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Anomaly detection in medical imagery

US9704059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2014
Grant dateJul 11, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2035

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

Abstract

A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for computing a patch distinctiveness score for each of multiple patches of a medical image, computing a shape distinctiveness score for each of multiple regions of the medical image, and computing a saliency map of the medical image, by combining the patch distinctiveness score and the shape distinctiveness score.

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