Patents by Inventor Matthew Spangler-Bickell

Matthew Spangler-Bickell 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 motion detection in positron emission tomography
    Patent number: 11179128
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for a medical imaging system comprises acquiring emission data during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan of a patient, reconstructing a series of live PET images while acquiring the emission data, and tracking motion of the patient during the acquiring based on the series of live PET images. In this way, patient motion during the scan may be identified and compensated for via scan acquisition and/or data processing adjustments, thereby producing a diagnostic PET image with reduced motion artifacts and increased diagnostic quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Floribertus P. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Timothy Wayne Deller, Kristen Ann Wangerin, Matthew Spangler-Bickell
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOTION DETECTION IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20210196219
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for a medical imaging system comprises acquiring emission data during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan of a patient, reconstructing a series of live PET images while acquiring the emission data, and tracking motion of the patient during the acquiring based on the series of live PET images. In this way, patient motion during the scan may be identified and compensated for via scan acquisition and/or data processing adjustments, thereby producing a diagnostic PET image with reduced motion artifacts and increased diagnostic quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Floribertus P. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Timothy Wayne Deller, Kristen Ann Wangerin, Matthew Spangler-Bickell