Publication number: 20090234627
Abstract: Modeling of prognosis of survivability, side-effect, or both is provided. For example, RILI is predicted using bullae information. The amount, volume or ratio of Bullae, even alone, may indicate the likelihood of complication, such as the likelihood of significant (e.g., stage 3) pneumonitis. As another example, RILI is predicted using uptake values of an imaging agent. Standardized uptake from a functional image (e.g., FDG uptake from a positron emission image), alone or in combination with other features, may indicate the likelihood of side-effect. In another example, survivability, such as two-year survivability, is predicted using blood biomarkers. The characteristics of a patient's blood may be measured and, alone or in combination with other features, may indicate the likelihood of survival. The modeling may be for survivability, side-effect, or both and may use one or more of the blood biomarker, uptake value, and bullae features.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2009
Publication date:
September 17, 2009
Applicants:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., MAASTRO Clinic
Inventors:
Shipeng Yu, Gelnn Fung, Cary Dehing-Oberije, Dirk de Ruysscher, Sriram Krishnan, R. Bharat Rao, Philippe Lambin