Patents by Inventor BERNARDUS MARIUS HUBERTUS GEVERS

BERNARDUS MARIUS HUBERTUS GEVERS 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 contrast enhancement of an x-ray image
    Patent number: 11253219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to image contrast enhancement. In order to provide improved and stable contrast enhancement for each acquired image, a device (10) for image contrast enhancement of an X-ray image of a vascular structure is provided. The device (10) comprises an input unit (12) and a processing unit (14). The input unit is configured to provide an acquired X-ray image of a vascular structure with a contrast injection. The contrast injection is performed with a current contrast injection setting having at least one contrast injection parameter. The input unit is further configured to provide a generic vascular structure. The input unit is also configured to provide the current contrast injection setting. The processing unit is configured to determine an assessed contrast parameter for the generic vascular structure based on the current contrast injection setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Pierre Antoine Jozef Hoornaert, Raoul Florent, Claire Levrier, Bernardus Marius Hubertus Gevers
  • IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT OF AN X-RAY IMAGE
    Publication number: 20210145391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to image contrast enhancement. In order to provide improved and stable contrast enhancement for each acquired image, a device (10) for image contrast enhancement of an X-ray image of a vascular structure is provided. The device (10) comprises an input unit (12) and a processing unit (14). The input unit is configured to provide an acquired X-ray image of a vascular structure with a contrast injection. The contrast injection is performed with a current contrast injection setting having at least one contrast injection parameter. The input unit is further configured to provide a generic vascular structure. The input unit is also configured to provide the current contrast injection setting. The processing unit is configured to determine an assessed contrast parameter for the generic vascular structure based on the current contrast injection setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: BART PIERRE ANTOINE JOZEF HOORNAERT, RAOUL FLORENT, CLAIRE LEVRIER, BERNARDUS MARIUS HUBERTUS GEVERS