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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Detecting Nuclear, Electromagnetic, Or Ultrasonic Radiation > Magnetic Resonance Imaging Or Spectroscopy > With Means For Positioning Patient Or Body Part With Means For Positioning Patient Or Body PartWith Means For Positioning Patient Or Body Part patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/28/06 - 20060293590 - Assembly, system, and method for optimizing image quality An assembly, system, and method particularly adapted for a magnetic resonator apparatus in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning system. Provided is a restraining assembly supportable by the supporting assembly and including at least a system that is selectively operable for positioning and restraining at least a portion of the ... 12/28/06 - 20060293589 - System, method and apparatus for surgical patient table A patient table includes a cradle for slidably receiving a board carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker for preventing the board from sliding off the cradle, and a stopper for preventing the cradle from sliding off the cradle supporting member. A method ... 10/26/06 - 20060241387 - Patient positioning system and patient positioning method A patient positioning system comprises a monitor capable of displaying, in scaled-down size, a reference image and a comparative image that are given as image information containing an affected area in the body of a patient, an input device for inputting reference points on the reference image and the comparative ... 10/26/06 - 20060241386 - Radiological imaging apparatus and cooling method of same A radiological imaging apparatus which can keep detectors at a low temperature, improve a time resolution and an energy resolution and perform an accurate diagnosis is provided. In the radiological imaging apparatus, an imaging apparatus imaging a testing subject supported by a bed couples a detector board having placed thereon ... 10/26/06 - 20060241385 - Guided disposable fiducial for breast biopsy localization fixture A fiducial device enhances shelf life and clinical flexibility by including an elongate cavity of a fiducial pointer that may be filled with an imageable material immediately prior to use. A fiducial holder of the fiducial device is guided by a targeting rail of a breast coil localization fixture to ... 10/19/06 - 20060235291 - Method for supporting an examination by means of an imaging diagnostic device With a method for supporting an examination by means of an imaging diagnostic device, at least one partial view of an examination object is generated and compared with a stored standard view. The result of the comparison is indicated to a user. ... 08/17/06 - 20060184004 - Magnetic resonance imaging for a plurality of selective regions set to object continuously moved MRI echo data is acquired by performing selective-excitation on regions composed of multi-slices of an object, while the object is moved continuously. The positions of the multi-slices are moved within a predetermined imaging range fixedly determined by an MRI system, according to object movement. This allows positions of the multi-slices ... 05/18/06 - 20060106302 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a magnet configured to form a static magnetic field in an imaging area; a cylindrical structure having a guide; a radio frequency coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal generated by transmitting a radio frequency signal into a object set in the ... 05/18/06 - 20060106301 - Device for irradiation therapy with charged particles The present invention is related to a device for irradiating a patient with a charged particle beam, comprising a number of beam channels attached to a vertical wall, wherein a deflection magnet is present at the end of each channel. This deflection magnet is able to deflect the beam in ... 05/11/06 - 20060100501 - System for positioning on a patient an observation and/or intervention device The present invention relates to a system for positioning with respect to a patient's body an observation and/or intervention device having a portion penetrating into the patient's body comprising a base laid on the patient's body; a means for supporting the device formed of a first portion movably assembled on ... 04/13/06 - 20060079756 - Method and system for positioning a tracking sensor for optimal accuracy The present invention provides a method for positioning an electromagnetic tracking sensor. The method includes attaching a sensor to an anatomy, obtaining an image of the anatomy, indicating a size of each of a plurality of volumes on the image, where the volumes include a smaller and larger volume, and ... 03/23/06 - 20060064006 - Method and system for determining a three dimensional representation of a tubular organ A method for determining a three dimensional representation of a tubular organ, the method comprising the procedures of registering a three dimensional medical positioning system (MPS) coordinate system with a two dimensional coordinate system, acquiring a plurality of MPS points within the tubular organ, the MPS points are associated with ... 03/23/06 - 20060064005 - System and method for externally controlled surgical navigation The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the mounting of a medical navigation system external to a patient. In one embodiment, displacement device is mounted around a patient's torso and serves to displace (e.g., distract or compress) the patient's skeleton in a manner such ... 03/16/06 - 20060058640 - System for positioning an observation and/or intervention device on a patient A system for positioning with respect to a patient's body an observation and/or intervention device comprising at least a mechanical part and a system for actuating the mechanical part, the actuation system comprising a piston capable of sliding a rod and connected to means for supplying a fluid under pressure; ... 03/16/06 - 20060058639 - Subject moving apparatus and imaging apparatus A cradle position sensing mechanism that includes a scale unit having a scale, which is used to detect the position of the cradle, formed thereon and being extended to cover a sliding range within which the cradle can be slid; and a sensor unit that moves in the directions, in ... 02/16/06 - 20060036161 - Spatial encoding mr data of a moving subject using a higher-order gradient The present invention includes a technique for use with magnetic resonance imaging that includes the application of a non-linear, higher-order gradient field in the presence of a moving object to be scanned. MR data is acquired as the object moves through the non-linear gradient field. Resulting images are contiguous and ... 02/16/06 - 20060036160 - Methods and apparatus for multi-modality imaging A method of examining a patient is provided. The method includes aligning a patient table with a first examination axis, and rotating the patient table around a substantially fixed pivot axis from the first examination axis to a second examination axis using a predetermined angular velocity profile. ... 02/02/06 - 20060025676 - Navigation of remotely actuable medical device using control variable and length A method of navigating a medical device includes determining the location of a medical device at a point in an operating region in a subject's body, the medical device being responsive to at least one control variable to assume a desired configuration includes storing information representative of the at least ... 02/02/06 - 20060025675 - Navigation of remotely actuable medical device using control variable and length A method of navigating a medical device includes determining the location of a medical device at a point in an operating region in a subject's body, the medical device being responsive to at least one control variable to assume a desired configuration includes storing information representative of the at least ... 11/24/05 - 20050261573 - Method and apparatus for determining position and orientation An index detector detects image coordinates of indices arranged on a scene from an image shot by an imaging device. An orientation sensor is attached to the imaging device, and outputs a measured orientation. An orientation prediction unit predicts an orientation of the imaging device on the basis of the ... 11/24/05 - 20050261572 - Limb stabilizer for ultra sound detector The measuring device includes a cradle (12) for receiving the forearm (30) of a patient. A flexible tether (40) is suspended over the forearm, and an instrument holder (64) is mounted to the lower, distal free end of the flexible tether. The instrument (73) is strapped inside the instrument holder ... 10/13/05 - 20050228267 - Method and apparatus for improved breast imaging A patient bed for use in performing procedures on a medical patient, comprising a lower layer with said lower layer permitting attachment to a conventional external base and an upper layer attached in a sliding relationship to said lower layer, said upper layer being angled upwardly relative to said to ... 10/06/05 - 20050222505 - Mri scanner and method for modular patient handling An MRI scanner that includes a magnet with poles having substantially vertical pole surfaces and a removable positioner for supporting a patient within a gap in the pole surfaces. A method of positioning a patient within a gap formed by vertical pole surfaces in an MRI scanner. The method includes ... 08/25/05 - 20050187460 - Patient bed support for an open mri system A patient bed support for maneuvering a patient in an open MRI system that includes an upper pole assembly and a lower pole assembly. In some embodiments, the patient bed support includes a frame for attaching the patient bed support to the lower pole assembly in the MRI system and ... 08/25/05 - 20050187459 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a magnetic structure having two opposite and spaced apart poles and a column or wall transverse to the poles and connecting the poles; the poles defining two opposite walls delimiting a patient-imaging space, the two opposite walls extending along substantially parallel planes which are ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |