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Adaptive segmentation of lesions in medical images

US10559080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2017
Grant dateFeb 11, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/03
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: receiving a digital medical image and a binary image mask, wherein the binary image mask depicts a segmentation of a lesion in the digital medical image; computing a plurality of layers of the lesion; for each of the plurality of layers of the lesion, extracting layer features; and sending the extracted layer features to a lesion classifier.

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