The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Mark Does, Nashville, TN (US);
Robert Adam Horch, Nashville, TN (US);
Jeffrey S. Nyman, Nashville, TN (US);
Daniel Frank Gochberg, Nashville, TN (US);
Mark Does, Nashville, TN (US);
Robert Adam Horch, Nashville, TN (US);
Jeffrey S. Nyman, Nashville, TN (US);
Daniel Frank Gochberg, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for characterizing bone structures are provided for characterizing bone structures. In the system and method, one or moreH NMR or MRI signals associated with a bone structure are obtained. Thereafter one or more signal parameters are computed from the obtained signals, where each of the signal parameters comprising at least one of a relaxation rate constant or a corresponding signal amplitude associated with a component of the obtained signals defined by a Tvalue or a range of Tvalues. Finally, the mechanical properties or fracture risk for the bone structure are determined based on the computed signal parameters and stored correlation data.