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PATENTS

• Liquid Ionography
  British Patent No. 47259/74
• Methods of Developing Latent Images Obtained by Ionography
  British Patent No. 30236/75
• Split Filter CT
  A. Fenster, B. RuttU.S. Patent No. 4,255,664 March 10, 1981Canadian Patent No. 1,136,776 November 30, 1982
• System for Quantitative Arteriography
  A. Fenster, B. B. Hobbs, I. CunninghamU.S. Patent No. 4,669,105 May 26, 1987Canadian Patent No. 1,221,772 May 29, 1987
• Velocity Calibration Phantom for Colour Flow and Pulse Doppler Instruments
  A. Fenster, D. RickeyU.K. Patent No. 9104098, February 27, 1992
• Doppler Ultrasound Clutter and Phantom Sensitivity
  A. Fenster, D. RickeyU.S. Patent No. 5,341,808, August 30, 1994
• Method and System for Constructing and Displaying Three-Dimensional Images
  A. Fenster, S. Dunne, T. Chan, D. DowneyJapan Patent No. 08/502674, December 23, 1996Singapore Patent No. 9612200-7, December 23, 1996 (Pending)U.S. Patent No. 5,454,371, October 3, 1995European Patent (17 countries) 00100311.0-2201, March 1, 000
• Computer-Controlled Positive Displacement Pump For Physiological Flow Simulation
  D. Holdsworth, M. Drangova, J. Miller, D. Rickey, A. FensterU.S. Patent No 5,284,423, October 3, 1995
• Pulse-injector for Quantitative Angiographic Blood-flow Measurements
  D. Holdsworth, M. Drangova, A. FensterU.S. Patent No. 5,485,831, January 23, 1996
• Ultrasonic Blood Volume Flow Rate Meter
  A. Fenster, P. Picot.U.S. Patent No. 5,505,204, April 9, 1996
• System and Process for Performing Percutaneous Biopsy Within the Breast Using Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography
  A. Fenster, D. DowneyU.S. Patent No. 60/023,975, August 15, 1996. (Pending)
• 3-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging System
  J. Miller, S. Tong, A. Fenster, D. DowneyU.S. Patent No. 5,562,095, October 8, 1996U.K. Patent No. 9226935.6, December 24,1993Canada Patent No. 2,110,148, November 26,1993Germany Patent No. P43443125, December 22, 1993Japan Patent No. 328712/93, December 24,1993South Korea Patent No. 96-707382, December 23, 1996 (Pending)
• Enhanced Image Processing For a Three-Dimensional Imaging System
  A. Fenster, S. DunneU.S. Patent No 6,334,847: January 1, 2002
• A Method and System, Employing Three-Dimensional Ultrasonographic Imaging, for Assisting in Guiding and Placing Medical Instruments During a Percutaneous prostate Therapeutic Procedure
  A. Fenster, D. Downey, G. OnikU.S. Patent No. 6,423,009: July, 23, 2002
• Method and Apparatus for Guiding Medical Instruments During Ultrasonographic Imaging
  A. Fenster, D.DowneyU.S. Patent No.6206832: March 27, 2001
• Ultrasonic Diagnostic Scanning for Three-Dimensional Display Using Power Doppler Signal Information
  A. Fenster, D. Downey, G. Schwartz, P. R. Pesque, J. U. QuistgaardU.S. Patent No. 08/763,526, December 12, 1996. (Pending)
• Ultrasound Transducer Mounting Assembly
  A. Fenster, S. Dunne, R. DermanU.S. Patent No. 60/041,344, March 20, 1997 (Pending)France Patent No. 93-15220, Oct. 31, 1997
• Three Dimensional Imaging System
  A. Fenster, K, Dunne, S. DunneUS Patent No. 60/041345 March 21, 1997 (Pending)
• Three Dimensional Imaging System
  A. Fenster, S. Dunne, T. Janpeter, J. Larsen
• Three Dimensional Imaging System
  A. Fenster, S. Dunne, T. Janpeter, J. LarsenU.S. Patent No. 5,964,707, December 1, 1999
• Automated Segmentation Method for 3-Dimensional Ultrasound
  A. Fenster, A. ZahalkaU.S. Patent No. 6251072: 2001European Patent (17 countries)00301299.4-2305, April 27, 2000
• 3D Ultrasound Intraoperative Prostate Brachytherapy
  A. Fenster, D. DowneyU.S. Patent No. 09/411546, Febuary 24, 2000 (Pending)
• System and Method for the Dynamic Display of Three-Dimensional Image Data
  A. Fenster, K DunneU.S. Patent No. 6342891: January 29, 2002
• Prostate boundary segmentation from 3D ultrasound images
  N. Hu, D. Downey, A. Fenster, H. LadakU.S. Patent No. 60/399,220: July 30, 2002 (Pending)
• Semi-Automated Segmentation Method for 3-Dimensional Ultrasound
  H. Ladak, J. Gill, D. Steinman, A. FensterU.S. Patent No. 6,251,072, June 26, 2001European Patent (17 countries) 00301267.1-2206, April 27, 2000
• 3D ultrasound-Guided Intraoperative Prostate Brachytherapy
  A. Fenster, D. DowneyU.S. Patent No. 6,610,013 B1, August 26, 2003Canadian Pantent No. 2,300,705 (Pending)
• System and Method for the Dynamic Display of Three-Dimensional Image Data
  A. Fenster, K. DunneU.S. Patent No. 6,342,891, January 29, 2002Canadian Patent No. 2,261,227, November 12, 2002
• Prostate Boundary Segmentation from 3D Ultrasound Images
  N. Hu, D. Downey, A. Fenster, H. Ladak, D. SteinmanU.S. Patent No. 60/399,220, July 30, 2002 (Pending)
• Three Dimensional Imaging System
  A. Fenster, S. Dunne, J. LarsenU.S. Patent No. 6,461,298 B1, October 8, 2002
• Needle Detection, Segmentation and Tracking for 3D Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures
  A. Fenster, D. Downey, M. Ding, L. GardiU.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/535,825, January 13, 2004
• 3D Ultrasound Guided and Robotically Aided Prostate Brachytherapy System
  A. Fenster, D. Downey, L. GardiU.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/551,066, March 9, 2004

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