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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2021
Volpara Health Technologies Limited, Wellington, NZ;
Volpara Solutions Europe Limited, Stockport, GB;
Ralph Highnam, Wellington, NZ;
Melissa Hill, Issey les Moulineaux, FR;
LUNIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Wellington, NZ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to contrast-enhanced radiographic imaging, the quantification of contrast agent in tissue and the assessment of the radiographic image quality. The invention provides a radiographic system-agnostic method to assess tissue administered with a radio-opaque contrast agent. The method is a system-agnostic means to accurately quantify contrast agent content in normal tissue and in cancerous tissue from contrast-enhanced radiographic images, and to assess and verify image quality and the efficacy of a clinical assessment from these images.