Method and system for ground glass nodule (GGN) segmentation with shape analysis
US7653225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for segmentation of a ground glass nodule included in a volume of interest in a medical image and segmented by a process such as a Markov random field process, includes: identifying vessels in the volume of interest; segmenting the vessels; and removing segmented vessels from the segmented ground glass nodule.
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