Patents Issued in July 11, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190209093
    Abstract: A foot imaging apparatus includes a support structure and a flexible membrane suspended from the support structure and configured to receive a foot thereon. The apparatus also includes a three-dimensional imager located under the flexible membrane and configured to acquire a topographical plantar image of the foot on the flexible membrane. The apparatus further includes a monitoring unit for monitoring a monitored region in order to evaluate a positioning of the foot on the flexible membrane. The monitoring unit includes a camera having a field of view, and at least one light deflector arranged to deflect light from the monitored region into the field of view of the camera. The camera acquires a monitoring image of the monitored region after deflection by the at least one light deflector. The monitoring image contains information about the positioning of the foot on the flexible membrane. A foot imaging method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Nicholas WATTS, Mohamed LACHHAB, Patrick MOUGIN, Philippe LÉGARÉ, Frédéric GREMILLET
  • Publication number: 20190209094
    Abstract: A wearable patch and method for automatically monitoring, screening, and/or reporting events related to one or more health conditions (e.g., sleeping or breathing disorders, physical activity, arrhythmias) of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Zansors LLC
    Inventors: Abhijit Dasgupta, Ranjit Das
  • Publication number: 20190209095
    Abstract: Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as interfering species, ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, known or unknown sources of mechanical, electrical and/or biochemical noise, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system processes some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently based at least in part on whether the signal artifact event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Apurv Ullas Kamath, James H. Brauker, Aarthi Mahalingam, Ying Li
  • Publication number: 20190209096
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement apparatus includes a measuring device that includes a plurality of pressure sensors and is for measuring blood pressure information for each heartbeat in a measurement target, and an arrangement state inferring unit for extracting a feature quantity from an output waveform of each of the pressure sensors for each heartbeat, and inferring an arrangement state of the measuring means relative to an artery that is the measurement target based on a distribution profile of values of the feature quantity for the plurality of pressure sensors. The apparatus also includes a reliability calculating unit for calculating a reliability of the blood pressure information measured by the measuring means, based on the inferred arrangement state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ayako KOKUBO, Hirotaka WADA, Eriko KAN, Keiichi OBAYASHI, Masaaki KASAI
  • Publication number: 20190209097
    Abstract: The present disclosure a system and methods for early diagnosis of neurodevelopmental or neurobehavioral diseases, such as autism spectrum disorders (“ASD”). In one aspect, a method for determining a risk for a neonatal patient to develop as ASD is provided. The method includes coupling a sensor assembly comprising plurality of electroencephalogram (“EEG”) sensors to a neonatal patient, and acquiring, using the sensor assembly, EEG data during a sleep state of the neonatal patient. The method also includes analyzing the EEG data to determine neural signatures indicative of a brain activity of the neonatal patient during the sleep state, and generating, based on the neural signatures, a composite representing a neurofunctional profile of the neonatal patient. The method further includes determining a risk for the neonatal patient to develop an autism spectrum disorder (“ASD”) by comparing the composite to a reference, and generating a report indicating the risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Katherine M. Martien, Joseph R. Isler, Martha Herbert
  • Publication number: 20190209098
    Abstract: A system and method includes acquisition of a plurality of sets of body surface data, first data indicating locations of a first one or more body landmarks for each of the plurality of sets of body surface data, and second data indicating locations of a second one or more body landmarks for each of the plurality of sets of body surface data, training, using the plurality of sets of body surface data and data indicating locations of the first one or more body landmarks for each of the plurality of sets of body surface data, of a first reinforcement learning network to identify the first one or more body landmarks based on body surface data, and training, using the plurality of sets of body surface data and data indicating locations of the second one or more body landmarks for each of the plurality of sets of body surface data, of a second reinforcement learning network to identify the second one or more body landmarks based on body surface data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Lequan Yu, Kai Ma, Vivek Singh, Terrence Chen
  • Publication number: 20190209099
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a pseudo-CT prediction model that can be used to generate pseudo-CT images. An exemplary system may include a processor configured to retrieve training data including at least one MR image and at least one CT image for each of a plurality of training subjects. For each training subject, the processor may extract a plurality of features from each image point of the at least one MR image, create a feature vector for each image point based on the extracted features, and extract a CT value from each image point of the at least one CT image. The processor may also generate the pseudo-CT prediction model based on the feature vectors and the CT values of the plurality of training subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Xiao Han
  • Publication number: 20190209100
