Patents by Inventor Cheng Ni
Cheng Ni 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).
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Publication number: 20230306702Abstract: This present disclosure provides methods and systems processing a three-dimensional image. The method may include: generating a three-dimensional medical image of a target object based on medical imaging data of the target object, and displaying the three-dimensional medical image in a three-dimensional space; obtaining one or more processing instructions of a user; and generating a target medical model by contouring, in the three-dimensional space, based on the one or more processing instructions, the three-dimensional medical image. The three-dimensional medical image may be generated based on medical imaging data of the target object. The target medical model may include three-dimensional contour information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng NI, Chengcheng RONG, Jingyi WU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230256265Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic apparatus including an MRI apparatus configured to acquire MRI data with respect to a region of interest. The MRI apparatus may include a plurality of main magnetic field coils coaxially arranged along an axis. The MRI apparatus may also include a plurality of shielding coils arranged coaxially along the axis. A current within at least one of the shielding coils may be in the same direction with a current within the main magnetic field coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Peng WANG, Cheng NI, Xingen YU
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Publication number: 20230241420Abstract: A radiation system is provided. The radiation system may include a bore accommodating an object, a rotary ring, a first radiation source and a second radiation source mounted on the rotary ring and a processor. The first radiation source may be configured to emit a first cone beam toward a first region of the object. The second radiation source may be configured to emit a second beam toward a second region of the object, the second region including at least a part of the first region. The processor may be configured to obtain a treatment plan of the object, the treatment plan including parameters associated with radiation segments. The processor may be further configured to control an emission of the first cone beam and/or the second beam based on the parameters associated with the radiation segments to perform a treatment and a 3-D imaging simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jingjie ZHOU, Li WANG, Yifeng JIANG, Cheng NI, Johannes STAHL, Jonathan MALTZ
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Publication number: 20230241419Abstract: A radiation system may include a treatment head configured to deliver a treatment beam to an object, a first assistance assembly configured to facilitate a delivery of the treatment beam, a first imaging radiation source configured to direct a first imaging beam toward the object, a first detector configured to detect at least a portion of the first imaging beam, and a second assistance assembly configured to facilitate a delivery of the first imaging beam. The gantry may include a first gantry portion having a rotation axis and a second gantry portion located next to the first gantry portion along the rotation axis. The treatment head, the first imaging radiation source, and the first detector may be disposed on the first gantry portion. The first assistance assembly and the second assistance assembly may be housed within the second gantry portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonathan MALTZ, Cheng NI
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Publication number: 20230241416Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a radiation system. The radiation system may include a treatment head, a detector, a plurality of imaging sources, and a gantry. The treatment head, the detector, and the plurality of imaging sources may be mounted on the gantry. The treatment head may be configured to deliver a treatment beam toward an object. The plurality of imaging sources may be configured to deliver a plurality of imaging beams toward the object. At least two of the plurality of imaging sources may share the detector. The detector may be configured to detect at least two of the plurality of imaging beams. The detected at least two imaging beams may be emitted by different imaging sources of the at least two imaging sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Buliang SUN, Cheng NI, Wei ZHANG, Li WANG, Tao LIU, Jianwei FU, Libo FANG
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Publication number: 20230218248Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a radiation system including a first rotation portion, a second rotation portion, a treatment head, one or more imaging sources, and at least one detector. At least a portion of the treatment head may be disposed in the first rotation portion. At least one of the one or more imaging sources may be disposed in the second rotation portion. The second rotation portion may be able to rotate independently from the first rotation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Buliang SUN, Cheng NI, Wei ZHANG, Li WANG, Hongjun ZHANG, Jian ZHANG, Tao LIU, Can LIAO
