A Regularized Conditional GAN for Posterior Sampling in Inverse Problems
TS-063238 — A novel regularization technique applicable for medical imaging applications that leverages conditional generative adversarial networks (cGANs) to generate reconstructed images in significantly shorter timeframes.
The Need
Several techniques are used for image reconstruction in the medical aren…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Bendel, Matthew; Ahmad, Rizwan; Schniter, Philip
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
Hybrid Collaborative Filtering Methods for Recommending Search Terms to Clinicians
TS-063237 — Electronic Health Records (EHR) are used in over 88% of all US medical clinics to improve care and streamline data. In addition, they enable sharing of data to multiple providers dealing with the same patient, thereby enhancing efficiency and care.
The Need
In the last decade, medical practices…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Ning, Xia; Peng, Bo; Ren, Zhiyun
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
Patient Access Prioritization Score
TS-063212 — When a patient demonstrates signs of imminent clinical deterioration, it is essential to immediately assess and treat the patient to prevent intensive care unit transfer, cardiac arrest, or death. These tasks often include transferring the patient to other facilities with optimal capabilities.
T…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Reinbolt, Raquel; Cohn, David
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
Convolutional Neural Network to Assess Phayngeal and Laryngeal Pathology and Function on Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
TS-063154 — Worldwide, 686,000 new head and neck (H&N) cancers are diagnosed yearly, and 375,000 people will die annually. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for an increasing subset of H&N malignancies called oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC). Although it has a better prognosis than…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Krening, Samantha; Gifford, Ryan; Jhawar, Sachin; VanKoevering, Kyle
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
Network-based Approach for Accurate Brain Modeling
TS-062628 — More than a billion people worldwide suffer from some neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, autism, addiction, and many others. These conditions result in more than 7 million deaths, with associated costs exceeding $1.5 trillion annua…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Cranmer, Skyler; Bhamidi, Shankar; Denny, Mathew; Desmarais, Bruce; Lu, Zhong-Lin; Stillman, Paul; Wilson, James
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Methods to measure biophysical attributes of the posterior eye
TS-062505 — The Need
Glaucoma and myopia are significant causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting millions of people and imposing a substantial socioeconomical burden. Effective vision care strategies are urgently needed to reduce blindness caused by these conditions and mitigate their associated risks. In v…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Jun; Kwok, Sunny
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
ANTENNA-IMPREGNATED FABRICS FOR RECUMBENT HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
TS-062493 —
Children whose heights or growth rates fall outside of the normal range can be identified as having short stature (less than the 3rd percentile) or tall stature (above the 97th percentile) or as having abnormal growth velocity. Serial height measurements over time are key to identifying these patt…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; Militello, Lisa
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Venc Design and Velocity Estimation for Phase-Contrast MRI (Free-breathing Accelerated MRI Portfolio)
TS-062482 — Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a versatile noninvasive imaging tool that is routinely used to evaluate many diseases and conditions. MRI offers exquisite soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution to enable comprehensive structural and functional assessment of internal organs. Recent innovations in data acquisition and processing can expand the clinical applications of MRI.
