Method and apparatus for selecting regions of interest in optical imaging
US7366333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a method and system for positioning a mammal for optical imaging in which a digital image of the mammal is obtained using a camera and a region of interest is selected using the digital image. The selected region is registered with an optical imaging system and the mammal is positioned in the imaging system to image the selected region of interest.
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