Ziman Chen

Title: Ziman Chen and Ultrasound-Based Assessment of Renal Fibrosis.

Introduction

Ziman Chen is an inventor associated with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China. His work includes an ultrasound-based approach to assessing renal fibrosis, a condition relevant to chronic kidney disease.

Latest Patents

Chen is associated with 1 patent, titled “Ultrasound Diagnostic Tool for Renal Fibrosis Assessment.” The invention uses conventional ultrasound measurements alongside patient information, such as age, to estimate the risk of moderate-to-severe renal fibrosis relative to a baseline risk. The described measurements include morphological parameters, such as renal length, and hemodynamic parameters, such as end-diastolic blood-flow velocity in the interlobar renal artery. The patent also describes additional or alternative parameters for the assessment.

Career Highlights

The available information identifies Chen’s patent work in medical imaging and kidney-health assessment. His invention applies ultrasound data to support evaluation of renal fibrosis, particularly in people with chronic kidney disease.

Collaborations

Chen’s listed coworker is Tin Cheung Ying. The available information does not specify the nature or extent of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Ziman Chen’s patent describes a conventional-ultrasound-based method for estimating renal fibrosis risk, combining patient characteristics with kidney morphology and blood-flow measurements.