Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual bone biopsy (VBB) system
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟骨活检(VBB)系统
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Application No.: US12352138Application Date: 2009-01-12
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Publication No.: US07643664B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Felix W. Wehrli , Bryon R Gomberg
- Applicant: Felix W. Wehrli , Bryon R Gomberg
- Applicant Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Current Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Agency: Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
- Agent Evelyn H. McConathy
- Priority: WO02/38753 20021205
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; A61B6/00

Abstract:
The present invention comprises a system and method for analyzing trabecular bone structure. A means for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner generates bone image data, which is then processed including correcting, deshading and reducing noise in the image data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090154786A1 Virtual Bone Biopsy (VBB) system Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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