Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10437975
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, method, and computer readable medium containing computer-executable code for implementing image analysis uses multivariate statistical analysis of sample images, and allows segmentation of the image into different groups or classes, depending on a correlation to one or more sample textures, or sample surface features. In one embodiment, the invention performs multivariate statistical analysis of ultrasound images, wherein a tumor may be characterized by segmenting viable tissue from necrotic tissue, allowing for more detailed in vivo analysis of tumor growth beyond simple dimensional measurements or univariate statistical analysis. Application of the apparatus and method may also be used for characterizing other types of samples having textured features including, for example, tumor angiogenesis biomarkers from Power Doppler.
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Benson Gregg C.
Johns Andrew W.
Kleiman Gabriel L.
Pfizer Inc.
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