Virtual bone biopsy
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1. A method of analyzing trabecular bone structure of a patient comprising the steps of:
- scanning the trabecular bone of said patient using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner to generate bone image data; and
processing the image data comprising correcting the image data to compensate for involuntary movement by the patient during said scanning;
deshading the image data to minimize the effects of radio frequency inhomogeniety; and
reducing noise in the image data.
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Abstract
The present indention comprises a system and method for analyzing trabecular bone structure. A means for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner generates bone image data, which is then processed including correcting, deshadi4 and reducing noise in the image data.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing trabecular bone structure of a patient comprising the steps of:
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scanning the trabecular bone of said patient using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner to generate bone image data; and
processing the image data comprising correcting the image data to compensate for involuntary movement by the patient during said scanning;
deshading the image data to minimize the effects of radio frequency inhomogeniety; and
reducing noise in the image data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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16. A method of analyzing trabecular bone structure comprising the steps of:
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scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner to generate bone image data; and
processing the image data comprising;
correcting the image data to compensate for movement by the patient during said scanning;
deshading the image data to minimize the effects of radio frequency inhomogeniety; and
reducing noise in the image data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A device for analyzing trabecular bone structure, comprising:
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means for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner to generate bone image data; and
computer means for processing the image data, the means comprising;
means for correcting the image data to compensate for movement during the scanning;
means for deshading the image data to minimize the effects of radio frequency inhomogeniety; and
means for reducing noise in the image data; and
means for transmitting the bone image data to the processing computer means. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system for analyzing trabecular bone structure, comprising:
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computer-readable signal-bearing medium;
means in the medium for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner to generate bone image data; and
means in the medium for processing the image data, the means comprising;
means in the medium for correcting the image data to compensate for movement during said scanning;
means in the medium for deshading the image data to minimize the effects of radio frequency inhomogeniety; and
means for reducing noise in the image data.
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