Functional magnetic resonance imaging
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsMaria Estrella Mena Benito, Joanne Henriëtte Desirée Monique Westerink, Raymond Van Ee, Timmy Robertus Maria Leufkens, Marieke Van Dooren, Adrianus Johannes Maria Denissen, Willem Huijbers, Marco Matters
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Abstract
It is proposed to obtain information about a stress or anxiety level of a subject within a predetermined time period before, during and/or after a capture time of a fMRI scan image. Using this information, embodiments may provide additional/supplementary information that may aid, assist or otherwise improve interpretation of the fMRI scan image.
Claims12
A computer-implemented method for generating a modified functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan image, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan image, wherein the fMRI scan image includes at least a portion of a subject's brain;
- receiving, by the one or more processors, subject data including information about a determined stress or anxiety level of a subject at an assessment time, the assessment time being within a predetermined time period before, during and/or after a capture time of the fMRI scan image;
- modifying, by the one or more processors, the fMRI scan image based on the subject data, wherein the modifying the fMRI scan image includes modifying one or more values of brain activity of the fMRI scan image based on the determined stress or anxiety of the subject at the assessment time;
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- generating, by the one or more processors, a modified fMRI scan image based on the modified one or more values of brain activity to support interpretation by removing or reducing the determined stress or anxiety from the fMRI scan image.
A system comprising:
- an interface configured to obtain subject data comprising information about a determined stress or anxiety level of the subject at an assessment time, the assessment time being within a predetermined time period before, during and/or after a capture time of a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan image;
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- a processor coupled to the interface, wherein the processor is configured to receive the fMRI scan image;
- configured to modify the fMRI scan image based on the subject data by modifying one or more values of brain activity of the fMRI scan image based on the determined stress or anxiety of the subject at the assessment time;
- and generate a modified fMRI scan image, based on the modified one or more values of brain activity to support interpretation by removing or reducing the determined stress or anxiety from the fMRI scan image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.