Patents by Inventor Maril Nimrod

Maril Nimrod 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).

  • Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating a kidney
    Patent number: 7146204
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a kidney that consists of monitoring the corticomedullary sodium concentration gradient in a kidney by an imaging technique selected from the group consisting of MRI, optical imaging, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound or positron emission tomography (PET), to obtain dynamic images; processing the obtained images to quantitatively determine, pixel by pixel of the images, the concentration of sodium along the corticomedullary axis of the kidney; and mapping the sodium distribution at high resolution to indicate the sodium concentration gradient of the corticomedullary axis of the kidney. Preferably the monitoring is carried out using 23Na MRI. Maps of the sodium distribution are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hadassa Degani, Maril Nimrod
  • Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating a kidney
    Publication number: 20050058598
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a kidney that consists of monitoring the corticomedullary sodium concentration gradient in a kidney by an imaging technique selected from the group consisting of MRI, optical imaging, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound or positron emission tomography (PET), to obtain dynamic images; processing the obtained images to quantitatively determine, pixel by pixel of the images, the concentration of sodium along the corticomedullary axis of the kidney; and mapping the sodium distribution at high resolution to indicate the sodium concentration gradient of the corticomedullary axis of the kidney. Preferably the monitoring is carried out using 23Na MRI. Maps of the sodium distribution are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Hadassa Degani, Maril Nimrod