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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Alan Brett, Manchester, GB;
Jane Haslam, Bucks, GB;
Curtis Hayes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Joel Krasnow, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Cornelis Van Kuijk, Baarn, NL;
Colin Miller, Churchville, PA (US);
Alan Brett, Manchester, GB;
Jane Haslam, Bucks, GB;
Curtis Hayes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Joel Krasnow, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Cornelis Van Kuijk, Baarn, NL;
Colin Miller, Churchville, PA (US);
Optasia Medical Limited, Cheadle, GB;
Abstract
A method and system for detection and tracking of osteoporosis is disclosed. A method of characterizing an image of a target vertebra includes building a computer model from a set of sample images of pathological and non-pathological variations of vertebrae representing variations in shape of the vertebrae. The method also includes receiving an image of a target vertebra of a subject and automatically estimating contours of lateral outlines of the superior and the inferior cortical endplates of the image. The parameters of the model are varied to determine a set that represents a model shape that approximates the estimated contours of the outlines of the cortical endplates. The method includes automatically characterizing the target vertebra based on the set of model parameters that are determined and outputting on a display device the characterization of the target vertebra.