Patents by Inventor Jason P. Luce

Jason P. Luce 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: 20140243579
    Abstract: An imaging process capable of selectively enhancing visualization of soft tissues, for example, a tumor. The imaging process includes producing a hard tissue-enhanced image of a body containing both soft and hard tissues, wherein the hard tissue-enhanced image contains images of the hard tissues that are enhanced relative to the soft tissues. A radiographic image of the body and the soft and hard tissues thereof are then obtained, after which a weighted subtraction algorithm is performed between the radiographic image and the hard tissue-enhanced image to produce a soft tissue-enhanced image in which imaging of the soft tissues is enhanced relative to the hard tissues. The hard tissue-enhanced image may be produced by obtaining first and second initial radiographic images of the body including the soft and hard tissues, and then performing a weighted subtraction algorithm on the first and second initial radiographic images to produce the hard tissue-enhanced image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Loyola University Chicago
    Inventors: John C. Roeske, Jason P. Luce, Tracy Sherertz