Soft tissue segmentation using a bone atlas
US10217238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of segmenting one or more soft tissue organs in a 3-D medical image includes registering the image to a bone atlas which also lists landmarks of the organs. Voxels of the image are identified as corresponding to listed landmarks of the organs, based on their position relative to one or more known bones in the registered image. At least one organ is segmented using at least one of the voxels identified as belonging to that organ as a starting point.
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