Continuous detection and analysis of tissue changes
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1. A method of detecting tissue changes comprising the following steps:
- a) taking a volumetric tissue structure scan for at least one part of a patient'"'"'s body and storing the volumetric tissue structure scan data;
b) after a predetermined period of time, taking another volumetric tissue structure scan for the part or all of the patient'"'"'s body at least once, and again storing the data;
c) positionally assigning the data of two or more sequential tissue structure scans with the assistance of a computer, and comparing the volumetric tissue structure scan data;
d) computer-assisted detection and output of volumetric changes in the tissue of the patient, resulting from the different data for each body portion assigned.
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Abstract
A method of detecting tissue changes includes the following steps: a) taking a tissue structure scan for at least one part of a patient'"'"'s body and all of the tissue structure scan data is stored; b) after a predetermined period of time, taking another tissue structure scan for at least that part of the patient'"'"'s body at least once, and again storing the data; c) computer-assisted positional assignment and comparison of two or more sequential tissue structure scans; and d) computer-assisted detection and output of changes in the tissue of the patient, resulting from the different data for each body portion assigned.
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1. A method of detecting tissue changes comprising the following steps:
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a) taking a volumetric tissue structure scan for at least one part of a patient'"'"'s body and storing the volumetric tissue structure scan data;
b) after a predetermined period of time, taking another volumetric tissue structure scan for the part or all of the patient'"'"'s body at least once, and again storing the data;
c) positionally assigning the data of two or more sequential tissue structure scans with the assistance of a computer, and comparing the volumetric tissue structure scan data;
d) computer-assisted detection and output of volumetric changes in the tissue of the patient, resulting from the different data for each body portion assigned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting tissue changes, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining the data of two or more volumetric tissue structure scans taken at different times;
positionally assigning the data of said two or more volumetric tissue structure scans with the assistance of a computer, and comparing the volumetric tissue structure scan data;
computer-assisted detection and output of volumetric changes in the tissue of the patient, resulting from the different data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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