Patents by Inventor Richard Kijowski

Richard Kijowski 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: 11302003
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for creating positron emission tomography (PET) images. The method includes receiving at least one PET image of a subject created from PET data acquired from the subject, creating an attenuation correction map using the at least one PET image, and reconstructing PET data using the attenuation correction map and the at least one PET image to generate an attenuation corrected PET image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fang Liu, Hyungseok Jang, Richard Kijowski, Tyler Bradshaw, Alan McMillan
  • Publication number: 20190130569
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for creating positron emission tomography (PET) images. The method includes receiving at least one PET image of a subject created from PET data acquired from the subject, creating an attenuation correction map using the at least one PET image, and reconstructing PET data using the attenuation correction map and the at least one PET image to generate an attenuation corrected PET image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Fang Liu, Hyungseok Jang, Richard Kijowski, Tyler Bradshaw, Alan McMillan
  • Patent number: 9401017
    Abstract: Systems and methods for segmenting a medical image are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving an image acquired from at least a portion of a subject's anatomy, selecting a first point within a target structure identified on the image, and determining a second and a third point associated with extents of a target biological tissue, the first, second and third points defining a sector described by the first point, a central angle and a subtended arc. The method also includes determining a plurality of arc points along the subtended arc, and extending a plurality of linear segments along directions determined by the first point and the plurality of arc points. The method further includes determining an intensity profile along each linear segment to identify boundaries of the target biological tissue, and generating a contour of the target biological tissue using the identified boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kwang Won Choi, Chihwa Song, Richard Kijowski, Darryl Gerard Thelen
  • Publication number: 20150317790
    Abstract: Systems and methods for segmenting a medical image are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving an image acquired from at least a portion of a subject's anatomy, selecting a first point within a target structure identified on the image, and determining a second and a third point associated with extents of a target biological tissue, the first, second and third points defining a sector described by the first point, a central angle and a subtended arc. The method also includes determining a plurality of arc points along the subtended arc, and extending a plurality of linear segments along directions determined by the first point and the plurality of arc points. The method further includes determining an intensity profile along each linear segment to identify boundaries of the target biological tissue, and generating a contour of the target biological tissue using the identified boundaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kwang Won Choi, Chihwa Song, Richard Kijowski, Darryl Gerard Thelen