Patents by Inventor Attila Kuba

Attila Kuba 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 system for automatically segmenting organs from three dimensional computed tomography images
    Patent number: 7545979
    Abstract: A method for automatically segmenting image data of an object includes selecting a seed, creating an initial surface around the seed, preprocessing the image data, running a deformable surface algorithm on the image data and post processing the image data. Selecting the seed includes at least one of selecting one seed point within the object, selecting two seed points within the object with one seed point being selected at an upper end of the object and the other seed point being selected at a lower end of the object if the object is a first organ, and selecting a curved segment within the object if the object is a second organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marta Fidrich, Eors Mate, Laszlo G Nyul, Attila Kuba, Bence Kiss
  • Systems and methods for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images
    Patent number: 7388973
    Abstract: A system for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images is described. The system includes an imaging system configured to generate a first set of slices showing images of a subject having the organ. The system also includes a controller configured to determine a second set of slices within the first set, where the second set of slices includes the organ and a remaining set of slices within the first set of slices excludes the organ. The controller is also configured to segment the organ from the second set of slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Márta Fidrich, Géza Makay, Eörs Máté, Emese Balogh, Attila Kuba, László G. Nyúl, Judit Kanyó
  • Method and system for automatically transforming CT studies to a common reference frame
    Patent number: 7259762
    Abstract: A method for automatically transforming computed tomography (CT) studies to a common reference frame includes transforming selected CT studies to the common reference frame and generating a statistical atlas via a registration algorithm including a local refinement and establishing voxel-to-voxel correspondence between a CT study to be segmented and the statistical atlas via the registration algorithm including the local refinement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Attila Tanacs, Eors Mate, Attila Kuba
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFORMING CT STUDIES TO A COMMON REFERENCE FRAME
    Publication number: 20070002046
    Abstract: A method for automatically transforming computed tomography (CT) studies to a common reference frame includes transforming selected CT studies to the common reference frame and generating a statistical atlas via a registration algorithm including a local refinement and establishing voxel-to-voxel correspondence between a CT study to be segmented and the statistical atlas via the registration algorithm including the local refinement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Attila Tanacs, Eors Mate, Attila Kuba
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SEGMENTING ORGANS FROM THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES
    Publication number: 20060228009
    Abstract: A method for automatically segmenting image data of an object includes selecting a seed, creating an initial surface around the seed, preprocessing the image data, running a deformable surface algorithm on the image data and post processing the image data. Selecting the seed includes at least one of selecting one seed point within the object, selecting two seed points within the object with one seed point being selected at an upper end of the object and the other seed point being selected at a lower end of the object if the object is a first organ, and selecting a curved segment within the object if the object is a second organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Marta Fidrich, Eors Mate, Laszlo Nyul, Attila Kuba, Bence Kiss
  • Systems and methods for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images
    Publication number: 20050276455
    Abstract: A system for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images is described. The system includes an imaging system configured to generate a first set of slices showing images of a subject having the organ. The system also includes a controller configured to determine a second set of slices within the first set, where the second set of slices includes the organ and a remaining set of slices within the first set of slices excludes the organ. The controller is also configured to segment the organ from the second set of slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Marta Fidrich, Geza Makay, Eors Mate, Emese Balogh, Attila Kuba, Laszlo Nyul, Judit Kanyo