The Need
A major limitation of MRI is slow data acquisition, which can compromise patient comfort, drive up costs, and increase susceptibility to motion. The clinical adoption of volumetric imaging for musculoskeletal and neuro applications, the growing
demand for free-breathing real-time imaging …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Shen; Ahmad, Rizwan; Potter, Lee
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
SCTaware: Empowering Health Equity through Virtual Sickle Cell Trait Education
TS-062440 — The Need: Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) affects a significant portion of the population, posing a pressing public health concern. Lack of awareness and limited access to understandable information about SCT's reproductive implications contribute to health disparities among affected individuals. In-per…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Chan, Peter; McCorkle, Benson; Shen, Yvette
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Sustainable Well Being Plus App
TS-062344 — The Need: In today's fast-paced and demanding academic environment, student mental health and well-being are crucial concerns that require effective and accessible support. Students often face various stressors and challenges that can negatively impact their mental health, making it essential to…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: James Myers, Linda
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Collaborative Interaction System- Wearable Technology for Collaborative Interaction for Children with Disabilities
TS-062336 — The Need: Enhancing Collaborative Interaction for Children with Disabilities
Millions of children in the United States with physical or cognitive disabilities face challenges in participating fully in play and forming meaningful connections with their parents and caregivers. The lack of touch and c…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Swearingen, EunKyoung "Kyoung"; Kiourti, Asimina; Swearingen, Scott; Thrane, Susan
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Visual Function Mapping Technology: Enhancing Vision Care and Diagnostics
TS-062335 — The Need: In the field of ophthalmology and vision care, there is a critical need for accurate and comprehensive measurements of visual function over the entire visual field. Conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumors, and n…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Lu, Zhong-Lin; Lesmes, Luis; Xu, Pengjing "PJ"; Yu, Deyue
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
An AI Solution for Mobile Stroke Detection for TeleMedicine, Hospital and Paramedic Use
TS-060782 — Problem Statement:
Diagnosis of arterial occlusion and an associated stroke can be lengthy, delaying patient access to treatment. As large vessel occlusions account for 24 to 46% of acute ischemic strokes and may require treatment in a comprehensive stroke center, early diagnosis is key.
Solution:…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Yilmaz, Alper; Gulati, Deepak Kumar
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
3D Clinical Image-based Pre-surgical planning Tool
TS-053757 —
Modernity has brought with it increased complexity in many areas of our lives, an important one being the healthcare industry. Surgical procedures require increased precision while employing intricate methods. With approximately 20 million surgeries performed each year in the United States alone, …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Powell, Kimerly; Adunka, Oliver; Hittle, Bradley; Keith, Jason; Kerwin, Thomas "Thomas"; Stredney, Donald; Wiet, Gregory
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Pheno - A modern, multi-faceted, data-driven technology platform for addressing low back and neck pain
TS-052847 —
Back and neck pain is one of the world’s biggest health problems, and one which most people will experience during some stage in their lives. An estimated 80% of people will face this issue, although the severity of the pain may differ. Approximately 50 billion USD are spent by Americans eac…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Marras, William; Aurand, Alexander "Alex"; Dufour, Jonathan; Knapik, Gregory; Prasath, Mageswaran "Prasath Mageswaran"
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
Louie: An Augmented Reality Sensory Trigger Wayfinding System for People with Autism
TS-043077 — An Augmented Reality Sensory Trigger Wayfinding System for People with Autism
Millions of people on the Autism spectrum face challenges getting from place to place due to sensory sensitivities to sounds, sights, smells, tastes, physical feelings, and crowds. Due to these triggers, people with Autism have a strong need to know where they are going and what will be there so t…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ezell, Jonathan; Kaufman, Robert; Kaufman, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Better Recognition of Exposure to Asthma Triggers in the Home Environment using Smartphones (BREATHES)
TS-041784 — A tool for simply and affordably assessing levels of certain household allergens and asthma triggers.
Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions among children in the United States and a major cause of childhood disability. Despite advances in medical treatment, many children have poor asthma control that results in disruptions in school attendance, extracurricular activities, exercise, a…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Gouma, Pelagia-Iren; Perzanowski, Matthew; Qin, Rongjun
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
At-Home Digital Platform for Scoring Skin Disease
TS-038429 —
An automated image analysis system for the recognition and quantification of skin disease
Acne and rosacea are skin diseases that affect around 85% of individuals, the former being the most common skin condition afflicting up to 50 million people. There is no gold standard for evaluation of these skin diseases, and their treatment efficacy is generally determined according to a poorly …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kaffenberger, Benjamin; Gurcan, Metin
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Family HealthLink: A Health Risk Assessment Tool
TS-037825 — An online interactive tool that helps a patients and physicians assess a likelihood of cancer or heart disease, based on family history.
Physician documentation of family history in the EPIC® EMR for breast and ovarian cancer has been a common practice for many years, but documentation and assessment for other cancer types (and extended family history) have remained sparse and incomplete (Sweet, Sturm et al. 2015). In addition …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Sweet, Kevin; Newman, David "David"; Sturm, Amy; Westman, Judith "Judy"
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
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