Patents by Inventor Chad R. Sprouse

Chad R. Sprouse 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).

  • Publication number: 20140071125
    Abstract: Methods and systems to analyze and predict patient-specific physiological behavior of a human organ or anatomical entity such as the heart complex and the heart subcomponents from 3-dimensional volumetric ultrasound (3D) or time-sequential volumetric (4D) ultrasound image data, to assist physicians in performing diagnostics and cardiac preoperative planning. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems to segment patient-specific anatomical features from 3D/4D ultrasound. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems to compute patient-specific tissue motion and blood flow from 3D/4D ultrasound and contrast-enhanced 3D/4D ultrasound image data. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems to simulate the patient-specific mechanical behavior of the organ and anatomical entity using both 3D/4D ultrasound and mechanical models. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems to estimate tissue stress and strain and physiological parameters of the tissues from 3D/4D ultrasound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Philippe M. Burlina, Ryan N. Mukherjee, Chad R. Sprouse