Patents by Inventor Eli Dichterman
Eli Dichterman 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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Patent number: 8837793Abstract: A method for stabilizing the reconstruction of an imaged volume is presented. The method includes the steps of performing an analysis of the reliability of reconstruction of a radioactive-emission density distribution of the volume from radiation detected over a specified set of views, and defining modifications to the reconstruction process and/or data collection process to improve the reliability of reconstruction, in accordance with the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Benny Rousso, Eli Dichterman, Omer Ziv, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Publication number: 20140187927Abstract: A method for predefining a set of radioactive-emission measurement views, for radioactive-emission imaging after an administration of a radiopharmaceutical, the method being tailored to a specific body structure and optimized with respect to the information gained about the body structure and based on modeling body-structure, based on its geometry and anatomical constraints, which limit accessibility to the body structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Michael NAGLER, Eli Dichterman, Yoel Zilberstein, Ran Ravhon, Omer Ziv, Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Publication number: 20140163368Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Benny ROUSSO, Shlomo BEN-HAIM, Ran RAVHON, Yoel ZILBERSTEIN, Eli DICHTERMAN, Simona BEN-HAIM, Nathaniel ROTH
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Patent number: 8620046Abstract: A method for predefining a set of radioactive-emission measurement views, for radioactive-emission imaging after an administration of a radiopharmaceutical, the method being tailored to a specific body structure and optimized with respect to the information gained about the body structure and based on modeling body-structure, based on its geometry and anatomical constraints, which limit accessibility to the body structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Michael Nagler, Eli Dichterman, Yoel Zilberstein, Ran Ravhon, Omer Ziv, Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Patent number: 8606349Abstract: A method of imaging, comprising: (a) providing an isotope at a low dosage in a body of a patient; (b) receiving radiation generated by said isotope from said body using a radiation camera; and (c) reconstructing a 3D distribution of said isotope from said received radiation, wherein the dosage is less than ? of a standard dose set forth in Table 5.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Patent number: 8586932Abstract: A method of radioactive-emission-measurement. The method comprises providing a camera for the detection of single emissions, which defines proximal and distal ends. The camera is configured for enabling a reconstruction of a volumetric image having a line spread function of less than 7 mm Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) when given a substantially line source of radioactive emission, with an activity of 5 mCi, within a region-of-interest volume, at a distance of at least 100 mm from said distal end, with air being substantially the only operating medium. The method further comprises detecting at least 1 of every 5000 photons, emitted from at least one radioactive-emission source, located within a certain region-of-interest volume, using the camera, and reconstructing a volumetric radioactive-emission image from the detected photons.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Patent number: 8445851Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Patent number: 8423125Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Patent number: 8280124Abstract: A method is described for identifying an optimal, or preferred set of views for radioactive-emission measurements of a body structure, based on modeling the body structure, in terms of its geometry and radioactive emission distribution, obtaining different sets of views of the model, and scoring the different sets of views, with a scoring function, using information theoretic measures, for example, for uniformity, reliability and separability in reconstruction. The preferred set of views may then be applied in imaging the in-vivo body structure, that has been modeled.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Eli Dichterman, Ran Ravhon, Michael Nagler
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Publication number: 20120172699Abstract: A method for predefining a set of radioactive-emission measurement views, for radioactive-emission imaging after an administration of a radiopharmaceutical, the method being tailored to a specific body structure and optimized with respect to the information gained about the body structure and based on modeling body-structure, based on its geometry and anatomical constraints, which limit accessibility to the body structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Michael NAGLER, Eli DICHTERMAN, Yoel ZILBERSTEIN, Ran RAVHON, Omer ZIV, Benny ROUSSO, Shlomo BEN-HAIM
