A61B 6/501
For diagnosis of the head
Official title: {for diagnosis of the head, e.g. neuroimaging or craniography}
A61B6/501 (For diagnosis of the head) appears on 805 US grants and 1,001 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 805
- Published applications
- 1,001
- Assignees
- 485
- Inventors
- 2,029
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 | 22 |
| 2009 | 5 | 34 |
| 2010 | 8 | 37 |
| 2011 | 12 | 24 |
| 2012 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 20 | 43 |
| 2014 | 21 | 43 |
| 2015 | 33 | 55 |
| 2016 | 39 | 68 |
| 2017 | 54 | 74 |
| 2018 | 51 | 50 |
| 2019 | 62 | 65 |
| 2020 | 52 | 66 |
| 2021 | 64 | 79 |
| 2022 | 52 | 66 |
| 2023 | 50 | 61 |
| 2024 | 59 | 47 |
| 2025 | 53 | 42 |
| 2026 | 29 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Random sampling for deep learning segmentation of acute ischemic stroke on non-contrast CT6 Oct 2026US 12,751,682 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Systems and methods for image evaluation25 Aug 2026US 12,718,357 B2Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Attenuation coefficient image generation method, nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus, and trained model generation method25 Aug 2026US 12,718,440 B2Shimadzu Corporation
- Positron emission tomography (PET)-scanning device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,335 B2Positrigo AG
- Method and system for combining anatomical connectivity patterns and navigated brain stimulation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,853 B2Nexstim Oyj
- Motion-tracked immersive functional positron emission tomography1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301947 A1Cornell University
- Method and system for predicting cognitive decline and functional disability of alzheimer's disease using whole brain white matter pattern and determining type of cognitive impairment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283574 A1Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Brain imaging system and brain imaging method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283578 A1A-moy Limited
- Radiotracer for positron emission tomography (pet) imaging of alpha1a adrenoceptors in human brain27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248971 A1The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Hardware-accelerated neuromorphic system for real-time outcome monitoring, multimodal asset governance, and regulatory compliance for transposable self-reliant entities27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254923 A1Virtual Video Really by Ritchey, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames831US 6,236,875 B1St. Louis University · 2001
- Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames695US 6,490,467 B1Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- System for indicating the position of a surgical probe within a head on an image of the head678US 5,383,454 ASt. Louis University · 1995
- Apparatus for determining the position and orientation of an invasive portion of a probe inside a three-dimensional body636US 5,622,170 AImage Guided Technologies, Inc. · 1997
- System for indicating the position of a surgical probe within a head on an image of the head586US 5,891,034 ASt. Louis University · 1999