breast with an imaging modality (e.g., X-ray, etc.) based upon a rotating C-arm that may encircle the localized breast. A biopsy system is integrated into the controls and displays or user interface of the diagnostic station, sharing integrated utilities (e.g., vacuum, power, data communication, etc.). Ancillary devices may be identified and authenticated by the integrated system, such as to base available functionality on the identification and/or authentication of an ancillary device. Ancillary devices that may be integrated with the system may include devices that are operable to perform surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, or other functions. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221444 | Integrated Imaging and Biopsy System with Integrated Surgical, Therapy, and Diagnostic Devices - A diagnostic station integrates patient support, imaging, biopsy, and treatment. An illustrative version of a prone mammography table localizes a breast with an imaging modality (e.g., X-ray, etc.) based upon a rotating C-arm that may encircle the localized breast. A biopsy system is integrated into the controls and displays or user interface of the diagnostic station, sharing integrated utilities (e.g., vacuum, power, data communication, etc.). Ancillary devices may be identified and authenticated by the integrated system, such as to base available functionality on the identification and/or authentication of an ancillary device. Ancillary devices that may be integrated with the system may include devices that are operable to perform surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, or other functions. | 09-11-2008 |
20080234573 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION AND POSITION OF A BONE-IMPLANTED ANCHOR - In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for determining the position and orientation of an anchor attached to the skull of a patient from a topographic image of the anchor acquired therefrom. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of simulating an image of the anchor that matches the acquired topographic image of the anchor, determining the position and orientation of the anchor from the simulated image of the anchor, and determining the position and orientation of the anchor in the acquired topographic image of the anchor from the position and orientation of the anchor determined from the simulated image of the anchor. The simulating step comprises the step of modeling the anchor with an object that has a geometric shape simpler than that of the anchor. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242979 | Combined X-ray detector and ultrasound imager - An imaging system is disclosed that includes a first imaging panel and a second imaging panel disposed about an imaging volume. The imaging panels may be configured to image the entire imaging volume and may include panels using any form of acoustic or electromagnetic energy such as ultrasound panels, optical panels, electrical impedance panels, field emitter/x-ray detector panels, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, a first group of sensors are included in a 2D matrix of sensors configured to transmit ultrasound through the imaging volume to a second group of sensors included in a second 2D matrix of sensors and vice versa. In a second embodiment the system may further include a second imaging system having a transmitter, a receiver, or both, disposed adjacent the first imaging panel, the second imaging panel, or both. A third embodiment may include at least one additional imaging panel. | 10-02-2008 |
20090005678 | Method for determining and displaying an access corridor to a target area in the brain of a patient - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for determining and displaying an access corridor to a target area in the brain of a patient, as well as an imaging arrangement suited to this. In at least one embodiment, the method includes a) generating a first image of the brain via positron emission tomography, b) discriminating the target area relative to its surroundings via electronic image processing, c) generating a second image of the brain via magnetic resonance imaging while acquiring at least one anatomical structure, d) generating a third image of the brain via an imaging method displaying physiological processes for identifying at least one functional area of the brain that must not be injured in any circumstances, e) determining an access corridor to the target area while omitting the at least one functional area of the brain, and f) generating and displaying a fourth image of the brain in which the target area, the at least one functional area of the brain, the at least one anatomical structure and the access corridor are displayed, wherein steps a) to d) are carried out, one after another in quick succession, in a single frame of reference without repositioning the patient, or are even carried out simultaneously. | 01-01-2009 |
20090018437 | Radiographic imaging method and apparatus - A reference frame is described for use in a radiographic procedure. The reference frame is positionable relative to a joint or bone to be imaged, and is radio-transparent. The frame has embedded or affixed thereto a plurality of computer recognizable radio opaque markers. A method of obtaining three dimensional images of bones and joints using the frame is described. | 01-15-2009 |
20090088634 | TOOL TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY - In one embodiment of the invention, a tool tracking system is disclosed including a computer usable medium having computer readable program code to receive images of video frames from at least one camera and to perform image matching of a robotic instrument to determine video pose information of the robotic instrument within the images. The tool tracking system further includes computer readable program code to provide a state-space model of a sequence of states of corrected kinematics information for accurate pose information of the robotic instrument. The state-space model receives raw kinematics information of mechanical pose information and adaptively fuses the mechanical pose information and the video pose information together to generate the sequence of states of the corrected kinematics information for the robotic instrument. Additionally disclosed are methods for image guided surgery. | 04-02-2009 |
20090093713 | Vasculature and lymphatic system imaging and ablation associated with a local bypass - Devices, methods, and systems related to imaging and ablation are disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090124895 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL NEEDLE PROCEDURES - A method for planning a needle path is provided. The method includes displaying a restricted region on a display, the restricted region being defined by spatial limitations of an imaging system and a location of a selected target point; and selecting a skin entry point outside the restricted region. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124896 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLANNING AND/OR MONITORING AN INTERVENTIONAL HIGH-FREQUENCY THERMOABLATION - In a method as well as a device for planning and/or monitoring an interventional high-frequency thermoablation, 3D image data of a region ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090221911 | BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A biological observation apparatus according to the present invention includes a sound wave radiating unit that radiates a sound wave into an object to be examined in living tissue, a light radiating unit that radiates light into the object, a light interfering unit that makes the light radiated from the light radiating unit interfere with light reflected from an area where the sound wave reaches and radiates interference light, a light detector that detects the interference light radiated from the light interfering unit and outputs an interference signal corresponding to the interference light, and a calculation unit that calculates the amount of frequency modulation of the radiated light based on the interference signal outputted from the light detector and calculates a difference value between the two adjacent amounts of frequency modulation in sequence. | 09-03-2009 |
20090270724 | SCANNED BEAM DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAME WHICH MEASURES THE REFLECTANCE OF PATIENT TISSUE - Methods for ascertaining, and responding to, a tissue characteristic of a surface region of patient tissue are disclosed. A scanned beam device is used to transmit a beam of sensing radiation to impinge on the surface region and to measure the reflectance of the surface region from the collected radiation returned from the surface region. The tissue characteristic of the surface region is determined from the measured reflectance, wherein the tissue characteristic is different from but related to the measured reflectance. In a first method, an indication of the determined tissue characteristic is provided, wherein the indication is other than a displayed image of the surface region. In a second method, wherein the patient tissue is undergoing medical treatment, the medical treatment is automatically modified as a function of the determined tissue characteristic. A scanned beam device having a scanning beam unit, a collector, and a controller is also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090318801 | DETERMINING RESPIRATORY OR CIRCULATORY HEALTH CONDITION IN ANIMALS FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT - A method and system for managing at least one animal is disclosed. The method can include imaging, such as ultrasound imaging, a lung of a live animal, such as a ruminant animal or bovine animal. The imaging can be performed to determine a degree of respiratory damage from past respiratory illness. After imaging, information regarding respiratory damage can be used to select at least one aspect of the treatment, care or disposition of the animal. For example, the information can be used to select the amount or type of feed provided to the animal at a feedlot. The information also can be used to select how long the animal should be housed at the feedlot prior to slaughter. If an animal is diagnosed with a respiratory illness, information about its degree of respiratory damage from past respiratory illness also can be used to select the appropriate medical treatment or lack of treatment. | 12-24-2009 |
20100022874 | Image Guided Navigation System and Method Thereof - An image guided navigation system comprises a memory, a locator, a processor and a display. The memory stores a plurality of CT images and a software program. The locator is capable of indicating a direction to a surgical area, and the indicated direction of the locator is defined as a first direction. The processor is electrically connected to the memory and the locator. At least one corresponding image corresponding to the first direction is obtained from the plurality of CT images by the processor executing the software program. The at least one corresponding image comprises at least one simulated fluoroscopic image. The display is capable of showing the at least one corresponding image. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030069 | TRIPLE-MODALITY IMAGING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a triple-modality imaging system, wherein an optical imaging detector for acquiring optical tomography imaging data, a single photon emission computered tomography (SPECT) detector for acquiring SPECT data, and an x-ray source and detector for acquiring x-ray data are arranged to acquire optical imaging data, SPECT data, and x-ray data of an imaged object simultaneously, the optical imaging detector, the SPECT detector, and the x-ray detector having spatially over-lapping fields-of-view (FOV). | 02-04-2010 |
20100041986 | ABLATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING A FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER AND AN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An ablation and monitoring system comprises a catheter, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, and an ablation generator. The catheter comprises one or more optical fibers to transmit a light beam to a tissue material and collect a reflected light from the tissue material. The OCT system is in optical communication with the catheter via the one or more optical fibers, providing the light beam to the one or more optical fibers and receiving the reflected light from the one or more optical fibers. The ablation generator is in electrical communication with the OCT system and with the catheter. The ablation generator provides radio frequency energy to the catheter for ablating the tissue material, monitors and assesses the ablation based on an information signal received from the OCT system. | 02-18-2010 |
20100069747 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A diagnosis apparatus in which a lesion in the large intestine can be diagnosed with high precision by detecting pits is provided. A three-dimensional optical tomographic image is obtained by the configuration of an apparatus using an endoscope and an optical probe, images in X-Y planes perpendicular to the depth direction of a living body tissue are cut out at a plurality of depth positions, based on the three-dimensional tomographic image data, and a pit pattern shape highlighted image is generated from their average image to perform diagnostic support. | 03-18-2010 |
20100121183 | METHODS FOR MOTION COMPENSATED IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND SYSTEM RELATED THERETO - Featured are methods for reconstruction of images acquired from any of a number of scanning devices or apparatuses known to those skilled in the art which methods are established so as to provide a mechanism for compensating for motion of an object being imaged. Such methods of the present invention are such as to allow the clinician to select one or more specific methodologies that is appropriate for the expected motion, severity or complexity of the motion and efficient processing of projection data. Also feature are systems, apparatuses, software code and computer readable media which embody such methodologies. | 05-13-2010 |
20100145193 | PHASE-FREE CARDIAC ROADMAPPING - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a cardiac roadmapping technique is provided, that does not rely on the prerequisite of a phase-centric pairing of the angiogram and life images. Instead, both the pairing and accurate registration of the images are combined within a single operation, for example by using a multi-device map. This may provide for robust and precise cardiac roadmapping. | 06-10-2010 |
20100160775 | System For Non-Invasive Heart Treatment - The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein. | 06-24-2010 |
20100191104 | Imaging Device for Fused Mammography with Independantly Moveabe Imaging Systems of Different Modalities - An apparatus for use in performing imaging a region of a patient's body including a first imaging system for acquiring first imaging information including a first region of interest using a first imaging modality, a second imaging system for acquiring second imaging information including a second region of interest using a second imaging modality, a first drive system for selectively moving at least a portion of one of the first and second imaging systems relative to an imaging reference frame, wherein the first drive system is operative to move one of the first and second imaging systems independent of movement of the other of the first and second imaging systems. A method for imaging a region of a patient's body including acquiring first imaging information corresponding to a first region of interest using a first imaging modality, acquiring second imaging information corresponding to a second region of interest using a second imaging modality, selectively moving at least a portion of one of a first and/or second imaging system relative to an imaging reference frame, wherein selectively moving comprises operating moving one of the first and second imaging systems independent of movement of the other of the first and second imaging systems. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191105 | Diagnostic delivery service - Systems, methods, and other modalities are described for (a) obtaining an indication relating to an emission module (which may be dangerous, e.g.) or its user (who may be untrained, e.g.) and for (b) configuring the module or causing an irradiation (for imaging, e.g.) in response to the indication. | 07-29-2010 |
20100204571 | Method for performing a procedure according to a biometric image - A method for performing a procedure on a patient, includes obtaining a biometric image representative of the patient and performing the procedure on the patient in accordance with the biometric image. The patient has an iris and the biometric image comprises an iris biometric image and the procedure comprises a medical procedure. First and second iris biometric images; are obtained and the first and second iris biometric images are compared to provide a biometric comparison result. A patient is identified in accordance with the biometric comparison result. The patient has at least one feature and the feature is represented within at least one of the first and second iris biometric images. | 08-12-2010 |
20100210940 | CT-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Stroke Treatment - Techniques and systems are disclosed for performing mechanical ablation of blood clots using low-intensity ultrasound. A system includes a computed tomography (CT) scanner to acquire axial scans of a target subject containing at least one intravascular blood clot, and generate volumetric CT data of the target subject based on the acquired axial scans. A data processing device is in communication with the CT scanner to process the generated volumetric CT data, and identify at least one parameter of an ultrasound beam to ablate the at least one intravascular blood clot based on the processed volumetric CT data. Also, an ultrasound ablation device is in communication with the data processing device to generate the ultrasound beam based on the identified at least one parameter, and apply the generated ultrasound beam with the identified at least one parameter to ablate the at least one intravascular blood clot. | 08-19-2010 |
20100268072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONAL TRACKING OF THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - A therapeutic ultrasound tracking system ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100268073 | Verifying Lesion Characteristics Using Beam Shapes - A patient's lesion is localized for the purpose of administering radiation treatment by obtaining a beam shape representation along one or more beam directions of a radiation treatment device. An image corresponding to the lesion is obtained from each beam direction, and the beam shape and image are fixed to a common coordinate system to facilitate alignment. | 10-21-2010 |
20100286509 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PROCEDURES ON TARGET LOCATIONS IN THE BODY - A method of performing a medical procedure on target tissue within the body includes immobilizing the target tissue with an immobilization device, positioning an insertion tool (e.g., a needle, a needle and marker wire, a needle gun, etc.) to be inserted into the target tissue on the immobilization device based on at least one reading of the target tissue, and inserting the insertion tool into the target tissue. An immobilization device for performing methods includes a frame assembly, a tissue immobilization assembly coupled to the frame assembly, the tissue immobilization assembly including a structure adapted to immobilize tissue, and a needle assembly releasably connectable to the frame assembly. The needle assembly includes a needle capable of being inserted into the immobilized tissue. | 11-11-2010 |
20100317967 | COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY MONITORING - A computer assisted therapy apparatus ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100317968 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF TARGETS IN RADIATION THERAPY AND OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for tracking targets in real time for radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, a method includes collecting position information of a marker implanted within a patient at a site relative to the target at a time t | 12-16-2010 |
20110009742 | ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT USING ULTRASOUND - Radiation treatment is delivered to a patient by positioning the patient such that a radiation beam is delivered to a lesion within the patient along a beam-delivery path while securing a diagnostic imaging device about the patient such that the diagnostic imaging device does not intersect the beam-delivery path. Radiation therapy is simultaneously delivered along the beam-delivery path while diagnostic images are obtained using the imaging device. | 01-13-2011 |
20110021907 | BIOMEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND BIOMEDICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A biomedical imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: an ultrasound generating section configured to output ultrasound to a predetermined region in an object under examination; an illuminating light generating section configured to emit illuminating light to the predetermined region upon which the ultrasound is incident; a phase component detecting section configured to time-resolve return light of the illuminating light emitted to the predetermined region, from the first time point to the Nth time point, and thereby detect the first to the Nth phase components of the return light corresponding to the first time point to the Nth time point; and a computing section configured to perform a process for subtracting a sum of the first to the (N−1)th phase components from the Nth phase component based on the phase components detected by the phase component detecting section. | 01-27-2011 |
20110028832 | Shock wave therapy apparatus having an integrated X-ray device - The invention relates to a combined shock wave therapy and X-ray apparatus having an oblique arrangement of a stand ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110040177 | AUTOMATED VESSEL REPAIR SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS - Systems, devices and automated methods for minimally invasive surgery. A device is fabricated of bio-compatible semiconductor elements, and can be assembled, delivered, navigated and implanted by automated methods, using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology. | 02-17-2011 |
20110046481 | GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM - A system and method for accurately locating and tracking the position of a target, such as a tumor or the like, within a body. In one embodiment, the system is a target locating and monitoring system usable with a radiation delivery source that delivers a selected doses of radiation to a target in a body. The system includes one or more excitable beacons positionable in or near the target, an external excitation source that remotely excites the beacons to produce an identifiable signal, and a plurality of sensors spaced apart in a known geometry relative to each other. A computer is coupled to the sensors and configured to use the beacon measurements to identify a target isocenter within the target. The computer compares the position of the target isocenter with the location of the machine isocenter. The computer also controls movement of the patient and a patient support device so the target isocenter is coincident with the machine isocenter before and during radiation therapy. | 02-24-2011 |
20110077511 | Integrated PET/CT System - The present invention provides an integrated PET/CT system that can simultaneously or sequentially take PET pictures and CT pictures, in which an integrated PET detector module is formed by packaging a plurality of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) detectors in a can or a cartridge, an integrated PET/CT detector module is formed by mounting a front end of a flat-panel x-ray detector at the PET detector, and the PET/CT detecting modules are mounted to a gantry. | 03-31-2011 |
20110092813 | MULTI-MODE INTERNAL IMAGING - The invention described herein provides systems and methods for multi-modal imaging with light and a second form of imaging. Light imaging involves the capture of low intensity light from a light-emitting object. A camera obtains a two-dimensional spatial distribution of the light emitted from the surface of the subject. Software operated by a computer in communication with the camera may then convert two-dimensional spatial distribution data from one or more images into a three-dimensional spatial representation. The second imaging mode may include any imaging technique that compliments light imaging. Examples include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer topography (CT). An object handling system moves the object to be imaged between the light imaging system and the second imaging system, and is configured to interface with each system. | 04-21-2011 |
20110092814 | COMBINED RADIATION THERAPY/PET APPARATUS - A combined radiation therapy/PET apparatus includes: an open PET device having multi-ring detector rings that are opposed to each other in the direction of the body axis so as to leave a gap therebetween; and a radiation therapy apparatus for performing radiation therapy through the gap. When imaging the condition of an affected area and a treatment beam for monitoring in radiation therapy of irradiating the affected area with X-rays, gamma rays, or particle beams, the apparatus covers a region of interest in the irradiation field of the radiation therapy with the field-of-view of the open PET device, thereby making possible the positioning of the irradiation field and treatment monitoring using PET images. | 04-21-2011 |
20110125010 | INCUBATOR FOR NON-IONISING RADIATION IMAGING - An incubator for imaging with non-ionising radiation adapted for the care of newborn babies, which integrates a system projective or tomographic imaging system, or both simultaneously, which makes use of non-ionising radiation in the band of the electromagnetic spectrum included between ultraviolet light and far infrared, a system which can be used to view a subject ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110125011 | IMAGE-BASED BIOPSY GUIDANCE METHOD - When performing image-guided biopsy of an anatomical structure in a patient, a target anatomical patient region containing biopsy target is imaged using both SPECT and XCT concurrently. 3D SPECT and XCT image data is fused to generate a fused 3D reference image ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110137158 | Radiation Treatment Planning and Delivery for Moving Targets in the Heart - Method and systems are disclosed for radiating a moving target inside a heart. The method includes acquiring sequential volumetric representations of an area of the heart and defining a target tissue region and/or a radiation sensitive structure region in 3D for a first of the representations. The target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region are identified for another of the representations by an analysis of the area of the heart from the first representation and the other representation. Radiation beams to the target tissue region are fired in response to the identified target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region from the other representation. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137159 | Device And Method For Positioning A Target Volume In A Radiation Therapy Apparatus - A device is provided for positioning a target volume, such as a phantom or a patient, in a radiation therapy apparatus. The apparatus directs a radiation beam towards the target. The apparatus can include a target support whereon the target is immobilized, a two dimensional radiation detector fixed with fixations means in a known geometric relationship to the target support, the radiation detector being capable of detecting the position of intersection of the radiation beam with the detector, and correcting means for correcting the relative position of the beam and the target support, based on the detected intersection position. | 06-09-2011 |
20110144483 | IMAGING AGENTS - The present invention provides novel amino acid compounds useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors. These compounds have the advantageous properties of rapid uptake and prolonged retention in tumors and can be labeled with halogen isotopes such as fluorine-18, iodine-123, iodine-124, iodine-125, iodine-131, bromine-75, bromine-76, bromine-77, bromine-82, astatine-210, astatine-211, and other astatine isotopes. These compounds can also be labeled with technetium and rhenium isotopes using known chelation complexes. The compounds disclosed herein bind tumor tissues in vivo with high specificity and selectivity when administered to a subject. Preferred compounds show a target to non-target ratio of at least 2:1, are stable in vivo and substantially localized to target within 1 hour after administration. Preferred compounds include 1-amino-2-[ | 06-16-2011 |
20110152678 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PASSIVE RESIDUAL LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL LUNG VOLUME EXPANSION - The volume of a hyperinflated lung compartment is reduced by sealing a distal end of the catheter in an airway feeding the lung compartment. Air passes out of the lung compartment through a passage in the catheter while the patient exhales. A one-way flow element associated with the catheter prevents air from re-entering the lung compartment as the patient inhales. Over time, the pressure of regions surrounding the lung compartment cause it to collapse as the volume of air diminishes. Residual volume reduction effectively results in functional lung volume expansion. Optionally, the lung compartment may be sealed in order to permanently prevent air from re-entering the lung compartment. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160578 | REAL-TIME SURGICAL REFERENCE GUIDES AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and methods are described which guide a surgeon in performing a reconstructive or cosmetic procedure. The apparatus and methods utilize three dimensional presentations of the target surgical site incorporating one or more virtual surgical guides which help attain proper alignment and orientation of the post surgical outcome. | 06-30-2011 |
20110184278 | Radial Cardiac Catheterization Board - Embodiments of the present description provide a medical apparatus for use in supporting a patient lying in a supine position during a radial cardiac catheterization procedure. More particularly, embodiments of the present description provide an arm board a patient's arm during a radial cardiac catheterization procedure. The arm board has a base member having a substantially planar support surface on which the patient's arm can be stabilized during a catheterization procedure and at least one shield member affixed to the base member and extending away from the support surface. Desirably, the base member has both a radiolucent portion and a radiopaque portion and the shield member is a radiopaque material, thereby reducing and/or eliminating a doctor's exposure to radiation during radial cardiac catheterization procedures without impairing the ability to obtain the necessary medical images. Also provided is a medical apparatus and a method for its use. | 07-28-2011 |
20110196230 | RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD AND RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS CONTROLLER - A radiation therapy apparatus control method includes: calculating a plurality of degrees of similarity corresponding to a plurality of matching target areas based on a radiographic image; calculating a specific image position where a specific image area corresponding to a maximum value of the degrees of similarity out of the matching target areas is positioned in the radiographic image; and calculating a drive amount with which a therapeutic radiation ray irradiation device is driven, based on the specific image position. The operation of calculating the one degree of similarity corresponding to the one matching target region out of the degrees of similarity includes: referring to a template table in which the plurality of matching target areas are associated with a plurality of sets of templates to calculate a set of templates corresponding to the one matching target area out of the plurality of sets of templates; and detecting, from the set of templates, a similar template most similar to a matching target image displayed in the one matching target area of the radiographic image. | 08-11-2011 |
20110218429 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - There is obtained a particle beam therapy system in which the beam size is reduced. There are provided an accelerator | 09-08-2011 |
20110218430 | CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY PATIENT POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention comprises a patient positioning and/or repositioning system, such as a laying, semi-vertical, or seated patient positioning, alignment, and/or control method and apparatus used in conjunction with multi-axis charged particle radiation therapy. Patient positioning constraints optionally include one or more of: a seat support, a back support, a head support, an arm support, a knee support, and a foot support. One or more of the positioning constraints are preferably movable and/or under computer control for rapid positioning, repositioning, and/or immobilization of the patient. The system optionally uses an X-ray beam that lies in substantially the same path as a proton beam path of a particle beam cancer therapy system. The generated image is usable for: fine tuning body alignment relative to the proton beam path, to control the charged particle beam path to accurately and precisely target the tumor, and/or in system verification and validation. | 09-08-2011 |
20110230759 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE COMPRISING RADIOGRAPHIC ACQUISITION MEANS AND GUIDE MEANS FOR ULTRASOUND PROBE - A device for medical imaging is provided. The device includes an X-ray acquisition means configured to acquire data representative of an object. The X-ray acquisition means includes; an arm comprising a radiation source; a radiation detector; a planar object support; and a pad. The device further includes an ultrasound probe capable of being shifted manually by a user; a processor configured to produce at least one image of the object from data acquired by the X-ray acquisition means; and determine a path between a position of the ultrasound probe and a position in the object corresponding to a selected zone in said image; and a guide of the ultrasound probe configured to facilitate shifting the ultrasound probe along the path between a position of the ultrasound probe and the position in the object corresponding to the selected zone in the at least one image. | 09-22-2011 |
20110237941 | DIRECTIONAL RADIATION DETECTOR - A method for imaging a body, including scanning the body so as to generate a tomographic image thereof, and analyzing the tomographic image to determine a location of a region of interest (ROI) ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110257518 | COMPUTER-AIDED OSTEOPLASTY SURGERY SYSTEM - A method for performing computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery includes the steps of: ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110263972 | Method for performing a procedure according to a biometric image - A method for performing a procedure on a patient, includes obtaining a biometric image representative of the patient and performing the procedure on the patient in accordance with the biometric image. The patient has an iris and the biometric image comprises an iris biometric image and the procedure comprises a medical procedure. First and second iris biometric images; are obtained and the first and second iris biometric images are compared to provide a biometric comparison result. A patient is identified in accordance with the biometric comparison result. The patient has at least one feature and the feature is represented within at least one of the first and second iris biometric images. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270084 | SURGICAL NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAME - A surgical navigation apparatus and a method of operating the surgical navigation apparatus are disclosed. The surgical navigation apparatus includes: a first aligning unit configured to align a position of a patient with reference image data by using patient position data and the reference image data of the patient generated by image-taking before surgery; a second aligning unit configured to align the patient position data and comparative image data in real time, where the comparative image data is received from an image-taking unit; and an image processing unit configured to align the comparative image data and the reference image data in real time by using the patient position data. The surgical navigation apparatus can provide in real time images of the lesion taken during surgery, so that these images may be compared with those taken before surgery, to enable more accurate surgery and also provide greater convenience for the surgeon. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282189 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF 3D POSITIONS AND ORIENTATIONS OF SURGICAL OBJECTS FROM 2D X-RAY IMAGES - In a method, a system and a computer readable storage medium encoded with programming instructions, as well as a calculation module for three-dimensional presentation of at least two separate surgical objects within a medical procedure, access to three-dimensional models for the surgical objects takes place based on an acquired two-dimensional x-ray image with the surgical objects. The accessed three-dimensional models are integrated into the acquired two-dimensional x-ray image in order to be shown as a modified x-ray image. The modified x-ray image includes position information, relative positions and orientations of the surgical objects. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282190 | COMBINED ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL TOOLS - A probe assembly includes a forward-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe having a field of view and an instrument, adjacent to the probe, for performing manipulations at least within the OCT field of view. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282191 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR NEURAL-SIGNAL APPLICATIONS - An electrode carrier includes multiple electrodes, each electrode having a contact located at a different position along a distal end of the carrier, and multiple optical fibers, each associated with one of the electrodes and having an end face proximate to the contact of the associated electrode. Each optical fiber end face may capture optical information from tissue adjacent to the associated contact. The electrode carrier may be used for interfacing with an OCT system and a neural signal system. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282192 | MULTIMODAL DEPTH-RESOLVING ENDOSCOPE - A fiber-optic multimodal multi-spectral (MS), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), photoacoustic (PA) endoscope with beam scanning by a two-dimensional Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanner present in the endoscopic head, combined in a synergetic way in a single endoscopic system. The PA, OCT and MS light sources are coupled to the endoscopic head through an optical switcher. Using a single optical endoscopic head and an electro-optical switch the endoscope of the invention is capable of sequential or parallel MS, OCT and PA imaging. The endoscope provides real-time imaging with a rate of 5 to 60 frames per second for each of the three imaging modalities. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288407 | MODEL-BASED EXTENSION OF FIELD-OF-VIEW IN NUCLEAR IMAGING - A CT imaging system ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110306876 | Elongated Marker For Soft Tissue Volume Identification - The present invention related to an interstitial marker for localizing an organ, tumor or tumor bed within a mammalian body wherein said marker has a proximal end, a distal end, and a continuous intervening length, at least a portion of the intervening length of said marker being visible under at least one imaging modality and having a flexibility such that said marker follows movements and changes of shape of said organ, tumor or tumor bed. | 12-15-2011 |
20120010501 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A BODY UNDER EXAMINATION - The present disclosure relates to an imaging system and method for monitoring a body. The system and method provides a first image acquisition means allowing a volumetric three-dimensional image to be acquired in combination with a second two-dimensional image acquisition means. | 01-12-2012 |
20120022366 | REGISTRATION OF AORTA TO PATIENT VIA TWO 2D IMAGES FOR PLACEMENT OF A STENT - In a method for visualizing placement of a stent in an aorta of a patient with reduced use of contrast agent, a 3D volume image of the aorta of the patient is provided from a CT scan before placing the stent. An angiography system with a C-arm is provided to take 2D images of the patient. A computer is provided having registration software for registering the 3D volume image and 2D images taken by the angiography system. A first segmentation is performed on the 3D volume image to segment the aorta from remaining parts of the 3D image. A second segmentation is performed using the first segmentation on the 3D volume image to segment a bony structure of the patient from remaining parts of the 3D volume image. A first 2D image of the aorta is obtained from a first direction with use of a contrast agent. A second 2D image is obtained from a second direction but without use of contrast agent. The segmented aorta in the 3D volume image is registered to the C-arm to create a registered 3D volume image by registering the first 2D image to the segmented aorta and registering the second 2D image to the segmented bony structure. The stent is placed in the aorta while observing on the angiography system a third continuous 2D image taken by the angiography system superimposed on the registered 3D volume image. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022367 | Chemically-selective, label free, microendoscopic system based on coherent anti-stokes raman scattering and microelectromechanical fiber optic probe - An endoscopic microscopic system for collecting and processing a sequence of images in order to provide diagnosis and treatment. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022368 | NEEDLE HOLDER - A needle holder for use in an image guided intervention procedure. The needle holder includes a clip for holding a needle and a guide arrangement for supporting the clip and directing the needle at a desired angle relative to a patient's body. The clip includes a releasable connection such that the needle can be disengaged from the guide arrangement by a lateral movement of the clip and/or the guide arrangement relative to the longitudinal axis of the needle. | 01-26-2012 |
20120029344 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE RADIOGRAPHIING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a technique capable of reducing the burden on an examinee and improving imaging efficiency. A radiographic method includes: radiating radiation to a subject in different radiographing directions by moving a radiation source; capturing radiological images in the different radiographing directions using the emission of radiation; and acquiring an image using a modality that acquires an image related to anatomical information of the subject which is different from the radiological images during the movement of the radiation source from a predetermined radiographing direction to the next radiographing direction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029345 | NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A device for acquiring data and diagnosing a musculoskeletal injury. The device includes a semi-flexible housing, at least one ultrasonic transducer, a positional localizer, and a transmission system. The semi-flexible housing is positioned proximate a portion of the musculoskeletal system of a patient and supports the at least one ultrasonic transducer and the positional localizer. The at least one ultrasonic transducer is configured to acquire an ultrasonic data indicative of a bone surface. The positional localizer is positioned at a select location relative to the at least one ultrasonic transducer and tracks movement of the housing. The transmission system transmits the ultrasonic data of the at least one ultrasonic transducer and the movement data of the positional localizer to a data analyzer for analysis and diagnosis. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-MODAL IMAGING - A method and apparatus for imaging a subject animal. The method comprises the steps of treating the animal with an x-ray contrast agent and an imaging agent; supporting the animal in an immobilized state on a support member; acquiring an x-ray anatomical image of the animal; acquiring an optical, dark-field image of the animal; and registering the x-ray anatomical image and the optical image, whereby features of the optical image can be observed in relation to features of the anatomical image. | 02-02-2012 |
20120035470 | RADIATION TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH OUTWARDLY MOVABLE RADIATION TREATMENT HEAD EXTENDING FROM RING GANTRY - Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. For one preferred embodiment, an IGRT apparatus is provided comprising a gantry frame including a ring member, the ring member being rotatable around a substantially horizontal, longitudinally extending central axis, the ring member having first and second horizontally opposing ends. The IGRT apparatus further comprises a radiation treatment head coupled to the ring member by an arm member, the arm member being connected to the ring member at an arm member base. Preferably, the IGRT apparatus is further characterized in that the arm member extends outwardly from the first end of the ring member in a direction away from the second end and is supported only by the arm member base, and the radiation treatment head is dynamically movable in at least a longitudinal direction toward and away from the first end of the ring member. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041302 | PORTABLE IMAGING SUBJECT CARTRIDGE - An imaging subject handling system includes multiple portable imaging subject cartridges that optionally compress and anesthetize living imaging subjects therein during imaging, multiple receiving bases installed within separate imaging systems that interface with the cartridges, and multiple gas delivery systems that deliver an anesthetic gas flow to an installed cartridge. The cartridges include a gas delivery interface that accepts the anesthetic gas flow and provides it to the imaging subject, and one or more walls, a bottom and a top defining a closed interior that retains the anesthetic gas therewithin while the cartridge is in transport between separate imaging systems. The walls, bottom and/or top can be optically transparent and radiolucent to facilitate imaging. The cartridge can include a locking mechanism, a nose cone for the imaging subject, and co-registration features located on outside surfaces to facilitate the merging of images within software from multiple separate imaging systems. | 02-16-2012 |
20120046545 | Patient Breathing Modeling - A method of accounting for the movement of the lungs during an endoscopic procedure such that a previously acquired image may be dynamically registered with a display showing the position of a locatable guide. After an initial image set is acquired, an area of interest is identified and the movement thereof due to breathing is mathematically modeled. Patient movement sensors are then used to provide information on the patient's breathing patterns. This information is entered into the mathematical model in order to update the registration between the image set and a display showing the position of the locatable guide. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059253 | Method and System for Image Based Device Tracking for Co-registration of Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound Images - A method and system for co-registration of angiography data and intra vascular ultrasound (IVUS) data is disclosed. A vessel branch is detected in an angiogram image. A sequence of IVUS images is received from an IVUS transducer while the IVUS transducer is being pulled back through the vessel branch. A fluoroscopic image sequence is received while the IVUS transducer is being pulled back through the vessel branch. The IVUS transducer and a guiding catheter tip are detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. The IVUS transducer detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence is mapped to a respective location in the detected vessel branch of the angiogram image. Each of the IVUS images is registered to a respective location in the detected vessel branch of the angiogram image based on the mapped location of the IVUS transducer detected in a corresponding frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. | 03-08-2012 |
20120078089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDICAL IMAGES - A method for generating a hybrid imaging volume includes acquiring a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging dataset of an object using a PET imaging system, the PET imaging dataset including at least one motion affected portion and at least one non-motion affected portion, identifying a motion affected portion of the PET imaging dataset, motion correcting the identified portion of the PET imaging dataset to generate a hybrid portion, and constructing a hybrid PET image volume using the hybrid portion and the at least one non-motion affected portion. A system for implementing the method is also described herein. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078090 | FRAMELESS RADIOSURGERY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of compensating for breathing and other motions of a patient during treatment includes periodically generating internal positional data about an internal target region. The method further includes continuously generating external positional data about external motion of the patient's body using an external sensor and generating a correlation model between the position of the internal target region and the external sensor using the external positional data of the external sensor and the internal positional data of the internal target region. The method further includes predicting the position of the internal target region at some later time based on the correlation model. | 03-29-2012 |
20120101374 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING OPTICAL IMAGING OF STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITIONS - Exemplary systems, devices, methods, apparatus and computer-accessible media for providing and/or utilizing optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) and fluorescence of structures and, e.g., multimodality imaging using OFDI techniques and fluorescence imaging techniques are described. For example, an arrangement can provide at least one electro-magnetic radiation to an anatomical structure. Such exemplary arrangement can include at least one optical core and at least one cladding at least partially surrounding the fiber(s). A region between the optical core(s) and the cladding(s) can have an index that is different from indexes of the optical core(s) and the cladding(s). The arrangement can also include at least one apparatus which is configured to transmit the radiation(s) via the optical core(s) and the cladding(s) to the anatomical structure. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101375 | INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING OF TEMPERATURE-INDUCED TISSUE CHANGES WITH A HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL X-RAY SYSTEM DURING THERMOTHERAPY - A method of thermally inducing and monitoring changes to localized regions of tissue illuminating a volume of tissue with a first beam of X-rays, detecting portions of the first beam that passed through the volume, generating a first image signal from the portions of the first beam detected, applying heat to at least a localized region of tissue within the volume after the illuminating and detecting, illuminating the volume with a second beam of X-rays, detecting portions of the second beam that passed through the volume during the illuminating with the second beam, generating a second image signal from the portions of the second beam detected, and generating a difference image signal based upon a comparison of the first and second image signals. The difference image signal provides information of changes in X-ray attenuation by localized regions of tissue within the volume due to the application of heat. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108957 | Apparatus And Method For Cardiac Ablation - Cardiac mapping and ablation include a multi-electrode catheter introduced percutaneously into a subject's heart and deployable adjacent to various endocardial sites. The electrodes are connectable to a mapping unit, an ablation power unit a pacing unit, all of which are under computer control. Intracardiac electrogram signals emanated from a tachycardia site of origin are detectable by the electrodes. Their arrival times are processed to generate various visual maps to provide real-time guidance for steering the catheter to the tachycardia site of origin. In another aspect, the system also includes a physical imaging system which is capable of providing different imaged physical views of the catheter and the heart. These physical views are incorporated into the various visual maps to provide a more physical representation. Once the electrodes are on top of the tachycardia site of origin, electrical energy is supplied by the ablation power unit to effect ablation. | 05-03-2012 |
20120108958 | ANTIPROTON PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY FOR IMAGING AND TERMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE CELLS - Systems and methods for using antiprotons for terminating unwanted or undesirable cells which can be used in the treatment of conditions caused by the existence and/or proliferation of such undesirable cells. Such conditions include cardiovascular ailments, Parkinson's disease, wet macular degeneration, endocrine disorders, dermatological ailments, and cancer. Because of the unique nature of antiprotons and their annihilation characteristics, the preferred antiproton delivery device ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120130234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUMOR ANALYSIS AND REAL-TIME BIOPSY GUIDANCE - A system and method for molecular breast imaging (MBI) provides enhanced tumor analysis and, optionally, a real-time biopsy guidance. The system includes a detector head including a gamma ray detector and a collimator. The collimator include multiple collimation sections having respectively different spatially-oriented structures. In addition or alternatively, the multiple collimating section have respectively different collimation characteristics. An image of the tissue acquired with the system may include spatially separate image portions containing image information about the same portion of the imaged tissue. A system is optionally configured to acquire updatable images to provide real-time feedback about the biopsy procedure. | 05-24-2012 |
20120143051 | MULTI-FIELD CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY METHOD AND APPARATUS COORDINATED WITH PATIENT RESPIRATION - The invention relates generally to treatment of solid cancers. More particularly, the invention relates to a multi-field imaging and/or a multi-field charged particle cancer therapy method and apparatus coordinated with patient respiration via use of feedback sensors used to monitor and/or control patient respiration. Preferably, the multi-field imaging, such as X-ray imaging, and the charged particle therapy are performed on a patient in a partially immobilized and repositionable position. X-ray and/or proton delivery is timed to patient respiration via control of charged particle beam injection, acceleration, extraction, and/or targeting methods and apparatus. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150030 | Instruments, Methods and Systems for Harvesting and Implanting Cartilage Material - The present disclosure provides instruments and systems for accessing and removing hyaline cartilage from desired donor sites. The present disclosure also provides instruments/systems for implantation of hyaline cartilage grafts, e.g., to fill osteochondral defects. The apparatus/systems may be used in connection with mapping techniques and systems. Thus, in exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a clinician may be guided in his use of the disclosed apparatus/systems by articular joint surface mapping data in locating/identifying harvest sites for “best fit” grafts, i.e., grafts that exhibit desired geometric and/or surface attributes for use in particular implantation site(s). Alternatively, the disclosed instruments/systems may be employed to access anatomical sites independent of such mapping techniques/systems. | 06-14-2012 |
20120157829 | Ablative technique using compton scattered x-ray visualizing, imaging, or information providing based on matter material density - Certain aspects relatee to ablating at least some matter of an at least a portion of an individual within an at least one prescribed desired ablating region at least partially responsive to a locating the at least one prescribed desired ablating region within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially based on a material density of at least some of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual. Certain aspects relatee to locating an at least one prescribed desired ablating region within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially responsive to the Compton X-ray scattering visualizing, imaging, or information providing within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual | 06-21-2012 |
20120157830 | Matter displacement based at least partially on Compton scattered X-ray visualizing, imaging, or information providing - Certain aspects relate to locating an at least one prescribed desired displacing region within an at least some matter of an at least a portion of an individual at least partially responsive to a Compton X-ray scattering visualizing, imaging, or information providing of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual. Certain aspects relate to displacing the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual within the at least one prescribed desired ablating region at least partially responsive to the locating the at least one prescribed desired displacing region within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, at least partially response to the locating the at least one prescribed desired displacing region within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157831 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ELASTICITY IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus provided with: an ultrasonic probe which transmits/receives ultrasonic waves to/from an object while being in contact with the object; a transmission/reception unit which, in a process in which pressing force applied to the object by the ultrasonic probe is changed and the tomographic position at which the ultrasonic waves are transmitted/received to/from the object is moved in a short axis direction, periodically transmits/receives the ultrasonic waves to/from the object, performs reception processing on a reflection echo signal from the object, and measures RF signal frame data at the tomographic position; a displacement measurement unit which, on the basis of two pieces of RF signal frame data, between which the difference in measurement time falls within a set range, selected from among multiple pieces of RF signal frame data sequentially measured by the transmission/reception unit, finds the displacement of a living tissue at the tomographic position and sequentially generates displacement frame data; an elasticity information calculation unit which on the basis of the displacement frame data sequentially generated by the displacement measurement unit, finds elasticity information relating to the living tissue at the tomographic position, and sequentially generates elasticity frame data; and an elasticity image construction unit which on the basis of the elasticity frame data sequentially generated by the elasticity information calculation unit, sequentially constructs elasticity images. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165661 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS OF USE - Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for an integrated system and architectures comprising a central processing unit (CPU) located a substantial physical distance from a sample. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165662 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure generally relates to medical systems and methods. In one aspect of the invention, a method includes determining a fluorescent light intensity at one or more points on each of multiple recorded images, and producing an image based on the determined fluorescent light intensity at the one or more points. | 06-28-2012 |
20120179030 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENT INSPECTION AND/OR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL IN A SAMPLE - An apparatus is provided that includes a light-emitting component, a light-detecting component, a lock-in amplifier, a frequency generator that is operatively linked to the lock-in amplifier and the light-emitting component, a speaker capable of emitting an audio signal wherein the output audio signal varies depending on the detected fluorescence in the sample, and a visible output of relative fluorescent intensity where the visible output varies depending on the detected fluorescence in the sample. The apparatus may also include a laser that is operatively coupled to the lock-in amplifier through a control switch, and focusing lens or an additional type of filter such as an interference filter, a short-pass filter, a notch filter, a long-pass filter or an infrared filter. The apparatus may be used to identify and/or to remove fluorescent or non-fluorescent material from a sample. Associated methods are also disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120190975 | NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN TUMOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY - The present invention relates to diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles. More particularly, the present invention relates to creating a copper (Cu)-based nanoparticle and a method for making the same. The Cu-based nanoparticles can further be incorporated with additional therapeutic or diagnostic compounds and used for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190976 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TARGETED INJECTION OF MICROSPHERES - A “Smart Micro-catheter” (SMC) system comprising a device for controlled particle release and drug delivery into a blood vessel, hepatic artery or any patho-physiological target is disclosed. Methods of using the micro-catheter system for optimal targeted delivery of therapeutic microspheres comprising using subject-specific computer simulations of particle-hemodynamics are further provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197113 | ULTASONIC PROBE WITH ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS ADDRESSABLE ON COMMON ELECTRICAL CHANNEL - Methods and apparatus are provided for electrically addressing multiple ultrasonic transducers that are connected to a common electrical channel and housed within an imaging probe. An imaging probe may comprise an imaging ultrasonic transducer and a moveable element for controlling the direction of an emitted imaging beam, and an angle sensing ultrasonic transducer, where the angle sensing ultrasonic transducer is configured for determining the direction of an ultrasonic imaging beam. The angle-sensing transducer may be configured to direct an angle sensing ultrasonic beam towards an acoustically reflective substrate and provide a signal by detecting a reflected ultrasonic beam reflected from the acoustically reflective substrate, where the acoustically reflective substrate is positioned relative to the movable element such that motion of the movable element produces a change in the signal. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209109 | X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY SYSTEM - The invention comprises an X-ray tomography method and apparatus used in conjunction with multi-axis charged particle or proton beam radiation therapy of cancerous tumors. In various embodiments, 3-D images are generated from a series of 2-D X-rays images; the X-ray source and detector are stationary while the patient rotates; the 2-D X-ray images are generated using an X-ray source proximate a charged particle beam in a charged particle cancer therapy system; and the X-ray tomography system uses an electron source having a geometry that enhances an electron source lifetime, where the electron source is used in generation of X-rays. The X-ray tomography system is optionally used in conjunction with systems used to both move and constrain movement of the patient, such as semi-vertical, sitting, or laying positioning systems. The X-ray images are optionally used in control of a charged particle cancer therapy system. | 08-16-2012 |
