Apparatus and method for processing images of tissue samples
US9946953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/031
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented image processing method is provided for identifying a tissue boundary of a tumor region of a tissue sample, the tissue sample containing non-tumor regions and at least one tumor region. The method includes obtaining an image of a tissue section of the tissue sample, identifying at least one image property of the image, and comparing the image property with classification data. The method further includes, based on the comparison, classifying a region of the image as a tumor region representing a tumor region in the tissue sample or a non-tumor region representing a non-tumor region in the tissue sample. If the region of the image is classified as a tumor region, the method includes identifying a boundary of the region of the image, and using the boundary to identify a tissue boundary of the tumor region of the tissue sample represented by the region of the image.
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