Patents by Inventor Tuoyu Cao

Tuoyu Cao 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: 11925419
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for position determination. The method includes obtaining, via a plurality of sensors, real-time target magnetic field information of a target subject. The plurality of sensors may be configured on the target subject. The target subject may be located in a reference magnetic field in a medical system. The method includes determining real-time target position information of the target subject based on the real-time target magnetic field information of the target subject and magnetic field distribution information of the reference magnetic field in the medical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyue Zhang, Tuoyu Cao
  • Patent number: 11915425
    Abstract: A method include obtaining at least one first PET image of a subject acquired by a PET scanner and at least one first MR image of the subject acquired by an MR scanner. The method may also include obtaining a target neural network model. The target neural network model may provide a mapping relationship between PET images, MR images, and corresponding attenuation correction data, and output attenuation correction data associated with a specific PET image of the PET images. The method may further include generating first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject using the target neural network model based on the at least one first PET image and the at least one first MR image of the subject, and determining a target PET image of the subject based on the first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi Hu, Tuoyu Cao, Gang Yang, Yang Lyu
  • Patent number: 11826178
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for motion detection. The method includes obtaining, via at least one detection device, detection data of a subject located in a field of view (FOV) of a medical device. The method also includes determining motion data of the subject based on the detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyuan Xia, Lingzhi Hu, Yiran Li, Shuangyue Zhang, Tuoyu Cao
  • Publication number: 20230363722
    Abstract: A method for controlling a medical device may be provided. The method may include obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device. The method may include obtaining, via one or more radars, second data regarding a second motion of the subject. The method may further include generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi HU, Xinyuan XIA, Jiaxu ZHENG, Yuhang SHI, Tuoyu CAO, Hui LIU
  • Patent number: 11707235
    Abstract: A method for controlling a medical device may be provided. The method may include obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device. The method may include obtaining, via one or more radars, second data regarding a second motion of the subject. The method may further include generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi Hu, Xinyuan Xia, Jiaxu Zheng, Yuhang Shi, Tuoyu Cao, Hui Liu
  • Publication number: 20230172557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for motion field generation and image correction. The method may include obtaining a plurality of first sets of magnetic resonance (MR) image data of an object generated based on a plurality of first sets of imaging sequences. The method may include obtaining a motion curve of the object. The method may include obtaining position emission tomography (PET) image data of the object generated in a scanning time period. The method may include generating one or more target motion fields corresponding to the scanning time period based on the plurality of first sets of MR image data and the motion curve. The method may include generating one or more corrected PET images by correcting, based on the one or more target motion fields, the PET image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangyue ZHANG, Tuoyu CAO, Hui LIU
  • Publication number: 20230076542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a noise reduction device. The noise reduction device may include a noise receiving component, a noise reduction component, a processing component, and a housing. The noise receiving component may be configured to receive acoustic noise information of a scanning environment where a medical device is located. The processing component may be configured to control the noise reduction component to generate sound information matching the acoustic noise information received by the noise receiving component. The housing may be configured to support the noise receiving component and the noise reduction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rong ZHONG, Xiangming HOU, Wentao WU, Xinyue ZHANG, Shuangyue ZHANG, Tuoyu CAO, Lingzhi HU, Guobin LI, Weidong WANG, Junyu CHEN
  • Patent number: 11564631
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for motion field generation and image correction. The method may include obtaining a plurality of first sets of magnetic resonance (MR) image data of an object generated based on a plurality of first sets of imaging sequences. The method may include obtaining a motion curve of the object. The method may include obtaining position emission tomography (PET) image data of the object generated in a scanning time period. The method may include generating one or more target motion fields corresponding to the scanning time period based on the plurality of first sets of MR image data and the motion curve. The method may include generating one or more corrected PET images by correcting, based on the one or more target motion fields, the PET image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING, HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangyue Zhang, Tuoyu Cao, Hui Liu
  • Publication number: 20220202499
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for position determination. The method includes obtaining, via a plurality of sensors, real-time target magnetic field information of a target subject. The plurality of sensors may be configured on the target subject. The target subject may be located in a reference magnetic field in a medical system. The method includes determining real-time target position information of the target subject based on the real-time target magnetic field information of the target subject and magnetic field distribution information of the reference magnetic field in the medical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyue ZHANG, Tuoyu CAO
  • Patent number: 11353605
    Abstract: A housing for shielding a sensor from a radiofrequency field and an imaging system including the same are provided in the present disclosure. The imaging system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. The housing may include a plurality of walls forming at least a part of a cavity for accommodating a sensor of the imaging system. At least one of the plurality of walls may include a substrate and a multi-layered structure disposed on the substrate. The multi-layered structure may include a plurality of metallic layers. At least one pair of adjacent layers of the plurality of metallic layers may include slits. The slits of the at least one pair of adjacent layers may be staggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaxu Zheng, Lingzhi Hu, Tuoyu Cao, Tianyi Zeng
  • Patent number: 11232558
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for image generation. The method may include obtaining a first image of a first modality including a complete representation of a subject, obtaining a second image of a second modality including a partial representation of the subject, obtaining a trained machine learning model, generating an synthesized second image including a complete representation of the subject using the trained machine learning model based on the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Liu, Tuoyu Cao, Yuhang Shi
  • Publication number: 20210393215
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for motion detection. The method includes obtaining, via at least one detection device, detection data of a subject located in a field of view (FOV) of a medical device. The method also includes determining motion data of the subject based on the detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyuan XIA, Lingzhi HU, Yiran LI, Shuangyue ZHANG, Tuoyu CAO
  • Publication number: 20210217174
    Abstract: A method include obtaining at least one first PET image of a subject acquired by a PET scanner and at least one first MR image of the subject acquired by an MR scanner. The method may also include obtaining a target neural network model. The target neural network model may provide a mapping relationship between PET images, MR images, and corresponding attenuation correction data, and output attenuation correction data associated with a specific PET image of the PET images. The method may further include generating first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject using the target neural network model based on the at least one first PET image and the at least one first MR image of the subject, and determining a target PET image of the subject based on the first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi HU, Tuoyu CAO, Gang YANG, Yang LYU
  • Publication number: 20210116589
    Abstract: A housing for shielding a sensor from a radiofrequency field and an imaging system including the same are provided in the present disclosure. The imaging system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. The housing may include a plurality of walls forming at least a part of a cavity for accommodating a sensor of the imaging system. At least one of the plurality of walls may include a substrate and a multi-layered structure disposed on the substrate. The multi-layered structure may include a plurality of metallic layers. At least one pair of adjacent layers of the plurality of metallic layers may include slits. The slits of the at least one pair of adjacent layers may be staggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaxu ZHENG, Lingzhi HU, Tuoyu CAO, Tianyi ZENG
  • Patent number: 10949971
    Abstract: A method include obtaining at least one first PET image of a subject acquired by a PET scanner and at least one first MR image of the subject acquired by an MR scanner. The method may also include obtaining a target neural network model. The target neural network model may provide a mapping relationship between PET images, MR images, and corresponding attenuation correction data, and output attenuation correction data associated with a specific PET image of the PET images. The method may further include generating first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject using the target neural network model based on the at least one first PET image and the at least one first MR image of the subject, and determining a target PET image of the subject based on the first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi Hu, Tuoyu Cao, Gang Yang, Yang Lyu
  • Publication number: 20210059609
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for motion field generation and image correction. The method may include obtaining a plurality of first sets of magnetic resonance (MR) image data of an object generated based on a plurality of first sets of imaging sequences. The method may include obtaining a motion curve of the object. The method may include obtaining position emission tomography (PET) image data of the object generated in a scanning time period. The method may include generating one or more target motion fields corresponding to the scanning time period based on the plurality of first sets of MR image data and the motion curve. The method may include generating one or more corrected PET images by correcting, based on the one or more target motion fields, the PET image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangyue ZHANG, Tuoyu CAO, Hui LIU
  • Patent number: 10914850
    Abstract: A housing for shielding a sensor from a radiofrequency field and an imaging system including the same are provided in the present disclosure. The imaging system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. The housing may include a plurality of walls forming at least a part of a cavity for accommodating a sensor of the imaging system. At least one of the plurality of walls may include a substrate and a multi-layered structure disposed on the substrate. The multi-layered structure may include a plurality of metallic layers. At least one pair of adjacent layers of the plurality of metallic layers may include slits. The slits of the at least one pair of adjacent layers may be staggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaxu Zheng, Lingzhi Hu, Tuoyu Cao, Tianyi Zeng
  • Publication number: 20200352524
    Abstract: A method for controlling a medical device may be provided. The method may include obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device. The method may include obtaining, via one or more radars, second data regarding a second motion of the subject. The method may further include generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingzhi HU, Xinyuan XIA, Jiaxu ZHENG, Yuhang SHI, Tuoyu CAO, Hui LIU
  • Publication number: 20200327662
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for image generation. The method may include obtaining a first image of a first modality including a complete representation of a subject, obtaining a second image of a second modality including a partial representation of the subject, obtaining a trained machine learning model, generating an synthesized second image including a complete representation of the subject using the trained machine learning model based on the first image and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui LIU, Tuoyu CAO, Yuhang SHI
  • Publication number: 20200126231
    Abstract: A method include obtaining at least one first PET image of a subject acquired by a PET scanner and at least one first MR image of the subject acquired by an MR scanner. The method may also include obtaining a target neural network model. The target neural network model may provide a mapping relationship between PET images, MR images, and corresponding attenuation correction data, and output attenuation correction data associated with a specific PET image of the PET images. The method may further include generating first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject using the target neural network model based on the at least one first PET image and the at least one first MR image of the subject, and determining a target PET image of the subject based on the first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Lingzhi HU, Tuoyu CAO, Gang YANG, Yang LYU