公开(公告)号：US09833166B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14487328

申请日：2014-09-16

申请人： Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

发明人： Kensuke Shinoda

IPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G01R33/483 ,  G01R33/48 ,  G01R33/54

CPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/0037 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  G01R33/4822 ,  G01R33/4833 ,  G01R33/4835 ,  G01R33/546 ,  G01R33/5608

摘要： A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a specifying unit and an acquiring unit. The specifying unit specifies, on a basis of a detection result of target sites of a subject detected from an image on which the target sites are visualized, a first region and a second region which is different from the first region on the image. The acquiring unit acquires data of the second region by using an imaging condition which is different from an imaging condition on an imaging slice and used for acquiring data of the first region.

公开(公告)号：US20170311874A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15513821

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： AndMine Pty Ltd.

发明人： Michael Simonetti ,  Brian Khuu ,  Jian Du ,  Xin Hofman ,  Elaine Wong

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  G01D5/165

CPC分类号： A61B5/4561 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  A61B5/002 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/1116 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4576 ,  A61B5/458 ,  A61B5/4585 ,  A61B5/459 ,  A61B5/4595 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A61B5/6822 ,  A61B5/6823 ,  A61B5/6824 ,  A61B5/6828 ,  A61B5/6829 ,  A61B5/68335 ,  A61B2505/09 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/0261 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  A61B2562/043 ,  G01B7/20 ,  G01B11/18 ,  G01D5/165

摘要： An apparatus comprising at least one sensor to detect the position and/or orientation of a body portion of a subject, the sensor in communication with a computing device to process sensor data and optionally a transmitter to transmit sensor data between the sensor and the computing device and/or one or more computing devices.

公开(公告)号：US20170273614A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15505014

申请日：2015-08-21

申请人： Halifax Biomedical Inc.

发明人： Johan Erik GIPHART ,  Yann GAGNON ,  Chad MUNRO ,  Richard VAN DE PUT

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B5/107 ,  G06T7/00 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B6/02 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G06T7/73 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B5/11

CPC分类号： A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/1071 ,  A61B5/1072 ,  A61B5/1075 ,  A61B5/1116 ,  A61B5/1128 ,  A61B5/4504 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/702 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/022 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/4014 ,  A61B6/461 ,  A61B6/466 ,  A61B6/486 ,  A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/5205 ,  A61B6/5217 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B2034/105 ,  A61B2034/107 ,  A61B2090/376 ,  G01R33/5608 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/75 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10088 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/30008 ,  G06T2207/30012 ,  G06T2211/412 ,  H04N13/00

摘要： Diagnostic systems and methods for measuring and assessing spine instability are described which involve reconstruction of a dynamic three-dimensional model of a patient's spine moving through a range of motions, and optimization of the three-dimensional model to provide relative three-dimensional position and orientation data for each vertebra in the spine throughout the motion. Vertebral movement is thereby accurately measured and instability determined for presentation in a user-friendly form.

公开(公告)号：US20170238849A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15436577

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： Trustees of Dartmouth College

发明人： Ryan Chapman ,  Douglas Wayne Van Citters ,  Wayne Edward Moschetti ,  John-Erik Bell

IPC分类号： A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/1121 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B5/0024 ,  A61B5/1071 ,  A61B5/1118 ,  A61B5/112 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4571 ,  A61B5/4576 ,  A61B5/4585 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A61B5/6804 ,  A61B5/6823 ,  A61B5/6824 ,  A61B5/6828 ,  A61B5/6831 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B5/7475 ,  A61B2505/07 ,  A61B2505/09 ,  A61B2560/0209 ,  A61B2560/0214 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/04

摘要： Systems and methods for monitoring a range of motion of a joint are described. For example, in one embodiment, a first set of sensors may sense accelerations of a first body portion located on a first side of the joint and a second set of sensors may sense accelerations of the second body portion located on a second opposing side of the joint. The acceleration data may then be used to compute the relative motion of the first and second body portions to determine movement of the joint. This joint movement may then be used to determine one or more range of motion movement metrics which are output for viewing by a subject or medical practitioner.

公开(公告)号：US20170231713A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15434123

申请日：2017-02-16

申请人： THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

发明人： Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen ,  Wathudurage Tharindu De Silva ,  Ali Uneri ,  Michael Ketcha ,  Sureerat Reaungamornrat ,  Jean-Paul Wolinsky

IPC分类号： A61B90/00 ,  G01R33/56 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/00

CPC分类号： A61B90/36 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B2034/105 ,  A61B2034/107 ,  A61B2090/364 ,  A61B2090/367 ,  A61B2090/374 ,  A61B2090/376 ,  A61B2576/02 ,  G01R33/5608 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T2200/04 ,  G06T2207/10004 ,  G06T2207/10088 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/30012

摘要： An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a technique for localizing structures of interest in projection images (e.g., x-ray projection radiographs or fluoroscopy) based on structures defined in a preoperative 3D image (e.g., MR or CT). Applications include, but are not limited to, spinal interventions. The present invention achieves 3D-2D image registration (and particularly allowing use with a preoperative MR image) by segmenting the structures of interest in the preoperative 3D image and generating a simulated projection of the segmented structures to be aligned with the 2D projection image. Other applications include various clinical scenarios involving 3D-2D image registration, such as image-guided cranial neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, biopsy, and radiation therapy.

