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System and method for labeling and identifying lymph nodes in medical images

US7804990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Atilla Peter Kiraly · Plainsboro, US
Li Zhang · Skillman, US
Carol L. Novak · Newtown, US
Lutz Gundel · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2007
Grant date	Sep 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for assigning a lymph node in a medical image with an anatomical name, the method including: identifying landmarks in a medical image; computing features relative to the landmarks given a location of a lymph node in the medical image; and assigning an anatomical name to the location of the lymph node by using a classifier that compares the computed features with classification rules.

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