Method for transforming head surface coordinates to brain surface coordinates and transcranial brain function measuring method using the transformation data
US8180426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/14553
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Data collected by a transcranial brain function measuring/stimulating method is accurately projected and displayed onto a brain surface. If there is no three-dimensional head image, data is projected and displayed onto the brain surface of a standard brain. The head surface coordinates are transformed to the brain surface coordinates of the brain surface underlying the head surface by, e.g., a minimum distance search method. The coordinates of a projected point on the brain surface of the head surface and the probability distribution are determined for a standard brain normalized with data on subjects.
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