Computer-aided diagnostic system for early diagnosis of prostate cancer
US11495327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B40/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for diagnosing prostate cancer. Image sets (e.g., MRI collected at one or more b-values) and biological values (e.g., prostate specific antigen (PSA)) have features extracted and integrated to produce a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The image sets are analyzed primarily in three steps: (1) segmentation, (2) feature extraction, smoothing, and normalization, and (3) classification. The biological values are analyzed primarily in two steps: (1) feature extraction and (2) classification. Each analysis results in diagnostic probabilities, which are then combined to pass through an additional classification stage. The end result is a more accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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