Patents by Inventor Anthony Christodoulou

Anthony Christodoulou 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: 11935158
    Abstract: A method for performing real-time magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a subject is disclosed. A prep pulse sequence is applied to the subject to obtain a high-quality special subspace, and a direct linear mapping from k-space training data to subspace coordinates. A live pulse sequence is then applied to the subject. During the live pulse sequence, real-time images are constructed using a fast matrix multiplication procedure on a single instance of the k-space training readout (e.g., a single k-space line or trajectory), which can be acquired at a high temporal rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Debiao Li, Pei Han
  • Patent number: 11828825
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging method is includes collecting spatially encoded data from a subject using an MRI system, and directly extracting a number of temporal basis functions using at least a first portion of the spatially encoded data. The method further includes, after directly extracting the number of temporal basis functions, iteratively calculating a number of coefficient images using the number of temporal basis functions and at least a second portion of the spatially encoded data. Finally, the method includes generating a 4D image based on the number of temporal basis functions and the number of coefficient images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commowealth System of Higher Education, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Yijen Lin Wu, Anthony Christodoulou
  • Patent number: 11796616
    Abstract: A method of performing multidimensional magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises collecting imaging data for a region of interest of the subject, the imaging data related to one or more spatially-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; collecting auxiliary data for the region of interest in the subject, the auxiliary data related to one or more time-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; linking the imaging data and the auxiliary data; and constructing an image tensor with one or more temporal dimensions based on at least a portion of the linked imaging data and at least a portion of the linked auxiliary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Debiao Li, Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Zixin Deng, Nan Wang, Zhengwei Zhou, Sen Ma, Christopher Nguyen, Yibin Xie, Jaime Shaw
  • Publication number: 20230225628
    Abstract: A method for performing magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises: injecting a contrast agent into a region of interest of the subject; applying a pulse sequence to the region of interest; collecting auxiliary data for the region of interest, the auxiliary data being related to one or more time-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; determining a temporal factor ? from the auxiliary data; collecting imaging data for the region of interest, the imaging data being related to one or more spatially-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; determining a spatial factor Ur from the imaging data; modeling a multi-dimensional image sequence as I=Ur?; and deriving at least a first metric and a second metric from the multi-dimensional image sequence I, the first metric and the second metric being associated with distinct perfusion-based imaging techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Fan, Anthony Christodoulou, Debiao Li, Zhehao Hu
  • Publication number: 20230222708
    Abstract: A method for performing real-time magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a subject is disclosed. A prep pulse sequence is applied to the subject to obtain a high-quality special subspace, and a direct linear mapping from k-space training data to subspace coordinates. A live pulse sequence is then applied to the subject. During the live pulse sequence, real-time images are constructed using a fast matrix multiplication procedure on a single instance of the k-space training readout (e.g., a single k-space line or trajectory), which can be acquired at a high temporal rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Debiao Li, Pei Han
  • Publication number: 20230194640
    Abstract: A method for performing magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises obtaining undersampled imaging data, extracting one or more temporal basis functions from the imaging data, extracting one or more preliminary spatial weighting functions from the imaging data, inputting the one or more preliminary spatial weighting functions into a neural network to produce one or more final spatial weighting functions, and multiplying the one or more final spatial weighting functions by the one or more temporal basis functions to generate an image sequence. Each of the temporal basis functions corresponds to at least one time-varying dimension of the subject. Each of the preliminary spatial weighting functions corresponds to a spatially-varying dimension of the subject. Each of the final spatial weighting functions is an artifact-free estimation of the one of the one or more preliminary spatial weighting functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony CHRISTODOULOU, Debiao LI, Yuhua CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220099775
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a multidimensional image tensor containing a plurality of images comprises: performing imaging scans of a subject imaging data; generating the multidimensional image tensor from the imaging data; determining a spatial basis tensor containing basis images based on the multidimensional image tensor; determining a temporal basis tensor containing basis functions for a temporal dimension based on the multidimensional image tensor; determining a core tensor that relates the spatial basis tensor to the temporal basis tensor; pre-multiplying the core tensor and the temporal basis tensor to produce a modified temporal basis tensor; storing the spatial basis tensor and the modified temporal basis tensor; and generating an image by multiplying at least (i) at least a portion of the spatial basis tensor and (ii) at least a portion of the modified temporal basis tensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Debiao LI, Anthony CHRISTODOULOU, Yibin XIE
  • Publication number: 20210356544
    Abstract: A method of performing multidimensional magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises collecting imaging data for a region of interest of the subject, the imaging data related to one or more spatially-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; collecting auxiliary data for the region of interest in the subject, the auxiliary data related to one or more time-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; linking the imaging data and the auxiliary data; and constructing an image tensor with one or more temporal dimensions based on at least a portion of the linked imaging data and at least a portion of the linked auxiliary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Debiao Li, Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Zixin Deng, Nan Wang, Zhengwei Zhou, Sen Ma, Christopher Nguyen, Yibin Xie, Jaime Shaw
  • Publication number: 20210349167
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging method is includes collecting spatially encoded data from a subject using an MRI system, and directly extracting a number of temporal basis functions using at least a first portion of the spatially encoded data. The method further includes, after directly extracting the number of temporal basis functions, iteratively calculating a number of coefficient images using the number of temporal basis functions and at least a second portion of the spatially encoded data. Finally, the method includes generating a 4D image based on the number of temporal basis functions and the number of coefficient images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: YIJEN LIN WU, ANTHONY CHRISTODOULOU
  • Patent number: 11022666
    Abstract: A method of performing multidimensional magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises collecting imaging data for a region of interest of the subject, the imaging data related to one or more spatially-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; collecting auxiliary data for the region of interest in the subject, the auxiliary data related to one or more time-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; linking the imaging data and the auxiliary data; and constructing an image tensor with one or more temporal dimensions based on at least a portion of the linked imaging data and at least a portion of the linked auxiliary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Debiao Li, Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Zixin Deng, Nan Wang, Zhengwei Zhou, Sen Ma, Christopher Nguyen, Yibin Xie, Jaime Shaw
  • Publication number: 20190346523
    Abstract: A method of performing multidimensional magnetic resonance imaging on a subject comprises collecting imaging data for a region of interest of the subject, the imaging data related to one or more spatially-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; collecting auxiliary data for the region of interest in the subject, the auxiliary data related to one or more time-varying parameters of the subject within the region of interest; linking the imaging data and the auxiliary data; and constructing an image tensor with one or more temporal dimensions based on at least a portion of the linked imaging data and at least a portion of the linked auxiliary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Debiao Li, Anthony Christodoulou, Zhaoyang Fan, Zixin Deng, Nan Wang, Zhengwei Zhou, Sen Ma, Christopher Nguyen, Yibin Xie, Jaime Shaw