Method and system for segmenting medical imaging data according to a skeletal atlas
US10083515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for segmenting a medical image. The method comprises providing a registration of a medical image depicting a plurality of bones with a skeletal atlas mapping an exemplary skeletal structure having a plurality of exemplary bones, identifying at least one component having at least one anatomical characteristic indicative of a predefined organ in the medical image, each the at least one component depicting at least one of the plurality of bones, and segmenting at least one region of interest (ROI) around the at least one component within the medical image according to at least one respective the exemplary bone pertaining to the predefined organ.
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