Colonography on an unprepared colon
    1.
    发明授权
    Colonography on an unprepared colon 有权
    无准备结肠的结肠镜

    公开(公告)号:US07620442B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-17

    申请号:US11363597

    申请日:2006-02-27

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    摘要: A method for generating colonography images for colorectal screening of a patient. The patient is administered an amount of radiopaque stool marker which will enable stool present in the patient's colon to be distinguished from soft tissue. The patient's colon is imaged after the stool marker has been administered to generate colonography images. Preparation of the colon is simulated by processing the colonography images to remove marked stool before the images are observed during a diagnosis session.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于产生用于结肠直肠筛查患者的结肠镜检查图像的方法。 患者被施用一定量的不透射线的粪便标记物,其将使患者结肠中存在的粪便与软组织区分开。 在施用粪便标记物之后对患者的结肠进行成像以产生结肠造影图像。 在诊断期间观察图像之前,通过处理结肠图像去除标记的粪便来模拟结肠的制备。

    Colonography of an unprepared colon
    3.
    发明授权
    Colonography of an unprepared colon 有权
    无准备结肠的结肠镜

    公开(公告)号:US06477401B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-05

    申请号:US09522389

    申请日:2000-03-10

    IPC分类号: A61B600

    摘要: A method for generating colonography images for colorectal screening of a patient. The patient is administered an amount of radiopaque stool marker which will enable stool present in the patient's colon to be distinguished from soft tissue. The patient's colon is imaged after the stool marker has been administered to generate colonography images. Preparation of the colon is simulated by processing the colonography images to remove marked stool before the images are observed during a diagnosis session.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于产生用于结肠直肠筛查患者的结肠镜检查图像的方法。 患者被施用一定量的不透射线的粪便标记物,其将使患者结肠中存在的粪便与软组织区分开。 在施用粪便标记物之后对患者的结肠进行成像以产生结肠造影图像。 在诊断期间观察图像之前,通过处理结肠图像去除标记的粪便来模拟结肠的制备。

    ELECTRONIC STOOL SUBTRACTION USING QUADRATIC REGRESSION AND INTELLIGENT MORPHOLOGY
    4.
    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC STOOL SUBTRACTION USING QUADRATIC REGRESSION AND INTELLIGENT MORPHOLOGY 有权
    使用四次回归和智能形态学的电子沉降

    公开(公告)号:US20100128036A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-27

    申请号:US12523484

    申请日:2008-01-22

    IPC分类号: G06T17/00 G06K9/00

    摘要: An improved method for processing image voxel data representative of 3-dimensional images of a colon to remove the effects of tagged stool. The method uses parabolic curve intensity-gradient models at a transition between two material types as a function of the fraction of the two materials for each of a plurality of two-material type classes, including a gas-tissue transition model, a gas-stool transition model and a stool-tissue transition model. The voxels are classified into one of a plurality of substance classes including tagged stool, gas, tissue and unknown classes. The unknown class voxels are processed to classify the unknown class voxels into one of the two-material type classes. The two-material type class voxels are processed to determine the fractions of materials in each voxel. The intensity of the two-material type class voxels is then adjusted as a function of the fraction of the materials in the voxels.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理表示结肠的3维图像的图像体素数据以改善标记的粪便的效果的改进方法。 该方法在两种材料类型之间的过渡处使用抛物线曲线强度梯度模型作为两种材料对于多种双材料类型中的每一种的分数的函数,包括气体组织转变模型,气体粪便 过渡模型和大便组织转移模型。 体素分为多种物质类别之一,包括标记的粪便,气体,组织和未知类别。 处理未知类体素以将未知类体素分类为双材质类之一。 处理双材料类型体素以确定每个体素中材料的分数。 然后将两材料类型体素的强度作为体素中材料分数的函数进行调整。

    Electronic Stool Subtraction in Ct Colonography
    5.
    发明申请
    Electronic Stool Subtraction in Ct Colonography 有权
    电子粪便减法在Ct结肠

    公开(公告)号:US20080273781A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-06

    申请号:US11816264

    申请日:2006-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06T7/20

    摘要: A method for processing CT colonography input image voxel data representative of 3-dimensional images of a colon having gas and stool tagged with stool tagging agent, to remove the stool from the images. The input image voxel data is generated by an imaging instrument having a characteristic point spread function representative of instrument blurring. The point spread function of the instrument can be empirically determined, and the image data processed as a function of the point spread function to accurately identify and remove the tagged stool. In one embodiment of the invention, portions of the image data representative of the tagged stool and colon tissue are dilated as a function of the point spread function. In another embodiment, portions of the image data representative of the tagged stool are convolved with the point spread function to determine the fractional amount of stool present in the image portions, and the tagged stool subtracted by reducing the intensities of the associated portions of the image by an amount proportional to the fractional amount of stool present.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于处理CT结肠造影输入图像体素数据的方法,其代表具有标记有粪便标记剂的气体和粪便的结肠的3维图像,以从图像中去除粪便。 输入图像体素数据由具有代表仪器模糊的特征点扩散函数的成像仪生成。 仪器的点扩散函数可以根据经验确定,并且图像数据作为点扩散函数的函数进行处理,以准确识别和移除标记的粪便。 在本发明的一个实施例中,代表标记的粪便和结肠组织的图像数据的部分作为点扩散函数的函数被扩张。 在另一个实施例中,代表标记的凳子的图像数据的部分与点扩散函数进行卷积,以确定图像部分中存在的粪便的分数,并且通过降低图像的相关部分的强度来减去标记的粪便 通过与存在的粪便的分数量成比例的量。

