Method for characterizing perfusion abnormalities by means of fractal analysis of the interface region
OwnerFlorian Michallek, Marc Deweyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for characterizing perfusion abnormalities in tissue by means of fractal analysis (FA) of at least one part of an interface region between adequately and abnormally perfused tissue comprising the steps of providing an imaging dataset of perfusion imaging; wherein said imaging dataset visualizes the at least one part of the interface region; optional pre-processing of said imaging dataset; applying fractal analysis to the imaging dataset; wherein said fractal analysis provides at least one fractal parameter, preferably fractal dimension (FD), of the at least one part of the interface region.
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A method for characterizing perfusion abnormalities in tissue by means of fractal analysis (FA) of at least one part of an interface region between adequately and abnormally perfused tissue from an object of study that features perfusion wherein the interface region is defined as a region where adequately and abnormally perfused areas merge into each other, the method comprising the steps of:
- (A) identifying the at least one part of the interface region;
- (B) providing an imaging dataset of perfusion imaging;
- wherein said imaging dataset visualizes the at least one part of the interface region identified in step (A);
- (C) applying fractal analysis to the interface region visualized in the imaging dataset provided in step (B);
- wherein said fractal analysis provides at least one fractal parameter of the at least one part of the interface region.
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