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Apparatus and Method for Audio Encoding
1 Dec 22
An audio encoding apparatus comprises an audio receiver (201) receiving audio items representing an audio scene and a metadata receiver (203) receives input presentation metadata for the audio items describing presentation constraints for the rendering of the audio items.
Paulus Henricus Antonius DILLEN, Franciscus Marinus Jozephus DE BONT, Jeroen Gerardus Henricus KOPPENS
Filed: 8 Oct 20
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Damping Mechanism, RF Coil Device and MRI Apparatus
24 Nov 22
The present invention provides a damping mechanism comprising a first member comprising a base section, a resilient damping section and an enclosed chamber defined by the base section and an inner surface of the resilient damping section.
Deyi Qiu, Junbo Zhang
Filed: 11 Sep 20
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Motion Corrected Tracer-kinetic Mapping Using Mri
24 Nov 22
Disclosed herein is a medical system (100, 300, 500) comprising a memory (110) storing machine executable instructions (120) and a magnetic resonance reconstruction module (122).
Teresa Correia, Torben Schneider, Amedeo Chiribiri
Filed: 14 Sep 20
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High Speed Ultrasonic Thick Slice Imaging
24 Nov 22
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system scans a plurality of planar slices in a volumetric region which are parallel to each other.
Karl Thiele
Filed: 4 Aug 22
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Workload Reducer for Quality Auditors In Radiology
24 Nov 22
An apparatus (10) for manually auditing a set (30) of images having quality ratings (38) for an image quality metric assigned to the respective images of the set of images by an automatic quality assessment process (40) includes at least one electronic processor (20) programmed to: generate quality rating confidence values (42) indicative of confidence of the quality ratings for the respective images; select a subset (32) of the set of images for manual review based at least on the quality rating confidence values; and provide a user interface (UI) (27) via which only the subset of the set of images is presented and via which manual quality ratings (46) for the image quality metric are received for only the subset of the set of images.
THOMAS BUELOW, TIM PHILIPP HARDER, STEWART YOUNG
Filed: 27 Oct 20
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Magnetic Resonance (MR) Image Artifact Determination Using Texture Analysis for Image Quality (Iq) Standardization and System Health Prediction
24 Nov 22
An apparatus (100) comprises at least one electronic processor (101, 113) programmed to: control an associated medical imaging device (120) to acquire an image (130); compute values of textural features (132) for the acquired image; generate a signature (140) from the computed values of the textural features; and at least one of: display the signature on a display device (105); and apply an artificial intelligence (AI) component (150) to the generated signature to output image artifact metrics (152) for a set of image artifacts and display an image quality assessment based on the image artifact metrics on the display device.
Tejas Jatin Shah, Anasuya Mohan Rao, Paul Royston Harvey
Filed: 2 Oct 20
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Segmentating a Medical Image
24 Nov 22
In a method of segmenting a medical image, a segmentation of the medical image is displayed (102) to a user, the segmentation comprising a contour representing a feature in the medical image.
HEINRICH SCHULZ, VIACHESLAV SERGEEVICH CHUKANOV, MIKAHAIL VLADIMIROVICH POZIGUN
Filed: 8 Oct 20
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Apparatus for Determining an Orientation of a Patient's Chest
24 Nov 22
The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for determining an orientation of a patients chest.
JENS VON BERG, SVEN KRÖNKE, DANIEL BYSTROV, STEWART MATTHEW YOUNG
Filed: 29 Oct 20
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an Image Processing Method for Setting Transparency Values and Color Values of Pixels In a Virtual Image
24 Nov 22
A method is provided for selecting a transparency setting and color values of pixels in a virtual image.
Christiaan Varekamp
Filed: 23 Oct 20
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Monitoring Performance of a Predictive Computer-implemented Model
24 Nov 22
According to an aspect there is provided a computer-implemented method of monitoring performance of a predictive computer-implemented model, PCIM, that is used to monitor the status of a first system.
Ravindra Balasaheb Patil, Vidya Ravi, Michael Leonardus Helena Boumans, Nagaraju Bussa
Filed: 2 Oct 20
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Automatic Closed-loop Ultrasound Plane Steering for Target Localization In Ultrasound Imaging and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods
24 Nov 22
Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided.
Alvin Chen, Cosmas Mwikirize, Mingxin Zheng, Kunal Vaidya, Shyam Bharat
Filed: 10 Sep 20
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Smart Tracked Interventional Tools Including Wireless Transceiver
24 Nov 22
An apparatus for performing a medical procedure is disclosed.
Kunal VAIDYA, Ramon Quido ERKAMP, Shyam BHARAT, Ameet Kumar JAIN, Douglas Allen STANTON, Francois Guy Gerard Marie VIGNON
Filed: 5 Aug 22
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Vascular Tissue Characterization Devices, Systems, and Methods
24 Nov 22
Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided.
Yang SUN, Yiqun YANG, Anuja NAIR, Andrew HANCOCK
Filed: 24 Sep 20
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an Ultrasound Imaging Catheter
24 Nov 22
An ultrasound imaging catheter comprises an ultrasound transducer array provided at a distal end of an ultrasound imaging catheter.
Alexander Ulrich DOUGLAS, Amine MOUNAIM, Antonia Cornelia VAN RENS
Filed: 29 Oct 20
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Methods and Systems for Modeling a Cardiac System
24 Nov 22
The invention provides a system for determining a real-time valve function of a subject.
Kevin Daniel Seng Hung LAU, Jelle SCHRAUWEN, Alexander HAAK, Marco BARAGONA, Ralph Theodorus Hubertus MAESSEN
Filed: 16 Sep 20
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a Brush Head for an Oral Care Device and Method of Assembling the Same
24 Nov 22
A brush head (112, 212, 312, 412) for attachment to a shaft (118, 218, 318, 418) of an oral care device (400), the brush head (112, 212, 312, 412) comprising: a neck (114, 214, 314) having a working head (116, 216, 316, 416), the neck being configured to transmit oscillations from the shaft to the working head; and a spring (102, 202, 302) captive within the neck, wherein upon insertion of the shaft into the assembled brush head, the spring provides a retention force for retaining the brush head on the shaft, characterised in that the spring is in direct mechanical contact with the neck and the shaft.
Johann ROGATSCHNIG, Martin VARCH
Filed: 24 Nov 20
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Cooking Device and Cooking Method
17 Nov 22
A cooking device is for cooking food on a support (e.g. in a basket) within a cooking chamber.
Jan Vaupot, Stefan Hans Sauer, Christian Mikula, Christian Egger
Filed: 2 Jul 20
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Imaging-based Reflex Measurements for Sedation Depth Monitoring
17 Nov 22
The present invention relates to sedation assessment.
Steffen WEISS
Filed: 1 Oct 20
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Device to Correct Backscatter In X-ray Images
17 Nov 22
An X-ray imaging detector (102) is proposed, wherein the X-ray imaging detector comprises an X-ray converter (103) for converting X-ray radiation into electrical charges.
JOHANNES KOEPNICK, HANNS-INGO MAACK, EUGEN HERMANN, BERND KUHRMANN
Filed: 25 Sep 20
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Method and System for Generating a Synthetic Elastrography Image
17 Nov 22
The invention relates to a method for generating a synthetic elastography image (18), the method comprising the steps of (a) receiving a B-mode ultrasound image (5) of a region of interest; (b) generating a synthetic elastography image (18) of the region of interest by applying a trained artificial neural network (16) to the B-mode ultrasound image (5).
Rogier Rudolf Wildeboer, Ruud Johannes Gerardus van Sloun
Filed: 10 Jun 20