Patents by Inventor Sotirios A. Tsaftaris

Sotirios A. Tsaftaris 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).

  • Publication number: 20240111488
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises: a memory configured to store a trained model; and processing circuitry configured to: receive at least one dataset that comprises d variables and n samples; determine variances associated with the variables by processing the dataset using the model; determine an order of the variables based on the determined variances, including iteratively removing at least one node or variable represented by said at least one node thereby to determine the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pedro SANCHEZ, Sotirios TSAFTARIS, Xiao LIU, Alison O’NEIL
  • Patent number: 11610303
    Abstract: A medical image data processing apparatus is provided and includes processing circuitry to receive medical image data in respect of at least one subject; receive non-image data; generate a filter based on the non-image data; and apply the filter to the medical image data, wherein the filter limits a region of the medical image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Grzegorz Jacenków, Sotirios Tsaftaris, Brian Mohr, Alison O'Neil, Aneta Lisowska
  • Patent number: 11439309
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. The invention also provides methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris
  • Publication number: 20220147768
    Abstract: An image data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive first medical image data; obtain a first image feature data set from the first medical image data; obtain a second image feature data set from second medical image data and/or from stored image feature data; obtain style data; and generate synthesized image data based on the first image feature data set, the second image feature data set, and the style data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Spyridon THERMOS, Sotirios TSAFTARIS, Alison O'NEIL
  • Publication number: 20220054661
    Abstract: There are provided methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. There are also provided methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan DHARMAKUMAR, Debiao LI, Sotirios A. TSAFTARIS
  • Patent number: 11129911
    Abstract: There are provided methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. There are also provided methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris
  • Publication number: 20210279863
    Abstract: A medical image data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive medical image data in respect of at least one subject; receive non-image data; generate a filter based on the non-image data; and apply the filter to the medical image data, wherein the filter is configured to limit a region of the medical image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Grzegorz JACENKÓW, Sotirios TSAFTARIS, Brian MOHR, Alison O'NEIL, Aneta LISOWSKA
  • Publication number: 20190038781
    Abstract: There are provided methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. There are also provided methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris
  • Publication number: 20180185519
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. The invention also provides methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris
  • Publication number: 20140170069
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. The invention also provides methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris
  • Publication number: 20140088406
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary heart disease in the subject, wherein decreased vascular reactivity in the subject compared to a control subject is indicative of coronary heart disease. The invention also provides methods for increasing sensitivity and specificity of BOLD MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Rohan Dharmakumar, Debiao Li, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris