Patents by Inventor Takeshiro Suzuki

Takeshiro Suzuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20040165758
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the display of an MR image includes selecting a subset from a plurality of related MR images, setting at least one of window width and window level display parameters of the selected MR image(s), generating an equation for the parameter as a function of position in the sequence based on the set window width(s) or the window level(s), and then automatically setting window width(s) or window level(s) of other of the plurality of related MR images based on the equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoyuki Furudate, Takeshiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6567685
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus generates an MR signal from an object by applying a gradient field pulse generated by a gradient field coil and a high-frequency magnetic field pulse generated by a high-frequency coil to the object in a static field, and reconstructs an image on the basis of the MR signal. The gradient field coil is housed in a sealed vessel. The internal air in the sealed vessel is exhausted by the pump to prevent noise. By controlling the operation of the pump using a control circuit, noise in imaging operation can be reduced more effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Takamori, Ayumi Katsunuma, Hitoshi Kanazawa, Takeshiro Suzuki, Seiji Nozaki, Masatoshi Hanawa, Yoshio Machida, Masaaki Yamanaka, Masao Yui
  • Publication number: 20010010464
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus generates an MR signal from an object by applying a gradient field pulse generated by a gradient field coil and a high-frequency magnetic field pulse generated by a high-frequency coil to the object in a static field, and reconstructs an image on the basis of the MR signal. The gradient field coil is housed in a sealed vessel. The internal air in the sealed vessel is exhausted by the pump to prevent noise. By controlling the operation of the pump using a control circuit, noise in imaging operation can be reduced more effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Takamori, Ayumi Katsunuma, Hitoshi Kanazawa, Takeshiro Suzuki, Seiji Nozaki, Masatoshi Hanawa, Yoshio Machida, Masaaki Yamanaka, Masao Yui
  • Patent number: 5898305
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprises a collecting section that collects from the subject the magnetic resonance signals corresponding to N phase encode data items for restructuring each of a plurality of images, a restructuring section that restructures each set of N phase encode data items corresponding to the magnetic resonance signals obtained by the collecting section, an image processing section that processes the restructured images obtained at the restructuring section, an image output section that outputs the processed images obtained at the image processing section, and a changing section that changes the number of phase encode data items updated among the N phase encode data items restructured at the restructuring section, while the collecting section is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Kokubun, Takeshiro Suzuki, Masaaki Yui