Patents by Inventor Oded Meirav
Oded Meirav 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).
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Patent number: 8199883Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Harry Armstrong
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Publication number: 20100195802Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Jerome S. Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert H. Armstrong
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Patent number: 7706508Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Harry Armstrong
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Patent number: 7649974Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an X-ray imaging system. The method for controlling an X-ray imaging system includes acquiring a plurality of subviews of patient attenuation data wherein a first set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a first radiation flux level and a second set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a second radiation flux level. The first radiation flux level is different than the second radiation flux level. The method further includes combining the first set of subviews of patient attenuation data and the second set of subviews of patient attenuation data to form corrected views for subsequent image generation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Harry Armstrong
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Patent number: 7560702Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computed tomography (CT) detector module, for coupling with a collimator rail. The CT detector module includes a CT detector pack, a printed circuit board, and electrical conductor, and a substrate. The electrical conductor is disposed between and in electrical communication with the CT detector pack and the printed circuit board. The substrate has a slot and is disposed between the CT detector pack and the circuit board such that the electrical conductor is routed through the slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Oded Meirav, David Michael Hoffman
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Patent number: 7424090Abstract: The present invention is a directed method and apparatus for collimating a radiation beam such that the full intensity of the radiation beam does not impinge detectors of a radiation detector assembly that are particularly susceptible to saturation or over-ranging. This collimation can be dynamically adjusted on a per view basis using empirical or scout scan data.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Harry Armstrong
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Patent number: 7336769Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Harry Armstrong
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Publication number: 20080043924Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Armstrong
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Patent number: 7330535Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome S. Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert H. Armstrong
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Patent number: 7289336Abstract: An interconnect structure for use in an electronic device, wherein the interconnect structure comprises a first substrate comprising a flexible material, wherein the first substrate comprises a front side and a back side, and wherein the first substrate is configured to receive a sensor on the front side; and a second substrate coupled to the back side of the first substrate and comprising a rigid material. A detector module for use in an imaging system comprises the aforementioned interconnect structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Edward Burdick, Jr., James Wilson Rose, John Eric Tkaczyk, Oded Meirav, Jerome Stephen Arenson, David Michael Hoffman
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Publication number: 20070206720Abstract: The present invention is a directed method and apparatus for collimating a radiation beam such that the full intensity of the radiation beam does not impinge detectors of a radiation detector assembly that are particularly susceptible to saturation or over-ranging. This collimation can be dynamically adjusted on a per view basis using empirical or scout scan data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Armstrong
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Patent number: 7260172Abstract: An adaptive CT data acquisition system and technique is presented whereby radiation emitted for CT data acquisition is dynamically controlled to limit exposure to those detectors of a CT detector assembly that may be particularly susceptible to saturation during a given data acquisition. The data acquisition technique recognizes that for a given subject size and position that pre-subject filtering and collimating of a radiation beam may be insufficient to completely prevent detector saturation. Therefore, the present invention includes implementation of a number of CT data correction techniques for correcting otherwise unusable data of a saturated CT detector. These data correction techniques include a nearest neighbor correction, off-centered phantom correction, off-centered synthetic data correction, scout data correction, planar radiogram correction, and a number of others.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome Stephen Arenson, Evgeny Drapkin, Yanfeng Du, Lev Greenberg, Oded Meirav, David Ruimi, John Eric Tkaczyk, Xiaoye Wu
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Patent number: 7260171Abstract: The present invention is a directed method and apparatus for collimating a radiation beam such that the full intensity of the radiation beam does not impinge detectors of a radiation detector assembly that are particularly susceptible to saturation or over-ranging. This collimation can be dynamically adjusted on a per view basis using empirical or scout scan data.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jerome S. Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert H. Armstrong
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Publication number: 20070121781Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computed tomography (CT) detector module, for coupling with a collimator rail. The CT detector module includes a CT detector pack, a printed circuit board, and electrical conductor, and a substrate. The electrical conductor is disposed between and in electrical communication with the CT detector pack and the printed circuit board. The substrate has a slot and is disposed between the CT detector pack and the circuit board such that the electrical conductor is routed through the slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Oded Meirav, David Hoffman
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Publication number: 20070116181Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Armstrong
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Publication number: 20070116173Abstract: An adaptive CT data acquisition system and technique is presented whereby radiation emitted for CT data acquisition is dynamically controlled to limit exposure to those detectors of a CT detector assembly that may be particularly susceptible to saturation during a given data acquisition. The data acquisition technique recognizes that for a given subject size and position that pre-subject filtering and collimating of a radiation beam may be insufficient to completely prevent detector saturation. Therefore, the present invention includes implementation of a number of CT data correction techniques for correcting otherwise unusable data of a saturated CT detector. These data correction techniques include a nearest neighbor correction, off-centered phantom correction, off-centered synthetic data correction, scout data correction, planar radiogram correction, and a number of others.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Jerome Arenson, Evgeny Drapkin, Yanfeng Du, Lev Greenberg, Oded Meirav, David Ruimi, John Tkaczyk, Xiaoye Wu
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Publication number: 20070104320Abstract: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Armstrong
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Publication number: 20070100234Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying an instrument in a region of interest are provided. The imaging system includes a multi-slice detector, a processor coupled to the multi-slice detector, and a display configured to display reconstructed images. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of multi-slice scan data, identify at least a portion of an instrument in at least one slice of the plurality of multi-slice scan data, and display the identified instrument portion with an indicator associated with the at least one slice.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Haim Gelman
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Publication number: 20060109950Abstract: An adaptive CT data acquisition system and technique is presented whereby radiation emitted for CT data acquisition is dynamically controlled to limit exposure to those detectors of a CT detector assembly that may be particularly susceptible to saturation during a given data acquisition. The data acquisition technique recognizes that for a given subject size and position that pre-subject filtering and collimating of a radiation beam may be insufficient to completely prevent detector saturation. Therefore, the present invention includes implementation of a number of CT data correction techniques for correcting otherwise unusable data of a saturated CT detector. These data correction techniques include a nearest neighbor correction, off-centered phantom correction, off-centered synthetic data correction, scout data correction, planar radiogram correction, and a number of others.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Jerome Arenson, John Tkaczyk, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Evgeny Drapkin, Dmitry Samsonov, Lev Greenberg, Bruno De Man, Samit Basu, Xiaoye Wu, Yangeng Du
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Publication number: 20060104496Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an X-ray imaging system. The method for controlling an X-ray imaging system includes acquiring a plurality of subviews of patient attenuation data wherein a first set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a first radiation flux level and a second set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a second radiation flux level. The first radiation flux level is different than the second radiation flux level. The method further includes combining the first set of subviews of patient attenuation data and the second set of subviews of patient attenuation data to form corrected views for subsequent image generation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Jerome Arenson, David Ruimi, Oded Meirav, Robert Armstrong