Patents by Inventor Aaron Moskalik

Aaron Moskalik 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 composition and display of three-dimensional image from two-dimensional ultrasound scan data
    Patent number: 6059727
    Abstract: A 3D image data set representing a volume of material such as human tissue is created using speckle decorrelation techniques to process successive 2D data slices from a moving, standard 1D or 1.5D ultrasound transducer. This permits the use of standard ultrasound machinery, without the use of additional slice-position hardware, to create 3D images without having to modify the machinery or its operation. Similar techniques can be used for special data processing within the imaging system as well to expedite the image acquisition process. Optionally, the image quality of 2D images can be enhanced through the use of multiple 3D data sets derived using the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: J. Brian Fowlkes, Paul L. Carson, Aaron Moskalik, Jian-Feng Chen, Jonathan M. Rubin