Patents by Inventor H. Cecil CHARLES

H. Cecil CHARLES 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).

  • Systems and methods for generating an osteoarthritis progression predictor and systems and methods for using the predictor
    Patent number: 9211103
    Abstract: Example systems and methods of generating an indicator of osteoarthritis (OA) progression are described. Fractal dimension curves are generated for horizontal and vertical trabecular components associated with a region of interest of a joint image. A statistical model is used to model shapes of the fractal dimension curves and a predictor of OA progression is calculated based on shape parameters of the statistical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Virginia Byers Kraus, H Cecil Charles, Sheng Chu Wang, Sheng Feng
  • Systems and Methods for Generating an Osteoarthritis Progression Predictor and Systems and Methods for Using the Predictor
    Publication number: 20120114211
    Abstract: Example systems and methods of generating an indicator of osteoarthritis (OA) progression are described. Fractal dimension curves are generated for horizontal and vertical trabecular components associated with a region of interest of a joint image. A statistical model is used to model shapes of the fractal dimension curves and a predictor of OA progression is calculated based on shape parameters of the statistical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Virginia Byers KRAUS, H. Cecil CHARLES, Sheng Chu WANG, Sheng FENG