Method and apparatus for thickness compensation in mammographic images
US8582840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/031
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses perform thickness compensation in anatomical images. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing an image including a breast; estimates thickness of the breast at multiple locations inside the breast using an image data characteristic and a reference tissue in the breast; compensates thickness of the breast using a thickness model; and refines compensation of breast thickness from the compensating step.
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