Inventor · Buckenhof, DE

Bernhard Geiger

49Patents
13h-index
70Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1996 → May 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6711433B1 Method for providing a virtual contrast agent for augmented angioscopy Physics 147 Expired
US7095401B2 System and method for gesture interface Physics 140 Expired
US6181348A Method for selective volume visualization via texture mapping Physics 75 Expired
US7822461B2 System and method for endoscopic path planning Physics 72 Active
US7680247B2 Combined image processing computer for medical diagnostics in the fields of radiography and fluoroscopy Physics 58 Active
US6097994A Apparatus and method for determining the correct insertion depth for a biopsy needle Human Necessities 40 Expired
US7536216B2 Method and system for virtual endoscopy with guidance for biopsy Physics 34 Active
US7245958B1 Trigonometric depth gauge for biopsy needle Human Necessities 28 Expired
US6249713A Apparatus and method for automatically positioning a biopsy needle Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7706633B2 GPU-based image manipulation method for registration applications Physics 19 Active
US7300398B2 Method and apparatus for registration of virtual endoscopic images Physics 16 Expired
US7081088B2 Method and apparatus for automatic local path planning for virtual colonoscopy Physics 15 Expired
US9519981B2 Visualizing brain network connectivity Human Necessities 15 Active
US8218848B2 System and method for the generation of attenuation correction maps from MR images Physics 13 Active
US7457444B2 Method and apparatus for fast automatic centerline extraction for virtual endoscopy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US10409235B2 Semantic medical image to 3D print of anatomic structure Physics 10 Active
US12076158B2 Intuitive display for rotator cuff tear diagnostics Physics 9 Active
US7346385B2 Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures Human Necessities 7 Expired
US10635930B2 Patient position control for scanning Physics 6 Active
US7609910B2 System and method for creating a panoramic view of a volumetric image Physics 6 Active
US7304644B2 System and method for performing a virtual endoscopy Physics 5 Expired
US7349563B2 System and method for polyp visualization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7295868B2 Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7295869B2 Method and apparatus for needle placement and entry point determination in percutaneous procedures Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7711163B2 Method and system for guided two dimensional colon screening Physics 4 Active

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