| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7609868 |
Diagnostic imaging system and method providing information regarding blood flow in an anatomical |
October 27, 2009 |
| An imaging diagnosis system for generation of a three-dimensional image data set of an examination subject has an image acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional raw data of the examination subject, an image reconstruction unit that generates a three-dimensional image data set |
| 7609854 |
Method for displaying medical image information dependent on a detected position of the observer |
October 27, 2009 |
| In a method for representation of medical image information on a display medium an image representation parameter is varied dependent on the position of the observer. Superimpositions of data sets from different medical examinations are thereby displayed. The observer thus has simult |
| 7572284 |
Method for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment using l |
August 11, 2009 |
| A method is for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract using laser light from an endorobot. The method includes recording of surface images of the gastrointestinal tract using the camera of the endorobot. Next, the surface images are transmitted to a computer. Th |
| 7563233 |
Haptic feedback method and apparatus for tissue elasticity and a virtual boundary surface |
July 21, 2009 |
| In a method and apparatus for providing haptic feedback representing tissue elasticity, measured data based on a measurement of the elasticity of body tissue in non-contacting fashion are supplied to a machine/human interface that conveys haptic feedback information to a user dependent o |
| 7555654 |
Apparatus, transponder, computer program product and method for enabling an active part of a com |
June 30, 2009 |
| A computer program product has a check routine and an active part. When the computer program product is called, a computer, while processing the check routine, initiates a transmitter to send a launch signal. A transponder receives this signal, checks whether a time-dependent and/or |
| 7522952 |
Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance tomography unit |
April 21, 2009 |
| A combined PET/MRI tomography unit has a PET unit with a unit part assigned to the examination space, and a first evaluation unit for evaluating the PET electric signals. The unit part has a gamma ray detector. The combined unit has an MRI unit and a second evaluation unit for evalua |
| 7482592 |
Method for combining PET with MR perfusion and diffusion |
January 27, 2009 |
| A method for determining positron emission measurement information in the context of positron emission tomography is disclosed. The method includes using a marker substance to carry out a positron emission measurement, in a body area of a subject to be examined, to determine positron emi |
| 7472111 |
Method and computer for the provision of additional information |
December 30, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a method for the provision of information additional to reproduced information and use of a program loaded in an arithmetic unit (1) for reproduction of information, whereby the program contacts at least one data bank (6 to 10), which may contain logical addi |
| 7461296 |
Method to test a software system for technical systems |
December 2, 2008 |
| In a method for testing a software system that operates a technical system including a technical system that is in operation by a customer, an operation model is generated that is based on a reproducible operation procedure under conditions relevant for the customer, and the operation |
| 7450984 |
Local coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance system |
November 11, 2008 |
| A local coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance system has an antenna arrangement that is arranged in a retainer structure. The retainer structure has a waistband and a perineum element. A person to be examined dons the local coil arrangement like trousers. |
| 7444008 |
Method and computerized system for automatically processing studies acquired by an imaging exami |
October 28, 2008 |
| In a method and system for automatically processing studies of imaging examination systems, each of the studies is given a priority code. Dependent on its priority code, the study is either processed immediately on a first computer allocated to the appertaining imaging examination sy |
| 7349856 |
Method for selectively enabling or blocking the use of medical equipment |
March 25, 2008 |
| In a method for selectively enabling or blocking the use of medical equipment made available by a vendor or a system option in the medical equipment, for a customer, wherein the equipment is arranged in a facility of the customer, a compilation is created and stored at a vendor's com |
| 7343036 |
Imaging method for a capsule-type endoscope unit |
March 11, 2008 |
| A computer-based 3D imaging method is for a wireless endoscope unit, equipped with a camera, of the size of a capsule that can be swallowed by the patient. A medical apparatus is for the pseudo three-dimensional representation of the surroundings of the endoscope unit. The images rec |
| 7340082 |
Method and medical imaging apparatus for determining a slice in an examination volume for data a |
March 4, 2008 |
| In a method and medical examination apparatus for determination of the position of at least one slice in an examination area in which slice a slice image acquisition of the examination area by means of the examination device is to occur, a 3D image dataset of the examination area is |
| 7323874 |
Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance tomography unit |
January 29, 2008 |
| A positron emission tomography unit (PET), having a unit part assigned to an examination space and a first evaluation unit, is combined with a magnetic resonance tomography unit (MRT). The unit part of the PRT includes at least two gamma ray detector units with in each case an assign |
| 7296062 |
Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been c |
November 13, 2007 |
| In a method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that was already called proceeding from a home page of an information vendor, and which has been exited in the meantime, the home page being able to be called via the Internet, and an intranet or an extrane |
| 7251676 |
