Patents by Inventor Marie Foley Kijewski

Marie Foley Kijewski 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).

  • System and Method for Performing Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (Spect) with a Focal-Length Cone-Beam Collimation
    Publication number: 20080302950
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for obtaining data that may be used to generate images of a brain or other bodily organ. The system can include a pair of detecting arrangements and a collimating arrangement associated with each detecting arrangement. A first collimating arrangement can include a cone-beam collimating arrangement having a focal point located within the brain or other organ being imaged. A second collimating arrangement can include a fan-beam collimating arrangement having a focal length selected such that the organ being imaged lies within its field of view to ensure data sufficiency. Cone-beam collimating arrangements having improved hole geometries can also be utilized to provide further increases in imaging sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi-Ae Park, Stephen C. Moore, Marie Foley Kijewski