Method and System for Providing Fracture/No Fracture Classification
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1. A method of classifying fracture risk for a patient, the method comprising:
- determining a fracture index of the patient;
determining one of a fracture classification and a non-fracture classification of the patient based, at least in part, on the fracture index; and
determining a confidence level of the determined classification.
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Abstract
A method of classifying fracture risk for a patient is presented. The method includes determining a fracture index of the patient. Either a fracture classification or a non-fracture classification is assigned to the patient based, at least in part, on the fracture index. A confidence level of the assigned classification is determined.
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1. A method of classifying fracture risk for a patient, the method comprising:
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determining a fracture index of the patient;
determining one of a fracture classification and a non-fracture classification of the patient based, at least in part, on the fracture index; and
determining a confidence level of the determined classification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for use on a computer system for classifying fracture risk for a patient, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including:
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computer code for determining a fracture index of the patient;
computer code for determining one of a fracture classification and a non-fracture classification of the patient based, at least on the fracture index; and
computer code for determining a confidence level of the determined classification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for classifying fracture risk for a patient, the system comprising:
a controller, the controller for determining a fracture index of the patient;
determining one of a fracture classification and a non-fracture classification of the patient based, at least on the fracture index; and
determining a confidence level of the determined fracture classification. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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