Method for handling an information item |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method for handling an information item (10) which originates from an information provider, is made available by a service provider and can be called via a communications network (5). The service provider allocates to the information provider an ident code (15) which identifies the |
| 7195598 |
Method for determining the effectiveness of a medical therapy by analysis of collateral vessels |
March 27, 2007 |
| In a method for determining the effectiveness of a therapy for alleviating a constriction in a blood vessel, the functioning of collateral vessels naturally formed at the constriction is analyzed. The analysis takes place by making a blood flow measurement at the vessel in which the |
| 7194122 |
Medical tomography apparatus for generating a 2D image from a 3D dataset of a tomographic data |
March 20, 2007 |
| A medical tomography apparatus and method, a 3D dataset is generated in as picture elements arranged in a three-dimensional grid during the examination of a patient. Predefined surfaces are stored in a library and, dependent on the desired examination, one of the predefined surfaces |
| 7181263 |
Injection system for use in a medical imaging examination |
February 20, 2007 |
| An injection system for medical examinations to control the manual injection of a substance into a patient with a manually operated injector that has an arrangement to detect the fill state of a container filled with a substance to be injected. To detect the fill state, the volume oc |
| 7072497 |
Method for operating a medical imaging examination apparatus |
July 4, 2006 |
| In a method for operating an imaging medical examination apparatus and an apparatus operating according to the method, particularly a magnetic resonance apparatus, measured signals of an examination subject are sequentially registered and processed by an image computer into outputtab |
| 7069067 |
Method for operating a magnetic resonance apparatus and magnetic resonance apparatus for impleme |
June 27, 2006 |
| A method is provided for operating a magnetic resonance apparatus comprising a magnetic stimulation device, the method comprising bearing a region of a central nervous system of a living examination subject in an imaging volume of the magnetic resonance apparatus, whereby this region |
| 7066901 |
MR-compatible fluid valve |
June 27, 2006 |
| An implantable fluid valve for the adjustable limitation of the fluid pressure in the brain of a patient, has all valve component parts composed of non-magnetic material, thereby making the valve MR-compatible. |
| 6999610 |
Device for automatically sorting periodic data records |
February 14, 2006 |
| Device for automatically sorting periodic data records, in particular for representing the motion of parts in the human body from individual images, an examination monitor with a storage device for the data records been assigned a measuring and evaluation device which measures in the |
| 6965686 |
Device for four-dimensional representation of a structural variation, in particular of the cours |
November 15, 2005 |
| Device for representing the time profile of a structural variation, in particular of the course of a disease with the aid of 2D or 3D data records, by a segmenting device in which time interval data records in the region of the structural variations are differently colored and subseq |
| 6853282 |
Magnetic resonance apparatus having a gradient coil system with stiffening elements |
February 8, 2005 |
| A gradient coil system for a magnetic resonance apparatus has oblong stiffening elements that are heterogeneously arranged in the gradient coil system such that at least one oscillatory mode of the gradient coil system that can be excited during operation of the magnetic resonance appara |
| 6823206 |
Local coil for magnetic resonance applications |
November 23, 2004 |
| A local coil for magnetic resonance applications has an annular base body in which a reception antenna is embedded to receive a magnetic resonance signal. The base body is fashioned with inherent stability, such that it assumes an inherent form when not subjected to deformation forces. I |
| 6798201 |
Magnetic resonance apparatus with sound insulation |
September 28, 2004 |
| A magnetic resonance apparatus disposed in an installation space has a first component group, which contain at least a basic field magnet system and a gradient coil system, a second component group, which contains an examination volume for receiving an object under investigation and whic |
| 6768915 |
Method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus and magnetic resonance apparatus for |
July 27, 2004 |
| In a method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus, a prescribable event that can trigger a neural activity of an examination subject is initiated, the implementation of the event and the readiness of the examination subject to perceive the event that triggers the neural |
| 6711738 |
Method for replacing technologically aging sub-systems in a system |
March 23, 2004 |
| In a method for replacing technologically aging sub-systems and software in a system of which the sub-systems are components, a data bank is maintained by a service provider for each customer. In the data bank, the sub-system currently installed at the customer is indicated. Before r |
| 6697765 |
Method and medical system for improved utilization of a medical appliance, and medical appliance |
February 24, 2004 |
| A method and a system for improved utilization of a medical appliance (11, 21, 31, 41, 51), having elements (14, 22, 32, 42, 52) for determining the operating status of the medical appliance, elements (14, 22, 32, 42, 52) for transmitting the operating status to a central location (70), |
| 6687526 |
Method for operating a magnetic resonance apparatus having an active shim system |
February 3, 2004 |
| In a method for operating a magnetic resonance apparatus with a gradient coil system and an active shim system, shim currents of the active shim system and/or offset currents of the gradient coil system are adjusted corresponding to at least one subject-specific parameter of an examinati |
| 6684093 |
Medical diagnosis apparatus with patient recognition |
January 27, 2004 |
| Medical diagnosis apparatuses (and a respective method for using such apparatuses) are provided, particularly large apparatuses operated in a centralized manner, (e.g., MR scanners, CT tomographs or the like), characterized by a patient acquisition device assigned to it for acquiring |
| 6650924 |
Method and apparatus for the automatic recognition of pneumothorax |
