Rib suppression in radiographic images
US8913817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30172
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for rib suppression in a chest x-ray image detects and labels one or more ribs in a region of interest and detects rib edges of the one or more detected ribs. Cross rib profiles are generated along the detected ribs. The original x-ray image is conditioned according to at least one of the detected rib edge and cross rib profiles. The conditioned x-ray image can be stored, displayed, or transmitted.
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