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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Virginia Byers Kraus, Durham, NC (US);
H Cecil Charles, Durham, NC (US);
Sheng Chu Wang, Durham, NC (US);
Sheng Feng, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Virginia Byers Kraus, Durham, NC (US);
H Cecil Charles, Durham, NC (US);
Sheng Chu Wang, Durham, NC (US);
Sheng Feng, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/40 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/469 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/406 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10072 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20104 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example systems and methods of generating an indicator of osteoarthritis (OA) progression are described. Fractal dimension curves are generated for horizontal and vertical trabecular components associated with a region of interest of a joint image. A statistical model is used to model shapes of the fractal dimension curves and a predictor of OA progression is calculated based on shape parameters of the statistical model.