Three-Dimensional Database

Invention novelty:

This invention provides a user bypass of the necessity to review materials that result from keyword inputs.  Instead, this database stores information from scientific publications into a three dimensional atlas, which is immediately activated upon searching with keywords pertaining to that atlas. (I.e. the human brain)  Based on the number of publications that are returned from the search, the 3D atlas changes color and intensity.

Value Proposition:

·         Information can be stored, searched, and retrieved using a 3D atlas, which takes advantage of coordinates and structures to store, search, and retrieve medical information

·         Coordinate and structure of anatomical region makes comparison of similar locations easier

·         Automatically syncs database with 3D location information

·         Can be incorporated into an electronic record (MRI scanner software) or publication (Elsevier) database

·         3D coordinates of interest contain important anatomical information such as changes in volume, diffusion and perfusion parameters

Technical Details:

This technology is a method involving a software algorithm to search scientific publications for data that can be displayed in a three-dimensional atlas.  First, users input data and keywords, which are fed into the system and identify key papers on that topic, thus highlighting in 3D space the region of the brain or other anatomical structure that is of interest.  Hence, there is a cluster of data visually organized that is easier to sort through than a conventional database with a long list of publications.  The inventors have designed the system such that the intensity of the highlighted region increases or decreases based on the amount of research that has been conducted on that location, for example the number of abnormalities reported in that region for Alzheimer’s disease.  More specifically, the user can click or scroll over the 3D coordinate of interest and examine abnormalities in volume, relaxation parameters, diffusion parameters and other characteristics in order to make an accurate diagnosis.  This process bypasses the standard literature review process and allows physicians to make faster observations and conclusions.

Looking for Partners: JHTT is looking for partners to act as licensees of the technology and possibly implement it use in databases for scientific journal publishers or MRI scanner software. 

Stage of Development: Discovery
 

Data Availability: Not Available

Patent Status: Pending

Publication(s)/Associated Cases:  None available.