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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. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2015
Applicants:

Baylor University, Waco, TX (US);

Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, TX (US);

Inventors:

Brian A. Garner, Waco, TX (US);

Christopher Chaput, Temple, TX (US);

Jacob Hoffman, Waco, TX (US);

Assignees:

Baylor University, Waco, TX (US);

Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30012 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and system using software and associated equipment to automatically identify two or more preselected anatomical features by examining pixels within images, such as computerized tomography (CT) scanned images, determining appropriate measurements between such identified features based on dimensions and scaling available within the image file, comparing these measurements to normative data, and providing output of the results to a user, such as medical personnel. In at least one embodiment, the system can measure an interval between a first bone and a second bone that may be useful for medical analysis.


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