Method for automatic segmentation of medical images
US6754376B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An method for automatically extracting a three-dimensional sub-structure, for example a coronary vessel tree, from a plurality of slice images comprises the steps of depositing a seed point within a selected region of interest and segmenting the plurality of slice images responsive to the deposition of the seed point. The segmentation is performed in accordance with a plurality of predetermined classification values to extract the three-dimensional sub-structure. A method for automatically segmenting comprises the steps of receiving a deposited seed point, extracting a plurality of desired regions within the sub-structure and generating a segmented sub-structure from the extracted desired regions.
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