System and method for predicting future fractures

摘要

A method of predicting bone or articular disease in a subject includes determining one or more micro-structural parameters, one or more macroanatomical parameters or biomechanical parameters of a joint in the subject and combining at least two of the parameters to predict the risk of bone or articular disease.

主权项

1. A method for analyzing, in a computer system, bone condition in a target, comprising:
extracting electronic image data from an image of a bone of the target; defining a first region of interest (ROI) from the image data; defining a second region of interest (ROI) from the image data, wherein the first and second regions of interest (ROIs) overlap; analyzing information in the first and second ROIs to derive first and second values for at least one bone structure parameter from the image data of the target; creating a parameter map for the at least one bone structure parameter using the first and second values, and predicting a fracture line of the bone with the parameter map.