Patents by Inventor Victor D. Schepkin

Victor D. Schepkin 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).

  • Tumor resistance and sodium/ diffusion MRI
    Patent number: 8880146
    Abstract: The present invention enables a safe and noninvasive assessment of tumor resistance using one diffusion or sodium MRI scan over the entire tumor. The evaluation can be done before therapy and can help select a strategy of treatment. The invention can be used in different types of tumors in most parts of the human body. The level of tumor resistance can be determined reproducibly and quickly. The results can be used immediately to create individualized therapy. The invention allows clinicians to avoid ineffective therapies, which may be more harmful than useful, or come up with the other more appropriate alternatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor D. Schepkin, Cathy W. Levenson