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Method and device for the segmentation of a lesion

US8600141B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Matthias Elter · Erlangen, DE
Tobias Bergen · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2009
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 5, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method and a device for the segmentation of a lesion, a quantity of candidate regions for the lesion is determined proceeding from a starting region by means of a candidate unit. The candidate regions are arranged substantially concentrically to the starting region. A candidate region closest to the lesion is selected automatically by means of a selection unit or manually by means of a correction unit from the quantity of candidate regions. The selected candidate region is a reliable and robust basis for a classification of the lesion.

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