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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Detecting Nuclear, Electromagnetic, Or Ultrasonic Radiation > Magnetic Resonance Imaging Or Spectroscopy > Using Detectable Material Placed In Body Using Detectable Material Placed In BodyUsing Detectable Material Placed In Body 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.11/23/06 - 20060264741 - Method and apparatus for imaging abdominal aorta and aortic aneurysms The present invention is a technique and apparatus for acquiring anatomic information used in diagnosing and characterizing abdominal aortic aneurismal disease and the like. This technique provides anatomic information, in the form of images, using a combination of a plurality of magnetic resonance angiography sequences, including a spin-echo and four ... 10/26/06 - 20060241391 - Device and method for pathology detection A method and system may provide detection of pathologies, for example, the detection of cancer in, for example, the gastrointestinal tract utilizing for example magnetically susceptible nano-particles. Ultrasound imaging, MRI technology or other suitable techniques may be used in conjunction to localize detected pathologies. ... 10/26/06 - 20060241390 - Method for reducing artifacts in magnetic resonance images acquired with continuous table motion MRA data is acquired from a large, longitudinal region of interest by translating the patient through the more limited longitudinal FOV of the MRI system as a three-dimensional MRA data set are acquired. Patient table movement is controlled to track a bolus of contrast agent as it passes through the ... 10/19/06 - 20060235292 - Magnetic resonance imaging method and compounds for use in the method The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method, in particular to a MRI method enabling early detection of myocardial ischemia and to compounds for use as MR contrast agents in the method. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206025 - Inspection of composite components using magnetic resonance imaging Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for non-destructively inspecting a component that is at least partially made of a composite material. In one embodiment, the composite component can be a ceramic matrix composite vane or a liner for a turbine engine. Aspects of the invention involve ... 09/07/06 - 20060200024 - System and method for marking body cavities Systems and methods for marking a body cavity. In one embodiment, a system includes means for inspecting a body cavity, and means for visibly marking the body cavity so as to convey visual information regarding the body cavity. In one embodiment, a method includes inspecting a body cavity, and marking ... 08/17/06 - 20060184008 - Programmable injector control A fluid injection arrangement, in the context of patient imaging systems, in which phases of contrast medium injection and flushing medium injection can be freely and selectably ordered so as to make available to the operator and patient a vast array of possible protocols that has hitherto been essentially unattainable. ... 08/03/06 - 20060173283 - Method of magnetic resonance imaging The present invention provides methods for passive visualisation of invasive devices by employing a hyperpolarised solution of a high T1 agent having a T1 value of at least 5 seconds at a field strength in the range of 0.001-5 T and a temperature in the range of 20-40° C. Devices ... 08/03/06 - 20060173282 - Method for the production of hyperpolarized 129xe The present invention relates to a method for the production of hyperpolarized 129Xe and to a method for the production of a contrast agent. ... 06/08/06 - 20060122492 - Methods of perfusion imaging The invention provides a method of imaging a blood vessel in a body using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The method includes the step of acquiring images of a region of the body in which the blood vessel is located. It also includes the step of administering an MR contrast agent ... 05/25/06 - 20060111629 - Removable localizing wire A localizing wire comprising an anchor portion that can change shape from a collapsed shape to an expanded shape and thereby anchor within a tissue mass. A localizing wire having an exterior portion that can lie flat against the tissue mass. A localizing wire that can be repositioned or withdrawn ... 04/13/06 - 20060079758 - Non-magnetic medical infusion device Liquid infusion apparatus includes non-magnetic materials in a pumping structure and drive motor therefor, and in a controller that supplies drive signals to the motor to facilitate convenient operation in intense magnetic fields without distorting the magnetic fields and without radiating objectionable radio-frequency interference. A non-MRI-compatible liquid infusion apparatus is ... 04/06/06 - 20060074294 - Medical imaging system, dispensing system, method, and computer program product for assessing patient renal function prior to dispensing a contrast media as part of a medical imaging procedure A medical imaging system, dispensing system, method, and computer program product for analyzing biological fluid chemistry as part of a medical imaging procedure are provided. The system of the present invention provides a biological fluid analyzer configured to analyze a biological fluid sample for the presence of specific components that ... 03/16/06 - 20060058642 - Method for acquiring electromagnetic signals and contrast product therefor The invention concerns a system capable of generating a magnetic indication Bo comprising gradients (Gx, Gy, Gz) in certain directions, transmitting ratio frequency wave pulse sequences (RF) perpendicular to Bo in a range of adjustable frequencies, and detecting electromagnetic signals received from a body part (4). The method consists in: ... 03/09/06 - 20060052690 - Contrast agent imaging-driven health care system and method Procedures for providing health care to a range of anatomies that require contrast agents for adequate imaging. Image data is acquired in accordance with a range of modalities, and at different times and on different patients, depending upon the particular implementation. The image data is processed in accordance with one ... 11/24/05 - 20050261576 - Method and apparatus for intervention imaging in magnetic resonance tomography In a method and apparatus for interventional imaging in magnetic resonance tomography, a contrast agent liquid is prepared by saturation or excitation of the nuclear spins therein, such that it shows with a poor signal in the vessel system of a patient to be examined after injection, or the stationary ... 11/24/05 - 20050261575 - Positive contrast mri of magnetically tagged cells, objects, tissues Contrast agents incorporating super-paramagnetic iron-oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles have shown promise as a means to visualize labeled cells using MRI. Labeled cells cause significant signal dephasing due to the magnetic field inhomogeneity induced in water molecules near the cell. With the resulting signal void as the means for detection, the particles ... 11/24/05 - 20050261574 - Time resolved contrast-enhanced mr projection imaging of the coronary arteries with intravenous contrast injection In a method and apparatus for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the right coronary artery of a patient, a bolus of MR contrast agent is selected to have a size that will cause the bolus, after injection into the patient, to wash out of right coronary chambers of the ... 11/17/05 - 20050256397 - Csf biomarker dilution factor corrections by mri imaging and algorithm A method is disclosed for providing a correcting factor for the dilution of measurements of at least one biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The method comprises providing semi-automated measurements of the ventricular system by MRI scans using quantitative anatomical protocols, determining a measurement of biomarker levels in CSF that has ... 11/10/05 - 20050251025 - Methods and systems for detection and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases using magnetic resonance spectroscopy A method for increasing sensitivity and/or specificity of a magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging technique for detecting a neurodegenerative disease is provided. The method includes acquiring magnetic resonance spectroscopy data from the brain of a subject, while suppressing certain metabolites in the spectrum via a data acquisition protocol, to improve quantification ... 11/03/05 - 20050245816 - Dielectric element and method for generating a magnetic resonance image therewith A dielectric element is formed of a dielectric material exhibiting a magnetic resonance relaxation time, with a relaxation agent incorporated in the dielectric material that reduces the relaxation time of the dielectric material. The dielectric element is adapted for placement on a subject while magnetic resonance data are acquired from ... 10/13/05 - 20050228268 - Ingestible tracking and locating device The present invention relates generally to an electronic tracking and locating system. More specifically, it discloses an electronic tracking and locating system, having a biocompatible housing such that it may be located within the body, either temporarily or for a longer duration. ... 09/29/05 - 20050215885 - Mri visible catheter balloon Medical devices or components thereof, and particularly intracorporeal devices for therapeutic or diagnostic uses, which are formed at least in part of a polymeric material and a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material, so that the medical device or component thereof is visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In one embodiment, ... 09/15/05 - 20050203381 - Magnetic resonance method and apparatus for determining the position and/or orientation of the image plane of slice image exposures of a vessel region in a contrast agent bolus examination In a method and a magnetic resonance system for determining the position and/or orientation of the image plane of slice image exposures of a vessel region in a contrast agent bolus examination, in particular in the region of the aorta bifurcation or the aorta arch, wherein the image plane traverses ... 08/11/05 - 20050177042 - Magnetic resonance imaging device An MRI apparatus having a pulse sequence of dynamic MRA performs a pulse sequence for monitoring arrival of a contrast agent at a blood vessel of interest. The pulse sequence is substantially the same as the imaging sequence except that the phase-encode number and/or the slice-encode number is small. A ... 08/04/05 - 20050171425 - Medical devices having mri-enhancing encapsulated fluids A medical device is described that comprises a polymeric component and a microcapsule additive including a fluid that enhances direct visibility during magnetic resonance imaging of at least a predetermined portion of the polymeric component. ... 08/04/05 - 20050171424 - Methods for imaging the lymphatic system using dendrimer-based contrast agents Methods are disclosed for lymphatic system imaging using dendrimer conjugates as contrast agents. The disclosed methods are applicable to the imaging of all lymphatic structures, but in particular embodiments are particularly suited for imaging specific parts of the lymphatic system such as lymph nodes or lymphatic vessels. The methods permit ... 07/14/05 - 20050154294 - Capsule medical apparatus A capsule casing is inserted into the living body, a thin-film substrate is cylindrically-shaped with approximately the same size of the inner surface of the casing and a coil for receiving an AC magnetic field is formed, and thus AC power is generated by the AC magnetic field from the ... 07/14/05 - 20050154293 - Implantable marker with wireless signal transmitter A wireless marker for localizing a target of a patient comprises a casing and a magnetic transponder at least partially received in the casing. The magnetic transponder produces a wirelessly transmitted magnetic field in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation energy. The magnetic transponder also has a magnetic centroid. The ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |