| GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC Patent applications |
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| 20110306874 | Adjustable Instruments For Use With A Localizer - A system for tracking the position of an instrument relative to an area of interest. The system includes an instrument and an instrument guide mounted to the instrument. The instrument guide carries a first localizer proximate the instrument. The first localizer is movable relative to the instrument. The system also includes a fixator configured to be attached to the area of interest. The fixator carries a second localizer proximate the area of interest. The second localizer is movable relative to the area of interest. The first and second localizers are movable in order that the first and second localizers are in communication such that the position of one of the first and second localizers is known relative to the position of the other of the first and second localizers. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110096895 | COLLIMATOR MODULE, X-RAY DETECTOR, X-RAY CT DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF COLLIMATOR MODULE - A collimator module ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20100132033 | SERVICE SYSTEM - A remote service system capable of providing service also in environment of a dynamic IP address is realized. A service demanding apparatus has a demand-side router connected to the Internet by using a dynamic IP address via a broadband line. The demand-side router has authentication obtaining means for obtaining authentication from a service providing apparatus and communication means for performing communication with the service providing apparatus. The service providing apparatus has an authentication server for authenticating the service demanding apparatus and a providing-side router connected to the Internet by using a static IP address. The providing-side router has communication starting means for accessing the demand-side router by using a telephone number on a broadband line to make the demand-side router start performing communication, and communication means for performing communication with the service demanding apparatus. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100040271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE SEGMENTATION - An apparatus for segmenting a cerebral hemorrhage site in a medical image of a head comprises a means for segmenting an internal region of a skull bone in the medical image of the head, a means for segmenting a possible region in which a cerebral hemorrhage site is contained, out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the internal region of the skull bone, and a means for determining a cerebral hemorrhage site out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the possible region in which the cerebral hemorrhage site is contained. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100019833 | VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSING DEVICE - A voltage generating circuit generates a voltage for driving an ultrasonic oscillator, and includes a multi-stage connected power supply circuit without a transformer. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090270720 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND RF PULSE APPLYING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a scan section for executing a navigator sequence which transmits an RF pulse to a subject to obtain each magnetic resonance signal as navigator data. Upon execution of the navigator sequence, the scan section excites both a navigator area having two regions from which intensities of different navigator data signals are obtained, said two regions containing a body-moved region of the subject, and a region different from the two regions simultaneously, and transmits the RF pulse in such a manner that the phase of navigator data obtained from the different region differs from the phase of at least one region of navigator data obtained from the two regions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090220043 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - To provide an X-ray CT apparatus capable of acquiring information on energy of X-rays generated by an X-ray generating apparatus, an X-ray CT apparatus ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090180585 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT IMAGING METHOD - An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray generating section for generating X-rays with a plurality of X-ray tube voltages; a data collecting section for collecting, synchronously with a data collection signal, X-ray projection data from X-rays with each X-ray tube voltage switched by an X-ray tube voltage switching signal; and a control section for controlling a timed moment for switching of the X-ray tube voltage and a timed moment for start of data collection so that the timed moment for start of data collection at each X-ray tube voltage in the data collection signal is delayed relative to the timed moment for switching of the X-ray tube voltage to that X-ray tube voltage in the X-ray tube voltage switching signal by Δt | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090131792 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an image display device for displaying an image generated based on ultrasonic echo signals received from an subject on a screen, a trace pointer display device for displaying a trace pointer on the screen on which the image is being displayed during a trace measurement, and an operating device for allowing an operator to perform an action to instruct to start a trace measurement, an action to move the trance pointer on the screen, and an action to instruct to terminate a trace measurement. The image display device performs a zoomed-in display of an image portion in a section around the trace pointer. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090131786 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS SYSTEM - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body having a console interface device that permits changeable connection of a plurality of consoles of different types, a console identifying device that identifies the type of the connected console and an operation mode control device that so performs control as to accomplish operation in the diagnostic mode corresponding to the identified console, and a console of at least one type of the plurality of consoles of different types. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090122952 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - The present invention provides an X-ray CT apparatus capable of obtaining each tomographic image indicative of X-ray tube voltage dependent information of a subject with the optimum image quality by less reduced exposure. The X-ray CT apparatus includes device for setting a plurality of X-ray tube voltages and sets imaging conditions used in the photography using the respective X-ray tube voltages in such a manner that respective image noise of tomographic images photographed at the X-ray tube voltages become substantially identical to one another. The setting of the imaging conditions is the setting of X-ray tube currents. The X-ray tube currents are set based on geometrical characteristic amounts of the subject determined from each scout image in such a manner that the respective image noise of the tomographic images photographed at the plurality of X-ray tube voltages become substantially identical to one another. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090097611 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING X-RAY PROJECTION DATA - An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit for applying X-rays based on a first X-ray tube voltage and X-rays based on a second X-ray tube voltage to a subject by being switched every one view, a projection data acquisition unit for acquiring projection data by which X-ray tube voltage information about the applied X-rays are identified, and an image reconstruction unit for identifying first energy projection data based on the first X-ray tube voltage, second energy projection data based on the second X-ray tube voltage, and transient energy projection data acquired upon switching between the first and second X-ray tube voltages based on the X-ray tube voltage information, the image reconstruction unit including a conversion processor that converts the transient energy projection data to another data using the transient energy projection data and performs image reconstruction using the data subsequent to the conversion process. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090022263 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING AN IMAGE - The present invention provides an X-ray CT apparatus for imaging an MD image having a better S/N. The X-ray CT apparatus for taking an image with one of two materials within a subject to be examined being fractionated, acquiring two sets of data corresponding to said two types of X-ray having different energy by scanning using said two types of X-ray, generating a first image based on the two sets of data with the pixel values made by weighted addition of two types of CT values corresponding to the two types of X-ray, generating a second image based on the two sets of data, wherein the other one of the two types of material being fractionated, and generating an image by weighted subtraction of the first image and the second image. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20080304246 | EMI SHIELDING OF DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTORS WITH NON-METALLIC ENCLOSURES - An imaging system is provided having an EMI shield configured to shield one or more imaging components. The EMI shield includes a first material having a first plurality of conductive elements integrally formed within a first nonconductive material and also includes a generally nonconductive exterior. A method is provided for shielding EMI in an imaging system. The method includes providing an EMI shielding enclosure that includes a first material having a first plurality of conductive elements disposed in a first non-conductive material, and a second material having a second plurality of conductive elements disposed in a second non-conductive material, wherein the first plurality of conductive elements engages the second plurality of conductive elements to form a conduction path. Another method for shielding EMI in an imaging system is provided, that includes providing an EMI shielding enclosure having a first material that has a non-conductive surface and a second EMI shielding material disposed on the non-conductive surface of the first material. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080212839 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PERIOD OF INTEREST USING MULTIPLE INPUTS - One or more techniques are provided for identifying a period of minimal motion for an organ of interest, such as the heart or lungs. Motion data is acquired for the organ of interest and for one or more proximate organs using sensor-based and/or image-based techniques. The sensor-based techniques may include electrical and non-electrical techniques. The image-based techniques may include both pre-acquisition and acquisition image data. The motion data for the organ of interest and proximate organs may be used to generate a set of multi-input motion data that may be processed to identify desired periods, such as periods of minimal motion, within the overall motion of the organ of interest. | 09-04-2008 |
