ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,765, issued on May 27, was assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"System and method for measuring radiotracer bolus morphology for quantitative analysis" was invented by Jonathan Sachs (Haifa, Israel) and Raz Carmi (Haifa, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method for determining a flow rate for a given vessel includes obtaining, via a processor, dynamic three-dimensional (3D) images of a subject utilizing nuclear medicine imaging. The method also includes obtaining, via the processor, injection parameters for a radiotracer bolus injected into the subject via an automated injector. The m...