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Method and system for image segmentation

US10043280B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2016
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30061
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for image segmentation, the technique includes: obtaining a lung image and a lung model based on a plurality of chest image samples in a training set; pre-processing a lung image; acquiring a binary image of boundaries of the lung image; performing the generalized Hough transform on the binary image to locate initial boundaries of the lung image and obtain a Hough location; aligning the lung model to Hough location to obtain an alignment result; applying dynamic programming algorithm to the alignment result to obtain a segmentation result; and transforming the segmentation result back to the original coordinate system.

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