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Method and apparatus for cerebral hemorrhage segmentation

US8340384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC · US

Inventors

Xueli Wang · Beijing, CN
Qi Zhao · Chongqing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2006
Grant date	Dec 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30016
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for segmenting a cerebral hemorrhage site in a medical image of a head comprises a means for segmenting an internal region of a skull bone in the medical image of the head, a means for segmenting a possible region in which a cerebral hemorrhage site is contained, out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the internal region of the skull bone, and a means for determining a cerebral hemorrhage site out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the possible region in which the cerebral hemorrhage site is contained.

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