Methods and apparatus for the classification of nodules
US6891922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S378/901
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for detection and classification of nodules (N) in a tomographic image of an anatomical zone of a patient includes segmenting the image to identify therein a region of interest including at least one nodule, and classifying regions of the nodule as one of solid, part-solid, and non-solid.
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