Patents by Inventor Matthew RIFFE

Matthew RIFFE 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: 9470767
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with wireless magnetic field monitoring (wMFM) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are described. One example apparatus includes a wMFM module configured to receive an MFM signal from an MFM probe and to wirelessly transmit modulated MFM signals produced from the received MFM signals to an MRI apparatus. The MRI apparatus is configured with a wireless receiver that receives and processes the modulated MFM signals into information used in an image reconstruction. The MRI apparatus includes an MRI reconstruction logic configured to produce an MR image from the MRI signal based, at least in part, on the magnetic field measurement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Mark Griswold, Matthew Riffe
  • Patent number: 9274187
    Abstract: Example devices, apparatus, and methods concern intervention-independent imaging control for an MRI system. A hand wearable device (e.g., glove) that can be manipulated independently of an interventional device (e.g., catheter) in use to treat a patient transmits position signals describing an orientation of the device to an MRI system. The device may have fiducial markers mounted on an operator's fingers. The MRI system determines a desired scan plane that will correspond to the orientation of the intervention-independent device and performs a diagnostic scan on the desired scan plane. The spatial proximities of the markers may control a switch based control that controls image acquisition parameters including field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Griswold, Matthew Riffe, Michael D. Twieg
  • Publication number: 20160011285
    Abstract: Example devices, apparatus, and methods concern intervention-independent imaging control for an MRI system. A hand wearable device (e.g., glove) that can be manipulated independently of an interventional device (e.g., catheter) in use to treat a patient transmits position signals describing an orientation of the device to an MRI system. The device may have fiducial markers mounted on an operator's fingers. The MRI system determines a desired scan plane that will correspond to the orientation of the intervention-independent device and performs a diagnostic scan on the desired scan plane. The spatial proximities of the markers may control a switch based control that controls image acquisition parameters including field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Griswold, Matthew Riffe, Michael D. Twieg
  • Patent number: 9066673
    Abstract: Example systems, apparatus, circuits, and so on described herein concern intervention-independent scan plane control for an MRI system. A tracking device capable of being manipulated independently of an interventional device in use to treat a patient transmits position signals describing an orientation of the tracking device to an MRI system. The MRI system determines a desired scan plan that will correspond to the orientation of the tracking device and performs a diagnostic scan on the desired scan plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventors: Mark A. Griswold, Matthew Riffe, Stephen Yutzy, Vikas Gulani, Dean Nakamoto, Daniel Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130271126
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with wireless magnetic field monitoring (wMFM) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are described. One example apparatus includes a wMFM module configured to receive an MFM signal from an MFM probe and to wirelessly transmit modulated MFM signals produced from the received MFM signals to an MRI apparatus. The MRI apparatus is configured with a wireless receiver that receives and processes the modulated MFM signals into information used in an image reconstruction. The MRI apparatus includes an MRI reconstruction logic configured to produce an MR image from the MRI signal based, at least in part, on the magnetic field measurement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Mark Griswold, Matthew Riffe
  • Publication number: 20120053448
    Abstract: Example systems, apparatus, circuits, and so on described herein concern intervention-independent scan plane control for an MRI system. A tracking device capable of being manipulated independently of an interventional device in use to treat a patient transmits position signals describing an orientation of the tracking device to an MRI system. The MRI system determines a desired scan plan that will correspond to the orientation of the tracking device and performs a diagnostic scan on the desired scan plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark A. GRISWOLD, Matthew RIFFE, Stephen YUTZY, Vikas GULANI, Dean NAKAMOTO, Daniel HSU