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Needle Guide and Holder for Percutaneous Access to Subcutaneous and Deep Tissue Targets (Case No. 2024-207)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Interventional Radiology have developed a device to secure a needle during image-guided, minimally-invasive procedures, mitigating unwanted migration between scans. Background: Minimally invasive procedures in medicine are becoming increasingly popular, taking the place of traditional open surgeries....
Published: 10/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): David Lu
Keywords(s): CT, image-guided surgery, intervention, Medical Device, MRI, Radiology, Surgery
Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools
Full Spectrum Computer Vision for Photon Counting CT (Case No. 2024-058)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a machine learning algorithm that processes multispectral photon counting CT data for accurate medical imaging. Background: Photon counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a tremendous engineering advancement, enabling high resolution spectral imaging with myriad applications....
Published: 9/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Brown, Dieter Enzmann, John Hoffman, Michael Mcnitt-Gray
Keywords(s): AI algorithms, Algorithm, Algorithm Optical Coherence Tomography, algorithmic cancer detection, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), artificial electromagnetic materials, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence augmentation, Artificial Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network Artificial Neuron, artificial-intelligent materials, Big Data, Bladder Cancer, blood cancers, Brain cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer antigen, cancer detection, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer stem cells, cancer target, Computed tomography, CT, Deep Learning, design software, Digital Pathology, generative artificial intelligence, Genetic Algorithm, Histopathological image analysis, Histopathology, histopathology images, hyperparameter optimization, Image Analysis, Image Processing, lympathic cancers, lymphatic cancer, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Cancer Cells, Orthotopic cancer models, Pancreatic cancer, pathology image analysis, Photon counting computed tomography (PCCT), prostate cancer, Radiology, Radiology / Radiomitigation, Software, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools, Software-enabled learning
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics
Charge Sharing Compensation Using Coincidences for X-Ray Photon Counting Detectors (UCLA Case No. 2019-543)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel method for coincidence counting to reduce the noise inherent in photon counting detectors. Background: The computed tomography (CT) scanning market is projected to grow from ~$6 billion to over $10 billion in 2030. Approximately 10% of this market size is...
Published: 2/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Scott Hsieh
Keywords(s): charge sharing, charge summing, Computed tomography, CT, High resolution computed tomography, Medical Imaging, nanophotonics, Photon, Photon counting, photonic materials, Photonic structures, Photonics, pileup, spectral CT, X-Ray Computed Tomography, X-ray detectors
Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices, Electrical > Imaging
AngleNav: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMs) Trackers to Facilitate Computed Topography (CT)-Guided Needle Puncture
Abstract: Conventional free-hand needle puncture procedures for biopsy and other procedures, often rely on unguided manual movements to guide a needle to its destination. Freehand procedures risk missing the tumor, or accidental injury, such as puncturing a vital organ. Needle guidance systems may improve accuracy and reduce risks but available guidance...
Published: 4/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sheng Xu, Bradford Wood, Tsz Ho “Zion” Tse
Keywords(s): Angular Tracking, Computed Topography, CT, CT Guided Needle Puncture, Gyroscope, MEMS sensor, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Surgical Biopsy System, Xu
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Medical Devices, Application > Non-Medical Devices
National Cancer Institute dosimetry system for Computed Tomography (NCICT) Computer Program
Abstract: About half of the per capita dose of radiation due to medical exposures is provided by computed tomography (CT) examinations. Approximately 80 million CTs are performed annually in the United States. CT scans most commonly look for internal bleeding or clots, abscesses due to infection, tumors and internal structures. Although CT provides...
Published: 12/18/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): • Computed Tomography, CT, CT Examination, Dosimetry, Lee, NCI dosimetry system for Computed Tomography, NCICT, Radiation, Radiation Dosing
Category(s): TherapeuticArea > Oncology, TherapeuticArea > Neurology, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Software / Apps, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease
Quantitative COVID-19 Scores Using High Resolution Computed Tomography (UCLA Case No. 2022-225)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiology have developed an innovation algorithm that measures lung damage associated with COVID-19 using computed tomography (CT) data. Background: Computed tomography (CT) scans are essential in diagnosing and monitoring different types of lung damage. At present, radiologist manually inspect CT scans...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hyun (Grace) Kim, Jonathan Gerald Goldin, Fereidoun Abtin, Pang Yu Teng, Matthew Brown
Keywords(s): Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Computerized Tomography scan (CT), COVID pneumonia, CT, HRCT, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, Pneumonia, Pulmonary fibrosis, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Software, Software & Algorithms
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases > COVID, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT
Hybrid Computer Tomography Scanning System
The invention relates to a combination hybrid computer tomography (CT) system that is particularly suited for elucidating stages in pulmonary diseases, notably cystic fibrosis and lung cancer. Improved visualization of lung parenchyma and the margins of lung cysts (non-invasive “virtual biopsy”) may provide sufficient detail to distinguish the types...
Published: 10/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Han Wen
Keywords(s): AA3B6X, AA3CXX, CT, HYBRID, lung cancer, Lung Disease, Lung-Targeted, Pulmonary, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, WBXXXX, XFXXXX, X-RAY, YAXXXX
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Diagnostics, Application > Medical Devices, Application > Non-Medical Devices, Application > Software / Apps
Real Time Medical Image Processing Using Cloud Computing
The invention pertains to a system for reconstructing images acquired from MR and CT scanners in a robust Gadgetron based cloud computing system. A hardware interface connects clinical imaging instruments (e.g., MR or CT scanners) with a cloud computing environment that includes image data reconstruction and processing software not limited by the computational...
Published: 10/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Hui Xue, Peter Kellman, Michael Hansen
Keywords(s): AD1XXX, AD2XXX, AD3XXX, Cloud, Computing, CT, DATA, Gadgetron, IMAGING, Listed LPM Shmilovich as of 4/15/2015, Magnetic Resonance, MEDICAL, MRI, Post LPM Assignment Set 20150420, Pre LPM working set 20150418, Processing, Raw, REAL-TIME, XFXXXX, XJXXXX
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Software / Apps, ResearchProducts > Computational models/software, Application > Medical Devices, Application > Non-Medical Devices, Application > Diagnostics
2020-103 A NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE IMMOBILIZATION OF RADIOTHERAPY PATIENTS USING 3D-PRINTED MASKS
Researchers from UCLA’s Department of Radiation Oncology have developed a novel process for creating patient-specific immobilization masks: an essential component in radiation therapy modalities for various types of cancer. BACKGROUNDExternal beam radiotherapy is the primary, and in some cases, the only form of treatment for various cancer types...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): John Lewis, Kamal Singhrao, Robert Chin
Keywords(s): CT, MRI
Category(s): Medical Devices
2017-101 Method for Free Breathing 3D Ventilation Measurements
Method For Free Breathing 3D Ventilation MeasurementsSUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed a method for free breathing 3D ventilation measurements using fast-helical CT scan.BACKGROUNDLung cancer patients referred to radiotherapy (RT) often present with reduced lung function due to regional lung function deficits, such as reduced ventilation and diffusion...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Daniel Low, Tai Dou
Keywords(s): CT, Medical Imaging
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT
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