Steven P. Souza
26Patents
20h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 6, 1987 → Nov 19, 1998
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5211165A | Tracking system to follow the position and orientation of a device with radiofrequency field gradients | Human Necessities | 727 | Expired |
| US5318025A | Tracking system to monitor the position and orientation of a device using multiplexed magnetic resonance detection | Physics | 453 | Expired |
| US5730129A | Imaging of interventional devices in a non-stationary subject | Human Necessities | 387 | Expired |
| US5271400A | Tracking system to monitor the position and orientation of a device using magnetic resonance detection of a sample contained within the device | Physics | 386 | Expired |
| US5577502A | Imaging of interventional devices during medical procedures | Human Necessities | 382 | Expired |
| US5353795A | Tracking system to monitor the position of a device using multiplexed magnetic resonance detection | Physics | 249 | Expired |
| US5419325A | Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using a faraday catheter | Physics | 231 | Expired |
| US5307808A | Tracking system and pulse sequences to monitor the position of a device using magnetic resonance | Physics | 187 | Expired |
| US5447156A | Magnetic resonance (MR) active invasive devices for the generation of selective MR angiograms | Physics | 108 | Expired |
| US5204625A | Segmentation of stationary and vascular surfaces in magnetic resonance imaging | Physics | 84 | Expired |
| US5671739A | Imaging of interventional devices during medical procedures | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US5882305A | Optical coupling for invasive devices | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US5226113A | Method and apparatus for volumetric projection rendering using reverse ray casting | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US4972836A | Motion detector for high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US6144205A | Optical control of radio frequency antennae in a magnetic resonance imaging system | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5617859A | Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of cavities using fluids polarized at low temperatures | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US4800889A | Rapid-scan NMR angiography | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US5730134A | System to monitor temperature near an invasive device during magnetic resonance procedures | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5233299A | Projection methods for producing two-dimensional images from three-dimensional data | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5626137A | Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using fluids polarized at low temperatures | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US5713359A | Magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion imaging in a low-field imaging magnet | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US5525906A | Detection and elimination of wide bandwidth noise in MRI signals | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4918386A | Method for simultaneously obtaining three-dimensional NMR angiograms and stationary tissue NMR images | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5201312A | Antennae for high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the eye | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5611340A | Apparatus and methods for magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using hydrogen polarized at low temperatures | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.