November 18, 2003 |
| In an apparatus for the recognition of pneumothorax using thorax MR exposures, an evaluation device segments the image of the rib cage, including its surroundings, and characterizes a zone detected between rib cage and lung, preferably in the exhaled condition, that has an MR signal |
| 6611703 |
Apparatus for examining contrast agent movements under the effect of gravity |
August 26, 2003 |
| An apparatus for examining contrast agent movement in the body of a patient under the effect of gravity has an MR scanner with a patient support system which can be tilted around the longitudinal axis and/or transverse center axis for placing the patient in an oblique position within the |
| 6542768 |
Signal pickup or signal generator for a magnetic resonance tomography device |
April 1, 2003 |
| The energy supply device for a signal pickup or signal generator for use in or at a magnetic resonance tomography device has a double layer capacitor of high capacitance and high power density. Charging of the double layer capacitor can occur via an integrated charging coil that derives |
| 6519489 |
Clinical method for measuring cerebrospinal fluid perfusion by magnetic resonance tomography |
February 11, 2003 |
| In a method for analyzing cerebrospinal fluid perfusion by magnetic resonance imaging, a contrast agent is directing injected into volumes containing cerebrospinal fluid and a magnetic resonance image of those volumes is obtained. After a suitable waiting time, at least one further m |
| 6421551 |
Method for registering images of a subject with a magnetic resonance system and magnetic resonan |
July 16, 2002 |
| In a system and method for the registration of images of a subject using magnetic resonance, the positions of one or more markings arranged at the subject and movable together therewith are detected with an acquisition system operated independently of and in parallel with the diagnostic |
| 6411088 |
Magnetic resonance apparatus for obtaining a transparency image |
June 25, 2002 |
| For purposes of producing a transparency image in a transparency direction, a magnetic resonance device includes a basic field magnetic system for generating a basic magnetic field that exhibits a high homogeneity and a low flux density in at least one imaging volume, and an arrangement |
| 6410996 |
Radioshielded assembly |
June 25, 2002 |
| A radioshielded assembly contains components that require a d.c. supply and a multi-pole terminal arrangement connected between power supply terminals of the components and an external d.c. supply. At least one pole of the multi-pole terminal arrangement is fashioned for conducting a pot |
| 6385480 |
Angio-MR system |
May 7, 2002 |
| A multiple examination arrangement has a number of imaging systems that are arranged at one location such that a patient lying on a movable patient support table can be examined in each of the imaging systems without changing beds. One of the imaging systems is a magnetic resonance syste |
| 6338836 |
Asthma analysis method employing hyperpolarized gas and magnetic resonance imaging |
January 15, 2002 |
| In an integrated asthma analysis and therapy determination method, a patient is administered hyperpolarized gas and an magnetic resonance (MR) scan is conducted to obtain a first MR image set, and the patient is then administered an allergen provoker and is again administered hyperpolari |
| 6334066 |
Method for monitoring growth disorder therapy |
December 25, 2001 |
| In a method for monitoring growth disorder therapy, a magnetic resonance image of a skeletal body portion, such as a hand, of a candidate for growth disorder therapy is obtained using an open magnetic resonance scanner and using an imaging sequence to produce a tomogram having a slice |
| 6308705 |
Integrated lung therapy method |
October 30, 2001 |
| In a lung therapy method, hyperpolarized gas is administered for one breath to a subject, and a magnetic resonance scan of at least one lung of the subject is conducted. The data obtained from the scan are evaluated, specifically to determine the extent and distribution of infusion of |
| 6304246 |
Input device for shifting a marker on a monitor screen |
October 16, 2001 |
| An input device for shifting a marker on a monitor has a completely closed, hermetically sealed and sterilizeable housing with an electrical shield, at least one sensor arrangement for detecting movement of the housing, an evaluation unit connected with the sensor arrangement, and a conv |
| 6304085 |
Auxiliary apparatus for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus control unit |
October 16, 2001 |
| An additional apparatus for a control device for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus converts an output signal emitted by the control device from an initial frequency into a second frequency. Magnetic resonance signals are excited by the modified output signal. The excited magn |
| 6246239 |
Patient bed for use with magnetic resonance imaging apparatus |
June 12, 2001 |
| An expanded diagnostic NMR installation with operating functionality contains an NMR imaging apparatus with a patient bed for transporting a patient into an imaging volume of the NMR imaging apparatus. An operating column for receiving the patient bed is arranged next to the NMR imaging |
| 6195578 |
Magnetic resonance apparatus for intraoperative imaging |
February 27, 2001 |
| A magnetic resonance system with a patient bearing table with an interchangeable-panel receiving mechanism, which table can be used as an operating table. The patient bearing table is mounted at an operating column, which is arranged in front of an insertion end of the magnetic reson |
| 6034576 |
Line coupling assembly guiding electrical signals into a high-frequency shielded area |
March 7, 2000 |
| A line coupling assembly contains a carrier plate of an electrically insulating material with first and second opposite surfaces. A first electrically conductive layer at least partially covers the first surface. A first line section is arranged on the first surface so as to be elect |
| 6026315 |
Method and apparatus for calibrating a navigation system in relation to image data of a magnetic |
February 15, 2000 |
| In a method and apparatus for calibrating a navigation system in relation to image data of a magnetic resonance apparatus, positions of at least three markers arranged in an imaging volume of a magnetic resonance apparatus are determined with the navigation system in a first coordinate |
