METHOD OF ASSESSING LOCALIZED SHAPE AND TEMPERATURE OF THE HUMAN BODY

Patent №

US 7,519,210

Granted

2009-04-14

Filed 2005

Owner

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEATH SYSTEM OF HIGHER LEARNING

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AI components

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vision

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

11223565

A method of objectively quantifying assessments of joints having arthritis for purposes of assessment, diagnosis and treatment. The objective measurements utilize known imaging modalities including 3D scanning, thermal imaging, visible and near-infrared imaging and two-dimensional imaging to quantify swelling, heat distribution, erythema, and range or motion. The objective measurements can be combined in various ways to assess the extent of the disease and can be used to adjust treatment protocols.

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Evolutionary computation0.00
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Ownership

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEATH SYSTEM OF HIGHER LEARNING

assignment · 223750411

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

assignment · 223750639

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Assignors

HIRSCH, RAPHAEL, KWOH, CHIAN KENT

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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