Patents by Inventor Katsuroh Ohwadano

Katsuroh Ohwadano 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: 7094203
    Abstract: Gamma rays obtained from radioisotope administered to an examinee are detected by a gamma ray information-detecting unit so that a first tomographic image obtained therefrom is formed on a CRT. Further, a second tomographic image of the examinee detected by using an ultrasonic wave information-detecting unit juxtaposed with respect to the gamma ray information-detecting unit is formed while making the second tomographic image overlap on the first tomographic image. Thus, it is possible to obtain a tomographic image in which relative positional relationship of tissue is clear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomio Inoue, Tadashi Ito, Masao Jimbo, Takeshi Sasaki, Shuji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Eguchi, Hao Wei, Katsuroh Ohwadano, Hideki Ryuo
  • Patent number: 6822237
    Abstract: After the position of a collimator with respect to a gamma camera depending on the position of a detection plane in an examinee, gamma rays radiated from the examinee are detected by a scintillation detector via a collimator and a scintillator, and a signal from the scintillation detector is processed by a signal processing circuit and then transferred to an image reconstructing unit, which reconstructs a three-dimensional image of the radiation source in the examinee and displays the three-dimensional image on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomio Inoue, Tadashi Ito, Masao Jimbo, Kenzo Eguchi, Katsuroh Ohwadano
  • Patent number: 6635879
    Abstract: A small-size gamma camera is capable of reliably and quickly detecting the accumulated position of a radiation source in an examinee. When the examinee is scanned with the gamma camera which has an area sensor comprising 256 (16×16) semiconductor detecting elements, display elements of a display unit on a rear panel of the gamma camera are turned on to display a pattern indicative of the accumulated position of the radiation source. According to the displayed pattern on the display elements, the operator of the gamma camera moves the gamma camera to detect the accumulated position of the radiation source reliably within a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Jimbo, Takeshi Sasaki, Shuji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Eguchi, Hao Wei, Katsuroh Ohwadano, Hideki Ryuo
  • Publication number: 20030004413
    Abstract: Gamma rays obtained from radioisotope administered to an examinee are detected by a gamma ray information-detecting unit so that a first tomographic image obtained therefrom is formed on a CRT. Further, a second tomographic image of the examinee detected by using an ultrasonic wave information-detecting unit juxtaposed with respect to the gamma ray information-detecting unit is formed while making the second tomographic image overlap on the first tomographic image. Thus, it is possible to obtain a tomographic image in which relative positional relationship of tissue is clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomio Inoue, Tadashi Ito, Masao Jimbo, Takeshi Sasaki, Shuji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Eguchi, Hao Wei, Katsuroh Ohwadano, Hideki Ryuo
  • Publication number: 20020145114
    Abstract: After the position of a collimator with respect to a gamma camera depending on the position of a detection plane in an examinee, gamma rays radiated from the examinee are detected by a scintillation detector via a collimator and a scintillator, and a signal from the scintillation detector is processed by a signal processing circuit and then transferred to an image reconstructing unit, which reconstructs a three-dimensional image of the radiation source in the examinee and displays the three-dimensional image on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomio Inoue, Tadashi Ito, Masao Jimbo, Kenzo Eguchi, Katsuroh Ohwadano
  • Publication number: 20020117627
    Abstract: A small-size gamma camera is capable of reliably and quickly detecting the accumulated position of a radiation source in an examinee. When the examinee is scanned with the gamma camera which has an area sensor comprising 256 (16×16) semiconductor detecting elements, display elements of a display unit on a rear panel of the gamma camera are turned on to display a pattern indicative of the accumulated position of the radiation source. According to the displayed pattern on the display elements, the operator of the gamma camera moves the gamma camera to detect the accumulated position of the radiation source reliably within a short period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Anzai Medical Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Jimbo, Takeshi Sasaki, Shuji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Eguchi, Hao Wei, Katsuroh Ohwadano, Hideki Ryuo