Patents by Inventor Susan E. Candell

Susan E. Candell 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 for three dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging
    Patent number: 7020511
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for three-dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes monitoring a cardiac cycle of a patient and selecting a trigger point along the cardiac cycle. When the cardiac cycle of the patient reaches the trigger point, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the patient is initiated. At least two CT scans of the patient are performed during a time period over two or more cardiac cycles. A cine angiography image is constructed from the at least two CT scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas P. Boyd, Susan E. Candell
  • Method for three dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging
    Publication number: 20030161436
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for three-dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes monitoring a cardiac cycle of a patient and selecting a trigger point along the cardiac cycle. When the cardiac cycle of the patient reaches the trigger point, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the patient is initiated. At least two CT scans of the patient are performed during a time period over two or more cardiac cycles. A cine angiography image is constructed from the at least two CT scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas P. Boyd, Susan E. Candell
  • Method and apparatus for cine EBA/CTA imaging
    Publication number: 20030161440
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes positioning a patient at a first position in a CT scanner, scanning the patient during a first sweep beginning at a first triggering event, moving the patient to a second position, scanning the patient in a second sweep beginning at a second triggering event, and forming a series of motion images based on at least the first and second sweeps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas P. Boyd, Susan E. Candell