Patents by Inventor Megan Rothney

Megan Rothney 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).

  • Patent number: 8995740
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for the analysis of digital images are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for improved systems and methods for the analysis of digital images of biological tissue samples. Exemplary embodiments provide for: i) segmenting, ii) grouping, and iii) quantifying molecular protein profiles of individual cells in terms of sub cellular compartments (nuclei, membrane, and cytoplasm). The systems and methods of the present disclosure advantageously perform tissue segmentation at the sub-cellular level to facilitate analyzing, grouping and quantifying protein expression profiles of tissue in tissue sections globally and/or locally. Performing local-global tissue analysis and protein quantification advantageously enables correlation of spatial and molecular configuration of cells with molecular information of different types of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Jens Rittscher, Dirk Padfield, Ali Can, Zhengyu Pang, Musodiq Bello, Fiona Ginty, Christopher Sevinsky, Qing Li, Megan Rothney, Brion Sarachan
  • Publication number: 20150032671
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for jointly presenting and analyzing morphological characteristics and biomarker expression levels of a biological sample. The systems and methods may utilize a morphological selection component to isolate a population of biological particles in a biological sample for exclusion from further processing. In addition, the systems and methods may simultaneously render morphological and statistical representations of the biological sample on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Vidya Pundalik Kamath, Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Brion Daryl Sarachan, Megan Rothney
  • Publication number: 20140314299
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for the analysis of digital images are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for improved systems and methods for the analysis of digital images of biological tissue samples. Exemplary embodiments provide for: i) segmenting, ii) grouping, and iii) quantifying molecular protein profiles of individual cells in terms of sub cellular compartments (nuclei, membrane, and cytoplasm). The systems and methods of the present disclosure advantageously perform tissue segmentation at the sub-cellular level to facilitate analyzing, grouping and quantifying protein expression profiles of tissue in tissue sections globally and/or locally. Performing local-global tissue analysis and protein quantification advantageously enables correlation of spatial and molecular configuration of cells with molecular information of different types of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Jens Rittscher, Dirk Padfield, Ali Can, Zhengyu Pang, Musodiq Bello, Fiona Ginty, Christopher Sevinsky, Qing Li, Megan Rothney, Brion Sarachan
  • Patent number: 8737709
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include methods, systems, and devices for determining a positive or negative correlation between a clinical outcome and one or more features of biological tissue. An exemplary user interface enables a user to select a clinical outcome and one or more aspects of a displayed field-of-view of biological tissue. Exemplary embodiments may automatically perform correlation analysis between the selected clinical outcome and one or more features characteristic of the user-selected aspects of the field-of-view of biological tissue. For example, exemplary embodiments may automatically perform correlation analysis between the selected clinical outcome and one or more features characteristic of one or more biological units in the biological tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vidya Pundalik Kamath, Colin Craig Mcculloch, Megan Rothney, Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Brion Daryl Sarachan
  • Publication number: 20130290225
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for jointly presenting and analyzing morphological characteristics and biomarker expression levels of a biological sample. The systems and methods may utilize a morphological selection component to isolate a population of biological particles in a biological sample for exclusion from further processing. In addition, the systems and methods may simultaneously render morphological and statistical representations of the biological sample on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Vidya Pundalik Kamath, Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Brion Daryl Sarachan, Megan Rothney
  • Publication number: 20130290006
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include methods, systems, and devices for determining a positive or negative correlation between a clinical outcome and one or more features of biological tissue. An exemplary user interface enables a user to select a clinical outcome and one or more aspects of a displayed field-of-view of biological tissue. Exemplary embodiments may automatically perform correlation analysis between the selected clinical outcome and one or more features characteristic of the user-selected aspects of the field-of-view of biological tissue. For example, exemplary embodiments may automatically perform correlation analysis between the selected clinical outcome and one or more features characteristic of one or more biological units in the biological tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vidya Pundalik Kamath, Colin Craig McCulloch, Megan Rothney, Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Brion Daryl Sarachan