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| 20120128117 | MULTI-CATHODE X-RAY TUBES WITH STAGGERED FOCAL SPOTS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SAME - A source of X-rays including at least two cathodes and at least one common anode configured and arranged so as to generate at least two spaced apart beams of X-rays emanating from respectively different locations of the anode, and separately controlled so as to be generated independently of one another. The staggered focal spots can be generated simultaneously or alternately as required. An X-ray imaging system comprising such an X-rays source, and a method utilizing such a source are also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120110661 | TWO-WAY AUTHENTICATION - A method for activating a physiologic sensor ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120077197 | SAMPLE THERMAL CYCLING - A sample processing apparatus includes a sample carrier receiving region configured to receive sample carrier carrying one or more samples for processing by the sample processing apparatus, and a thermal control system that controls a thermal cycling of the one or more samples for processing by the sample processing apparatus by selectively varying a pressure over a fluid in substantial thermal communication with the sample carrier, thereby varying a boiling point temperature of the fluid. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120056092 | X-RAY DETECTOR WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY - Among other things, one or more systems and/or techniques for integrating electrical charge yielded from an indirect conversion detector array of a pulsating radiation system are provided. The integration begins during a resting period between a first and second pulse and ends before the second pulse is emitted. Electrical charge that is measured during a resting period is integrated, while electrical charge measured during a pulse is not integrated. In this way, parasitic contributions caused by the direct interaction of radiation photons with a photodiode are reduced and a quantum efficiency of the indirect conversion detector array is increased, for example. Moreover, the period of integration can be adjusted such that a voltage gain related to the indirect conversion detector array can be varied to a predetermined level. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120027161 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF CT SYSTEMS - One or more techniques and/or systems described herein implement, among other things, an energy storage component disposed in a stationary portion (e.g., non-rotating portion) of a CT scanning apparatus. The energy storage component receives electrical power from an external source, such as a power outlet, and stores the electrical power. The stored electrical power is provided for an operation on a rotating portion (e.g., non-stationary) of the CT scanning apparatus upon demand, and is sufficient to perform the operation alone or in combination with power from the external source. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025981 | ITEM DISPENSER AND TRACKER - An item tracking apparatus includes a tag interrogator that transmits an interrogation signal and receives a signal emitted by a tag affixed to an item in response to the tag receiving the interrogation signal, wherein the tag and item are part of a bio-compatible consumable dosage delivery unit and a controller that determines a state of the item based on the received signal. A consumable dosage delivery unit includes a dosage form and a bio-compatible wireless communications tag. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120022379 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - An ultrasound imaging probe ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110317905 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING / AUTHENTICATION - A system includes an imager that images an object, which includes a marker that is visually obscured, a marker identifier that identifies markers in the image of the object, and an image processor that combines the image of the object and a visual representation for the identified marker into a combined image, wherein a presence of a visual representation for the marker included with the object in the combined image indicates the object is authentic. A method includes imaging an object that includes a visually obscured marker and generating an image of the object, identifying the marker in the image of the object, generating a combined image that includes the image of the object and a visual representation of the identified marker, presenting the combined image, wherein the object is authenticated as not counterfeit in response to the visual representation of the marker corresponding to a reference authentication marker for the object. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317008 | AIRPORT/AIRCRAFT SECURITY - A information processor combines an image of one or more predetermined materials of interest from an image from a full body scan of a subject with video of the subject and generates data including both the image of the one or more materials of interest and the video of the subject. A method includes obtaining a sub-portion of an image that includes a predetermined material of interest. The image is generated via a full body scan of a subject during airport screening utilizing non-ionizing radiation. The method further includes obtaining video of the subject captured while the subject is at the airport. The method further includes combining the sub-portion of the image and the video to generate video or an image of the subject clothed with the sub-portion of the image superimposed over the clothing. