Patents by Inventor Seong Jong Hong

Seong Jong Hong 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: 10898126
    Abstract: The present invention provides a triple fusion imaging device for sentinel lymphadenectomy for laparoscopic surgery including: a composite laparoscope for near infrared ray/gamma ray/visible ray acquisition configured to acquire triple images of a gamma ray from a gamma ray radioactive material injected to a diseased part, a visible ray, and a near infrared ray; an optical fiber configured to transmit the triple images acquired from the composite laparoscope; an optical source configured to generate a white light for acquiring a visible image through the optical fiber and a near infrared ray excitation light for acquiring a near infrared ray image by exciting a near infrared ray emitting fluorescence material at the disease part; an optical-to-electrical conversion module configured to separate individual images of the visible ray, near infrared ray and gamma ray from the triple images delivered through the optical fiber and then respectively convert the individual images to electrical signals; a matching uni
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: EULJI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION, KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Seong Jong Hong, Han Gyu Kang, Gun Chul Hong, Hyung Seok Lee, Kyeong Min Kim, Ho Young Lee, Seung Hoon Lee, Jong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180228424
    Abstract: The present invention provides a triple fusion imaging device for sentinel lymphadenectomy for laparoscopic surgery including: a composite laparoscope for near infrared ray/gamma ray/visible ray acquisition configured to acquire triple images of a gamma ray from a gamma ray radioactive material injected to a diseased part, a visible ray, and a near infrared ray; an optical fiber configured to transmit the triple images acquired from the composite laparoscope; an optical source configured to generate a white light for acquiring a visible image through the optical fiber and a near infrared ray excitation light for acquiring a near infrared ray image by exciting a near infrared ray emitting fluorescence material at the disease part; an optical-to-electrical conversion module configured to separate individual images of the visible ray, near infrared ray and gamma ray from the triple images delivered through the optical fiber and then respectively convert the individual images to electrical signals; a matching uni
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Jong HONG, Han Gyu KANG, Gun Chul HONG, Hyung Seok LEE, Kyeong Min KIM, Ho Young LEE, Seung Hoon LEE, Jong Hun LEE
  • Patent number: 8476600
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a Depth-Of-Interaction (DOI), comprising a crystal layer 10 of a mono layer in which a plurality of crystals for absorbing gamma rays are consecutively arranged, scintillation light detectors disposed at one end of the crystals and configured to detect scintillation light emitted from the crystal layer 10 by the gamma rays, change means included in the crystals and configured to linearly change transmittance in a length direction of the crystals, and a control unit 30 configured to calculate the DOI in the crystal layer 10 on a basis of the first output signal and the second output signal. The scintillation light detector outputs the first output signal in one direction and the second output signal in a direction at a right angle to the one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Snu R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jae Sung Lee, Mikiko Ito, Seong Jong Hong
  • Patent number: 8193507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for compensating for anode gain non-uniformity in a Multi-anode Position Sensitive Photomultiplier Tube (PS-PMT), in which a compensation unit is disposed between the multi-anode position sensitive photomultiplier tube and a position detection circuit unit and configured to uniform a current signal inputted to the position detection circuit unit, thereby compensating for anode gain non-uniformity. In accordance with the present invention, the compensation unit for changing resistance is used. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT can be compensated for. Furthermore, the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT is compensated for by changing resistance values of the variable resistances of the compensation unit. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the interaction positions of gamma rays can be calculated more precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jae Sung Lee, Chan Mi Lee, Sun Il Kwon, Mikiko Ito, Hyun Suk Yoon, Sang Keun Park, Seong Jong Hong, Dong Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20110192980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for compensating for anode gain non-uniformity in a Multi-anode Position Sensitive Photomultiplier Tube (PS-PMT), in which a compensation unit is disposed between the multi-anode position sensitive photomultiplier tube and a position detection circuit unit and configured to uniform a current signal inputted to the position detection circuit unit, thereby compensating for anode gain non-uniformity. In accordance with the present invention, the compensation unit for changing resistance is used. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT can be compensated for. Furthermore, the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT is compensated for by changing resistance values of the variable resistances of the compensation unit. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the interaction positions of gamma rays can be calculated more precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae Sung Lee, Chan Mi Lee, Sun Il Kwon, Mikiko Ito, Hyun Suk Yoon, Sang Keun Park, Seong Jong Hong, Dong Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20100270463
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a Depth-Of-Interaction (DOI), comprising a crystal layer 10 of a mono layer in which a plurality of crystals for absorbing gamma rays are consecutively arranged, scintillation light detectors disposed at one end of the crystals and configured to detect scintillation light emitted from the crystal layer 10 by the gamma rays, change means included in the crystals and configured to linearly change transmittance in a length direction of the crystals, and a control unit 30 configured to calculate the DOI in the crystal layer 10 on a basis of the first output signal and the second output signal. The scintillation light detector outputs the first output signal in one direction and the second output signal in a direction at a right angle to the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae Sung Lee, Mikiko Ito, Seong Jong Hong