Patents by Inventor Abdullah Almuhit

Abdullah Almuhit 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).

  • INTEGRATION OF QUANTITATIVE CALIBRATION SYSTEMS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS
    Publication number: 20150173703
    Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for a quantitatively calibrated computed tomography scanner. The device includes a gentry configured for receiving a patient or part of a patient. The gentry includes an X-ray source and a detector positioned opposite said X-ray source, such that said detector receives the X-rays emitted from the X-ray source. Calibration phantoms are integrated with the gentry and/or a device within the scanner so as to allow for calibration in quantitative CT measurements of Hounsfield units and/or bone mineral density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Abdullah Almuhit, John Carrino