Method for aiding visualization of lesions in medical imagery and apparatus using the same
US11741598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computing apparatus for aiding visualization of lesions in a medical image includes a communicator and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a user input for selecting a single point in the medical image to modify a lesion mask representing a lesion area in them medical image, determine a modified lesion mask corresponding to the received user input among a plurality of pre-generated plurality of candidate lesion masks, and provide the modified lesion mask with the medical image.
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