Patents by Inventor Paul Licato
Paul Licato 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).
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Patent number: 8682051Abstract: A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of dynamic computed tomography image data from a computed tomography imaging system, registering the image data, applying a smoothing filter to at least a selection of the registered image data, and outputting the results. The smoothing filter may be, for example, a uniform filter, a triangular filter, a Gaussian filter, a median filter, a percentile filter, a Kuwahara filter, an anisotropic filter, or any combination thereof. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Olga Imas, Paul Licato, Laurent Launay, Saad Sirohey, Thierry Galas, Vincent Adam
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Patent number: 8233684Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer instructions for detecting a pathological condition of a vasculature. Certain embodiments provide a method for detecting a pathological condition of a vasculature. The method includes accessing imaging data indicative of the vasculature and having a data type, selecting a detection process corresponding to the data type from among a plurality of detection processes, each of the detection processes processing data of a different data type. The method also includes processing the imaging data having the data type with the selected detection process, and superimposing the processed imaging data on the imaging data indicative of the pathological condition of the vasculature.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul Licato, Laurent Launay, Saad Sirohey, Olga Imas
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Patent number: 8115784Abstract: Systems, methods and computer instructions for displaying multi-energy data are provided. Certain methods include: receiving multi-energy data from an operably connected data source; displaying the multi-energy data as an image via a graphical user interface; selecting a region of interest in the displayed image; and displaying information regarding the region of interest via the graphical user interface. Certain methods include: (1) displaying a graph that includes an attenuation line depicting radiodensity versus energy level; (2) displaying a material density graph of a region of interest and/or of results of segmenting a region of interest; and/or (3) displaying information in a window configured to be movable about an interface. Certain methods include: receiving multi-energy data from an operably connected data source; and displaying the multi-energy data as a fused image via a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul Licato, Darin Okerlund, Sardar Mal Gautham, Brian Thomsen, Bradley Gabrielse
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Publication number: 20100131885Abstract: Systems, methods and computer instructions for displaying multi-energy data are provided. Certain methods include: receiving multi-energy data from an operably connected data source; displaying the multi-energy data as an image via a graphical user interface; selecting a region of interest in the displayed image; and displaying information regarding the region of interest via the graphical user interface. Certain methods include: (1) displaying a graph that includes an attenuation line depicting radiodensity versus energy level; (2) displaying a material density graph of a region of interest and/or of results of segmenting a region of interest; and/or (3) displaying information in a window configured to be movable about an interface. Certain methods include: receiving multi-energy data from an operably connected data source; and displaying the multi-energy data as a fused image via a graphical user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Paul Licato, Darin Okerlund, Sardar Mal Gautham, Brian Thomsen, Bradley Gabrielse
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Publication number: 20100128841Abstract: A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of dynamic computed tomography image data from a computed tomography imaging system, registering the image data, applying a smoothing filter to at least a selection of the registered image data, and outputting the results. The smoothing filter may be, for example, a uniform filter, a triangular filter, a Gaussian filter, a median filter, a percentile filter, a Kuwahara filter, an anisotropic filter, or any combination thereof. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Olga Imas, Paul Licato, Laurent Launay, Saad Sirohey, Thierry Galas, Vincent Adam
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Publication number: 20100128942Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer instructions for detecting a pathological condition of a vasculature. Certain embodiments provide a method for detecting a pathological condition of a vasculature. The method includes accessing imaging data indicative of the vasculature and having a data type, selecting a detection process corresponding to the data type from among a plurality of detection processes, each of the detection processes processing data of a different data type. The method also includes processing the imaging data having the data type with the selected detection process, and superimposing the processed imaging data on the imaging data indicative of the pathological condition of the vasculature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Paul Licato, Laurent Launay, Saad Sirohey, Olga Imas
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Publication number: 20070244389Abstract: A method of evaluating tissue of an organ includes performing at least one of classification processing and clustering processing to obtain a processed dataset to visualize at least one of the imaging agent, blood, the contrast agent, and the biomedical agent distribution in the tissue, a relative regional uptake of the at least one of the imaging agent, blood, the contrast agent, and the biomedical agent in the tissue, relative regional flow of the at least one of the imaging agent, blood, the contrast agent, and the biomedical agent and the clearance or persistence of the at least one of the imaging agent, blood, the contrast agent, and the biomedical agent within the tissue and the characterization of elemental components of disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Bernice Hoppel, Paul Licato, Amy Broadie, Tracy Callister
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Publication number: 20070206719Abstract: A method for improving a resolution of an image is provided. The method includes reconstructing an image of an initial portion of an object at an initial resolution, and reconstructing an additional portion of the object at an additional resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Srikanth Suryanarayanan, Paul Licato, Yogisha Mallya, Tara Mahan
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Publication number: 20070064982Abstract: An image display system includes user configurable viewports for the review and analysis of image data. The user configurable viewports include a review viewport and an analysis viewport. The review viewport displays in a review mode, a plurality of image views of the image data. The analysis viewport displays in an analysis mode, a plurality of image views of the image data. The review viewport and the analysis viewport may be configured for simultaneous display of related image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Paul Licato, Beth Heckel, Saad Sirohey, Matthieu Ferrant, Bob Beckett
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Patent number: 7020844Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus that streamlines the process of prescribing and acquiring medical imaging experiments and data processing applications. The present application provides a modular intuitive and guided workflow having a graphical user interface that may be tailored and made singular and unique for each individual application. The user interface implements a guided management tool that incorporates the general principle that user activity is more efficient when it begins in the upper left-hand portion of the screen and proceeds horizontally across the screen moving from left-to-right and top-to-bottom. The user interface incorporates a number of tabs wherein each tab corresponds to a major prescription step. The tabs are aligned vertically along the left side of the user interface and are used to modularize the application workflow.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Scott E. Trevino, Ranjeeta Singh, Josef Debbins, Paul Licato
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Publication number: 20060013458Abstract: A workstation is programmed to operate as an application development system for a medical imaging system. Objects programmed in an object-oriented language are selected from a component library using a visual component assembler which enables them to be dragged from a framework area on a display to a workspace area. Properties of selected components may be edited, and the resulting collection of components may be saved as an application program.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Josef Debbins, Kristine Gould, Paul Licato, Jason Polzin, Deepa Thomas
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Publication number: 20030095150Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus that streamlines the process of prescribing and acquiring medical imaging experiments and data processing applications. The present application provides a modular intuitive and guided workflow having a graphical user interface that may be tailored and made singular and unique for each individual application. The user interface implements a guided management tool that incorporates the general principle that user activity is more efficient when it begins in the upper left-hand portion of the screen and proceeds horizontally across the screen moving from left-to-right and top-to-bottom. The user interface incorporates a number of tabs wherein each tab corresponds to a major prescription step. The tabs are aligned vertically along the left side of the user interface and are used to modularize the application workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2001Publication date: May 22, 2003Inventors: Scott E. Trevino, Ranjeeta Singh, Josef Debbins, Paul Licato
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Patent number: 6348793Abstract: A medical imaging system includes a workstation for receiving operator inputs that prescribe a scan and a plurality of servers which control the acquisition of image data and the reconstruction of prescribed images. The workstation is programmed in Java™ to produce scan descriptions that are downloaded to the servers prior to run time using a serialization mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2000Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology, Company, LLCInventors: William Balloni, Josef Debbins, Robert Haworth, Paul Licato, Graeme C. McKinnon, Bo J. Pettersson, Lawrence Ploetz, Mark Radick