Sure Shot Medical Devices Announces Filing of Preliminary Patent Protection for Diagnostic Technology.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Dr. Jonathan Thierman, president of Sure Shot Medical Devices, announced today that his company has filed preliminary patent protection of a Computer Aided Diagnosis or CAD program that was used in a study published in the June 21, 2006, edition 51 of Physics in Medicine and Biology (Institute of Physics Publishing, London, United Kingdom). In an article titled, "Automated Sonographic evaluation of testicular testicular /tes·tic·u·lar/ (tes-tik´u-lar) pertaining to a testis. tes·tic·u·lar adj. Of or relating to a testicle or testis. testicular pertaining to the testis. perfusion," Dr. Thierman (Ph.D., MIT-Harvard) reported that two automated computer algorithms applied to contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging of a rabbit model of testicular torsion Testicular Torsion Definition Testicular torsion is the twisting of a testis (testicle) on its connection. Description The testes are suspended in the scrotum by a single bundle of tissues that also carries the blood supply to and from diagnosed unilateral testicular ischemia with up to 70% accuracy, while two pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. radiologists were only 35% to 40% accurate in finding ischemia when analyzing the same ultrasound images. More significantly, the computer assisted diagnosis was more sensitive than radiologists for cases of mild to moderate ischemia which is thought to be related to early disease in the case of testicular torsion. Dr. Thierman commented, "The value of this software tool for radiologists is to assist in the early detection of ischemic Ischemic An inadequate supply of blood to a part of the body, caused by partial or total blockage of an artery. Mentioned in: Antiangiogenic Therapy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ventricular Fibrillation ischemic disease before it progresses to more severe disease and end-organ damage. It is our hope that early detection may lead to early intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. and a significant reduction in morbidity." Today, Dr. Thierman announced that his company has filed patent protection and is pursuing commercialization of that diagnostic technology. Dr. Thierman said that since the software package analyzes images from traditional ultrasound imaging systems, the software package and others that Sure Shot Medical Devices is developing could be offered both as an aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. add-on and as an additional option with new ultrasound machines to assist the radiologist in the diagnosis of ischemia in cases of testicular torsion or other serious medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. involving perfusion abnormalities. "Our goal," said Dr. Thierman, "is to assist the radiologist in spotting the problem early." For more information, Dr. Thierman can be reached at: thierman@sureshotmd.com or 617-306-4328. |
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