Inventor
SOUZA STEVEN P
US20 patents
Patents
20 patentsUS5577502ANov 26, 1996
Imaging of interventional devices during medical procedures
GEN ELECTRIC461 citations99
US5419325AMay 30, 1995
Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using a faraday catheter
GEN ELECTRIC272 citations99
US5353795AOct 11, 1994
Tracking system to monitor the position of a device using multiplexed magnetic resonance detection
GEN ELECTRIC305 citations99
US5318025AJun 7, 1994
Tracking system to monitor the position and orientation of a device using multiplexed magnetic resonance detection
GEN ELECTRIC595 citations99
US5307808AMay 3, 1994
Tracking system and pulse sequences to monitor the position of a device using magnetic resonance
GEN ELECTRIC266 citations99
US5271400ADec 21, 1993
Tracking system to monitor the position and orientation of a device using magnetic resonance detection of a sample contained within the device
GEN ELECTRIC454 citations99
US5211165AMay 18, 1993
Tracking system to follow the position and orientation of a device with radiofrequency field gradients
GEN ELECTRIC999 citations99
US5447156ASep 5, 1995
Magnetic resonance (MR) active invasive devices for the generation of selective MR angiograms
GEN ELECTRIC141 citations98
US5204625AApr 20, 1993
Segmentation of stationary and vascular surfaces in magnetic resonance imaging
GEN ELECTRIC140 citations97
US5617859AApr 8, 1997
Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of cavities using fluids polarized at low temperatures
GEN ELECTRIC87 citations96
US5226113AJul 6, 1993
Method and apparatus for volumetric projection rendering using reverse ray casting
GEN ELECTRIC83 citations96
US4972836ANov 27, 1990
Motion detector for high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging
GEN ELECTRIC60 citations94
US4918386AApr 17, 1990
Method for simultaneously obtaining three-dimensional NMR angiograms and stationary tissue NMR images
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations93
US4800889AJan 31, 1989
Rapid-scan NMR angiography
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations93
US5626137AMay 6, 1997
Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using fluids polarized at low temperatures
GEN ELECTRIC38 citations92
US5233299AAug 3, 1993
Projection methods for producing two-dimensional images from three-dimensional data
GEN ELECTRIC36 citations92
US5525906AJun 11, 1996
Detection and elimination of wide bandwidth noise in MRI signals
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations91
US5611340AMar 18, 1997
Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using hydrogen polarized at low temperatures
GEN ELECTRIC15 citations74
US5603320AFeb 18, 1997
Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using an integrated polarizing and imaging magnet
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations74
US5201312AApr 13, 1993
Antennae for high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the eye
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations72