Patent · US Active

Automated detection and identification of phantoms

US10939891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Gammex, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kenneth J. Ruchala · Madison, US
Eric Schloesser · Mount Horeb, US
Thomas Kammeyer · Madison, US
Jason Holzmann · Waunakee, US
Cristel Baiu · Madison, US
Mark Holmes · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2017
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 23, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1076
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A phantom, phantom system, and method of phantom identification include a first material that forms a phantom. A phantom identifier includes at least one unit marker. The at least one unit marker identifies a physical characteristic of the phantom. In a method of phantom identification, an image of the phantom is obtained that includes the phantom identifier. The at least one unit marker is identified, the at least one unit marker encodes a value representative of a physical characteristic of the phantom.

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