Anatomical Feature Tracking and Monitoring System
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring change in patient anatomical features, comprising:
- a volumetric analyzer for automatically analyzing data derived from an imaging unit and representing a three dimensional view of a patient anatomical feature, to determine spatial characteristics of said anatomical feature;
a comparison processor for automatically comparing a first set of spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature derived at a first time with a second set of corresponding spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature derived at a subsequent second time, to provide change data representing change in spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature over a period of time; and
a repository for storing said change data for access by a user.
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Abstract
A system according to invention principles automatically calculates anatomical feature (e.g., tumor, body part, organ) size electronically to provide a clinician with useful information when assessing the tumor response during treatment. A system for monitoring change in patient anatomical features, includes a volumetric analyzer for automatically analyzing data derived from an imaging unit that represents a three dimensional view of a patient anatomical feature in order to determine spatial characteristics of the anatomical feature. A comparison processor automatically compares a first set of spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature derived at a first time with a second set of corresponding spatial characteristics of the patient anatomical feature derived at a subsequent second time, to provide change data representing change in spatial characteristics of the patient anatomical feature over a period of time. A repository stores change data for access by a user.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring change in patient anatomical features, comprising:
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a volumetric analyzer for automatically analyzing data derived from an imaging unit and representing a three dimensional view of a patient anatomical feature, to determine spatial characteristics of said anatomical feature;
a comparison processor for automatically comparing a first set of spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature derived at a first time with a second set of corresponding spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature derived at a subsequent second time, to provide change data representing change in spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature over a period of time; and
a repository for storing said change data for access by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring change in patient anatomical features, comprising:
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an analyzer for automatically analyzing data derived from images indicating spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature in three dimensions and produced by an imaging unit;
a comparison processor for automatically comparing a first set of spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature derived at a first time with a second set of corresponding spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature derived at a subsequent second time, to provide change data representing change in spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature over a period of time; and
a repository for storing said change data for access by a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring chance in patient anatomical features, comprising:
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an analyzer for automatically analyzing data derived from images indicating spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature in three dimensions in a plurality of activity modes and produced by an imaging unit;
a comparison processor for automatically comparing a first set of spatial characteristics of a patient anatomical feature in a first activity mode derived at a first time with a second set of corresponding spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature in said first activity mode derived at a subsequent second time, to provide change data representing change in spatial characteristics of said patient anatomical feature over a period of time; and
a repository for storing said change data for access by a user. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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