Patents by Inventor Milan Sonka

Milan Sonka 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: 11972568
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20240104741
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20230255478
    Abstract: The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Meindert Niemeijer, Xiayu Xu, Milan Sonka, Joseph M. Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 11638522
    Abstract: The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: University of Iowa Research Foundation, United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Meindert Niemeijer, Xiayu Xu, Milan Sonka, Joseph M. Reinhardt
  • Publication number: 20190295257
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Patent number: 10354384
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20190059718
    Abstract: The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: University of Iowa Research Foundation, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affair
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Meindert Niemeijer, Xiayu Xu, Milan Sonka, Joseph M. Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 9924867
    Abstract: The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: University of Iowa Research Foundation, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Melndert Niemeijer, Xiayu Xu, Milan Sonka, Joseph M. Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 9820651
    Abstract: Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Juerg Tschirren, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20170236282
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20170119251
    Abstract: Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Juerg Tschirren, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric Hoffman
  • Patent number: 9545196
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: University Of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20150124216
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20130343628
    Abstract: Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Juerg Tschirren, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric Hoffman
  • Patent number: 8571278
    Abstract: A system and methods for the efficient segmentation of globally optimal surfaces representing object boundaries in volumetric datasets is provided. An optical surface detection system and methods are provided that are capable of simultaneously detecting multiple interacting surfaces in which the optimality is controlled by the cost functions designed for individual surfaces and by several geometric constraints defining the surface smoothness and interrelations. The present invention includes surface segmentation using a layered graph-theoretic approach that optimally segments multiple interacting surfaces of a single object using a pre-segmentation step, after which the segmentation of all desired surfaces of the object are performed simultaneously in a single optimization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Milan Sonka, Xiaodong Wu, Yin Yin, Xiangmin Zhang
  • Patent number: 8358819
    Abstract: A system and methods for the efficient segmentation of globally optimal surfaces representing object boundaries in volumetric datasets is provided. An optical surface detection system and methods are provided that are capable of simultaneously detecting multiple interacting surfaces in which the optimality is controlled by the cost functions designed for individual surfaces and by several geometric constraints defining the surface smoothness and interrelations. The graph search applications use objective functions that incorporate non-uniform cost terms such as “on-surface” costs as well as “in-region” costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Xiaodong Wu, Mona Garvin, Michael David Abramoff, Milan Sonka
  • Publication number: 20120263364
    Abstract: Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Juerg Tschirren, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20120236259
    Abstract: The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Melndert Niemeijer, Xiayu Xu, Milan Sonka
  • Patent number: 8189885
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for computing regional statistical distributions or characteristics of one or more quantitative measures over a mean anatomic space for one or more predefined populations and uses this statistical distributions/characteristics to study, research or understand the regional response of a disease or a treatment process and to regionally assess clinical status in patient data from an unknown population for diagnostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Punam Kumar Saha, Milan Sonka
  • Patent number: 8155403
    Abstract: Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Juerg Tschirren, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric Hoffman