Method and system for image compression and decompression using span of interest of an imaging sequence
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1. A method of image compression and decompression comprising:
- selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence;
applying lossless compression to the portion of the image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
, applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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Abstract
A system and method for image compression and decompression is provided. The method of image compression and decompression includes selecting a portion of image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence; applying lossless compression to the portion of image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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1. A method of image compression and decompression comprising:
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selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence;
applying lossless compression to the portion of the image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of image compression and decompression for images obtained by an imaging device, comprising:
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selecting a portion of an image of a span of interest obtained from the device;
applying lossless compression to the portion of the image and obtaining therefrom a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of image compression and decompression for images obtained by a x ray device, comprising:
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selecting at least one frame of interest obtained from the x ray device;
applying lossless compression to the at least one frame of interest and obtaining therefrom a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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15. A method of image compression and decompression for images obtained by a x-ray angiogram device, comprising:
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selecting a plurality of frames of interest obtained from the x ray angiogram;
applying lossless compression to the plurality of frames of interest and obtaining therefrom a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence, wherein selecting the plurality of frames of interest comprises selecting at least two time instances and capturing the frames of interest between the two time instances. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of image compression and decompression for images obtained by a MRI device, comprising:
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selecting a plurality of frames of interest obtained from a MRI device;
applying lossless compression to the plurality of frames of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
applying decompression to the compressed image data and obtaining an analytically relevant image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of image compression and decompression for images obtained by an ultrasound system, comprising:
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selecting at least one frame of interest obtained from the ultrasound device;
applying lossless compression to the least one frame of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining an analytically relevant image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of image compression and decompression comprising:
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selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence;
applying lossy compression to the portion of the image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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24. An imaging system comprising:
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a span of interest definer block for selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest from an imaging sequence;
an image compression block for compressing the portion of the image in the span of interest; and
,an image decompression block for decompressing and reconstructing the image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A machine readable medium for storing computer program code comprising means for:
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selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence;
applying lossless compression to the portion of the image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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31. A computer program encoded on a machine readable medium comprising an algorithm for:
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selecting a portion of an image in a span of interest obtained from an acquired imaging sequence;
applying lossless compression to the portion of the image in a span of interest and obtaining a compressed image sequence; and
,applying decompression to the compressed image sequence and obtaining therefrom an analytically relevant image sequence.
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