US Patent Issued to Siemens Healthineers on June 30 for "AI powered whole body MRI screening" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,272, issued on June 30, was assigned to Siemens Healthineers AG (Forchheim, Germany).

"AI powered whole body MRI screening" was invented by Sasa Grbic (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Dorin Comaniciu (Princeton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods that leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the process of whole-body MRI scanning. AI models optimize the acquisition protocol, resulting in shorter and more patient-friendly scan durations. Furthermore, AI models aid in the automatic interpretation of the imaging data, highlighting potential areas of concern and streamlining the diagnostic process."

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