Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking disease progression as revealed by multiple lesions perform a global optimization to identify corresponding lesions by overlap, for example, after outlines of the lesions have been morphologically dilated. A clustering algorithm addresses the problem of lesions separating into parts or joining together to provide a clear picture of disease progression.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking disease progression as revealed by multiple lesions perform a global optimization to identify corresponding lesions by overlap, for example, after outlines of the lesions have been morphologically dilated. A clustering algorithm addresses the problem of lesions separating into parts or joining together to provide a clear picture of disease progression.
Abstract:
A standardized skeleton template is used to normalize medical image data of the skeleton to eliminate variations in the medical image data related to physiological variations in a normal patient thereby better accentuating disease conditions.
Abstract:
A sensitive method of assessing treatment using molecular and anatomical imaging scans provides automatic tumor identification and quantification within anatomical zones based on treatment criteria. Absolute or comparative measures of tumors in pre- and/or post-scans are thereby isolated from other tissue to accentuate the progress of the treatment when multiple scattered disease lesions are present.
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A system for monitoring organ health during treatment for cancer and the like makes use of physiological imaging of the kind used for treatment monitoring and organ-specific processing to provide a comprehensive assessment of treatment side-effects.
Abstract:
A standardized skeleton template is used to normalize medical image data of the skeleton to eliminate variations in the medical image data related to physiological variations in a normal patient thereby better accentuating disease conditions.
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A tool for assessing treatment options within a risk-benefit space (plotting risk against benefit) and provides a superimposed boundary indicating patient risk-benefit preference for assessment of these options. The patient risk-benefit preference can be used to identify a preferred treatment option, and interactive controls can be provided to change risk-benefit preference, risk categories, benefit categories, disease type, and the like.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking disease progression as revealed by multiple lesions matches lesions between time-separated scans of a patient through a global process which assesses overlap between all pairs in the scan sequence and links lesion in different images to maximize overlap globally.
Abstract:
A system and method for analyzing medical images of a subject includes acquiring the medical images of the subject and texture images. A computer system determines, using the medical images and the texture feature images, a plurality of segmentation surfaces by iteratively adjusting a relationship between a region growing algorithm that selects a region of interest (ROI) to determine a given segmentation surface and cost function for evaluating the given segmentation surface. The computer system generates a report using the plurality of segmentation surfaces indicating at least boundaries between anatomical structures with functional differences in the medical images.
Abstract:
A system and method for analyzing medical images of a subject includes acquiring the medical images of the subject and texture images. A computer system determines, using the medical images and the texture feature images, a plurality of segmentation surfaces by iteratively adjusting a relationship between a region growing algorithm that selects a region of interest (ROI) to determine a given segmentation surface and cost function for evaluating the given segmentation surface. The computer system generates a report using the plurality of segmentation surfaces indicating at least boundaries between anatomical structures with functional differences in the medical images.