Patents by Inventor Kaoru Majima

Kaoru Majima 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).

  • X-ray CT apparatus and image diagnostic apparatus
    Patent number: 6198797
    Abstract: In order to perform diagnosis of corpulence of the internal organs in a practical level, there is provided an X-ray CT apparatus in which, after an operator specifies a minimum CT value and a maximum CT value for a fat portion and specifies one point in a subcutaneous fat region, subcutaneous fat pixels and visceral fat pixels are automatically retrieved, the area ratio thereof is automatically calculated, histograms of CT values of the subcutaneous fat pixels and the visceral fat pixels are automatically generated, and then fat region images Gs and Gv, the area ratio, and the histograms Hs and Hv are displayed on the same screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: GE Yokogawa Medical Systems, Limited
    Inventors: Kaoru Majima, Shoko Sato, Shogo Azemoto, Manabu Minami