Apparatus and methods for masking a portion of a moving image stream
US8670603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for imaging a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes a motion cycle, including acquiring a plurality of image frames of the portion of the subject's body. A given feature is identified in at least some of the image frames. At least some image frames are image tracked with respect to the feature, and the image frames that have been image tracked with respect to the given feature are displayed as a stream of image frames. Visibility of a periphery of the displayed stream of image frames is at least partially reduced, by applying a mask to the displayed stream of image frames. Other applications are also described.
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