Patents by Inventor William R. Schucany

William R. Schucany 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).

  • Systems and methods for processing medical image data to facilitate comparisons among groups of subjects
    Patent number: 7961922
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing medical image data with increased sensitivity to facilitate comparisons among groups of subjects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first three-dimensional image comprising a plurality of voxels, reducing a regional trend within the three-dimensional image, computing a semivariogram for a region of interest, defining at least one block of spatially correlated voxels, calculating voxel weights for each voxel within the at least one block, and determining a block average count and variance for the at least one block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Southern Methodist University
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Spence, Patrick S. Carmack, Qihua Lin, Richard F. Gunst, William R. Schucany, Robert W. Haley
  • Systems and Methods for Processing Medical Image Data to Facilitate Comparisons Among Groups of Subjects
    Publication number: 20080298659
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing medical image data with increased sensitivity to facilitate comparisons among groups of subjects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first three-dimensional image comprising a plurality of voxels, reducing a regional trend within the three-dimensional image, computing a semivariogram for a region of interest, defining at least one block of spatially correlated voxels, calculating voxel weights for each voxel within the at least one block, and determining a block average count and variance for the at least one block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Spence, Patrick S. Carmack, Qihua Lin, Richard F. Gunst, William R. Schucany, Robert W. Haley