Patent ID: 8290564
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61B,G01B,G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing bone structure or bone density using a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining two-dimensional image data of at least a portion of a subject's bone including trabecular bone, wherein said image data includes image data from at least two two-dimensional images of the subject's bone taken from at least two different angles; (b) combining said at least two two-dimensional images into a volumetric image dataset; (c) extracting a three-dimensional model representing the structure of trabecular bone from the volumetric image dataset; (d) simulating bone remodeling using said three-dimensional model; and (e) predicting structural strength of the bone based at least in part on the simulation of bone remodeling.