Methods and systems for tissue damage identification and quantification
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorsTodd O. McKinley, Scott D. Steenburg
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Abstract
Example embodiments are described that relate to the analysis of tissue damage in an injured patient. Example embodiments are methods and systems for collecting medical imaging data, identifying tissue damage in the medical imaging data, analyzing the tissue damage shown in the medical imaging data, and/or quantifying the tissue damage shown in the medical imaging data. The disclosed methods allow for determining a risk for multiple organ failure and systemic inflammation in a multiply injured patient.
Claims20
An analytical system for use in analyzing tissue injuries shown in medical image data, the system comprising:
- a memory device;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the system is programmed to :
- determine, from medical image data of a patient, a tissue injury index based at least in part on a total volume of tissue injury for the patient.
A method for determining a risk for multiple organ failure in an injured patient, the method comprising:
- obtaining a medical image of a plurality of tissue injuries;
- calculating a volume measurement for each of the plurality of tissue injuries;
- summing the volume measurement for each of the plurality of tissue injuries to determine a total volume of tissue injury;
- and
- determining a risk for multiple organ failure of the injured patient based on the summed volume measurement.
A method for determining a risk for systemic inflation in an injured patient, the method comprising:
- obtaining a medical image of a plurality of tissue injuries;
- calculating a volume measurement for each of the plurality of tissue injuries;
- summing the volume measurement for each of the plurality of tissue injuries to determine a total volume of tissue injury;
- and
- determining a risk for systemic inflation of the injured patient based on the summed volume measurement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.