Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Identifying ribs in lung X-rays
- Patent Title (中): 识别肺X线片中的肋骨
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Application No.: US12132339Application Date: 2008-06-03
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Publication No.: US08150135B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Mausumi Acharyya , Sumit Chakravarty , Dinesh Mysore Siddu , Eliahu Ratner , Alexandra Manevitch , Jonathan Stoeckel
- Applicant: Mausumi Acharyya , Sumit Chakravarty , Dinesh Mysore Siddu , Eliahu Ratner , Alexandra Manevitch , Jonathan Stoeckel
- Applicant Address: IL Jerusalem IN Mumbai
- Assignee: Siemens Computer Aided Diagnosis Ltd.,Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Siemens Computer Aided Diagnosis Ltd.,Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Jerusalem IN Mumbai
- Agent Peter Robert Withstandley
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00
Abstract:
A method of detecting lung nodules in an anterior posterior x-ray radiograph comprising the steps of: generating candidate regions in image showing changes in contrast above a threshold level, and eliminating false positives by eliminating edges assignable to organs by: identifying edges; categorizing and eliminating rib edges; categorizing and eliminating lung tissue edges, and categorizing and eliminating blood vessels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080317322A1 Identifying Ribs in Lung X-Rays Public/Granted day:2008-12-25
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