Patents by Inventor Stanley R. Deans

Stanley R. Deans 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).

  • Normal and abnormal tissue identification system and method for medical images such as digital mammograms
    Patent number: 6310967
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a medical image to determine whether an abnormality is present, for example, in digital mammograms, includes the application of a wavelet expansion to a raw image to obtain subspace images of varying resolution. At least one subspace image is selected that has a resolution commensurate with a desired predetermined detection resolution range. A functional form of a probability distribution function is determined for each selected subspace image, and an optimal statistical normal image region test is determined for each selected subspace image. A threshold level for the probability distribution function is established from the optimal statistical normal image region test for each selected subspace image. A region size comprising at least one sector is defined, and an output image is created that includes a combination of all regions for each selected subspace image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: John J. Heine, Laurence P. Clarke, Stanley R. Deans, Richard Paul Stauduhar, David Kent Cullers