Patents by Inventor Mark Hastenteufel

Mark Hastenteufel 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).

  • Patent number: 9830697
    Abstract: Dose values are displayed. The dose values display the take-up of radiation by an examination volume to be expected during an irradiation. An examination volume is segmented in an image, and the dose values are assigned to areas of the surface of the examination volume. The surface of the examination volume is displayed as a plane such that the areas displayed as flat will be graphically encoded by the dose values assigned to the respective areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Boettger, Mark Hastenteufel
  • Patent number: 9364686
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for planning a treatment beam aimed at at least one target region are provided. Planning parameters having associated predetermined parameter values are for performing a treatment that is to be applied with the treatment beam. The method includes defining a first predetermined parameter value of the planning parameters that is suitable for the irradiation of a treatment region that includes at least one target region. The method also includes ascertaining, based on the first predetermined parameter value, a first probability distribution in relation to an optimizable variable that is prespecified based on deviations to be expected when carrying out the irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Hastenteufel, Markus Stoll
  • Patent number: 9227083
    Abstract: A method and a device for regulating a therapeutic beam directed at an object are provided. The method includes displaying at least one multidimensional image data record encompassing at least one target area of the object. The method also includes determining the treatment beam dosage directed at the at least one target area, and recording and optionally visualizing an isoline or isosurface dependent on the treatment beam dosage in the at least one multidimensional image data record. The method includes adjusting the isoline or isosurface such that the isoline or isosurface approximates a contour of the target area as closely as possible or corresponds to the contour, and regulating the treatment beam dosage by evaluation of the adjusted isoline or isosurface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Hastenteufel, Iwan Kawrakow, Christian Scholz
  • Publication number: 20140257012
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for planning a treatment beam aimed at at least one target region are provided. Planning parameters having associated predetermined parameter values are for performing a treatment that is to be applied with the treatment beam. The method includes defining a first predetermined parameter value of the planning parameters that is suitable for the irradiation of a treatment region that includes at least one target region. The method also includes ascertaining, based on the first predetermined parameter value, a first probability distribution in relation to an optimizable variable that is prespecified based on deviations to be expected when carrying out the irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Hastenteufel, Markus Stoll
  • Publication number: 20140104275
    Abstract: Dose values are displayed. The dose values display the take-up of radiation by an examination volume to be expected during an irradiation. An examination volume is segmented in an image, and the dose values are assigned to areas of the surface of the examination volume. The surface of the examination volume is displayed as a plane such that the areas displayed as flat will be graphically encoded by the dose values assigned to the respective areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Boettger, Mark Hastenteufel
  • Patent number: 8699823
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a method for registering medical image data. The method includes providing a registration parameter set for each of a plurality of different application cases, each of the plurality of different application cases being defined by at least one feature. Each registration parameter set contains registration parameters predefined for the associated application case. The method also includes providing first image data and second image data, which are to be registered onto one another. In response to the specification of an application case for the first image data and the second image data to be registered, a registration parameter set is automatically selected from the provided registration parameter sets in accordance with the specified application case. The method includes automatically performing a registration of the first image data onto the second image data using the selected registration parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Boettger, Mark Hastenteufel
  • Publication number: 20130108127
    Abstract: In order to increase efficiency, an image processing system may create a template identifying volumes of interest to be segmented based on user-specified data relating to a type of treatment and an anatomical site to be treated. The user of the image processing system may create, arrange, view, and manage a patient model including the volumes of interest, reference points, and/or distance measurements based on the arrangement of information using anatomical site rather than using type of imaging modality. The image processing system may segment the identified volumes of interest from image data received from one or more imaging modalities. The image processing system may generate a representation of the patient model including the segmented volumes of interest. The representation of the patient model may be indexed by the volumes of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Boettger, Mark Hastenteufel
  • Publication number: 20130079579
    Abstract: A method and a device for regulating a therapeutic beam directed at an object are provided. The method includes displaying at least one multidimensional image data record encompassing at least one target area of the object. The method also includes determining the treatment beam dosage directed at the at lest one target area, and recording and optionally visualizing an isoline or isosurface dependent on the treatment beam dosage in the at least one multidimensional image data record. The method includes adjusting the isoline or isosurface such that the isoline or isosurface approximates a contour of the target area as closely as possible or corresponds to the contour, and regulating the treatment beam dosage by evaluation of the adjusted isoline or isosurface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Hastenteufel, Iwan Kawrakow, Christian Scholz
  • Publication number: 20120134562
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a method for registering medical image data. The method includes providing a registration parameter set for each of a plurality of different application cases, each of the plurality of different application cases being defined by at least one feature. Each registration parameter set contains registration parameters predefined for the associated application case. The method also includes providing first image data and second image data, which are to be registered onto one another. In response to the specification of an application case for the first image data and the second image data to be registered, a registration parameter set is automatically selected from the provided registration parameter sets in accordance with the specified application case. The method includes automatically performing a registration of the first image data onto the second image data using the selected registration parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Boettger, Mark Hastenteufel