Development of license-free platform for image analysis of joint diseases to standardize medical diagnosis technologies

在本项目中，我们的目标是开发用于评估二维或三维关节成像的敏感和可重复的技术，并公开提供这些技术，以便在大多数医学医生中建立标准的分析工具。研制了髋、膝关节X线平片、静态和负荷MRI、CT关节造影等多种分析软件，并对正常志愿者和膝、髋关节骨性关节炎患者进行了准确性和临床应用研究。这些软件作为免费许可证工具通过主页提供给许多相关医生广泛使用。

In this project, we aimed to develop sensitive and reproducible technologies for assessment of two - or three - dimensional joint imaging, and to provide those technologies in public in order to establish the standard analyzing tool among the majority of medical physicians. Various analyzing softwares for plain radiographs, static and loading MRI, and CT arthrography of hip and knee joints were developed, and the accuracy and clinical usefulness of the softwares were investigated among normal volunteers and patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis. Those softwares were provided as the free - license tools via the home pages for widespread use among many associated physicians.