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Transparent Arterial Layer Separation in Cardiac Angiography with Self-Supervised Deep Learning
NU 2023-092
INVENTORS
Sameer Ansari*
Donald Cantrell*
Leon Cho
Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui
Chaochao Zhou
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology provides cardiac angiography with markedly enhanced visualization of the vasculature by leveraging self-supervised deep neural network-based background subtraction algorithms.
BACKGROUND
Cardiac angiography relies...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Image/Signal processing
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Robotically Controlled Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
NU 2023-078
INVENTORS
Cheng Sun*
Hao Zhang*
Alex Huang
Raymond Fang
Pengpeng Zhang
Tingwei Zhang
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A robotic visible-light optical coherence tomography (OCT) system designed for comprehensive imaging of the anterior segment of the eye, introducing novel computational alignment algorithms and a lightweight OCT sample arm for enhanced...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Medical device, Optics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Myocardial Scar Burden Signatures for Simultaneously Assessing Scar Extent and Distribution from Imaging Data
NU 2023-063
INVENTORS
Mohammed Elbaz*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology introduces a novel method for quantifying myocardial scar burden by leveraging imaging data to simultaneously assess scar extent and distribution, facilitating enhanced diagnosis and management of heart diseases.
BACKGROUND
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a fatal heart disease...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Image/Signal processing, Imaging
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Density Compensation Function in Filtered Backprojection for Medical Imaging
NU 2020-014
INVENTORS
Kyungpyo Hong
Daniel Kim*
ABSTRACT
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are considered two of the most important medical inventions in the last 50 years and the two most widely used modalities in radiology practice throughout the world. Both modalities may benefit from undersampling acquisition and reconstruction....
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Computer software, Diagnostics, Image/Signal processing, Imaging
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Novel Imaging System with High-Resolution, High-Speed and Low Noise
NU 2020-053
INVENTORS
Oliver S. Cossairt*
Boxin Shi
Zihao Wang
Peiqi Duan
Aggelos K. Katsaggelos*
Tiejun Huang
ABSTRACT
Event cameras are novel bio-inspired sensors that have advantages over traditional frame cameras such as high speed, high dynamic range and low power consumption. However, current commercial and research prototypes of event cameras...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Computer software, Data processing/analysis, Image/Signal processing, Robotics, Transportation, Video, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Deep Learning Structural Analysis Of Cerebral Cortex Predicts Features From MRI Data
NU 2020-152
INVENTORS
Pierre Alain Besson
S. Kathleen Bandt*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Graph convolutional neural networks (gCNNs) successfully predict patient age and sex from T1-weighted brain surface MRI data.
BACKGROUND
As clinical image-based data sets grow in resolution and size, the promise of machine learning greatly expedites image classification...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): AD - Alzheimer’s Disease, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Computer software, CVA - Cerebrovascular Accident, Data processing/analysis, Image/Signal processing, Neurologic disease, PD - Parkinson's Disease
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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A Virtual Catheter for Non-Invasive Mapping and Quantifiction of Blood Flow Patterns
NU 2018-127
Inventors
Michael Markl *
Mohammed S.M.M Elbaz
Short Description
A non-invasive medical diagnostic tool for visualizing local and global blood flow patterns.
Background
Seventy-five years since its initial discovery, cardiac catheterization remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of several cardiovascular diseases. Dignostic...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Health IT, Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Medical device, Neurovascular
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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SAVI: Synthetic Apertures for High Resolution Visible Imaging
NU 2017-083 Inventors Oliver S. Cossairt* Manoj K. Sharma Jason Holloway Yicheng Wu Ashok Veeraraghavan Short Description Using Fourier ptychography (FP), a computational imaging technique, to create a synthetic aperture for visible imaging (SAVI) with high resolution. Background Imaging objects from far distances is essential in many computer...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Analysis, Computer software, Engineering, Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Positioning, System control
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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FOCUS Focalized Carrier Augmented Sensor
NU 2005-015InventorHooman Mohseni*Short DescriptionA novel avalanche-free single photon detector in the short infrared range that is suitable for ultra-sensitive high-density infrared imaging arraysAbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed a novel avalanche-free single photon detector in the short infrared range that is suitable for ultra-sensitive...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Devices, Engineering, Health IT, Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Medical device, Robotics, Sensors
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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