Thomas Patrice Jean Arsene Gauthier,Edward Lam Shang Leen
申请号：
US13499383
公开号：
US20120253190A1
申请日:
2010.09.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A method for assessing a liver includes acquiring image information including contrast-enhanced ultrasound images of the liver. A location of the main hepatic artery (MHA) and a location of the main portal vein (MPV) of the liver are identified in at least one of the contrast-enhanced ultrasound images of the liver. Time-intensity information corresponding to perfusion of a contrast agent in the MHA and the MPV is obtained. A biomarker index value (BW) which is a function of the time-intensity information corresponding to the perfusion of contrast agent in the MHA and the time-intensity information corresponding to the perfusion of contrast agent in the MPV is determined.
