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US 2003/0229299 A1Published application
Method of and system for evaluating joint and computer program for carrying out the method
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuo Shimura, Ikue Osaka
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Abstract
Bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint is obtained. A region of interest including the desired joint is set on the image represented by the obtained bone image data, and a joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest is calculated on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest.
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A method of calculating a joint index comprising the steps of
- obtaining bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint,
- setting a region of interest including the desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data, and
- calculating a joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest.
A system for calculating a joint index comprising an image obtaining means which obtains bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint,
- an interesting region setting means which sets a region of interest including the desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data, and
- an index calculating means which calculates a joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest.
A system for evaluating a joint comprising
- an image obtaining means which obtains bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint,
- an interesting region setting means which sets a region of interest including the desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data,
- an index calculating means which calculates at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- an evaluation means which evaluates the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the index calculated by the index calculating means.
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A system for evaluating a joint comprising
- an image obtaining means which obtains bone image data representing a bone image including a plurality of joints in a predetermined part,
- an interesting region setting means which sets a plurality of regions of interest each including a desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data,
- an index calculating means which calculates at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in each region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- an evaluation means which evaluates the degree of disease of the predetermined part on the basis of the indexes calculated for the respective joints by the index calculating means.
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A system for evaluating a joint comprising
- an image obtaining means which obtains a plurality of pieces of bone image data representing a plurality of images of bones including a joint in different parts of a patient,
- an interesting region setting means which sets at least one region of interest including a desired joint on each of the images represented by the plurality of pieces of bone image data,
- an index calculating means which calculates at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in each region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- an evaluation means which evaluates the degree of disease of the patient on the basis of the indexes calculated for the respective joints by the index calculating means.
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A system for outputting change with time of a joint comprising
- a storage means which stores a plurality of joint indexes calculated on a bone joint by a method of calculating a joint index of the first aspect of the present invention on the basis of a plurality of pieces of image data representing the image of the bone joint taken at different times relating to information which identifies the joint from which the indexes are calculated,
- an index obtaining means which searches for the joint indexes on the basis of the information, and
- an output means which outputs the change with time of the index on the basis of the plurality of indexes obtained.
A computer program for causing a computer to perform a procedure comprising the steps of
- obtaining bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint,
- setting a region of interest including the desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data, and
- calculating a joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest.
A computer program for causing a computer to perform a procedure comprising the steps
- obtaining means bone image data representing a bone image including a desired joint,
- setting a region of interest including the desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data,
- calculating at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- evaluating the degree of disease of the joint in the region of interest on the basis of the index calculated by the index calculating means.
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A computer program for causing a computer to perform a procedure comprising the steps of
- obtaining bone image data representing a bone image including a plurality of joints in a-predetermined part,
- setting means a plurality of regions of interest each including a desired joint on the image represented by the obtained bone image data,
- calculating at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in each region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- evaluating the degree of disease of the predetermined part on the basis of the indexes calculated for the respective joints by the index calculating means.
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A computer program for causing a computer to perform a procedure comprising the steps of
- obtaining means a plurality of pieces of bone image data representing a plurality of images of bones including a joint in different parts of a patient,
- setting at least one region of interest including a desired joint on each of the images represented by the plurality of pieces of bone image data,
- calculating at least one joint index representing the degree of disease of the joint in each region of interest on the basis of the part of the bone image data corresponding to the region of interest, and
- evaluating the degree of disease of the patient on the basis of the indexes calculated for the respective joints by the index calculating means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.