Patents by Inventor Kanta KOBUCHI

Kanta KOBUCHI 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: 9924916
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes: intensity distribution data acquiring circuitry is configured to acquire, by performing a first scan, intensity distribution data of X-rays being radiated from an X-ray tube and having passed through a subject; scan controlling circuitry is configured to estimate an X-ray dose with which it is possible to discriminate individual X-ray photons having passed through the subject based on the intensity distribution data and to cause a second scan that is for a photon counting CT purpose to be performed by causing the estimated dose of X-rays to be radiated from the X-ray tube to the subject; a counting result acquiring circuitry is configured to acquire, by the second scan, a counting result by counting the X-ray photons being radiated from the X-ray tube and having passed through the subject; and an image reconstructing circuitry is configured to reconstruct X-ray CT image data based on the counting result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Kato, Hiroaki Nakai, Kanta Kobuchi
  • Patent number: 9910119
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MR) apparatus includes a mode switching part and an imaging system. The mode switching part is configured to put a circuit system consuming power into a shutdown state when a first trigger has been detected and to put the circuit system back into a startup state when a second trigger has been detected. The first trigger shows that MR imaging does not start for a certain period. The second trigger shows that MR imaging starts. The imaging system is configured to perform MR imaging by using the circuit system after being set to the startup state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohisa Yokoi, Kanta Kobuchi, Sho Kawajiri, Masaaki Yamanaka, Naoki Imamura, Hitoshi Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20160274206
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a mode switching part and an imaging system. The mode switching part is configured to put a circuit system consuming a power into a shutdown state when a first trigger has been detected and put the circuit system being the shutdown state into a startup state when a second trigger has been detected. The first trigger shows that an imaging does not start for a certain period. The second trigger shows that the imaging starts. The imaging system is configured to perform the imaging by using the circuit system being the startup state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Motohisa YOKOI, Kanta KOBUCHI, Sho KAWAJIRI, Masaaki YAMANAKA, Naoki IMAMURA, Hitoshi KANAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9383422
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a mode switching part and an imaging system. The mode switching part is configured to put a circuit system consuming a power into a shutdown state when a first trigger has been detected and put the circuit system being the shutdown state into a startup state when a second trigger has been detected. The first trigger shows that an imaging does not start for a certain period. The second trigger shows that the imaging starts. The imaging system is configured to perform the imaging by using the circuit system being the startup state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohisa Yokoi, Kanta Kobuchi, Sho Kawajiri, Masaaki Yamanaka, Naoki Imamura, Hitoshi Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20150282778
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes: intensity distribution data acquiring circuitry is configured to acquire, by performing a first scan, intensity distribution data of X-rays being radiated from an X-ray tube and having passed through a subject; scan controlling circuitry is configured to estimate an X-ray dose with which it is possible to discriminate individual X-ray photons having passed through the subject based on the intensity distribution data and to cause a second scan that is for a photon counting CT purpose to be performed by causing the estimated dose of X-rays to be radiated from the X-ray tube to the subject; a counting result acquiring circuitry is configured to acquire, by the second scan, a counting result by counting the X-ray photons being radiated from the X-ray tube and having passed through the subject; and an image reconstructing circuitry is configured to reconstruct X-ray CT image data based on the counting result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru KATO, Hiroaki NAKAI, Kanta KOBUCHI
  • Patent number: 9149240
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes a data acquiring unit, a data processing unit and a data transmitting unit. The data acquiring unit is configured to expose an X-ray to an object, acquire detection data of the X-ray having transmitted the object and compress the detection data to generate compressed data. The data processing unit is configured to generate X-ray CT image data of the object based on the compressed data transmitted from the data acquiring unit through a transmission line. The data transmitting unit is configured to transmit uncompressed detection data of an X-ray to the data processing unit through the transmission line according to information from an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakai, Tooru Kato, Kanta Kobuchi
  • Patent number: 9072471
    Abstract: A portable ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives an ultrasound wave to and from a subject; a processing unit being connected to the ultrasound probe and including a generating unit that generates image data of the subject on the basis of an ultrasound signal received by the ultrasound probe; a display controlling unit that exercises control so as to cause the image data to be displayed by an information terminal being connected to the processing unit and having a display unit; and an identifying unit that performs an identifying process on the basis of identification information of the information terminal. The display controlling unit exercises control so that the information terminal displays a diagnosis image area while varying the size thereof relative to the size of the display unit, in accordance with a result of the identifying process by the identifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Kato, Mikihito Hayashi, Kanta Kobuchi
  • Publication number: 20140024939
    Abstract: A portable ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives an ultrasound wave to and from a subject; a processing unit being connected to the ultrasound probe and including a generating unit that generates image data of the subject on the basis of an ultrasound signal received by the ultrasound probe; a display controlling unit that exercises control so as to cause the image data to be displayed by an information terminal being connected to the processing unit and having a display unit; and an identifying unit that performs an identifying process on the basis of identification information of the information terminal. The display controlling unit exercises control so that the information terminal displays a diagnosis image area while varying the size thereof relative to the size of the display unit, in accordance with a result of the identifying process by the identifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tooru KATO, Mikihito HAYASHI, Kanta KOBUCHI
  • Publication number: 20130127467
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a mode switching part and an imaging system. The mode switching part is configured to put a circuit system consuming a power into a shutdown state when a first trigger has been detected and put the circuit system being the shutdown state into a startup state when a second trigger has been detected. The first trigger shows that an imaging does not start for a certain period. The second trigger shows that the imaging starts. The imaging system is configured to perform the imaging by using the circuit system being the startup state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Motohisa YOKOI, Kanta KOBUCHI, Sho KAWAJIRI, Masaaki YAMANAKA, Naoki IMAMURA, Hitoshi KANAZAWA