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Method of detecting the orientation of an object in an image

US7796839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 2004
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/435
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of detecting the orientation of a radiographic image represented by a digital signal representation wherein mathematical moments of the digital signal representation are calculated relative to different reference entities and wherein a decision on the orientation of the radiographic image, for example the position of the thorax edge in a mammographic image, is obtained on the basis of an extreme value (minimum, maximum) of the calculated moments.

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