Systems, methods and media for automatically generating a bone age assessment from a radiograph
US10991093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods and media for generating a bone age assessment. In some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving an x-ray image of a subject's left hand and wrist; converting the image to a predetermined size; identifying, without user intervention, a first portion of the image corresponding to the hand and wrist; processing the first portion of the image to increase contrast between bones and non-bones to generate a processed image; causing a trained convolution neural network to determine a bone age based on the processed image; receiving an indication of the bone age; causing the bone age to be presented to a user as the result of a bone age assessment; and causing the bone age and the image to be stored in an electronic medical record associated with the subject.
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