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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

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: 7/19/2023 | 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

2014-592 3D POPULATION MAPS FOR NONINVASIVELY IDENTIFYING PHENOTYPES AND PATHOLOGIES IN INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS

3D Population Maps for Noninvasively Identifying Phenotypes and Pathologies in Individual PatientsSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel computation system that uses large imaging datasets to aid in clinical diagnosis and prognosis.BACKGROUNDPopulation and subpopulation images can be used as a diagnostic...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Dieter Enzmann, Benjamin Ellingson, Hyun (Grace) Kim

Keywords(s): Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Bioinformatics, CT, Image Processing, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Imaging, MRI, PET, Software, Software & Algorithms, Ultrasound

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Life Science Research Tools, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Programs