Patents by Inventor Philipp Wolber

Philipp Wolber 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).

  • Method and system for whole body bone removal and vascular visualization in medical image data
    Patent number: 10079071
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for whole body bone removal and vasculature visualization in medical image data, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans, is disclosed. Bone structures are segmented in the a 3D medical image, resulting in a bone mask of the 3D medical image. Vessel structures are segmented in the 3D medical image, resulting in a vessel mask of the 3D medical image. The bone mask and the vessel mask are refined by fusing information from the bone mask and the vessel mask. Bone voxels are removed from the 3D medical image using the refined bone mask, in order to generate a visualization of the vessel structures in the 3D medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Nathan Lay, David Liu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Bernhard Geiger, Li Zhang, Vincent Ordy, Daguang Xu, Chris Schwemmer, Philipp Wolber, Noha Youssry El-Zehiry
  • Method and system for whole body bone removal and vascular visualization in medical image data
    Patent number: 10037603
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for whole body bone removal and vasculature visualization in medical image data, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans, is disclosed. Bone structures are segmented in the a 3D medical image, resulting in a bone mask of the 3D medical image. Vessel structures are segmented in the 3D medical image, resulting in a vessel mask of the 3D medical image. The bone mask and the vessel mask are refined by fusing information from the bone mask and the vessel mask. Bone voxels are removed from the 3D medical image using the refined bone mask, in order to generate a visualization of the vessel structures in the 3D medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Nathan Lay, David Liu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Bernhard Geiger, Li Zhang, Vincent Ordy, Daguang Xu, Chris Schwemmer, Philipp Wolber, Noha Youssry El-Zehiry
  • Method and System for Whole Body Bone Removal and Vascular Visualization in Medical Image Data
    Publication number: 20160328855
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for whole body bone removal and vasculature visualization in medical image data, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans, is disclosed. Bone structures are segmented in the a 3D medical image, resulting in a bone mask of the 3D medical image. Vessel structures are segmented in the 3D medical image, resulting in a vessel mask of the 3D medical image. The bone mask and the vessel mask are refined by fusing information from the bone mask and the vessel mask. Bone voxels are removed from the 3D medical image using the refined bone mask, in order to generate a visualization of the vessel structures in the 3D medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Lay, David Liu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Bernhard Geiger, Li Zhang, Vincent Ordy, Daguang Xu, Chris Schwemmer, Philipp Wolber, Noha Youssry El-Zehiry