Patents by Inventor Zuo Zhao

Zuo Zhao 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).

  • HOT SPOT DETECTION, SEGMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION IN PET AND SPECT IMAGES
    Publication number: 20080050000
    Abstract: A potential region of interest segmentation device segments an image data into regions of potential interest. From the regions of potential interest, an identifying device identifies a region of interest including an object of interest based on a set of rules. A recognizing device differentiates among the identified objects of interest and selects at least one particular object of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas BLAFFERT, Kirsten MEETZ, Zuo ZHAO
  • Physiological model based non-rigid image registration
    Patent number: 7117026
    Abstract: A method for non-rigid registration and fusion of images with physiological modeled organ motions resulting from respiratory motion and cardiac motion that are mathematically modeled with physiological constraints. A method of combining images comprises the steps of obtaining a first image dataset (24) of a region of interest of a subject and obtaining a second image dataset (34) of the region of interest of the subject. Next, a general model of physiological motion for the region of interest is provided (142). The general model of physiological motion is adapted with data derived from the first image data set (140) to provide a subject specific physiological model (154). The subject specific physiological model is applied (172) to the second image dataset (150) to provide a combined image (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Lingxiong Shao, Jinghan Ye, Angela J. Da Silva, Zuo Zhao
  • Physiological model based non-rigid image registration
    Publication number: 20030233039
    Abstract: A method for non-rigid registration and fusion of images with physiological modeled organ motions resulting from respiratory motion and cardiac motion that are mathematically modeled with physiological constraints. A method of combining images comprises the steps of obtaining a first image dataset (24) of a region of interest of a subject and obtaining a second image dataset (34) of the region of interest of the subject. Next, a general model of physiological motion for the region of interest is provided (142). The general model of physiological motion is adapted with data derived from the first image data set (140) to provide a subject specific physiological model (154). The subject specific physiological model is applied (172) to the second image dataset (150) to provide a combined image (122).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Lingxiong Shao, Jinghan Ye, Angela J. Da Silva, Zuo Zhao