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Copyright: Locally Low-Rank Image Denoising for Multi-Coil Multi-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Case No. 2025-056)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a software algorithm for locally low-rank denoising that improves image quality and diagnostic reliability in multi-coil, multi-contrast MRI by correcting complex noise and preserving fine image details. Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful, non-invasive tool widely used in both research...
Published: 12/1/2025   |   Updated: 12/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Shu-Fu Shih, Holden Wu
Keywords(s): 3D tissue imaging, AI-guided medical imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiac MRI, Cine MRI, Deep learning MRI, DENSE MRI, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Carotid Artery Stenosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hypoxia (Medical), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Microangiopathy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spin Polarization, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical diagnostics, Medical Imaging, MRI, multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), radial MRI
Category(s): Electrical > Imaging, Electrical > Signal Processing, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms
Method and Apparatus for Improving the Signal-To-Noise Ratio in Multi-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data (Case No. 2025-204)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a software-based denoising method that makes cardiac MRI images clearer and more reliable, enabling more accurate heart function measurements without requiring longer scan times. Background: Cardiac MRI is a powerful imaging tool for assessing heart health because it can provide detailed pictures of how the...
Published: 3/17/2026   |   Updated: 11/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xiaodong Zhong, Shu-Fu Shih, Holden Wu, Kim-Lien Nguyen
Keywords(s): 2D ultrasound imaging, 3D tissue imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, AI-guided medical imaging, AI-guided medical intervention, bioimaging, Biologic Medical Product, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Image Analysis, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Carotid Artery Stenosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hypoxia (Medical), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Microangiopathy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spin Polarization, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical diagnostics, Medical Imaging
Category(s): Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms
Decision Support Tool for Detection of Prostate Lesions on MRI
Prostate cancer diagnostic software that provides expert-level lesion detection, localization, automated segmentation, and automated report generation in less than 45 seconds. Background: According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. American Urologic Association guidelines...
Published: 9/25/2025   |   Updated: 9/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Sanford, Gennady Bratslavsky
Keywords(s): magnetic resonance imaging, oncology, prostate, software, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare IT, Campus > Upstate Medical University
A Denoising Technique for Multi-Contrast Multi-Coil Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Case No. 2024-233)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel MRI denoising technique that enhances image clarity, sensitivity, and precision by significantly reducing distortion and noise. Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is critical for medical diagnosis, but image quality depends on achieving a high signal-to-noise...
Published: 12/15/2025   |   Updated: 7/2/2025   |   Inventor(s): Holden Wu, Shu-Fu Shih, Zhaohuan Zhang
Keywords(s): Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Image Processing, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Carotid Artery Stenosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hypoxia (Medical), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pathology, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical diagnostics, Medical Imaging, MRI, multi-contrast imaging, Signal-To-Noise Ratio
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI
Batch Processing Automation for Imaris Stitcher (Case No. 2025-089)
Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Neurobiology have developed a novel software tool that enhances the capabilities of Imaris Stitcher. The tool enables batch processing and automated execution of multiple image stitching jobs, significantly improving workflow efficiency and reducing hands-on time. This results in readily available,...
Published: 7/14/2025   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ian Bowman, Mitchell Rudd, Hong Wei Dong
Keywords(s): 3D tissue imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence algorithms, artificial intelligence augmentation, artificial intelligence/machine learning models, artificial-intelligent materials, bioimaging, Cell Counting/Imaging, cell imaging, cell mapping, computational imaging, Data Acquisition, Data Aggregator, Data Analytics, Data Recovery, Data Structure, Fluorescence Microscope, histopathology images, Image Analysis, image restoration, image signal processing, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Medical Imaging, Microscope, Microscopy, Microscopy And Imaging, Molecular Imaging, multi-contrast imaging, Neuroimaging, non-invasive imaging, pathology image analysis, Phase-Contrast Imaging, three dimensional imaging, volumetric image
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing
A Data-Driven Approach to Quality Assurance for Imagers (Radiologists) Individually and Imaging Departments as a Whole (Case No. 2014-501)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed innovative software that streamlines radiological data analysis to enhance patient outcomes, evaluate radiologist performance, and assess AI algorithms in a way that mirrors radiologist decision-making. Background: Radiological imaging is critical to disease diagnosis and treatment planning for a wide array...
Published: 8/8/2025   |   Updated: 3/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dieter Enzmann, Corey Arnold, Alex Bui, William Hsu
Keywords(s): 3D tissue imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, bioimaging, cell imaging, computational imaging, computational imaging task, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spin Polarization, Medical Imaging, Molecular Imaging, multi-contrast imaging, non-invasive imaging, Radiology, Radiology / Radiomitigation, three dimensional imaging
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
A Dynamic and Adaptive Approach for Resolving Motion (Case No. 2024-250)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiology have developed a novel method to capture time-varying and irregular cardiac motion, producing high-precision, high-quality cine images. Background: Cine MRI is a specialized imaging technique that captures motion through a series of images, often used to evaluate cardiac function and morphology....
Published: 4/23/2026   |   Updated: 12/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Zhengyang Ming, Dan Ruan, Anthony Christodoulou, Kim-Lien Nguyen
Keywords(s): arrhythmia, Biomonitoring, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, Image Resolution, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Imaging, Monitoring And Recording Systems, MRI, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, optimization
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
Interleaved Radial Amine CEST and Sodium (INTERLACED) NMR Pulse Sequence (Case No. 2024-069)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel MRI modality that simultaneously utilizes multiple nuclei to enhance scanning capabilities while reducing scanning times. Background: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a major tool in medical diagnostics and monitoring, as well as the primary clinical research...
Published: 2/25/2025   |   Updated: 11/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Benjamin Ellingson, Alfredo Lopez Kolkovsky
Keywords(s): diagnostic radionuclides, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, multiparametric MRI (mpMRI)
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging
Time Efficient Multi-Pulsed Field Gradient (mPFG) MRI Without Concomitant Gradient Field Artifacts
Summary: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the development of diffusion tensor distribution MR imaging (DTD-MRI) in assessing disease (e.g., cancer), normal and abnormal developmental processes, degeneration and trauma in the brain...
Published: 4/23/2026   |   Updated: 8/2/2023   |   Inventor(s): Peter Basser, Michal Komlosh, Magdoom Mohamed Kulam Najmudeen
Keywords(s): Basser, Diffusion Tensor Distribution MR Imaging, DTI, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Komlosh, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, mPFG, MRI, Multi-Pulsed Field Gradient, Najmudeen, NICHD
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, Application > Diagnostics, TherapeuticArea > Immunology
Denoising of Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Using Low Rank Approximations in the Kinetic Domain
Summary: The scientists seek co-development parties and/or licensees for a method for measuring low-abundance metabolites in vivo. Description of Technology: Accurate measurement of low metabolite concentrations produced by medically important enzymes is commonly obscured by noise during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Measuring the turnover rate...
Published: 4/24/2026   |   Updated: 8/2/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jeffery Brender, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Jeeva Munasinghe, Shun Kishimoto, Hellmut Merkle, Murali Cherukuri, James Mitchell
Keywords(s): 13C imaging, Brender, Denoising, DNP, Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, Glucose Metabolism, Low Metabolite Concentration, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Metabolic Enzymes, MRI, Software Plugin, SPECTROSCOPIC
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Software / Apps, TherapeuticArea > Oncology
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