Patent · US Active

Method of, and apparatus and computer software for, performing image processing

US8041090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

GE Healthcare UK Limited · GB

Inventors

Yuriy Alexandrov · St. Catharines, CA
Iain Bye · Munich, DE
Geert Kalusche · Grabs, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2006
Grant date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of performing image processing for images of biological objects includes: storing definitions of a plurality of descriptors; receiving image data relating to an image of a reference population of biological objects; receiving image data relating to an image of a target population of biological objects; processing the reference population image data to obtain a reference set of measurements, containing data for each of the descriptors; processing the target population image data to obtain a target set of measurements, containing data for each of the descriptors; and selecting a combination of the descriptors on the basis of comparing the reference set with the target set to define a preferred combination of the descriptors for use in identifying characteristics of a further population of biological objects which are similar to those of the target population.

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