Devices and methods for identifying and monitoring changes of a suspect area on a patient
CA 2856932 C · Owner: Dermaspect Llc · Inventors: Christiansen, William T. Ii; Steinmetzer, Eric R.; Torelli, James E.
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A method of comparing at least two images each image capturing a suspect area, the method comprising: identifying a reference item in the at least two images; measuring an attribute of the reference item in a first image; transforming a second image based on the measured attribute of the reference item in the first image using a transformation algorithm performed by a computing system wherein a reference item in the second image is transformed to correspond with an orientation and size of the reference item in the first image; measuring an attribute of the suspect areas in both images; and comparing the respective measured attributes of the respective suspect areas.
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- Filed January 19, 2006 and granted October 13, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 19, 2026.
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