Methods and apparatus for calcification scoring
US6233304A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/0012
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention, in one form, is a method for generating a calcification score in a CT image data using a scoring algorithm. In accordance with one embodiment of the algorithm, a calcium score is determined by identifying a scorable region in the image data, defining at least one region of interest in the scorable region, and determining a density score. After determining a calcium score for each region of interest, a total calcium score is determined. In addition, to correct for unequal and/or non-contiguous spacing of the slices of image data, a weighted total calcium score is determined.
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