Technique for manipulating medical images
US6799066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention and the embodiments described in this invention provide new techniques for manipulating digital images and is particularly useful for extracting tissues (i.e., assigning tissue boundary locations) from medical images. These techniques can be applied to diagnosing arthritis and for monitoring disease progression or response to therapeutic intervention. The invention provides for means to extract the articular cartilage from medical images for analysis purposes.
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