Patents by Inventor Nicole NESVACIL

Nicole NESVACIL 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 brachytherapy planning based on imaging data
    Patent number: 10758745
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a radiation therapy treatment plan by using ultrasound images are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a first set of image data representing a first image of an anatomical region that includes a treatment applicator inserted into the anatomical region. The method further includes receiving tracking information indicating a position of the treatment applicator as represented in the first set of image data, obtaining a second set of image data representing a second image of the anatomical region, and combining at least a portion of the first set of image data with the second set of image data. One of the first set and the second set of image data is used to identify a target tissue portion in the anatomical region. The method further includes generating, based on the combined image data, treatment plan information for treating the target tissue portion in the anatomical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NUCLETRON OPERATIONS B.V.
    Inventors: Cor Van de Wardt, Paulus Cornelis Hendrikus Maria Krechting, Jan Frans Lodewijk De Becker, Nicole Nesvacil, Christian Kirisits, Richard Pötter, Maximilian Paul Schmid
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY PLANNING BASED ON IMAGING DATA
    Publication number: 20170120072
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a radiation therapy treatment plan by using ultrasound images are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a first set of image data representing a first image of an anatomical region that includes a treatment applicator inserted into the anatomical region. The method further comprises receiving tracking information indicating a position of the treatment applicator as represented in the first set of image data, obtaining a second set of image data representing a second image of the anatomical region, and combining at least a portion of the first set of image data with the second set of image data. One of the first set and the second set of image data is used to identify a target tissue portion in the anatomical region. The method further comprises generating, based on the combined image data, treatment plan information for treating the target tissue portion in the anatomical region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Cor VAN DE WARDT, Paulus Cornelis Hendrikus Maria KRECHTING, Jan Frans Lodewijk DE BECKER, Nicole NESVACIL, Christian KIRISITS, Richard PÖTTER, Maximilian Paul SCHMID