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Head Motion Correction with Soft Pressure Pad for MRI Scans

Addressed Need Head motion remains a major challenge during medical imaging scans, particularly in pediatric and older patient populations. Motion impacts diagnostic image quality, costing both time and money in the clinical setting. In research, motion artifacts can introduce errors into quantitative measurements, especially in high-resolution or...

Published: 9/24/2024 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Imaging

Highly maneuverable radiation protection for interventional radiology

Summary An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt doctors and engineers has designed a more user-friendly mounting system for radiation protection shields that maintains a high level of protection from hazardous scattered radiation without impeding the workflow of interventional radiologists. Addressed Need Scattered ionizing radiation poses a significant...

Published: 9/12/2024 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Imaging

Enhanced Optical Imaging for the Treatment of Retinal Disease

Summary Vanderbilt researchers have developed a system for enhancing the imaging capabilities of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool commonly used to monitor and treat patients with retinal disease. The image resolution of OCT, however, is intrinsically limited. Ideally, a contrast agent could be used to highlight specific parts of the retina...

Published: 12/6/2021 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Imaging

PIQASO: A rigid phantom for comprehensive end-to-end evaluation of online adaptive radiotherapy systems

Summary There is currently no radiotherapy phantom capable of quantitatively assessing all components of an online adaptive radiotherapy (online ART) system in a comprehensive end-to-end test. Represented here is a novel, rigid phantom that can simultaneously evaluate an online ART system’s image acquisition, deformable image registration, contour...

Published: 8/10/2021 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging

Bioresorbable RF Coils for Post-Surgical Monitoring by MRI

Summary Vanderbilt researchers have developed bioresorbable RF coils to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for use in post-surgical monitoring. Addressed Need Current MRI techniques have difficulty imaging certain biomarkers and characteristics internal to the body due to an insufficient signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). One approach to mitigate this...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Diagnostics, Medical Imaging

Systems and Methods for Non-destructive Evaluation of Optical Material Properties and Surfaces

SummaryA team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a novel system and method for non-destructive characterization of compound lenses. The approach uses optical coherence tomography and reflectance confocal microscopy to fully characterize lens geometry and glass materials, enabling accurate modeling of compound lenses.Addressed NeedWhen designing...

Published: 8/5/2020 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Imaging

pECHO: Easy to Use Smartphone App for Assisting in Transesophageal Echocardiography Exam

Summary Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the heart. It provides more detail that a standard echocardiogram. Vanderbilt researchers have created a software that creates an easy to follow, step-by-step procedure for a transesophageal echocardiography exam.Addressed NeedThe pECHO...

Published: 5/29/2019 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Cardiovascular

Category(s): Computer Science & Communications, Health Care IT, Medical Imaging

Advanced Ultrasound Imaging for Kidney Stone Detection

SummaryThe standard for kidney stone detection is through the use of computed tomography (CT). However, CT is expensive and delivers harmful ionizing radiation into the body. Ultrasound would be the ideal way to detect kidney stones except that it performs poorly in detecting and accurately sizing stones. Vanderbilt researchers inventors have developed...

Published: 11/6/2018 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Diagnostics, Medical Imaging

Advanced Method for Data Corrections in Organ Deformation

SummaryA group of Vanderbilt University researchers have developed a solution that will correct for the mis-registration of image data in image-guided surgery. The solution uses software to correct for any mis-registration that is caused by the presence of intraoperative deformations. This invention helps to improve the performance and capabilities...

Published: 11/5/2018 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Imaging

Selective Size Imaging using Filters via Diffusion Times (SSIFT)

SummaryVanderbilt researchers have developed a novel MRI-based method for fast, robust, and accurate imaging of biological tissue by selecting a specific cell size range (such as tumors) without the need for a contrast agent. One exciting application of this method is imaging brain metastases (BM) that are difficult to differentiate from other brain...

Published: 5/3/2018 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Medical Imaging

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