Identification and analysis of lesions in medical imaging

    公开(公告)号:US09953413B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US12449310

    申请日:2008-02-01

    申请人: Qing Yang

    发明人: Qing Yang

    IPC分类号: G06T7/00 A61B6/00

    摘要: A method for automated classification of curve patterns associated with dynamic image data of a lesion in a subject in order to determine characteristics of the lesion. The method comprising the steps of loading the image data into an electronic memory means, producing a plot of signal intensity profile, converting the signal intensity profile into a contrast enhancement profile, detecting a reference enhancement profile having a highly positive slope over an initial enhancement period followed by a decreasing profile portion, deriving signature curve types based on the reference enhancement profile, classifying an enhancement curve for each pixel in a selected ROI into one of the derived signature curve types using all available time points and displaying a grid-plot of the classified enhancement curves for all pixels in the selected ROI, wherein the overall display of curves and heterogeneity provides visual indication of the characteristics of the lesion.