Divide-and-conquer method and system for the detection of lung nodule in radiological images
US6549646B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30061
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A divide-and-conquer (DAC) method and system improve the detection of abnormalities, like lung nodules, in radiological images via the use of zone-based digital image processing and artificial neural networks. The DAC method and system divide the lung zone into different zones in order to enhance the efficiency in detection. Different image enhancement techniques are used for each different zone to enhance nodule images, as are different zone-specific techniques for selecting suspected abnormalities, extracting image features corresponding to selected abnormalities, and classifying the abnormalities as either true or false abnormalities.
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