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Method and system for ground glass nodule (GGN) segmentation with shape analysis

US7653225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2004
Grant dateJan 26, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 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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