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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
Craig Meyer, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Silvia Blemker, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Geoffrey Handsfield, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Mark F. Abel, Earlysville, VA (US);
Craig Meyer, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Silvia Blemker, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Geoffrey Handsfield, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Mark F. Abel, Earlysville, VA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for identifying a muscle abnormality. The method may include acquiring image data associated with a plurality of muscles in an area of interest of a living subject and generating a data model for the plurality of muscles based on the image data. The method further includes calculating the volume and/or length of one of the plurality of muscles based on the data model, and determining if the volume and/or length for the muscle, as calculated, deviates from volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle. If it is determined that the volume and/or length for the muscle deviates from the volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle, a muscle abnormality can be identified based on the deviation.