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110306893 | FETAL MOVEMENT MONITOR - A monitoring system includes a physiologic monitoring device ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110296621 | SUBJECT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A subject support apparatus ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110266982 | MOTOR CONTROL - A system includes a power supply output sensor that senses an output level of a power supply during active motor control of a motor using the power supply and generates a signal indicative thereof. The motor regenerates energy and the power supply absorbs energy regenerated by the motor. The system also includes a motor controller that, in response to the signal satisfying a predetermined threshold, controls an electrical current supplied to the motor for active control of the motor based on a set of instructions that mitigate increases in the output level of the power supply from the absorption of the energy regenerated in the motor. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110251498 | BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF - A physiological parameter determining device ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110232892 | MICRO CHANNEL DEVICE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A micro channel device processing apparatus includes a heating/cooling chamber configured to receive at least a sub-portion of a micro channel device and a fluid control system that controls a flow of a heating/cooling fluid in the chamber. A method includes controlling a temperature of a sample carried by a micro channel device installed in a micro channel device processing apparatus via a heating/cooling chamber of the processing apparatus. A micro channel device processing apparatus includes a heating/cooling chamber configured to receive a micro channel device carrying a sample and means for controlling a temperature of the sample in the chamber. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110227910 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORKSTATION FOR SECURITY AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A method of and a system for displaying volumetric data on a 2D or 3D display are provided. In particular, a method of highlighting objects using contours of selected objects on a 2D display and on a 3D stereoscopic display is provided. The contour highlighting method provides users an attention cue of highlighted objects while preserves the details of objects to be observed. The applications of the 3D display workstation for security luggage screening and for medical diagnosis and surgical planning are also provided. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110220332 | MICRO CHANNEL DEVICE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A micro channel device includes at least one micro channel and at least one heating/cooling channel. The at least one heating/cooling channel is in thermal communication with the at least one micro channel. A temperature of a heating/cooling fluid in the least one heating/cooling channel determines a temperature of a fluid in the at least one micro channel. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110211666 | CT SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MULTI-PIXEL X-RAY SOURCES - A CT scanning system may include a multi-pixel x-ray source, and a detector array. The multi-pixel x-ray source may have a plurality of pixels that are disposed along a z-axis, and that are sequentially activated so as to controllably emit x-rays in response to incident electrons. The detector array may have one or more rows of x-ray detectors that detect the x-rays that are emitted from the pixels and have traversed an object, and generate data for CT image reconstruction system. In third generation CT scanning systems, the number of detector rows may be reduced. Multi-pixel x-ray source implementation of saddle curve geometry may render a single rotation single organ scan feasible. Using a multi-pixel x-ray source in stationary CT scanning systems may allow x-ray beam design with a minimal coverage to satisfy mathematical requirements for reconstruction. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110176663 | FOCAL SPOT POSITION DETERMINER - One or more systems and/or techniques are disclosed herein for determining the orientation of a focal spot of a radiation source based upon shadows that are imposed on channels of a detector array from an anti-scatter grid. The anti-scatter grid is comprised of one or more anti-scatter plates that are focused on a point other than an intended focal spot of the radiation source. Such anti-scatters plates cast shadows on the detector array (even when the focal spot is located at the intended focal spot). By measuring changes in the signals generated by channels of the detector array that detect the shadows, it may be determined how the orientation of the focal spot has changed throughout an examination or between a calibration scan and an examination scan, for example. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110168667 | Anti-Reflective Surfaces And Methods For Making The Same - In an embodiment, a method of forming an anti-reflective surface includes providing conditions for a plasma, and exposing a surface of an organic-inorganic optical material to the plasma. A treated optical material formed thereby exhibits lower reflectivity relative to the material prior to the step of exposing, forming the anti-reflective surface. In an embodiment, a method of forming an anti-reflective surface includes depositing an etch mask on a surface of an optical material, providing plasma conditions for a plasma such that the plasma etches the optical material preferentially over the etch mask, and exposing the etch mask to the plasma using the plasma conditions to form a treated optical material having a plasma-affected zone. The optical material exhibits lower reflectivity relative to said optical material prior to the step of exposing, and forms the anti-reflective surface. