Method, computer software, and system for tracking, stabilizing, and reporting motion between vertebrae
First Claim
1. A method for processing medical images via an information handling system to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
- identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images; and
processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence.
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Abstract
A method for processing medical images via an information handling system for identifying and tracking motion between vertebrae of a spine includes identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images and acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images. The method also includes processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence. Computer software and an information handling system are also disclosed.
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185 Claims
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1. A method for processing medical images via an information handling system to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images; and
processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for processing medical images via an information handling system to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images;
processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence; and
calculating motion data representative of the motion between the vertebrae of the spine of the at least two medical images. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium and processable by a processor of an information handling system for processing medical images to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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instructions for identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
instructions for acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images; and
instructions for processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium and processable by a processor of an information handling system for processing medical images to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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instructions for identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
instructions for acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images;
instructions for processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence; and
instructions for calculating motion data representative of the motion between the vertebrae of the spine of the at least two medical images. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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121. An information handling system for processing medical images to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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means for identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
means for acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images; and
a processor for processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170)
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171. A system for processing medical images to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, comprising:
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means for identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the system;
means for acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images; and
a processor for processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence and for calculating motion data representative of the motion between the vertebrae of the spine of the at least two medical images. - View Dependent Claims (172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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181. A report generated by a method for processing medical images via an information handling system to identify and track motion between vertebrae of a spine, including identifying one or more vertebra in each of at least two medical images accessed via the information handling system;
- acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images;
processing a sequence of the at least two medical images as a function of the tracking data to track a motion between the vertebrae of the spine in the sequence; and
calculating motion data representative of the motion between the vertebrae of the spine of the at least two medical images, said report comprising;
an identification of motion study information; and
a motion study summary configured to provide a representation of the motion between the vertebrae of the spine of the at least two medical images as a function of the calculated motion data. - View Dependent Claims (182, 183, 184, 185)
- acquiring tracking data as a function of a position of the respective identified vertebrae from the at least two medical images;
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