Patents by Inventor Eugenio Biglieri
Eugenio Biglieri 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: 20080139921Abstract: A method for determining information for a diagnosis of pathologic conditions of the anatomical region of the pelvic floor by MRI imaging includes acquiring a sequence of MRI images along one or more predetermined section planes or inside a predetermined three-dimensional area, which planes intersect or which three-dimensional area contains at least a part of the pelvic floor. The image sequence is acquired for a time interval coinciding with or including at least a part of the length of the physiological process evacuating natural solids or liquids carried out on the basis both of a natural stimulation and an induced stimulation or during a simulation of physiological processes evacuating solids or liquids by introducing foreign bodies or substances simulating natural products.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Esaote S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20080139920Abstract: Apparatus for determining indications helping the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases comprising at least a section for detecting and acquiring signals from a body under examination or a part thereof wherein the detection section is a unit for detecting images by nuclear magnetic resonance. In said apparatus there is further integrated a section for processing acquired images as regards image data and/or resonance signals, which processing section from image data and/or resonance signals, determines values of one or more different numerical parameters indicating the presence or absence of a rheumatic disease and/or a measure of the evolution condition of said rheumatic disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: ESAOTE S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Satragno Luigi
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Publication number: 20080097186Abstract: System for determining diagnostic indications which system comprises: at least an apparatus for acquiring diagnostic images; and image processing means for recognizing and measuring qualitative, quantitative, morphologic and/or dynamic characteristics of one or more objects reproduced in acquired images by pixels, or voxels or image data thereof characterized in that processing means and the apparatus for acquiring diagnostic images being integrated within the same device and the processing of the image or images being carried out directly at the end of the acquisition of the image or images as the final and/or intermediate step of the diagnostic imaging session or process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: ESAOTE S.P.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20080081988Abstract: A MRI apparatus comprising a magnet structure which delimits a cavity in or through which a body under examination or a part thereof is received, and which includes means for generating a magnetic field in said cavity, as well as means for causing the body under examination or the part thereof to emit nuclear magnetic resonance signals and means for receiving said nuclear magnetic resonance signals. In a first aspect of the invention, the magnet structure delimits a cavity whose shape provides at least one access opening through which patients can access said cavity by simply walking therein. The invention includes means for positioning and supporting a patient in several different postures within the patient receiving space and particular signal receiving means and patient stressing means suitable for the apparatus with the above features.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ESAOTE S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Patent number: 7348774Abstract: A method for image acquisition and display by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, allowing display of images of an anatomical region along section planes or slices having different positions with respect to another, which method includes carrying out at least one three dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for acquiring three dimensional anatomical data in the form of a three dimensional voxel array of unitary volumetric image elements in a user defined image volume containing at least part of the anatomical region to be studied and having a predetermined orientation reference; selecting relative to the user defined image volume one or more section planes along which an image of the anatomical region or part thereof in the defined volume is to be displayed; reconstructing from the three dimensional voxel array the image along each of the one or more section planes; displaying the image or images as a two dimensional image.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Esaote, S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20070273378Abstract: A magnet for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging apparatus, said magnet having at last two, preferably three open sides, and delimiting the patient receiving area, said magnet being composed of three yoke elements, i.e. two parallel magnetically permeable elements and one transverse yoke element for connection of said two parallel elements, whereby said magnet has a C shape and wherein, for both of said parallel elements, the terminal portion associated to said transverse connecting element has a transverse wall for connection of said two parallel elements with the transverse element, which has an end step for engagement of a corresponding end of said transverse element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: ESAOTE, S.P.A.Inventors: Alessandro Trequattrini, Luigi Satragno, Eugenio Biglieri, Stefano Pittaluga
