Patents by Inventor Nitya Subramaniam

Nitya Subramaniam 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).

  • Systems and methods for automatically identifying and segmenting different tissue types in ultrasound images
    Patent number: 8715187
    Abstract: A system for providing non-invasive ultrasound based treatment to a region of interest is provided. The system comprises an imaging unit for imaging one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an image processing unit that is configured to identify the one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an ultrasound transducer that is configured to focus an ultrasound beam to ablate at least a portion of the identified tissues, and a controller unit that controls a delivery of the ultrasound beam to the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis, Ying Fan, Hae Won Lim, Gokul Swamy, Navneeth Subramanian, Nitya Subramaniam
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AND SEGMENTING DIFFERENT TISSUE TYPES IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES
    Publication number: 20120157842
    Abstract: A system for providing non-invasive ultrasound based treatment to a region of interest is provided. The system comprises an imaging unit for imaging one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an image processing unit that is configured to identify the one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an ultrasound transducer that is configured to focus an ultrasound beam to ablate at least a portion of the identified tissues, and a controller unit that controls a delivery of the ultrasound beam to the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis, Ying Fan, Hae Won Lim, Gokul Swamy, Navneeth Subramanian, Nitya Subramaniam