Patents Assigned to MEDIPIXEL, INC.
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Patent number: 12175631Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from a blood vessel image, the method comprising the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; determining a region of interest (ROI) in an extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of a first input received from a user; and within the determined ROI, identifying an error portion in the extraction result on the basis of a second input received from the user, and correcting the identified error portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Hwi Kwon
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Patent number: 12039729Abstract: A method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from an angiography image may comprise the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; identifying an error portion from the extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of at least one of blood vessel structure data related to the target blood vessel, curvature information of the target blood vessel, diameter information of the target blood vessel, and brightness information of the target blood vessel; and in response to a case where an error portion is identified in the target blood vessel, correcting the identified error portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Hwi Kwon
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Publication number: 20240225743Abstract: This system for training an operation determination model for a medical instrument control device generates training data by means of a reinforcement learning model, and, using the training data, can train an operation determination model configured to output information associated with operational commands for a driving unit that transports medical instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: Kyo Seok SONG, Chae Hyeuk LEE, Kyung Hwan KIM
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Publication number: 20240221355Abstract: A vascular image processing method performed by a processor includes extracting, from a vascular image, a first vascular region corresponding to an entire blood vessel included in the vascular image, a second vascular region corresponding to a target vessel and one or more branch vessels connected to the target vessel, and a third vascular region corresponding to the target vessel, and predicting a vascular structure in the vascular image, based on the first vascular region, the second vascular region, and the third vascular region, which are extracted from the vascular image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon KWEON, Kyo Seok SONG, Hwi KWON, Se Yeong PARK, Young-Hak KIM, Jee One PARK, Young In KIM, Wan Yeong KIM, Yoo Jung KIM, Yun Hee LEE
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Publication number: 20240130796Abstract: This system for training an operation determination model for a medical instrument control device generates training data by means of a reinforcement learning model, and, using the training data, can train an operation determination model configured to output information associated with operational commands for a driving unit that transports medical instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: Kyo Seok SONG, Chae Hyeuk LEE, Kyung Hwan KIM
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Publication number: 20230355196Abstract: Provided is a method for selecting an optimal frame using a distribution of intensities for each frame image of a medical image, which is performed by one or more processors of an information processing system. The method includes receiving a medical image associated with a blood vessel injected with a contrast agent, the medical image including a plurality of frame images, calculating an intensity for each of the plurality of frame images of the medical image, determining, based on a distribution of a plurality of intensities corresponding to the plurality of frame images, a frame section corresponding to a plurality of consecutive frame images of the plurality of frame images, and selecting, based on the determined frame section, a frame image from among the plurality of consecutive frame images.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: Min-Yeong Kang, Young Eon Kim
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Publication number: 20230351550Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from a blood vessel image, the method comprising the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; determining a region of interest (ROI) in an extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of a first input received from a user; and within the determined ROI, identifying an error portion in the extraction result on the basis of a second input received from the user, and correcting the identified error portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyo Seok Song, Hwi Kwon
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Publication number: 20230298180Abstract: A blood vessel image segmentating method according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: generating a plurality of candidate mask images regarding a target blood vessel by applying a plurality of blood vessel segmentation models on a blood vessel image; evaluating an error level for each of the generated plurality of candidate mask images; and generating a target blood vessel segmentation result from the candidate mask images, on the basis of the evaluated error level.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Ji Hoon KWEON, Young Hak KIM, Kyo Seok SONG, Hwi KWON
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Patent number: 11756195Abstract: A method for extracting a major vessel region from a vessel image by a processor may comprise the steps of: extracting an entire vessel region from a vessel image; extracting a major vessel region from the vessel image on the basis of a machine learning model which extracts a major vessel region; and revising the major vessel region by connecting separated vessel portions on the basis of the entire vessel region.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim
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Patent number: 11737839Abstract: A method for training, by a processor, a machine learning model for determining an operation of a medical tool control device may comprise the steps of: obtaining an operation command to move a medical tool of the medical tool control device on the basis of the machine learning model from guide data generated using a blood vessel image; generating evaluation data of a position to which the distal end of the medical tool has been moved according to the operation command in a blood vessel image; and updating a parameter of the machine learning model by using the evaluation data, so as to train the machine learning model.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Chae Hyeuk Lee, Kyo Seok Song
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Patent number: 11741574Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from a blood vessel image, the method comprising the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; determining a region of interest (ROI) in an extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of a first input received from a user; and within the determined ROI, identifying an error portion in the extraction result on the basis of a second input received from the user, and correcting the identified error portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyo Seok Song, Hwi Kwon
