Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing breathing motion artifacts in imaging CT scans is disclosed. The method acquires raw imaging data from a CT scanner, and processes the raw CT imaging data by removing motion-induced artifacts via a motion model. Processing the imaging data may be achieved by initially estimating a 3D image to provide an estimate of raw sinogram image data, comparing the estimate to an actual CT sinogram, determining a difference between the sinograms, and iteratively reconstructing the 3D image by using the difference to alter the 3D image until the sinograms agree, wherein the 3D image moves according to the motion model.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing breathing motion artifacts in imaging CT scans is disclosed. The method acquires raw imaging data from a CT scanner, and processes the raw CT imaging data by removing motion-induced artifacts via a motion model. Processing the imaging data may be achieved by initially estimating a 3D image to provide an estimate of raw sinogram image data, comparing the estimate to an actual CT sinogram, determining a difference between the sinograms, and iteratively reconstructing the 3D image by using the difference to alter the 3D image until the sinograms agree, wherein the 3D image moves according to the motion model.

Abstract: A system for distributing images creates a self-sufficient, self-consistent medical imaging and other medical information transfer file that contains image files and corresponding data sets that are bundled with an image viewer application. The medical image and data transfer file is prepared using object serialization and contains a deserialization application. The transfer file is created at an origination location and transmitted to a destination device as a packaged file over a computer network. The destination device receives the packaged file from the origination location and executes the viewer application with the image files and the data sets by opening the packaged file alone, without the need to run any other imaging/viewer application at the destination device. The viewer application has image viewing panes, an annotation tool, and image manipulation tools.

Abstract: A micro-radiation therapy apparatus includes an isotope-based micro-radiotherapy brachytherapy small animal irradiator useful for radiating a biological system, the irradiator having an external radiation source proximate the biological system comprising a collimated radiation beam. A method of effectively irradiating at least one cell in a biological system includes applying micro-radiation from an isotope-based micro-radiation small animal irradiator, the irradiator having an external radiation source proximate the biological system including a collimated radiation beam to a target cell of the biological system.

Abstract: An assembly toy comprising a plurality of devices for removably connecting a plurality of cylindrical objects, each device including apparatus for removably coupling thereof to another such device or to an intermediate coupling device at a wide variety of angles.