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110124946 | FLUID TRANSFER FOR RADIATION TREATMENT APPARATUS - Techniques and systems for supplying fluid to a rotating gantry portion of a radiation treatment apparatus are disclosed where a first batch fluid is supplied to the rotating gantry when the rotating gantry is stationary a first time, discontinuing the supply when the rotating gantry is rotating, and supplying a second batch of fluid when the rotating gantry is stationary a second time. A storage component on the rotating gantry allows supplied fluid to be stored in the rotating gantry and used to shape a radiation beam and/or cool an ionizing radiation source, for example, while the rotating gantry is rotating. The techniques and systems may also be utilized to discharge a first fluid from the rotating gantry and supply a second fluid to replace the first fluid. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110096968 | EXTENSION OF THE FIELD OF VIEW OF A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERING OBJECTS - A method and system for generating a field of view extension of a CT scan and minimizing the effect of interfering objects is described. The system is configured and the method carries out the steps of generating a full sinogram based upon CT scan data of a scanned object and any interfering objects within the scanning field; determining the location of any interfering objects within the CT data based on physical and geometrical properties of the interfering objects; generating an ideal sinogram of any interfering objects based on their location and physical properties; subtracting the ideal sinogram from the full sinogram; extending a sinogram free of any interfering objects; and adding the ideal sinogram of interfering objects to the extended sinogram of the scanned object. Speeding up the computation of the extended sinogram by creating a look-up table of the tunable parameter of the extension function. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110091011 | MULTI-MODALITY VOLUMETRIC DATA ACQUISITION AND IMAGING - One or more systems and/or techniques are described for generating volumetric data from both radiographic and ultrasound examinations of an object, where the radiographic volumetric data and the ultrasound volumetric data are representative of a substantially same volumetric space of the object. This allows, for example, corresponding portions of the volumetric data and/or images resulting therefrom (e.g., indicative of a tumor) to be identified for comparison via the different modalities. Moreover, in one embodiment, a compression paddle of a mammography examination apparatus is configured to selectively receive an ultrasound component. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110066040 | PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETER MONITORING APPARATUS - A physiologic parameter monitor includes a parameter value determiner that determines a parameter value indicative of a response of a human or animal subject to fluid intake during fluid therapy. The parameter value determiner determines the parameter value based on a signal indicative of a non-invasively obtained state of the subject. The physiologic parameter monitor also includes a display that displays the parameter value in a human readable format. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066013 | PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING APPARATUS - A tissue oximeter sensor includes a substrate with a non-zero finite depth and first and second major sides. At least a first material free region extends along the depth from one of the sides to the other of the two sides forming a first well in the substrate. One of the sides of the substrate is configured to be removeably affixed to a human or animal subject. The sensor also includes a first channel with first and second end portions. One of the end portions of the first channel is selectively positioned in the first well along the depth alternatively at one of a plurality of different depth positions. The first channel routes radiation at least one of from the first end portion to the second end portion or from the second end portion to the first end portion. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110051891 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION AND PARTICLE THERAPY TREATMENT - An operation room may comprise both an object scanning apparatus for examining an object using x-ray radiation and an irradiation component for treating an object using particle radiation. A support article upon which the object may reside during (both) the examination and treatment may be configured to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane through which x-ray radiation travels, may be configured to tilt with respect to the axis, and/or may be configured to yaw with respect to the axis. In this way, the relative orientation of the support article and the object remain substantially constant during the examination and treatment to facilitate treating a desired area of the object. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20100324404 | ICG/ECG MONITORING APPARATUS - An ICG/ECG electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first or second electrode senses both an ICG signal and an ECG voltage signal. A physiologic parameter monitoring apparatus includes a set of electrodes, including an electrode for sensing both an ICG voltage signal and an ECG voltage signal corresponding to a patient. The apparatus further includes an ICG monitor for processing the ICG voltage signal sensed by the electrode and an ECG monitor for processing the ECG voltage signal sensed by the same electrode. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100183209 | HISTOGRAM-BASED COMPOUND OBJECT SEPARATION - Certain imaging systems, such as automatic explosives detection systems, employ techniques that utilize image processing, feature extraction and decision making steps to detect threats in images. Such techniques use segmentation as a first algorithmic step, which extracts data representing objects from image data. Some of the extracted objects are actually composed of multiple distinct physical objects. For these compound objects discrimination becomes difficult because computed object properties are less specific than properties computed for a single physical object. A technique is described which includes splitting such compound objects by separating the data of each component from the rest of the data and using properties of density histograms based on voxel distributions in both density and spatial domains. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100172464 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR LOW COST IMPLEMENTATION OF DUAL ENERGY CT IMAGING - The disclosed CT scanner comprises at least one source of X-rays; a detector array comprising a plurality of detectors; and an X-ray filter mask arrangement disposed between the source of X-rays and detector array so as to modify the spectra of the X-rays transmitted from the source through the mask to at least some of the detectors so that the X-ray spectra detected by at least one set of detectors is different from the X-ray spectra detected by at least one other set of detectors. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100166147 | MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE ACQUISITION - The techniques described herein provide a means for generating an x-ray image and ultrasound image depicting parallel planes of an object under examination and may be used in conjunctions with x-ray or ultrasound techniques known to those in the field (e.g., x-ray tomosynthesis, computed tomography ultrasound imaging, etc.). In one example, one or more x-ray images are spatially coincident to one or more ultrasound images and the images may be combined through spatial registration. It finds particular application to mammography examinations but may be used in other fields that use information from multiple modalities. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100066340 | Non-Contact Rotary Power Transfer System - A power delivery system includes a rotary transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding and configured to transfer power between stationary coupling elements on a stationary side and rotational coupling elements on a rotational side. The rotational coupling elements share a central axis with the stationary coupling elements, and are adapted to rotate with respect to the stationary coupling elements. The power delivery system includes an isolation transformer that drives the primary winding of the rotary transformer, and a plurality of power inverter stages whose outputs are adapted to be summed and coupled to the rotary transformer. A plurality of output power converters receive transmitted power from the rotary transformer. A plurality of control elements, disposed on the rotating side, are configured to close a feedback loop on desired and actual performance of the output power converters, and to control the power inverter stages. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100022850 | TRANSDUCER ARRAY FOR SENSING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A physiologic parameter transducer array for a subject support includes at least one transducer configured for placement between the subject support and a subject being supported by the subject support. The at least one transducer senses an event indicative of a physiologic parameter of the subject that corresponds to the event. A signal processing device, in electrical communication with the at least one transducer, generates a signal indicative of the physiologic parameter. An identification component stores a unique identifier of the subject. The unique identifier associates the generated signal with the subject. A display component displays indicia indicative of the event. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090232348 | Image Object Separation - Techniques and systems for segmenting one or more objects in a subject image resulting from subjecting one or more objects to imaging using an imaging apparatus are disclosed, such that limitations of image noise, object proximity, image intensity variations, shape complexity, and/or computational resources may be mitigated. Merely border edges of objects in a subject image can be generated, for example, by using edge detection and discarding interior edges. Geometric difference values of the identified boundaries of the objects in the subject image can be calculated. One or more transitions between objects can be identified by using the geometric difference values, for example, which may result in data that represents a location in the image of an object to be segmented. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090051578 | Method and System for Correcting Switched Input A/D Converters - A system is described for correcting a switched input A/D converter circuit that performs a plurality of A/D conversions. The system includes an oversampling circuit, a switched input controller, separation circuitry, and a signal processing subsystem. The oversampling circuit is configured to convert one or more input analog signals into oversampled output signals. The switched input controller is configured to switch a separate calibration signal into the oversampling circuit, as a replacement for the input analog signal, for at least some of the A/D conversions. The separation circuitry is configured to separate the oversampled output signal from the calibration signal. The signal processing subsystem is configured to synchronously and separately process the oversampled output signal and the calibration signal so as to substantially reduce unwanted correlated response of the switched input A/D converter circuit. | 02-26-2009 |
