System and methods for image analysis and treatment
First Claim
1. An image analysis system comprising:
- a computer apparatus programmed to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, the plurality of segments divided relative to a biological landmark of the living organism and each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to the biological landmark, the computer apparatus further programmed to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments.
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Abstract
An image analysis system comprising a computer apparatus programmed to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, the plurality of segments divided relative to a biological landmark of the living organism and/or each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to the biological landmark, the computer apparatus further programmed to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments. In another embodiment, the image analysis system further comprises an image recording apparatus for capturing the at least one image. In yet another embodiment, the image analysis system further comprises a treatment apparatus for delivering at least one type of therapy to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of segments in relation to the position of the at least one segment relative to the biological landmark, in relation to the at least one parameter, or in relation to a combination of the two. In addition, methods of operating the image analysis system are provided, as well as methods of delineating a region of interest in an image, analyzing at least one image, and treating a region of interest.
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48 Claims
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1. An image analysis system comprising:
a computer apparatus programmed to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, the plurality of segments divided relative to a biological landmark of the living organism and each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to the biological landmark, the computer apparatus further programmed to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments. - 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)
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31. A method of analyzing at least one image, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least one image of tissue within a living organism; identifying a region of interest of the tissue; dividing the region of interest into a plurality of segments relative to a biological landmark of the living organism; positionally referencing each of the plurality of segments to the biological landmark; and
,analyzing at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments.
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32. A method of treating a living organism, comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least one image of tissue within a living organism; identifying a region of interest of the tissue; dividing the region of interest into a plurality of segments; positionally referencing each of the plurality of segments to a biological landmark of the living organism; delivering at least one type of therapy to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of segments in relation to the position of the at least one segment relative to the biological landmark. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of treating a living organism, comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least one image of tissue within a living organism; identifying a region of interest of the tissue; dividing the region of interest into a plurality of segments relative to a biological landmark of the living organism; positionally referencing each of the plurality of segments to the biological landmark; analyzing at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments; and
,delivering at least one type of therapy to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of segments in relation to the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method of operating an image analysis system including a computer apparatus, the method comprising:
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operating the computer system to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, the plurality of segments divided relative to a biological landmark of the living organism and each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to the biological landmark; and
,operating the computer apparatus to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A method of operating an image analysis system including a computer apparatus and a treatment apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating the computer apparatus to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to a biological landmark of the living organism; operating the computer apparatus to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments; and
,operating the treatment apparatus to deliver at least one type of therapy to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of segments in relation to the position of the at least one segment relative to the biological landmark. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of operating an image analysis system having a computer apparatus and a treatment apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating the computer apparatus to access at least one image of tissue within a living organism and to register a plurality of segments of a region of interest of the tissue, the plurality of segments divided relative to a biological landmark of the living organism, each of the plurality of segments positionally referenced to the biological landmark; operating the computer apparatus to analyze at least one parameter for at least one of the plurality of segments; and
,operating the treatment apparatus to deliver at least one type of therapy to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of segments in relation to the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. A method of identifying a region of interest in an image, comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least one image of tissue within a living organism; identifying an initial boundary of a region of interest of the tissue; analyzing at least one parameter for the tissue within the initial boundary; performing an analysis of the initial boundary, comprising the steps of; adjusting the initial boundary to identify an adjusted boundary; calculating a region difference indicative of the change between the initial boundary and the adjusted boundary; analyzing the at least one parameter for the tissue within the adjusted boundary; analyzing a parameter difference indicative of the change between the at least one parameter for the initial boundary and the at least one parameter for the adjusted boundary; comparing the parameter difference to a reference; repeating the step of performing an analysis of the initial boundary, responsive to a negative comparison; replacing the initial boundary with the adjusted boundary, responsive to a positive comparison.
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