Patents by Inventor Eftychis Sifakis

Eftychis Sifakis 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: 20080089569
    Abstract: A method of selectively removing folds in a medical image is provided. With this method, a medical image is deformed to straighten and flatten folds but not polyps, thus allowing polyps to be identified. In a first step, a 3-dimensional deformable model of the medical image is constructed. This model is set to have a high Young's modulus and a low Poisson's ratio. In a preferred embodiment, the model is a continuum surface model, preferably a quasistatic continuum finite element model. Once the model has been constructed, it is deformed such that folds are removed but polyps remain, allowing polyps to be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Padmavathi Sundaram, Daved S. Paik, Eftychis Sifakis, Christopher F. Beaulieu, Ron Fedkiw, Sandy A. Napel