Patents by Inventor Tetsuyoshi Royama

Tetsuyoshi Royama 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: 8567951
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological techniques. Abnormally thin regions are identified by comparing a measured function of thickness vs. polar angle to a reference function of thickness vs. polar angle. A degree of abnormality is characterized by the ratio of the integral of the measured thickness function to the integral of the reference thickness function over the abnormally thin region, as specified by a range of polar angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 8401246
    Abstract: A second retinal characterization data set is mapped to a first retinal characterization dataset. The first retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a first graphical map. The second retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a second graphical map which is mapped to the first graphical map. The second graphical map may be warped and morphed onto the first graphical map. Retinal characterization datasets may be derived either from a fundus image or from a retinal parameter dataset calculated from a three-dimensional optical coherence tomography scan of a retina. Retinal parameter datasets may characterize parameters such as retinal thickness. In an embodiment, a fundus image is warped and morphed onto a retinal surface topographical map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 8256897
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by various ophthalmological techniques and—+mapped to a circular profile map. The circular profile map does not use segmentation of measurement data into arbitrary arcs, and thickness is mapped to a quasi-continuous range of display bands. The circular profile map is superimposed on a fundus image, or other two-dimensional image of the retina, allowing association of the circular profile map with the presence of blood vessels and other anatomical features. The simultaneous display of a series of circular profile maps generated from sets of measurement data taken at different times permits the ready visualization of the progression of retinal abnormalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 8134554
    Abstract: Voxel data from a three-dimensional optical coherence tomography (3-D OCT) scan of a retina and pixel data from a two-dimensional (2-D) fundus image are spatially mapped. A 2-D composite image generated from the 3-D OCT data is spatially mapped to a fundus image using spatial indicia common to both images. The 3-D OCT data is then spatially mapped to the fundus image. An image processing system generates cross-correlated graphical representations of 3-D OCT data, subsets of 3-D OCT data, and a fundus image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Alexandre Kotchkin, Tetsuyoshi Royama
  • Publication number: 20120002170
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological techniques. Abnormally thin regions are identified by comparing a measured function of thickness vs. polar angle to a reference function of thickness vs. polar angle. A degree of abnormality is characterized by the ratio of the integral of the measured thickness function to the integral of the reference thickness function over the abnormally thin region, as specified by a range of polar angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: TOPCON MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 8081808
    Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for mapping retinal thickness values to a movable measurement grid. A three-dimensional volume dataset acquired from three-dimensional optical coherence tomography is registered to a fundus image by rendering a two-dimensional composite image from the three-dimensional volume dataset and superimposing characteristic features in the two-dimensional composite image upon corresponding characteristic features in the fundus image. A measurement grid is displayed on the two-dimensional composite image. The measurement grid is moved to a region of interest, and retinal thickness values in the region of interest are mapped to sectors within the measurement grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 8025407
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological techniques. Abnormally thin regions are identified by comparing a measured function of thickness vs. polar angle to a reference function of thickness vs. polar angle. A degree of abnormality is characterized by the ratio of the integral of the measured thickness function to the integral of the reference thickness function over the abnormally thin region, as specified by a range of polar angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Patent number: 7934832
    Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). An advantageous diagnostic parameter for characterizing the RNFL is a function of the product of the local RNFL thickness at a measurement locus×the distance of the measurement locus from a base point. The value of the diagnostic parameter in a patient's retina is compared to a corresponding reference range acquired from a population of healthy retinas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Publication number: 20100290004
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological techniques. Abnormally thin regions are identified by comparing a measured function of thickness vs. polar angle to a reference function of thickness vs. polar angle. A degree of abnormality is characterized by the ratio of the integral of the measured thickness function to the integral of the reference thickness function over the abnormally thin region, as specified by a range of polar angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Topcon Medical System, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Publication number: 20100290005
    Abstract: Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by various ophthalmological techniques and ±mapped to a circular profile map. The circular profile map does not use segmentation of measurement data into arbitrary arcs, and thickness is mapped to a quasi-continuous range of display bands. The circular profile map is superimposed on a fundus image, or other two-dimensional image of the retina, allowing association of the circular profile map with the presence of blood vessels and other anatomical features. The simultaneous display of a series of circular profile maps generated from sets of measurement data taken at different times permits the ready visualization of the progression of retinal abnormalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Publication number: 20090123036
    Abstract: A second retinal characterization data set is mapped to a first retinal characterization dataset. The first retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a first graphical map. The second retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a second graphical map which is mapped to the first graphical map. The second graphical map may be warped and morphed onto the first graphical map. Retinal characterization datasets may be derived either from a fundus image or from a retinal parameter dataset calculated from a three-dimensional optical coherence tomography scan of a retina. Retinal parameter datasets may characterize parameters such as retinal thickness. In an embodiment, a fundus image is warped and morphed onto a retinal surface topographical map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOPCON MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Publication number: 20090123044
    Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for mapping retinal thickness values to a movable measurement grid. A three-dimensional volume dataset acquired from three-dimensional optical coherence tomography is registered to a fundus image by rendering a two-dimensional composite image from the three-dimensional volume dataset and superimposing characteristic features in the two-dimensional composite image upon corresponding characteristic features in the fundus image. A measurement grid is displayed on the two-dimensional composite image. The measurement grid is moved to a region of interest, and retinal thickness values in the region of interest are mapped to sectors within the measurement grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOPCON MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin
  • Publication number: 20090033868
    Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). An advantageous diagnostic parameter for characterizing the RNFL is a function of the product of the local RNFL thickness at a measurement locus×the distance of the measurement locus from a base point. The value of the diagnostic parameter in a patient's retina is compared to a corresponding reference range acquired from a population of healthy retinas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: TOPCON MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yijun Huang, Tetsuyoshi Royama, Alexandre Kotchkin