Patents by Inventor Mia K. Markey

Mia K. Markey 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting spiculated masses in mammography
    Patent number: 8164039
    Abstract: A method and apparatus detects one or more spiculated masses in an image using a processor. The image is received in the processor. The received image is filtered using one or more Gaussian filters to detect one or more central mass regions. The received image is also filtered using one or more spiculated lesion filters to detect where the one or more spiculated masses converge. In addition, the received image is filtered using one or more Difference-of-Gaussian filters to suppress one or more linear structures. An enhanced image showing the detected spiculated masses is created by combining an output from all of the filtering steps. The enhanced image is then provided to an output of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan C. Bovik, Mia K. Markey, Mehul Sampat
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SPICULATED MASSES IN MAMMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20100104148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus detects one or more spiculated masses in an image using a processor. The image is received in the processor. The received image is filtered using one or more Gaussian filters to detect one or more central mass regions. The received image is also filtered using one or more spiculated lesion filters to detect where the one or more spiculated masses converge. In addition, the received image is filtered using one or more Difference-of-Gaussian filters to suppress one or more linear structures. An enhanced image showing the detected spiculated masses is created by combining an output from all of the filtering steps. The enhanced image is then provided to an output of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Alan C. Bovik, Mia K. Markey, Mehul Sampat