METHOD FOR CHECKING THE SEGMENTATION OF A STRUCTURE IN IMAGE DATA
First Claim
1. A method for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, the segmentation to be checked providing a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and is delimited by a segmentation contour, the method comprising:
- automatically determining spatially resolved characteristic values serving as an indicator of an accuracy of the segmentation of the structure on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked; and
automatically determining spatially resolved confidence values for a plurality of positions on the segmentation contour using the automatically determined characteristic values determined for corresponding positions.
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Abstract
The present embodiments relate to a method for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, where the segmentation to be checked provides a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and that is delimited by a segmentation contour. The method includes spatially resolved automatic determination of characteristic values that are suitable for serving as an indicator of the accuracy of the segmentation of the structure on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked. The method also includes spatially resolved automatic determination of confidence values for a plurality of positions on the segmentation contour using the characteristic values determined for the corresponding positions. The confidence values may indicate the reliability of the segmentation to be checked at the corresponding positions.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, the segmentation to be checked providing a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and is delimited by a segmentation contour, the method comprising:
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automatically determining spatially resolved characteristic values serving as an indicator of an accuracy of the segmentation of the structure on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked; and automatically determining spatially resolved confidence values for a plurality of positions on the segmentation contour using the automatically determined characteristic values determined for corresponding positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, the segmentation to be checked providing a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and is delimited by a segmentation contour, the device comprising:
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a computer unit configured to; automatically determine, in a spatially resolved manner, characteristic values that serve as an indicator of an accuracy of the segmentation of the structure on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked; and automatically determine, in a spatially resolved manner, confidence values for a plurality of positions on the segmentation contour using the characteristic values determined for corresponding positions, wherein the confidence values indicate a reliability of the segmentation to be checked at the corresponding positions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. In a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, perform a method for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, the segmentation to be checked providing a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and is delimited by a segmentation contour, the method comprising:
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automatically determining characteristic values serving as an indicator of an accuracy of the segmentation of the structure for different positions, the determining being on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked; and automatically determining confidence values for a plurality of the different positions on the segmentation contour using the automatically determined characteristic values.
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22. In a non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer program that, when executed by a computer system, performs a method for checking a segmentation of a structure in image data, the segmentation to be checked providing a segmentation region that approximates the structure imaged in the image data and that is delimited by a segmentation contour, the method comprising:
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automatically determining, in a spatially resolved manner, characteristic values serving as an indicator of an accuracy of the segmentation of the structure on the basis of the image data, the segmentation contour to be checked, or a segmentation method applied during the performance of the segmentation to be checked; and automatically determining, in a spatially resolved manner, confidence values for a plurality of positions on the segmentation contour using the automatically determined characteristic values determined for corresponding positions.
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