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Publication number: 20120106820Abstract: A method for stabilizing the reconstruction of an imaged volume is presented. The method includes the steps of performing an analysis of the reliability of reconstruction of a radioactive-emission density distribution of the volume from radiation detected over a specified set of views, and defining modifications to the reconstruction process and/or data collection process to improve the reliability of reconstruction, in accordance with the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny ROUSSO, Eli Dichterman, Omer Ziv, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Patent number: 8111886Abstract: A method for stabilizing the reconstruction of an imaged volume is presented. The method includes the steps of performing an analysis of the reliability of reconstruction of a radioactive-emission density distribution of the volume from radiation detected over a specified set of views, and defining modifications to the reconstruction process and/or data collection process to improve the reliability of reconstruction, in accordance with the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Eli Dichterman, Omer Ziv, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Patent number: 8094894Abstract: Systems, methods, and probes are provided for functional imaging by radioactive-emission-measurements, specific to body structures, such as the prostate, the esophagus, the cervix, the uterus, the ovaries, the heart, the breast, the brain, and the whole body, and other body structures. The nuclear imaging may be performed alone, or together with structural imaging, for example, by x-rays, ultrasound, or MRI. Preferably, the radioactive-emission-measuring probes include detectors, which are adapted for individual motions with respect to the probe housings, to generate views from different orientations and to change their view orientations. These motions are optimized with respect to functional information gained about the body structure, by identifying preferred sets of views for measurements, based on models of the body structures and information theoretic measures.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Michael Nagler, Eli Dichterman, Yoel Zilberstein, Ran Ravhon, Omer Ziv, Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Patent number: 8000773Abstract: A method of imaging, including receiving radioactive radiation from a body; reconstructing a 3D SPECT image of a distribution of radiation in at least one voxel of said body; and reconstructing a dynamic change in radiation in said voxel, as an updated image, at a rate of faster than one change per 5 minutes, wherein said reconstructed image is a clinically useful image including a resolution of 10 mm or better for a voxel volume of at least 5 cm in diameter and a contrast to background ratio of radiation of at least 2:1.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Publication number: 20090201291Abstract: A method for reconstructing a radioactive emission image of an overall volume having first and second volumetric regions, each volumetric region having respectively independent dynamic characteristics. The method comprises the following steps: a) obtaining radioactive emissions from the overall volume, including the volumetric regions, b) reconstructing an initial radioactive emission image of the volumetric region according to the radioactive emissions, c) segmenting the initial radioactive emission image to delineate the first and second volumetric regions, and d) separately reconstructing the first and the second volumetric regions according to the respectively independent dynamic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Spectrum dynamics LLCInventors: Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Eli Dichterman, Leonid Gluhovsky, Shiomo Ben-Haim, Benny Rousso
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Publication number: 20090190807Abstract: A method for stabilizing the reconstruction of an imaged volume is presented. The method includes the steps of performing an analysis of the reliability of reconstruction of a radioactive-emission density distribution of the volume from radiation detected over a specified set of views, and defining modifications to the reconstruction process and/or data collection process to improve the reliability of reconstruction, in accordance with the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2006Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: SPECTRUM DYNAMICS LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Eli Dichterman, Omer Ziv, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Publication number: 20090078875Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shiomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Publication number: 20080260228Abstract: A method is described for identifying an optimal, or preferred set of views for radioactive-emission measurements of a body structure, based on modeling the body structure, in terms of its geometry and radioactive emission distribution, obtaining different sets of views of the model, and scoring the different sets of views, with a scoring function, using information theoretic measures, for example, for uniformity, reliability and separability in reconstruction. The preferred set of views may then be applied in imaging the in-vivo body structure, that has been modeled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Eli Dichterman, Ran Ravhon, Michael Nagler
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Publication number: 20080230702Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman
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Publication number: 20080230705Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: Spectrum Dynamics LLCInventors: Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Michael Nagler, Omer Ziv, Ran Ravhon, Dalia Dickman, Yoel Zilberstein, Eli Dichterman, Simona Ben-Haim, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Daniel Berman, Zohar Bronshtine, Ziv Popper, Nir Weissberg, Nathaniel Roth, Haim Melman