Patents by Inventor Mikael BRIX

Mikael BRIX 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).

  • Apparatus, method and computer program for processing computed tomography (CT) scan data
    Patent number: 12502147
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and computer program code for processing computed tomography (CT) scan data is disclosed. The method includes: receiving (202) a real sinogram from a CT scanning of a region of interest of a subject; receiving (204) shape data representing anatomic contours of a body part containing the region of interest of the subject; retrieving (206) a template sinogram from among a plurality of stored template sinograms based on the anatomic contours of the body part; performing (210) an image registration between the real sinogram and the template sinogram to obtain a registered template sinogram; and generating (212) an enlarged sinogram from the real sinogram by adding the non-overlapping parts from the registered template sinogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: OULUN YLIOPISTO
    Inventors: Miika Nieminen, Mikael Brix, Juuso Ketola, Satu Inkinen
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN DATA
    Publication number: 20230270391
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and computer program code for processing computed tomography (CT) scan data is disclosed. The method includes: receiving (202) a real sinogram from a CT scanning of a region of interest of a subject; receiving (204) shape data representing anatomic contours of a body part containing the region of interest of the subject; retrieving (206) a template sinogram from among a plurality of stored template sinograms based on the anatomic contours of the body part; performing (210) an image registration between the real sinogram and the template sinogram to obtain a registered template sinogram; and generating (212) an enlarged sinogram from the real sinogram by adding the non-overlapping parts from the registered template sinogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Miika NIEMINEN, Mikael BRIX, Juuso KETOLA, Satu INKINEN