Inventor · San Ramon, CA, US

Gopal B. Avinash

208Patents
31h-index
176Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 4, 1994 → Oct 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7702379B2 System and method for hybrid tracking in surgical navigation Human Necessities 339 Active
US7490085B2 Computer-assisted data processing system and method incorporating automated learning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US7187790B2 Data processing and feedback method and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Expired
US6748044B2 Computer assisted analysis of tomographic mammography data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired
US6574304B1 Computer aided acquisition of medical images Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US7848553B2 Method and apparatus of multi-modality image fusion Physics 105 Active
US6898263B2 Method and apparatus for soft-tissue volume visualization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US7359535B2 Systems and methods for retrospective internal gating Physics 95 Expired
US7940974B2 Method and system for adjusting 3D CT vessel segmentation Physics 90 Active
US6757442B1 Image enhancement method with simultaneous noise reduction, non-uniformity equalization, and contrast enhancement Physics 85 Expired
US7272429B2 Methods and apparatus for facilitating a reduction in artifacts Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6782137B1 Digital image display improvement system and method Physics 70 Expired
US6996205B2 Methods and apparatus to facilitate review of CT colonography exams Physics 59 Expired
US7613478B2 Method and system for portability of clinical images using a high-quality display and portable device Electricity 59 Active
US5832134A Data visualization enhancement through removal of dominating structures Physics 55 Expired
US6942621B2 Method and apparatus for detecting weak physiological signals Human Necessities 51 Expired
US5561611A Method and apparatus for signal restoration without knowledge of the impulse response function of the signal acquisition system Physics 46 Expired
US5987347A Method for removing streak artifacts in medical images Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7072435B2 Methods and apparatus for anomaly detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6999549B2 Method and apparatus for quantifying tissue fat content Human Necessities 43 Expired
US8077939B2 Methods and systems for enhanced plaque visualization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US6208763A Method and apparatus for enhancing discrete pixel images Physics 40 Expired
US7873236B2 Systems, methods and apparatus for consistency-constrained filtered backprojection for out-of-focus artifacts in digital tomosythesis Physics 40 Active
US7627084B2 Image acquisition and processing chain for dual-energy radiography using a portable flat panel detector Human Necessities 39 Active
US6687329B1 Computer aided acquisition of medical images Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired

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