Patents by Inventor Sarah Rose Hertel

Sarah Rose Hertel 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).

  • Systems and methods for analyzing an abnormality of an object
    Patent number: 7412280
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for analyzing at least one abnormality of an object is described. The method includes obtaining a first image containing an abnormality using a first modality, obtaining a second image containing the abnormality using a second modality, selecting a first region of interest located within the first image, determining an anatomical size of the abnormality based on the first region of interest in the first image, and determining a relative metabolic activity based on a second region of interest within the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Rose Hertel, Stanley H. Fox, Alexander Ganin, Charles William Stearns
  • Medical imaging systems and methods
    Publication number: 20040044282
    Abstract: A method for providing diagnostic information regarding a coronary artery includes performing a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the coronary artery to obtain structural data regarding the artery, performing a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan of the coronary artery to obtain functional data regarding the artery, and combining the structural data with the functional data in a single image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Lonnie Mark Mixon, Eyal Shai, Laurent Launay, Darin R. Okerlund, Sarah Rose Hertel