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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Applicants:
David L. White, Oakland, CA (US);
Manish Khotari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard A. Carano, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
David L. White, Oakland, CA (US);
Manish Khotari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard A. Carano, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synarc, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a test device or 'phantom' for use in conjunction with medical imaging modalities. In one embodiment, the phantom replicates the attenuation and absorption properties of joint articular cartilage. The phantom is useful for quality assurance of images of joints obtained using an array of medical imaging modalities.