Patent ID: 11869187
Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON ENTERPRISE INNOVATION INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 7:
8. A method for predicting one or more future risks of lung cancer for a subject, the method comprising:
obtaining one or more images captured from the subject prior to development of one or more detectable lung nodules;
analyzing, by a trained risk prediction model, the obtained one or more images to predict one or more future risks of lung cancer for the subject, wherein the trained risk prediction model is trained with a cohort of individuals in a population, wherein the population comprises over 50% Lung-RADS 1-2 patients;
wherein the analysis comprises processing features of the one or more images comprising at least non-nodule specific features, wherein the non-nodule specific features comprise both lung parenchyma features and body composition features, wherein the body composition features comprise a feature of a muscle or subcutaneous fat of the subject.