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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Fundación Para LA Investigación Del Hospital Universitario LA Fe DE LA Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, ES;
Quibim, S.l., Valencia, ES;
Universidad DE Zaragoza, Saragossa, ES;
Angel Alberich Bayarri, Valencia, ES;
Fabio García Castro, Valencia, ES;
Amadeo Ten Esteve, Valencia, ES;
Luis Martí Bonmatí, Valencia, ES;
María Ángeles Pérez Ansón, Saragossa, ES;
Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Universitario La Fe de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, ES;
QUIBIM, S.L., Valencia, ES;
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA, Saragossa, ES;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for obtaining an image biomarker that quantifies the quality of the trabecular structure of bones. The method includes: retrieving high-resolution CT (Computed Tomography) and/or MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) trabecular images from an image database; pre-processing and post-processing the high-resolution CT and/or MRI trabecular images and obtaining the unique image biomarker 'QTS'. Pre-processing may include: calculating the region of interest “ROI”; calculating the bone fraction map; eliminating the partial volume effect; and, binarizing. Post-processing may include: skeletonisation and extraction of morphological and structural characteristics. Lastly, the unique image biomarker “QTS” is defined as:QTS=0.7137*Comp1+0.2863*Comp2.