Patents by Inventor Amir H. Golnabi

Amir H. Golnabi 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).

  • System and method for collection and use of magnetic resonance data and microwave data to identify boundaries of interest
    Patent number: 8977340
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting permittivity and conductivity boundaries within a high resolution spatial image of a material is presented. Electrical properties of a material, such as permittivity and conductivity, may assist in identification of physical properties of the material. Structural boundaries within tissue may be identified in spatial images, such as MR images. Image reconstruction algorithms may combine these structural boundaries with microwave images of the tissue to determine the permittivity and conductivity parameters within the structural boundaries. In the case of soft tissue, the microwave images may be captured simultaneously with the spatial images. The microwave images may be taken at a different time from the spatial image for rigid tissue. The method may be employed for two dimensional or three dimensional image reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dartmounth College
    Inventors: Amir H. Golnabi, Keith D. Paulsen, Paul M. Meaney
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION & USE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA & MICROWAVE DATA TO IDENTIFY BOUNDARIES OF INTEREST
    Publication number: 20130204118
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting permittivity and conductivity boundaries within a high resolution spatial image of a material is presented. Electrical properties of a material, such as permittivity and conductivity, may assist in identification of physical properties of the material. Structural boundaries within tissue may be identified in spatial images, such as MR images. Image reconstruction algorithms may combine these structural boundaries with microwave images of the tissue to determine the permittivity and conductivity parameters within the structural boundaries. In the case of soft tissue, the microwave images may be captured simultaneously with the spatial images. The microwave images may be taken at a different time from the spatial image for rigid tissue. The method may be employed for two dimensional or three dimensional image reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Amir H. Golnabi, Keith D. Paulsen, Paul M. Meaney