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Publication number: 20230215680Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and an equipment for radiation ray generation. The device may include: a radiation target assembly configured to generate radiation rays under irradiation of an electron beam with a predetermined energy; and a heat dissipation assembly arranged on a back surface of the radiation target assembly, wherein a range of a thickness of the target assembly may be determined based on a peak of energy deposition of a target material of the radiation target assembly under the irradiation of the electron beam with the predetermined energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoubo He, Wei Han, Yanfang Liu, Cheng Ni, Feichao Fu, Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20230191159Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for dynamic multileaf collimator (MLC) tracking. A method may include identifying a plurality of working leaves of the MLC at a control point; determining, for the control point, a signal acquisition region of an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) based on a plurality of planned position trajectories of the plurality of working leaves, wherein the signal acquisition region is part of an imaging plane of the EPID and includes a plurality of acquisition rows; and obtaining an image from the EPID at the control point, wherein the image includes information acquired in the signal acquisition region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhonghua SHI, Wei ZHANG, Can LIAO, Cheng NI
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Publication number: 20230154716Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a microwave source. The microwave source may include a cathode heater and a thermionic emitter. The cathode heater may include a first component, and a second component enclosing at least a portion of the first component. The thermionic emitter may be configured to release electrons when the thermionic emitter is heated by the cathode heater. At least a portion of the second component of the cathode heater may be in contact with the thermionic emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng NI, Gang PAN, Zhangfan DENG, Mingyuan SONG, Zongrui SUN, Haoshan ZHU, Feichao FU, Jincheng MEI, Chengjia YUAN, Li WANG, Xiaofeng ZHANG, Jianxiong ZOU
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Patent number: 11633625Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic apparatus including an MRI apparatus configured to acquire MRI data with respect to a region of interest. The MRI apparatus may include a plurality of main magnetic field coils coaxially arranged along an axis. The MRI apparatus may also include a plurality of shielding coils arranged coaxially along the axis. A current within at least one of the shielding coils may be in the same direction with a current within the main magnetic field coils.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Peng Wang, Cheng Ni, Xingen Yu
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Publication number: 20230113808Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system may comprise a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus configured to acquire MRI data with respect to a region of interest (ROI) of a subject, the MRI apparatus including a magnetic body; and a radiation therapy apparatus configured to apply a radiation beam to at least one portion of the ROI. The radiation therapy apparatus may include a linear accelerator configured to accelerate electrons to produce the radiation beam, the linear accelerator being located in a bore formed by an inner surface of the magnetic body, and a length direction of the linear accelerator being parallel with an axis of the magnetic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng NI, Peng WANG, Xing'en YU
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Patent number: 11612767Abstract: A radiation system is provided. The radiation system may include a bore accommodating an object, a rotary ring, a first radiation source and a second radiation source mounted on the rotary ring and a processor. The first radiation source may be configured to emit a first cone beam toward a first region of the object. The second radiation source may be configured to emit a second beam toward a second region of the object, the second region including at least a part of the first region. The processor may be configured to obtain a treatment plan of the object, the treatment plan including parameters associated with radiation segments. The processor may be further configured to control an emission of the first cone beam and/or the second beam based on the parameters associated with the radiation segments to perform a treatment and a 3-D imaging simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jingjie Zhou, Li Wang, Yifeng Jiang, Cheng Ni, Johannes Stahl, Jonathan Maltz
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Patent number: 11600400Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving mechanism configured to drive a target object to perform a linear motion, wherein the target object includes at least one of a plurality of leaves of a multi-leaf collimator. The driving mechanism may include an output component including an output member. The driving mechanism may also include a transmission component configured to operably connect the output component and the target object. The transmission component may include an output end and an input end. The input end may be operably connected with the output member. The output end may be operably connected with the target object. A linear velocity of the output end may be larger than a linear velocity of the input end.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Zhang, Cheng Ni
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Publication number: 20220395708Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radiation therapy device and a magnetic resonance guided radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy device may include an electron gun and a curved beam deflection unit. The beam deflection unit may be configured to accelerate an electron beam emitted from the electron gun within a magnetic field. The magnetic resonance guided radiation therapy system may include a radiation therapy device and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Peng WANG, Shoubo HE, Cheng NI, Gang PAN, Peng CHENG
