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Radiation image processing method utilizing neural networks

  • US 5,553,159 A
  • Filed: 04/10/1992
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radiation image processing method utilizing a neural network, in which an image signal, representing a radiation image, is fed into a neural network, image processing is carried out on the image signal by the neural network, an output, representing the results of the image processing, is obtained from the neural network;

  • wherein the improvement comprises the steps of;

    (i) providing the neural network with;

         1) an input layer of neurons, said input layer of neurons being made up of clusters of neurons, each of said clusters of neurons corresponding to a different part of the radiation image,

         2) an intermediate layer of neurons, said intermediate layer of neurons being made up of a first group of neurons and a second group of neurons, and

         3) an output layer of neurons;

    (ii) carrying out the image processing on said image signal, with respect to the whole region of said radiation image, using the first group of neurons of the intermediate layer of said neural network, each of said first group of neurons being connected to each of the neurons of the input layer, and(iii) carrying out the image processing on said image signal, with respect to parts of the region of said radiation image, using the second group of neurons of the intermediate layer of said neural network, each of the second group of neurons being connected to each of the neurons of one of said clusters,iv combining results of the image processing carried out in steps ii and iii above to obtain the output representing the results of the image processing.

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