System for non-invasive determination of glycogen stores
View Patent ↗Provided is a system for non-invasive determination of glycogen stores including: a glycogen evaluator structured and arranged to evaluate at least one selected portion of a scan of a selected target muscle to determine a glycogen store within the target muscle.
1. A portable system for about real time non-invasive determination of glycogen store value comprising:
a glycogen evaluator structured and arranged to evaluate with a processor at least one selected portion of an ultrasound scan of a selected target muscle to determine a glycogen store value within the target muscle in about real time.
2. The portable system of claim 1 , wherein the evaluator is structured and arranged to:
define a plurality of areas within the scan of the selected target muscle, each area having at least one attribute;
quantify each attribute as a value from a predetermined range of values; and
process the values to determine a glycogen store for the target muscle.
3. The portable system of claim 2 , wherein processing the values is averaging the values to determine the glycogen store.
4. The portable system of claim 2 , wherein a grid is imposed upon at least a portion of the scan to define the plurality of areas, at least a subset of areas providing the at least one selected portion of the scan.
5. The portable system of claim 2 , wherein pre-existing elements of the scan define the plurality of areas.
6. The portable system of claim 5 , wherein the pre-existing elements are one or more scan pixels.
7. The portable system of claim 1 , wherein the selected area is automatically determined based upon a center of the scan of a target muscle.
8. The portable system of claim 1 , wherein the selected area is user adjustable and or definable.
9. The portable system of claim 1 , wherein the glycogen evaluator is further structured and arranged to evaluate the hypoechoic appearance of the selected area.
10. The portable system of claim 1 , adapted as an athlete training device providing real time glycogen store values in active muscles during athlete training.
11. A portable system for about real time non-invasive determination of glycogen store value comprising:
an ultrasound device having a movable transducer, the transducer operable in a high frequency range, the ultrasound device having an adjustable depth of scan;
a depth of scan selector structured and arranged to select the depth of scan based upon a selection of a target muscle type; and
a glycogen evaluator structured and arranged to evaluate with a processor at least one selected area of a scan of a selected target muscle to determine a glycogen store value within the target muscle in about real time.
12. The portable system of claim 11 , wherein the evaluator is structured and arranged to:
define a plurality of areas within the scan of the selected target muscle, each area having at least one attribute;
quantify each attribute as a value from a predetermined range of values; and
process the values to determine a glycogen store for the target muscle.
13. The portable system of claim 12 , wherein processing the values is averaging the values to determine the glycogen store.
14. The portable system of claim 12 , wherein a grid is imposed upon at least a portion of the scan to define the plurality of areas.
15. The portable system of claim 12 , wherein pre-existing elements of the scan define the plurality of areas.
16. The portable system of claim 15 , wherein the pre-existing elements are one or more image pixels.
17. The portable system of claim 12 , wherein the glycogen evaluator is further structured and arranged to compare each attribute value to a threshold value and discard the value when below the threshold.
18. A portable system for about real time non-invasive determination of glycogen store value comprising:
a processing unit;
a memory storage device coupled to the processing unit;
the processing unit being adapted to:
receive an ultrasound scan of at least a portion of a target muscle of a subject;
select an area of the scan; and
evaluate the selected area to determine glycogen store value within the target muscle in about real time.
19. The portable system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further adapted to:
define a plurality of areas within the scan of the selected target muscle, each area having at least one attribute;
quantify each attribute as a value from a predetermined range of values; and
processing the values to determine a glycogen store in about real time.
20. The portable system of claim 19 , wherein processing the values is averaging the values to determine a glycogen store.
21. The portable system of claim 19 , wherein processing the values further includes:
comparing each attribute value to a threshold value;
discarding the value when below the threshold.
22. The portable system of claim 21 , wherein the threshold value is determined from a cache of neighboring area attribute values.
23. The portable system of claim 21 , wherein a first part of the target muscle has a first threshold value and a second part of the target muscle has a second threshold value.
24. The portable system of claim 19 , wherein a grid is imposed upon at least a portion of the scan to define the plurality of areas.
25. The portable system of claim 19 , wherein pre-existing elements of the scan define the plurality of areas.
26. The portable system of claim 25 , wherein the pre-existing elements are one or more image pixels.
27. The portable system of claim 18 , further including an ultrasound device having a movable transducer, the transducer operable in a high frequency range, the ultrasound device coupled to the processing unit.
28. The portable system of claim 27 , wherein the processor is further adapted to:
receive identification of a target muscle of a subject;
adjust the ultrasound device for a depth of scan appropriate for the selected target muscle; and
scan the selected target muscle by processing ultrasound reflection received by the transducer to provide at least a partial scan of the selected target muscle.
29. The portable system of claim 18 , wherein the depth of scan is adjusted by selecting a type of target muscle.
30. The portable system of claim 18 , wherein the selected area is automatically determined based upon a center of the scan of a target muscle.
31. The portable system of claim 18 , wherein the system is a self contained and self powered unit suitable for portable operation.
32. A portable system for about real time non-invasive determination of glycogen store value comprising:
a processor enabled device having at least one output device;
an ultrasound device for coupling to the processor enabled device, the ultrasound device having a movable transducer, the transducer operable in a high frequency range, the ultrasound device having an adjustable depth of scan;
a set of instructions to adapt the processor enabled device as a glycogen evaluator structured and arranged to evaluate at least one selected portion of a scan provided by the ultrasound device of a selected target muscle to determine a glycogen store within the target muscle and output the determined glycogen store value in about real time.
33. The portable system of claim 32 , wherein the set of instructions are integrated with the ultrasound device.
34. The portable system of claim 32 , wherein the set of instructions are provided by a third party computer to the processor enabled device.
35. The portable system of claim 32 , wherein the output device is selected from the group consisting of a display, a speaker, a vibrator, a storage device, at least one light, and combinations thereof.
36. The portable system of claim 32 , wherein the adapted glycogen evaluator is structured and arranged to:
define a plurality of areas within the scan of the selected target muscle, each area having at least one attribute;
quantify each attribute as a value from a predetermined range of values; and
process the values to determine a glycogen store for the target muscle.
37. The portable system of claim 36 , wherein processing the values further includes:
comparing each attribute value to a threshold value;
discarding the value when below the threshold.
38. The portable system of claim 37 , wherein the threshold value is determined from a cache of neighboring area attribute values.
39. The portable system of claim 37 , wherein a first part of the target muscle has a first threshold value and a second part of the target muscle has a second threshold value.