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Publication number: 20070244385Abstract: A magnet structure for an MRI apparatus utilizing a permanent magnet, which apparatus has an inverted U shape with two essentially parallel opposed pole pieces, which are supported at a predetermined distance from each other by an inverted U-shaped magnetic yoke, which pole pieces and/or at least a portion of which yoke delimit a cavity for receiving at least a part of the patient's body, whereas a partial volume is generated in the volume of said cavity, which has such magnetic field values as to provide MRI images of a sufficient quality to enable the use thereof as diagnostic images, i.e. a so-called imaging volume. According to the invention, the distance (D1) between the pole pieces (1, 2) of the magnet structure is of 36 to 42 cm, and the pole pieces (1, 2) have a surface area of 4500 to 5500 cm2. The invention also relates to an MRI imaging apparatus, particularly designed for the spine region, or a part thereof, and which has a magnet structure as described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Luigi Satragno, Alessandro Trequattrini, Stefano Pittaluga, Eugenio Biglieri
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Publication number: 20060183998Abstract: A method for determining the condition of an animate or inanimate object by magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, particularly for determining the pathologic condition of rheumatoid arthritis (“arthritis rheumatoides”) and carrying out a patient follow-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2006Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: ESAOTE S.P.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Patent number: 7042219Abstract: A method for determining the condition of an animate or inanimate object by magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, particularly for determining the pathologic condition of rheumatoid arthritis (“arthritis rheumatoides”) and carrying out a patient follow-up.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Esaote S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Patent number: 7023211Abstract: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus, comprising a unit (1) for exciting and receiving nuclear spin signals, an electronic driver unit (3) for driving the devices of the signal exciting and receiving unit, an electronic unit for controlling the electronic driver units, a unit (6) for processing the received signals, a unit (5) for displaying the image data processed, a unit (6) for filing and storing the image data, a unit (4) for entering commands, the said units being formed partially by specific hardware and partially by a commercial available personal computer running specific programs, a bidirectional communication bus (7?) being further provided for the communication between the different units, which bus encodes data consistently with the communication buses normally used to interface computer peripheral devices, and/or in communication networks, or the like, characterized in that at least one part of the personal computer hardware is formed by a client computer (30) and part by a server computType: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Esaote, S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Osvaldo Pugliese
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Publication number: 20060033493Abstract: A method for determining the condition of an animate or inanimate object by magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, particularly for determining the pathologic condition of rheumatoid arthritis (“arthritis rheumatoides”) and carrying out a patient follow-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: February 16, 2006Applicant: ESAOTE S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20050267352Abstract: A method for image acquisition and display by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, allowing display of images of an anatomical region along section planes or slices having different positions with respect to another, which method includes carrying out at least one three dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for acquiring three dimensional anatomical data in the form of a three dimensional voxel array of unitary volumetric image elements in a user defined image volume containing at least part of the anatomical region to be studied and having a predetermined orientation reference; selecting relative to the user defined image volume one or more section planes along which an image of the anatomical region or part thereof in the defined volume is to be displayed; reconstructing from the three dimensional voxel array the image along each of the one or more section planes; displaying the image or images as a two dimensional image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2004Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Esaote S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Patent number: 6958577Abstract: An apparatus for imaging the inner part of a body, particularly for diagnostic imaging thereof, including at least means for imaging and displaying images according to at least one type of beams, waves or signals transmitted toward a body or a part thereof to be examined, the said means being means for generating at least one type of waves or beams which are transmitted toward the body or the part thereof to be internally imaged and means for receiving said type of waves or beams transmitted by the body under examination or by the part thereof or deriving from the excitation of said part or body under examination, from the reflection and/or transmission and/or modification of waves, of the beams transmitted against said body under examination or the part thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2002Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Esaote, S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Osvaldo Pugliese, Lorenzo Bessi, Luigi Satragno, Luciano Schiavini
