Lung Cancer Diagnosis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Obtained at Three Time Points
First Claim
1. A method of providing a malignancy classification based on MRI data for a region of lung tissue, the method comprising:
- setting time points T1 and T2 measured from a time point T0 at or near an injection of a contrast agent, T1 representing a wash-in time point as detected by MRI for malignant lung tissue at which a first concentration value of the injected contrast agent is substantially equal to or near a peak for injected contrast agent concentration for the malignant lung tissue,wherein at T2 a second concentration value of the injected contrast agent for the malignant lung tissue is less than or substantially equal to the first concentration value at T1, and a third concentration value of the injected contrast agent for non-malignant lung tissue at T1 is less than or substantially equal to a fourth concentration value of the injected contrast agent concentration for the non-malignant lung tissue at T2;
obtaining a first sample concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T1 and a second sample concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T2;
determining a malignancy classification for the region of lung tissue by comparing the obtained sample concentration values with a predetermined malignancy profile; and
outputting a representation of the malignancy classification of the region of lung tissue.
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Abstract
A malignancy classification method and medium for diagnosing a region of lung tissue based on MRI data are disclosed. The classifying includes: setting time points T1 and T2 measured from injection of a contrast agent. T1 represents a wash-in time point for malignant lung tissue at which a first concentration value of the injected contrast agent is substantially equal to or near a peak for injected contrast agent concentration in the region of lung tissue. Patient concentration values of the contrast agent for the area of lung tissue at time points T1 and T2 are obtained, and a malignancy classification for the region of lung tissue is provided by comparing the obtained sample concentration values with a predetermined malignancy profile. A visual representation of the malignancy classification of the region of lung tissue is outputted.
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1. A method of providing a malignancy classification based on MRI data for a region of lung tissue, the method comprising:
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setting time points T1 and T2 measured from a time point T0 at or near an injection of a contrast agent, T1 representing a wash-in time point as detected by MRI for malignant lung tissue at which a first concentration value of the injected contrast agent is substantially equal to or near a peak for injected contrast agent concentration for the malignant lung tissue, wherein at T2 a second concentration value of the injected contrast agent for the malignant lung tissue is less than or substantially equal to the first concentration value at T1, and a third concentration value of the injected contrast agent for non-malignant lung tissue at T1 is less than or substantially equal to a fourth concentration value of the injected contrast agent concentration for the non-malignant lung tissue at T2; obtaining a first sample concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T1 and a second sample concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T2; determining a malignancy classification for the region of lung tissue by comparing the obtained sample concentration values with a predetermined malignancy profile; and outputting a representation of the malignancy classification of the region of lung tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium incorporating a program of instructions for providing a malignancy classification for a region of lung tissue based on MRI data, the program of instructions comprising:
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instructions for setting time points T1 and T2 measured from a time point T0 at or near an injection of a contrast agent, T1 representing a wash-in time point as detected by MRI for malignant lung tissue at which a first concentration value of the injected contrast agent is substantially equal to or near a peak for injected contrast agent concentration for the malignant lung tissue, wherein at T2 a second concentration value of the injected contrast agent for the malignant lung tissue is less than or substantially equal to the first concentration value at T1, and a third concentration value of the injected contrast agent for non-malignant lung tissue at T1 is less than or substantially equal to a fourth concentration value of the injected contrast agent concentration for the non-malignant lung tissue at T2; instructions for obtaining a first sample concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T1 and a second concentration value of the contrast agent for the region of lung tissue at T2; instructions for determining a malignancy classification for the region of lung tissue by comparing the obtained sample concentration values with a predetermined malignancy profile; and instructions for outputting a representation of the malignancy classification of the region of lung tissue. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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