Patents by Inventor Orso Andrea PUSTERLA

Orso Andrea PUSTERLA 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).

  • Assessment of the lung parenchyma by means of magnetic resonance images
    Patent number: 10517509
    Abstract: A method for the assessment of the lung parenchyma in a human or an animal is indicated using a series of magnetic resonance (MR) images of the lung parenchyma acquired at different breathing positions in the same human or animal. The method comprises at least the steps of a.) estimating a change of the lung volume VL between the different breathing positions, b.) determining a signal intensity SI({right arrow over (x)}i) in at least one same region or position {right arrow over (x)}i of the lung parenchyma for each of the MR images, and c.) determining at least one respiratory index ?({right arrow over (x)}i) according to the formula ? ? ( x ? i ) = - d ? ( log ? ( SI ? ( x ? i ) ) ) d ? ( log ? ( V L ) ) . ( Fig .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITATSSPITAL BASEL
    Inventors: Oliver Bieri, Orso Andrea Pusterla, Grzegorz Bauman
  • ASSESSMENT OF THE LUNG PARENCHYMA BY MEANS OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES
    Publication number: 20180055414
    Abstract: A method for the assessment of the lung parenchyma in a human or an animal is indicated using a series of magnetic resonance (MR) images of the lung parenchyma acquired at different breathing positions in the same human or animal. The method comprises at least the steps of a.) estimating a change of the lung volume VL between the different breathing positions, b.) determining a signal intensity SI({right arrow over (x)}i) in at least one same region or position {right arrow over (x)}i of the lung parenchyma for each of the MR images, and c.) determining at least one respiratory index ?({right arrow over (x)}i) according to the formula ? ? ( x ? i ) = - d ? ( log ? ( SI ? ( x ? i ) ) ) d ? ( log ? ( V L ) ) . ( Fig .
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL BASEL
    Inventors: Oliver BIERI, Orso Andrea PUSTERLA, Grzegorz BAUMAN