20120220865 | Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Devices and Associated Methods and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20120220866 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatable Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20120220867 | Pulmonary Embolism Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Cutting Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20120226152 | Tumor Tracking System and Method for Radiotherapy - A system and method for tracking a tumor includes a regression module for selecting, using a motion signal and a regression function, a feature signal from a set of feature signals, each feature signal in the set of feature signals represents a medical image of the body of the patient, wherein the motion signal represents a motion of a surface of a skin of the patient caused by the respiration, and wherein the regression function is trained based on a set of observations of the motion signal synchronized with the set of feature signals; and a registration module for determining the location of the target object using the feature signal and a registration function, wherein the registration function registers each feature signal to a breath-hold location of the target object identified. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226153 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Diagnostic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226154 | Pulmonary Embolism Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatable Occlusive Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226155 | Therapeutic Ablation Devices, Systems, and Methods for Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Pulmonary Embolism - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226156 | MEIBOMIAN GLAND IMAGING - A method of evaluating dry eye in humans wherein the flow of naturally occurring secretion to the eye is reduced or stopped due to the presence of an obstruction of a meibomian gland in the eyelid involves applying a pressure to the eyelid that mimics pressure applied during blinking; and simultaneously imaging the glands to diagnose the condition of the meibomian gland. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232382 | Multiple Sclerosis Diagnostic Devices and Associated Methods and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120245461 | Therapeutic Inflatable Occlusive Devices, Systems, and Methods for Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Pulmonary Embolism - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or symptoms associated with these maladies. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's veins are provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245462 | Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245463 | TOMOSYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tomosynthesis apparatus has an x-ray source to generate an x-ray beam directed toward an x-ray detector and a support plate and a compression plate between which a breast can be positioned. The compression plate has a compression surface that is concave toward the support plate, and is provided with at least one through-hole into which an ultrasound transducer is inserted for a sonographic data acquisition. | 09-27-2012 |
20120265060 | TARGET LOCATION BY TRACKING OF IMAGING DEVICE - A method and apparatus for tracking a target by tracking the location of an imaging device while the imaging device is tracking the target is described. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265061 | HIGH SPEED ELASTOGRAPHIC PROPERTY MAPPING OF LUMENS UTILIZING MICROPALPATION DELIVERED FROM AN OCT-EQUIPPED CATHETER TIP - A method for performing elastographic deformation mapping of tissues and plaques comprises: introducing a distal portion of a catheter to an interior of an interior body of a patient; applying, from a palpator in the distal portion, one of a directed fluid or a mechanical indenter to produce a surface-applied palpation force to a target area of the interior body to mechanically displace the interior body and cause elastographic deformation of the target area of one or more surface and subsurface tissues and plaques; and directing and delivering an OCT (optical coherence tomography) beam, from an OCT imaging sensor in the distal portion, for OCT deformation detection including elastographic deformation measurement to provide elastographic mapping of the target area. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265062 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY CATHETER FOR ELASTOGRAPHIC PROPERTY MAPPING OF LUMENS UTILIZING MICROPALPATION - An optical coherence tomography (OCT) catheter, for performing high performance elastographic deformation mapping of tissues and plaques, comprises: a catheter having elongated catheter body extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the catheter body including a distal portion at the distal end and a catheter lumen; a palpator, disposed in the distal portion, to apply one of a directed fluid or a mechanical indenter to produce a surface-applied palpation force to a target area of the interior body to mechanically displace the interior body and cause elastographic deformation of the target area of one or more surface and subsurface tissues and plaques; and OCT imaging sensor, disposed in the distal portion, to direct and deliver OCT beam for OCT deformation detection including elastographic deformation measurement to provide elastographic mapping of the target area. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGAN SPECIFIC PET IMAGING - An imaging system, including (1) a CT scanner configured to scan an object arranged on a patient pallet; (2) a PET scanner, including a first detector portion, including first detector elements, arranged circumferentially around the patient pallet, the first detector portion having a predetermined axial extent and transaxially subtending less than 360 degrees with respect to a central axis of the scanner; and a second detector portion, including second detector elements, arranged separately from and opposing the first detector portion, wherein the second detector elements are of a different type than the first detector elements, and the second detector portion is configured to be movable radially and circumferentially around the object; and (3) an acquisition subsystem configured to acquire first event data from the first detector portion and to acquire second event data from the second detector portion. | 10-25-2012 |
20120277580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DILUTING BLOOD IN A VESSEL - A device for delivering fluid inside a vessel includes an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a first port located at the distal end, wherein the first port is in fluid communication with the channel, wherein the first port faces at least partially towards a proximal direction. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277581 | X-RAY MOVING IMAGE RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS - An X-ray moving image radiographing apparatus includes an X-ray detector configured to detect an X-ray transmitting through a subject to acquire a subject image, an image processing unit configured to process an X-ray radiographic image output from the X-ray detector, and a control unit configured to capture a mask image by selectively scanning X-ray focal positions of an X-ray source which has a plurality of X-ray focal points so that an X-ray incident angle varies with respect to a target point of the subject, and to capture a moving image after a predetermined work is performed on the subject by selectively scanning X-ray focal positions of the X-ray source similar to the scanning operation used to capture the mask image. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283556 | Method for assisting optimum positioning of an occlusion site in a blood vessel in a tumor embolization - A method for assisting optimum positioning of an occlusion site in a blood vessel in a tumor embolization is provided. Tumors are cut off from the blood supply by the embolization which is an artificial occlusion of blood vessels. The vessels around the tumor and at the same time the planned site for occlusion are firstly determined. A path from the access to the vessels can be determined based on image recognition, and with the aid of this path the site for occlusion can then be optimally determined. A computer system assists the doctor carrying out the treatment by a suitable display. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283557 | Methods and Apparatuses for the Treatment of Glaucoma using visible and infrared ultrashort laser pulses - Transcorneal and fiberoptic laser delivery systems and methods for the treatment of eye diseases wherein energy is delivered by wavelengths transparent to the cornea to effect target tissues in the eye for the control of intraocular pressure in diseases such as glaucoma by delivery systems both external to and within ocular tissues. External delivery may be effected under gonioscopic control. Internal delivery may he controlled endoscopically or fiberoptically, both systems utilizing femtosecond laser energy to excise ocular tissue. The femtosecond light energy is delivered to the target tissues to be treated to effect precisely controlled photodisruption to enable portals for the outflow of aqueous fluid in the case of glaucoma in a manner which minimizes target tissue healing responses, inflammation and scarring. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283558 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION WITHIN A BRANCHED STRUCTURE OF A BODY - A system and method for navigating a medical instrument in a branched structure of a body employs a tracking system, for collecting positional information for the medical instrument, and data, which defines a geometrical model of the branched structure, in particular, coordinates for predetermined points defining a pathway extending along branches of the model. Coordinates are identified for each Euclidean distance of the instrument, from an anchor point of a coordinate system for the tracking system, that corresponds to a Euclidean distance of a designated point, of the predetermined points, from a reference point of a coordinate system for the model, wherein the anchor point of the tracking coordinate system has been established to correspond to the reference point of the model coordinate system. The two coordinate systems are registered to one another via a mathematical transformation using the identified coordinates of the instrument and the corresponding coordinates of each designated point. | 11-08-2012 |
20120302880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECIFICITY-BASED MULTIMODALITY THREE- DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING - A system and method for specificity-based multimodality three-dimensional optical tomography imaging comprises steps of: optical imaging to obtain a light intensity of body surface optical signal of an imaging target; CT imaging to obtain structure volume data; establishing an equation representing a linear relationship between the distribution of the obtained light intensity of body surface optical signal of the imaging target, the obtained CT discrete mesh data and the distribution of unknown internal self-luminescence light sources; establishing a dynamic sparse regularization target function in every iteration for the equation; and reconstructing a tomography image. The present invention well considers the optical specificity of tissue, in which there is a non-uniform optical characteristic parameter distribution within the same tissue when finite element modeling is used, which is closer to the real situation, so that an accurate imaging effect is achieved. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310081 | Multimodal Imaging System, Apparatus, and Methods - In part, the invention relates to an image data collection system. The system can include an interferometer having a reference arm that includes a first optical fiber of length of L | 12-06-2012 |
20120330141 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatable Occlusive Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330142 | Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Devices and Associated Methods and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330143 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330144 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330145 | Pulmonary Embolism Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330146 | Pulmonary Embolism Therapeutic Devices and Associated Methods and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330147 | Therapeutic Inflatable Devices, Systems, and Methods for Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Pulmonary Embolism - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or symptoms associated with these maladies. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330148 | Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatable Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330149 | Pulmonary Embolism Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatabel Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal pulmonary veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's pulmonary veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330150 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Ablation Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330151 | LOCATING FEATURES IN THE HEART USING RADIO FREQUENCY IMAGING - Diagnostic apparatus ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130006105 | OPTICAL COHERENT TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An optical coherent tomographic image forming apparatus including a light guide configured to divide a light into a measurement light and a reference light; a flush unit configured to discharge a flush liquid into a body lumen; a refractive index setting unit configured to set a refractive index of the flush liquid; an adjustment value setting unit configured to set an adjustment value; a calibration unit for adjusting the length of the reference optical path or the length of the measurement optical path based on the adjustment value; an image construction unit configured to construct a cross-sectional image; and an offset value calculation unit for calculating an offset value of the length of the reference optical path based on a changed refractive index when the refractive index of the flush liquid is changed by the refractive index setting unit after calibration is executed by the calibration unit. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012811 | Opto-Acoustic Imaging Devices and Methods - In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem comprising a transmission fiber, the optical subsystem capable of transmitting and collecting light of a predetermined range of wavelengths along a first beam having a predetermined beam size. The probe also includes an ultrasound subsystem, the ultrasound subsystem positioned within the sheath and adapted to propagate energy of a predetermined range of frequencies along a second beam having a second predetermined beam size, wherein a portion of the first and second beams overlap a region during a scan. | 01-10-2013 |
20130023764 | Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Methods Using Therapeutic Inflatable Occlusive Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023765 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE NONCONTACT IN VIVO FLUORESCENCE TOMOGRAPHY USING A PRIORI INFORMATION - An apparatus for providing an integrated tri-modality system includes a fluorescence tomography subsystem (FT), a diffuse optical tomography subsystem (DOT), and an x-ray tomography subsystem (XCT), where each subsystem is combined in the integrated tri-modality system to perform quantitative fluorescence tomography with the fluorescence tomography subsystem (FT) using multimodality imaging with the x-ray tomography subsystem (XCT) providing XCT anatomical information as structural a priori data to the integrated tri-modality system, while the diffuse optical tomography subsystem (DOT) provides optical background heterogeneity information from DOT measurements to the integrated tri-modality system as functional a priori data. A method includes using FT, DOT, and XCT in an integrated fashion wherein DOT data is acquired to recover the optical property of the whole medium to accurately describe photon propagation in tissue, where structural limitations are derived from XCT, and accurate fluorescence concentration and lifetime parameters are recovered to form an accurate image. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023766 | METHOD AND X-RAY DEVICE FOR TEMPORAL UP-TO-DATE REPRESENTATION OF A MOVING SECTION OF A BODY, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DATA CARRIER - A computer-implemented method for temporal up-to-date representation of a moving section of a body is provided. A first x-ray image data record is provided containing the moving section in a specific movement phase and a first 2D x-ray image and a 3D x-ray image superimposed and registered with one another. 2D x-ray images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. 3D ultrasound images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. Extended 2D x-ray images are created from the 2D x-ray images using the first x-ray images data record. The 3D ultrasound images are used as intermediaries for movement correction. The extended 2D images are displayed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030288 | IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS INCLUDING X-RAY IMAGE TOMOSYNTHESIS DEVICE AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE DEVICE AND IMAGE DIAGNOSIS METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are an image diagnosis apparatus and an image diagnosis method using the same. The image diagnosis apparatus includes an X-ray image tomosynthesis device fixing an object using an object fixing unit, the X-ray image tomosynthesis device generating an image tomosynthesis signal by irradiating a plurality of X-rays into the object, a photoacoustic image device fixing the object using the object fixing unit, the photoacoustic image device generating an ultrasonic signal by scanning the object using a photoacoustic light source, an image processing device for processing image signals transmitted from the X-ray image tomosynthesis device and the photoacoustic image device to generate a three-dimensional (3D) image, and a display device for displaying the 3D image generated from the image processing device. The image diagnosis apparatus may realize internal tissues of the object into a clear 3D image. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING USING NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY AND FLOURESCENCE TOMOGRAPHY COMBINED WITH ULTRASOUND - Methods and apparatus for medical imaging using diffusive optical tomography and fluorescent diffusive optical tomography are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for medical imaging comprises, scanning a tissue volume with near-infrared light to obtain structural parameters, wherein the tissue volume includes a biological entity, scanning the tissue volume with near-infrared light to obtain optical and fluorescence measurements of the scanned volume, segmenting the scanned volume into a first region and a second region, and reconstructing an optical image and a fluorescence image of at least a portion of the scanned volume from the structural parameters and the optical and fluorescence measurements. In another embodiment an apparatus for medical imaging is disclosed. | 01-31-2013 |
20130066197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOOD VESSEL STENOSIS VISUALIZATION AND NAVIGATION - A system and method for blood vessel stenosis visualization and navigation is disclosed. The CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening to receive a patient, an x-ray source positioned on the rotatable gantry to project x-rays toward a region-of-interest (ROI) of the patient that includes a plurality of blood vessels, an x-ray detector positioned on the rotatable gantry to receive x-rays emitted by the x-ray source and attenuated by the ROI, and a DAS operably connected to the x-ray detector. The CT system also includes a computer programmed to obtain CT image data for the ROI, reconstruct a 3D image of the plurality of blood vessels from the CT image data, automatically detect pathologies in the plurality of blood vessels, and identify the pathologies in the plurality of blood vessels on the 3D image, with a severity of the pathology being indicated on the 3D image. | 03-14-2013 |
20130090555 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATHETER - Devices, systems, and methods for obtaining fractional flow reserve in the presence of a catheter. In an exemplary embodiment of a method of determining a fractional flow reserve in the presence of a catheter, the method comprises the steps of obtaining measurements of an inner luminal organ diameter proximal to, at, and distal to a stenosis and a length of the stenosis, obtaining a pressure drop measurement at the stenosis using a catheter, calculating a volumetric flow of fluid through the inner luminal organ at the stenosis based upon the pressure drop measurement at the stenosis using the catheter, the inner luminal organ diameter proximal to and distal to the stenosis, the length of the stenosis, and a difference between a known outer diameter of the catheter and a known outer diameter of a guidewire, and determining a stenotic pressure drop at the stenosis corresponding to dimensions of the guidewire as a function of the calculated volumetric flow of fluid through the inner luminal organ at the stenosis, wherein the stenotic pressure drop is indicative of a fractional flow reserve at or near the stenosis. | 04-11-2013 |
