Patents by Inventor Karen Procknow

Karen Procknow 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).

  • Methods and systems for beam attenuation
    Patent number: 11432783
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for displaying to an operator an attenuation map of a filter relative to a current location of an anatomical feature of a subject; and in response to the anatomical feature being within a region of the attenuation map, prompting an operator to reposition the subject. In this way, centering of the anatomical feature relative to an attenuation system may be facilitated for improved image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Brian Edward Nett, Chelsey Lewis, Bradley Gabrielse, Karen Procknow, Holly McDaniel, Meghan Lynn Yue
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BEAM ATTENUATION
    Publication number: 20210212642
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for displaying to an operator an attenuation map of a filter relative to a current location of an anatomical feature of a subject; and in response to the anatomical feature being within a region of the attenuation map, prompting an operator to reposition the subject. In this way, centering of the anatomical feature relative to an attenuation system may be facilitated for improved image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Edward Nett, Chelsey Lewis, Bradley Gabrielse, Karen Procknow, Holly McDaniel, Meghan Lynn Yue
  • Method and system for generating a modified 4D volume visualization
    Patent number: 8682415
    Abstract: A method for displaying medical image data. The method includes digitally combining 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volume visualizations representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time. The plurality of 4D volume visualizations include first and second 4D volume visualizations. The first 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a first time period, and the second 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a different second time period. The method also includes digitally combining the first and second 4D volume visualizations by digitally processing the first and second 4D volume visualizations to generate a modified 4D volume visualization of the entirety of the common region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Profio, Darin Okerlund, Karen Procknow, Ann Christine Hole
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20110295113
    Abstract: A method for displaying medical image data. The method includes digitally combining 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volume visualizations representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time. The plurality of 4D volume visualizations include first and second 4D volume visualizations. The first 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a first time period, and the second 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a different second time period. The method also includes digitally combining the first and second 4D volume visualizations by digitally processing the first and second 4D volume visualizations to generate a modified 4D volume visualization of the entirety of the common region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Vincent PROFIO, Darin OKERLUND, Karen PROCKNOW, Ann Christine HOLE
  • Method and system for displaying a cine loop formed from combined 4D volumes
    Patent number: 8064986
    Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying medical images are provided. The method includes performing three-dimensional (3D) volume visualization on a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images acquired continuously. The method further includes combining the 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volumes representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time and displaying at least one 4D volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Profio, Darin Okerlund, Karen Procknow, Ann Christine Hole
  • Method and system for displaying medical images
    Publication number: 20070129627
    Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying medical images are provided. The method includes performing three-dimensional (3D) volume visualization on a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images acquired continuously. The method further includes combining the 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volumes representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time and displaying at least one 4D volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Profio, Darin Okerlund, Karen Procknow, Ann Hole