device capable of predicting Parkinson's disease risk by analyzing neuromelanin region

摘要

An apparatus capable of predicting the risk of Parkinson's disease by analyzing a neuromelanin region according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an image receiving unit for acquiring an MRI image of a patient's brain; an image preprocessing unit preprocessing the acquired MRI image to enable observation of a neuromelanin region used as an image biomarker for Parkinson's disease; an image processing unit that analyzes the pre-processed MRI image to classify a first image including the neuromelanin region, and detects the neuromelanin region from the classified first image; and an image analysis unit that analyzes the detected neuromelanin region to determine the patient's information related to Parkinson's disease, wherein the image processing unit calculates the volume of the neuromelanin region based on the first image and , The image analysis unit, using the calculated volume of the neuromelanin region, determines the patient's information related to the Parkinson's disease, and a clinical information receiver to obtain clinical information; further comprising, the image analysis unit, the calculation A degree of neuromelanin atrophy is calculated by using the volume of the neuromelanin region and the obtained clinical information together, and based on the calculated degree of neuromelanin atrophy, it is possible to determine the patient's information related to the Parkinson's disease.