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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Gopal B. Avinash, New Berlin, WI (US);
John V. Skinner, New Berlin, WI (US);
Sandeep Dutta, Waukesha, WI (US);
Patricia Le Nezet, Le Pecq, FR;
Deann Marie Haas, Port Washington, WI (US);
Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Gopal B. Avinash, New Berlin, WI (US);
John V. Skinner, New Berlin, WI (US);
Sandeep Dutta, Waukesha, WI (US);
Patricia Le Nezet, Le Pecq, FR;
Deann Marie Haas, Port Washington, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for generating a score for soft plaque in coronary arteries includes using the computer to estimate the soft plaque content within at least one object depicted in a medical image, using the computer to determine a plaque score dependent upon the estimated soft plaque content of the at least one object, and using the computer to report the plaque score.