Patents by Inventor Susan Wilansky

Susan Wilansky 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).

  • Method for assessing vascular disease by quantitatively measuring vaso vasorum
    Patent number: 8192364
    Abstract: A method and system for quantifying the extent of vaso vasorum with contrast enhanced ultrasound and correlating that quantitative value to the risk for vascular disease is provided. An ultrasound contrast agent is administered to a subject and images are obtained using an imaging method that identifies the uptake of the contrast agent by tissues. The amount of uptake is measured and the corresponding signal intensity change correlated with the amount of vaso vasorum present. Additionally, deformations of the vasculature are measured from the series of ultrasound images and this information is coupled with the quantification of the vaso vasorum to determine a risk index indicative of a subject's risk to vascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Joan C Main, Bijoy K Khandheria, A Jamil Tajik, Robert T Hurst, Steven J Lester, Christopher B Kendall, Susan Wilansky
  • Method For Assessing Vascular Disease by Quantitatively Measuring Vaso Vasorum
    Publication number: 20110082374
    Abstract: A method and system for quantifying the extent of vaso vasorum with contrast enhanced ultrasound and correlating that quantitative value to the risk for vascular disease is provided. An ultrasound contrast agent is administered to a subject and images are obtained using an imaging method that identifies the uptake of the contrast agent by tissues. The amount of uptake is measured and the corresponding signal intensity change correlated with the amount of vaso vasorum present. Additionally, deformations of the vasculature are measured from the series of ultrasound images and this information is coupled with the quantification of the vaso vasorum to determine a risk index indicative of a subject's risk to vascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Joan C. Main, Bijoy K. Khandheria, A Jamil Tajik, Robert T Hurst, Steven J Lester, Christopher B Kendall, Susan Wilansky