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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, TW;

Inventors:

Cheng-Yu Chen, Taipei City, TW;

Duen-Pang Kuo, Taipei City, TW;

David Carroll Chen, Taipei City, TW;

Assignee:

TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, Taipei City, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30012 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are methods and devices of processing a low-dose computed tomography (CT) image. The present disclosure provides a method of processing a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) image. The method includes receiving a first set of chest images, the first set of chest images generated by a low-dose CT method; determining a vertebral body region in each image of the first set of chest images; determining an anterior part within each vertebral body region; obtaining a first set of features from the anterior parts of the first set of chest images; selecting a second set of features from the first set of features; and determining whether a bone mineral density of the vertebral body regions is abnormal based on the second set of features.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Chen, Cheng-Yu. (2026). Method and device of detecting bone mineral density based on low dose computed tomography image of chest (U.S. Patent No. 12685502). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12685502

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