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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2007
Applicants:

Anders Dale, Boston, MA (US);

Sebastien Gicquel, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Anders Dale, Boston, MA (US);

Sebastien Gicquel, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

CorTechs Labs, Inc., La Jolla, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides an atlas comprising values representative of magnetic resonance properties of a magnetic resonance (MR) scan and optionally, prior probability data relating to tissue type. Further embodiments of the invention involve a system including an MR scanner and the atlas for use in alignment of an MR scan, such as a localizer scan, to obtain a specific geometry of the data acquired during a subsequent scan. Also, a system includes an MR scanner and the atlas for automatic segmentation of an MR scan. Methods of making and using the atlas and system are also provided.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Dale, Anders. (2012). Atlas and methods for segmentation and alignment of anatomical data (U.S. Patent No. 8140144). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8140144

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