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Publication number: 20050187459Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a magnetic structure having two opposite and spaced apart poles and a column or wall transverse to the poles and connecting the poles; the poles defining two opposite walls delimiting a patient-imaging space, the two opposite walls extending along substantially parallel planes which are substantially parallel to a vertical plane; and a patient positioning table which is slidably connected to a supporting frame between the two poles; the table being positioned with its longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the two opposite parallel walls of the poles and the table being oriented with its transverse axis perpendicular to at least one of the two opposite walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Alessandro Trequattrini, Fabio Rezzonico, Eugenio Biglieri, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20040189301Abstract: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus, comprising a unit (1) for exciting and receiving nuclear spin signals, an electronic driver unit (3) for driving the devices of the signal exciting and receiving unit, an electronic unit for controlling the electronic driver units, a unit (6) for processing the received signals, a unit (5) for displaying the image data processed, a unit (6) for filing and storing the image data, a unit (4) for entering commands, the said units being formed partially by specific hardware and partially by a commercial available personal computer running specific programs, a bidirectional communication bus (7′) being further provided for the communication between the different units, which bus encodes data consistently with the communication buses normally used to interface computer peripheral devices, and/or in communication networks, or the like, characterized in that at least one part of the personal computer hardware is formed by a client computer (30) and part by a serverType: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: Esaote S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Osvaldo Pugliese
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Publication number: 20040186374Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnet having a two poles and a wall connecting the poles; the poles delimiting a patient-imaging space; and a table which is slidably connected to one of the two poles between the two poles and which table extends substantially parallel to the two poles; a drive for displacing the table relative to the magnet; a lock for locking the table in a selected position relative to the magnet; a drive for rotating the magnet about the axis; the table connected to the magnet such that the table rotates with the magnet when the magnet rotates about the axis; the magnet and the table being rotatable from a position in which the poles and the table are horizontal to a position in which the table and the poles are vertical.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Luigi Satragno, Eugenio Biglieri, Fabio Rezzonico, Osvaldo Pugliese, Orfeo Contrada
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Patent number: 6720770Abstract: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus, comprising a unit (1) for exciting and receiving nuclear spin signals, an electronic driver unit (3) for driving the devices of the signal exciting and receiving unit, an electronic unit for controlling the electronic driver units, a unit (6) for processing the received signals, a unit (5) for displaying the image data processed, a unit (6) for filing and storing the image data, a unit (4) for entering commands, the said units being formed partially by specific hardware and partially by a commercial available personal computer running specific programs, a bidirectional communication bus (7′) being further provided for the communication between the different units, which bus encodes data consistently with the communication buses normally used to interface computer peripheral devices, and/or in communication networks, or the like, characterized in that at least one part of the personal computer hardware is formed by a client computer (30) and part by a serverType: GrantFiled: May 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Esaote, S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Osvaldo Pugliese
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Patent number: 6586934Abstract: A method of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging includes the formation of a panoramic image or an image of a wide region of the body under examination, by obtaining a certain number of images (I, I′, I″, I′″) from several limited regions of the body under examination (C) and by combining said images in a panoramic image (P). The individual images (I, I′, I″, I′″) are obtained by moving the body under examination (C) in a certain direction and to a predetermined extent relative to the magnetic structure (1) and/or to the imaging volume (1) generated thereby. The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing said method.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2001Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Esaote S.p.A.Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Marino Palazzolo, Luigi Satragno
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Publication number: 20030083572Abstract: A combined imaging apparatus having a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with at least one transmitting coil for exciting the matter of a body under examination or of a part thereof and at least one coil for receiving the signals transmitted by the body under examination or a part thereof, as well as electronic means for processing said received signals to create a diagnostic image and including means for supporting and/or guiding at least one diagnostic and/or therapeutic tool. The combined apparatus further including an echographic imaging apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Luigi Satragno, Eugenio Biglieri
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Publication number: 20020188193Abstract: A combined apparatus for diagnostic imaging an inner part of a body, the apparatus including at least a device for imaging and displaying images according to at least two types of beams, waves or signals transmitted toward a body or a part of the body to be examined, the device including a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging and displaying device and an ultrasound imaging and displaying device in an integrated configuration within the same apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Inventors: Eugenio Biglieri, Osvaldo Pugliese, Lorenzo Bessi, Luigi Satragno, Luciano Schiavini