Patents by Inventor Carson Hale Thomas

Carson Hale Thomas 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: 7796795
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for computer aided processing of an image set includes employing a data source, the data source including an image set acquired from X-ray projection imaging, x-ray computed tomography, or x-ray tomosynthesis, defining a region of interest within one or more images from the image set, extracting feature measures from the region of interest, and reporting at least one of the feature measures on the region of interest. The method may be employed for identifying bone fractures, disease, obstruction, or any other medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Renuka Uppaluri, Gopal Biligeri Avinash, Carson Hale Thomas, John Michael Sabol, Kadri Nizar Jabri, Amber Elaine Rader
  • Patent number: 7418076
    Abstract: The presently described technology provides a tomosynthesis imaging system that comprises an x-ray tube and an anti-scatter grid. The x-ray tube is configured to emit x-rays from a plurality of positions during movement of the x-ray tube along a long axis of a mobile patient surface. The anti-scatter grid is configured to filter out scattered x-rays and includes a grid line parallel to the long axis of the mobile patient surface. The x-rays emitted from the plurality of positions are reconstructed into at least one image of at least one plane of a patient anatomy. The described technology is useful in emergency or trauma applications where a patient may be quickly and easily moved on a mobile patient surface to a position near an x-ray detector used in combination with the x-ray tube and anti-scatter grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Baojun Li, Renuka Uppaluri, Carson Hale Thomas, Gerald Paul Schulte, Gopal B. Avinash, Rowland F. Saunders, Tammy M. Merisotis
  • Patent number: 7295691
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for computer aided processing of an image set includes employing a data source, the data source including an image set acquired from X-ray projection imaging, x-ray computed tomography, or x-ray tomosynthesis, defining a region of interest within one or more images from the image set, extracting feature measures from the region of interest, and reporting at least one of the feature measures on the region of interest. The method may be employed for identifying bone fractures, disease, obstruction, or any other medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Renuka Uppaluri, Amber Elaine Rader, Gopal B. Avinash, Carson Hale Thomas, John Michael Sabol, Kadri Nizar Jabri
  • Patent number: 7263214
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for computer aided processing of dual or multiple energy images includes employing a data source, the data source including a dual or multiple energy image set, defining a region of interest within one or more images from the dual or multiple energy image set, extracting a set of feature measures from the region of interest, and employing a feature extraction algorithm on the feature measures for identifying an optimal set of features. The method may be employed for identifying bone fractures, disease, obstruction, or any other medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Renuka Uppaluri, Amber Elaine Rader, Gopal B. Avinash, Carson Hale Thomas, John Michael Sabol, Kadri Nizar Jabri
  • Patent number: 7072435
    Abstract: A method for detecting an anomaly includes performing a computed tomography (CT) scout scan to obtain data, and supplying the obtained data to a radiographic computer aided detection (CAD) algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Metz, Carson Hale Thomas, Gopal B. Avinash, Jiang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030215120
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for computer aided processing of an image set includes employing a data source, the data source including an image set acquired from X-ray projection imaging, x-ray computed tomography, or x-ray tomosynthesis, defining a region of interest within one or more images from the image set, extracting feature measures from the region of interest, and reporting at least one of the feature measures on the region of interest. The method may be employed for identifying bone fractures, disease, obstruction, or any other medical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Renuka Uppaluri, Amber Elaine Rader, Gopal B. Avinash, Carson Hale Thomas, John Michael Sabol, Kadri Nizar Jabri
  • Publication number: 20030215119
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for computer aided processing of dual or multiple energy images includes employing a data source, the data source including a dual or multiple energy image set, defining a region of interest within one or more images from the dual or multiple energy image set, extracting a set of feature measures from the region of interest, and employing a feature extraction algorithm on the feature measures for identifying an optimal set of features. The method may be employed for identifying bone fractures, disease, obstruction, or any other medical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Renuka Uppaluri, Amber Elaine Rader, Gopal B. Avinash, Carson Hale Thomas, John Michael Sabol, Kadri Nizar Jabri