Patents by Inventor Eric Stetten

Eric Stetten 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).

  • Automatic region of interest locator for AP spinal images and for hip images in bone densitometry
    Publication number: 20050094859
    Abstract: In DEXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry), a system for automatically or nearly so identifying a region of interest in an AP (anterior/posterior) spinal image by processing the pixel values within a global region to find the lateral extent of the vertebra and the spaces between vertebra, and further processing the pixel values within the region of interest to derive estimates of bone parameters. In addition, also in DEXA, a system for automatically locating regions of interest in the hip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Ruth, Howard Weiss, Kevin Wilson, Eric Stetten, Tom Richardson