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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Applicants:
Solange Akselrod, Givat Shumel, IL;
Ron Tepper, Hertzlia, IL;
Yair Zimmer, Tel Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B008/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of characterizing an adnexal mass is disclosed, the method is effected by (a) obtaining a cross-sectional or projectional image of an examined adnex including the adnexal mass; (b) extracting boundaries of the adnexal mass; and (c) using a first algorithm for quantifying at least one morphological feature of the adnexal mass, thereby providing quantification of the at least one morphological feature.