Patents by Inventor Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez

Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez 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).

  • Image based ultrasound probe calibration
    Patent number: 11911223
    Abstract: An image-based approach of calibrating an ultrasound-probe is described, wherein at least two ultrasound-images which cross each other are acquired with a tracked ultrasound probe, and wherein the intersection areas of these images, which have been calculated on the basis of the tracked spatial position of the ultrasound probe are checked for similar image content. The grade of similarity gives an indication as to how well the ultrasound probe is calibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Hubert Götte, Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez, Michael Friebe, Sathish Balakrishnan, Prabal Poudel
  • Methods and systems for thermal monitoring of tissue with an ultrasound imaging system
    Patent number: 11439308
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for thermal monitoring of tissue with an ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring, via an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound image, selecting at least one region of interest in the ultrasound image, extracting features from the at least one region of interest, classifying a thermal state of tissue in the at least one region of interest based on the features, and outputting, via a display device, the thermal state of the tissue. In this way, ultrasound imaging may be used for real-time thermal monitoring of tissue during an ablation procedure, thereby improving the accuracy and efficacy of the ablation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Jens Ziegle, Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez, Elmer Jeto Gomes Ataide, Michael Friebe
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL MONITORING OF TISSUE WITH AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220007946
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for thermal monitoring of tissue with an ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring, via an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound image, selecting at least one region of interest in the ultrasound image, extracting features from the at least one region of interest, classifying a thermal state of tissue in the at least one region of interest based on the features, and outputting, via a display device, the thermal state of the tissue. In this way, ultrasound imaging may be used for real-time thermal monitoring of tissue during an ablation procedure, thereby improving the accuracy and efficacy of the ablation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jens Ziegle, Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez, Elmer Jeto Gomes Ataide, Michael Friebe
  • IMAGE BASED ULTRASOUND PROBE CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20210045719
    Abstract: The disclosed invention encompasses an image-based approach of calibrating an ultrasound-probe, wherein at least two ultrasound-images which cross each other are acquired with a tracked ultrasound probe, and wherein the intersection areas of these images, which have been calculated on the basis of the tracked spatial position of the ultrasound probe are checked for similar image content. The grade of similarity gives an indication as to how well the ultrasound probe is calibrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hubert Götte, Alfredo Guillermo Illanes Manríquez, Michael Friebe, Satish Balakrishnan, Prabal Poudel