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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Weijie Chen, Chicago, IL (US);
Maryellen L Giger, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Gillian Newstead, Chicago, IL (US);
Weijie Chen, Chicago, IL (US);
Maryellen L Giger, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Gillian Newstead, Chicago, IL (US);
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer software product for analyzing medical images, including obtaining image data representative of a plurality of medical images of the abnormality, each medical image corresponding to an image of the abnormality acquired at a different time relative to a time of administration of a contrast medium, each medical image including a predetermined number of voxels; partitioning each medical image into at least two groups based on the obtained image data, wherein each group corresponds to a subset of the predetermined number of voxels, and each group is associated with a temporal image pattern in the plurality of medical images; selecting, from among the temporal patterns, an enhancement temporal pattern as representative of the abnormality; and determining, based on the selected temporal pattern, a medical state of the abnormality.