Patents by Inventor Peter Kovamees

Peter Kovamees 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: 9918701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method and system for automatic control of image quality in imaging of an object using, for example, an ultrasound system. The method comprises transmitting image generating signals into the object using selected system parameter sets of the imaging system. The imaging system has a number of different system parameter sets based on an image ranking measure reflecting a subjective expert opinion of a pre-defined set of images. The captured images are analyzed with respect to at least one image quality feature to determine an image quality metric for each image. The respective image quality metric for each image are analyzed to identify an image associated with a highest image quality metric and the system parameter set used for generating the image associated with the highest image quality metric can be selected as system parameter set for imaging of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CONTEXTVISION AB
    Inventors: Martin Hedlund, Gunmar Farnebäck, Martin Kempe, Sharok Kimiaei, Peter Kövamees
  • Patent number: 9743911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method and system for automatic control of image quality in imaging of an object using, for example, an ultrasound system. The method comprises transmitting image generating signals into the object using selected system parameter sets of the imaging system. The imaging system has a number of different system parameter sets based on an image ranking measure reflecting a subjective expert opinion of a pre-defined set of images. The captured images are analyzed with respect to at least one image quality feature to determine an image quality metric for each image. The respective image quality metric for each image are analyzed to identify an image associated with a highest image quality metric and the system parameter set used for generating the image associated with the highest image quality metric can be selected as system parameter set for imaging of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CONTEXTVISION AB
    Inventors: Martin Hedlund, Gunnar Farnebäck, Martin Kempe, Sharok Kimiaei, Peter Kövamees
  • Publication number: 20170143312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method and system for automatic control of image quality in imaging, of an object using, for example, an ultrasound system. The method comprises transmitting image generating signals into the object using selected system parameter sets of the imaging system. The imaging system has a number of different system parameter sets based on an image ranking measure reflecting a subjective expert opinion of a pre-defined set of images. The captured images are analyzed with respect to at least one image quality feature to determine an image quality metric for each image. The respective image quality metric for each image are analyzed to identify an image associated with a highest image quality metric and the system parameter set used for generating the image associated with the highest image quality metric can be selected as system parameter set for imaging of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: ContextVision AB
    Inventors: Martin HEDLUND, Gunnar FARNEBÄCK, Martin KEMPE, Sharok KIMIAEI, Peter KÖVAMEES
  • Publication number: 20160058426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method and system for automatic control of image quality in imaging of an object using, for example, an ultrasound system. The method comprises transmitting image generating signals into the object using selected system parameter sets of the imaging system. The imaging system has a number of different system parameter sets based on an image ranking measure reflecting a subjective expert opinion of a pre-defined set of images. The captured images are analyzed with respect to at least one image quality feature to determine an image quality metric for each image. The respective image quality metric for each image are analyzed to identify an image associated with a highest image quality metric and the system parameter set used for generating the image associated with the highest image quality metric can be selected as system parameter set for imaging of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Martin HEDLUND, Gunnar FARNEBÄCK, Martin KEMPE, Sharok KIMIAEI, Peter KÖVAMEES
  • Publication number: 20020154802
    Abstract: A digital x-ray imaging system has a digital image generator with an x-ray source for irradiating a subject with a radiation beam and a data acquisition system located to detect the radiation after its interaction with the subject, to generate an image of the subject and to emit a digital data set representing the image. A digital image processor is connected to the digital image generator to receive first and second digital data sets respectively representing images obtained at different first and second exposure levels. The processor is configured to generate a third digital data set which when reconstructed provides an enhanced contrast information digital image. The third didgital data set is formed by data extracted from each of the first and the second digital data sets selected as representing regions of different radiation absorbency of the subject, dependent on the respective first and second exposure levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens Elema AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Goldkuhl, Peter Kovamees, Stefan Thunberg