Patents by Inventor Min-Ying Su

Min-Ying Su 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).

  • Method and apparatus for quantitative analysis of breast density morphology based on MRI
    Patent number: 8582858
    Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to analyze breast density based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a breast of a patient includes the steps of segmenting an MR image of the breast from one set of three-dimensional breast MRI images, and analyzing the amount of dense tissue and the morphological distribution of the dense tissue and a data processor configured by software to perform these steps. Analyzing the amount of dense tissue and the morphological distribution of the dense tissue includes the steps of segmenting tissue data to separate breast tissue from other body tissue, separating tissue data of the dense and fatty tissues in the breast, and analyzing the morphological distribution of dense tissue in the breast to derive one or more three dimensional morphological parameters of the dense tissue distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Min-Ying Su, Ke Nie
  • Method and Apparatus for Quantitative Analysis of Breast Density Morphology Based on MRI
    Publication number: 20110150313
    Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to analyze breast density based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a breast of a patient includes the steps of segmenting an MR image of the breast from one set of three-dimensional breast MRI images, and analyzing the amount of dense tissue and the morphological distribution of the dense tissue and a data processor configured by software to perform these steps. Analyzing the amount of dense tissue and the morphological distribution of the dense tissue includes the steps of segmenting tissue data to separate breast tissue from other body tissue, separating tissue data of the dense and fatty tissues in the breast, and analyzing the morphological distribution of dense tissue in the breast to derive one or more three dimensional morphological parameters of the dense tissue distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Min-Ying Su, Ke Nie