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Publication number: 20230196559Abstract: A method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from an angiography image may comprise the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; identifying an error portion from the extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of at least one of blood vessel structure data related to the target blood vessel, curvature information of the target blood vessel, diameter information of the target blood vessel, and brightness information of the target blood vessel; and in response to a case where an error portion is identified in the target blood vessel, correcting the identified error portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyo Seok Song, Hwi Kwon
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Publication number: 20230186472Abstract: A method for extracting a major vessel region from a vessel image by a processor may comprise the steps of: extracting an entire vessel region from a vessel image; extracting a major vessel region from the vessel image on the basis of a machine learning model which extracts a major vessel region; and revising the major vessel region by connecting separated vessel portions on the basis of the entire vessel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim
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Publication number: 20230186433Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a processor, for processing a blood vessel image from a blood vessel image, the method comprising the steps of: extracting a target blood vessel from a blood vessel image; determining a region of interest (ROI) in an extraction result of the target blood vessel on the basis of a first input received from a user; and within the determined ROI, identifying an error portion in the extraction result on the basis of a second input received from the user, and correcting the identified error portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyo Seok Song, Hwi Kwon
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Patent number: 11642180Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor configured to generate a position movement prediction field indicating prediction of a potential positional change of a branch path by a patient's biological activity for one or more branch paths based on a blood vessel image of a reference frame, correct guidewire information extracted from a blood vessel image of a target frame with respect to a catheter position of the reference frame, and select a branch path to dispose the guidewire information, among one or more branch paths of a blood vessel region based on the position movement prediction field and the corrected guidewire information; and a display configured to visualize the guidewire information on the selected branch path.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: THE ASAN FOUNDATION, University of Ulsan Foundation For Industry Cooperation, Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young Eon Kim, Kyo Seok Song
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Publication number: 20230105387Abstract: A method for training, by a processor, a machine learning model for determining an operation of a medical tool control device may comprise the steps of: obtaining an operation command to move a medical tool of the medical tool control device on the basis of the machine learning model from guide data generated using a blood vessel image; generating evaluation data of a position to which the distal end of the medical tool has been moved according to the operation command in a blood vessel image; and updating a parameter of the machine learning model by using the evaluation data, so as to train the machine learning model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Chae Hyeuk Lee, Kyo Seok Song
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Patent number: 11612442Abstract: A method for determining a similarity between curves performed by an electronic device includes extracting a candidate curve corresponding to at least a part of a blood vessel and a source curve corresponding to a guidewire from a blood vessel image, sampling the same sampling number of points from each of the candidate curve and the source curve, calculating a similarity level between the candidate curve and the source curve based on the points sampled from the candidate curve and the points sampled from the source curve, and determining whether the candidate curve and the source curve are similar, based on the calculated similarity level.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: YoungEon Kim, KyoSeok Song
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Patent number: 11610309Abstract: A method for extracting a major vessel region from a vessel image by a processor may comprise the steps of: extracting an entire vessel region from a vessel image; extracting a major vessel region from the vessel image on the basis of a machine learning model which extracts a major vessel region; and revising the major vessel region by connecting separated vessel portions on the basis of the entire vessel region.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: MEDIPIXEL, INC.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young-Hak Kim
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Publication number: 20220378514Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor configured to generate a position movement prediction field indicating prediction of a potential positional change of a branch path by a patient's biological activity for one or more branch paths based on a blood vessel image of a reference frame, correct guidewire information extracted from a blood vessel image of a target frame with respect to a catheter position of the reference frame, and select a branch path to dispose the guidewire information, among one or more branch paths of a blood vessel region based on the position movement prediction field and the corrected guidewire information; and a display configured to visualize the guidewire information on the selected branch path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicants: THE ASAN FOUNDATION, University of Ulsan Foundation For Industry Cooperation, Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: Jihoon Kweon, Young Eon Kim, Kyo Seok Song
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Publication number: 20220378512Abstract: A method for determining a similarity between curves performed by an electronic device includes extracting a candidate curve corresponding to at least a part of a blood vessel and a source curve corresponding to a guidewire from a blood vessel image, sampling the same sampling number of points from each of the candidate curve and the source curve, calculating a similarity level between the candidate curve and the source curve based on the points sampled from the candidate curve and the points sampled from the source curve, and determining whether the candidate curve and the source curve are similar, based on the calculated similarity level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Medipixel, Inc.Inventors: YoungEon Kim, KyoSeok Song