公开(公告)号：US12033324B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17619085

申请日：2020-06-08

Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Inventor： Fazel A. Khan ,  Imin Kao ,  Carlos Gabriel Helguero

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/50 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06T5/92 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06V10/28 ,  G06V10/75 ,  G06V10/776 ,  G16H30/40

CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 ,  A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/5205 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06T5/92 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06V10/28 ,  G06V10/751 ,  G06V10/776 ,  G16H30/40 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/30008 ,  G06V2201/033

Abstract: A method for identifying one or more fractures in a digitized x-ray image includes: obtaining a digitized x-ray image; performing preprocessing on the digitized x-ray image to generate a modified x-ray image having enhanced resolution; partitioning the modified x-ray image into a two-dimensional array including multiple pixels; obtaining an intensity of each of the pixels in the modified x-ray image; evaluating each of the pixels in the modified x-ray image to determine whether at least a given one of the pixels has an intensity indicative of a black pixel; for each given pixel having an intensity indicative of a black pixel, flagging the given pixel when pixels immediately adjacent to the given pixel have an intensity greater than a prescribed threshold value; and placing a visual indication of a possible fracture on the modified x-ray image corresponding to a location of each flagged pixel.