Christopher Ruth
81Patents
33h-index
44Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 1, 1996 → Oct 24, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7245694B2 | X-ray mammography/tomosynthesis of patient's breast | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
| US6256404A | Computed tomography scanning apparatus and method using adaptive reconstruction window | Physics | 138 | Expired |
| US7702142B2 | Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis images | Physics | 116 | Expired |
| US5901198A | Computed tomography scanning target detection using target surface normals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 107 | Expired |
| US7577282B2 | Image handling and display in X-ray mammography and tomosynthesis | Physics | 105 | Active |
| US7616801B2 | Image handling and display in x-ray mammography and tomosynthesis | Physics | 105 | Active |
| US5887047A | Parallel processing architecture for computed tomography scanning system using non-parallel slices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 100 | Expired |
| US5909477A | Computed tomography scanning target detection using non-parallel slices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 95 | Expired |
| US5881122A | Computed tomography scanning apparatus and method for generating parallel projections using non-parallel slice data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US8155421B2 | Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis images | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US5949842A | Air calibration scan for computed tomography scanner with obstructing objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US8712127B2 | Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis images | Physics | 76 | Active |
| US7583786B2 | X-ray mammography/tomosynthesis of patient's breast | Human Necessities | 68 | Active |
| US8787522B2 | Upright x-ray breast imaging with a CT mode, multiple tomosynthesis modes, and a mammography mode | Human Necessities | 64 | Active |
| US5970113A | Computed tomography scanning apparatus and method with temperature compensation for dark current offsets | Physics | 63 | Expired |
| US9020579B2 | System and method for dual energy and/or contrast enhanced breast imaging for screening, diagnosis and biopsy | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 63 | Active |
| US5802134A | Nutating slice CT image reconstruction apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US7881428B2 | X-ray mammography/tomosynthesis of patient's breast | Human Necessities | 53 | Active |
| US9084579B2 | Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis | Physics | 48 | Active |
| US5848117A | Apparatus and method for computed tomography scanning using halfscan reconstruction with asymmetric detector system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US9811758B2 | Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis | Physics | 44 | Active |
| US8897535B2 | System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set | Physics | 44 | Active |
| US10357211B2 | Method for dual energy and/or contrast enhanced breast imaging for screening, diagnosis and biopsy | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 43 | Active |
| US9456797B2 | System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US7916915B2 | Image handling and display in x-ray mammography and tomosynthesis | Physics | 38 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.