Abstract: This invention relates to computer-assisted diagnostics and classification of prostate cancer. Specifically, the invention relates to segmentation of the prostate boundary on MRI images, cancer detection using multimodal multi-protocol MR data; and their integration for a computer-aided diagnosis and classification system for prostate cancer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 29, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 23, 2012
Assignees:
The Trustees of the University of PA., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Inventors:
Michael D. Feldman, Satish Viswanath, Pallavi Tiwari, Robert Toth, Anant Madabhushi, John Tomaszeweski, Mark Rosen
Abstract: In thoracoscopic surgery digital palpation of intrathoracic anatomical structures is facilitated by the use of a rigid finger sheath which prevents the forces exerted by the patients ribs from causing numbness in the surgeon's finger. The finger sheath has an enlarged end which prevents it from falling into the patient's thoracic cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 1993
Date of Patent:
November 15, 1994
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pa.-Center for Technology Transfer
Abstract: A novel method of determining the onset of the fertile period of a human female is disclosed comprising the step of monitoring the axillary secretions of said female during the course of her menstrual cycle to determine variations in the concentration of androstenol or dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. A first significant increase in the concentration of either of those compounds following the cessation of menses is indicative of the onset of the fertile period. In each case, a follicular phase peak occurs which exceeds by at least twice the concentration of those compounds present at any other time during the menstrual cycle. As a result, the monitoring of these compounds may act as reliable indicators predicting the occurrence of ovulation in five to seven days, and/or indicating the onset of the fertile period at a time when appropriate contraceptive measures can still be taken to avoid pregnancy or sexual intercourse can promote fertility.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 1989
Date of Patent:
June 5, 1990
Assignees:
Monell Chemical Senses Center, University of Pa.
Inventors:
Winnifred B. Cutler, George Preti, George R. Huggins