Patents
US 12471797 B2: Method and system for determining brain-state dependent functional areas of unitary pooled activity and associated dynamic networks with functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Granted
- 2025-11-18
- Filed
- 2023-11-03 application 18386840
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract
A method for identifying brain-state dependent functional areas of unitary pooled activity (FAUPAs) using a statistical model that does not require a priori knowledge of the activity-induced ideal response signal time course is provided. A system for identifying a functional network in a brain of a living object includes a FAUPA identifier configured to identify FAUPAs by analyzing a plurality of images of the brain over a predetermined period. The plurality of images include a plurality of voxels, and the FAUPA identifier analyzes each voxel of the plurality of voxels in relation to one or more surrounding voxels of each voxel until each voxel of the plurality of voxels is evaluated. A brain network identification module configured to construct the functional network based on the identified FAUPAs that are functionally connected. A display module configured to display images of the brain depicting the FAUPAs included in the functional network.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251118.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 669 patents | US company or organization | East Lansing, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jie Huang | Okemos, MI | 159 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/055 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/0016 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F2218/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H30/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUANG, JIE signed 2025-09-17 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI | 72595/912 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-10-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUANG, JIE signed 2025-09-17 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI | 72513/462 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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