Patents by Inventor Robert John Johnsen

Robert John Johnsen 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: 9424644
    Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating bone lesions include accessing a first dataset acquired from a patient with a first imaging modality and a second dataset acquired from the patient with a second imaging modality. A segmentation is performed on the first dataset to identify a subset of the first dataset corresponding to a skeletal structure of the patient and a patient skeletal metric representing a total bone volume of the patient is automatically calculated from the subset of the first dataset. The methods and systems further include detection of at least one lesion in the second dataset, classification of the at least one lesion as a bone or non-bone lesion, automatic calculation of a bone lesion metric based on the classification, and calculation of a lesion burden as a ratio of the bone lesion metric and the patient skeletal metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pal Csongor Sprencz, Robert John Johnsen, Istvan Ubelhart, Elizabeth Philps, Andras Kriston, Andrea Fazekas
  • Publication number: 20160171687
    Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating bone lesions include accessing a first dataset acquired from a patient with a first imaging modality and a second dataset acquired from the patient with a second imaging modality. A segmentation is performed on the first dataset to identify a subset of the first dataset corresponding to a skeletal structure of the patient and a patient skeletal metric representing a total bone volume of the patient is automatically calculated from the subset of the first dataset. The methods and systems further include detection of at least one lesion in the second dataset, classification of the at least one lesion as a bone or non-bone lesion, automatic calculation of a bone lesion metric based on the classification, and calculation of a lesion burden as a ratio of the bone lesion metric and the patient skeletal metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Pal Csongor Sprencz, Robert John Johnsen, Istvan Ubelhart, Elizabeth Philps, Andras Kriston, Andrea Fazekas
  • Patent number: 9324140
    Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating bone lesions include accessing a first dataset acquired from a patient with a first imaging modality and a second dataset acquired from the patient with a second imaging modality. A segmentation is performed on the first dataset to identify a subset of the first dataset corresponding to a skeletal structure of the patient and a patient skeletal metric representing a total bone volume of the patient is automatically calculated from the subset of the first dataset. The methods and systems further include detection of at least one lesion in the second dataset, classification of the at least one lesion as a bone or non-bone lesion, automatic calculation of a bone lesion metric based on the classification, and calculation of a lesion burden as a ratio of the bone lesion metric and the patient skeletal metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pal Csongor Sprencz, Robert John Johnsen, Istvan Ubelhart, Elizabeth Philps, Andras Kriston, Andrea Fazekas
  • Publication number: 20150063667
    Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating bone lesions include accessing a first dataset acquired from a patient with a first imaging modality and a second dataset acquired from the patient with a second imaging modality. A segmentation is performed on the first dataset to identify a subset of the first dataset corresponding to a skeletal structure of the patient and a patient skeletal metric representing a total bone volume of the patient is automatically calculated from the subset of the first dataset. The methods and systems further include detection of at least one lesion in the second dataset, classification of the at least one lesion as a bone or non-bone lesion, automatic calculation of a bone lesion metric based on the classification, and calculation of a lesion burden as a ratio of the bone lesion metric and the patient skeletal metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pal Csongor Sprencz, Robert John Johnsen, Istvan Ubelhart, Elizabeth Philps, Andras Kriston, Andrea Fazekas
  • Patent number: 8917268
    Abstract: A method for automatically displaying an organ of interest includes accessing a series of medical images acquired from a first imaging modality, receiving an input that indicates an organ of interest, automatically detecting the organ of interest within at least one image in the series of medical images, automatically placing a visual indicator in the region of interest, and automatically propagating the visual indicator to at least one image that is acquired using a second different imaging modality. A medical imaging system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert John Johnsen, Istvan Ubelhart, Ferenc Kovacs, Andras Kriston, Tamas Blaskovics
  • Publication number: 20140094679
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting an organ of interest that includes accessing a medical image dataset using a processor, automatically segmenting the medical image dataset to identify an outline of a body of a patient, automatically determining an axial reference image slice and a axial center point using the segmented body of the patient, automatically determining a location of the organ of interest using the axial reference image slice and the axial center point, and automatically placing a visual indicator in the organ of interest based on the determined location. A medical imaging system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ferenc Kovacs, Andras Kriston, Tamas Blaskovics, William J. Bridge, Robert John Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20130120443
    Abstract: A method for automatically displaying an organ of interest includes accessing a series of medical images acquired from a first imaging modality, receiving an input that indicates an organ of interest, automatically detecting the organ of interest within at least one image in the series of medical images, automatically placing a visual indicator in the region of interest, and automatically propagating the visual indicator to at least one image that is acquired using a second different imaging modality. A medical imaging system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert John Johnsen, Ferenc Kovacs, Andras Kriston, Tamas Blaskovics, Istvan Ubelhart