Patents by Inventor Sasa Mutic
Sasa Mutic 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).
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Patent number: 10553313Abstract: The present invention is a method or system for acceptance testing and commissioning of a LINAC and treatment planning system (TPS). For a LINAC commissioning, the present invention collects reference data from a fully calibrated LINAC and compares the reference data with machine performance data collected from a testing LINAC. The compared results are analyzed to assess accuracy of the testing LINAC. For a TPS commissioning, the present invention collects standard reference data from standard treatment plans and standard input data and compares the standard reference data with results from standard tests that are performed by a testing treatment plan system. The compares results are analyzed to assess accuracy of the testing treatment plan system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Sridhar Yaddanapudi, Sreekrishna M. Goddu, Sasa Mutic, Todd Pawlicki
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Publication number: 20200034948Abstract: The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented method of transforming a low-resolution MR image to a high-resolution MR image using a deep CNN-based MRI SR network and a computer-implemented method of transforming an MR image to a pseudo-CT (sCT) image using a deep CNN-based sCT network. The present disclosure further describes a MR image-guided radiation treatment system that includes a computing device to implement the MRI SR and CT networks and to produce a radiation plan based in the resulting high resolution MR images and sCT images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Washington UniversityInventors: Chunjoo Park, Sasa Mutic, Hao Zhang, Olga Green
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Patent number: 10467741Abstract: A method for optimizing a CT simulation protocol for different size patients for contouring and segmentation of organs and tumors. The method scanning different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients with a CT scanning x-ray tube to create a set of images and to create data sets for each different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients and then calculating an image quality index (IQI) as a benchmark for contouring accuracy. Finding an optimal IQI that characterizes patients of different sizes and using the optimal IQI to determine the accuracy of the contouring and segmentation of A CT simulation protocol for a patient.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Hua Li, Sasa Mutic, Mark Anastasio
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE VALIDATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COMPUTERIZED CONTOURS OF HUMAN ANATOMY
Publication number: 20190314644Abstract: A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. In an alternative embodiment, a system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using machine learning for assessing delineated contours, with the machine learning training data being used to generate geometric attributes, and the geometric attributes used to construct intra- and interstructural geometric attribute distribution models to automatically detect contouring errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Hsin-Chen Chen, Sasa Mutic, Jun Tan, Michael Altman, James Kavanaugh, Hua Li -
System and method for the validation and quality assurance of computerized contours of human anatomy
Patent number: 10376715Abstract: A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. In an alternative embodiment, a system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using machine learning for assessing delineated contours, with the machine learning training data being used to generate geometric attributes, and the geometric attributes used to construct intra- and interstructural geometric attribute distribution models to automatically detect contouring errors.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Hsin-Chen Chen, Sasa Mutic, Jun Tan, Michael Altman, James Kavanaugh, Hua Li -
Publication number: 20180361172Abstract: A system or method for radiation treatment optimized for non-coplanar delivery, which includes a first collimator affixed to a gantry and a second collimator movably attached to the gantry to provide the second collimator a translation movement out of a gantry rotation plane. The system or method also includes a third collimator configured to collimate the beam in a direction of a target in the patient's body. The beam collimated by the third collimator is configured to follow the target during treatment. A method of performing rotation setup correction by rotating the treatment beam, without rotating the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Tiezhi Zhang, Sasa Mutic
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Publication number: 20180318603Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method for designing a patient-specific brachytherapy (BT) tandem applicator. The method is implemented using at least one processor in communication with at least one memory. The method includes receiving a radiation treatment plan for treating a region of interest. The radiation treatment plan includes a prescribed radiation dosage and patient anatomical data of the region of interested to be treated. The method also includes applying an inverse planning optimization model to determine an optimal thickness of an interior surface of the tandem applicator at a plurality of dwell positions within the region of interest. The method also includes generating a schedule of dwell times for the tandem applicator based on the generated position-dependent thickness profile. The method also includes transmitting design instructions to a 3D printer for fabrication of the tandem applicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Washington UniversityInventors: Chunjoo Park, Sasa Mutic, Hao Zhang
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Publication number: 20170249441Abstract: Embodiments develop a predictive dose-volume relationships for a radiation therapy treatment is provided. A system includes a memory area for storing data corresponding to a plurality of patients, wherein the data comprises a three-dimensional representation of the planning target volume and one or more organs-at-risk. The data further comprises an amount of radiation delivered to the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The system further includes one or more processors programmed to access, from the memory area, the data and to develop a model that predicts dose-volume relationships using the three-dimensional representations of the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The model is being derived from correlations between dose-volume relationships and calculated minimum distance vectors between discrete volume elements of the one or more organs-at-risk and a boundary surface of the planning target volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Kevin L. Moore, Sasa Mutic, Ryan Scott Brame, Lindsey Appenzoller
