Patents by Inventor Mehran Pesteie

Mehran Pesteie 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 of, and apparatuses for, producing augmented images of a spine
    Patent number: 10105120
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of producing an augmented image of a spine of a patient is disclosed. The method involves: receiving a first ultrasonic volumetric dataset representing a three-dimensional depiction of anatomical features of the spine in a first volume; instantiating a three-dimensional atlas of at least two vertebrae according to the first ultrasonic volumetric dataset; and causing a display to display a rendering of the first ultrasonic volumetric dataset together with a rendering of the atlas. An apparatus for producing the augmented image of the spine of the patient is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Abtin Rasoulian, Robert Rohling, Purang Abolmaesumi, Mehran Pesteie
  • METHODS OF, AND APPARATUSES FOR, PRODUCING AUGMENTED IMAGES OF A SPINE
    Publication number: 20150223777
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of producing an augmented image of a spine of a patient is disclosed. The method involves: receiving a first ultrasonic volumetric dataset representing a three-dimensional depiction of anatomical features of the spine in a first volume; instantiating a three-dimensional atlas of at least two vertebrae according to the first ultrasonic volumetric dataset; and causing a display to display a rendering of the first ultrasonic volumetric dataset together with a rendering of the atlas. An apparatus for producing the augmented image of the spine of the patient is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Abtin Rasoulian, Robert Rohling, Purang Abolmaesumi, Mehran Pesteie