Method, system, and computer program product for computer-aided detection of nodules with three dimensional shape enhancement filters
US6937776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30064
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for evaluating an image including an object, including filtering image data derived from the image with a first geometric enhancement filter having magnitude and likelihood filter components so as to produce first filtered image data in which a first geometric pattern is enhanced. Thereafter the filtered image data can be subjected to processing to derive a measure indicative of the presence of the object in the image, including determining a region of interest in the image, extracting at least one feature from the first filtered image data from within the region of interest, and applying the at least one extracted feature to a classifier configured to output the measure indicative of the presence of the object in the image. The image data can also be subjected to filtering with second and/or third geometric filters which enhance different geometric patterns, and which produce respective filtered data which are also processed to derive the measure indicative of the presence of the object.
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