Patent ID: 6895107
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of determining the amount of a first component, a second component, and a third components in a tissue, the method utilizing a first image and a second image of the tissue, the images being comprised of pixels with gray scale values, wherein the first image accentuates the difference between the first and second components, and wherein the second image accentuates the differences between the third component and the first and second components, the method comprising: (a) using the second image to determine which pixels contain the third component; (b) modifying the first image by subtracting the pixels containing the third component from the first image; and (c) using the modified first image to determine which pixels therein contain a majority of the first component, and which pixels therein contain a majority of the second component.