Automated nipple detection in mammography
US10810737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising receiving a digital mammogram of a human breast; automatically extracting a contour boundary of said breast in said digital mammogram; automatically calculating a convex hull for said contour boundary; automatically comparing said contour boundary to said convex hull, to detect a plurality of gap segments, wherein each of said plurality of gap segments has an associated inflection point; and automatically determining a nipple location along said contour boundary as between a pair of said inflection points.
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