Patents by Inventor Ruben Peters

Ruben Peters 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).

  • MRI image distortion reduction for MRI images of a recipient having an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8570040
    Abstract: A method for generating a new set of MRI images of a region of a recipient in which an implanted medical device having magnetic properties is located. The method includes scanning a plurality of scan slices of the recipient with an MRI machine set at a first fat shift direction to generate a first set of MRI images and rescanning the plurality of scan slices with a fat shift direction different than the first fat shift direction to obtain a second set of MRI images. At least one of the MRI images of the first set and the second set including an artifact resulting from the implanted medical device. The method further includes comparing respective artifacts of the MRI images of the first and second sets, and selecting one of the compared MRI images based on the distortion to the respective MRI image created by the respective artifact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: C. Roger Leigh, Ruben Peters
  • MRI IMAGE DISTORTION REDUCTION FOR MRI IMAGES OF A RECIPIENT HAVING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120169336
    Abstract: A method for generating a new set of MRI images of a region of a recipient in which an implanted medical device having magnetic properties is located. The method includes scanning a plurality of scan slices of the recipient with an MRI machine set at a first fat shift direction to generate a first set of MRI images and rescanning the plurality of scan slices with a fat shift direction different than the first fat shift direction to obtain a second set of MRI images. At least one of the MRI images of the first set and the second set including an artifact resulting from the implanted medical device. The method further includes comparing respective artifacts of the MRI images of the first and second sets, and selecting one of the compared MRI images based on the distortion to the respective MRI image created by the respective artifact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: C. Roger Leigh, Ruben Peters