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Systems and methods for robust and automatic face de-identification for CT and MRI

US12033740B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Vasileios K. Papaioannou · Baltimore, US
Quan Chen · Madison, US
Xue Feng · Lexington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2021
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H30/40
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for robust and automatic face de-identification from CT and MRI. The method includes: receiving DICOM files of patient bodies obtained by a CT or MRI system; normalizing the images; extracting the heads from bodies; creating face masks; and writing DICOM files back with de-identified faces.

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