Reconstruction with object detection for images captured from a capsule camera
US9672620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30032
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of processing images captured using a capsule camera is disclosed. According to one embodiment, two images designated as a reference image and a float image are received, where the float image corresponds to a captured capsule image and the reference image corresponds to a previously composite image or another captured capsule image prior to the float image. Automatic segmentation is applied to the float image and the reference image to detect any non-GI (non-gastrointestinal) region. The non-GI regions are excluded in match measure between the reference image and a deformed float image during the registration process. The two images are stitched together by rendering the two images at the common coordinate. In another embodiment, large area of non-GI regions are removed directly from the input image, and remaining portions are stitched together to form a new image without performing image registration.
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