Patents by Inventor Sandra A. Briggs

Sandra A. Briggs 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: 5446800
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying an image representing the flow of a substance in a scanned area. An Angio scanner scans a region of tissue and generates Ultrasound Angio data representing the flow of blood in the region of tissue. Relatively small blood flows are difficult to detect in images based solely on Angio data. To enhance the visibility of small blood flows, spatial derivative values are calculated from the Angio data. A fraction of the original Angio data plus a bias is summed with the spatial derivative values to generate composite values. An image of the scanned region is displayed with colors or grayscale shades based on the composite values. The resulting image depicts blood vessels in an edge-enhanced format, giving a three-dimensional appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Diasonics Ultrasound, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra A. Briggs, Ray S. Spratt, Steven F. Forestieri