Patents by Inventor Peter Stephen CONTI

Peter Stephen CONTI 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).

  • Direct patlak estimation from list-mode PET data
    Patent number: 10022097
    Abstract: A medical imaging system for reconstructing quantitative dynamic nuclear medicine images of a subject may include a three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner and a data processing system. The three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner may: perform scans of the subject at each of multiple bed positions, each scan being of only a sub-portion of the subject that is within an axial length covered by the scanner; and generate dynamic list-mode PET data that: represents a total number of photon pairs arriving at each of multiple detector pairs in the 3D PET scanner; and is organized in a list of elements, each element in the list including a detector pair index and an arrival time for each detected photon pair; and acquires PET data using a dynamic PET protocol with at least two scans at each of the multiple bed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Richard M. Leahy, Wentao Zhu, Quanzheng Li, Bing Bai, Peter Stephen Conti
  • Methods and compositions for the rapid synthesis of radiometal-labeled probes
    Patent number: 9447149
    Abstract: The present application is directed to rapid and efficient synthesis of radiometal-labeled probes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising radiometal-labeled probes, and methods of using the radiometal-labeled probes. Such radiometal-labeled probes can be used in imaging studies, such as Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and therapy studies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Peter Stephen Conti
  • Direct Patlak Estimation from List-Mode PET Data
    Publication number: 20150363948
    Abstract: A medical imaging system for reconstructing quantitative dynamic nuclear medicine images of a subject may include a three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner and a data processing system. The three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner may: perform scans of the subject at each of multiple bed positions, each scan being of only a sub-portion of the subject that is within an axial length covered by the scanner; and generate dynamic list-mode PET data that: represents a total number of photon pairs arriving at each of multiple detector pairs in the 3D PET scanner; and is organized in a list of elements, each element in the list including a detector pair index and an arrival time for each detected photon pair; and acquires PET data using a dynamic PET protocol with at least two scans at each of the multiple bed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Richard M. Leahy, Wentao Zhu, Quanzheng Li, Bing Bai, Peter Stephen Conti
  • Methods and Compositions for the Rapid Synthesis of Radiometal-Labeled Probes
    Publication number: 20130237686
    Abstract: The present application is directed to rapid and efficient synthesis of radiometal-labeled probes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising radiometal-labeled probes, and methods of using the radiometal-labeled probes. Such radiometal-labeled probes can be used in imaging studies, such as Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and therapy studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Kai CHEN, Peter Stephen CONTI