Method for quantifying an object in a larger structure using a reconstructed image
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for quantifying an object in a larger structure using a reconstructed image obtained from an imaging apparatus, said method comprising:
- identifying an object boundary in a region of interest of the image and a region of exclusion;
determining a mean value of intensity in a neighborhood of the object to estimate a background value, excluding the region of exclusion;
determining an interior region, a transition region, and a background region of the object using the object boundary and a transfer function of the imaging apparatus; and
determining and displaying a measure of object quantification utilizing intensities of at least one of the determined interior region or the transition region.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for quantifying an object in a larger structure using a reconstructed image obtained from an imaging apparatus includes identifying an object boundary in a region of interest of the image and a region of exclusion, and determining a mean value of intensity in a neighborhood of the object to estimate a background value, excluding the region of exclusion. The method further includes determining an interior region, a transition region, and a background region of the object using the object boundary and a transfer function of the imaging apparatus, and determining and displaying a measure of object quantification utilizing intensities of at least one of the determined interior region or the transition region a method for quantifying an object in a larger structure using a reconstructed image obtained from an imaging apparatus.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for quantifying an object in a larger structure using a reconstructed image obtained from an imaging apparatus, said method comprising:
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identifying an object boundary in a region of interest of the image and a region of exclusion;
determining a mean value of intensity in a neighborhood of the object to estimate a background value, excluding the region of exclusion;
determining an interior region, a transition region, and a background region of the object using the object boundary and a transfer function of the imaging apparatus; and
determining and displaying a measure of object quantification utilizing intensities of at least one of the determined interior region or the transition region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An imaging system comprising:
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a radiation source;
a radiation detector configured to detect radiation emitted by the radiation source passing through an object in a larger structure, and provide signals indicative of the object;
a processor and a display configured to utilize said signals provided by said radiation detector to display an image of the object, said image comprised of voxels;
an input device configured to accept an identification of an object boundary in a region of interest of the image and a region of exclusion; and
said imaging system further configured to;
identify the object boundary in the region of interest of the image and the region of exclusion;
determine a mean value of intensity in a neighborhood of the object to estimate a background value, excluding the region of exclusion;
determine an interior region, a transition region, and a background region of the object using the object boundary and a transfer function of the imaging apparatus; and
determine and display a measure of object quantification utilizing intensities of at least one of the determined interior region or the transition region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine readable medium having instructions recorded thereon configured to instruct a processor to:
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identify, in an image an object in a larger structure, an object boundary in a region of interest and identify a region of exclusion;
determine a mean value of intensity in a neighborhood of the object to estimate a background value, excluding the region of exclusion;
determine an interior region, a transition region, and a background region of the object using the object boundary and a transfer function of the imaging apparatus; and
determine and display a measure of object quantification utilizing intensities of at least one of the determined interior region or the transition region. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification