Ruth S. Smith

US Patent 7087049 Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery

US Patent 7089047 Fat depth sensor

US Patent 7096061 Apparatus for monitoring CHF patients using bio-impedance technique

US Patent 7107090 Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedure

US Patent 7127280 Apparatus and process for examining a surface

US Patent 7127281 Patient support and method for studies of lumbar vertebra rotation

US Patent 7130675 High-resolution magnetoencephalography system and method

US Patent 7130676 Fluoroscopic image guided orthopaedic surgery system with intraoperative registration

US Patent 7136692 Integrated audio visual system for nuclear medicine imaging systems

US Patent 7142905 Visual imaging system for ultrasonic probe

US Patent 7146204 Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating a kidney

US Patent 7149564 Automatic analysis in virtual endoscopy

US Patent 7149565 Tomogram creating method

US Patent 7162293 MR arrangement for localizing a medical instrument

US Patent 7171255 Virtual reality 3D visualization for surgical procedures

US Patent 7174202 Medical navigation apparatus

US Patent 7189209 Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure sore

US Patent 7190990 Cellular surgery utilizing confocal microscopy

US Patent 7190992 Magnetic resonance imaging using technique of positioning multi-slabs to be imaged

US Patent 7194296 Flexible instrument with optical sensors

US Patent 7197354 System for determining the position and orientation of a catheter

US Patent 7197356 Microwave detection apparatus

US Patent 7201715 Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system

US Patent 7211054 Method of treating a patient with a neurodegenerative disease using ultrasound

US Patent 7215990 Device and method for carrying out surgical interventions on a patient

US Patent 7220232 Method for delivering ultrasonic energy

US Patent 7220233 Ultrasound catheter devices and methods

US Patent 7221973 Magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus with motion correction

US Patent 7221974 Uneven-counter-rotational coil based MRI RF coil array

US Patent 7225010 System and method for confocal imaging within dermal tissue

US Patent 7228165 Apparatus and method for performing a tissue resection procedure

US Patent 7229411 Imaging, therapy, and temperature monitoring ultrasonic system

US Patent 7231243 Optical methods for tissue analysis

US Patent 7233818 Methods and apparatus for mapping internal and bulk motion of an object with phase labeling in magnetic resonance imaging

US Patent 7233819 Method for mapping higher brain function and headgear for mapping higher brain function

US Patent 7236815 Method for probabilistically classifying tissue in vitro and in vivo using fluorescence spectroscopy

US Patent 7236816 Biopsy and sampling needle antennas for magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies

US Patent 7239906 Magnetic resonance imaging system including a transpolar fixture

US Patent 7241270 Systems and methods for monitoring and enabling use of a medical instrument

US Patent 7251523 Tomogram creating device and radiation examining apparatus

US Patent 7254435 Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for calibrating coil sensitivities

US Patent 7254436 Dynamic magnetic resonance angiography

US Patent 7254437 MR imaging providing tissue/blood contrast image

US Patent 7260426 Method and apparatus for tracking an internal target region without an implanted fiducial

US Patent 7263398 Apparatus for measuring intravascular blood flow

US Patent 7267661 Non-magnetic medical infusion device

US Patent 7273458 Method of applying acoustic energy effective to alter transport or cell viability

US Patent 7273459 Vortex transducer

US Patent 7277744 Early detection of inflammation and infection using infrared thermography

US Patent 7280861 Diagnosis and classification of disease and disability using low frequency magnetic field designed pulses (Cnps)

US Patent 7280866 Non-invasive screening of skin diseases by visible/near-infrared spectroscopy

US Patent 7283857 DICOM compliant file communication including quantitative and image data

US Patent 7283858 Fluorescent-light image display method and apparatus therefor

US Patent 7283861 Methods for modifying electrical currents in neuronal circuits

US Patent 7286866 Method, system and computer product for cardiac interventional procedure planning

US Patent 7286868 Medical device with position sensor having accuracy at high temperatures

US Patent 7294106 Cable-free medical detection and treatment system

US Patent 7302287 Methods of detecting inflammation of an epithelium layer in the oral region with a probe using diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy

US Patent 7302288 Tool position indicator

US Patent 7305264 Bone cancer pain management utilizing ultrasound

US Patent 7308296 Precision illumination methods and systems

US Patent 7308299 Method, apparatus and product for acquiring cardiac images

US Patent 7310547 Fluorescent fiberoptic probe for tissue health discrimination

US Patent 7311677 Energy concentrator system and method

US Patent 7311678 Pressure-pulse therapy apparatus

US Patent 7313428 Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance arteriography using contrast agents

US Patent 7313431 System and method for inflating a balloon catheter and delivering fluid media to a patient

US Patent 7324843 Medical imaging device for use in a safety critical environment

US Patent 7329223 Catheter with optical fiber sensor

US Patent 7330748 Method for determining in vivo concentration of a metabolite

US Patent 7333849 Vertical field neurovascular array coil

US Patent 7336987 Method and apparatus for rapid, non-contact measurement of the core temperature of animals and humans

US Patent 7340293 Methods and apparatus for a remote, noninvasive technique to detect core body temperature in a subject via thermal imaging

US Patent 7346381 Method and apparatus for medical intervention procedure planning

US Patent 7354401 Ultrasound sex determination for sorting of avian hatchlings

US Patent 7363070 Biomagnetic measurement apparatus

US Patent 7367946 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus with automatic marking

US Patent 7369888 Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial spin labeling MRI

US Patent 7383075 Real-time localization monitoring, triggering, and acquisition of 3D MRI

US Patent 7383077 IN Vivo raman endoscopic probe

US Patent 7386338 Bilateral imaging apparatus

US Patent 7392077 Method for treating a patient at risk of loss of cardiac function by cardiac ischemia

US Patent 7403810 Time resolved contrast-enhanced MR projection imaging of the coronary arteries with intravenous contrast injection

US Patent 7406346 Optical coherence tomography system for the examination of human or animal tissue or organs

US Patent 7416535 Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials

US Patent 7429249 Method for cavitation-induced tissue healing with low intensity ultrasound

US Patent 7450982 Magnetic resonance imaging system and method

US Patent RE40587 Antenna for magnetic resonance imaging and method of use

US Patent 7457659 Method and device for examining the skin

US Patent 7458936 System and method for performing probabilistic classification and decision support using multidimensional medical image databases

US Patent 7477925 Erythema measuring device and method

US Patent 7479110 Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment

US Patent 7480525 Positive contrast MRI using positive and negative field inhomogeneity

US Patent 7486982 Method for providing RF shielding for a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus

US Patent 7486983 Verification of radiation beam characteristics

US Patent 7493153 Augmented reality system controlled by probe position

US Patent 7494469 Connection apparatus and method for controlling an ultrasound probe

US Patent 7496398 Spatially correlated x-ray and ultrasound mammographic imaging systems and method

US Patent 7502640 Positive contrast MRI of magnetically tagged cells, objects, tissues

US Patent 7503896 Method and apparatus for the noninvasive assessment of hemodynamic parameters including blood vessel location

US Patent 7505807 Magnetic resonance apparatus for use with active electrode and drug deliver catheter

US Patent 7505808 Catheter tracking with phase information

US Patent 7505809 Method and system for registering a first image with a second image relative to the body of a patient

US Patent 7507211 Guide wire and method of making same

US Patent 7515952 System for characterization and mapping of tissue lesions

US Patent 7519415 Method and apparatus for image support of an operative procedure implemented with a medical instrument

US Patent 7520855 Biological tissue elasticity measurement method and ultrasonographic device

US Patent 7522952 Combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance tomography unit

US Patent 7529575 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging device

US Patent 7529576 Device and method for measuring blood flow in an organ

US Patent 7534210 Methods for adaptively varying gain during ultrasound agent quantification

US Patent 7539528 Using magnetic resonance imaging to directly map neuronal activity

US Patent 7542790 Apparatus and method for velocity estimation in synthetic aperture imaging

US Patent 7546155 Efficient multi-slice acquisition with black blood contrast in fast spin echo imaging

US Patent 7551953 Magnetic resonance imaging needle antennas

US Patent RE40852 Method and system for navigating a catheter probe

US Patent 7603162 Imaging tomography apparatus with fluid-containing chambers forming out-of-balance compensating weights for a rotating part

US Patent 7603165 Method for acquiring PET and CT images

US Patent 7610077 Quantitation of sample properties using contrast enhancement from saturation transfer

US Patent 7610082 Optical system and method for in-vivo transcranial examination of brain tissue of a subject

US Patent 7613493 Automatic/manual longitudinal position translator and rotary drive system for catheters

US Patent 7613495 MRI detection and staging of Parkinson's disease and detection of progressive supranuclear palsy

US Patent 7613499 Method and system for concurrent localization and display of a surgical catheter and local electrophysiological potential curves

US Patent 7627365 Detection, imaging and characterization of breast tumors

US Patent 7628764 Ultrasonic treatment for wounds

US Patent RE41066 Method and system for navigating a catheter probe

US Patent 7689267 Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of arteries using a magnetic resonance contrast agent

US Patent 7693570 Magnetic resonance imaging with adjustable fixture apparatus

US Patent 7702375 Medical imaging apparatus illuminated to reduce patient anxiety

US Patent 7717850 Signal processing for ultrasound imaging

US Patent 7729741 Method of multi-region contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance arteriography

US Patent 7729748 Optical in-vivo monitoring systems

US Patent 7747305 Computer-aided-design of skeletal implants

US Patent 7758561 Microporation of tissue for delivery of bioactive agents

US Patent 7780600 System and method for utilizing shape analysis to assess fetal abnormality

US Patent 7783338 Catheter with optical fiber sensor

US Patent 7787934 Fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods

US Patent 7789836 System, method, and kit for positioning a monitor transducer on a patient

US Patent 7798968 Automatic detection system and method of spectral Doppler blood flow velocity

US Patent 7806826 Method and apparatus for eliminating abnormal blood flow velocities in a color flow image

US Patent 7809425 Method and apparatus for examining a substance, particularly tissue, to characterize its type

US Patent 7813782 Imaging system including an object handling system

US Patent 7819808 Ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus and method displaying a diastolic and/or systolic end period

US Patent 7828737 Acoustic lens and ultrasonic probe using the lens

US Patent 7844319 Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided interventional procedures

US Patent 7848788 Magnetic resonance imaging probe

US Patent 7850611 System and methods for improved ultrasound imaging

US Patent 7853314 Methods and apparatus for improving image quality

US Patent 7854701 Non-invasive monitoring of intracranial dynamic effects and brain density fluctuations

US Patent 7862510 Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method

US Patent 7865228 Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial spin labeling MRI

US Patent 7881773 Multi-mode internal imaging

US Patent 7894875 Quantifying blood volume using magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging

US Patent 7901356 Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method

US Patent 7912530 Magnetic detection coil and apparatus for measurement of magnetic field

US Patent 7925326 Solid fiduciary marker for multimodality imaging

US Patent 7972286 Method of applying acoustic energy effective to alter transport or cell viability

US Patent 7985189 Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical conditions

US Patent 7993289 Systems and methods for the destruction of adipose tissue

US Patent 7996058 Method using implantable wireless transponder using position coordinates for assessing functionality of a heart valve

US Patent 7998073 Ultrasound imaging with reduced noise

US Patent 7998095 Occlusion device

US Patent 8005527 Method of determining a condition of a tissue

US Patent 8010176 Method for elastomammography

US Patent 8012091 Method and system for fetal weight estimation