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Artificial Intelligence (Ai)-based Optimized Solution for Device Localization In Medical Facility Set-up
4 Jan 24
A method (100) of determining a layout for one or more medical devices (12) in a medical facility includes: obtaining images (30) of a plurality of locations of the medical facility; mapping the obtained images to an architectural layout of the medical facility; generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the medical facility based on the mapping; determining a recommended location for the one or more medical devices using the 3D model; determining a recommended placement of the one or more medical devices in the recommended location based on the recommended location; and outputting an image (40) showing the determined recommended placement of the medical devices in the recommended location.
Sarif Kumar Naik, Ravindra Patil, Karthick Raja, Shraddha Barodia, Sampad Kumar Mohanty, Rose Ramasamy, Meru Adagouda Patil
Filed: 18 Nov 21
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Water Ion Generation Device and Personal Care Appliance
28 Dec 23
In the context of water ion generation, it is advantageous to apply water absorption material that is configured to absorb water from the air at temperatures below an absorption threshold and to release water to the air at temperatures above the absorption threshold.
Hiu Man LAM
Filed: 17 Nov 21
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Brushing Component for an Oral Hygiene Product
28 Dec 23
A brushing component is provided.
Evan Dak Wah DENGLER
Filed: 9 Nov 21
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Patient Preparation for Medical Imaging
28 Dec 23
A computer-implemented method for preparing a subject in medical imaging, comprising: obtaining a series of images of a region of interest comprising at least a part of the subject, wherein the series of images comprises at least a first image and at least a subsequent, second image (S10); determining a position of at least one landmark from the series of images, wherein the at least one landmark is anatomically related to a target anatomy (S20); determining a confidence level assigned to the position of the at least one landmark (S30); determining the position of the target anatomy based on the position of the at least one landmark, and the confidence level (S40); providing the position of the target anatomy for preparing the subject in medical imaging (S50).
Karsten Sommer, Sascha Krueger, Peter Koken, Julien Thomas Senegas
Filed: 9 Mar 22
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Automatic Detection of a Diaphragm In Time-motion Data Using Ventilator Waveforms
28 Dec 23
A diaphragm measurement system (1) includes at least one electronic processor (13) programmed to perform a diaphragm measurement method (100) including receiving ultrasound imaging data (24) of a diaphragm of a patient over a time period encompassing multiple breaths; receiving respiration data of the patient over the time period; calculating a diaphragm thickness metric based on the received ultrasound imaging data of the diaphragm and the received respiration data; and displaying, on a display device (14), a representation (30) of the calculated diaphragm thickness metric.
Jaap Roger Haartsen, Roberto Buizza, Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Rafael Wiemker, Thomas Koehler, Joerg Sabczynski, Michael Polkey, Nataly Wieberneit
Filed: 6 Jun 23
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Method of and System for Representing Shape of an Optical Fiber Sensor
28 Dec 23
The present invention relates to a method of representing shape of an optical fiber sensor (12) having a central core (16) and a plurality of outer cores (14, 18, 20), each core comprising one or more sensing elements, the method comprising: (a) optically interrogating the cores (14, 16, 18, 20) of the fiber sensor (12) from an incident optical wave over a wavelength range centered on a resonance wavelength of the one or more sensing elements, wherein the wavelength range is associated with a detection limited to a minimum radius of curvature along the fiber sensor; (b) reconstructing the shape of the fiber sensor (12) involving processing of interferometric signals received from the optical interrogation of the cores (14, 16, 18, 20), including reconstructing the shape of at least one out-of-range section along the fiber sensor (12) which is a section having a radius of curvature lower than the minimum radius of curvature, wherein reconstructing the shape of the at least one out-of-range section includes calculating curvature of the fiber sensor (12) in the at least one out-of-range section from interferometric signals received from the interrogation of the central core (16) in the at least one out-of-range section; (c) displaying the shape of the fiber sensor (12) including the at least one out-of-range section.
ANNA HENDRIKA VAN DUSSCHOTEN, JEROEN JAN LAMBERTUS HORIKX, GERT WIM 'T HOOFT
Filed: 8 Sep 21
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Optical Fiber Sensor, Optical System and Method of Optically Interrogating an Optical Fiber Sensor
28 Dec 23
The present invention relates to an optical fiber sensor, comprising an optical fiber having embedded therein at least one fiber core (14, 16, 18, 20) extending along a length of the optical fiber, the at least one fiber core having a plurality of single fiber Bragg gratings (40, 42, 44) arranged in series along the at least one fiber core (14, 16, 18, 20), wherein each fiber Bragg grating (40, 42, 44) has a single reflection spectrum around a single reflection peak wavelength when interrogated with light in an unstrained state of the at least one fiber core (14, 16, 18, 20), wherein the reflection peak wavelengths of the single reflection spectra are different from fiber Bragg grating (40, 42, 44) to fiber Bragg grating (40, 42, 44) along the at least one fiber core.
Gert Wim 'T HOOFT, Eibert Gerjan VAN PUTTEN, Jeroen Jan Lambertus HORIKX, Anna Hendrika VAN DUSSCHOTEN
Filed: 13 Sep 23
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Diagnostics of Periodontitis
28 Dec 23
Disclosed is an in vitro method for assessing whether a human subject has periodontitis.
Bart Jacob BAKKER, Marinus Karel Johannes DE JAGER, Amir Hussein RMAILE, Philip PRESHAW, John TAYLOR
Filed: 7 Sep 23
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MR Imaging with Spiral Acquisition
28 Dec 23
The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of an object (10) positioned in an examination volume of a MR device (1).
Miha Fuderer
Filed: 2 Nov 21
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Automated Detection of Critical Stations In Multi-station Magnetic Resonance Imaging
28 Dec 23
The present invention relates to multi-station scan.
Ulrich Wolfgang Katscher, Peter Koken
Filed: 9 Mar 22
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System and Method for Automated or Semi-automated Identification of Malfunction Area(s) for Maintenance Cases
28 Dec 23
A method (100) of automated identification of one or more malfunction areas of a set (S) of malfunction areas for a service case in which a medical device (12) is serviced includes: generating an output probability vector (40) of probabilities for the set of malfunction areas of the medical device by operations including applying at least one classifier (42, 46) to at least one of (1) text descriptions of parts ordered for the service case and/or (2) a text description of the service case; and displaying a list (56) of one or more most probable malfunction areas for the service case wherein the one or more most probable malfunction areas are the one or more most malfunction areas of the set of malfunction areas having highest probability in the output probability vector.
Milosh STOLIKJ, Qi GAO, Bart Albertus Gerardus VAN DER VELDEN, Jurgen Jan RUSCH, Eugene Alekseyevich IVANOV, Mauro BARBIERI, Johannes Henricus Maria KORST, Marc André PETERS
Filed: 10 Nov 21
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Removing Stripe Noise Artifacts from a Digital Image
28 Dec 23
EMI (electromagnetic interference) and unwanted detector movement may affect digital images causing artifacts to occur in clusters of adjacent lines as stripe noise.
HANNS-INGO MAACK, JOHANNES KOEPNICK
Filed: 8 Nov 21
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Switching Between Neural Networks Based on Scout Scan Analysis
28 Dec 23
A method is provided for processing medical images, the method including receiving a first image and a second image different from the first image, where the second image is of the same subject matter as the first image.
CHRISTIAN WUELKER, KEVIN MARTIN BROWN, MICHAEL GRASS
Filed: 22 Nov 21
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Apparatus and Method for Processing a Depth Map
28 Dec 23
The processing of a depth map comprises for at least a first pixel of the depth map performing the steps of: determining a set of candidate depth values (105) including other depth values of the depth map, determining (107) a cost value for each of the candidate depth values in response to a cost function; selecting (109) a first depth value in response to the cost values for the set of candidate depth values; and determining (111) an updated depth value for the first pixel in response to the first depth value.
Christiaan Varekamp
Filed: 7 Dec 21
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Accurate Diaphragm Thickness and Function Evaluation Using Ultrasound and Mechanical Ventilator Signals
28 Dec 23
A diaphragm measurement device (1) includes at least one electronic processor (13) programmed to perform a diaphragm measurement method (100) including receiving ultrasound imaging data of a dimension of a diaphragm of a patient during inspiration and expiration while the patient undergoes mechanical ventilation therapy with a mechanical ventilator (2); receiving respiratory data of the patient during inspiration and expiration while the patient undergoes the mechanical ventilation therapy; calculating a diaphragm thickness metric based on the received ultrasound imaging data of the diaphragm of the patient and the received respiratory data; and displaying, on a display device (14), a representation (30) of the calculated diaphragm thickness metric.
Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Roberto Buizza, Michael Polkey, Jaap Roger Haartsen, Joerg Sabczynski, Rafael Wlemker, Thomas Koehler
Filed: 23 Jun 23
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Method for Use In X-ray CT Image Reconstruction
28 Dec 23
A method for use in image reconstruction of CT projection data, which aims at reducing motion artefacts in reconstructed images caused by movement of anatomical bodies.
CHRISTIAN HAASE, MICHAEL GRASS, THOMAS HEIKO STEHLE, Sr., FRANK BERGNER, SEBASTIAN WILD
Filed: 4 Nov 21
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Rendering and Displaying a 3D Representation of an Anatomical Structure
28 Dec 23
There is proposed a mechanism for generating and displaying a 3D representation of an anatomical structure of an individual.
Karthik Krishnan, Celine Firtion, Pallavi Vajinepalli, Saunak Chatterjee, Giridhar Narasapura Rajagopalaiah, Matthew Rielly
Filed: 1 Nov 21
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Automated Camera-based Non-invasive Monitoring for Spontaneous Breathing and Awakening Trials In Intensive Care
28 Dec 23
An embodiment provides objective measures or indications to facilitate evaluation of readiness and successful progress or completion of spontaneous breathing and awakening trials (SATs/SABs) in intensive care settings.
Daniel Jason Schulman, Haibo Wang, Cornelis van Zon
Filed: 13 Jun 23
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Monitoring System
28 Dec 23
A first aspect provides a receiver unit for a monitor system having a first wireless transceiver for communicating with a monitor unit with a first processor, and a second processor at for processing monitoring data.
Kai Kin CHAN
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Technologist Assessments for Professional Growth and Operational Improvement
28 Dec 23
A method (100) of assessing performance of a local medical imaging device operator (LO) during imaging examinations performed using one or more medical imaging devices (2) includes: obtaining data related to the imaging examinations during performance of the medical imaging examinations; analyzing the obtained data to determine one or more performance metrics of the local operator; and during a current imaging examination, providing a remote assistance user interface (UI) (28) to at least one display device (24) operable by a remote expert (RE), the UI providing two-way communication between the local medical imaging device operator and the remote expert via which the remote expert can provide assistance to the local medical imaging device operator, the UI further displaying a visualization (34) of the determined one or more performance metrics of the local operator.
Olga STAROBINETS, Sandeep Madhukar DALAL, Hareesh CHAMARTHI
Filed: 9 Nov 21