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Medical imaging system for segementing blood vessel

US8488852B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2011
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/034
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A medical imaging system to segment an original blood vessel of a body part represented by an original medical image is provided. The system includes an image analyzer for receiving and the original medical image to analyze the original medical image to provide a Hessian Eigen analysis comprising a first data and a second data mapped to each pixel of the medical image, and an image identifier for receiving the Hessian Eigen analysis and for identifying seed points from the pixels by processing the first data and the second data along with a vesselness property, wherein the seed points are used for segmenting the original blood vessel to provide a corrected medical image representing a corrected blood vessel.

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