Patents by Inventor Enrico Reimer

Enrico Reimer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Camera-supported movement detection for movement compensation in real time in magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 9194929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for compensating patient movements in MRI scans in real time and to a device suitable for carrying out said method. The method involves the following steps: optically sensing a marking element (5) connected to a patient (3) by means of an image sensor module (7) of an MRI-compatible camera (2) which is positioned inside an MRI device; transferring the image data detected by the image sensor module (7) to a micro-controller module (11) which is integrated in the MRI-compatible camera (2); calculating position data of the marking element (5) in the micro-controller module (11); and transmitting the position data to an external analyzing unit or to the MRI device in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Siegert, Jessica Schulz, Robert Turner, Enrico Reimer
  • Camera-supported movement detection for movement compensation in real time in magnetic resonance imaging
    Publication number: 20120320178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for compensating patient movements in MRI scans in real time and to a device suitable for carrying out said method. The method involves the following steps: optically sensing a marking element (5) connected to a patient (3) by means of an image sensor module (7) of an MRI-compatible camera (2) which is positioned inside an MRI device; transferring the image data detected by the image sensor module (7) to a micro-controller module (11) which is integrated in the MRI-compatible camera (2); calculating position data of the marking element (5) in the micro-controller module (11); and transmitting the position data to an external analyzing unit or to the MRI device in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Siegert, Jessica Schulz, Robert Turner, Enrico Reimer