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US 8,913,818 B2Granted
Methods and devices for evaluating and treating a bone condition based on X-ray image analysis
AssigneeImaTx, Inc.
InventorsPhilipp Lang, Daniel Steines, Siau-Way Liew, Rene Vargas-Voracek, Claude Arnaud
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and devices for evaluating bone conditions based on images. In particular, devices, methods and algorithms are provided that allow for the accurate and reliable evaluation of bone structure from x-ray images.
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A method of evaluating a bone condition in a subject comprising:
- (a) analyzing, using a computer system, an image of a bone of the subject;
- (b) deriving quantitative information on bone structure from a sliding region of interest (ROI) on the image;
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- (c) determining the bone condition based on the quantitative information.
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A method of evaluating, using a computer system, bone disease in a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) analyzing, using a computer system, an image of a bone of the subject;
- (b) assessing bone mineral density in at least one sliding ROI of said image;
- (c) assessing bone structure in said sliding ROI;
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- (d) combining said assessments of bone mineral density and bone structure to evaluate bone disease.
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