Abstract: This invention relates to computer-assisted diagnostics and classification of prostate cancer. Specifically, the invention relates to segmentation of the prostate boundary on MRI images, cancer detection using multimodal multi-protocol MR data; and their integration for a computer-aided diagnosis and classification system for prostate cancer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 29, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 23, 2012
Assignees:
The Trustees of the University of PA., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Inventors:
Michael D. Feldman, Satish Viswanath, Pallavi Tiwari, Robert Toth, Anant Madabhushi, John Tomaszeweski, Mark Rosen