METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY IN VIVO DETECTION AND GRADING OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Title:

METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY IN VIVO DETECTION AND GRADING OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/022333

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to a methodology and apparatus for early in vivo detection and grading of knee osteoarthritis (OA) whereby combined assessment of cartilage thickness, water and proteoglycan (PG) contents is carried out by incorporating dual tuned knee coil (113) (23Na/1H) for data acquisition.

Inventors:

KUMAR DILEEP (MY)
RAJA AHMAD RAJA MOHD KAMIL (MY)
MOHAMAD HANI AHMAD FADZIL (MY)

Application Number:

PCT/MY2012/000195

Publication Date:

April 11, 2013

Filing Date:

June 29, 2012

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Assignee:

INST OF TECHNOLOGY PETRONAS SDN BHD (MY)
KUMAR DILEEP (MY)
RAJA AHMAD RAJA MOHD KAMIL (MY)
MOHAMAD HANI AHMAD FADZIL (MY)

International Classes:

A61B5/055; G06F19/00; G06T7/00

Foreign References:

US20040015072A1	2004-01-22
US20110054299A1	2011-03-03
US20080015433A1	2008-01-17
US20090190815A1	2009-07-30

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

WONG, Jan Ping (3.02 Menara Boustead Penang,3, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah Penang, MY)

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