Patents by Inventor Sang-Bum Gye

Sang-Bum Gye 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 apparatus for enabling a biopsy needle to be observed
    Patent number: 6764449
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a biopsy needle to be observed in a three-dimensional ultrasound diagnostic system using an interventional ultrasound system. The apparatus comprises an ultrasound transducer, a three-dimensional image-forming section, a section for extracting a target object, a location-calculating section, a display section, and a controller. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a two-dimensional ultrasound image of a subject; generating a three-dimensional volume image based on the two-dimensional ultrasound image; segmenting a target image, which corresponds to a target object within the subject, from the three-dimensional volume image; displaying a guide line of the biopsy guide on the segmented target image; extracting the segmented target image; acquiring information on a location of the biopsy needle by reference to the segmented target image; calculating an error based on the information; and displaying a guiding status of the biopsy needle based on the calculated error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Medison Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Jong Lee, Moo-Ho Bae, Sang-Bum Gye, Jae-Sub Hwang, Young-Seuk Song, Gi-Duck Kim
  • Method and apparatus for enabling a biopsy needle to be observed
    Publication number: 20030135119
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a biopsy needle to be observed in a three-dimensional ultrasound diagnostic system using an interventional ultrasound system. The apparatus comprises an ultrasound transducer, a three-dimensional image-forming section, a section for extracting a target object, a location-calculating section, a display section, and a controller. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a two-dimensional ultrasound image of a subject; generating a three-dimensional volume image based on the two-dimensional ultrasound image; segmenting a target image, which corresponds to a target object within the subject, from the three-dimensional volume image; displaying a guide line of the biopsy guide on the segmented target image; extracting the segmented target image; acquiring information on a location of the biopsy needle by reference to the segmented target image; calculating an error based on the information; and displaying a guiding status of the biopsy needle based on the calculated error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Medison Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Jong Lee, Moo-Ho Bae, Sang-Bum Gye, Jae-Sub Hwang, Young-Seuk Song, Gi-Duck Kim