Patents by Inventor Tzu-Cheng Chao

Tzu-Cheng Chao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079143
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for providing biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and particularly to a method that is able to enhance the accuracy of predicting AD from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients using the Hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) data. The providing MRI images containing the anatomical structure of Hippocampus biomarker and MMSE data as a training data set; training a processor using the training data set, and the training comprising acts of receiving MRI images and MMSE data as a testing data set from a target; and classifying the test data by the trained processor to include aggregating predictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Gwo-Giun LEE, Te-Han KUNG, Tzu-Cheng CHAO, Yu-Min KUO
  • Patent number: 11712192
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for providing biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and particularly to a method that is able to enhance the accuracy of predicting AD from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients using the Hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) data. The providing MRI images containing the anatomical structure of Hippocampus biomarker and MMSE data as a training data set; training a processor using the training data set, and the training comprising acts of receiving MRI images and MMSE data as a testing data set from a target; and classifying the test data by the trained processor to include aggregating predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gwo Giun Lee, Te-Han Kung, Tzu-Cheng Chao, Yu-Min Kuo, Meng-Ru Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210186409
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for providing biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and particularly to a method that is able to enhance the accuracy of predicting AD from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients using the Hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) data. The providing MRI images containing the anatomical structure of Hippocampus biomarker and MMSE data as a training data set; training a processor using the training data set, and the training comprising acts of receiving MRI images and MMSE data as a testing data set from a target; and classifying the test data by the trained processor to include aggregating predictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Gwo Giun Lee, Te-Han Kung, Tzu-Cheng Chao, Yu-Min Kuo, Meng-Ru Tsai