Automatic transfer of outlined objects from one data set into another data set
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1. A method for automatically localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set, wherein:
- a) a reference data set is provided;
b) at least one object or structure is outlined or marked in the reference data set, the outline or marking information being a first or reference label data set;
c) a mapping function is determined, using which said reference data set is approximately mapped onto said second data set; and
d) the reference label data set assigned to said reference data set is transformed into a second label data set using said mapping function, wherein the method is repeated for further n data sets using the first or (n−
1)-th label data set as the reference label data set to calculate the n-th label data set.
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Abstract
A method for automatically localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set is provided. A reference data set is provided, and at least one object or structure is outlined or marked in the reference data set, the outline or marking information being a first or reference label data set. A mapping function is determined, using which said reference data set is approximately mapped onto said second data set, and the reference label data set assigned to said reference data set is transformed into a second label data set using said mapping function.
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1. A method for automatically localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set, wherein:
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a) a reference data set is provided; b) at least one object or structure is outlined or marked in the reference data set, the outline or marking information being a first or reference label data set; c) a mapping function is determined, using which said reference data set is approximately mapped onto said second data set; and d) the reference label data set assigned to said reference data set is transformed into a second label data set using said mapping function, wherein the method is repeated for further n data sets using the first or (n−
1)-th label data set as the reference label data set to calculate the n-th label data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set, wherein:
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a) a reference data set is provided; b) at least one object or structure is outlined or marked in the reference data set, the outline or marking information being a first or reference label data set; c) a mapping function is determined, using which said reference data set is approximately mapped onto said second data set; and d) the reference label data set assigned to said reference data set is transformed into a second label data set using said mapping function, wherein the mapping function is determined using a hierarchical method including performing a rigid transformation and an elastic transformation, and wherein the elastic transformation is performed only on regions surrounding or being directly adjacent to the outlined or marked object.
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13. A method for automatically localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set, wherein:
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a) a reference data set is provided; b) at least one object or structure is outlined or marked in the reference data set, the outline or marking information being a first or reference label data set; c) a mapping function is determined, using which said reference data set is approximately mapped onto said second data set; and d) the reference label data set assigned to said reference data set is transformed into a second label data set using said mapping function, wherein only a the rigid transformation of the mapping function is used for transforming the reference label data set, wherein the method is repeated for further n data sets using the first or (n−
1)-th label data set as the reference label data set to calculate the n-th label data set.
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14. A device for localizing at least one object or structure in a second data set, said device comprising:
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a data input device which receives the second data set; a memory which stores a reference data set together with a corresponding reference label data set; and a processor which determines a mapping function for mapping the reference data set onto a second data set or vice versa and for mapping said reference label data set onto a second label data set, using the determined mapping function, wherein the mapping is repeated for further n data sets using the first or (n−
1)-th label data set as the reference label data set to determine the n-th label data set. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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