Patents by Inventor Cedric Chenal
Cedric Chenal 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).
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Publication number: 20190231315Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Patent number: 10299760Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Publication number: 20180168551Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template (104, 106) of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark (120 a, 120 b) on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating (120 c) the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Patent number: 9924926Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template (104, 106) of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark (120 a, 120 b) on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating (120 c) the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Publication number: 20170303898Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template (104, 106) of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark (120 a, 120 b) on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating (120 c) the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Patent number: 9713458Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template (104, 106) of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark (120a, 120b) on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating (120c) the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Patent number: 9049979Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system (10) includes a display (16) for displaying an ultrasound image and an analysis package operatively connected to the image display. The analysis package provides a user the ability to manage an ultrasound measurement-based calculation. The analysis package facilitates the management of the measurement-based calculation by displaying for the user a sequence of data entry steps. Information necessary for managing the calculation is accepted and verified at each step and then, also used to determine which step to display next. At the conclusion of the final step, the measurement-based calculation is saved in the system.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Iris Zhu, Dan Skyba, Cedric Chenal
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Publication number: 20090076385Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template (104, 106) of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark (120a, 120b) on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating (120c) the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2005Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Patty Jackson, Cedric Chenal
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Publication number: 20080255448Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system (10) includes a display (16) for displaying an ultrasound image and an analysis package operatively connected to the image display. The analysis package provides a user the ability to manage an ultrasound measurement-based calculation. The analysis package facilitates the management of the measurement-based calculation by displaying for the user a sequence of data entry steps. Information necessary for managing the calculation is accepted and verified at each step and then, also used to determine which step to display next. At the conclusion of the final step, the measurement-based calculation is saved in the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Iris Zhu, Dan Skyba, Cedric Chenal
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Publication number: 20080249407Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes a display for displaying an ultrasound image and an analysis package operatively connected to the image display. The analysis package provides a user the ability to manage an ultrasound imaging protocol. The analysis package facilitates the management of the imaging protocol by displaying for the sonographer an interface which allows for editing, sorting and organizing protocol views using representative images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Steven J. Hill, Cedric Chenal
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Patent number: 6544179Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound scanhead coupled to an image processor that causes ultrasound images to be generated on the viewing screen of a display. The image processor includes a beamformer generating transmit and receive beams, a signal processor and a conventional scan converter. The signal processor receives signals from the beamformer to generate image data corresponding to an image, analyzes the image data and, based on the analysis, determines the number of transmit focal positions that should be used as well as the optimum location for each focal position. The signal processor then couples data to the beamformer to set the location of the focal position(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, NVInventors: Daniel C. Schmiesing, Cedric Chenal, Lars Jonas Olsson
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Patent number: 6537221Abstract: Strain rate analysis is performed for ultrasonic images in which the spatial gradient of velocity is calculated in the direction of tissue motion. Strain rate is calculated for cardiac ultrasound images in the direction of motion which, for myocardial images, may be either in the plane of the myocardium or across the myocardium. Strain rate information is calculated for a sequence of images of a heart cycle and displayed for an automatically drawn border such as the endocardial border over the full heart cycle.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2000Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.Inventors: Aline Laure Criton, Cedric Chenal, David N. Roundhill
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Patent number: 6491636Abstract: This invention describes automatically tracing a tissue border in an ultrasonic image which is accomplished by acquiring one or more images, locating anatomical landmarks in the image, fitting a border trace to the anatomical landmarks, and displaying an ultrasonic image in which a tissue border has been automatically traced. Adjustable control points are located on the displayed border, enabling the automatically drawn border to be manually adjusted by a rubberbanding technique.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2000Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Cedric Chenal, Michael Vion, Jeremy D. Wiggins, David N. Roundhill
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Patent number: 6447454Abstract: The end diastole and end systole images from an acquired cardiac loop are shown side by side on an image display for automatic border tracing. The border tracings can be used to calculate ejection fraction in real time. The cardiac loops may be first acquired then processed for automatic border definition, or the acquired images can be processed in real time to indicate their suitability for automatic border detection as they are acquired.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Cedric Chenal, Pascal Roncalez
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Patent number: 6447453Abstract: Ultrasonic cardiac image information is acquired and segmented by automatic border detection. The segmented ultrasonic information is used to display regional wall motion over time. The segmented information may be presented in a color-coded representation, or entered automatically as qualitative or quantitative measures on a scorecard of cardiac performance. The inventive technique is applicable to both two dimensional and three dimensional ultrasonic image information.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: David N. Roundhill, Cedric Chenal, Aline Laure Criton
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Publication number: 20020072672Abstract: Ultrasonic cardiac image information is acquired and segmented by automatic border detection. The segmented ultrasonic information is used to display regional wall motion over time. The segmented information may be presented in a color-coded representation, or entered automatically as qualitative or quantitative measures on a scorecard of cardiac performance. The inventive technique is applicable to both two dimensional and three dimensional ultrasonic image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: David N. Roundhill, Cedric Chenal, Aline Laure Criton
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Publication number: 20020072670Abstract: The end diastole and end systole images from an acquired cardiac loop are shown side by side on an image display for automatic border tracing. The border tracings can be used to calculate ejection fraction in real time. The cardiac loops may be first acquired then processed for automatic border definition, or the acquired images can be processed in real time to indicate their suitability for automatic border detection as they are acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Cedric Chenal, Pascal Roncalez
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Publication number: 20020072674Abstract: Strain rate analysis is performed for ultrasonic images in which the spatial gradient of velocity is calculated in the direction of tissue motion. Strain rate is calculated for cardiac ultrasound images in the direction of motion which, for myocardial images, may be either in the plane of the myocardium or across the myocardium. Strain rate information is calculated for a sequence of images of a heart cycle and displayed for an automatically drawn border such as the endocardial border over the full heart cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Aline Laure Criton, Cedric Chenal, David N. Roundhill
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Publication number: 20020072671Abstract: A method is described for automatically tracing a tissue border in an ultrasonic image which comprises acquiring one or more images, locating anatomical landmarks in the image, fitting a border trace to the anatomical landmarks, and displaying an ultrasonic image in which a tissue border has been automatically traced. Adjustable control points are located on the displayed border, enabling the automatically drawn border to be manually adjusted by a rubberbanding technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Cedric Chenal, Michael Vion, Jeremy D. Wiggins, David N. Roundhill