    Simultaneous dual window/level settings for display of CT colonography images
    6.
    发明授权
    Simultaneous dual window/level settings for display of CT colonography images 有权
    同时双窗口/级别设置显示CT结肠图像

    公开(公告)号:US08442290B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-14

    申请号:US12523465

    申请日:2008-01-22

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G06T19/00 G06T2210/41

    摘要: A method for processing and displaying colonography image data. First distance tissue pixels representative of tissue within a first distance of gas pixels representative of gas are processed with a first window/level setting to generate a first setting set of image pixels. Second distance tissue pixels representative of tissue within a second distance of the gas pixels are processed with a second window/level setting to generate a second setting set of image pixels. The second distance is a distance greater than the first distance. A colonography image including both the first and second setting sets of image pixels is then displayed.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理和显示结肠图像数据的方法。 代表气体的气体像素的第一距离内的组织的第一距离组织像素用第一窗口/等级设置进行处理,以生成图像像素的第一设置集合。 代表气体像素的第二距离内的组织的第二距离组织像素用第二窗口/等级设置进行处理,以生成图像像素的第二设置集合。 第二距离是大于第一距离的距离。 然后显示包括图像像素的第一和第二设置组的结构图像。

    Electronic stool subtraction in CT colonography
    7.
    发明授权
    Electronic stool subtraction in CT colonography 有权
    电子粪便减法CT结肠造影

    公开(公告)号:US08031921B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US11816264

    申请日:2006-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A method for processing CT colonography input image voxel data representative of 3-dimensional images of a colon having gas and stool tagged with stool tagging agent, to remove the stool from the images. The input image voxel data is generated by an imaging instrument having a characteristic point spread function representative of instrument blurring. The point spread function of the instrument can be empirically determined, and the image data processed as a function of the point spread function to accurately identify and remove the tagged stool. In one embodiment of the invention, portions of the image data representative of the tagged stool and colon tissue are dilated as a function of the point spread function. In another embodiment, portions of the image data representative of the tagged stool are convolved with the point spread function to determine the fractional amount of stool present in the image portions, and the tagged stool subtracted by reducing the intensities of the associated portions of the image by an amount proportional to the fractional amount of stool present.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于处理CT结肠造影输入图像体素数据的方法,其代表具有标记有粪便标记剂的气体和粪便的结肠的3维图像,以从图像中去除粪便。 输入图像体素数据由具有代表仪器模糊的特征点扩散函数的成像仪生成。 仪器的点扩散函数可以根据经验确定,并且图像数据作为点扩散函数的函数进行处理,以准确识别和移除标记的粪便。 在本发明的一个实施例中,代表标记的粪便和结肠组织的图像数据的部分作为点扩散函数的函数被扩张。 在另一个实施例中,代表标记的凳子的图像数据的部分与点扩散函数进行卷积,以确定图像部分中存在的粪便的分数,并且通过降低图像的相关部分的强度来减去标记的粪便 通过与存在的粪便的分数量成比例的量。

    SIMULTANEOUS DUAL WINDOW/LEVEL SETTINGS FOR DISPLAY OF CT COLONOGRAPHY IMAGES
    8.
    发明申请
    SIMULTANEOUS DUAL WINDOW/LEVEL SETTINGS FOR DISPLAY OF CT COLONOGRAPHY IMAGES 有权
    用于显示CT组合图像的同时双窗口/等级设置

    公开(公告)号:US20120008841A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-12

    申请号:US12523465

    申请日:2008-01-22

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G06T19/00 G06T2210/41

    摘要: A method for processing and displaying colonography image data. First distance tissue pixels representative of tissue within a first distance of gas pixels representative of gas are processed with a first window/level setting to generate a first setting set of image pixels. Second distance tissue pixels representative of tissue within a second distance of the gas pixels are processed with a second window/level setting to generate a second setting set of image pixels. The second distance is a distance greater than the first distance. A colonography image including both the first and second setting sets of image pixels is then displayed.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理和显示结肠图像数据的方法。 代表气体的气体像素的第一距离内的组织的第一距离组织像素用第一窗口/等级设置进行处理,以生成图像像素的第一设置集合。 代表气体像素的第二距离内的组织的第二距离组织像素用第二窗口/等级设置进行处理,以产生图像像素的第二设置集合。 第二距离是大于第一距离的距离。 然后显示包括图像像素的第一和第二设置组的结构图像。

    Automated identification of ileocecal valve
    9.
    发明授权
    Automated identification of ileocecal valve 有权
    自动识别回盲阀

    公开(公告)号:US07440601B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-21

    申请号:US10961681

    申请日:2004-10-08

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: Portions of a virtual colon can be analyzed to identify a normal structure, such as an ileocecal valve. Paradigmatic characteristics of ileocecal valves can be used to identify a digital representation as an ileocecal valve. Upon determination that a digital representation has the characteristics of an ileocecal valve, action can be taken. For example, the digital representation can be removed from a list of polyp candidates.

    摘要翻译: 可以分析虚拟结肠的部分以识别正常结构,例如回盲瓣。 回盲阀的典型特征可用于识别数字表示为回盲阀。 在确定数字表示具有回盲阀的特征时,可以采取行动。 例如,数字表示可以从息点候选列表中移除。