Method for automatically segmenting a target bone from a digital image
US6711282B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic segmentation module with an open architecture that automatically generates a contour of a target bone based on a digital image. In one embodiment, the digital image can include an extremity, such as a hand with three digits and a calibration wedge. The automatic segmentation module receives the digital image as an input, and automatically segments the target bone by utilizing an object-oriented approach. This approach extracts intermediate target objects and uses these intermediate target objects to refine or limit the search space in order to extract the final target object.
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