System for measuring tissue size and marbling in an animal
CA 2389271 A1 · Owner: Ellis, James S. · Inventors: Ellis, James S.
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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 , …
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- Filed October 29, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 29, 2019.
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