Inventor · Columbia, KY, US

Ben A. Arnold

17Patents
13h-index
3Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1983 → Aug 3, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4922915A Automated image detail localization method Electricity 161 Expired
US5335260A Calibration phantom and improved method of quantifying calcium and bone density using same Human Necessities 130 Expired
US6320931A Automated x-ray bone densitometer Physics 108 Expired
US4985906A Calibration phantom for computer tomography system Physics 85 Expired
US7558611B2 Automatic detection and quantification of coronary and aortic calcium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US4649561A Test phantom and method of use of same Physics 65 Expired
US8605979B2 Automatic detection and quantification of plaque in the coronary arteries of subjects from CT scans Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US6990222B2 Calibration of tissue densities in computerized tomography Physics 34 Expired
US4724110A Method of making a test phantom Physics 31 Expired
US8139836B2 Automatic segmentation of the heart and aorta in medical 3-D scans without contrast media injections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8186880B1 Extended and fixed INTable simultaneously imaged calibration and correction methods and references for 3-D imaging devices Human Necessities 22 Active
US8517608B1 System and method for calibration of CT scanners and display of images in density units without the use of water phantoms Human Necessities 13 Active
US8649577B1 Automatic method and system for measurements of bone density and structure of the hip from 3-D X-ray imaging devices Physics 13 Active
US7424142B2 Display and analysis of medical images using calibrated pixel values in units of known properties of reference materials Physics 9 Active
US7292721B2 Calibration of tissue densities in computerized tomography Physics 9 Expired
US7970196B2 Automatic detection and quantification of plaque in the coronary arteries of subjects from CT scans Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8649843B2 Automated calcium scoring of the aorta Physics 1 Active

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