Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kaneki

Kenichi Kaneki 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).

  • Image processing method and apparatus adapted for radiotherapy treatment planning using digitally reconstructed radiograph
    Patent number: 6549645
    Abstract: Three-dimensional data is generated by measuring an affected part using a computed tomography unit. Then, color information is allocated so as to correspond to voxel values of the three-dimensional data, and the allocated color information is added up along a ray irradiated from a radiation source. As a result, a digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR) is generated and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Oikawa, Kenichi Kaneki, Yusuke Shimizu, Youichi Seto