Tools for aiding in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases

A technology for neurodegenerative and disease applications in the direction of diagnosis, diagnostic recording/measurement, applications, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2009-12-09
GE HEALTHCARE LTD
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For example, although it is possible to identify subjects who may be genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease (AD) [1, 2], it is usually only possible when the various characteristic symptoms become apparent to experienced clinicians based on Provisional diagnosis is provided from laboratory extracted data, clinical diagnosis, and late neuroimaging studies

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[0025] figure 1 A system 100 for clinically assessing an emerging neurodegenerative disease in a subject according to an embodiment of the invention is shown. The system 100 includes a data processing device 120 , an image acquisition module 122 and an image analyzer 124 , wherein the data processing device 120 is configured to provide various interfaces 123 and 126 . The interfaces 123 and 126 , the image acquisition module 122 and the image analyzer 124 can be logically coupled together through the data bus 125 under the control of a central processing unit (not shown).

[0026] The data processing device 120 provides a first common interface 126 for connecting the data processing device 120 with external components. In this embodiment, the external components include: an input data connection 127 coupled to a user input device 128 (e.g., mouse / keyboard, etc.), a network data connection 143 coupled to the Internet 142, and a display coupled to a display 130 Data connection...

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A system (100) and method for clinical evaluation of neurodegenerative disease 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) is operable to determine a quantitative value from the image data that is indicative of the level of neurodegenerative disease present in the brain of the 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).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to tools for aiding in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and devices for applying image analysis techniques to brain image data for aiding the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Background technique [0002] It is well known that various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, are difficult to diagnose in vivo. For example, although it is possible to identify subjects who may be genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease (AD) [1, 2], it is usually only possible when the various characteristic symptoms become apparent to an experienced clinician based on Provisional diagnosis is provided from data extracted from the laboratory, clinical diagnosis, and late neuroimaging studies. [0003] A variety of techniques have been used to aid in the preparation of such provisional diagnoses for AD. The...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01T1/29G06F19/00G06T7/00
CPCG06T2207/30016G06T2207/10104G06T7/401G06T7/0012A61B6/037G06T7/41A61B5/4088
Inventor J·A·利尔亚N·L·图尔夫耶尔
Owner GE HEALTHCARE LTD
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