Patents by Inventor Robert Amyot

Robert Amyot 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).

  • Simulation of medical imaging
    Patent number: 9020217
    Abstract: There is described a method for simulating an imaging process for an organ, the method comprising: retrieving from a memory a 3D volume model of the organ, the 3D volume model describing a 3D structure of the organ and a distribution of density within the 3D structure, the 3D structure representing a surface and internal features of the organ; generating a slice of the 3D model according to a position and an orientation of an imaging device, the slice including a cross-section of the surface and the internal features; rendering an image in accordance with the slice; and displaying the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cae Healthcare Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Amyot, Sebastien Nadeau, Stephane Pilette, Jean-Marc Rousseau, Yanick Beaulieu
  • Simulation of Medical Imaging
    Publication number: 20120128218
    Abstract: There is described a method for simulating an imaging process for an organ, the method comprising: retrieving from a memory a 3D volume model of the organ, the 3D volume model describing a 3D structure of the organ and a distribution of density within the 3D structure, the 3D structure representing a surface and internal features of the organ; generating a slice of the 3D model according to a position and an orientation of an imaging device, the slice including a cross-section of the surface and the internal features; rendering an image in accordance with the slice; and displaying the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CAE HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Amyot, Sebastien Nadeau, Stephane Pilette, Jean-Marc Rousseau, Yanick Beaulieu