Title:
MEDICAL IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF DISEASES AND USE THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012223616
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide medical imaging methods and apparatus for diagnosis and monitoring of diseases, and to provide use therefor.
The methods are disclosed for analyzing representations of one or more in situ structures in the body of a subject (e.g., a human subject or other animal subject) to glean information about the health of the subject. The methods are disclosed for diagnosing, staging, grading, and monitoring diseases. The methods also are disclosed for targeting treatment and screening, validating therapy based on the analysis of in situ patterns (e.g., individual structural features or distributions), and monitoring the effectiveness of therapies.
Inventors:
BRAUNER RAUL
HEYMACH JOHN
HEYMACH JOHN
Application Number:
JP2012172000A
Publication Date:
November 15, 2012
Filing Date:
August 02, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BIO-TREE SYSTEMS INC
International Classes:
A61B5/055; A61B6/03; G01T1/161
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
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