Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150247921 | TRANSMISSIVE IMAGING AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods are described that include ultrasound imaging devices, which may operate in a transmissive ultrasound imaging modality, and which may be used to detect properties of interest of a subject such as index of refraction, density and/or speed of sound. Devices suitable for performing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), as well as HIFU and ultrasound imaging, are also described. | 09-03-2015 |
20150251896 | COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) ultrasonic transducers (CUTs) and methods for forming CUTs are described. The CUTs may include monolithically integrated ultrasonic transducers and integrated circuits for operating in connection with the transducers. The CUTs may be used in ultrasound devices such as ultrasound imaging devices and/or high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) devices. | 09-10-2015 |
20160069968 | LOW FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a laminate panel is provided. The laminate panel comprises at least one laminate layer including at least one non-conductive layer and at least one conductive layer patterned to form at least a portion of a B | 03-10-2016 |
20160069970 | NOISE SUPPRESSION METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a method of suppressing noise in an environment of a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The method comprising estimating a transfer function based on multiple calibration measurements obtained from the environment by at least one primary coil and at least one auxiliary sensor, respectively, estimating noise present in a magnetic resonance signal received by the at least one primary coil based at least in part on the transfer function, and suppressing noise in the magnetic resonance signal using the noise estimate. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069971 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a thermal management component adapted to cool, when present, at least one component of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The thermal management component is adapted to reduce or eliminate eddy current production during operation of the MRI system. The thermal management component comprises at least one conduit configured to circulate coolant, and at least one thermally-conductive substrate coupled to the at least one conduit and configured to transfer heat from the at least one component to the coolant when circulated through the at least one conduit, wherein the at least one thermally-conductive substrate is configured to reduce or eliminate eddy current production | 03-10-2016 |
20160069975 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A LOW FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - In some aspects, a method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising a B | 03-10-2016 |
20160128592 | LOW FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects a system is provided comprising a low-field magnetic resonance (MR) device, at least one electrophysiological device, and at least one controller configured to operate the low-field MR device to obtain MR data and to operate the at least one electrophysiological device to obtain electrophysiological data. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131727 | PULSE SEQUENCES FOR LOW FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE - A low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The system includes a plurality of magnetics components comprising at least one first magnetics component configured to produce a low-field main magnetic field B | 05-12-2016 |