Inventor · Aachen, DE

Kai Eck

20Patents
10h-index
41Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 21, 2000 → Oct 26, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6587709B2 Method of and imaging ultrasound system for determining the position of a catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US7805182B2 System and method for the guidance of a catheter in electrophysiologic interventions Human Necessities 68 Active
US6790182B2 Ultrasound system and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus for imaging scatterers in a medium Physics 58 Expired
US8050739B2 System and method for visualizing heart morphology during electrophysiology mapping and treatment Human Necessities 54 Active
US8090427B2 Methods for ultrasound visualization of a vessel with location and cycle information Human Necessities 33 Active
US7125166B2 Method and device for automatic testing of an X-ray system Human Necessities 20 Expired
US9179863B2 Bed exit warning system Human Necessities 18 Active
US7003146B2 X-ray examination apparatus and method for forming an X-ray image Physics 15 Expired
US8610593B2 User feedback engine Human Necessities 11 Active
US7991243B2 Radial adaptive filter for metal artifact correction Physics 10 Active
US7822241B2 Device and method for combining two images Physics 10 Active
US7203534B2 Method of assisting orientation in a vascular system Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7742639B2 Data set visualization Human Necessities 6 Active
US7454043B2 Image processing unit and method of associating stored images with current images Human Necessities 6 Expired
US7231077B2 Device and method for forming an image composed of a plurality of sub-areas Electricity 5 Expired
US6999609B2 Device and method for forming an image composed of a plurality of sub-areas Electricity 4 Expired
US7146032B2 Device and method for reading out an electronic image sensor that is subdivided into image points Electricity 4 Expired
US7782999B2 Systems and methods for scanning and data acquisition in computed tomography (CT) applications Electricity 2 Active
US7218767B2 Method of improving the resolution of a medical nuclear image Human Necessities 0 Expired
US6840674B2 Method of determining the quantity of radiation absorbed by a radiation sensor Physics 0 Expired

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