System for measuring tissue size and marbling in an animal

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G06K 9/00 (2006.01) G06T 7/60 (2006.01)

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CA 2389271

A computerized system scans (116) and animal (102) using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to produce digital pixel values representing internal tissue. The pixel values are coded as gray scale values representing of the density of tissue scanned. The computer system (104) then classifies each pixel, based upon its gray scale value, as representing fat (207), muscle (206), cartilage (205) or skeletal tissue. Once classified, the percentage of intramuscular fat is calculated and presented on the screen of the computer system. Once the pixel data is classified, a perimeter around the muscle being scanned is defined by separating the muscle tissue from the surrounding tissue, and, the area of the muscle is calculated and presented to the user of the system. Multiple scans are performed along one dimension of the animal to determine the volume of the muscle. The system also ranks the animal with animals of like kind.

Dans cette invention, un système informatisé explore (116) un animal (102) par imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) pour produire des valeurs de pixels numériques représentant les tissu internes. Les valeurs de pixels sont codées en valeurs de gamme de gris représentant la densité du tissu exploré. Le système informatique (104) classe chaque pixel, sur la base de sa valeur de gamme de gris, représentant la graisse (207), le muscle (206), le cartilage (205) ou le tissu squelettique. Une fois classé, le pourcentage de la graisse intramusculaire est calculé et représenté sur l'écran du système informatique. Une fois les données de pixels classées, on définit un périmètre autour du muscle exploré en séparant le tissu musculaire du tissu alentour, on calcule ensuite la surface du muscle et on la présente à l'utilisateur du système. On réalise plusieurs balayages le long d'une dimension de l'animal pour déterminer le volume du muscle. Par ailleurs, ce système classe l'animal avec les animaux de la même race.

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