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Publication number: 20220387823Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a beam control device for radiotherapy is provided. The beam control device may include an electron beam generator configured to emit an electron beam for radiotherapy toward a subject in a first direction. The beam control device may further include a first deflection device configured to generate a defocused electron beam by defocusing the electron beam in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Feichao FU, Peng WANG, Shoubo HE, Peng CHENG, Cheng NI
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Publication number: 20220362583Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radiation system. The system may include a treatment assembly, an imaging assembly, a first gantry, and a second gantry. The treatment assembly may include a first radiation source configured to deliver a treatment beam and have a treatment region. The first gantry may be configured to support the first radiation source. The imaging assembly may include a second radiation source and a radiation detector. The second radiation source may be configured to deliver an imaging beam and the radiation detector may be configured to detect at least a portion of the imaging beam. The imaging assembly may have an imaging region. The second gantry may be configured to support the second radiation source and the radiation detector, wherein the second radiation source is located within the second gantry. The treatment region and the imaging region at least partially overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian LIU, Yuelin SHAO, Xiao FANG, Cheng NI
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Publication number: 20220305294Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for radiation therapy. The system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a radiation therapy apparatus. The MRI apparatus may be configured to acquire magnetic resonance imaging data with respect to a region of interest (ROI). The radiation therapy apparatus may be configured to apply therapeutic radiation to at least one portion of the ROI when rotating with a gantry. The radiation therapy apparatus may include an eddy current reduction apparatus coupled to the gantry. The eddy current reduction apparatus may include at least one structure, wherein each of the at least one structure may include a plurality of internal structures and at least some of the plurality of internal structures are electrically disconnected from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng NI, Peng WANG, Xing'en YU
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Publication number: 20220273965Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a multi-leaf collimator. The multi-leaf collimator may include a set of leaves installed in a cavity, each leaf of the set of leaves having a length along a first direction. At least a portion of the set of leaves may extend beyond the cavity along the first direction. The set of leaves may be arranged along a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction. A length of a target leaf of the set of leaves may be less than a length of a reference leaf of the set of leaves. The target leaf may be located in an end portion of the set of leaves along the second direction. The length of the set of leaves may conform to the shape of a maximum therapeutic radiation field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian LIU, Kun YANG, Jian ZHANG, Yanfang LIU, Cheng NI
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Patent number: 11406345Abstract: A system includes determination of a first sub-matrix of a projection matrix which describes a geometrical relationship between points of a three-dimensional coordinate system of the imaging system and points of a two-dimensional coordinate system of an image detector, determination of a second sub-matrix of the projection matrix, where the first and second sub-matrixes comprise a decomposition of the projection matrix, conversion of a first point of the two-dimensional coordinate system to a first point of the three-dimensional coordinate system based on the first and second sub-matrixes, determination of an updated first sub-matrix of an updated projection matrix, where the updated projection matrix describes a second geometrical relationship between points of the three-dimensional coordinate system and points of the two-dimensional coordinate system, and conversion of a second point of the two-dimensional coordinate system to a second point of the three-dimensional coordinate system based on the updated fiType: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng Ni, Johannes Stahl, Supratik Bose, Jonathan Maltz
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Patent number: 11395928Abstract: A system and method for image-guided radiotherapy are provided. The system may include a treatment assembly and an imaging assembly. The treatment assembly may include a first radiation source configured to deliver a treatment beam. The treatment assembly may have a treatment region relating to an object. The imaging assembly may include a second radiation source and a radiation detector. The second radiation source may be configured to deliver an imaging beam, and the radiation detector may be configured to detect at least a portion of the imaging beam. The imaging assembly may have an imaging region relating to the object. The first radiation source may be rotatable in a first plane, and the second radiation source may be rotatable in a second plane different from the first plane, such that the treatment region and the imaging region at least partially overlap.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO. LTD.Inventors: Jian Liu, Yuelin Shao, Xiao Fang, Cheng Ni