Systems, computer-readable media, methods, and medical imaging apparatus for the automated detection of suspicious regions of interest in noise normalized X-ray medical imagery
US8340388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, computer-readable media, methods, and a medical imaging apparatus for improving the automated detection of suspicious regions of interest in x-ray images of anatomical organs under study are disclosed. Noise effects in x-ray images are suppressed to predetermined levels by filtering the original x-ray images and then combining the original images with the filtered images in such a way that the predetermined noise value is met. The resulting modified x-ray images then may be analyzed to automatically detect suspected breast microcalcifications or other suspicious regions of interest. In addition, three-dimensional digital images of anatomical organs may be computed from a plurality of such modified x-ray images of an anatomical organ taken from different angles, as in CT imaging, and the three-dimensional digital images may be processed to automatically detect suspicious regions of interest.
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