System and method for image segmentation
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1. A computer-implemented method for segmenting objects, the method comprising the steps:
- reading an image dataset containing an electronic representation of an image, said image having a plurality of data points;
determining one or more initial defining sets by finding interconnected sets of said data points;
determining one or more valid defining sets by applying one or more restricting conditions to said initial defining sets; and
identifying one or more segmented objects.
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Abstract
The present invention relates a system and method of image analysis, and more particularly to a computer-implemented system and method for object identification through segmentation. The system and method allows for segmenting homogenous or inhomogeneous objects of rather uniform dimensions and geometry in 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional images. The system and method is based upon image data point similarity sorting and contour identification.
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1. A computer-implemented method for segmenting objects, the method comprising the steps:
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reading an image dataset containing an electronic representation of an image, said image having a plurality of data points;
determining one or more initial defining sets by finding interconnected sets of said data points;
determining one or more valid defining sets by applying one or more restricting conditions to said initial defining sets; and
identifying one or more segmented objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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- 34. The method of claim 34, wherein the cancer comprises a neoplasm.
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