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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION AND LABELING OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES AND VESSELS IN MEDICAL IMAGING SCANS

  • US 20100054525A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2008
  • Published: 03/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for recognizing and labeling anatomical structures in an image, comprising:

  • creating a list of objects such that one or more objects on the list appear before a target object;

    setting an entire image as a context for a first object on the list;

    detecting and labeling the first object by subtracting a background from the image;

    setting a local context for a next object on the list using the first object;

    detecting and labeling the next object by registration using the local context;

    repeating the steps of setting a local context and detecting and labeling the next object until the target object is detected and labeled; and

    refining labeling of the target object using region growing.

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