    Abstract: In-vehicle user health platform systems and methods are disclosed. The in-vehicle health platform system can include a display within a vehicle and a computer coupled to the display. The display can be on a dashboard of the vehicle or display computer having a plurality of display areas. The computer can receive health data for a user and provide options for the user to select a type of health data and report to display in one or more display areas of the display based on the received health data. The health data can include at least one of sleep data, vital signs data, oxygen level data, and workout data of the user. The health data can be received from at least one of a wearable, a health measuring device, and a weight measuring device within the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Petar Strahinja, Henrik Wenders
  • Publication number: 20190209101
    Abstract: Provided is a method of analyzing tele-rehabilitation which includes calculating a completion rate of the number of times of performance, indicating how much a user achieves a designated number of times of performance of a first rehabilitation exercise, based on the designated number of times of performance of the first rehabilitation exercise, and the number of times of the first rehabilitation exercise actually performed by the user, by an apparatus for analyzing tele-rehabilitation, calculating a variation coefficient indicating whether the first rehabilitation exercise is regularly and repeatedly performed, based on a performance time consumed at each time while the user repeatedly performs the first rehabilitation exercise, by the apparatus for analyzing tele-rehabilitation, and generating a result of analysis indicating a result obtained as the user performs the first rehabilitation exercise, based on the completion rate of the number of times of performance and the variation coefficient, by the apparat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Kyoon LEE, Yong Tae WON, Dong Won KANG
  • Publication number: 20190209102
    Abstract: A gamma camera, a system, and a method are described, wherein a large gamma camera can be subdivided into two or more smaller gamma cameras, each independently positioned for SPECT data acquisition. These transformable gamma cameras make more efficient use of the gamma photon detector area. Tiled arrays of semiconductor gamma detectors are especially suited for such transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: James W. Hugg
  • Publication number: 20190209103
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising the compound having the structure: or a salt of the compound; 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid or a salt of 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid; and at least one acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for the State University o f New York
    Inventors: Peter TONGE, Zhuo ZHANG, Peter SMITH-JONES, Li LIU, Hui WANG
  • Publication number: 20190209104
    Abstract: A method is for operating an at least partially autonomously moving, mobile medical unit, which has at least one sensing device for detecting possible collision objects in the environment of the unit and a control device, which evaluates the sensing data of the sensing device and which is designed to at least partially autonomously operate the movement of the unit while performing a collision protection function. In an embodiment of the method, a possible collision object described by the sensing data is classified by evaluating the sensing data and the classification is taken into consideration in the autonomous operation of the unit, in particular in the calculation of a trajectory to be traveled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Franz DIRAUF, Verena SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20190209105
    Abstract: The invention refers to an elongated base profile (7) for use in a lower-body radiation protection system. The elongated base profile (7), comprises as seen in a transverse cross section, a first connecting portion (8) adapted to engage a connection rail (4) of an examination table (1), a second connecting portion (14) forming a protrusion (15) or a groove extending along the longitudinal extension of the elongated base profile (7), wherein the protrusion (15) is adapted to form a connection rail (4), and wherein the groove is adapted to support a separate connection rail or a separate connector; and a third connecting portion (18) adapted to engage a first connector (11) of a first shielding panel (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Borntech
    Inventor: Ove Bornvall
  • Publication number: 20190209106
    Abstract: A system and a method are respectively for positioning an examination object and evaluation of an image with respect to a positioning of a breast of an examination object in relation to an x-ray device. In an embodiment, the system includes an x-ray device including at least one compression device to fix a breast of the examination object; at least one camera, arranged in relation to the x-ray device such that images are acquirable via the at least one camera, the images showing a current positioning of the breast of the examination object in relation to the x-ray device; and at least one display device, embodied to display the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Mario BECHTOLD, Daniela BOLTE, Anja BRUNDOBLER, Helmut GOLLWITZER, Anna JEREBKO, Wolfgang NEUBER, Marcus RADICKE, Karin RATZMER, Juliane RITTER, Ann-Christin ROESSLER
  • Publication number: 20190209107
    Abstract: An interventional X-ray system is proposed, the system including a multi X-ray source unit positioned below a patient table. This ‘multiblock’ may comprise several x-ray sources with focal spot positions distributed along the x-y (table) plane. The x-ray sources are operable in a switching scheme in which certain x-ray sources may be activated in parallel and also sequential switching between such groups is intended. The switching may be carried out so that several images with different projection angles can be acquired in parallel. In other words, an optimal multi-beam X-ray exposure is suggested, wherein fast switching in one dimension and simultaneous exposure in the 2nd dimension is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gereon VOGTMEIER, Klaus Juergen ENGEL, Michael GRASS, Bernd MENSER, Heidrun STEINHAUSER, Alberto FAZZI, Herman STEGEHUIS, Dirk SCHAEFER
  • Publication number: 20190209108
    Abstract: Nuclear medicine (NM) imaging system includes a plurality of detector assemblies that each have a movable arm and a detector head that is coupled to the movable arm. The movable arm is configured to move the detector head toward and away from an object. The NM imaging system also includes at least one processor configured to determine a body contour of the object and determine an acquisition configuration using the body contour. The acquisition configuration includes at least three of the detector heads positioned in a dense group that borders the body contour. The detector heads in the dense group are primary detector heads. The at least one processor is also configured to move at least one of the object or one or more of the primary detector heads so that the primary detector heads are in the dense group near the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yariv Grobshtein, Shai Wald, Gillan Michael Grimberg, Ken Efrati, Jean-Paul Bouhnik
  • Publication number: 20190209109
    Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
  • Publication number: 20190209110
    Abstract: A cover for an x-ray cassette includes a zip-lock. This x-ray cassette cover may be implemented in a method of protecting and/or using an x-ray cassette and may be part of a sanitation system. The zip-lock provides for easy sealing and removal of the x-ray cassette from the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jennifer Thompson, Jessie Rios
  • Publication number: 20190209111
    Abstract: An X-ray device includes a casing, an X-ray generator, a zoom ring-like object and an elastic connecting assembly. The casing has a storage space. The X-ray generator is disposed on the casing and located in the storage space. One end of the zoom ring-like object is connected to the X-ray generator. One end of the elastic connecting assembly is connected to the X-ray generator or the zoom ring-like object, and another end of the elastic connecting assembly is connected to the casing, such that the zoom ring-like object or both the zoom ring-like object and the X-ray generator are inclinable relative to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Chih Kuan LIN, Chen-An Sung, Shih-An Chen
  • Publication number: 20190209112
    Abstract: A system including initialization, imaging, alignment, processing, and setting modules. The initialization module obtains patient parameters for a patient and procedure and surgeon parameters. The initialization module selects first settings for an x-ray source based on the patient, procedure, and surgeon parameters. The image module obtains a first sample set of images of a region-of-interest of the patient and a master sample set of images. The first sample set was acquired as a result of the x-ray source operating according to the first settings. The alignment module aligns the first sample set to the master sample set. The processing module processes pixel data corresponding to a result of the alignment based on a pixel parameter or one of the patient parameters. The setting module adjusts the first settings to provide updated settings. X-ray dosage associated with the updated settings is less than x-ray dosage associated with the first settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Richard J. BRODY
  • Publication number: 20190209113
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, storage medium, and system for analyzing an image sequence of a periodic physiological activity. In one implementation, the method includes receiving the image sequence acquired by an imaging device, the image sequence having a plurality of frames and determining local motions for pixels in each frame of the image sequence. The local motion for a pixel may be determined using corresponding pixels in frames adjacent to the frame to which the pixel belongs. The method further includes determining principal motions for the plurality of frames based on the local motions; determining a motion magnitude profile based on the principal motions; and determining the phase of each frame in the image sequence based on the motion magnitude profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaoxiao LIU, Shubao LIU, Bin MA, Kunlin CAO, Youbing YIN, Yuwei LI, Qian ZHAO, Qi SONG
  • Publication number: 20190209114
    Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire medical image data representing a blood vessel of a subject, extract a blood vessel shape from the medical image data, determine degree of meandering in each of regions from the extracted blood vessel shape, specify a deformed region in which the degree of meandering changes due to insertion of a device into the blood vessel on the basis of the degree of meandering, and output the deformed region in the blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiko Nishioka, Takuya Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190209115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (26) and a method for determining a fractional flow reserve. For this purpose, a new personalized hyperemic boundary condition model is provided. The personalized hyperemic boundary condition model is used to condition a parametric model for a simulation of a blood flow in a coronary tree (34) of a human subject. As a basis for the personalized hyperemic boundary condition 5 model, a predefined hyperemic boundary condition model is used, which represents empirical derived hyperemic boundary condition parameters. However, these empirical hyperemic boundary condition parameters are not specific for a human subject under examination. In order to achieve a specification of the respective predefined hyperemic boundary condition model, specific human subject features are derived from a volumetric image of the coronary 10 tree of the human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Mordechay Pinchas FREIMAN, Liran GOSHEN, Hannes NICKISCH
  • Publication number: 20190209116
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that provide for automated analysis of three-dimensional (3D) medical images of a subject in order to automatically identify specific 3D volumes within the 3D images that correspond to specific organs and/or tissue. In certain embodiments, the accurate identification of one or more such volumes can be used to determine quantitative metrics that measure uptake of radiopharmaceuticals in particular organs and/or tissue regions. These uptake metrics can be used to assess disease state in a subject, determine a prognosis for a subject, and/or determine efficacy of a treatment modality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Karl Vilhelm Sjöstrand, Jens Filip Andreas Richter, Kerstin Elsa Maria Johnsson, Erik Konrad Gjertsson
  • Publication number: 20190209117
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for automatically determining exposure time for an intraoral image. The method includes acquiring a low dose pilot projection image of an object to be imaged, performing a sanity check to ensure that a usable exposure is attainable, estimating a remaining exposure time required for an additional projection image, taking the additional projection image and adding the two images together to generate a final image wherein the dose delivered to the x-ray detector is influenced by patient specific dental anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick W. DUEWER
  • Publication number: 20190209118
    Abstract: A dispensing system is provided including a housing having a cavity, a first opening and a second opening, the openings being in communication with the cavity. First and second rollers are positioned within the cavity. A strip extends through the openings. The strip has a first end that is wound about the first roller and a second end that is wound about the second roller. A plurality of instrument covers are removably positioned on the strip. Methods of use and kits are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Irwin Fishberger, Ross Fishberger
  • Publication number: 20190209119
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging device includes an angle sensor to measure the angular orientation of the device. A first user input causes the device to store the first angular orientation in memory as a stored angular orientation. A second user input causes the device to determine a second angular orientation of the device or of a projected path of a probe through a probe guide. The device compares the second angular orientation with the first angular orientation and provides a visual indication of the direction(s) to rotate the device and/or probe holder and/or probe so that the second angular orientation is equal to or substantially equal to the stored angular orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Frank William Mauldin, JR., Adam Dixon, Kevin Owen
  • Publication number: 20190209120
    Abstract: A medical device guide system includes a probe configured for imaging portions of a patient's body, a first guide connector extending from a first surface of the probe, the first guide connector including a first mounting surface, and a guide removably mountable to the first guide connector. The guide may include a first cavity shaped to receive the first mounting surface and a first channel disposed on a top surface of the guide opposite the first cavity, the first channel angled at a first angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the probe and configured to guide a medical device to a targeted depth in the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan C. Gorzitze
  • Publication number: 20190209121
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic system includes an ultrasound diagnostic device that creates test images of an intima-media thickness of a blood vessel, a workstation connected to the ultrasound diagnostic device, and a database that sequentially stores the test images created by the ultrasound diagnostic device. The workstation includes an input unit for allowing a user to input various kinds of information, a display unit, a workstation control unit that retrieves test images in past tests for the patient as past images from the test images stored in the database to make the display unit display the past images stored in the database as thumbnails, after a current image that is a test image of a current test are created for the patient by the ultrasound diagnostic device, and a test report creation unit that automatically creates a test report on the basis of the current image, and at least one past image selected by the user via the input unit from the past images displayed as the thumbnails on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiya MIYACHI, Tomoki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190209122
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a display; and a processor configured to acquire an ultrasound image of a two-dimensional (2D) cross-section including a first point representing a crux of a heart of a fetus and a second point representing a center of a spine, based on ultrasound image data of the fetus, display a first body axis including a line connecting the first point and the second point on the ultrasound image, display a first heart axis corresponding to a heart wall of the heart on the ultrasound image, and display an angle indicator indicating angle information about an angle between the first body axis and the first heart axis on the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-sik JANG, Jin-yong LEE
  • Publication number: 20190209123
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for in vivo imaging. More specifically, the present invention relates to a catheter that incorporates an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system and an Intravascular Ultrasound (“IVUS) system for concurrent imaging of luminal systems, such as imaging the vasculature system, including, without limitation, cardiac vasculature, peripheral vasculature and neural vasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Paul CASTELLA, Nathaniel J. KEMP, Thomas E. MILNER, David G. ROSENBAUM
  • Publication number: 20190209124
    Abstract: An ultrasound endoscope, includes: an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject, acquire an optical subject image, and transmit and receive ultrasound; an ultrasound transducer configured to emit the ultrasound in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the insertion portion, and perform scanning in a circumferential direction of an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction; a forward field optical portion that is provided at a distal end of the insertion portion in the longitudinal direction, the distal end being where observation light coming from a forward field enters; and a side field optical portion that is provided at a distal end side of the insertion portion in the longitudinal direction and is where observation light from a side field including a part of a scan plane of the ultrasound transducer enters, the side field being a field in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuko TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190209125
    Abstract: A photoacoustic image generation apparatus includes: a puncture needle including a photoacoustic wave generation portion that absorbs light and generates photoacoustic waves; an acoustic wave detection unit having a piezoelectric element array in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements that detect the photoacoustic waves are arranged; a controller configured to specify some piezoelectric element groups in the piezoelectric element array and switches the piezoelectric element groups to acquire detection signals of all receiving regions in the piezoelectric element array; and a processor configured to generate a photoacoustic image on the basis of the detection signals of the photoacoustic waves, detect a position of a tip portion of the puncture needle on the basis of the photoacoustic image. The controller specifies the piezoelectric element groups on the basis of the position of the tip portion of the puncture needle detected by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya YAMAMOTO, Kaku IRISAWA, Dai MURAKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20190209126
    Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus, comprises a photoacoustic image acquiring unit configured to generate a first image related to optical characteristics within the object; an ultrasonic image acquiring unit configured to generate a second image related to acoustic characteristics within the object; a region of interest designating unit configured to receive designation of a region of interest with regard to the first image; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the first image inside the region of interest and outside the region of interest, respectively, using different image processing parameters; and an image synthesizing unit configured to superimpose and synthesize the first image, which has been image processed, and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Abe
  • Publication number: 20190209127
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190209128
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190209129
    Abstract: A disclosed ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a probe to irradiate and receive ultrasonic waves, a correction member including an inspection object contact portion provided to be in contact with an inspection object and to be deformable according to the shape of the inspection object and a probe contact portion provided such that the probe is slidably moved and having a curved surface, a sensor to measure a distance between the probe and the probe contact portion or a force applied to the probe contact portion by the probe, and a probe driving device to slidingly move the probe on the curved surface of the probe contact portion and to move the probe so that the probe is brought in dose contact with the probe contact portion corresponding to information measured by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Ho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190209130
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a 3-D volume of anatomy including at least the structure of interest. The method further includes acquiring, with an array of an ultrasound probe, a real-time 2-D ultrasound image of the structure of interest in a cavity parallel to a longitudinal axis of the ultrasound probe. The method further includes calculating a metric from a 2-D plane extracted from the 3D volume and the real-time 2-D ultrasound sagittal image. The metric identifies a plane, from sagittal planes of the 3D volume, and a position within the plane, that best fits the real-time 2-D ultrasound sagittal image. The method further includes identifying a current location of the ultrasound probe with respect to the anatomy based on the identified position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: BK Medical Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lieblich, Spiros Mantzavinos
  • Publication number: 20190209131
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including an ultrasound probe, an imaging section that images the subject on the basis of a reception signal output from the ultrasound probe to generate an ultrasound image, an image analysis section that performs image analysis using the ultrasound image generated by the imaging section, a movement detection sensor that is attached to the ultrasound probe and detects a movement of the ultrasound probe to output the movement as a detection signal, a movement amount calculation section that calculates a movement amount of the ultrasound probe in a case where an imaging inspection portion that is currently being imaged among a plurality of inspection portions of the subject is inspected, using the detection signal output from the movement detection sensor, and a portion discrimination section that discriminates the imaging inspection portion on the basis of an image analysis result in the image analysis section and the movement amount calculated by the movement am
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsurou EBATA
  • Publication number: 20190209132
    Abstract: A transesophageal ultrasonic probe has a probe sound head and a probe tube connecting to the probe sound head. The probe sound head is provided with a chip. The probe sound head is provided with expandable dissolvable materials. When the probe sound head enters the esophagus and reaches the target position, the expandable dissolvable materials expand and drive the probe sound head to move, making the chip on the probe sound head close to the esophagus or the stomach wall. The transesophageal ultrasonic probe can reduce the probe size and diameters of cables, its extracorporeal part is detachable, and the probe can be placed in a patient's body for a long time for real-time ultrasonic image monitoring of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Xun ZHU, Junwen XIAO, Yi LI
  • Publication number: 20190209133
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured to execute transmit aperture synthesis to conduct coherent summation on multiple received signals that are at different transmit apertures and in an identical scan line, evaluate a degree of consistency between phases of the received signals to calculate an evaluation value at each observation point, and correct a received signal having undergone the transmit aperture synthesis based on the evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Takeshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20190209134
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The ultrasound imaging apparatus may set a region of interest (ROI) in an ultrasound image of an object, may divide the ROI into a plurality of sections, may generate a plurality of spectral Doppler images respectively corresponding to the plurality of sections, may determine a display order of a list of the plurality of spectral Doppler images based on a peak velocity value of blood flow, may display the ultrasound image of the object on a first region, and may display, on a second region, in the display order, spectral Doppler images whose peak velocity values of blood flow are greater than a preset value from among the plurality of spectral Doppler images of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-min KANG, Eun-ho YANG
  • Publication number: 20190209135
    Abstract: A magnetomotive imaging probe system is disclosed comprising a movable probe, a magnet arranged on the probe, and an ultra sound transducer, wherein the magnet is arranged to generate a time-varying magnetic field (T) at an imaging plane (304) of the ultrasound transducer, distally of the ultra sound transducer and the probe, when the probe has a proximal first position adjacent the ultra sound transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: NKIJ Engineering AB
    Inventors: Magnus Cinthio, Maria Evertsson, Tomas Jansson, Hans Persson, Fredrik Olsson, Sarah Fredriksson
  • Publication number: 20190209136
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a method of displaying an ultrasound image. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus may include: a processor configured to acquire a Doppler signal corresponding to a sample volume, divide the Doppler signal into a plurality of sub-Doppler signals, generate a plurality of spectral Doppler signals by performing spectral analysis on each of the plurality of sub-Doppler signals, and generate, from the plurality of spectral Doppler signals, a spectral Doppler signal corresponding to the sample volume; and a display displaying the spectral Doppler signal corresponding to the sample volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woo-youl LEE, Eun-ho YANG, Gae-young CHO, Jin-bum KANG, Yang-mo YOO
  • Publication number: 20190209137
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains an ultrasonic image at a frame rate higher than that of a photoacoustic image. A first photoacoustic image is obtained at a first time point, a second photoacoustic image is obtained at a second time point after the first time point, and a first ultrasonic image is obtained at a third time point included in a period of time after the first time point and before the second time point. At least one of the first and second photoacoustic images is associated with the first ultrasonic image based on the relationship among the first to third time points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Taku Inoue, Kazuhito Oka
  • Publication number: 20190209138
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus has: an image acquiring unit that transmits/receives an ultrasound beam from an ultrasound probe to acquire an ultrasound image; a part probability calculating unit that calculates, for the ultrasound image acquired in accordance with a first measurement method, a probability that a part included in the ultrasound image is a specific part from at least one of an orientation angle of the ultrasound probe or an analysis result of the ultrasound image; and a measurement method changing unit that changes, when the probability is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the first measurement method to a second measurement method for identifying the part for which the probability has been calculated, in which an ultrasound image is further acquired by using the second measurement method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190209139
    Abstract: For phase inversion-based ultrasound imaging with a transmit and receive circuit at an array, a unipolar transmitter is used to reduce the number of high voltage wires. Rather than adding a T/R switch or increasing connections by connecting the receive amplifier to a different electrode than the transmitter, two different receive paths from the element to the receive amplifier are provided. One path is used where the unipolar transmitter ends in one state (e.g., 0V), and the other path is used where the unipolar transmitter ends in another state (e.g., Vtx).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: David A. Petersen
  • Publication number: 20190209140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-row ultrasonic probe having improved heat dissipation capability. An ultrasonic probe includes a transducer configured to generate ultrasound and having multiple rows, a kerf dividing the transducer into multiple rows, and a heat dissipation member located inside the kerf and transferring heat generated by the transducer to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jin Woo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20190209141
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for assessing signal quality of a signal are described herein, including determining a signal quality assessment (SQA) metric of the signal based on at least one energy function of the signal, determining whether the SQA metric is above a threshold, and in response to determining that the SQA metric is above the threshold, performing additional signal processing of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Robert Hamilton, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190209142
    Abstract: A urine test cup funnel has a collection section and an attached outlet section. The collector section has an open top with a curved top edge, preferably having a rounded lip. The collector section has a gradually tapering cross section shape and an open bottom, with the outlet section attached to the open bottom. A urine test cup can be attached to the urine test cup funnel by a clip, preferably integrally molded to the funnel. A woman can hold the urine test cup funnel against her anatomy so as to direct a urine stream into the test cup. The test cup can can be removed and sealed as necessary for testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jennifer Louise DeMoss