公开(公告)号：US20190219647A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US15870519

申请日：2018-01-12

Applicant: General Electric Company ,  Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Inventor： Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo ,  Jhimli Mitra ,  Bo Wang ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  David Martin Mills ,  Warren Lee ,  James Hartman Holmes ,  Bryan Bednarz ,  Roberta Marie Strigel

IPC: G01R33/28 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: G01R33/285 ,  A61B6/502 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/5269 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B2090/378

Abstract: A system and method for providing virtual real-time MRI-guidance for a biopsy outside of a conventional MRI scanner is described. MR images and ultrasound images of a region of a patient's body are simultaneously acquired during a pre-biopsy procedure. Respiratory states that the patient may experience during the biopsy are then determined from the acquired ultrasound images, and each respiratory state is associated with corresponding MR images. The MR images are indexed with their corresponding respiratory state. Ultrasound images are then acquired of the patient during a biopsy procedure. The respiratory state of the patient is determined from the ultrasound images, and the corresponding indexed MR images are displayed.

公开(公告)号：US20140275962A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13797395

申请日：2013-03-12

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Kai Erik Thomenius ,  Sandeep Narendra Gupta ,  Luca Marinelli ,  Kedar Anil Patwardhan ,  Dominic Michael Graziani

IPC: A61N2/00

CPC classification number: A61N2/002 ,  A61B5/0035 ,  H05K999/99

Abstract: Methods and systems using magnetic resonance and ultrasound for tracking anatomical targets for radiation therapy guidance are provided. One system includes a patient transport configured to move a patient between and into a magnetic resonance (MR) system and a radiation therapy (RT) system and an ultrasound transducer coupled to the patient transport, wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured to acquire four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound images concurrently with one of an MR acquisition or an RT radiation therapy session. The system also includes a controller having a processor configured to use the 4D ultrasound images and MR images from the MR system to control at least one of a photon beam spatial distribution or intensity modulation generated by the RT system.

Abstract translation: 提供了使用磁共振和超声波跟踪放射治疗指导解剖靶标的方法和系统。 一种系统包括被配置为将患者移动到磁共振（MR）系统和辐射治疗（RT）系统之间的患者输送和耦合到患者输送的超声换能器，其中超声换能器被配置为获取四维 （4D）超声图像与MR采集或RT放射治疗会话之一同时进行。 该系统还包括具有处理器的控制器，其被配置为使用来自MR系统的4D超声图像和MR图像来控制RT系统产生的光子束空间分布或强度调制中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US11806191B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US15984541

申请日：2018-05-21

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Kwok Pong Chan ,  Vadim Bromberg ,  David Martin Mills ,  Warren Lee ,  Timothy James Fiorillo ,  Chi Tat Chiu

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  H01L21/78 ,  H10N30/20 ,  A61B8/08 ,  H10N30/063 ,  H10N30/87 ,  H10N39/00

CPC classification number: A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  H01L21/78 ,  H10N30/063 ,  H10N30/20 ,  H10N30/872 ,  H10N39/00 ,  Y10T29/42

Abstract: A grid of phased array transducers includes a piezoelectric layer and a plurality of ground contact traces. The piezoelectric layer includes a first side and a second side. The plurality of ground contact traces is disposed on the first side of the piezoelectric layer along an elevational direction, where each ground contact trace of the plurality of ground contact traces extends along an azimuthal direction. Further, each phased array transducer of the grid of phased array transducers is disposed between an adjacently disposed pair of ground contact traces of the plurality of ground contact traces. Moreover, each phased array transducer includes at least a portion of at least one ground contact trace of a corresponding pair of ground contact traces, and where each phased array transducer includes a plurality of transducer elements.

公开(公告)号：US10918356B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US15358160

申请日：2016-11-22

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Vadim Bromberg ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Kwok Pong Chan ,  Reinhold Bruestle ,  Matthew Harvey Krohn ,  Chester Frank Saj

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S7/52 ,  A61B8/08 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G10K11/00

Abstract: An ultrasound transducer includes a transducer array having a plurality of transducer elements. The transducer array has a first side and a second side. Further, one or more ground electrodes are disposed on the first side of the transducer array, and one or more signal electrodes are disposed on the second side of the transducer array. Moreover, an acoustic backing structure is operatively coupled to the plurality of transducer elements of the transducer array. Also, a plurality of electrical traces is routed on a surface of the acoustic backing structure and operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more signal electrodes and one or more ground electrodes.