Method and system for non-invasive temperature mapping of tissue
First Claim
1. A method for mapping temperature changes in tissue comprising:
- receiving an image of tissue comprised of multiple pixels;
segregating said image into groups of pixels, each said group of pixels having a corresponding set of descriptors derived from said pixels in said corresponding group of pixels;
establishing a baseline for at least one of each group of pixels and said corresponding set of descriptors, said baseline corresponding to initial conditions of the tissue as a learning set;
measuring a differential between said set of descriptors for a group of pixels which correspond to new pixels within a group of pixels and said baseline for said set of descriptors for said group of pixels;
correlating said measured differential to a temperature change for the tissue corresponding to said group of pixels; and
overlaying an indication of temperature over the tissue image in response to said correlated temperature change indicating a change in temperature range for the tissue.
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Abstract
A method and system for mapping temperature from image data. The method includes the steps of: receiving an image of tissue comprised of multiple pixels, segregating the image into groups of pixels (104), each group of pixels having a set of descriptors (106), establishing a baseline set of descriptors corresponding to initial conditions of the imaged tissue (108), measuring a differential in the set of descriptors for a group of pixels (114), the differential corresponding to a change in pixel values for the group of pixels, correlating said measured differential to a temperature change for the tissue corresponding to the group of pixels (118-124), and overlaying an indication of temperature over the tissue image in response to said correlated temperature change indicating a change in temperature range for the tissue (130-132). The system includes a digital processor implementing a neural network for evaluating a set of descriptors against baseline values learned by the neural network form the initial conditions of the tissue.
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1. A method for mapping temperature changes in tissue comprising:
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receiving an image of tissue comprised of multiple pixels; segregating said image into groups of pixels, each said group of pixels having a corresponding set of descriptors derived from said pixels in said corresponding group of pixels; establishing a baseline for at least one of each group of pixels and said corresponding set of descriptors, said baseline corresponding to initial conditions of the tissue as a learning set; measuring a differential between said set of descriptors for a group of pixels which correspond to new pixels within a group of pixels and said baseline for said set of descriptors for said group of pixels; correlating said measured differential to a temperature change for the tissue corresponding to said group of pixels; and overlaying an indication of temperature over the tissue image in response to said correlated temperature change indicating a change in temperature range for the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for mapping temperature changes in tissue comprising:
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a buffer for receiving video data corresponding to an image generated for an ultrasound system; a processor for establishing baseline values from video data corresponding to at least one region of said image and generating descriptors for said region derived from video data corresponding to said region, said video data for generating said descriptors being received subsequent to said video data used to establish said baselines; a comparator for comparing said generated descriptors to said established baselines to measure image change; a correlator to correlate said measured image change to a temperature range; and an overlay generator for generating overlay image data for modifying said image to indicate said region being in said correlated temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for mapping temperature changes in tissue comprising the steps of:
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segregating an image of tissue comprised of multiple pixels into a target area of target pixels; extracting pattern data from said target area in an initial image of the tissue to establish a baseline for each pattern in said pattern data extracted from said initial image; extracting pattern data from said target area in a subsequent image of said tissue; determining a best correspondence between said extracted pattern data in said subsequent image and said extracted pattern data in said initial image by comparing said extracted pattern data in said subsequent image with said pattern data in said initial image; measuring a differential between said extracted pattern data from said subsequent image and said established baseline for said extracted pattern best corresponding to said pattern data in said initial image; correlating a temperature change to said measured differential for said extracted pattern data in said subsequent image; and overlaying an indication of temperature range over a portion of said target area corresponding to said correlated temperature change to indicate a change in temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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