Patents Assigned to Medical & Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
  • Position indicating system for a multidiagnostic scanner
    Patent number: 5165410
    Abstract: A multidiagnostic rectilinear scanner for conducting non-invasive diagnostic procedures of bodily tissue. Both transmission and emission studies are performed on a single scanner utilizing software modules for each kind of study. Dual energy x-ray and radioactive sources are used to perform radiographic and absorptiometry transmission measurements. A system and method of identifying regions of interest within tissue being scanned and recording the location of those regions provides an additional diagnostic capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Medical & Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Warne, Alvin Karloff, Edward J. Botz, Michael D. Dabrowski
  • Method of radiologically scanning the spine for measuring bone density
    Patent number: 4986273
    Abstract: An apparatus employing radiation for measuring bone density in which the bone can be scanned from different angles. The multidirectional scanning is accomplished by rotating the radiation source and detector about the stationary object being irradiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Medical & Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William O'Neill, James R. Warne