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Pneumothorax detection

US11727559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Benedikt Graf · Cambridge, US
Yiting Xie · Cambridge, US
Arkadiusz Sitek · Walnut Creek, US
Amin Katouzian · Lexington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2020
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30061
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product to determine a likelihood of pneumothorax of a patient, the method including assessing a digital image of a chest x-ray of the patient, applying a standard detection pipeline to the digital image, applying a confounding factor detector to the digital image, and applying a high-resolution detection pipeline to the digital image.

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