Patents by Inventor Zilin DENG

Zilin DENG 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: 20230206517
    Abstract: A system for PET image reconstruction is provided. The system may obtain PET data of a subject. The PET data may be associated with a plurality of coincidence events, which includes scattering events. The system may also generate a preliminary scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events based on the PET data. The system may also generate a target scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events by applying a scatter sinogram generator based on the preliminary scatter sinogram. The target scatter sinogram may have a higher image quality than the preliminary scatter sinogram. The system may further reconstruct a target PET image of the subject based on the PET data and the target scatter sinogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang ZHANG, Shu LIAO, Liuchun HE, Zilin DENG
  • Patent number: 11593977
    Abstract: A system for PET image reconstruction is provided. The system may obtain PET data of a subject. The PET data may be associated with a plurality of coincidence events, which includes scattering events. The system may also generate a preliminary scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events based on the PET data. The system may also generate a target scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events by applying a scatter sinogram generator based on the preliminary scatter sinogram. The target scatter sinogram may have a higher image quality than the preliminary scatter sinogram. The system may further reconstruct a target PET image of the subject based on the PET data and the target scatter sinogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Zhang, Shu Liao, Liuchun He, Zilin Deng
  • Publication number: 20200342637
    Abstract: A system for PET image reconstruction is provided. The system may obtain PET data of a subject. The PET data may be associated with a plurality of coincidence events, which includes scattering events. The system may also generate a preliminary scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events based on the PET data. The system may also generate a target scatter sinogram relating to the scattering events by applying a scatter sinogram generator based on the preliminary scatter sinogram. The target scatter sinogram may have a higher image quality than the preliminary scatter sinogram. The system may further reconstruct a target PET image of the subject based on the PET data and the target scatter sinogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicants: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD., SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang ZHANG, Shu LIAO, Liuchun HE, Zilin DENG
  • Patent number: 10598803
    Abstract: A method for assessing the time of flight (TOF) performance of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided. The method may include obtaining raw data relating to radiation originating from an object from a PET scan by a PET scanner, the raw data including TOF information. The method may also include generating, based on a back projection algorithm, a first back projection image by reconstructing the raw data including the TOF information. The method may further include generating, based on the back projection algorithm, a second back projection image by reconstructing the raw data excluding the TOF information. The method may further include comparing the first back projection image with the second back projection image. The method may also include assessing, based on the comparison, the TOF performance of the PET scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zilin Deng
  • Publication number: 20190235098
    Abstract: A method for assessing the time of flight (TOF) performance of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided. The method may include obtaining raw data relating to radiation originating from an object from a PET scan by a PET scanner, the raw data including TOF information. The method may also include generating, based on a back projection algorithm, a first back projection image by reconstructing the raw data including the TOF information. The method may further include generating, based on the back projection algorithm, a second back projection image by reconstructing the raw data excluding the TOF information. The method may further include comparing the first back projection image with the second back projection image. The method may also include assessing, based on the comparison, the TOF performance of the PET scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zilin DENG
  • Patent number: 10254420
    Abstract: A method for assessing the time of flight (TOF) performance of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided. The method may include obtaining raw data relating to radiation originating from an object from a PET scan by a PET scanner, the raw data including TOF information. The method may also include generating, based on a back projection algorithm, a first back projection image by reconstructing the raw data including the TOF information. The method may further include generating, based on the back projection algorithm, a second back projection image by reconstructing the raw data excluding the TOF information. The method may further include comparing the first back projection image with the second back projection image. The method may also include assessing, based on the comparison, the TOF performance of the PET scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zilin Deng
  • Publication number: 20180313965
    Abstract: A method for assessing the time of flight (TOF) performance of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided. The method may include obtaining raw data relating to radiation originating from an object from a PET scan by a PET scanner, the raw data including TOF information. The method may also include generating, based on a back projection algorithm, a first back projection image by reconstructing the raw data including the TOF information. The method may further include generating, based on the back projection algorithm, a second back projection image by reconstructing the raw data excluding the TOF information. The method may further include comparing the first back projection image with the second back projection image. The method may also include assessing, based on the comparison, the TOF performance of the PET scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHENZHEN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zilin DENG
  • Publication number: 20180174333
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for reconstructing an Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) image. The systems, having at least one machine each of which has at least one processor and storage, may perform the methods to obtain ECT projection data, the ECT projection data corresponding to a plurality of voxels; determine a plurality of gate numbers for the plurality of voxels, the plurality of gate numbers relating to motion information of the plurality of voxels; and reconstruct an ECT image based on the ECT projection data and the plurality of gate numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: UIH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Tao FENG, Wentao ZHU, Hongdi LI, Zilin DENG