Processing a medical image
US11763454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of processing a medical image to remove one or more portions of the image corresponding to bone structures, the method comprising: receiving first image data representing a first, three-dimensional, medical image; processing the first image data to generate second image data representing a plurality of two-dimensional image channels each corresponding to a different slice of the first medical image; receiving the second image data at a neural network system; applying an attention mechanism at the neural network system to the second image data to generate an attention map representing one or more regions of interest; and determining, at least partly on the basis of the attention map, that one or more portions of the second image data represent a bone structure.
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