Method, system, and computer software product for feature-based correlation of lesions from multiple images
US7298881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/922
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and computer software product for correlating medical images, comprising: obtaining first image data representative of a first medical image including a first abnormality; obtaining second image data representative of a second medical image including a second abnormality; determining at least one feature value for each of the first and second abnormalities using the first and second image data; calculating, based on the determined feature values, a likelihood value indicative of a likelihood that the first and second abnormalities are a same abnormality; and outputting the determined likelihood value.
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