Patents by Inventor Roberta Sclocco

Roberta Sclocco 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).

  • System and method to evaluate upper gastrointestinal tract motility and emptying using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    Patent number: 11879953
    Abstract: A method for evaluating gastric and upper small intestine motility and emptying in a gastrointestinal tract of a subject using magnetic resonance imaging includes administering a contrast agent to the subject; acquiring, using an MRI system, a set of MR data from the subject using a three-dimensional volumetric pulse sequence. The volumetric pulse sequence has a temporal resolution and a spatial resolution configured to facilitate measurement of volumetric and motility parameters. The method further includes reconstructing a set of images using the set of MR data, segmenting each image in the set of images to isolate a region of interest in the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, determining at least one volumetric and motility parameter based on the set of segmented images, and generating a report indicating the at least one volumetric or motility parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Braden Kuo, Christopher Nguyen, Roberta Sclocco, Vitaly Napadow
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EVALUATE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT MOTILITY AND EMPTYING USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
    Publication number: 20220214413
    Abstract: A method for evaluating gastric and upper small intestine motility and emptying in a gastrointestinal tract of a subject using magnetic resonance imaging includes administering a contrast agent to the subject; acquiring, using an MRI system, a set of MR data from the subject using a three-dimensional volumetric pulse sequence. The volumetric pulse sequence has a temporal resolution and a spatial resolution configured to facilitate measurement of volumetric and motility parameters. The method further includes reconstructing a set of images using the set of MR data, segmenting each image in the set of images to isolate a region of interest in the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, determining at least one volumetric and motility parameter based on the set of segmented images, and generating a report indicating the at least one volumetric or motility parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Braden Kuo, Christopher Nguyen, Roberta Sclocco, Vitaly Napadow