Patent ID: 6836557
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
A method for assessing at least one biomarker in a region of interest of a patient and a response of the at least one biomarker to an applied stimulus, the method comprising:(a) obtaining at least one pre-stimulus 3D image data set in the region of interest before the applied stimulus is applied to the at least one biomarker; (b) applying the stimulus to the at least one biomarker, wherein the applied stimulus is an applied energy, an externally applied force, or a treatment modality; (c) obtaining at least one post-stimulus 3D image data set in the region of interest after the applied stimulus is applied to the at least one biomarker; and (d) extracting biomarker measurements from the at least one pre-stimulus 3D image data set and the at least one post-stimulus 3D image data set.