Patent B2, cardioembolic stroke diagnosis via chest X-rays
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12594046B2 to Seoul National University Hospital on April 7, 2026. The patent covers a method and apparatus for assisting diagnosis of cardioembolic stroke using chest radiographic images analyzed by a neural network model. Inventors are Han-Gil Jeong and Tackeun Kim.
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USPTO granted Patent US12594046B2 for a neural network-based method to assist in diagnosing cardioembolic stroke from chest X-ray images. The patent claims 13 items covering the feature extraction and classification methodology. This represents a standard patent grant with no regulatory compliance implications.
Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers should note this patent if developing similar AI-assisted diagnostic tools, as it may affect freedom-to-operate analyses. Technology companies developing medical imaging AI may need to consider licensing or design-around strategies.
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Method and apparatus for assisting diagnosis of cardioembolic stroke by using chest radiographic images
Grant US12594046B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Seoul National University Hospital
Inventors
Han-Gil Jeong, Tackeun Kim
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a method for assisting the diagnosis of cardioembolic stroke, in which the method is performed by a processor and is to assist the diagnosis of cardioembolic stroke by using chest radiographic images, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring chest radiographic images to be classified of a subject; and acquiring cardioembolic stroke diagnosis auxiliary information from the chest radiographic images to be classified of the subject, by using a neural network model, wherein the neural network model is configured to extract features from the chest radiographic images to be classified of the subject, and determine, based on the extracted features, whether the subject belongs to a group indicative of having cardioembolic stroke.
CPC Classifications
A61B 6/503 A61B 6/5217 A61B 6/501 G06T 7/0012 G06T 2207/10116 G06T 2207/20081 G06T 2207/20084 G06T 7/00 G16H 30/40 G16H 50/20
Filing Date
2021-09-24
Application No.
18028307
Claims
13
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