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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
Mayank Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Bruce S. Spottiswoode, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mayank Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Bruce S. Spottiswoode, Knoxville, TN (US);
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for determining system-based tumor burden is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining the medical image from a source, through an interface. Additionally, the method includes identifying a first region of interest in the medical image. The method also includes selecting from the first region of interest a second region of interest whose tumor burden is to be determined. Furthermore, the method includes defining a segmentation criterion for the second region of interest. The method also includes determining the tumor burden for the second region of interest.