发明名称 |
TOOLS FOR AIDING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES |
摘要 |
A system (100) and method for clinical evaluation of neurodegenerative di sease present in a subject is described. The system (100) comprises an image acquisition module (122) operable to acquire image data representative of a brain of a subject, and an image analyser (124). The image analyser (124) i s operable to determine a quantitative value from the image data that is ind icative of the level of neurodegenerative disease present in the brain of th e subject. Various embodiments of the invention provide a tool that aids in improved early diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases, such as, for example, Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
申请公布号 |
CA2675228(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.07.07 |
申请号 |
CA20082675228 |
申请日期 |
2008.01.25 |
申请人 |
GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED |
发明人 |
THURFJELL, NILS LENNART;LILJA, JOHAN AXEL |
分类号 |
G01T1/29;G06F19/00;G06T7/00 |
主分类号 |
G01T1/29 |
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