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Quantification method of the feature of a tumor and an imaging method of the same

US8948474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2010
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A quantification method and an imaging method are disclosed, capable of quantifying the margin feature, the cysts feature, the calcifications feature, the echoic feature and the heterogenesis feature of a tumor, and capable of imaging the margin feature, the cysts feature, the calcifications feature and the heterogenesis feature of a tumor. The quantification method and the imaging method calculate the moving variance of the gray scale of each of the pixel points based on the gradient value of the gray scale of these pixel points. Then, depending on the purpose of the quantification method or the imaging method, the maximum value, the minimum value, the mean value, and the standard deviation of the moving variance of the gray scale of these pixel points are calculated, respectively. At final, with the definition of the threshold value and the imaging rule, the above features of the tumor are quantified or imaged.

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