MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641115241 A) filed by Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute Of Engineering And Technology on September 25, 2026, for An Ai-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System For Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis And Progressive Severity Prediction.
Inventor includes Mrs. Preety Singh.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT [0024] The present disclosure describes a deep-learning system designed for the purpose of automated detection. Radiographs are first pre-processed to enhance contrast and standardize resolution. A convolutional network based on the Xception architecture, previously initialized with general image weights and subsequently fine-tuned on a multi-grade osteoarthritis collection, produces a five-class probability vector corresponding to the Kellgren-Lawrence scale. Gradient- weighted class-activation maps are generated to highlight the joint regions that most influence the prediction. The complete pipeline is exposed through a lightweight web application that accepts an uploaded radiograph, returns the predicted grade together with a confidence score, and displays an explanatory heatmap. Experimental evaluation demonstrates reliable discrimination among the five severity levels while maintaining computational efficiency suitable for routine clinical use.
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