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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd., Ramat-Gan, IL;
Ramot AT Tel-aviv University Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Leor Zach, Rehovot, IL;
David Guez, Tel-Aviv, IL;
David Last, Jerusalem, IL;
Dianne Daniels, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Yael Mardor, Natania, IL;
Tel HaShomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd., Ramat-Gan, IL;
Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus for analyzing brain MRI, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an input for receiving a first and a second MRI scans at the beginning and end of a predetermined time interval post contrast administration; a subtraction map former for forming a subtraction map from said first and said second MRI scans by analyzing said scans to distinguish between two primary populations, a slow population, in which contrast clearance from the tissue is slower than contrast accumulation, and a fast population in which clearance is faster than accumulation; and an output to provide an indication of distribution of said two primary populations, wherein said predetermined time period is at least twenty minutes.