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Publication number: 20170199971Abstract: The present invention is a method or system for acceptance testing and commissioning of a LINAC and treatment planning system (TPS). For a LINAC commissioning, the present invention collects reference data from a fully calibrated LINAC and compares the reference data with machine performance data collected from a testing LINAC. The compared results are analyzed to assess accuracy of the testing LINAC. For a TPS commissioning, the present invention collects standard reference data from standard treatment plans and standard input data and compares the standard reference data with results from standard tests that are performed by a testing treatment plan system. The compares results are analyzed to assess accuracy of the testing treatment plan system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Sridhar Yaddanapudi, Sreekrishna M Goddu, Sasa Mutic, Todd Pawlicki
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Patent number: 9679110Abstract: Embodiments develop a predictive dose-volume relationships for a radiation therapy treatment is provided. A system includes a memory area for storing data corresponding to a plurality of patients, wherein the data comprises a three-dimensional representation of the planning target volume and one or more organs-at-risk. The data further comprises an amount of radiation delivered to the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The system further includes one or more processors programmed to access, from the memory area, the data and to develop a model that predicts dose-volume relationships using the three-dimensional representations of the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The model is being derived from correlations between dose-volume relationships and calculated minimum distance vectors between discrete volume elements of the one or more organs-at-risk and a boundary surface of the planning target volume.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Kevin L. Moore, Sasa Mutic, Ryan Scott Brame, Lindsey Appenzoller
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System and method for the validation and quality assurance of computerized contours of human anatomy
Patent number: 9626757Abstract: A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. The present invention may be used to facilitate, as one example, on-line adaptive radiation therapy.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Michael B. Altman, Olga Green, James Kavanaugh, Hua Li, Sasa Mutic, Hasani Wooten -
Publication number: 20160310038Abstract: An example magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a sensor that detects a characteristic amplitude associated with a patient characteristic of a subject, a receiver that receive magnetic resonance data, a memory device, and a processor. The processor is programmed to determine when the characteristic amplitude of the subject reaches a first characteristic amplitude of a plurality of sequential characteristic amplitudes defined for a cycle of the patient characteristic, determine if a predetermined number of MRI images have been acquired for the first characteristic amplitude, capture magnetic resonance data with the receiver if the number of MRI images have not been acquired for the first characteristic amplitude and without regard for a location of the first characteristic amplitude in the sequence of the sequential characteristic amplitudes, and process the magnetic resonance data as an MRI image associated with the first characteristic amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Yanle Hu, Dongsu Du, Sasa Mutic, H. Harold Li
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Publication number: 20160253443Abstract: A method for optimizing a CT simulation protocol for different size patients for contouring and segmentation of organs and tumors. The method scanning different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients with a CT scanning x-ray tube to create a set of images and to create data sets for each different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients and then calculating an image quality index (IQI) as a benchmark for contouring accuracy. Finding an optimal IQI that characterizes patients of different sizes and using the optimal IQI to determine the accuracy of the contouring and segmentation of A CT simulation protocol for a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Hua Li, Sasa Mutic, Mark Anastasio
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System and Method for the Validation and Quality Assurance of Computerized Contours of Human Anatomy
Publication number: 20150297916Abstract: A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. In an alternative embodiment, a system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using machine learning for assessing delineated contours, with the machine learning training data being used to generate geometric attributes, and the geometric attributes used to construct intra- and interstructural geometric attribute distribution models to automatically detect contouring errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Hsin-Chen Chen, Sasa Mutic, Jun Tan, Michael Altman, James Kavanaugh, Hua Li -
System and Method for the Validation and Quality Assurance of Computerized Contours of Human Anatomy
Publication number: 20150043801Abstract: A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. The present invention may be used to facilitate, as one example, on-line adaptive radiation therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Michael B. Altman, Olga Green, James Kavanaugh, Hua Li, Sasa Mutic, Hasani Wooten -
Publication number: 20120310615Abstract: Embodiments develop a predictive dose-volume relationships for a radiation therapy treatment is provided. A system includes a memory area for storing data corresponding to a plurality of patients, wherein the data comprises a three-dimensional representation of the planning target volume and one or more organs-at-risk. The data further comprises an amount of radiation delivered to the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The system further includes one or more processors programmed to access, from the memory area, the data and to develop a model that predicts dose-volume relationships using the three-dimensional representations of the planning target volume and the one or more organs-at-risk. The model is being derived from correlations between dose-volume relationships and calculated minimum distance vectors between discrete volume elements of the one or more organs-at-risk and a boundary surface of the planning target volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Kevin L. Moore, Sasa Mutic, Ryan Scott Brame, Lindsey Appenzoller
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Publication number: 20110145693Abstract: A system for distributing images creates a self-sufficient, self-consistent medical imaging and other medical information transfer file that contains image files and corresponding data sets that are bundled with an image viewer application. The medical image and data transfer file is prepared using object serialization and contains a deserialization application. The transfer file is created at an origination location and transmitted to a destination device as a packaged file over a computer network. The destination device receives the packaged file from the origination location and executes the viewer application with the image files and the data sets by opening the packaged file alone, without the need to run any other imaging/viewer application at the destination device. The viewer application has image viewing panes, an annotation tool, and image manipulation tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: FULCRUM MEDICAL INC.Inventors: Sasa Mutic, Mark Wiesmeyer, Daniel Low, Ryan Scott Brame, Theresa Wolf