Patents by Inventor Bjoern W. Kreher

Bjoern W. Kreher 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 for metal artifact avoidance in x-ray imaging
    Patent number: 11790525
    Abstract: A system and method for metal artifact avoidance in 3D x-ray imaging is provided. The method includes determining a 3D location of metal in an object or volume of interest to be scanned; estimating a source-detector orbit that will reduce the severity of metal artifacts; moving an imaging system to locations consistent with the source-detector orbit that was estimated; and scanning the object according to the source-detector orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Pengwei Wu, Niral M. Sheth, Bjoern W. Kreher
  • METHOD FOR METAL ARTIFACT AVOIDANCE IN X-RAY IMAGING
    Publication number: 20210174502
    Abstract: A system and method for metal artifact avoidance in 3D x-ray imaging is provided. The method includes determining a 3D location of metal in an object or volume of interest to be scanned; estimating a source-detector orbit that will reduce the severity of metal artifacts; moving an imaging system to locations consistent with the source-detector orbit that was estimated; and scanning the object according to the source-detector orbit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Pengwei Wu, Niral M. Sheth, Bjoern W. Kreher