Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Healthineers Ag

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Gmbh

Ares Genetics Gmbh

Susanne Schmolke

Dominik Paul

Sebastian Schmidt

Arne Hengerer

Andreas Keller

Chris Schwemmer

Max Schoebinger

Christian Geppert

Ralph Markus Wirtz

Christina Backes

Cord Friedrich Stähler

Jan Kirsten

Stefan Foertsch

Sven Meyburg

Piotr Bialecki

Valentina Galata

Gabriel Rensen

At least one example embodiment provides an improved handling of image data sets of patients.

Methods for operating an evaluation system for medical image data sets, evaluation systems, computer programs and electronically readable storage mediums

In a method and apparatus to automatically display and/or measure bone variations in medical image data, an image data set of an examination region is acquired and the bone regions in the image data set are automatically segmented in a first segmentation followed by a second segmentation in which bone variation regions in the image data set are automatically segmented on the basis of the results of the first segmentation. The results of the first and/or second segmentations are stored and/or displayed.

Method and imaging apparatus to automatically display and/or measure bone variations in medical image data

At least one embodiment of the invention relates to bone marrow precursor cells or bone marrow cells of a patient, the cells labeled with at least one contrast agent suitable for an imaging method, for use in an imaging method for diagnosing a metastasizing cancer, wherein the local accumulation of the labeled precursor cells or bone marrow cells indicates the presence of a metastasizing tumor growth. At least one embodiment also relates to a method for imaging a metastasizing tumor tissue in a patient, wherein a) bone marrow precursor cells or bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient, b) these precursor cells or bone marrow cells are labeled with at least one contrast agent suitable for an imaging method, c) the precursor cells or bone marrow cells thus labeled are retransplanted or reinjected into the patient, and d) the presence of metastasizing tumor cells is depicted with an imaging method. At least one embodiment also relates a method for imaging a metastasizing tumor tissue, wherein a suitable imaging method is used to image bone marrow precursor cells and/or bone marrow cells that are accumulated in a metastasizing tumor tissue and labeled with at least one contrast agent suitable for an imaging method.

Tracking of bone marrow cells for metastasis screening

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Erlangen, Germany

Susanne Schmolke