Patents by Inventor Aaro Kiuru

Aaro Kiuru 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).

  • Method to measure the relative perfusion of the lungs
    Patent number: 6522720
    Abstract: The invention covers a method to determine the relative lung perfusion image with the fluoroscopic principle. Transmitted X-ray radiation through the lungs of the patient under examination is measured at least during one heart cycle. An image intensifier is used to collect the images which are digitized, taken to the apparatus and further analyzed. The results are the grey scale image and numerical map depicting the lung perfusion distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventors: Aaro Kiuru, Erkki Svedström