Image Processing Method
AssigneeMAKO Surgical Corp.
InventorMichael Antony Bowes
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Abstract
A method of determining a property of cartilage in a joint of interest of a patient. The method comprises receiving data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest, receiving data indicating a relationship between joint space width and a property of cartilage in the joint of interest, wherein the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and the property of cartilage in the joint of interest is based upon measured cartilage in a population of joints of interest, and determining the property of cartilage in the joint of interest based upon the data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest and the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and property of cartilage in the joint of interest.
Claims21
A method of determining a property of cartilage in a joint of interest of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest;
- receiving data indicating a relationship between joint space width and a property of cartilage in the joint of interest, wherein the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and the property of cartilage in the joint of interest is based upon measured cartilage in a population of joints of interest;
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- determining the property of cartilage in the joint of interest based upon the data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest and the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and property of cartilage in the joint of interest.
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A computer program comprising computer readable instructions configured to cause a computer to:
- receive data indicating joint space width of a joint of interest of a patient;
- receive data indicating a relationship between joint space width and a property of cartilage in the joint of interest, wherein the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and the property of cartilage in the joint of interest is based upon measured cartilage in a population of joints of interest;
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- determine the property of cartilage in the joint of interest based upon the data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest and the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and property of cartilage in the joint of interest.
A computer apparatus for determining a property of cartilage in a joint of interest of a patient comprising:
- a memory storing processor readable instructions;
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- a processor arranged to read and execute instructions stored in said memory;
- wherein said processor readable instructions comprise instructions arranged to control the computer to:
- receive data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest;
- receive data indicating a relationship between joint space width and a property of cartilage in the joint of interest, wherein the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and the property of cartilage in the joint of interest is based upon measured cartilage in a population of joints of interest;
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- determine the property of cartilage in the joint of interest based upon the data indicating joint space width of the joint of interest and the data indicating a relationship between joint space width and property of cartilage in the joint of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.