Patents by Inventor Kim Butts Pauly

Kim Butts Pauly 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).

  • Detecting signal changes in heated bone with a 3D spiral ultra-short echo time sequence
    Patent number: 11085980
    Abstract: In one aspect, in accordance with one embodiment, a method includes acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data corresponding to bone tissue in an area of interest of a subject that is heated from the application of localized energy. The acquiring includes applying a three-dimensional (3D) ultra-short echo time (UTE) spiral acquisition sequence. The method also includes detecting, from the acquired magnetic resonance data, a change in MR response signal due to a change in at least one of relaxation rate and magnetization density caused by heating of the bone tissue; and determining, based at least in part on the change in the MR response signal, that the temperature of the bone tissue has changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: University of Virginia Patent Foundation, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Samuel W. Fielden, John P. Mugler, III, G. Wilson Miller, IV, Kim Butts Pauly, Craig H. Meyer
  • Systems and methods for accelerated MR thermometry
    Patent number: 10722137
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to magnetic resonance thermometry. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring undersampled magnetic resonance data associated with an area of interest of a subject receiving focused ultrasound treatment, and reconstructing images corresponding to the area of interest based on the acquired magnetic resonance data, where the reconstructing uses Kalman filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Samuel Fielden, Li Zhao, Wilson Miller, Xue Feng, Max Wintermark, Kim Butts Pauly, Craig H. Meyer
  • DETECTING SIGNAL CHANGES IN HEATED BONE WITH A 3D SPIRAL ULTRA-SHORT ECHO TIME SEQUENCE
    Publication number: 20170328972
    Abstract: In one aspect, in accordance with one embodiment, a method includes acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data corresponding to bone tissue in an area of interest of a subject that is heated from the application of localized energy. The acquiring includes applying a three-dimensional (3D) ultra-short echo time (UTE) spiral acquisition sequence. The method also includes detecting, from the acquired magnetic resonance data, a change in MR response signal due to a change in at least one of relaxation rate and magnetization density caused by heating of the bone tissue; and determining, based at least in part on the change in the MR response signal, that the temperature of the bone tissue has changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel W. Fielden, John P. Mugler, III, G. Wilson Miller, IV, Kim Butts Pauly, Craig H. Meyer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATED MR THERMOMETRY
    Publication number: 20150282733
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to magnetic resonance thermometry. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring undersampled magnetic resonance data associated with an area of interest of a subject receiving focused ultrasound treatment, and reconstructing images corresponding to the area of interest based on the acquired magnetic resonance data, where the reconstructing uses Kalman filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Samuel Fielden, Li Zhao, Wilson Miller, Xue Feng, Max Wintermark, Kim Butts Pauly, Craig H. Meyer
  • Hybrid referenceless and multibaseline PRF-shift magnetic resonance thermometry
    Patent number: 8810246
    Abstract: Proton resonance frequency shift thermometry may be improved by combining multibaseline and referenceless thermometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Insightec Ltd., The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: William A. Grissom, Kim Butts Pauly, Michael Lustig, Yoav Medan, Yoav Levy, Viola Rieke
  • Multibaseline PRF-shift magnetic resonance thermometry
    Patent number: 8482285
    Abstract: The phase background of a proton resonance frequency shift treatment image may be estimated by fitting a combination of baseline images to the treatment image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Insightec Ltd., The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: William A. Grissom, Kim Butts Pauly, Michael Lustig, Yoav Medan, Yoav Levy, Viola Rieke
  • HYBRID REFERENCELESS AND MULTIBASELINE PRF-SHIFT MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY
    Publication number: 20110175615
    Abstract: Proton resonance frequency shift thermometry may be improved by combining multibaseline and referenceless thermometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: William A. Grissom, Kim Butts Pauly, Michael Lustig, Yoav Medan, Yoav Levy, Viola Rieke
  • MULTIBASELINE PRF-SHIFT MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY
    Publication number: 20110178386
    Abstract: The phase background of a proton resonance frequency shift treatment image may be estimated by fitting a combination of baseline images to the treatment image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: William A. Grissom, Kim Butts Pauly, Michael Lustig, Yoav Medan, Yoav Levy, Viola Rieke