Patents by Inventor Dirk Loeckx

Dirk Loeckx 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: 20210378583
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a subject, includes: capturing high-bandwidth data pertaining to the subject; cyclically storing a recent portion of the high-bandwidth data in a first memory; monitoring one or more physiological signals of the subject; analyzing the monitored physiological signals to allow detection of one or more target events; upon detection of a target event: copying a then recent portion of the high-bandwidth data from the first memory to a second memory; and storing high-bandwidth captured in a predetermined period subsequent to the detection in the second memory. The one or more physiological signals include EEG. The one or more target events include epileptic seizures. A computer program product and a system may use the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk LOECKX, Tim Bert BUCKINX
  • Patent number: 8428315
    Abstract: A system and method for pre-operatively obtaining a prediction of a post-operative image of at least part of a body is disclosed. A 3D pre-operative description is determined of at least part of a body, and a pre-operative 2D photograph is acquired of the at least part of the body from any viewing position. The 3D pre-operative description is matched with the pre-operative 2D photograph, and a deformation field is determined for deforming the 3D pre-operative description. A predicted post-operative image of a 3D post-operative description of the at least part of the body is derived by means of the deformation field and the pre-operative 2D photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Medicim N.V.
    Inventors: Kevin Suetens, Paul Suetens, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Dirk Loeckx, Vincent Masselus, Philip Dutre
  • Patent number: 8165359
    Abstract: A gray value model is generated encoding photometric knowledge at landmark positions. This step exploits intensity correlation in neighborhoods sampled around landmark positions. A geometric model is generated encoding geometric knowledge between landmarks. This step exploits spatial correlation between landmarks of segmented anatomic entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Agfa HealthCare N.V., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Dewaele, Dirk Loeckx, Dieter Seghers
  • Patent number: 8023708
    Abstract: For each of a number of landmarks in an image an initial position of the landmark is defined. Next a neighborhood around the initial position, comprising a number of candidate locations of the landmark is sampled and a cost is associated with each of the candidate locations. A cost function expressing a weighted sum of overall gray level cost and overall shape cost for all candidate locations is optimized. A segmented anatomic entity is defined as a path through a selected combination of candidate locations for which combination the cost function is optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Agfa HealthCare N.V., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Dewaele, Dirk Loeckx, Dieter Seghers
  • Patent number: 7916917
    Abstract: For each of a number of landmarks in an image an initial position of the landmark is defined. Next a neighborhood around the initial position, comprising a number of candidate locations of the landmark is sampled and a cost is associated with each of the candidate locations. A cost function expressing a weighted sum of overall gray level cost and overall shape cost for all candidate locations is optimized. A segmented anatomic entity is defined as a path through a selected combination of candidate locations for which combination the cost function is optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Agfa HealthCare N.V.
    Inventors: Piet Dewaele, Dirk Loeckx, Dieter Seghers
  • Publication number: 20110026785
    Abstract: For each of a number of landmarks in an image an initial position of the landmark is defined. Next a neighborhood around the initial position, comprising a number of candidate locations of the landmark is sampled and a cost is associated with each of the candidate locations. A cost function expressing a weighted sum of overall gray level cost and overall shape cost for all candidate locations is optimized. A segmented anatomic entity is defined as a path through a selected combination of candidate locations for which combination the cost function is optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Agfa HealthCare N.V.
    Inventors: Piet Dewaele, Dirk Loeckx, Dieter Seghers
  • Publication number: 20080159608
    Abstract: A system and method for pre-operatively obtaining a prediction of a post-operative image of at least part of a body is disclosed. A 3D pre-operative description is determined of at least part of a body, and a pre-operative 2D photograph is acquired of the at least part of the body from any viewing position. The 3D pre-operative description is matched with the pre-operative 2D photograph, and a deformation field is determined for deforming the 3D pre-operative description. A predicted post-operative image of a 3D post-operative description of the at least part of the body is derived by means of the deformation field and the pre-operative 2D photograph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: K.U. LEUVEN Research & Development
    Inventors: Kevin Suetens, Paul Suetens, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Dirk Loeckx, Vincent Masselus, Philip Dutre