Methods and systems for measuring the size and volume of features on live tissues
US7450783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/923
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring volume and size of features such as lesions, tumors, sores, and wounds external to animal, human and plant skin, using 3D structured light scanners are provided. These methods and systems obtain a point cloud of the scanned feature, and employ algorithms to adjust the suggested feature geometry parameters to minimize deviations of the point cloud from suggested feature geometry. Obtained geometry parameters permit the calculation of the features' sizes and volumes.
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