公开(公告)号：US20170231559A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15374102

申请日：2016-12-09

申请人： Interventional Spine, Inc.

发明人： Walter Cuevas ,  Robert Flower ,  Christopher Warren

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61B5/103 ,  A61B5/03 ,  A61F2/44 ,  A61B5/11

CPC分类号： A61B5/4848 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/076 ,  A61B5/1036 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4851 ,  A61B5/6878 ,  A61B7/006 ,  A61F2/4455 ,  A61F2/447 ,  A61F2002/286 ,  A61F2002/30556 ,  A61F2002/3067 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/326 ,  G16H40/67

摘要： A diagnostic system is provided that provides sensing and transmitting of fusion indicia to determine whether fusion has occurred. In some embodiments, a diagnostic system comprises a spinal implant or graft material; an antenna configured for sending signals to a remote location; a sensor configured for measuring at least one fusion indicia; and a receiver for receiving signals at the remote location.. In some embodiments, a method of utilizing a diagnostic system comprises the steps of inserting a spinal implant or graft material within a disc space between two vertebrae; measuring at least one fusion indicia; sending signals to a remote location with an antenna; and receiving signals with a receiver at the remote location.

公开(公告)号：US09724013B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14872986

申请日：2015-10-01

申请人： NociMed, LLC

发明人： James Clayton Peacock, III ,  John Patrick Claude ,  Paul Henry Kane

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  G01R33/485

CPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/4514 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4824 ,  A61B5/743 ,  A61B5/748 ,  A61B2576/02 ,  G01R33/485

摘要： An MR Spectroscopy (MRS) system and approach is provided for diagnosing painful and non-painful discs in chronic, severe low back pain patients (DDD-MRS). A DDD-MRS pulse sequence generates and acquires DDD-MRS spectra within intervertebral disc nuclei for later signal processing and diagnostic analysis. An interfacing DDD-MRS signal processor receives output signals of the DDD-MRS spectra acquired and is configured to optimize signal-to-noise ratio by an automated system that selectively conducts optimal channel selection, phase and frequency correction, and frame editing as appropriate for a given acquisition series. A diagnostic processor calculates a diagnostic value for the disc based upon a weighted factor set of criteria that uses MRS data extracted from the acquired and processed MRS spectra for multiple chemicals that have been correlated to painful vs. non-painful discs. A display provides an indication of results for analyzed discs as an overlay onto a MRI image of the lumbar spine.

公开(公告)号：US20170212197A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15321992

申请日：2015-08-21

申请人： SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

发明人： Guobin LI ,  Chaohong WANG

IPC分类号： G01R33/561 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01R33/48 ,  A61B5/055

CPC分类号： G01R33/5617 ,  A61B5/0042 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/4244 ,  A61B5/425 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4571 ,  A61B5/4585 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B2576/026 ,  G01R33/288 ,  G01R33/4808 ,  G01R33/543 ,  G01R33/5615

摘要： A system and method for calculating a flip angle schedule is provided. The technique includes selecting an initial condition, providing a function for calculating flip angles, calculating flip angles, assessing the flip angles, and repeating the calculation of the flip angles by adjusting the function until a desired flip angle schedule is obtained.

公开(公告)号：US20170196515A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15411408

申请日：2017-01-20

申请人： Sencorables LLC

发明人： Andrew C. Clark ,  David W. Topham

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  G01L1/20

CPC分类号： A61B5/6885 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  A61B5/002 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B5/1036 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4571 ,  A61B5/4576 ,  A61B5/4585 ,  A61B5/4595 ,  A61B5/4851 ,  A61B5/686 ,  A61B5/6878 ,  A61B5/7264 ,  A61B2090/064 ,  A61B2090/065 ,  A61B2560/0481 ,  A61B2560/0487 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/046 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  A61B2562/164 ,  A61B2562/222 ,  G01L1/205 ,  G16H40/67

摘要： Disclosed herein are novel contact sensors. The contact sensors disclosed herein include a conductive composite material formed of a polymer and a conductive filler. In one particular aspect, the composite materials can include less than about 10 wt % conductive filler. Thus, the composite material of the contact sensors can have physical characteristics essentially identical to the polymer, while being electrically conductive with the electrical resistance proportional to the load on the sensor. The sensors can provide real time dynamic contact information for joint members under conditions expected during use.

公开(公告)号：US20170176562A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15447390

申请日：2017-03-02

申请人： SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

发明人： Guobin LI ,  Chaohong WANG

IPC分类号： G01R33/54 ,  G01R33/561

CPC分类号： G01R33/543 ,  A61B5/0042 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/4244 ,  A61B5/425 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61B5/4566 ,  A61B5/4571 ,  A61B5/4585 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B2576/026 ,  G01R33/288 ,  G01R33/4808 ,  G01R33/5615 ,  G01R33/5617

摘要： A system and method for calculating a flip angle schedule is provided. The technique includes selecting an initial condition, providing a function for calculating flip angles, calculating flip angles, assessing the flip angles, and repeating the calculation of the flip angles by adjusting the function until a desired flip angle schedule is obtained.