Patents by Inventor Kiaran McGee

Kiaran McGee 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).

  • Imaging elastic properties of the lung with magnetic resonance elastography
    Publication number: 20060264736
    Abstract: A noble gas is administered to a subject to fill the lungs and magnetic resonance elastography image data is acquired while. vibrations are applied to the chest wall. Shear waves are established in the gas-filled lungs by the vibrations and a shear modulus image is reconstructed from the MRE image data that may be used in the diagnosis of lung disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Ehman, Kiaran McGee, Brian Goss, Joel Felmlee
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds
    Patent number: 6809517
    Abstract: Two magnetic resonance images are acquired of seeds used in brachytherapy of the prostate with different pulse sequences. Phase images and magnitude images are reconstructed and a phase difference image is calculated and combined with the magnitude images. The magnitude images differentiate soft tissues and the phase difference image differentiates the locations of the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Kiaran McGee, Joel Felmlee
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds
    Publication number: 20030107375
    Abstract: Two magnetic resonance images are acquired of seeds used in brachytherapy of the prostate with different pulse sequences. Phase images and magnitude images are reconstructed and a phase difference image is calculated and combined with the magnitude images. The magnitude images differentiate soft tissues and the phase difference image differentiates the locations of the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Kiaran McGee, Joel Felmlee
  • Autocorrection of MR images using multiple metrics
    Patent number: 6265874
    Abstract: An MRI image is corrected for motion artifacts using an iterative, autocorrection process in which corrections are tried and the quality of the resulting reconstructed image is measured. Different metrics for evaluating image quality are used during the autocorrection process to take advantage of their different attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Kiaran McGee, Joel P. Felmlee, Richard L. Ehman, Armando Manduca