Patents by Inventor James A. Brink

James A. Brink 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).

  • Patent number: 5687208
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for predicting prior to injection an organ specific contrast enhancement in a patient for a preselected contrast injection protocol for pre-determining a computed tomography scan. The invention is preferably implemented in a computer program which creates a mathematical model of human cardiovascular physiology in a hypothetical patient with a specific body habitus subjected to the pre-selected contrast injection protocol. The predicted contrast enhancement is then displayed for operator approval and may be then used to control a CT scanner or contrast injector system, to perform the injection and scan with the pre-selected injection protocol and scan parameters. The mathematical model includes models of organs and vessels using differential equations to describe mass transport of contrast agent through the cardiovascular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: BHB General Partnership
    Inventors: Kyongtae T. Bae, Jay P. Heiken, James A. Brink