Vessel centerline determination
US8229186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of centerline determination for a tubular tissue in a medical image data set defined in a data space, comprising receiving at least one start point and one end point inside a tubular tissue volume; automatically determining a path between said points that remains inside said volume; automatically segmenting said tubular tissue using said path; and automatically determining a centerline for said tubular tissue from said segmentation, wherein said receiving, said determining a path and said segmenting, said determining a centerline are all performed on a same data space of said medical image data set.
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