David C Gakenheimer from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, age 82

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David C. Gakenheimer
President

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR TRACT NO. 16540

4100 Palos Verdes Dr S, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

David C. Gakenheimer
Principal

G. A Industries
Mfg Surgical/Medical Instruments

4150 Maritime Rd, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90275

Quantitative Dental Caries Detection System And Method
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US Patent:

57427003, Apr 21, 1998
Filed:

Oct 13, 1995
Appl. No.:

8/542674
Inventors:

Douglas C. Yoon - Beverly Hills CA
Gregg D. Wilensky - Venice CA
Joseph A. Neuhaus - Marina del Ray CA
Narbik Manukian - Glendale CA
David C. Gakenheimer - Redondo Beach CA
Assignee:

Logicon, Inc. - Torrance CA
International Classification:

G06K 900
US Classification:

382132
Abstract:

A caries detection system and method for quantifying a probability of lesions existing in tissues are presented. Digital X-ray images are segmented and further processed to generate feature statistics inputs for a neural network. The feature statistics include colinearity measurements of candidate lesions in different tissue segments. The neural network is trained by back propagation with an extensive data set of radiographs and histologic examinations and processes the statistics to determine the probability of lesions existing in the tissues.