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AssigneeM-Score Bone Health S.R.L.
InventorsTiberio Dario Maria Bozotti, Michele Bandirali, Luigi Olmo
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It is disclosed a computer-implemented system and method of predicting and diagnosing osteoporosis on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging techniques. Particularly, the method of the invention is a reliable, reproducible and sensitive method for predicting or diagnosing osteoporosis from magnetic resonance images, through a simple and quick statistical processing, i.e. by only statistically correlating recorded MRI of a subject to recorded MRI of reference groups, independently of other standard techniques such as, for example, MOC, QCT, DXA, or clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis. In this regard, any patient who undergoes magnetic resonance imaging for reasons independent of osteoporosis, could anyway receive diagnostic information also on his/her medical status concerning osteoporosis, without additional investigations or tests and without the use of ionizing radiation, regardless of previous suspicion of osteoporotic pathology. This is very precious and desirable as, in this way, it is possible to early identify patients at risk of osteoporosis or with the pathology already in progress, notwithstanding the asymptomatic nature of osteoporosis. Moreover, the overall method of the invention is very convenient insofar as neither the patient nor the national health system incur additional costs.
A computer-implemented method of predicting and diagnosing osteoporosis on the basis of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging techniques, the method comprising the steps of:
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