Patent ID: 9289140
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,G06F,G16B

Claim Text:
1. A computer-based method for generating a parametric response map comprising: a) obtaining a first set of parametric measurement data for a tissue region with an imaging device, the first set of parametric measurement data comprising a plurality of voxels; b) administering a treatment to the tissue region; c) obtaining one or more subsequent sets of parametric measurement data, each subsequent set of parametric measurement data comprising a plurality of voxels, and the subsequent sets of parametric measurement data being obtained with the imaging device or another imaging device; d) registering the one or more subsequent sets of parametric response data with the first set of parametric response data; and e) identifying, on a voxel-by-voxel basis, whether the voxels within the tissue region have increased, decreased, or unaltered parametric measurement properties, using a defined threshold, wherein each of the changes is determined by comparing voxels of the one or more subsequent sets of parametric measurement data to the voxels of one or more subsequent sets of parametric measurement data obtained previously or to the voxels of the first set of parametric measurement data.