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SonoSidekick: An Ergonomic Hand Grip Assembly for Ultrasonic Transducer Probe (UCLA Case No. 2018-868)
Summary: Researchers at UCLA's Department of Radiology have developed an ergonomic, handheld attachment for ultrasound transducer called SonoSidekick, which aims to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) among sonographers and echocardiographers, decrease inter-operator variability, and improve the reproducibility of ultrasound...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Nagesh Ragavendra
Keywords(s): 2D ultrasound imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, Beam Divergence, clinical ultrasound imaging, handheld ergonomic attachment, In-plane ultrasound, Medical Ultrasonography, sonographer, sonographer injuries, Ultrasound, ultrasound technologist, Ultrasound transducer, work related musculoskeletal disorders, work-related injuries, WRMSD
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound
Hybrid Raman+Acoustic Spectral Thermometry for Metals Additive Manufacturing (M-AM)
Competitive Advantages This unprecedented new capability to capture the full 3D thermographic information in the powder bed and melt pool can more thoroughly elucidate the thermal history during the M-AM processes, thereby better informing optimization of process parameters to mitigate thermal gradients, residual stresses, and porosity, thus yielding...
Published: 9/3/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cai Mike Wang, Rasim Guldiken
Keywords(s): Industrial Applications, Material Science, Ultrasound
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Industrial Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Manufacturing
Using Artificial Intelligence to Assess Difficulty Level of Ultrasound Examinations
Reference #: 01503 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Using Artificial Intelligence to assess difficulty level of ultrasound examinations. Background: The use of ultrasound is rapidly expanding across virtually all levels of medical practice. Ultrasound is a very operator-dependent modality compared to other...
Published: 9/12/2023   |   Inventor(s): Richard Hoppmann, Floyd Bell, Robert (Toufic) Haddad, Keith Barron
Keywords(s): AI, artificial intelligence, Assessment, Competency, Gamification, Scanning, Simulation, Ultrasound
Category(s): Health Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Software and Computing
2017-538 HARMONIC ACOUSTOGRAPHY FOR QUANTITATIVE MARGIN DETECTION USING A MATHEMATICAL MODEL
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Head and Neck Surgery, Bioengineering, and Electrical Engineering have developed a novel ultrasound-based imaging modality, vibroacoustography.BACKGROUND:Most of the current intra-operative tissue discrimination methods rely on palpation, due to various limitations of the existing imaging methods. Therefore,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, Maie St. John, Ashkan Maccabi, George Saddik, Zachary Taylor
Keywords(s): Medical Imaging, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound
2016-680 AUTOMATED PHANTOM IMAGE ASSESSMENT TO CONFIRM MACHINE PERFORMANCE AND CALIBRATION
Case No. 2016-680SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Radiology have developed a method for automated calibration of phantom images.BACKGROUNDPhantom imaging is a routine procedure used in different medical imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound....
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Brown, Michael Mcnitt-Gray, Pechin Lo, Muhammad Wahi-Anwar
Keywords(s): CT, Medical Imaging, MRI, PET, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound
2016-589 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER-GUIDED ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY TO ASSESS LIPID-LADEN PLAQUES
Case No. 2016-589SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Medicine have developed a novel intravascular ultrasound-guided electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (IVUS-EIS) system for the detection of oxLDL-laden plaques in arteries.BACKGROUNDCarotid artery disease refers to the narrowing of the carotid arteries which occurs due to the buildup of...
Published: 8/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yu-Chong Tai, Yuan Luo, Tzung Hsiai, Jianguo Ma, Rene Sevag Packard
Keywords(s): Cardiovascular, Imaging, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Imaging, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound
2014-965 A NEW HUMAN-MONITOR INTERFACE FOR INTERPRETING CLINICAL IMAGES
A New Human-Monitor Interface For Interpreting Clinical ImagesCase No. 2014-965-0SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have invented a novel interactive tool that can rapidly focus and zoom on a large number of images using eye tracking technology.BACKGROUNDWith the development of digital workstations, radiologists have...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dieter Enzmann, Osman Ratib
Keywords(s): Bioinformatics, CT, Image Processing, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Imaging, MRI, PET, Software, Software & Algorithms, Ultrasound
Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Life Science Research Tools, Software & Algorithms, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Programs
2007-058 EQUALLY SLOPED (PSEUDOPOLAR) TOMOGRAPHY WITH APPLICATIONS TO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMAGING
Case No. 2007-058SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the California NanoSystems Institute have developed a new tomographic imagine technique providing higher spatial resolution at a lower radiation dose.BACKGROUNDTomographic imaging, such as CT, works by acquiring projections of an object through equal angle intervals...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jianwei Miao, Benjamin Pooya Fahimian
Keywords(s): CT, Medical Imaging, PET, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound
2017-223 Multi-Frequency Harmonic Acoustography for Target Identification and Border Detection (POC 2016)
Multi-Frequency Harmonic Acoustography for Target Identification and Border DetectionSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, and Head and Neck Surgery have developed a novel ultrasound-based imaging technique that can be used to analyze tumor margins during surgery.BACKGROUNDAccurate determination of tumor...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, George Saddik, Zachary Taylor, Ashkan Maccabi, Maie St. John
Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Imaging, Oncology, Other, Surgical Tools, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound, Therapeutics > Oncology
Systems And Methods For Therapeutic Agent Delivery
SummaryUCLA researchers at the Department of Physics have developed a system that is capable of delivering a therapeutic agent to a specifically targeted tissue using ultrasound.BackgroundSoft tissue infections are a major global health issue. About 325,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. When an inadequate concentration of antibiotic is used to...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Seth Putterman, Barry Silberg
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery, Infectious Diseases, Inflammatory Diseases, Medical Devices and Materials, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases
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