Method and apparatus for partitioning a volume
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for partitioning a volume 有权
    分割卷的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07177453B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-13

    申请号:US10304581

    申请日:2002-11-26

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A technique is provided for partitioning an imaged volume into two or more sub-volumes. The technique identifies partition lines which separate the sub-volumes by generating a profile, such as a bone profile, which is then analyzed to determine the placement of the partition lines. In one embodiment, placement of the partition lines is determined automatically by applying one or more sets of hierarchical rules to the profile. After separation of the imaged volume into sub-volumes, each sub-volume may be differentially segmented such that segmentation is customized for the sub-volume. Likewise, after separation of the imaged volume into sub-volumes, the acquisition parameters for each sub-volume may be customized for subsequent acquisitions.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将成像的体积分成两个或更多个子体积的技术。 该技术通过生成轮廓(例如骨骼轮廓)来分离子体积的分割线,然后分析轮廓以确定分割线的位置。 在一个实施例中,通过将一个或多个分层规则集合应用于简档来自动确定分割线的放置。 在将成像的体积分离成子体积之后,每个子体积可以被差异地分段,使得针对子体积定制分割。 同样,在将成像的体积分成子体积之后,可以为每个子体积的采集参数定制以用于随后的采集。

    Method and apparatus for removing obstructing structures in CT imaging
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for removing obstructing structures in CT imaging 失效
    用于去除CT成像中阻塞结构的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07123760B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US10301018

    申请日:2002-11-21

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A technique is provided for automatically identifying regions of bone or other structural regions within a reconstructed CT volume data set. The technique identifies and labels regions within the data set and computes various statistics for the regions. A rule-based classifier processes the statistics to classify each region. Incidental connections between disparate regions are eliminated. A structure mask, such as a bone mask, is then constructed after exclusion of regions of interest, such as a vascular map. The structure mask may then be used to construct a volume rendering free of the structure, such as bone-free.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于自动识别重建CT体积数据集内的骨骼或其他结构区域的技术。 该技术识别和标记数据集内的区域,并计算各区域的各种统计信息。 基于规则的分类器处理统计信息以对每个区域进行分类。 消除了不同区域之间的偶然连接。 然后在排除感兴趣区域(例如血管图)之后构建结构掩模,例如骨掩模。 然后可以使用结构掩模来构造没有结构的体绘制,例如无骨。

    Method and apparatus for extracting multi-dimensional structures using dynamic constraints
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for extracting multi-dimensional structures using dynamic constraints 有权
    使用动态约束提取多维结构的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07310435B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-18

    申请号:US10723411

    申请日:2003-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A technique is provided for segmenting a structure of interest from a volume dataset. The technique identifies regions of the structure using templates having characteristics of the structure of interest. The identified regions may then undergo a constrained growth process using dynamic constraints that may vary based on local statistics associated with the identified structure regions. Edges within the volume may be determined using gradient data determined by evaluating the strongest gradient between each pixel and all adjacent pixels. The edge data may be used to prevent the constrained growing process from exceeding the boundaries of the structure of interest.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于从卷数据集分割感兴趣结构的技术。 该技术使用具有感兴趣结构特征的模板来识别结构的区域。 所识别的区域然后可以使用可基于与所识别的结构区域相关联的本地统计数据而变化的动态约束来经历约束生长过程。 可以使用通过评估每个像素和所有相邻像素之间的最强梯度确定的梯度数据来确定体积内的边缘。 边缘数据可以用于防止约束生长过程超出感兴趣的结构的边界。

    Brain image alignment method and system
    7.
    发明授权
    Brain image alignment method and system 有权
    脑图像对齐方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US08041088B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US11702372

    申请日:2007-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A technique for automatically labeling a CT image of the brain with anatomical information. The anatomical information is obtained from an atlas of the brain prepared from an MR image of the brain. The atlas contains image data that is referenced to the Talairach coordinate system. The atlas is aligned to the CT image and the coordinate system of the CT image data is transformed to the Talairach coordinate system. The alignment of the CT image and the atlas is performed using anatomical landmarks that are visible on both the CT image and the atlas. The CT image is then labeled automatically with the anatomical information in the atlas.

    摘要翻译: 一种用解剖信息自动标记大脑CT图像的技术。 解剖信息是从脑的MR图像准备的大脑图集获得的。 图集包含参考Talairach坐标系的图像数据。 图集与CT图像对齐,CT图像数据的坐标系转换为Talairach坐标系。 使用在CT图像和图谱上可见的解剖学标记来执行CT图像和图谱的对准。 然后用图谱中的解剖信息自动标记CT图像。

    Brain image alignment method and system
    8.
    发明申请
    Brain image alignment method and system 有权
    脑图像对齐方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080188741A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-07

    申请号:US11702372

    申请日:2007-02-05

    IPC分类号: A61B5/055

    摘要: A technique for automatically labeling a CT image of the brain with anatomical information. The anatomical information is obtained from an atlas of the brain prepared from an MR image of the brain. The atlas contains image data that is referenced to the Talairach coordinate system. The atlas is aligned to the CT image and the coordinate system of the CT image data is transformed to the Talairach coordinate system. The alignment of the CT image and the atlas is performed using anatomical landmarks that are visible on both the CT image and the atlas. The CT image is then labeled automatically with the anatomical information in the atlas.

    摘要翻译: 一种用解剖信息自动标记大脑CT图像的技术。 解剖信息是从脑的MR图像准备的大脑图集获得的。 图集包含参考Talairach坐标系的图像数据。 图集与CT图像对齐,CT图像数据的坐标系转换为Talairach坐标系。 使用在CT图像和图谱上可见的解剖学标记来执行CT图像和图谱的对准。 然后用图谱中的解剖信息自动标记CT图像。

    SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHONOCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL
    9.
    发明申请
    SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHONOCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL 有权
    信号处理装置和方波信号

    公开(公告)号:US20120289849A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-15

    申请号:US13515739

    申请日:2010-12-13

    IPC分类号: A61B7/04

    CPC分类号: A61B7/04 A61B5/0452 A61B7/005

    摘要: The present invention refers to a signal processing apparatus and its method of operation. The apparatus comprises a phonocardiogram interface adapted to receive a phonocardiogram signal captured according to a first set of capturing properties, a processor adapted to analyze the phonocardiogram signal to determine an analysis result for the phonocardiogram signal and a confidence value of the determined analysis result, and a flow control adapted to determine, whether a subsequent capture of the phonocardiogram signal according to a second set of capturing properties is likely to improve an accuracy of the determined analysis result. If applicable the flow control coordinates the subsequent capture of the phonocardiogram signal according to the second set of capturing properties The invention also refers to a corresponding computer program product. Also described is a signal processing apparatus comprising a user interface adapted to present the captured phonocardiogram signal to a user and to receive a user correction. Based on the user correction the phonocardiogram signal may be reanalyzed.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种信号处理装置及其操作方法。 该装置包括适于接收根据第一组捕获属性捕获的心音图信号的心音图界面,适于分析心音图信号以确定心音图信号的分析结果和确定的分析结果的置信度的处理器,以及 流量控制适于确定根据第二组捕获属性的后续的所述心音图信号的捕获是否可能提高所确定的分析结果的准确性。 如果适用,流量控制根据第二组捕获属性协调随后的心音图信号的捕获。本发明还涉及相应的计算机程序产品。 还描述了一种信号处理装置,其包括适于向用户呈现所捕获的心音图信号并接收用户校正的用户界面。 基于用户校正,可以重新分析心音图信号。

    Integration of user inputs and correction of deformation vector field in deformable image registration workflow
    10.
    发明授权
    Integration of user inputs and correction of deformation vector field in deformable image registration workflow 有权
    用户输入的集成和变形矢量场的校正在可变形图像配准工作流程中

    公开(公告)号:US09336591B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-10

    申请号:US14237910

    申请日:2012-08-16

    摘要: Adeformation vector field (DVF) (22)is computed that relatively spatially registers a first image (16)and a second image (14). A contour (26)delineating a structure in the first image is adapted using the DVF to generate an initial contour (52)for the structure in the second image. A final contour (56)is received for the structure in the second image. The DVF is corrected based on the initial and final contours for the structure in the second image to generate a corrected DVF (32). The correction may comprise computing an adjustment DVF (62)relating the initial and final contours and combining the DVF and the adjustment DVF to generate the corrected DVF. The final contour may be received by displaying the second image overlaid with the initial contour, and receiving user adjustments of the overlaid contour with the overlaid contour updated for each received user adjustment.

    摘要翻译: 计算相对空间地登记第一图像(16)和第二图像(14)的信息矢量场(DVF)(22)。 使用DVF来适应描绘第一图像中的结构的轮廓(26),以生成第二图像中的结构的初始轮廓(52)。 接收第二图像中的结构的最终轮廓(56)。 基于第二图像中的结构的初始和最终轮廓校正DVF以产生校正的DVF(32)。 校正可以包括计算关于初始和最终轮廓的调整DVF(62),并组合DVF和调整DVF以产生校正的DVF。 可以通过显示用初始轮廓覆盖的第二图像来接收最终轮廓,并且接收用于对每个接收到的用户调整更新的覆盖轮廓的用户调整。