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Image registration device, image registration method, and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus having image registration device

US9984312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2017
Grant dateMay 29, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20221
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided an image registration device and an image registration method. The device includes: a feature extractor configured to extract, from a first image, a first feature group and to extract, from a second image, a second feature group; a feature converter configured to convert, using a converted neural network in which a correlation between features is learned, the extracted second feature group to correspond to the extracted first feature group, to obtain a converted group; and a register configured to register the first image and the second image based on the converted group and the extracted first feature group.

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