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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Brian D. Ross, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Plymouth, MI (US);
Thomas Chenevert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles R. Meyer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig J. Galban, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian D. Ross, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Plymouth, MI (US);
Thomas Chenevert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles R. Meyer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig J. Galban, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring tissue regions. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for detecting changes in tissue regions over a period of time. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the present invention are used to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular treatment of a tissue region. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the present invention provide a parametric response map approach for detecting and analyzing changes in tissue regions over a period of time to detect and monitor disease or tissue health and to monitor the impact of therapeutic interventions.