Patents by Inventor James H. Mattiello

James H. Mattiello 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).

  • Method and system for measuring the diffusion tensor and for diffusion tensor imaging
    Patent number: 5539310
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring the effective diffusion tensor for spin labeled particles, and generating images therefrom. The effective diffusion tensor is related to the echo intensity in an NMR spin-echo experiment. This relationship is used to design experiments from which the diffusion tensor components are estimated. Estimation of Deff provides the theoretical basis for a new MRI modality, diffusion tensor imaging. Diffusion ellipsoids may be used for generating images representative of physical characteristics of the observed object. Scalar invariants of the diffusion tensor are also used for imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Peter J. Basser, James H. Mattiello, Denis LeBihan