Inventor
GEIGER BERNHARD
US52 patents
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SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
11 patentsUS7822461B2Oct 26, 2010
System and method for endoscopic path planning
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS94 citations95
US7300398B2Nov 27, 2007
Method and apparatus for registration of virtual endoscopic images
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS28 citations93
US7457444B2Nov 25, 2008
Method and apparatus for fast automatic centerline extraction for virtual endoscopy
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS20 citations92
US7536216B2May 19, 2009
Method and system for virtual endoscopy with guidance for biopsy
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS52 citations89
US7609910B2Oct 27, 2009
System and method for creating a panoramic view of a volumetric image
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS13 citations84
US7349563B2Mar 25, 2008
System and method for polyp visualization
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS13 citations84
US7304644B2Dec 4, 2007
System and method for performing a virtual endoscopy
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS8 citations74
US7711163B2May 4, 2010
Method and system for guided two dimensional colon screening
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS7 citations73
US7551761B2Jun 23, 2009
Method and apparatus for fast automatic centerline extraction for virtual endoscopy
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS4 citations73
US7417636B2Aug 26, 2008
Method and apparatus for automatic setting of rendering parameter for virtual endoscopy
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS0 citations52
US7889897B2Feb 15, 2011
Method and system for displaying unseen areas in guided two dimensional colon screening
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS0 citations41
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
11 patentsUS10635930B2Apr 28, 2020
Patient position control for scanning
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH11 citations86
US10409235B2Sep 10, 2019
Semantic medical image to 3D print of anatomic structure
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH11 citations84
US10079071B1Sep 18, 2018
Method and system for whole body bone removal and vascular visualization in medical image data
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH12 citations82
US10037603B2Jul 31, 2018
Method and system for whole body bone removal and vascular visualization in medical image data
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH6 citations82
US9799135B2Oct 24, 2017
Semantic cinematic volume rendering
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH2 citations73
US10796481B2Oct 6, 2020
Visualization of lung fissures in medical imaging
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH2 citations71
US10846875B2Nov 24, 2020
Adaptive nonlinear optimization of shape parameters for object localization in 3D medical images
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH3 citations69
US10188361B2Jan 29, 2019
System for synthetic display of multi-modality data
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH1 citations63
US11116468B2Sep 14, 2021
Method and system for controlling an X-ray projection imaging device
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH0 citations53
US10481234B2Nov 19, 2019
Three-dimensional printing of phantoms for medical imaging
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH0 citations52
US10231685B2Mar 19, 2019
Operating an x-ray system for examining an object
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH0 citations46
SIEMENS CORP RES INC
10 patentsUS6711433B1Mar 23, 2004
Method for providing a virtual contrast agent for augmented angioscopy
SIEMENS CORP RES INC236 citations99
US7095401B2Aug 22, 2006
System and method for gesture interface
SIEMENS CORP RES INC193 citations98
US6181348B1Jan 30, 2001
Method for selective volume visualization via texture mapping
SIEMENS CORP RES INC109 citations98
US6097994AAug 1, 2000
Apparatus and method for determining the correct insertion depth for a biopsy needle
SIEMENS CORP RES INC62 citations96
US7245958B1Jul 17, 2007
Trigonometric depth gauge for biopsy needle
SIEMENS CORP RES INC33 citations93
US6249713B1Jun 19, 2001
Apparatus and method for automatically positioning a biopsy needle
SIEMENS CORP RES INC38 citations93
US7346385B2Mar 18, 2008
Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures
SIEMENS CORP RES INC14 citations92
US7081088B2Jul 25, 2006
Method and apparatus for automatic local path planning for virtual colonoscopy
SIEMENS CORP RES INC25 citations92
US7295869B2Nov 13, 2007
Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures
SIEMENS CORP RES INC5 citations74
US7295868B2Nov 13, 2007
Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures
SIEMENS CORP RES INC4 citations63
Siemens Healthineers Ag
5 patentsUS12076158B2Sep 3, 2024
Intuitive display for rotator cuff tear diagnostics
Siemens Healthineers Ag17 citations82
US12555230B2Feb 17, 2026
Regression-based approach for measurement of rotator cuff tears in shoulder MRI images
Siemens Healthineers Ag0 citations60
US12354730B2Jul 8, 2025
Determining characteristics of muscle structures using artificial neural network
Siemens Healthineers Ag0 citations59
US12548163B2Feb 10, 2026
Quantification of body composition using contrastive learning in CT images
Siemens Healthineers Ag0 citations54
US12484873B2Dec 2, 2025
Method for dose control
Siemens Healthineers Ag0 citations41
SIEMENS AG
4 patentsUS7680247B2Mar 16, 2010
Combined image processing computer for medical diagnostics in the fields of radiography and fluoroscopy
SIEMENS AG59 citations94
US7070328B2Jul 4, 2006
Method for the compensation of image disturbances in the course of radiation image recordings and radiation image recording apparatus
SIEMENS AG3 citations58
US7991211B2Aug 2, 2011
Method and system for guided two dimensional colon screening
SIEMENS AG0 citations51
US7436930B2Oct 14, 2008
Method for controlling the dose or the dose rate when recording x-ray images
SIEMENS AG0 citations42
GEIGER BERNHARD
3 patentsUS8755635B2Jun 17, 2014
Method and system for data dependent multi phase visualization
GEIGER BERNHARD4 citations71
US8059877B2Nov 15, 2011
Method and apparatus for fast automatic centerline extraction for virtual endoscopy
GEIGER BERNHARD3 citations61
US8463011B2Jun 11, 2013
Tools for automatic colonic centerline extraction
GEIGER BERNHARD0 citations40
SIEMENS CORP
2 patentsSUDARSKY SANDRA
2 patentsLENGLET CHRISTOPHE
1 patentBOEHM STEFAN
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