20130102896 | Radiation Treatment Planning and Delivery for Moving Targets in the Heart - Method and systems are disclosed for radiating a moving target inside a heart. The method includes acquiring sequential volumetric representations of an area of the heart and defining a target tissue region and/or a radiation sensitive structure region in 3D for a first of the representations. The target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region are identified for another of the representations by an analysis of the area of the heart from the first representation and the other representation. Radiation beams to the target tissue region are fired in response to the identified target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region from the other representation. | 04-25-2013 |
20130109962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAMFORMING IN SOFT-FIELD TOMOGRAPHY | 05-02-2013 |
20130109963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING USING COMBINED NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY, FLUORESCENT TOMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND | 05-02-2013 |
20130116555 | System and Method of Radiation Dose Targeting Through Ventilatory Controlled Anatomical Positioning - The system and method of the present application includes an image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system, combined with a medical ventilator, to form a closed-loop system to optimize treatment of a tumor for patients who cannot comply with a normal respiratory management procedure. The ventilator may be used to generate respiratory maneuvers to facilitate clean images for dose planning, so that clinicians can more clearly visualize a target with fewer of the image artifacts associated with respiratory motion. The combined IGRT and ventilation systems approach facilitates treatment of specific organs most susceptible to respiratory motion artifact, and helps minimize the doses to the heart in left-breast treatments. Improved positioning of the anatomical target structures for exposure to external beam radiation may be accomplished through combinations of respiratory-gating, respiratory pause, and selective right or left lung mechanical ventilator techniques. | 05-09-2013 |
20130123615 | OCCLUSION-CROSSING DEVICES, ATHERECTOMY DEVICES, AND IMAGING - Described herein are methods for producing and identifying characteristic (“crescent shaped”) regions indicative of an atherectomy plaque within a vessel, and systems and devices adapted to take advantage of this characteristic region. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123616 | Medical Workflow System and Method - A method of conducting a medical workflow with a touch-sensitive bedside controller is disclosed. The method includes initiating a medical workflow using a graphical user interface on the bedside controller, positioning an imaging tool within a patient's body based on images captured by the imaging tools and displayed on the bedside controller, controlling the commencement and termination of a recordation of images captured by the imaging tool using the graphical user interface on the bedside controller, navigating through the recorded images to identify an image of interest using the graphical user interface on the bedside controller, and performing measurements on the image of interest using the graphical user interface on the bedside controller. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123617 | Method and Apparatus for the Non-Invasive Measurement of Pulse Transit Times (PTT) - Method and apparatus for measuring a pulse transit time (PTT) value of a subject, comprising: measuring a first arterial pressure pulse arrival time (PAT) and measuring a second PAT value; calculating a PTT value from the difference between the first PAT value and the second PAT value; processing a sequence of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) images to identify at least one region of interest (ROI); and estimating at least one of the first and second PAT value from the variation of impedance value determined from said at least one ROI. The method allows for the non-invasive and continuous measurement of the PTT value and arterial blood pressures. | 05-16-2013 |
20130158393 | Concentric Drive Scanning Probe - An endoprobe for microsurgical procedures is provided, including a hand-piece having a concentric drive having a proximal coupling and a distal coupling and a cannula assembly coupled to the hand-piece. The cannula assembly may include an outer tube having a longitudinal axis and an inner tube positioned within the outer tube, the distal coupling providing a first rotation to the outer tube about the longitudinal axis and the proximal coupling providing a second rotation to the inner tube within the outer tube. According to embodiments disclosed herein a method for scanning a light beam using a cannula assembly as described above is also provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130184572 | NEEDLE POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for accurate positioning of a needle guide is disclosed. The apparatus provides a means for taking as input the position vector for the point of insertion of the needle into the body. This point of insertion can be selected from images produced by a Computer Tomography system. Similarly, the apparatus has a means for taking as input the point of target. A controller determines the directional vector between point of insertion and point of target. A guide manipulator accurately positions the needle guide in line with the directional vector, such that the needle can easily be inserted through the guide to the point of target. The positioning of the guide manipulator in accordance with the directional vector is done with the help of motors. | 07-18-2013 |
20130190613 | Real-Time Biomechanical Dosimetry using Optical Coherence Elastography - Methods for quantifying, adjusting or terminating a dose of a therapeutic intervention applied to tissue of a patient. A therapeutic intervention of a specified intensity is applied to a region of interest of the tissue. The tissue is mechanically excited, typically concurrently with the therapeutic intervention, and the region of interest is scanned optically or ultrasonically at the same time. An interference signal is acquired by coherently detecting post-interaction illumination arising in the region of interest by interfering the post-interaction illumination with a reference beam derived from the identical source as that of the scanning. A phase and/or amplitude of response of the tissue relative to the mechanical excitation based on the interference signal. A spatially resolved measure of a property of the region of interest is derived based on the phase of response, allowing for adjustment or termination of the therapeutic intervention. | 07-25-2013 |
20130204126 | IMAGING SYSTEM PRODUCING MULTIPLE REGISTERED IMAGES OF A BODY LUMEN - Systems, devices and methods for producing registered images of a body lumen are provided. The system includes a first imaging device having an imager positioned at a distal end thereof, said first imaging device configured to produce a first image of a body cavity; and an imaging system, including a second imaging device having an imager positioned at a distal end thereof and configured to be positioned approximate to said imager of said first imaging device within said body cavity and configured to produce a second image; an elongated member configured to contain said second imaging device; and at least one marker configured to produce registration information in the first image and the second image. | 08-08-2013 |
20130218009 | CHARGED PARTICLE THERAPY PATIENT CONSTRAINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a rapid patient positioning system including a computer and motor controlled patient constraint system, such as a patient head and/or back support system having multiple adjustable degrees of freedom that facilitates accurate, precise, and rapid alignment of a patient relative to a support or table. The patient support system is preferably integrated with a rapid patient positioning system including steps of: positioning a patient relative to the table in a substantially vertical orientation, transitioning the table through a semi-vertical orientation, such as with a robot arm, and orientating the patient and the table in a substantially horizontal orientation, such as in a position for charged particle tumor therapy. Preferably, the robot arm is in common with an arm used to move the patient in traditional proton therapy. | 08-22-2013 |
20130231559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING 2-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTERIZED- TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO 2-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE - Embodiments for providing a 2-dimensional (D) computerized-tomography (CT) image corresponding to a 2-D ultrasound image through image registration between 3-D ultrasound and CT images are disclosed. An imaging system comprises a CT imaging unit, an ultrasound image forming unit, a storing unit, a processor and a display unit. The processor extracts the 2-D CT image from the 3-D ultrasound-CT registered image by performing a rigid-body transform upon the 3-D ultrasound image and calculating similarities between reference images and the 2-D ultrasound images, wherein the reference images are obtained through the rigid-body transform. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237814 | MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE ACQUISITION - One or more techniques and/or systems described herein provide for generating a radiographic image and ultrasound image depicting parallel planes of an object under examination and may be used in conjunction with radiographic or ultrasound techniques known to those in the field (e.g., x-ray tomosynthesis, computed tomography ultrasound imaging, etc.). An ultrasound frontend component is configured to transmit ultrasound waves in a direction substantially parallel to a trajectory of radiation. In one example, one or more radiographic images of an object are spatially coincident to one or more ultrasound images of the object in the same position and/or geometric shape/volume, and the images may be combined to generate a combined image depicting features of the ultrasound image (e.g., the sensitivity of the ultrasound image) and features of the radiographic image (e.g., the morphological details of the radiographic image). | 09-12-2013 |
20130261440 | INTEGRATED WORK-FLOW FOR ACCURATE INPUT FUNCTION ESTIMATION - When estimating an arterial input function or a patient under study, cross-calibration factors are generated by comparing nuclear scan data of a radioactive material (e.g., F18) and measuring a sample of the radioactive material in a gamma counter. The derived cross-calibration factors are applied to venous samples collected from the patient during a nuclear scan after infusion with a radioactive tracer, to convert gamma values counted by the gamma counter into concentration values. The concentration values are used to optimize an initial estimated input function, thereby generating an arterialized input function. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267841 | Extracting Application Dependent Extra Modal Information from an Anatomical Imaging Modality for use in Reconstruction of Functional Imaging Data - Segmentation is provided in multi-modal reconstruction of functional information. Rather than using HU values for segmentation, the HU values are converted into linear attenuation coefficients, such as in a μ-map (Mu map). The conversion uses different functions for different ranges of the HU values. Linear attenuation coefficients are less likely subject to variation by patient, protocol, or scanner. The resulting segmentation may be more consistent across various clinical settings, providing for more accurate multi-modal reconstruction. | 10-10-2013 |
20130274598 | ILLUMINATION/VIBRATION DEVICE AND FACIAL SKIN MARKING SYSTEM FOR SINUS SURGICAL PROCEDURE - In accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, a medical device for aiding a medical procedure is disclosed. The medical device contains a vibratory component configured to generate vibrations. The medical device also contains an illumination component configured to generate lights. The medical device further contains a contact component coupled with the vibratory component and the illumination component, wherein the contact component is adapted to maintain contact with a skin area, transmit the vibrations to the skin area, and direct the lights to the skin area. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281844 | BIOPSY SYSTEM AND BIOPSY METHOD - A biopsy system includes a tomographic image pick-up device which is insertable into a living body to pick-up a tomographic image of a bioptic target part in the living body to be subjected to biopsy, a guide wire configured to puncture the bioptic target part in the condition where the tomographic image obtained by the tomographic image pick-up device is being observed; and a biopsy device which is inserted along the guide wire to the bioptic target part in the living body after withdrawal of the tomographic image pick-up device out of the living body and by which tissue of the bioptic target part is sampled. The guide wire remains in the living body in the state of puncturing the bioptic target part even after the withdrawal of the tomographic image pick-up device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130296696 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PASSIVE RESIDUAL LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL LUNG VOLUME EXPANSION - The volume of a hyperinflated lung compartment is reduced by sealing a distal end of the catheter in an airway feeding the lung compartment. Air passes out of the lung compartment through a passage in the catheter while the patient exhales. A one-way flow element associated with the catheter prevents air from re-entering the lung compartment as the patient inhales. Over time, the pressure of regions surrounding the lung compartment cause it to collapse as the volume of air diminishes. Residual volume reduction effectively results in functional lung volume expansion. Optionally, the lung compartment may be sealed in order to permanently prevent air from re-entering the lung compartment. | 11-07-2013 |
20140005535 | FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE ESTIMATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140005536 | Side-Loading Connectors for Use With Intravascular Devices and Associated Systems and Methods | 01-02-2014 |
20140024931 | Data Encoders for Medical Devices and Related Methods - In part, the invention relates to systems, methods, and devices that store and retrieve information associated with an imaging probe such as an ultrasound probe, an optical coherence tomography probe, a multimodal probe and other probes. The information that is stored relates to one or more measurable properties for a specific imaging probe. Thus, when each probe is manufactured there can be variations in its length, brightness, angular alignment of its constituent elements, and various other probe specific measurements. In turn, these measurements can be used to calibrate or otherwise use a given probe with a system that collects, stores, or otherwise processes information collected using each probe. | 01-23-2014 |
20140046180 | INCLINED PET DEVICE AND PET COMBINED DEVICE - An inclined PET device is provided in which the cut plane of a detector ring upon which a plurality of PET detectors are disposed is inclined so that it does not intersect perpendicularly with the long axis of a bed that carries a subject to be examined and in which an open space that passes through the bed in a direction perpendicular to the long axis thereof is formed, in order to enable access to the subject to be examined. The PET detectors are disposed and stacked in a direction parallel to the long axis of the bed. Thereby, the number of PET detectors is reduced and device cost is reduced, while the detector ring as well as the device can be miniaturized. At the same time, the open space that passes through the bed in a direction perpendicular to the long axis can be preserved. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051995 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A RENDERED IMAGE - An imaging system having an imaging device for imaging at least a portion of an animal. The imaging device may be of an X-ray computed tomography (CT) type, a positron emission tomography (PET) type, a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) type, or a fluorescence and phosphorescence microscopy (FPM) type. The system also includes: a photon transmitter that transmits photons and that is introducible within the body of an animal; at least one imaging photon detector that detects fluorescence excited within the animal by the transmitted photons; and an image processor that superimposes an imaging device image and a photon detector image so as to yield a combined image. | 02-20-2014 |
20140066755 | Simultaneous Imaging and Particle Therapy Treatment system and Method - A simultaneous imaging and particle therapy treatment system including a means for generating a particle beamline, a treatment bed to receive and support a patient having a treatment volume, a gantry to receive the particle beamline from the generating means and to redirect the beamline to the patient's treatment volume, the gantry rotating about the treatment bed with an axis of rotation substantially coplanar with the treatment bed and redirecting the beamline to encounter the treatment volume substantially perpendicular to the gantry's axis of rotation, and an image scanner having a plurality of detector arrays radially positioned around the treatment bed to capture images of the treatment volume; whereby the scanner and gantry simultaneously capture images of and treat the treatment volume with particle therapy. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066756 | LOW COST MOLDED OPTICAL PROBE WITH ASTIGMATIC CORRECTION, FIBER PORT, LOW BACK REFLECTION, AND HIGHLY REPRODUCIBLE IN MANUFACTURING QUANTITIES - A low cost molded optical probe with astigmatic correction, fiber port, low back reflection, and highly reproducible in manufacturing quantities is provided. The molded optical probe, includes a fiber receiving portion defining a groove defined along a longitudinal axis for receiving an optical fiber; a spacer portion having a spacer portion surface non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the groove, the spacer portion surface configured to cooperate with a distal end of the optical fiber; a prism portion positioned adjacent the spacer portion and having a prism surface non-parallel to the spacer portion surface and non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and configured to reflect light transmit through the optical fiber off perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and a lens portion positioned adjacent the prism portion and having a lens surface configured to focus light received through the optical fiber. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073917 | QUANTIFICATION OF LOCAL CIRCULATION WITH OCT ANGIOGRAPHY - Impaired intraocular blood flow within vascular beds in the human eye is associated with certain ocular diseases including, for example, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. A reliable method to quantify blood flow in the various intraocular vascular beds could provide insight into the vascular component of ocular disease pathophysiology. Using ultrahigh-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT), a new 3D angiography algorithm called split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography (SSADA) was developed for imaging microcirculation within different intraocular regions. A method to quantify SSADA results was developed and used to detect perfusion changes in early stage ocular disease. Associated embodiments relating to methods for quantitatively measuring blood flow at various intraocular vasculature sites, systems for practicing such methods, and use of such methods and systems for diagnosing certain ocular diseases are herein described. | 03-13-2014 |
20140094697 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND PRESSURE BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In part, the invention relates to methods, apparatus, and systems suitable for determining a fractional flow reserve (FFR) and variations of modifications thereof One embodiment relates to a method and apparatus for obtaining a corrected FFR in a vessel having a stenosis. In one aspect, the invention relates to an apparatus for measuring corrected FFR of a vessel having a stenosis. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a probe comprising an optical coherence tomography assembly and a pressure assembly; and a processor in communication with the optical coherence tomography assembly and the pressure assembly. In one embodiment, the pressure assembly measures values of pressure in predetermined locations the vessel and communicates them to the processor. In one embodiment, a dual guidewire is used to reduce the interference in the pressure measurement. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100455 | Scanned Laser Vein Contrast Enhancer - The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head. The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like. | 04-10-2014 |
20140114182 | Opto-Acoustic Imaging Devices and Methods - In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem comprising a transmission fiber, the optical subsystem capable of transmitting and collecting light of a predetermined range of wavelengths along a first beam having a predetermined beam size. The probe also includes an ultrasound subsystem, the ultrasound subsystem positioned within the sheath and adapted to propagate energy of a predetermined range of frequencies along a second beam having a second predetermined beam size, wherein a portion of the first and second beams overlap a region during a scan. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121507 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS UTILIZING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) TO MONITOR AND CONTROL TISSUE SEALING - Surgical devices and methods for utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor and control tissue sealing are disclosed. The surgical device includes an end effector assembly that includes first and second jaw members that are movable between a first, spaced-apart position and a second proximate position. An OCT system, at least a portion of which is incorporated into the end effector assembly, is configured to sense properties of the tissue, e.g., the structural density of the tissue, disposed between the first and second jaw members. A tissue-sealing energy source may be disposed within at least one of the jaw members and may provide tissue-sealing energy to tissue disposed between the jaw members. A controller, which is coupled to the OCT system and the tissue-sealing energy source, controls the tissue-sealing energy generated by the tissue-sealing energy source based on the properties of the tissue sensed by the OCT system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121508 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS UTILIZING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) TO MONITOR AND CONTROL TISSUE SEALING - Surgical devices and methods for utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor and control tissue sealing are disclosed. The surgical device includes an end effector assembly that includes first and second jaw members that are movable between a first, spaced-apart position and a second proximate position. An OCT system, at least a portion of which is incorporated into the end effector assembly, is configured to sense properties of the tissue, e.g., the structural density of the tissue, disposed between the first and second jaw members. A tissue-sealing energy source may be disposed within at least one of the jaw members and may provide tissue-sealing energy to tissue disposed between the jaw members. A controller, which is coupled to the OCT system and the tissue-sealing energy source, controls the tissue-sealing energy generated by the tissue-sealing energy source based on the properties of the tissue sensed by the OCT system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121509 | Dependency-Based Startup In A Multi-Modality Medical System - A dependency-based startup method in a multi-modality medical processing system that includes receiving initialization information about a plurality of executable components to be started, the plurality of executable components including an executable modality component configured to communicate with a medical device communicatively coupled to the multi-modality medical processing system. The method also includes receiving dependency information about the executable modality component, the dependency information identifying one or more of the executable components upon which the executable modality component depends and transforming the initialization information and the dependency information into a dependency map that represents the dependencies between the plurality of executable components. Further, the method includes deriving a start order for the plurality of executable components based on the dependency map and starting the plurality of executable components in the multi-modality medical processing system according to the start order. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION - An image of an object is synergistically reconstructed using two or multiple imaging modalities. A first reconstructed image, showing structural information of the object is produced using a first imaging modality. The first reconstructed image is segmented, and known optical properties of the object are then mapped to the first reconstructed image. Optical signal emissions from the object are detected and registered with the first reconstructed image. A second reconstructed image volume is then produced using a second imaging modality, based on the mapped optical properties after registration between the first image and the data from the second modality. The second reconstructed image depicts some optical property, such as a bioluminescent source distribution, or optical properties, such as, attenuation and scattering properties, of the object. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128731 | OPTICAL SURFACE IDENTIFICATION FOR LASER SURGERY - Systems and methods automatically locate optical surfaces of an eye and automatically generate surface models of the optical surfaces. A method includes OCT scanning of an eye. Returning portions of a sample beam are processed to locate a point on the optical surface and first locations on the optical surface within a first radial distance of the point. A first surface model of the optical surface is generated based on the location of the point and the first locations. Returning portions of the sample beam are processed so as to detect second locations on the optical surface beyond the first radial distance and within a second radial distance from the point. A second surface model of the optical surface is generated based on the location of the point on the optical surface and the first and second locations on the optical surface. | 05-08-2014 |
20140135623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An imaging assembly is provided including a paddle assembly, an X-ray detection unit, an ultrasound module, and a control module. The paddle assembly includes first and second plates that are articulable with respect to each other and configured to receive and compress an object to be imaged. The X-ray detection unit is mounted proximate to at least one of the first and second plates. The ultrasound module is configured to acquire ultrasound information of the object to be imaged and includes an ultrasound transducer articulably mounted to at least one of the first and second plates. The control module is configured to position the ultrasound transducer to scan a region of interest identified using X-ray information received from the X-ray detection unit, while not scanning at least a portion of the object outside of the region of interest. | 05-15-2014 |
20140142427 | Automated Fluid Delivery Catheter and System - In part, the invention relates to catheters, methods, and blood clearing technologies suitable for use in an optical coherence tomography system. The optical coherence tomography system includes a control system, a probe including a catheter defining a lumen and a rotatable optical fiber located within the lumen, a fluid cartridge holder in communication with the lumen of the probe, a pump to move fluid from the fluid cartridge to the lumen of the probe; and a motor configured to rotate and pull the optical fiber through the lumen of a blood vessel. The pump and the motor are controlled by the control system. The catheter can include a wall that bounds the lumen of the probe, which defines a flush port and includes a valve in fluid communication with the flush port, the valve configured to permit fluid from the lumen to pass through the wall. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patients heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 05-29-2014 |
20140163360 | IRRIGATED CATHETER - A catheter includes a fluid network for cooling the ablation electrode, surrounding blood and tissue. The fluid network comprises a circumferential channel having an annular shape and fluidly coupled to at least one proximal longitudinal channel configured to conduct fluid along a proximal length of the catheter. The circumferential channel is configured to conduct fluid about at least a circumferential portion of the catheter. The fluid network further comprises a plurality of distal longitudinal channels fluidly coupled to the circumferential channel, with the plurality of distal longitudinal channels being configured to conduct fluid a long a distal length of the catheter. The fluid network occupies a region of the catheter peripheral to a central longitudinal axis of the catheter such that other components of the irrigated catheter, including at least one imaging sensor, is disposed within the central region of the ablation electrode. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163361 | Combination Rotational and Phased-Array In Vivo Imaging Devices and Methods - An in vivo imaging device including at least two imaging modalities. In one aspect, the device includes a rotational imaging system in combination with a non-rotational imaging system. Systems including the imaging device, and methods of forming and in vivo imaging using a flexible, elongate body that includes two imaging modalities are also disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140180082 | DUAL-MODALITY MAMMOGRAPHY - A scanning assembly for a dual-modality automated biological tissue imaging device having first and second compression surfaces is provided. The system comprises a housing defining a scanning/compression surface, an ultrasonic transducer mounted within the housing adjacent the scanning surface for movement in a plane parallel to the scanning surface and imaging the tissue through the scanning surface, an X-ray detector mounted within the housing for forming an X-ray image of the tissue based on X-ray radiation passed through the tissue and scanning surface from an X-ray source, and a drive for moving the transducer across the scanning surface so that the transducer generates a plurality of two-dimensional ultrasound tissue images. The housing is hermetically sealed and filled with non-conductive fluid with acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue. The scanning surface has acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue and can substantially withstand compression forces applied to the tissue. | 06-26-2014 |
20140187929 | Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography System with Pressure Monitoring Interface and Accessories - An optical coherence tomography system and method with integrated pressure measurement. In one embodiment the system includes an interferometer including: a wavelength swept laser; a source arm in communication with the wavelength swept laser; a reference arm in communication with a reference reflector; a first photodetector having a signal output; a detector arm in communication with the first photodetector, a probe interface; a sample arm in communication with a first optical connector of the probe interface; an acquisition and display system comprising: an A/D converter having a signal input in communication with the first photodetector signal output and a signal output; a processor system in communication with the A/D converter signal output; and a display in communication with the processor system; and a probe comprising a pressure sensor and configured for connection to the first optical connector of the probe interface, wherein the pressure transducer comprises an optical pressure transducer. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200446 | Method and apparatus for the infusion of a catheter into an artery/vein and for suspected tissue removal - An instrument adapted for the infusion of a catheter into a vessel or performing a biopsy procedure is in the form of a needle with an OCT probe affixed adjacent its distal end. An optics cable extends from the probe to an optoelectronics module which supplies light to, receives reflected light from the probe and deciphers the reflected light to form an image of the tissue 2-3 mm in from to the probe. A catheter may be placed over the instrument for insertion into a vessel or vein or the instrument may be provided with a tissue receiving channel for biopsy use. | 07-17-2014 |
20140213897 | Combined Reflectance Confocal Microscopy-Optical Coherence Tomography System for Imaging of Biological Tissue - A dual-modality apparatus for imaging of biological tissue includes a reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) imaging apparatus and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging apparatus. A first optical component reflects a first beam of light provided by a RCM imaging apparatus towards a sample and passes a second beam of light provided by an OCT imaging apparatus towards the sample, such that the first and second beam of lights share at least a portion of an imaging path. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236002 | Methods and Systems for Imaging Tissue Motion Using Optical Coherence Tomography - A system and method for measuring tissue motion within a living tissue of the anterior segment and aqueous outflow system of the eye in a subject are provided. Tissue movements are extracted from a plurality of images acquired from the living tissue using an optical coherence tomography system. The images may be corrected using motion compensation. To extract the tissue movements from the images, waves from a cardiac pulse or other externally induced pulses from the subject are acquired, and a pulse wave is defined for a given time, which is then correlated with a velocity wave defined for a velocity of tissue and/or fluid movement within the tissue region for the same given time. Pulsatile motion is then isolated in the tissue region from the plurality of images. | 08-21-2014 |
20140243663 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249408 | ADAPTIVE DUAL-PASS TARGETED RECONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION - A hybrid imaging system includes a first imaging system configured to acquire anatomical data of a first field of view of an anatomical structure. A second imaging system configured to acquire functional data of the anatomical structure, the second imaging system acquiring functional data in a two-pass list-mode acquisition scheme. A reconstruction processor configured to reconstruct the functional data based on attenuation data into an attenuation corrected image and reconstruct the anatomical data into one or more high resolution images of one or more regions of interest. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257095 | SHAPE SENSING INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention relates to systems and methods for three dimensional imaging of tissue. The invention provides systems and methods to provide a representation of tissue from three-dimensional data that includes intravascular imaging data as well as data representing a shape of the intravascular imaging probe. Device of the invention combine a shape-sensing mechanism with an intravascular intervention catheter. | 09-11-2014 |
20140276022 | MICROPOSITIONER AND HEAD HOLDER FOR COCHLEAR ENDOSCOPY - An apparatus for cochlear endoscopy is provided, comprising a noninvasive head holder with a frame to attach to a head, an otologic tool for examining or operating on an ear, and a manipulator for moving the otologic tool with a translation precision of better than or equal to 0.5 mm. The otologic tool comprises an endoscope. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276023 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A PROBABILITY OF A FEMALE SUBJECT HAVING A CARDIAC EVENT - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for determining a probability of a female subject having a cardiac event. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276024 | IMAGING AND DELIVERING THROMBOLYTIC AGENTS TO BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL INSIDE A VESSEL - The invention generally relates to devices and methods for imaging and delivery thrombolytic agents to biological material inside a vessel. In certain embodiments, the invention provides devices that include a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel. The body includes an opening. Devices of the invention also include a channel within the body. The channel includes a distal end that is connected to the opening. Devices of the invention also include an imaging assembly coupled to the body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276025 | MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION OF OCULAR DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS - Regions-of-interest discovered from analyses of images obtained from one imaging modality can be further observed, analyzed, supplemented, and further analyzed by one or more additional imaging modalities and in an automated way. In addition, one or more pathologies identified from analyses of these regions-of-interest, and a metric of the likelihood of the presence of disease, and/or a metric of risk of disease progression can be derived therefrom. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276026 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND DELIVERING A FERTILIZED EGG INTO A WOMAN'S UTERUS - The invention generally relates to devices and methods for imaging and delivering a fertilized egg into a woman's uterus. In certain embodiments, the invention provides devices that include a body configured to fit within a lumen of a woman's reproductive system. The body includes an opening. Devices of the invention also include a channel within the body. The channel includes a distal end that is connected to the opening. Devices of the invention also include an imaging assembly coupled to the body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276027 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Preservation of Arteriovenous Access Sites - The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for evaluating and preserving arteriovenous access sites. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a sensor wire that is sized, shaped, and configured to pass through a delivery instrument to measure pressure and flow within and around an AV access site, thereby indicating the impact of the arteriovenous access site on the blood flow to the surrounding vasculature and tissues in real time. Also, the present disclosure relates to a therapeutic system comprising a combination pressure-flow sensor wire, a balloon catheter with imaging capabilities, and a computer system to allow the user to evaluate the blood flow and blood pressure within and around an AV access site in real time, diagnose the presence of complications associated with arteriovenous access sites, treat such complications, and assess the effectiveness of treatment both during and after treatment. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276028 | Integrated Therapeutic Imaging Catheter and Methods - Disclosed herein is an integrated therapeutic and imaging catheter. The catheter comprises an inner member defining a guidewire lumen, a radiopaque balloon assembly, a treatment device operatively associated with an outer sleeve of the balloon assembly, and an imaging device adjacent the balloon assembly. The balloon assembly comprises an inner sleeve surrounding the inner member and an outer sleeve surrounding the inner sleeve. The catheter includes a connection medium, wherein when the connection medium extends through the balloon it is disposed between the balloon inner sleeve and the inner member. The imaging device is disposed adjacent to the balloon assembly and is coupled to the connection medium. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288420 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGING SOFT BODY TISSUE USING X-RAY PROJECTION AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY - A method and device ( | 09-25-2014 |
20140309527 | MULTIPLE APERTURE, MULTIPLE MODAL OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Multiple aperture, multiple modal optical systems and methods include at least one optical component positioned at a first position about a longitudinal axis; and at least two light sources connectable to the at least one optical component, wherein the multiple modal optical system is configured to transmit light from the at least two light sources in at least one direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and receive reflected light, and wherein the at least one optical component is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis and translate along the longitudinal axis when connected to the at least two light sources. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316258 | MULTIPLE SECTION PET WITH ADJUSTABLE AUXILIARY SECTION - A system includes a gantry, a first positron emission tomography (PET) section including a first detector ring oriented about an axis, and a second PET section supported by the gantry and including a second detector ring oriented about the axis. The gantry is adjustable to move the second PET section relative to the first PET section. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316259 | NEEDLE POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for accurate positioning of a needle guide is disclosed. The apparatus provides a means for taking as input the position vector for the point of insertion of the needle into the body. This point of insertion can be selected from images produced by a Computer Tomography system. Similarly, the apparatus has a means for taking as input the point of target. A controller determines the directional vector between point of insertion and point of target. A guide manipulator accurately positions the needle guide in line with the directional vector, such that the needle can easily be inserted through the guide to the point of target. The positioning of the guide manipulator in accordance with the directional vector is done with the help of motors. | 10-23-2014 |
20140323860 | IMAGING PROBE WITH COMBINED ULTRASOUND AND OPTICAL MEANS OF IMAGING - The present invention provides an imaging probe for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes structures using high resolution imaging use combined high frequency ultrasound (IVUS) and optical imaging methods such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to accurate co-registering of images obtained from ultrasound image signals and optical image signals during scanning a region of interest. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330117 | APPARATUS FOR INSERTING DELAY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR INSERTING DELAY, AND METHOD OF CALIBRATION - An apparatus for inserting delay according to an embodiment includes a signal generating circuit, a plurality of carry elements, and a delay chain circuit. The delay chain circuit includes one or more delay modules selected from the plurality of carry elements, at least one feedback line connected between at least one of the delay modules and the signal generating circuit, and a plurality of enable inputs. Each of the plurality of enable inputs is provided in a respective one of the delay modules. The delay chain circuit is configured to generate an amount of delay based on a delay selection signal that is received at the enable inputs and that selects the amount of delay, and is configured to provide the selected amount of delay to the signal generating circuit, which is configured to incorporate the delay into the start signal. | 11-06-2014 |
20140343414 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING INHOMOGENEITY IN ANIMAL TISSUE AND EQUIPMENT TO IMPLEMENT IT - The present invention relates to a method for determining inhomogeneity in a portion of animal tissue, which provides for the arrangement beforehand of a 3-dimensional density map of said portion of tissue; the map is obtained by means of computed tomography and therefore is formed by a plurality of voxels (VX); for each voxel (VX) of the map, respectively considered as the central voxel (VXC), the following steps are carried out:—determining a space (CC) surrounding the central voxel (VXC) and containing a group of peripheral voxels (VXP),—for each peripheral voxel (VXP) of the group, calculating a value proportional to the ratio or the difference between the density of the peripheral voxel (VXP) and the density of the central voxel (VXC), thus obtaining a plurality of values,—calculating the maximum value and/or the minimum value and/or the average value and/or a statistical partitioning value of these values, thus obtaining a local indicator of inhomogeneity in the animal tissue in correspondence to the central voxel (VXC). Such method can advantageously be implemented in an equipment | 11-20-2014 |
20140357991 | Xerostomia Markers - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods of determining an efficacy of a xerostomia treatment in a mammalian subject (e.g., a human) that include the steps of comparing a first thickness of a site in the subject that comprised of sub-epithelial oral mucosa to a second thickness of the site; and thereby determining that: the xerostomia treatment is efficacious because the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; or the xerostomia treatment is not efficacious because the first thickness is greater than or equal to the second thickness. In such methods, assaying the first thickness comprises analyzing a first OCT scan of the site that was conducted at a time close to the subject starting the xerostomia treatment, and assaying the second thickness comprises analyzing a second OCT scan of the site that was conducted at a time close to the subject completing the xerostomia treatment. | 12-04-2014 |
20140371581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIATION APPLICATION - A method for generating one or more images includes collecting data samples representative of a motion of an object, acquiring image data of at least a part of the object over a time interval, synchronizing the data samples and the image data to a common time base, and generating one or more images based on the synchronized image data. A method for generating one or more images includes acquiring image data of at least a part of an object over a time interval, associating the image data with one or more phases of a motion cycle, and constructing one or more images using the image data that are associated with the respective one or more phases. | 12-18-2014 |
20150018673 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF A POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) DETECTOR WITH A COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY (CT) GANTRY - Systems and methods for integration of a PET detector with a CT gantry are provided. One system includes an x-ray computed tomography (CT) gantry having a rotating portion and a stationary portion within a housing, and including a bore volume therethrough. The system also includes an x-ray source and an x-ray detector coupled to the rotating portion. The system further includes a positron emission tomography (PET) detector, wherein the PET detector is coupled to the stationary portion of the CT gantry, such that the PET detector extends at least partially into the CT gantry with at least a portion of the PET detector within the housing of the CT gantry. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018674 | CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT AND ALIGNMENT OF CORNEAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES - Methods and apparatus are configures to measure an eye without contacting the eye with a patient interface, and these measurements are used to determine alignment and placement of the incisions when the patient interface contacts the eye. The pre-contact locations of one or more structures of the eye can be used to determine corresponding post-contact locations of the one or more optical structures of the eye when the patient interface has contacted the eye, such that the laser incisions are placed at locations that promote normal vision of the eye. The incisions are positioned in relation to the pre-contact optical structures of the eye, such as an astigmatic treatment axis, nodal points of the eye, and visual axis of the eye. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018675 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM - A medical image system comprises a medical imaging apparatus, an injector, and a hospital management server having database. The injector has (a) communicating means for allowing communication with the hospital management server; and (b) a patient identifying portion which includes a detecting means for detecting patient-specific information and a means for transmitting the recognized information, further comprising (c) checking means being provided for at least one of the hospital management server and the injector or being provided as a separate apparatus, the means receives information transmitted from the patient identifying portion, and checks the received information to identify the patient. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025371 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE DATA OF BODY REGIONS OF A PATIENT, THE BODY REGIONS BEING PRONE TO DEMENTIA, AND A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD - A method is disclosed for displaying image data of body regions of a patient using a medical imaging system including a first imaging apparatus and a positron emission tomography apparatus, the body regions being prone to dementia. The method includes provision of first image data recorded using the first imaging apparatus; provision of second image data recorded using the positron emission tomography apparatus, the first image data and the second image data being recorded simultaneously or at short intervals of time consecutively; segmentation of the first image data in respect of body regions prone to dementia, a segmentation mask being generated to this end on the basis of the first image data; generation of results data, the results data including a selection of voxels in the second image data made using the segmentation mask; and display of the results data. | 01-22-2015 |
20150031994 | Method Of Fitting A User With An Athletic Mouthguard - A method of fitting a user with an athletic mouthguard. The method comprises determining a position of a user's jaw to achieve desirable inhalation characteristics, and providing a mouthguard to the user. The mouthguard is of a size and shape to position the user's jaw in approximately the determined desired position. The mouthguard is shaped and configured to enhance performance of the user during an athletic endeavor. | 01-29-2015 |
20150045662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DIAGNOSING CARDIAC DISEASES BASED ON MODELING OF CARDIAC MOTION - A method and an apparatus for diagnosing cardiac diseases based on a cardiac motion modeling are provided. The method may include applying physical characteristics of a cardiac motion to a 3D heart shape model, deriving a boundary condition by fusing the 3D heart shape model to which the physical characteristics are applied and a plurality of cardiac ultrasound images according to a temporal change, obtained to acquire a dynamic image, and diagnosing the cardiac diseases using a result of modeling that models the cardiac motion of the user using the boundary condition. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051485 | PROBE AND IMAGING APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS - A probe includes a transmitting and receiving unit in which an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and a light transmitting and receiving unit are arranged. The ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and the light transmitting and receiving unit are arranged along an axial direction. A distance L [mm] between a position of the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit in the axial direction and a position of the light transmitting and receiving unit in the axial direction, and the angular difference θ [degrees] between a transmit direction of an ultrasonic wave of the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and a transmit direction of light of the light transmitting and receiving unit satisfy a relationship of L=V/ω×θ/360 when having a rotary velocity ω [r/s] of the transmitting and receiving unit | 02-19-2015 |
20150057536 | Balloon Catheter Junction - A balloon catheter junction includes a distal junction on a distal end of a balloon. The junction includes an inner member, a balloon inner sleeve encompassing the inner member and bonded to an interior of a mid-shaft, and a balloon distal leg bonded to an exterior of the mid-shaft. A connection medium is disposed between the balloon inner sleeve and the inner member. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065870 | X-RAY THERAPY SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION FIELD DETERMINING METHOD - The X-ray therapy system includes a gantry ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150073271 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVASCULARIZATION ASSESSMENT - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for revascularization assessment. The methods can in some cases include one or more of the steps of measuring blood perfusion as a function of time to obtain time series data, mathematically transforming the time series data into a power spectrum, calculating at least one parameter of the power spectrum within a specific frequency range, and using the at least one calculated parameter as a discriminator for the first population and the second population. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073272 | In-Line PET Detector Configuration for a Combined PET and CT Imaging System - A positron emission tomography (PET) detector configuration for a combined PET and computed tomography (CT) imaging system, wherein the CT system includes an annular cavity. The configuration includes a backplane having a neutral axis and an aperture. In addition, the configuration includes at least one PET detector located about the aperture, wherein a center of mass of the at least one PET detector is in-line with the neutral axis and wherein a portion of the at least one PET detector is located in the annular cavity thereby reducing a footprint of the combined PET and CT imaging system. Further, the location of the at least one PET detector reduces the strength needed for maintaining structural integrity of the backplane. | 03-12-2015 |
20150094573 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANAR IMAGING WITH DETECTORS HAVING MOVING DETECTOR HEADS - Systems and methods for planar imaging with detectors having moving heads are provided. One system includes a gantry having an opening therethrough, a patient table movable through the opening of the gantry along an examination axis, and a plurality of detector units mounted to the gantry and aligned in a row transverse to the examination axis. The plurality of detector units are spaced apart from each other, wherein the spacing forms gaps between adjacent detector units. The plurality of detector units are configured to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) data. The system further includes a controller configured to control movement of the patient table and the plurality of detector units to acquire two-dimensional (2D) SPECT data, wherein the plurality of detector units remain in a fixed relative orientation with respect to each other when acquiring the 2D SPECT data and move together to acquire the 2D SPECT data. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF DETECTORS HAVING MOVING DETECTOR HEADS - Systems and methods for controlling motion of detectors having moving detector heads are provided. One system includes a gantry and a plurality of detector units mounted to the gantry, wherein the plurality of detector units are individually movable including translational movement and rotational movement. The system further includes a controller configured to control movement of the plurality of detector units to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) data, wherein the movement includes both the translational movement and the rotational movement coordinated to position the plurality of detector units adjacent to a subject. | 04-02-2015 |
20150133777 | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY PROBE TO MONITOR SELECTED SUGAR METABOLISM IN VIVO - The invention disclosed herein discloses selected ribose isomers that are useful as PET probes (e.g. [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-arabinose). These PET probes are useful, for example, in methods designed to monitor physiological processes including ribose metabolism and/or to selectively observe certain tissue/organs in vivo. The invention disclosed herein further provides methods for making and using such probes. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133778 | Diagnostic Device for Dermatology with Merged OCT and Epiluminescence Dermoscopy - Systems and methods for use of the imaging system are presented. In an embodiment, the imaging system includes a first optical path, a second optical path, a plurality of optical elements, a detector, and a processor. The first optical path guides a first beam of radiation associated with epiluminescence while the second optical path guides a second beam of radiation associated with optical coherence tomography. The plurality of optical elements transmit the first and second beams of radiation onto a sample. The detector generates optical data associated with the first and second beams of radiation returning from the sample. The optical data associated with the first and second beams of radiation correspond to substantially non-coplanar regions of the sample. The processor correlates the optical data of the first beam with the optical data of the second beam and generates an image of the sample. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141816 | ATHERECTOMY CATHETERS WITH IMAGING - An atherectomy catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body, an elongate deflectable distal tip coupled to the catheter body at a hinge point, a rotatable cutter near the distal end of the catheter body, and a drive shaft extending within the catheter body and configured to rotate the cutter. The atherectomy catheter further includes an optical fiber extending through the drive shaft substantially on-axis with the catheter body and attached to the cutter. The optical fiber is configured to rotate with the drive shaft. The atherectomy catheter further includes a wedge configured to deflect the distal tip away from the catheter body at the hinge point upon axial movement of the drive shaft. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148670 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING ACQUISITION PARAMETER DURING IMAGE ACQUISITION - Systems and methods for automatically and dynamically modifying an image acquisition parameter for use in tomosynthesis breast imaging. A selected image acquisition parameter is modified in response to a measured characteristic of an imaged object such as a breast, and thus tailored to provide the highest quality image for the particular object. For example, image quality in a breast tomosynthesis system can be improved by dynamically varying motion and other acquisition parameters of the tomosynthesis system in response to physical characteristics of the breast to be imaged (determined during image acquisition), such as the breast thickness, density or composition. Dynamically varying acquisition or processing methods helps to customize the system for each particular patient, thereby improving image quality and identification and assessment of potential pathologies and abnormalities, and lower radiation dose, and thus a reduced the risk of long-term adverse health effects due to lifetime accumulated radiation dose. | 05-28-2015 |
20150289749 | IMAGING AND TREATMENT DEVICE - An imaging and treatment device comprises a catheter body, an imaging transducer, and an elongated member. The imaging transducer is disposed at a distal portion of the catheter body. A treatment element is disposed at a distal end of the elongated member, and the elongated member is movable within a lumen of the catheter body. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289750 | IMAGING AND TREATMENT DEVICE - A medical device includes both intraluminal imaging and denervation capabilities to allow guided delivery of denervation therapy to target tissues with a single device and in order to treat diseases such as hypertension. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289855 | SENSOR COORDINATE CALIBRATION IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There is disclosed an embodiment for performing a calibration of a sensor by using an image registration between a three-dimensional ultrasound image and computerized tomography (CT) image. An ultrasound image forming unit includes an ultrasound probe and forms a three-dimensional ultrasound image of a target object. A sensor is coupled to the ultrasound probe. A memory stores a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) image of the target object and position information on a position between the three-dimensional ultrasound image and the sensor. A processor performs image registration between the three-dimensional CT image and the three-dimensional ultrasound image to form a first transformation function for transforming a position of the sensor to a corresponding position on the three-dimensional CT image and performs calibration of the sensor by applying the position information to the first transformation function. | 10-15-2015 |
20150297168 | Patient Based Detector Crystal Quality Control for Time of Flight Acquisition - Disclosed herein too is a positron emission tomography calibration system comprising a positron emission tomography scanner having a ring detector that comprises at least one bin for receiving radiation; a patient that is placed at approximately the center of the ring detector where the patient is irradiated with at least one dose of a treatment radiation beam; a crystal efficiency calibration system that performs the following: measures activity generated by the at least one defined radiation dose in the at least one bin; takes projection data of the measured activity; calculates crystal efficiency from the projection data; re-estimates the measured activity of each bin based on the calculated crystal efficiency; and calibrates the detector based on the re-estimated measured activity. | 10-22-2015 |
20150297760 | 18F LABELED BODIPY DYE AND ITS DERIVATIVES FOR PET IMAGING OF HEART PERFUSION AND OTHERS - This invention provides a class of dual mode imaging tracer capable of acting both as a fluorescent imaging tracer and a positron emission tomography imaging tracer. Tracers in accordance with this invention generally have a fluorescent core with a boron-fluoride element embedded therein. Exemplary embodiments of the tracer include | 10-22-2015 |
20150306423 | REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE DOSE COMPUTATION RADIATION THERAPY - A radiation therapy system ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150314137 | TRACKING DURING RADIATION TREATMENT USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING - Systems and methods for tracking a target volume, e.g., tumor, during radiation treatment are provided. Under one aspect, a system includes an ultrasound probe, an x-ray imager, a processor, and a computer-readable medium that stores a 3D image of the tumor in a first reference frame and instructions to cause the processor to: instruct the x-ray imager and ultrasound probe to substantially simultaneously obtain inherently registered x-ray and set-up ultrasound images of the tumor in a second reference frame; establish a transformation between the first and second reference frames by registering the 3D image and the x-ray image; instruct the ultrasound probe to obtain an intrafraction ultrasound image of the tumor; registering the intrafraction ultrasound image with the set-up ultrasound image; and track target volume motion based on the registered intrafraction ultrasound image. | 11-05-2015 |
20150320394 | TORIC FOCUSING FOR RADIATION FORCE APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for improved generation and application of radiation force to a material. In one aspect, a system for producing an acoustic radiation force to generate displacement in a material comprises an ultrasonic transducer array, one or more processors, and memory. The memory can comprise instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to generate a push acoustic energy focused to a push focal region in the material using the ultrasonic transducer array, so as to produce the acoustic radiation force to generate displacement in the material. The push focal region can comprise a first width along a first direction transverse to a direction of propagation of the push acoustic energy greater than a second width along a second direction transverse to the direction of propagation of the push acoustic energy. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBJECT SHAPE ESTIMATION - A medical imaging system is provided. Imaging detector columns are installed in a gantry to receive imaging information about a subject. Imaging detector columns can extend and retract radially as well as be rotated orbitally around the gantry. The system can automatically adjust setup configuration and an imaging operation based on subject shape estimation information. | 11-19-2015 |
20150327930 | DEPTH CONTROLLED PHOTOABLATION OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL TISSUE - A photoablation device ( | 11-19-2015 |
20150327978 | IMAGING IVC FILTER CATHETER AND METHOD - A combined multi-lumen central access catheter with a fixedly coupled filter, and an imaging modality to conduct intravascular imaging and ascertain a state of capture of thrombus in the filter and a method of capturing thrombus in a filter mounted on a catheter and imaging the state of capture of thrombus in the filter. | 11-19-2015 |
20150351642 | HIGH SPEED ELASTROGRAPHIC PROPERTY MAPPING OF LUMENS UTILIZING MICROPALPATION DELIVERED FROM AN OCT-EQUIPPED CATHETER TIP - A method for performing elastographic deformation mapping of tissues and plaques comprises: introducing a distal portion of a catheter to an interior of an interior body of a patient; applying, from a palpator in the distal portion, one of a directed fluid or a mechanical indenter to produce a surface-applied palpation force to a target area of the interior body to mechanically displace the interior body and cause elastographic deformation of the target area of one or more surface and subsurface tissues and plaques; and directing and delivering an OCT (optical coherence tomography) beam, from an OCT imaging sensor in the distal portion, for OCT deformation detection including elastographic deformation measurement to provide elastographic mapping of the target area. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351714 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RESPIRATORY CONDITION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL RESPIRATORY IMAGING - The present invention concerns a method for determining a respiratory condition or for assessing the efficacy of a treatment for a respiratory condition or for optimizing a treatment protocol for a respiratory condition in a subject comprising the steps of: a) obtaining image data concerning two or more three-dimensional images of the subject's respiratory system, which images have been previously acquired during an assessment period; b) calculating a specific three-dimensional structural model of the subject's respiratory system for each of the two or more three-dimensional images of step a); c) comparing the three-dimensional structural models of step b) with each other to determine a respiratory condition or to assess the efficacy of a treatment for a respiratory condition or to optimize a treatment protocol for a respiratory condition. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351722 | Integrated Multimodality Intravascular Imaging System that Combines Optical Coherence Tomography, Ultrasound Imaging, and Acoustic Radiation Force Optical Coherence Elastography - A method of using an integrated intraluminal imaging system includes an optical coherence tomography interferometer (OCT), an ultrasound subsystem (US) and a phase resolved acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography subsystem (PR-RAF-OCE). The steps include performing OCT to generate a returned optical signal, performing US imaging to generate a returned ultrasound signal, performing PR-ARF-OCE to generate a returned PR-ARF-OCE signal by generating a amplitude modulated ultrasound beam or chirped amplitude modulated ultrasound beam to frequency sweep the acoustic radiation force, measuring the ARF induced tissue displacement using phase resolved OCT method, and the frequency dependence of the PR-ARF-OCE signal, processing the returned optical signal, the returned ultrasound signal and the measured frequency dependence of the returned PR-ARF-OCE optical coherence elastographic signal to quantitatively measure the mechanical properties of the identified tissues with both spectral and spatial resolution using enhanced materials response at mechanically resonant frequencies to distinguish tissues with varying stiffness, to identify tissues with different biomechanical properties and to measure structural and mechanical properties simultaneously. | 12-10-2015 |
20150359500 | SYNCHRONOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS FOR CARDIAC ACQUISITIONS - In a method for acquiring medical, a frame of SPECT or PET patient image data is acquired while simultaneously recording measurements of one or more physiological characteristics, synchronously with the capture of the frame of SPECT or PET patient image data. The measurements of one or more physiological characteristics are stored in association with the corresponding patient image data. | 12-17-2015 |
20150366536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED VISUALIZATION DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES - Systems and methods are provided for performing a minimally invasive procedure in an automated or semi-automated fashion, where an imaging probe having an imaging modality compatible with the presence of an intraluminal medium is employed to record images that are processed to identify regions of interest and direct a medium displacement operation during a subsequent minimally invasive operation that benefits from the displacement of the intraluminal medium. The minimally invasive operation may include recording images with a second imaging modality, or may be a therapeutic treatment. The method is may be performed in real-time, where images obtained from the first imaging modality are processed in real time to determine whether or not the minimally invasive operation is to be performed at a given position. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371383 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING OPHTHALMIC IMAGES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - In various embodiments described herein, retinal diagnostic/treatment systems are provided that have the capability to mark-up a mosaic image in order to do a treatment plan; illustrate with an aiming beam the point where the laser will be fired; fire a laser shot on a predefined or premarked point or spot; and able to stop the laser shot/firing if the current aim of the laser or selected treatment target is not on the treatment plan. | 12-24-2015 |
20160000409 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF TISSUE STRUCTURES - A method and system are disclosed for radiosurgical treatment of moving tissues of the heart, including acquiring at least one volume of the tissue and acquiring at least one ultrasound data set, image or volume of the tissue using an ultrasound transducer disposed at a position. A similarity measure is computed between the ultrasound image or volume and the acquired volume or a simulated ultrasound data set, image or volume. A robot is configured in response to the similarity measure and the position of the transducer, and a radiation beam is fired from the configured robot. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007974 | SENSOR COORDINATE CALIBRATION IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
20160008169 | MOVABLE WIDE-ANGLE OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
20160022208 | Stent and Vessel Visualization and Diagnostic Systems, Devices, and Methods - In part, the disclosure relates to computer-based methods, devices, and systems suitable for pre-stent planning, stent planning and post-stent planning using one or more computing devices. In one embodiment, a method generates one or more stent profiles, such as a target stent profile, that are user configurable during a pre-stent planning stage by selecting one or more frames. The method performs a comparative analysis of the previously set target stent profile relative to a vessel lumen region post stent deployment. The method and related user interfaces can alert a user to move, remove, reposition, or inflate a stent. The location of jailed side branches can also be identified and displayed based upon the comparative analysis. Parameters that change based on the outcome of the stent deployment can be displayed in terms of the predicted parameter value and the value that is measured or determined after stent deployment. | 01-28-2016 |
20160022248 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus is disclosed for diagnosis generating a first tomographic image and a second tomographic image inside a lumen of a measurement subject body by using an ultrasound signal which is transmitted and received by a first transmitting and receiving unit and an optical signal which is transmitted and received by a second transmitting and receiving unit in a case where a transmitting and receiving unit in which the first transmitting and receiving unit performing transmission and reception of the ultrasound signal and the second transmitting and receiving unit performing transmission and reception of the optical signal are disposed moves in an axial direction while rotating in the lumen of the measurement subject body. | 01-28-2016 |
20160038029 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Systems and methods for near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging and frequency-domain photon migration (FDPM) measurements. An optical tomography system includes a bed, a wheel, a light source, an image detector, and radio frequency (RF) circuitry. The bed is configured to support an object to be imaged. The wheel is configured to rotate about the bed. The light source is coupled to the wheel. The image detector is coupled to the wheel and disposed to capture images of the object. The RF circuitry is coupled to the light source and the image detector. The RF circuitry is configured to simultaneously generate a modulation signal to modulate the light source, and generate a demodulation signal to modulate a gain of the image detector. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038030 | OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - Optical pressure sensor assemblies that can be used with existing catheters and imaging systems. Pressure sensors may be compatible with atherectomy and occlusion-crossing catheters, where intravascular pressure measurements at various vessel locations are needed to determine treatment efficacy. The pressure sensors may employ an optical pressure measurement mechanism using optical interferometry, and may be integrated with existing imaging modalities such as OCT. The pressure sensor assemblies may include a movable membrane that deflects in response to intravascular pressure; an optical fiber that transmits light to the movable membrane and receives light reflected or scattered back from the movable membrane into the fiber; and a processor or controller configured to determine the distance traveled by the light received in the fiber from the movable membrane, where the distance traveled is proportional to the intravascular pressure exerted against the membrane. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038126 | A COMBINATION INTRODUCER AND STYLET - The elongated substantially tubular introducer extends along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a sharpened distal end. The introducer includes at least one side window positioned at a predefined location along the longitudinal axis from a distal tip. The elongated stylet is adapted to be received in a lumen of the tubular introducer to provide structural support for the introducer during insertion and removal. The introducer can be inserted as part of a procedure that includes generating a first image to identify target tissue for biopsy, inserting the introducer into the location of the target tissue based on the first image and then taking a second image, in a substantially transverse or orthogonal direction from the first image in order to ensure proper alignment of target tissue in relation to the at least one side window or to allow for repositioning of the introducer. | 02-11-2016 |
20160045102 | MULTIMODAL ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A multimodal endoscope apparatus includes optical components (couplers, collimators, mirrors, beam splitters, filters and the like) structured to work together to interact with a multimodal endoscope probe to provide at least two imaging modalities selected from fluorescence imaging, optical coherence tomography, and photoacoustic imaging. The multimodal endoscope probe includes a fiber optic imaging bundle including a multitude of optical fibers. In embodiments employing photoacoustic imaging, the multimodal endoscope probe further includes a polymer-Fabry-Perot interferometer. In some embodiments, a galvo scanner and fiber collimator are included and are together capable of directing light to a single optical fiber of the multitude optical fibers. The system is modular in some embodiments, allowing for switching of some components. | 02-18-2016 |
20160058307 | Cardiac Cycle-Based Diagnostic Systems and Methods - In part, the disclosure relates to computer-based methods, and systems suitable for evaluating a cardiac system using a diagnostic metric such as a pressure value-based ratio. Selection of a subset or portion of a cardiac cycle is avoided in one embodiment to increase reliability and usability of a diagnostic ratio and parameters described herein. In one embodiment, a minimum or a relative extrema of a series of diagnostic metrics plotted on a per cycle basis are used to inform diagnosis of a stenosis or other intravascular event or phenomena. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073885 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Temporal Calibration of an Intravascular Imaging System - In part, the disclosure relates to systems for imaging a blood vessel using intravascular image data and extravascular image data and methods to calibrate such systems. In one embodiment, multiple calibration trials are performed to determine a plurality of time lag values. A minimum time lag value is used to align intravascular image data and extravascular time lag data in one embodiment. | 03-17-2016 |
20160073975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING PLURAL AXIAL LOCATIONS - An imaging system is provided including a gantry, a bed, nuclear medicine (NM) imaging detectors, and a processing unit. The NM imaging detectors are disposed about the bore of the gantry. The processing unit is operably coupled to the imaging detectors, and is configured to acquire first NM imaging information of the object with the imaging detectors in a first axial position, iteratively actuate the gantry in a series of steps between the first axial position and the second axial position, acquire additional NM imaging information of the object at each of the steps, and reconstruct an image of the object using the first NM imaging information and the additional NM imaging information. | 03-17-2016 |
20160073977 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMISSION GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path. | 03-17-2016 |
20160095577 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus is disclosed for diagnosis including a plurality of transmitting and receiving units, an error of a scale of a tomographic image to be generated is reduced. The imaging apparatus can include including acquisition means for acquiring a propagation velocity of an ultrasound signal of a flushing liquid, generation means for generating ultrasound line data based on the propagation velocity of the ultrasound signal in a blood vessel tissue, and conversion means for converting positional information of each position within a range in which the flushing liquid flows regarding the ultrasound line data generated by the generation means based on a ratio between the propagation velocity in the blood vessel tissue and the propagation velocity in the flushing liquid. A tomographic image of a blood vessel is constructed by using the ultrasound line data converted by the conversion means. | 04-07-2016 |
20160120407 | MICROWAVE NEARFIELD RADAR IMAGING (NRI) USING DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS (DBT) FOR NON-INVASIVE BREAST CANCER DETECTION - In some aspects, the disclosure is directed methods and systems for granular imaging of a distribution of tissues. A tomographic device may acquire a first image of a distribution of tissues, the first image including a plurality of pixels. A tomographic image processor may translate at least some of the plurality of pixels of the first image into a plurality of values representative of a distribution of dielectric constants corresponding to the distribution of tissues. A nearfield radar imaging (NRI) system may generate a second image of the distribution of tissues based on the plurality of values. | 05-05-2016 |
20160135768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A PHYSIOLOGIC WAVEFORM - A method and system for displaying a physiologic waveform. The method and system acquire positron emission tomography (PET) coincidence event data of an object of interest. The method and system further select a subset of the PET coincidence event data corresponding to a time window and apply a multivariate data analysis technique to the subset of the PET coincidence event data. The method and system also generate a physiologic waveform based on the multivariate data analysis, and display the physiologic waveform on a display. | 05-19-2016 |
20160143539 | Measuring probe, an apparatus and a method for label free attenuated reflection infrared spectroscopy - Disclosed herein is a measuring probe, an apparatus, and a method for infrared spectroscopy. In some embodiments the measuring probe may have an elongated form with a first end for coupling and decoupling infrared light into and out of the measuring probe and a second end. In other embodiments, the measuring probe may comprise an attenuated total reflection (ATR) prism arranged at the second end of the measuring probe. The ATR prism may include at least a first surface having at least one measuring portion configured to be brought in optical contact with a measured object. The ATR prism may include at least a second surface having at least one reflective portion. In some embodiments, the ATR prism may include a cutting portion for cutting through the measured object. | 05-26-2016 |
20160144155 | OCCLUSION SHEATH FOR IMAGING CATHETER - An occlusion sheath having an expandable member is described herein. The occlusion sheath is configured to occlude or limit blood flow to a vessel while providing a central lumen to allow a catheter, such as an imaging catheter and/or an atherectomy catheter, to travel therethrough. | 05-26-2016 |
20160157798 | INTERACTIVE CARDIAC TEST DATA AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods of evaluating a vascular system of a patient, are provided. In some instances, the method includes obtaining external imaging data associated with the heart; obtaining cardiac test data associated with the heart; generating a three-dimensional graphical representation of the heart using the external imaging data and the cardiac test data; and outputting the graphical representation of the heart to a display device, wherein the graphical representation of the heart includes a graphical representation of the cardiac test data. Corresponding systems and devices are also provided. | 06-09-2016 |
20160157802 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VESSEL ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION RECOMMENDATION - Devices, systems, and methods of evaluating risk associated with a condition of the vessel and providing an objective intervention recommendation based on the evaluated risk are disclosed. The method includes steps of obtaining physiologic measurements from a first instrument and a second instrument positioned within the vessel of the patient while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel from a first position to a second position, obtaining image data from an image of a vessel system, co-registering the physiologic measurements with the image data to produce co-registered physiologic measurements, and determining whether to perform a first surgical procedure or a second surgical procedure, wherein the determining is based on the co-registered physiologic measurements. Other associated methods, systems, and devices are also provided herein. | 06-09-2016 |
20160157803 | PATIENT EDUCATION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION TREATMENTS - Devices, systems, and methods for identifying and presenting cardiac treatment options, for assessing the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel, by obtaining an image of the vessel, obtaining pressure measurements from the vessel, generating a diagnostic visualization image, identifying a treatment option, and generating a predictive visualization image. The various images and options are displayed on a medical personnel display and a patient display. | 06-09-2016 |
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