Patents by Inventor Stanley C. Hunley
Stanley C. Hunley 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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Publication number: 20240013388Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA, Sophie KHEM
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Patent number: 11803965Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo J. Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta, Sophie Khem
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Patent number: 11494904Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta, Sophie Khem
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Publication number: 20220277446Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA, Sophie KHEM
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Publication number: 20210375401Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized chemotherapy and drug delivery using computational fluid dynamics and medical imaging with machine learning from a vascular anatomical model. One method includes receiving a patient-specific anatomical model of at least one vessel of the patient and a target tissue where a drug is to be supplied; receiving patient-specific information defining the administration of a drug; deriving patient-specific data from the patient specific anatomical model and/or the patient; determining one or more blood flow characteristics in a vascular network leading to the one or more locations in the target tissue where drug delivery data will be estimated or measured, using the patient-specific anatomical model and the patient-specific data; and computing drug delivery data at the one or more locations in the target tissue using transportation, spatial, and/or temporal distribution of the drug particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Gilwoo CHOI, Leo GRADY, Charles A. TAYLOR, Stanley C. HUNLEY
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Patent number: 11120893Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized chemotherapy and drug delivery using computational fluid dynamics and medical imaging with machine learning from a vascular anatomical model. One method includes receiving a patient-specific anatomical model of at least one vessel of the patient and a target tissue where a drug is to be supplied; receiving patient-specific information defining the administration of a drug; deriving patient-specific data from the patient specific anatomical model and/or the patient; determining one or more blood flow characteristics in a vascular network leading to the one or more locations in the target tissue where drug delivery data will be estimated or measured, using the patient-specific anatomical model and the patient-specific data; and computing drug delivery data at the one or more locations in the target tissue using transportation, spatial, and/or temporal distribution of the drug particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Gilwoo Choi, Leo Grady, Charles A. Taylor, Stanley C. Hunley
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Publication number: 20200311936Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Patent number: 10719931Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta
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Publication number: 20180068445Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Patent number: 9836840Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta
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Patent number: 9672615Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Heartflow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo J. Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta
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Publication number: 20170076062Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized chemotherapy and drug delivery using computational fluid dynamics and medical imaging with machine learning from a vascular anatomical model. One method includes receiving a patient-specific anatomical model of at least one vessel of the patient and a target tissue where a drug is to be supplied; receiving patient-specific information defining the administration of a drug; deriving patient-specific data from the patient specific anatomical model and/or the patient; determining one or more blood flow characteristics in a vascular network leading to the one or more locations in the target tissue where drug delivery data will be estimated or measured, using the patient-specific anatomical model and the patient-specific data; and computing drug delivery data at the one or more locations in the target tissue using transportation, spatial, and/or temporal distribution of the drug particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Gilwoo CHOI, Leo GRADY, Charles A. TAYLOR, Stanley C. HUNLEY
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Publication number: 20160300349Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Patent number: 9008405Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo J. Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta
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Publication number: 20150086093Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhong Ie WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Publication number: 20140376797Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Patent number: 8861820Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Leo J. Grady, Zhongle Wu, Michiel Schaap, Stanley C. Hunley, Souma Sengupta
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Publication number: 20140275946Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Publication number: 20140270427Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA
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Publication number: 20140275945Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: HeartFlow, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. FONTE, Leo J. GRADY, Zhongle WU, Michiel SCHAAP, Stanley C. HUNLEY, Souma SENGUPTA