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Method and apparatus for extracting cerebral ventricular system from images

US7756306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2003
Grant dateJul 13, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/03
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for extracting a cerebral ventricular system from images of one or more cerebral ventricular regions comprises defining multiple regions of interest (ROI) in the images, defining seed points within each ROI, growing images of ventricular regions while correcting for leakages into extraventricular space and connecting the ventricular regions grown.

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