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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
David Thomas Gering, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gopal B. Avinash, New Berlin, WI (US);
Sandeep N. Gupta, Hanover, MD (US);
David Thomas Gering, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gopal B. Avinash, New Berlin, WI (US);
Sandeep N. Gupta, Hanover, MD (US);
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-aided detection system for evaluating tissue based on a series of timed images acquired both before and after a contrast agent is administered performs a temporal analysis of the tissue and then a spatial analysis in which the tissue is categorized. After the temporal and spatial analysis is performed, the results can be displayed. The displayed results can include both tissue characterization results, underlying curves used to determine the characterization, and confidence data regarding how good the characterization is expected to be. The confidence data can be provided, for example, by using variations in color schemes, displaying numerical confidence levels, or providing graphical features such as piecewise linear models.