Patents by Inventor Andrej Varchola

Andrej Varchola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for removing occlusions in 3D ultrasound images
    Patent number: 9390546
    Abstract: Methods and system for visualizing 3D ultrasound data are provided. One method includes obtaining image slices from a volumetric image data set and generating a ray profile using one or more rays through at least one of the image slices, wherein the one or more rays extend along a depth of the volumetric image data set. The method further includes identifying one or more seed points along the one or more rays and defining a clipping surface using the one or more seed points, wherein the clipping surface defines a rendering region within the volumetric image data set. The method also includes rendering a 3D image of the rendering region within the volumetric image data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel John Buckton, Gerald Schroecker, Andrej Varchola, Stefan Bruckner, Eduard Groeller, Johannes Novotny
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING OCCLUSIONS IN 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150116323
    Abstract: Methods and system for visualizing 3D ultrasound data are provided. One method includes obtaining image slices from a volumetric image data set and generating a ray profile using one or more rays through at least one of the image slices, wherein the one or more rays extend along a depth of the volumetric image data set. The method further includes identifying one or more seed points along the one or more rays and defining a clipping surface using the one or more seed points, wherein the clipping surface defines a rendering region within the volumetric image data set. The method also includes rendering a 3D image of the rendering region within the volumetric image data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT WIEN, General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel John Buckton, Gerald Schroecker, Andrej Varchola, Stefan Bruckner, Eduard Groeller, Johannes Novotny