ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,229,955, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Medi Whale Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).
"IVUS image analysis method" was invented by Tae Geun Choi (Seoul, South Korea) and Geun Yeong Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed in an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image analysis method, comprising the steps of: allowing a computer to acquire an IVUS image of an object; segmenting a constituent element included in the IVUS image; and determining the constituent parts and the degree of risk of plaque included in the IVUS image."
The patent was filed on Sept. 27, 2022, under Application No. 17/953,602.
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