Automatic measurement of lesions on medical images
US9830699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assessing the presence and/or the severity of a lesion in an organ or tissue of a subject through automated analysis of at least one image of said organ or tissue, wherein said organ or tissue is preferably a liver organ or liver tissue, comprising the calculation of a score combining descriptors of said image, wherein said method comprises the steps of: a. measuring on said at least one image at least two descriptors of said at least one image; b. mathematically combining said at least two descriptors in a score; and c. assessing the presence and/or the severity of a lesion in the organ or tissue based on the value of the score calculated at step (b).
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