Biomedical magnetism imaging apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 5594849
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07743065

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A method and apparatus for performing biomagnetic imaging to determine the location and intensity of current sources within a subject includes a sensor unit for sensing the magnetic field within the subject and for providing sensing signals. A signal processor defines a grid having multiple grid points and performs inverse estimation to determine the distribution of current sources on the defined grid based on the sensing signals. The signal processor then modifies the grid to improve the resolution of the current sources distributed on the grid. A control unit controls the operation of the signal processor and processes image data to provide magnified and non-magnified displays on a display unit. The biomagnetic imaging method and apparatus can be combined with a system for providing magnetic resonance imaging data so as to produce a superimposed display including an MRI image and a biomagnetic image.

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YALE UNIVERSITYTWO WHITNEY AVENUE NEW HAVEN CT 06510
FUJITSU LIMITED1015 KAMIKODANAKA NAKAHARA-KU KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA 211

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goto, Takao Kawasaki, JP 80 993
Hayashi, Takehiko Kawasaki, JP 40 1096
Kawabe, Kenji Kawasaki, JP 19 771
Kuc, Roman B New Haven, CT 2 48
Nakashima, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, JP 64 897
Shimura, Takaki Kawasaki, JP 45 1210
Szinger, James J New Haven, CT 1 43

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